Daily Update

Boston, MA

March 27, 2024

Notices

BOSTON Harbor is at MARSEC Level 1
 
 
BOSTON CBP has noted the following:
 
Crew changes are being permitted.  Offsigner flights need to be vetted by CBP in advance.
 
Shore leave is permitted.

Tides / Currents

Boston, MA Tides
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            High                    Low                       Sun
Date        AM     hgt    PM     hgt  AM     hgt    PM     hgt   rise  set
 
MARCH
26           Tue        12:41     9.6          1:02        9.5          6:50        0.3          7:05        0.6          6:34        7:05       
27           Wed      1:14        9.7          1:38        9.3          7:27        0.3          7:40        0.8          6:32        7:06       
28           Thu        1:48        9.7          2:15        9.0          8:04        0.3          8:16        1.0          6:30        7:07       
29           Fri           2:23        9.7          2:54        8.8          8:44        0.4          8:54        1.3          6:29        7:08       
30           Sat          3:01        9.6          3:37        8.5          9:26        0.6          9:36        1.5          6:27        7:09       
31           Sun         3:44        9.5          4:25        8.2          10:14     0.8          10:25     1.8          6:25          7:10 
 
APRIL
1            Mon      4:34      9.4        5:20      8.0        11:09   1.0           11:21                 1.9        6:23      7:11     
2            Tue       5:32      9.4        6:21      8.0                                       12:08              1.0        6:22      7:12     
3            Wed     6:35      9.5        7:24      8.3        12:22   1.8           1:10                   0.8        6:20      7:14     
4            Thu       7:40      9.8        8:26      8.9        1:26      1.5        2:11                     0.4        6:18      7:15     
5            Fri         8:44      10.2      9:24      9.6        2:30      0.9        3:09                    0.0        6:17      7:16     
6            Sat        9:44      10.6      10:16   10.4      3:31      0.1        4:03                    -0.5        6:15      7:17     
7            Sun       10:40   11.0      11:06   11.1      4:27      -0.6       4:54                    -0.9        6:13      7:18     
8            Mon      11:32   11.2      11:54   11.6      5:20      -1.3       5:42                   -1.1        6:11      7:19     
9            Tue                                    12:24   11.1      6:11      -1.7       6:30              -    1.0        6:10      7:20     
10          Wed     12:42   11.8      1:16      10.9      7:02      -1.8       7:18                    -0.7        6:08      7:22     
11          Thu       1:30      11.7      2:07      10.5      7:53      -1.6       8:07                   -0.2        6:06      7:23     
12          Fri         2:19      11.3      2:59      9.9        8:44      -1.1       8:57                     0.4        6:05      7:24     
13          Sat        3:10      10.8      3:54      9.3        9:37      -0.4       9:49                     1.0        6:03      7:25     
14          Sun       4:03      10.2      4:52      8.7        10:33   0.2        10:46                    1.6        6:02      7:26     
15          Mon      5:03      9.6        5:55      8.3        11:34   0.8        11:47                    2.0        6:00      7:27     

Weather / Marine Zone Forecast

Cloudy, 45°F
Feels Like 48° F
Today’s High 52°F
Wind,  SSE 4 mph
Humidity 85%
Visibility 10.0 mi
Pressure 30.13 in
 
Mostly cloudy and milder with areas of drizzle.
 
Synopsis for Massachusetts and Rhode Island coastal waters:
Winds gradually diminishing today with slowly subsiding seas.
Thursday, developing low pressure emerges off the Mid Atlantic
coast, possibly intensifying into a gale center Friday, as it tracks
southeast of the 40N/70W benchmark. NW gales may follow later Friday
into Saturday across the MA/RI waters. Winds should diminish Sunday
as high pressure builds into New England..
 
Coastal waters east of Ipswich Bay and the Stellwagen Bank
National Marine Sanctuary:
 
.THIS AFTERNOON...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Patchy fog.
Vsby 1 NM or less.
.TONIGHT...NE winds around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Patchy fog. Rain
likely after midnight. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.THU...N winds around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Patchy fog. Rain.
Vsby 1 NM or less.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt with
gusts up to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Patchy fog.
Rain. Vsby 1 NM or less, increasing to 1 to 3 NM after midnight.
.FRI...NW winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 5 to
7 ft. Rain likely, mainly in the morning. Patchy fog in the
morning with vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 45 kt. Seas
5 to 8 ft. A chance of rain in the evening.
.SAT...NW winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 45 kt. Seas 5 to
7 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas
4 to 6 ft.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt.
Seas 2 to 4 ft.
 
Seas are reported as significant wave height, which is the
average of the highest third of the waves. Individual wave
heights may be more than twice the significant wave height..

Port / Terminal Restrictions

Current Maximum Drafts at Oil Terminals
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Citgo Braintree         35-04 Fresh Water
Global Chelsea          32-00 Salt Water
Global Revere           32-00 Salt Water
Gulf Chelsea            35-00 Salt Water
Irving Revere           36-00 Salt Water
Sprague Deepwater       34-00 BERTH DEPTH, Salt Water
Sunoco East Boston      36-06 BERTH DEPTH, Salt Water
TRT Quincy              29-00 Salt Water
 
McArdle Bridge Update
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The McArdle Bridge is operating on normal on
demand bridge openings for marine traffic.
 
Chelsea Street Bridge Update
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The Chelsea Street Bridge is operating on normal
on demand bridge openings for marine traffic.
 
 
Fore River Bridge Update
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The Fore River Bridge is operating on normal
on demand bridge openings for marine traffic.
MSA Useful Links
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Army Corp of Engineers
 
Boston Harbor Pilot Association, LLC
 
NOAA
Chart viewer - handy tool for chart reference
 
Weather WEB Sites
Oceanweather, Inc.

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