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

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

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source: [us-gov-api](https://highsignal.app/data/us-gov-api) (us-gov-api:noaa-weather)  published 2026-09-23 15:58 ingested 2026-09-24 02:48

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

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Storm Watch — Nantucket Sound; Vineyard Sound; Buzzards Bay; Rhode Island Sound; Block Island Sound
Severity: Severe. Certainty: Possible.
* WHAT...For the Gale Warning, northeast winds 20 to 30 kt with
gusts up to 40 kt and seas 5 to 8 feet. For the Storm Watch,
north winds 30 to 40 kt with gusts up to 50 kt and seas 7 to
12 feet possible.

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

* WHEN...For the Gale Warning, until 2 AM EDT Friday. For the
Storm Watch, from late Thursday night through Saturday evening.

* IMPACTS...Storm force winds and hazardous seas 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The historical document was shared with another weather alert and cannot be attributed to this record.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.