Expires:202411221300;;449211 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 ANZ254-221300- Coastal waters from Provincetown MA to Chatham MA to Nantucket MA out 20 nm- 704 PM EST Thu Nov 21 2024 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...E winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming S after midnight. Gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft, building to 7 to 9 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: NE 7 ft at 7 seconds and S 1 foot at 9 seconds, becoming E 7 ft at 7 seconds and S 4 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy fog. Rain. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. .FRI...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SE in the afternoon. Gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft, subsiding to 4 to 6 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: E 6 ft at 7 seconds and SW 4 ft at 8 seconds, becoming NE 5 ft at 7 seconds and SW 3 ft at 8 seconds. Rain likely in the afternoon. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 5 ft at 7 seconds and SW 3 ft at 8 seconds. Patchy fog. Rain in the evening. A chance of rain after midnight. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. .SAT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming W 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft, building to 5 to 8 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 7 seconds and SW 4 ft at 8 seconds, becoming W 5 ft at 5 seconds and E 4 ft at 7 seconds. Rain. Vsby 1 to 3 NM in the morning. .SAT NIGHT...W winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 5 seconds and E 3 ft at 8 seconds. Rain likely, mainly in the evening. .SUN...W winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 6 seconds and NE 3 ft at 8 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .MON...W winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers. .TUE...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Showers likely. .TUE NIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 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. $$