Marine Weather Net

Coastal Waters out 25 NM South of Marthas Vineyard and Nantucket Marine Forecast


THIS AFTERNOON

N
WINDS
10 - 15
KNOTS

TONIGHT

E
WINDS
5 - 10
KNOTS

SUN

SE
WINDS
10 - 15
KNOTS

SUN NIGHT

SE
WINDS
15 - 20
KNOTS

The Marine Weather Forecast In Detail:
ANZ255 Forecast Issued: 1003 AM EDT Sat Oct 10 2026

This Afternoon...N Winds 10 To 15 Kt, Diminishing To 5 To 10 Kt. Seas Around 2 Ft. Wave Detail: Nw 2 Ft At 4 Seconds And E 2 Ft At 7 Seconds.
Tonight...E Winds 5 To 10 Kt. Seas Around 2 Ft. Wave Detail: E 2 Ft At 7 Seconds And W 1 Foot At 4 Seconds.
Sun...Se Winds 10 To 15 Kt. Seas Around 2 Ft. Wave Detail: Se 2 Ft At 3 Seconds And Se 2 Ft At 7 Seconds.
Sun Night...Se Winds 15 To 20 Kt With Gusts Up To 25 Kt. Seas 2 To 3 Ft, Building To 4 To 6 Ft After Midnight. Wave Detail: Se 3 Ft At 6 Seconds, Becoming Se 6 Ft At 9 Seconds And Sw 2 Ft At 4 Seconds. Showers. Patchy Fog In The Evening. Vsby 1 To 3 Nm.
Mon...N Winds 15 To 20 Kt With Gusts Up To 25 Kt. Seas 5 To 7 Ft. Wave Detail: S 7 Ft At 10 Seconds And Se 2 Ft At 5 Seconds. Showers In The Morning.
Mon Night...N Winds 10 To 15 Kt With Gusts Up To 20 Kt, Diminishing To 5 To 10 Kt After Midnight. Seas 4 To 6 Ft. Wave Detail: E 6 Ft At 9 Seconds And N 2 Ft At 4 Seconds.
Tue...Se Winds 10 To 15 Kt. Seas 3 To 4 Ft.
Tue Night...S Winds 15 To 20 Kt With Gusts Up To 25 Kt. Seas 4 To 6 Ft. Showers Likely With A Chance Of Tstms.
Wed...Nw Winds Around 20 Kt With Gusts Up To 25 Kt. Seas 4 To 6 Ft. Showers Likely.
Wed Night...N Winds 15 To 20 Kt. Seas 3 To 5 Ft. Winds And Seas Higher In And Near Tstms. 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.
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Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Boston/Norton MA
725am EDT Sat Oct 10 2026

.WHAT HAS CHANGED... No significant changes. Potential for rain to last a bit longer Monday morning, especially south coast.

.KEY MESSAGES... - Cool start Saturday followed by a nice day with a mix of clouds and sun.

- Rain arrives Sunday, likely exiting by Monday morning but there remains uncertainty on how quickly rain clears.

- Quick round of rain around Tuesday/Tuesday night, then dry weather returns Wed-Thu

KEY MESSAGE 1...Cool start Saturday followed by a nice day with a mix of clouds and sun.

Off too a cool start, especially where winds have become calm allowing for better radiational cooling; many locations have dropped into the low 40s while the warmer urban centers remain in the mid to upper 50s. It will be a gradual warm-up with sunrise as high pressure eventually becomes centered overhead providing a pleasant Fall day. Mostly sunny skies will be filtered by high cirrus streaming north ahead of an approaching weather system. Expect highs to reach into the mid 60s. Trended lows toward MOS guidance a bit Saturday night as winds will be calm, though high clouds will limit radiational cooling if they're widespread enough.

KEY MESSAGE 2...Rain arrives Sunday, likely exiting by Monday morning but there remains uncertainty on how quickly rain clears.

The main focus for the holiday weekend weather-wise is generally the 24 hour period from 12pm Sunday to 12pm Monday. This, as a surge of moisture makes its way north, the remnants of Hurricane Isaias. After lifting north up the MS Valley it will be pulled east by a northern stream trough and move over Southern New England, strengthening as it exits the Mid-Atlantic coast and passes near the 40/70 benchmark. This plume of anomalous moisture (PWATs (Precipitable Waters) approaching 2 inches are 2-3 SD above normal) will interact with good dynamics to squeeze out a good 0.5 (north) to 1 (south) inches of rain in this time period. Some locations could see closer to 1.5" mainly along the south coast where the core of a 40-50kt LLJ will move overhead. Could also see a maxima on the slopes of the Berkshires/Worcester Hills where orographics could help depending on the exact track of the low. Ensemble guidance continues to suggest low probabilities of 1+" rainfall totals outside of the south coast where probabilities are in the 40-50% range. The short duration and manageable totals do not suggest that we'd be concerned with flood threat. The greatest uncertainty continue to be exactly when Sunday afternoon the rain arrives and how quickly it exits Monday. Of late, odds are increasing slightly that showers could linger Monday morning, drying by the afternoon. We'll know more as we get into the hi-resolution guidance over the next 24 hours. Fortunately, the bulk of the aforementioned LLJ should be kept aloft by inverted atmospheric profiles so we are not expecting damaging winds with this system at this time. Small Craft Advisories will likely be needed on the waters for gusts 25-30 kts.

KEY MESSAGE 3...Quick round of rain around Tuesday/Tuesday night, then dry weather returns Wed-Thu

It's but a brief respite from the rain on Monday as the mid level ridging following Sunday night's system will quickly be ushered out as another shortwave swings through on Tuesday with PWATs (Precipitable Waters) quickly back up to 1.75". As the surface low passes near or just to our north generating a 35-45 kt 850mb LLJ resulting in breezy and wet weather around Tuesday or Tuesday night. High pressure returns Wednesday into Thursday ushering in a quiet and seasonable stretch.

Marine
Forecaster Confidence Levels... Low - less than 30 percent. Moderate - 30 to 60 percent. High - greater than 60 percent.

Through Sunday: High confidence.

Winds 10-15 kt Saturday, becoming light northeasterly late Saturday into Saturday night as high pressure approaches. Seas 3 ft or less all waters. Sunday winds increase again ahead of approaching low pressure, S/SW 10-15 kts gusting 15-20 kts.

Outlook /Sunday Night through Wednesday/... Sunday Night: Low risk for Small Craft Advisory winds with local gusts up to 30 kt. Local rough seas. Rain showers, slight chance of thunderstorms. Local visibility 1 to 3 nm.

Columbus Day: Winds less than 25 kt. Rough seas up to 9 ft. Chance of rain showers.
Monday Night: Winds less than 25 kt. Seas up to 5 ft.

Tuesday: Winds less than 25 kt. Seas up to 5 ft. Chance of rain showers.
Tuesday Night: Low risk for Small Craft Advisory winds with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas up to 5 ft. Rain showers likely, slight chance of thunderstorms.

Wednesday: Low risk for Small Craft Advisory winds with gusts up to 25 kt. Areas of rough seas. Chance of rain showers.

NOAA Boston MA Office: Watches - Warnings - Advisories
CT...None. MA...None. RI...None.

Marine
None.