Daily Update

Boston, MA

March 21, 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
20           Wed      8:49        9.0          9:34        8.2          2:24        1.9          3:17        1.1          6:44        6:58       
21           Thu        9:45        9.2          10:20     8.6          3:24        1.7          4:08        0.9          6:42        6:59       
22           Fri           10:32     9.3          11:00     8.9          4:14        1.4          4:48        0.8          6:41        7:00       
23           Sat          11:12     9.5          11:35     9.2          4:57        1.0          5:24        0.6          6:39        7:01       
24           Sun        11:50     9.6                                          5:36        0.7          5:57        0.6          6:37        7:02       
25           Mon      12:08     9.4          12:26     9.5          6:13        0.5          6:31        0.6          6:35          7:03       
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     

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.

Weather / Marine Zone Forecast

Sunny, 28°F
Feels Like 8° F
Today’s High 40°F
Wind,  W 28 mph
Humidity 39%
Visibility 10.0 mi
Pressure 29.85 in
 
Mostly sunny, breezy and colder.
 
Synopsis for Massachusetts and Rhode Island coastal waters:
Low pressure system will intensify into a gale center along/near the
Maine coast through today, with WNW gales winds across the MA and RI
waters. High pressure brings light winds and dry weather Friday. An
inverted trough of low pressure moves up the eastern seaboard Friday
night into the weekend. This will likely result in showers, possibly
heavy at times. In addition, increasing ENE winds this weekend into
early next week, in response to high pressure over Quebec and
developing low pressure along the Carolina coast. This will result
in building seas.
 
Coastal waters east of Ipswich Bay and the Stellwagen Bank
National Marine Sanctuary:
 
..GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...
 
.TODAY...W winds around 30 kt with gusts up to 45 kt. Seas 5 to
8 ft.
.TONIGHT...W winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas 5 to
8 ft.
.FRI...W winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt, diminishing to
10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to
6 ft, subsiding to 2 to 4 ft in the afternoon.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds around 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of
rain after midnight.
.SAT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to
4 ft, building to 5 to 7 ft in the afternoon. Rain. Vsby 1 to
3 NM in the afternoon.
.SAT NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt,
becoming N 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt after midnight.
Seas 6 to 9 ft. Rain, mainly in the evening. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N winds 25 to 30 kt, becoming NE 20 to
25 kt. Gusts up to 40 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt.
Seas 9 to 11 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..
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

Disclaimer: For quality assurance purposes please note well that while the information contained in this website is regularly vetted for accuracy it is not intended to replace the local knowledge or expertise pertaining to port conditions of our marine operations personnel.

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