Synopsis For Massachusetts And Rhode Island Coastal Waters
High will move east of the waters this evening. A low pres system will track across the Great Lakes on Wednesday. A coastal front will try to move across the waters Wed...with a second low pres expected to form S of New England and lift across the waters Wed night. This low pres will likely deepen into a gale center as it heads into the Maritimes Thu into Fri. High pres should build back into the northeast for Fri and Sat. A cold front will push across the waters late Sat. For information on possible hazardous weather beyond the 24-36 hour forecast period...please visit www.Weather.Gov/Boston and follow the hazardous outlooks link at the top of the blue bar on the left.
Forecast as of 4:13 PM EST on January 6, 2009
Rhode Island Sound-
Small Craft Advisory in effect from 3 am EST Wednesday through late Wednesday night
Tonight
E winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt... becoming NE 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt late. Seas 2 to 4 ft. A chance of rain...snow and sleet this evening...then rain after midnight. Sleet likely around midnight. Vsby 1 to 3 nm this evening.
Wed
E winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt...becoming NE 15 to 20 kt late. Seas 4 to 6 ft...building to 5 to 8 ft in the afternoon. Rain.
Wed Night
S winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt... becoming W 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt after midnight. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Rain in the evening...then a chance of showers after midnight.
Thu
W winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
Thu Night
W winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
Fri
NW winds around 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
Fri Night
NW winds 20 to 25 kt...diminishing to 15 to 20 kt late. Gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
Sat
SW winds 10 to 15 kt...becoming S after midnight. Gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft...building to 5 to 8 ft. Snow likely through early evening...then a chance of snow. Vsby 1 to 3 nm.
Sun
NW winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft...subsiding to 4 to 6 ft after midnight. A chance of snow. Vsby 1 to 3 nm through early evening. This product is normally issued twice daily at approximately 4 am and 4 PM...and updated as conditions warrant.
