Expires:202411221300;;449209 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 ANZ251-221300- Massachusetts Bay and Ipswich Bay- 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 6 to 7 ft, building to 6 to 9 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: NE 7 ft at 7 seconds, becoming E 8 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 7 seconds. Patchy fog. Rain. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. .FRI...S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SE in the afternoon. Gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft, subsiding to 3 to 5 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: E 7 ft at 8 seconds and S 1 foot at 5 seconds, becoming E 5 ft at 8 seconds and S 1 foot at 5 seconds. A chance of rain in the afternoon. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N after midnight. Gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 5 ft at 7 seconds and SW 1 foot at 5 seconds. Patchy fog. Rain. Vsby 1 to 3 NM after midnight. .SAT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 7 seconds and NW 3 ft at 4 seconds. Rain. Patchy fog in the morning with vsby 1 to 3 NM. .SAT NIGHT...W winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 7 seconds and W 3 ft at 4 seconds. Rain likely, mainly in the evening. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 4 seconds and NE 2 ft at 8 seconds. .MON...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 1 foot or less, then around 2 ft. A chance of showers. .TUE NIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. 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. $$