A cold front will approach the waters this afternoon with a period of marginal gale force wind gusts across the southern waters. High pres will build back across the waters from the W tonight into the first half of Sat. Low pres will develop well se of the waters on Sat and track NE on sun. Another high will build into the region from the W for Mon. 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.

SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.

W winds 15 to 20 kt...becoming NW 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 1 to 2 ft. A chance of showers in the evening.

NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the morning. Seas 1 to 2 ft.

NW winds 10 to 15 kt...diminishing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 1 to 2 ft.

NW winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming SW in the late morning and afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less.

S winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming NE late. Seas 1 foot or less. A chance of rain in the evening...then rain and snow likely after midnight.

N winds 10 to 15 kt...becoming NW until late evening... then increasing to 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 1 foot or less...then 2 to 4 ft in the late afternoon and overnight. Snow likely...then a chance of rain and snow showers. Vsby 1 to 3 nm.

NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt...becoming W 5 to 10 kt with gusts up to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft through early evening...then 1 foot or less. This product is normally issued twice daily at approximately 4 am and 4 PM...and updated as conditions warrant.