Small Craft Advisory
URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Boston/Norton MA
113 PM EST Sun Jan 4 2026
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Cape Cod Bay-Nantucket Sound-Massachusetts Bay and Ipswich Bay-
113 PM EST Sun Jan 4 2026
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 AM
EST MONDAY...
* WHAT...Northwest winds 10 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt and
seas 2 to 4 feet expected.
* WHERE...Cape Cod Bay, Nantucket Sound and Massachusetts Bay
and Ipswich Bay.
* WHEN...From 7 PM this evening to 5 AM EST Monday.
* IMPACTS...Conditions will be hazardous to small craft.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Inexperienced mariners, especially those operating smaller
vessels, should avoid navigating in hazardous conditions.
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URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Boston/Norton MA
113 PM EST Sun Jan 4 2026
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Coastal waters east of Ipswich Bay and the Stellwagen Bank
National Marine Sanctuary-
Coastal waters from Provincetown MA to Chatham MA to Nantucket MA
out 20 nm-
113 PM EST Sun Jan 4 2026
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
5 AM EST MONDAY...
* WHAT...Northwest winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt and
seas 3 to 5 feet expected.
* WHERE...Coastal waters east of Ipswich Bay and the Stellwagen
Bank National Marine Sanctuary and Coastal waters from
Provincetown MA to Chatham MA to Nantucket MA out 20 nm.
* WHEN...From 5 PM this afternoon to 5 AM EST Monday.
* IMPACTS...Conditions will be hazardous to small craft.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Inexperienced mariners, especially those operating smaller
vessels, should avoid navigating in hazardous conditions.
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URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Boston/Norton MA
113 PM EST Sun Jan 4 2026
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Coastal Waters extending out to 25 nm South of Marthas Vineyard
and Nantucket-
Coastal Waters from Montauk NY to Marthas Vineyard extending out
to 20 nm South of Block Island-
113 PM EST Sun Jan 4 2026
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 AM
EST MONDAY...
* WHAT...Northwest winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt and
seas 3 to 5 feet expected.
* WHERE...In Massachusetts coastal waters, Coastal Waters
extending out to 25 nm South of Marthas Vineyard and
Nantucket. In Rhode Island coastal waters, Coastal Waters from
Montauk NY to Marthas Vineyard extending out to 20 nm South of
Block Island.
* WHEN...From 7 PM this evening to 5 AM EST Monday.
* IMPACTS...Conditions will be hazardous to small craft.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Inexperienced mariners, especially those operating smaller
vessels, should avoid navigating in hazardous conditions.
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URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Gray ME
1256 PM EST Sun Jan 4 2026
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Coastal Waters from Port Clyde, ME to Cape Elizabeth, ME out
25 NM-
Coastal Waters from Cape Elizabeth, ME to Merrimack River, MA out
25 NM-
1256 PM EST Sun Jan 4 2026
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 7 AM EST MONDAY...
* WHAT...Northwest winds 10 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt and
seas 1 to 3 ft expected.
* WHERE...Coastal Waters from Port Clyde, ME to Cape Elizabeth,
ME out 25 NM and Coastal Waters from Cape Elizabeth, ME to
Merrimack River, MA out 25 NM.
* WHEN...From 5 PM this afternoon to 7 AM EST Monday.
* IMPACTS...Conditions will be hazardous to small craft.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Inexperienced mariners, especially those operating smaller
vessels, should avoid navigating in hazardous conditions.
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Hazardous Weather Outlook
Hazardous Weather Outlook...CORRECTED
National Weather Service Gray ME
152 PM EST Sun Jan 4 2026
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Coastal Waters from Port Clyde, ME to Cape Elizabeth, ME out 25 NM-
Casco Bay-
Coastal Waters from Cape Elizabeth, ME to Merrimack River, MA out
25 NM-
152 PM EST Sun Jan 4 2026
This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for Atlantic coastal waters.
.DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight.
Light freezing spray is likely through tonight, especially over the
outer waters, where a brief period of moderate freezing spray may
occur.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday.
Light freezing spray is likely through Monday morning.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
Spotter activation is not expected at this time.
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Hazardous Weather Outlook...CORRECTED
National Weather Service Gray ME
152 PM EST Sun Jan 4 2026
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Interior York-Coastal York-Sullivan-Merrimack-Belknap-Strafford-
Cheshire-Eastern Hillsborough-Interior Rockingham-Coastal Rockingham-
Western And Central Hillsborough-
152 PM EST Sun Jan 4 2026
This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for southwest Maine, New
Hampshire, central New Hampshire and southern New Hampshire.
.DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight.
Temperatures and wind chills may fall as low as -5F to -10F
tonight into Monday morning.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday.
Light snow may move in during the late afternoon and evening commute
on Monday, especially across southwestern New Hampshire. Slippery
spots are possible.
A mixed bag of precipitation is expected later Tuesday evening into
Wednesday before possibly changing to rain in the afternoon. Snow,
then a period of sleet and freezing rain is possible. This could make
the Wednesday morning commute slick.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
Spotter activation is not expected at this time.
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