Daily Update
Boston, MA
April 02, 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.
McArdle Bridge Update
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.
Tides / Currents
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
Weather / Marine Zone Forecast
Mostly cloudy, 43°F
Feels Like 36° F
Today’s High 47°F
Wind, NNE 12 mph
Humidity 82%
Visibility 10.0 mi
Pressure 30.05 in
Low clouds with a little rain late this afternoon.
Synopsis for Massachusetts and Rhode Island coastal waters:
Weak low pressure tracks south of New England Tuesday brining
rain to the southern waters. Wednesday, a stronger low pressure
moves into the Great Lakes with secondary low pressure developing
over the Mid Atlantic states. This low evolves into a gale center
Wednesday night and then tracks northeast along or near the eastern
MA/NH and ME coastline Thu and Fri. NE gales and dangerous seas are
likely across the MA waters. The low slowly moves offshore next
weekend.
Coastal waters east of Ipswich Bay and the Stellwagen Bank
National Marine Sanctuary:
..STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
THURSDAY EVENING...
.TODAY...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Patchy fog. Vsby
1 NM or less.
.TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt after midnight.
Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.WED...E winds 20 to 25 kt, increasing to 25 to 30 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft, building to 6 to 9 ft in the
afternoon. Rain likely in the afternoon.
.WED NIGHT...E winds 30 to 40 kt, increasing to 40 to 45 kt after
midnight. Gusts up to 55 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft, building to 13 to
17 ft after midnight. Rain. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.THU...E winds 35 to 45 kt, diminishing to 25 to 30 kt in the
afternoon. Gusts up to 55 kt. Seas 15 to 20 ft. Rain. Vsby 1 to
3 NM in the morning.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas
11 to 15 ft, subsiding to 9 to 12 ft after midnight. A chance of
rain.
.FRI...W winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 7 to
10 ft. A chance of rain.
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up
to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. A chance of rain.
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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