Daily Update
Boston, MA
September 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.
Current Maximum Drafts at Oil Terminals
Current Maximum Drafts at Oil Terminals
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Citgo Braintree 34-09 Brakish Water
Global Chelsea 32-00 Salt Water
Global Revere 32-00 Salt Water
Global Eastern Ave. 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 28-00 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.
Tides / Currents
Weather / Marine Zone Forecast
Current weather
Mostly Cloudy, 64°F
Feels Like 61° F
Today’s High 78° F
Wind, WNW 7 mph
Humidity 86%
Visibility 10.0 mi
Pressure 30.02 in
Pleasant and warmer with times of clouds and sun.
Synopsis for Massachusetts and Rhode Island coastal waters:
Weak low pressure moves into Nova Scotia today. Easterly swells will
slowly subside. Quebec high pressure then builds southward over New
England, beginning tonight and continuing through the weekend. High
pressure likely lingers into early next week.
Coastal waters east of Ipswich Bay and the Stellwagen Bank
National Marine Sanctuary:
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON...
.TODAY...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW this afternoon. Seas
3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 5 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy fog this
morning. A slight chance of showers this morning with vsby 1 to
3 NM.
.TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N after midnight. Seas
2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 10 seconds and S 1 foot at
4 seconds.
.SAT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft
at 10 seconds and E 1 foot at 3 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E
3 ft at 9 seconds and E 1 foot at 4 seconds.
.SUN...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft
at 9 seconds and E 1 foot at 4 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...SE winds around 5 kt, becoming S after midnight.
Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 9 seconds.
.MON THROUGH TUE...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas
4 to 6 ft. A chance of showers.
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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