365 FZUS51 KBOX 202317 CWFBOX COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 717 PM EDT THU OCT 20 2016 COASTAL WATERS FROM THE MERRIMACK RIVER MA TO WATCH HILL RI OUT TO 25 NM ANZ200-211200- 717 PM EDT THU OCT 20 2016 .SYNOPSIS FOR MASSACHUSETTS AND RHODE ISLAND COASTAL WATERS... A STALLED FRONTAL BOUNDARY SOUTH OF THE WATERS TODAY WILL LIFT NORTH AS A WARM FRONT LATE TONIGHT. LOW PRES WILL MOVE ACROSS NEW ENG FRI INTO FRI NIGHT DRAGGING A STRONG COLD FRONT ACROSS THE WATERS EARLY SAT. GUSTY WESTERLY WINDS WILL DEVELOP THIS WEEKEND. FOR INFORMATION ON POSSIBLE HAZARDOUS WEATHER BEYOND THE 24-36 HOUR FORECAST PERIOD...PLEASE VISIT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BOSTON AND FOLLOW THE CURRENT HAZARDS LINK ABOVE THE MAP ON THE LEFT. $$ ANZ250-211200- COASTAL WATERS EAST OF IPSWICH BAY AND THE STELLWAGEN BANK NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY- 717 PM EDT THU OCT 20 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... ...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS THIS EVENING...THEN A CHANCE OF RAIN AND DRIZZLE AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN LIKELY WITH A CHANCE OF DRIZZLE. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT... DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN LIKELY. VSBY 1 TO 3 NM. .SAT...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT... BECOMING SW 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. A CHANCE OF RAIN. VSBY 1 TO 3 NM. .SAT NIGHT...W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. .SUN...W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SEAS ARE REPORTED AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST THIRD OF THE WAVES. INDIVIDUAL WAVE HEIGHTS MAY BE MORE THAN TWICE THE SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT. $$ ANZ251-211200- MASSACHUSETTS BAY AND IPSWICH BAY- 717 PM EDT THU OCT 20 2016 ...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. A CHANCE OF DRIZZLE. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS THIS EVENING...THEN A CHANCE OF RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .FRI...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. GUSTS UP TO 20 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN LIKELY WITH A CHANCE OF DRIZZLE. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN LIKELY. VSBY 1 TO 3 NM. .SAT...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING W 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. A CHANCE OF RAIN. VSBY 1 TO 3 NM. .SAT NIGHT...W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. .SUN...W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 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. $$ ANZ231-211200- CAPE COD BAY- 717 PM EDT THU OCT 20 2016 ...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE 5 TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT. A CHANCE OF RAIN AND DRIZZLE AFTER MIDNIGHT WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .FRI...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. GUSTS UP TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN LIKELY WITH A CHANCE OF DRIZZLE. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN LIKELY. VSBY 1 TO 3 NM. .SAT...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SW 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. A CHANCE OF RAIN. VSBY 1 TO 3 NM. .SAT NIGHT...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. .SUN...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SEAS ARE REPORTED AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST THIRD OF THE WAVES. INDIVIDUAL WAVE HEIGHTS MAY BE MORE THAN TWICE THE SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT. $$ ANZ254-211200- COASTAL WATERS FROM PROVINCETOWN MA TO CHATHAM MA TO NANTUCKET MA OUT 20 NM- 717 PM EDT THU OCT 20 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... ...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT. A CHANCE OF RAIN AND DRIZZLE AFTER MIDNIGHT WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. A CHANCE OF RAIN AND DRIZZLE. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT... BECOMING S 5 TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN LIKELY. VSBY 1 TO 3 NM. .SAT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SW 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. A CHANCE OF RAIN. VSBY 1 TO 3 NM. .SAT NIGHT...W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. .SUN...W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .MON...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 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. $$ ANZ255-211200- COASTAL WATERS EXTENDING OUT TO 25 NM SOUTH OF MARTHAS VINEYARD AND NANTUCKET- 717 PM EDT THU OCT 20 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... ...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. GUSTS UP TO 25 KT THIS EVENING. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS THIS EVENING. A CHANCE OF RAIN AND DRIZZLE AFTER MIDNIGHT. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. A CHANCE OF RAIN AND DRIZZLE. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING S 5 TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN LIKELY. VSBY 1 TO 3 NM. .SAT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT...BECOMING W 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. A CHANCE OF RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. .SUN...W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .MON...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .TUE...NW WINDS AROUND 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SEAS ARE REPORTED AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST THIRD OF THE WAVES. INDIVIDUAL WAVE HEIGHTS MAY BE MORE THAN TWICE THE SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT. $$ ANZ256-211200- COASTAL WATERS FROM MONTAUK NY TO MARTHAS VINEYARD EXTENDING OUT TO 20 NM SOUTH OF BLOCK ISLAND- 717 PM EDT THU OCT 20 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... ...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE 5 TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. A CHANCE OF DRIZZLE. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS THIS EVENING...THEN A CHANCE OF RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT. VSBY 1 TO 3 NM...DECREASING TO 1 NM OR LESS AFTER MIDNIGHT. .FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. GUSTS UP TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN LIKELY WITH A CHANCE OF DRIZZLE. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN LIKELY. VSBY 1 TO 3 NM. .SAT...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT... INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. A CHANCE OF RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. .SUN...W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .MON...W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .TUE...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 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. $$ ANZ232-211200- NANTUCKET SOUND- 717 PM EDT THU OCT 20 2016 ...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT... BECOMING SE 5 TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT. A CHANCE OF RAIN AND DRIZZLE AFTER MIDNIGHT WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .FRI...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. GUSTS UP TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN LIKELY WITH A CHANCE OF DRIZZLE. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .FRI NIGHT...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN LIKELY. VSBY 1 TO 3 NM. .SAT...SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT...BECOMING W 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. A CHANCE OF RAIN. VSBY 1 TO 3 NM. .SAT NIGHT...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. .SUN...W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS UP TO 35 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SEAS ARE REPORTED AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST THIRD OF THE WAVES. INDIVIDUAL WAVE HEIGHTS MAY BE MORE THAN TWICE THE SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT. $$ ANZ233-211200- VINEYARD SOUND- 717 PM EDT THU OCT 20 2016 ...