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
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