# Gale Watch: Nantucket Sound; Vineyard Sound; Buzzards Bay; Rhode Island Sound — retained record

> Retained us-gov-api record from us-gov-api:noaa-weather.

Canonical: https://highsignal.app/data/records/6ecbd1993922e920

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source: [us-gov-api](https://highsignal.app/data/us-gov-api) (us-gov-api:noaa-weather)  published 2026-07-20 01:10 ingested 2026-07-20 08:55

[original source ↗](http://www.weather.gov/)

## extract

Gale Watch — Nantucket Sound; Vineyard Sound; Buzzards Bay; Rhode Island Sound
Severity: Moderate. Certainty: Possible.
* WHAT...South winds 15 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt and seas
4 to 6 feet possible.

* WHERE...In Massachusetts coastal waters, Nantucket Sound,
Vineyard Sound and Buzzards Bay. In Rhode Island coastal
waters, Rhode Island Sound.

* WHEN...From Tuesday afternoon through Wednesday evening. Gale
force winds more likely Tuesday night into Wednesday.

* IMPACTS...Strong winds can cause hazardous seas which could
capsize or damage vessels and reduce visibility.

## retained text

The historical document was shared with another weather alert and cannot be attributed to this record. The original extract is preserved above; the exact alert link was not retained.