Expires:202411221300;;449208 FZUS51 KBOX 220005 CWFBOX Coastal Waters Forecast for Massachusetts and Rhode Island National Weather Service Boston/Norton MA 704 PM EST Thu Nov 21 2024 Coastal waters from the Merrimack River MA to Watch Hill RI out to 25 NM ANZ250-221300- Coastal waters east of Ipswich Bay and the Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary- 704 PM EST Thu Nov 21 2024 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...E winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming SE after midnight. Gusts up to 35 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: E 8 ft at 7 seconds and S 1 foot at 5 seconds. Patchy fog. Rain. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. .FRI...S winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming SE 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft, subsiding to 4 to 6 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: E 7 ft at 8 seconds and S 1 foot at 4 seconds, becoming E 6 ft at 7 seconds and S 1 foot at 4 seconds. A chance of rain in the afternoon. .FRI NIGHT...E winds around 15 kt, becoming N after midnight. Gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 7 seconds. Patchy fog. Rain. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. .SAT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 4 seconds and E 4 ft at 7 seconds. Rain. Patchy fog in the morning with vsby 1 to 3 NM. .SAT NIGHT...W winds around 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 5 seconds and NE 4 ft at 7 seconds. Rain likely, mainly in the evening. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 5 seconds and NE 3 ft at 8 seconds. .MON...W winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. A chance of showers. .TUE...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Showers likely. .TUE NIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. A chance of showers. Seas are reported as significant wave height, which is the average of the highest third of the waves. Individual wave heights may be more than twice the significant wave height. $$