Boston Weather
Synopsis For Massachusetts And Rhode Island Coastal Waters
Forecast as of 1:17 am EST on February 11, 2012 - Low pres will develop off the mid Atlc coast and intensify as it moves NE overnight...passing se of the benchmark early Sat evening. This low will lift NE into the Maritimes by early sun. An Arctic cold front will move through the waters early sun...which will be followed by a period of gale force wind gusts and some freezing spray into early Mon. High pres follow later Mon into Tue. Weak low pres passes near tues night into Wed followed by high pres. 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.
Cape Cod Bay-
Forecast as of 1:17 am EST on February 11, 2012
Gale watch in effect from this afternoon through Sunday morning
Rest Of Tonight
SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 to 2 ft. Rain likely. Vsby 1 to 3 nm.
Sat
NW winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming N 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Rain and snow. Vsby 1 nm or less.
Sat Night
N winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Snow showers likely. Vsby 1 to 3 nm.
Sun
NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
Sun Night
NW winds 15 to 20 kt...diminishing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
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 20 kt. Seas around 2 ft.
Tue
SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas around 2 ft.
Tue Night
W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas around 2 ft. A chance of showers.
Wed
N winds around 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less.
Wed Night
N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 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.




Melissa Mack
Todd Gutner
Elliot Abrams
Joe Joyce
Barry Burbank
Weather Team