Daily Update
RI / Southern Massachusetts
March 25, 2024
Notices
Homeland Security Advisory System
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The National Homeland Security Advisory System is at Yellow (MARSEC Level I), or an elevated level of threat for the Port of Providence
Local Time Zone
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The Port of Providence and Narragansett Bay are currently utilizing Eastern Standard Time (GMT - 4 )
Cape Cod Canal Air Draft Restriction
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The US Army Corp of Engineers has advised the current maximum air draft for Cape Cod Canal transits is 135 ft. Deep draft is restricted to 30 ft due to shoaling. Vessels over 23 ft will need tide window for transit.
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Tides / Currents
Tides:
Newport:
Date Day Time Pred High/Low
2024/03/25 Mon 02:11 AM -0.15 L
2024/03/25 Mon 08:47 AM 3.30 H
2024/03/25 Mon 02:19 PM -0.11 L
2024/03/25 Mon 09:03 PM 3.65 H
2024/03/26 Tue 02:49 AM -0.19 L
2024/03/26 Tue 09:18 AM 3.23 H
2024/03/26 Tue 02:49 PM -0.13 L
2024/03/26 Tue 09:34 PM 3.62 H
Providence:
Date Day Time Pred High/Low
2024/03/25 Mon 02:04 AM -0.07 L
2024/03/25 Mon 09:00 AM 4.19 H
2024/03/25 Mon 02:19 PM 0.04 L
2024/03/25 Mon 09:16 PM 4.56 H
2024/03/26 Tue 02:47 AM -0.10 L
2024/03/26 Tue 09:33 AM 4.12 H
2024/03/26 Tue 02:56 PM 0.02 L
2024/03/26 Tue 09:49 PM 4.55 H
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Current Maximum drafts at Terminals in feet:
Davisville: 32-00
Prov Port: 38-00
Hudson: 27-05
Exxon: 37-00
Shell: 40-00
Sprague Providence: 32-00 ( flood tide restricted)
Sprague East providence: 30-00 ( daylight flood restricted)
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Narragansett Bay:
Narragansett Bay-
701 AM EDT Mon Mar 25 2024
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING...
.TODAY...NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Waves 2 to
3 ft.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Waves
2 to 3 ft.
.TUE...NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Waves 2 to
3 ft. Patchy fog. A chance of rain in the afternoon.
.TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt,
becoming N 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Waves 2 to 3 ft. A chance
of rain. Patchy fog in the evening.
.WED...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE in the afternoon. Waves
2 to 4 ft. A chance of rain.
.WED NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W after midnight. Waves
2 to 3 ft. A chance of rain in the evening, then rain likely
after midnight.
.THU THROUGH FRI...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt.
Waves 2 to 3 ft. Rain. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Waves
around 3 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.
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Rhode Island Sound:
Rhode Island Sound-
701 AM EDT Mon Mar 25 2024
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON...
.TODAY...NE winds 20 to 25 kt, increasing to 25 to 30 kt this
afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas 5 to
7 ft.
.TUE...NE winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas 5 to
8 ft. Patchy fog. A chance of rain in the afternoon.
.TUE NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt,
diminishing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft,
subsiding to 3 to 5 ft after midnight. A chance of rain. Patchy
fog in the evening.
.WED...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE in the afternoon. Seas
3 to 4 ft. A chance of rain.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W after midnight. Seas
3 to 4 ft. A chance of rain in the evening, then rain likely
after midnight.
.THU THROUGH FRI...N winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt.
Seas 3 to 5 ft. Rain. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas
4 to 5 ft.
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Buzzards Bay:
Buzzards Bay-
701 AM EDT Mon Mar 25 2024
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON...
.TODAY...NE winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas 3 to
5 ft.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas 3 to
5 ft.
.TUE...NE winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 3 to
5 ft. Patchy fog. A chance of rain.
.TUE NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt,
diminishing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. A
chance of rain. Patchy fog in the evening.
.WED...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. Seas 2 to
3 ft. A chance of rain.
.WED NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W after midnight. Seas
around 2 ft. A chance of rain in the evening, then rain likely
after midnight.
.THU THROUGH FRI...N winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt.
Seas 2 to 4 ft. Rain. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
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Cape Cod Bay:
Cape Cod Bay-
701 AM EDT Mon Mar 25 2024
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING...
.TODAY...NE winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 4 to
6 ft.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 4 to
6 ft.
.TUE...NE winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Patchy fog. A
chance of rain.
.TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt,
diminishing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. A
chance of rain. Patchy fog in the evening.
.WED...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE in the afternoon. Seas
3 to 5 ft. A chance of rain.
.WED NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight. Seas
2 to 4 ft. A chance of rain in the evening, then rain likely
after midnight.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to
15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Rain. Vsby 1 to
3 NM.
.FRI...N winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 3 to
5 ft. Rain likely. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas
4 to 6 ft. A chance of rain.
Weather / Marine Zone Forecast
Providence Weather:
Today
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 44. Northeast wind 15 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Tonight
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 33. North wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.
Tuesday
A chance of rain, mainly after 3pm. Patchy fog before noon, then patchy fog after 5pm. Otherwise, cloudy, with a high near 41. Northeast wind around 16 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Tuesday Night
A chance of rain. Patchy fog before 9pm. Otherwise, cloudy, with a low around 37. North wind 6 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Wednesday
A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 56. Light and variable wind becoming north around 6 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Wednesday Night
Rain likely, mainly after 3am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 46. South wind 6 to 8 mph becoming west after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Thursday
Rain. High near 53. North wind 3 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%.
Thursday Night
Rain. Low around 41. North wind 10 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Friday
A chance of rain before 2pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 50. North wind 15 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 35. Northwest wind around 18 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 52. Breezy, with a west wind 17 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 35. West wind 13 to 16 mph.
Sunday
Partly sunny, with a high near 52. West wind 11 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
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