One wave of low pres east of Atlantic City at 4am on a strong warm front will cross Nantucket during midday with a tight gradient of 30 to 35 knot winds near its center. A broader area of low pres will track through the Cape Cod canal late this afternoon and merge with Great Lakes low pres as a storm center over the Maritimes Thu. Weak high pres will approach New England from the W on Fri. Low pres moves close to the southern New England coast Sat followed by weak high pres Sunday. 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.

E winds 15 to 20 kt...becoming N 10 to 15 kt late. Gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Rain.

SW winds 5 to 10 kt with gusts up to 20 kt... increasing to 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Rain in the evening...then a chance of showers after midnight.

W winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.

W winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 35 kt... diminishing to 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. A chance of light freezing spray after midnight.

NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. A chance of light freezing spray in the morning.

NW winds 20 to 25 kt...diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. A chance of light freezing spray in the evening.

SW winds 10 to 15 kt...becoming W 15 to 20 kt until late evening...then becoming N after midnight. Gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft...building to 3 to 5 ft after midnight. Snow likely through early evening...then a chance of snow. Vsby 1 to 3 nm.

W winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft...subsiding to 2 to 3 ft after midnight. A chance of snow. A chance of light freezing spray in the late afternoon and overnight. Vsby 1 to 3 nm through early evening. This product is normally issued twice daily at approximately 4 am and 4 PM...and updated as conditions warrant.