THIS FORECAST WAS AUTOMATICALLY GENERATED FROM NOAA/NWS/OPC FORECAST GRIDS AND SOME MODEL DATA. NO FORECASTER HAS PROOF READ THIS FORECAST. PLEASE USE AS GUIDANCE ONLY. FOR FORECAST COLLABORATION AND QUESTIONS, PLEASE CALL OPC'S FORECAST OPERATIONS AT 301-683-1520. FOR TECHNICAL OR FORMATTER QUESTIONS, PLEASE CONTACT OPC'S APPLICATIONS BRANCH AT NCEP.LIST.OPC-SUPPORT@NOAA.GOV. FORMATTER VERSION: V1.5.0 - APRIL 04, 2024: UPDATE VALID TIME FOR FWC-N ISSUED AT 05/23/2026 22:06Z VALID AT 05/24/2026 12:00Z ********************************************************************* MSGID/GENADMIN/FLTWEACEN NORFOLK VA// SUBJ/BOSTON/NARRAGANSETT BAY OPAREA FORECASTS// POC/COMMAND DUTY OFFICER/-/FLTWEACEN NORFOLK VA/LOC: NORFOLK VA/ TEL: 757-444-7583/EMAIL: FWC-NRFK-CDO(AT)US.NAVY.MIL// RMKS/1. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAZARDS AT 241200Z MAY 26: A. RACE ROCK: NONE B. BOSTON: NONE C. NARRAGANSETT BAY: NONE 2. FLEET WEATHER CENTER OPAREA ADVISORIES: NONE. 3. METEOROLOGICAL SITUATION AT 241200Z MAY 26: HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE AREA MOVES E TONIGHT AND SUN. A FRONT OFF OF THE NE NORTH CAROLINA AND VIRGINIA COASTS GRADUALLY MOVES N AS A WARM FRONT, AND ALONG WITH WEAK LOW PRESSURE THE FEATURES MOVE NE ACROSS THE WATERS FROM LATE SUN THROUGH MON. A COLD FRONT WILL QUICKLY FOLLOW THE LOW AND MOVE SE OVER THE WATERS MON AND MON NIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE THEN BUILDS OVER THE S WATERS FOR TUE AND TUE NIGHT WITH A LINGERING TROUGH OVER THE N WATERS. ANOTHER COLD FRONT SHOULD APPROACH THE N WATERS TUE NIGHT, MOVING SLOWLY S ACROSS THE AREA LATE TUE NIGHT AND WED WITH WEAK LOW PRESSURE MOVING SE ALONG THE FRONT. WITH HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING S OVER THE N WATERS, THE FRONT WILL BE JUST S OF THE WATERS WED NIGHT WHILE ANOTHER LOW MOVES SE ALONG THE FRONT WED NIGHT THROUGH THU. THE LOW WILL MOVE E OF THE AREA THU NIGHT. 4. RACE ROCK (41-14N 072-02W) FOR 23/0600L-0900L 241200Z MAY 26 A. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAZARDS: NONE B. SKY, WEATHER: 23/0600L: MM. C. VSBY (NM): 23/0600L: GREATER THAN 7NM. D. SURFACE WIND (KTS): 23/0600L: NO DATA AVAILABLE. E. COMBINED SEAS (FT): 23/0600L: NO DATA AVAILABLE. 5. BOSTON OPAREA: 24 HOUR FORECAST COMMENCING 241200Z MAY 26 A. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAZARDS: NONE B. SKY, WEATHER: 24/12Z: CLOUDY, 24/18Z: CLOUDY WITH LIKELY RAIN. C. VSBY (NM): 24/12Z: GREATER THAN 7NM, 25/00Z: LESS THAN 1NM. D. SURFACE WIND (KTS): 24/12Z: SOUTHEAST 15 TO 20G25, 24/18Z: SOUTHEAST 15 TO 25G30, 25/00Z: EAST-SOUTHEAST 15 TO 25G30, 25/06Z: SOUTHEAST 15 TO 25G30. E. COMBINED SEAS (FT): 24/12Z: SOUTHEAST 3 TO 5, 24/18Z: SOUTH-SOUTHEAST 5 TO 8, 25/00Z: SOUTHEAST 6 TO 10, 25/06Z: SOUTH-SOUTHEAST 6 TO 10. F. MAX/MIN TEMPS (F): 24/12Z: 57/46. G. SST (F): 22/00Z: 49. H. OUTLOOK TO 48 HOURS: (1) WINDS (KTS): 25/12Z: SOUTH 15 TO 25G30, 25/18Z: WEST 15 TO 20G25, 26/00Z: WEST 10 TO 15G20, 26/06Z: WEST-NORTHWEST 10 TO 15G20. (2) COMBINED SEAS (FT): 25/12Z: SOUTH-SOUTHEAST 6 TO 9, 26/00Z: SOUTHEAST 4 TO 7. I. OTHER COMMENTS: (1) VISIBILITY UNRESTRICTED OUTSIDE OF PRECIPITATION. (2) FOR BEST POSSIBLE WEATHER FORECASTS AND SURVEILLANCE, PLEASE SEND WEATHER OBSERVATIONS EVERY SIX HOURS AND PROVIDE TIMELY, ACCURATE MOVREPS. 6. NARRAGANSETT BAY OPAREA: 24 HOUR FORECAST COMMENCING 241200Z MAY 26 A. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAZARDS: NONE B. SKY, WEATHER: 24/12Z: CLOUDY WITH LIKELY RAIN, 24/18Z: CLOUDY WITH LIKELY RAIN, SCATTERED RAIN SHWRS, SCATTERED TSTMS, 25/00Z: CLOUDY WITH LIKELY RAIN, NUMEROUS RAIN SHWRS, AREAS OF FOG, ISOLATED TSTMS, 25/06Z: CLOUDY WITH LIKELY RAIN, NUMEROUS RAIN SHWRS, SCATTERED TSTMS, AREAS OF FOG. C. VSBY (NM): 24/12Z: LESS THAN 1NM. D. SURFACE WIND (KTS): 24/12Z: EAST-SOUTHEAST 20 TO 30G35, 24/18Z: SOUTHEAST 20 TO 30G35, 25/00Z: SOUTH-SOUTHEAST 20 TO 30G35, 25/06Z: SOUTH-SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25G30. E. COMBINED SEAS (FT): 24/12Z: EAST-SOUTHEAST 10 TO 14, 24/18Z: SOUTHEAST 8 TO 12, 25/00Z: SOUTHEAST 7 TO 11, 25/06Z: SOUTHEAST 6 TO 9. F. MAX/MIN TEMPS (F): 24/12Z: 70/50. G. SST (F): 22/00Z: 56. H. OUTLOOK TO 48 HOURS: (1) WINDS (KTS): 25/12Z: SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30G35, 25/18Z: WEST 20 TO 30G35, 26/00Z: WEST 10 TO 15G20, 26/06Z: WEST-NORTHWEST 5 TO 10G15. (2) COMBINED SEAS (FT): 25/12Z: EAST-SOUTHEAST 6 TO 10, 25/18Z: EAST-SOUTHEAST 7 TO 11, 26/00Z: SOUTHEAST 6 TO 10, 26/06Z: SOUTHEAST 4 TO 7. I. OTHER COMMENTS: (1) VISIBILITY UNRESTRICTED OUTSIDE OF PRECIPITATION. (2) FOR BEST POSSIBLE WEATHER FORECASTS AND SURVEILLANCE, PLEASE SEND WEATHER OBSERVATIONS EVERY SIX HOURS AND PROVIDE TIMELY, ACCURATE MOVREPS. 7. FORECASTER: GC DIVISION/