Small craft advisories cover the waters off southeastern Connecticut on Sunday, November 8, with different ending times for Long Island Sound and Block Island Sound, according to the National Weather Service.
Long Island Sound’s advisory continues through 6 p.m. Monday, November 9. The New York forecast office expects west winds of 10 to 20 knots with gusts up to 30 knots and warns that conditions will be hazardous to small craft.
Block Island Sound’s separate advisory runs through 7 p.m. Sunday. The Boston/Norton office forecasts west winds of 15 to 25 knots, gusts up to 30 knots and seas of 3 to 5 feet there.
Waters south of Block Island have a longer advisory, through 7 a.m. Tuesday, November 10, with west winds of 20 to 30 knots, a few gusts up to 35 knots and seas of 4 to 7 feet. Those offshore conditions should not be applied to every harbor or to Long Island Sound.
NWS advises inexperienced mariners, especially those operating smaller vessels, to avoid navigating in hazardous conditions. Check the forecast for the specific waters and trip time before leaving port: https://www.weather.gov/okx/marine and https://www.weather.gov/box/marine.