974 FZUS51 KBOX 061216 CWFBOX COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 716 AM EST FRI JAN 6 2017 COASTAL WATERS FROM THE MERRIMACK RIVER MA TO WATCH HILL RI OUT TO 25 NM ANZ200-070100- 716 AM EST FRI JAN 6 2017 .SYNOPSIS FOR MASSACHUSETTS AND RHODE ISLAND COASTAL WATERS... ONE LOW PRES CENTER WILL PASS WELL SOUTHEAST OF THE WATERS TODAY. A SECOND AND MORE POTENT LOW PRES CENTER WILL PASS SOUTHEAST OF THE WATERS LATE SAT. LARGE HIGH PRES WILL BUILD IN FROM THE WEST FOR SUN AND MON. 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. $$ ANZ250-070100- COASTAL WATERS EAST OF IPSWICH BAY AND THE STELLWAGEN BANK NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY- 716 AM EST FRI JAN 6 2017 ...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT... .TODAY...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. GUSTS UP TO 20 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SNOW...MAINLY THIS MORNING. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. GUSTS UP TO 20 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. SNOW LIKELY. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .SUN...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. VSBY 1 TO 3 NM. .SUN NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .MON...W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS AROUND 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. SEAS ARE REPORTED AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST THIRD OF THE WAVES. INDIVIDUAL WAVE HEIGHTS MAY BE MORE THAN TWICE THE SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT. $$ ANZ251-070100- MASSACHUSETTS BAY AND IPSWICH BAY- 716 AM EST FRI JAN 6 2017 ...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT... .TODAY...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 2 FT. A CHANCE OF SNOW...MAINLY THIS MORNING. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS... INCREASING TO 1 TO 3 NM THIS AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. GUSTS UP TO 20 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SNOW LIKELY. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .SUN...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 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...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE...SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 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. $$ ANZ231-070100- CAPE COD BAY- 716 AM EST FRI JAN 6 2017 ...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT... .TODAY...NW WINDS AROUND 5 KT...BECOMING N THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS AROUND 2 FT. SNOW...MAINLY THIS MORNING. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 2 FT. .SAT...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. A CHANCE OF LIGHT FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .SUN...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. A CHANCE OF LIGHT FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE...SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS. .TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. SEAS ARE REPORTED AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST THIRD OF THE WAVES. INDIVIDUAL WAVE HEIGHTS MAY BE MORE THAN TWICE THE SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT. $$ ANZ254-070100- COASTAL WATERS FROM PROVINCETOWN MA TO CHATHAM MA TO NANTUCKET MA OUT 20 NM- 716 AM EST FRI JAN 6 2017 ...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT... .TODAY...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. GUSTS UP TO 20 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SNOW...MAINLY THIS MORNING. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. GUSTS UP TO 20 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .SUN...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. VSBY 1 TO 3 NM. .SUN NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. A CHANCE OF LIGHT FREEZING SPRAY. A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. VSBY 1 TO 3 NM. .MON...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 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. $$ ANZ255-070100- COASTAL WATERS EXTENDING OUT TO 25 NM SOUTH OF MARTHAS VINEYARD AND NANTUCKET- 716 AM EST FRI JAN 6 2017 ...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT... .TODAY...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. GUSTS UP TO 20 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SNOW...MAINLY THIS MORNING. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...EXCEPT 8 TO 13 FT S AND E OF NANTUCKET. SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .SUN...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...EXCEPT 9 TO 14 FT S AND E OF NANTUCKET. .SUN NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. A CHANCE OF LIGHT FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...SW WINDS AROUND 10 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. SEAS ARE REPORTED AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST THIRD OF THE WAVES. INDIVIDUAL WAVE HEIGHTS MAY BE MORE THAN TWICE THE SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT. $$ ANZ256-070100- COASTAL WATERS FROM MONTAUK NY TO MARTHAS VINEYARD EXTENDING OUT TO 20 NM SOUTH OF BLOCK ISLAND- 716 AM EST FRI JAN 6 2017 ...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT... .TODAY...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SNOW... MAINLY THIS MORNING. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS...INCREASING TO 1 TO 3 NM THIS AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SNOW LIKELY. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .SUN...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 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. $$ ANZ232-070100- NANTUCKET SOUND- 716 AM EST FRI JAN 6 2017 ...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT... .TODAY...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. GUSTS UP TO 20 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS AROUND 2 FT. SNOW...MAINLY THIS MORNING. