Today’s marine forecast for the coastal waters east of Ipswich Bay and the Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary, from the National Weather Service.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING
TODAY E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N this afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 9 seconds and SE 2 ft at 5 seconds. Patchy fog. Showers, mainly this morning. Vsby 1 NM or less.
TONIGHT NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 4 seconds and SE 3 ft at 8 seconds. Patchy fog. A chance of showers after midnight. Vsby 1 NM or less, increasing to 1 to 3 NM after midnight.
SUN W winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 5 seconds and S 4 ft at 7 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. A chance of showers in the morning.
SUN NIGHT W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 5 seconds and SE 2 ft at 9 seconds.
MON AND MON NIGHT NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 5 seconds and S 2 ft at 4 seconds.
TUE THROUGH WED W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 5 seconds and SW 2 ft at 4 seconds.
WED NIGHT NW winds around 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. 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.
Source: National Weather Service, Boston/Norton.
