Expires:202411221300;;449212 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 ANZ255-221300- Coastal Waters extending out to 25 nm South of Marthas Vineyard and Nantucket- 704 PM EST Thu Nov 21 2024 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...E winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming SW 25 to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 8 ft, building to 7 to 10 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: E 7 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 10 seconds, becoming SW 8 ft at 10 seconds and E 6 ft at 7 seconds. Patchy fog. Rain likely this evening. A chance of rain after midnight. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. .FRI...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming SE 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft, subsiding to 5 to 7 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: SW 8 ft at 9 seconds and E 4 ft at 7 seconds, becoming SW 6 ft at 8 seconds and E 3 ft at 7 seconds. A chance of rain in the morning, then rain likely in the afternoon. Patchy fog in the afternoon with vsby 1 to 3 NM. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, becoming NW after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: SW 5 ft at 8 seconds and E 3 ft at 7 seconds. Patchy fog. Rain likely, mainly in the evening with vsby 1 to 3 NM. .SAT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt, increasing to 25 to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft, building to 6 to 9 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: SW 6 ft at 8 seconds and E 3 ft at 7 seconds, becoming W 8 ft at 8 seconds and E 3 ft at 7 seconds. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...W winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: W 9 ft at 8 seconds and E 2 ft at 7 seconds. Rain likely, mainly in the evening. .SUN...W winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: W 9 ft at 8 seconds and NE 1 foot at 8 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 25 to 30 kt, diminishing to 20 to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 9 ft, subsiding to 5 to 7 ft after midnight. .MON...W winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers. .TUE...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. A chance of showers. .TUE NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 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. $$