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 2 FT. .SAT...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. A CHANCE OF LIGHT FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .SUN...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. A CHANCE OF LIGHT FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS AROUND 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE...SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS. .TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. SEAS ARE REPORTED AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST THIRD OF THE WAVES. INDIVIDUAL WAVE HEIGHTS MAY BE MORE THAN TWICE THE SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT. $$ ANZ233-070100- VINEYARD SOUND- 716 AM EST FRI JAN 6 2017 ...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT... .TODAY...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS AROUND 2 FT. SNOW...MAINLY THIS MORNING. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS...INCREASING TO 1 TO 3 NM THIS AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 2 FT. .SAT...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. A CHANCE OF LIGHT FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW LIKELY. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .SUN...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. A CHANCE OF LIGHT FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE...SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS AROUND 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 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. $$ ANZ234-070100- BUZZARDS BAY- 716 AM EST FRI JAN 6 2017 ...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT... .TODAY...N WINDS AROUND 5 KT...INCREASING TO 5 TO 10 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS AROUND 2 FT. SNOW...MAINLY THIS MORNING. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS...INCREASING TO 1 TO 3 NM THIS AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS. .SAT...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SNOW LIKELY. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .SUN...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON...W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS AROUND 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE...SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS. .TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. SEAS ARE REPORTED AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST THIRD OF THE WAVES. INDIVIDUAL WAVE HEIGHTS MAY BE MORE THAN TWICE THE SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT. $$ ANZ235-070100- RHODE ISLAND SOUND- 716 AM EST FRI JAN 6 2017 ...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT... .TODAY...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SNOW...MAINLY THIS MORNING. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS...INCREASING TO 1 TO 3 NM THIS AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N 5 TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SNOW LIKELY. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .SUN...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 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. $$ ANZ237-070100- BLOCK ISLAND SOUND- 716 AM EST FRI JAN 6 2017 ...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT... .TODAY...N WINDS AROUND 5 KT...INCREASING TO 5 TO 10 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SNOW...MAINLY THIS MORNING WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SNOW. VSBY 1 TO 3 NM. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SNOW LIKELY. .SUN...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. SEAS ARE REPORTED AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST THIRD OF THE WAVES. INDIVIDUAL WAVE HEIGHTS MAY BE MORE THAN TWICE THE SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT. $$ ANZ230-070100- BOSTON HARBOR- 716 AM EST FRI JAN 6 2017 .TODAY...NW WINDS AROUND 5 KT. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS. SNOW LIKELY...MAINLY THIS MORNING WITH VSBY 1 TO 3 NM. .TONIGHT...NW WINDS AROUND 5 KT...INCREASING TO 5 TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS. .SAT...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. GUSTS UP TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES AROUND 2 FT. SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW 5 TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. WAVES AROUND 2 FT. SNOW LIKELY. .SUN...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. GUSTS UP TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES AROUND 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. WAVES AROUND 2 FT. .MON...W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS. .MON NIGHT...SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS. .TUE...SW WINDS AROUND 5 KT. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. WAVES AROUND 2 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. $$ ANZ236-070100- NARRAGANSETT BAY- 716 AM EST FRI JAN 6 2017 .TODAY...N WINDS AROUND 5 KT. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS. SNOW... MAINLY THIS MORNING WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS. .SAT...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES AROUND 2 FT. SNOW. VSBY 1 TO 3 NM. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. WAVES 2 TO 3 FT. SNOW LIKELY. .SUN...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. WAVES AROUND 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. WAVES 2 TO 3 FT. .MON...W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES AROUND 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. WAVES AROUND 2 FT. .TUE...SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. WAVES 2 TO 4 FT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. SEAS ARE REPORTED AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST THIRD OF THE WAVES. INDIVIDUAL WAVE HEIGHTS MAY BE MORE THAN TWICE THE SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT. $$ 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