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT... BECOMING SE 5 TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS AROUND 2 FT. A CHANCE OF DRIZZLE. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS THIS EVENING...THEN A CHANCE OF RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .FRI...SE WINDS AROUND 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN LIKELY WITH A CHANCE OF DRIZZLE. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING S AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN LIKELY. VSBY 1 TO 3 NM. .SAT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT...BECOMING W 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. A CHANCE OF RAIN. VSBY 1 TO 3 NM. .SAT NIGHT...W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. .SUN...W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS AROUND 2 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. $$ ANZ234-211200- BUZZARDS BAY- 717 PM EDT THU OCT 20 2016 ...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT... BECOMING SE 5 TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS. A CHANCE OF DRIZZLE. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS THIS EVENING...THEN A CHANCE OF RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .FRI...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS. PATCHY FOG. RAIN LIKELY WITH A CHANCE OF DRIZZLE. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS AROUND 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN LIKELY. VSBY 1 TO 3 NM. .SAT...SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT...BECOMING W 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. A CHANCE OF RAIN. VSBY 1 TO 3 NM. .SAT NIGHT...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. .SUN...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. GUSTS UP TO 30 KT... DECREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS AROUND 2 FT. SEAS ARE REPORTED AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST THIRD OF THE WAVES. INDIVIDUAL WAVE HEIGHTS MAY BE MORE THAN TWICE THE SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT. $$ ANZ235-211200- RHODE ISLAND SOUND- 717 PM EDT THU OCT 20 2016 ...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT... BECOMING SE 5 TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. A CHANCE OF DRIZZLE. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS THIS EVENING...THEN A CHANCE OF RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT. VSBY 1 TO 3 NM...DECREASING TO 1 NM OR LESS AFTER MIDNIGHT. .FRI...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. GUSTS UP TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN LIKELY WITH A CHANCE OF DRIZZLE. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN LIKELY. VSBY 1 TO 3 NM. .SAT...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. A CHANCE OF RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. .SUN...W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS UP TO 35 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 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. $$ ANZ237-211200- BLOCK ISLAND SOUND- 717 PM EDT THU OCT 20 2016 ...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT... BECOMING SE 5 TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. A CHANCE OF DRIZZLE. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS THIS EVENING...THEN A CHANCE OF RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT. VSBY 1 TO 3 NM...DECREASING TO 1 NM OR LESS AFTER MIDNIGHT. .FRI...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN LIKELY WITH A CHANCE OF DRIZZLE. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN LIKELY. VSBY 1 TO 3 NM. .SAT...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. A CHANCE OF RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS UP TO 35 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. .SUN...W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SEAS ARE REPORTED AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST THIRD OF THE WAVES. INDIVIDUAL WAVE HEIGHTS MAY BE MORE THAN TWICE THE SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT. $$ ANZ230-211200- BOSTON HARBOR- 717 PM EDT THU OCT 20 2016 ...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES 2 TO 3 FT. A CHANCE OF DRIZZLE. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS THIS EVENING...THEN A CHANCE OF RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .FRI...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS... EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT AT THE OUTER HARBOR ENTRANCE. PATCHY FOG. RAIN LIKELY WITH A CHANCE OF DRIZZLE. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING S AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS...EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT AT THE OUTER HARBOR ENTRANCE. PATCHY FOG. RAIN LIKELY. VSBY 1 TO 3 NM. .SAT...SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING W 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 2 TO 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. A CHANCE OF RAIN. VSBY 1 TO 3 NM. .SAT NIGHT...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. WAVES 2 TO 3 FT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. .SUN...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. WAVES AROUND 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. GUSTS UP TO 25 KT IN THE EVENING. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS. .MON...W WINDS AROUND 10 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS. .MON NIGHT...NW WINDS AROUND 10 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS. .TUE...NW WINDS AROUND 10 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS. .TUE NIGHT...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS. 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. $$ ANZ236-211200- NARRAGANSETT BAY- 717 PM EDT THU OCT 20 2016 ...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE AROUND 5 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES AROUND 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. A CHANCE OF DRIZZLE. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS THIS EVENING...THEN A CHANCE OF RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .FRI...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. GUSTS UP TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES AROUND 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN LIKELY WITH A CHANCE OF DRIZZLE. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT AT THE BAY ENTRANCE. PATCHY FOG. RAIN LIKELY. VSBY 1 TO 3 NM. .SAT...W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT... INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 2 TO 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. A CHANCE OF RAIN. VSBY 1 TO 3 NM. .SAT NIGHT...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. WAVES 2 TO 3 FT...EXCEPT 4 TO 7 FT AT THE BAY ENTRANCE. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. .SUN...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. WAVES 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT... DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES AROUND 2 FT. .MON...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. WAVES AROUND 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. WAVES AROUND 2 FT. .TUE...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. WAVES AROUND 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS. SEAS ARE REPORTED AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST THIRD OF THE WAVES. INDIVIDUAL WAVE HEIGHTS MAY BE MORE THAN TWICE THE SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT. $$ FOR THE LATEST UPDATES...PLEASE VISIT OUR WEBPAGE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BOSTON YOU CAN FOLLOW US ON FACEBOOK AT WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/NWSBOSTON YOU CAN FOLLOW US ON TWITTER AT @NWSBOSTON