Daily Update
Boston, MA
December 09, 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 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, 39° F
Feels Like 38° F
Today’s High 45° F
Wind, NE 5 mph
Humidity 82%
Visibility 10.0 mi
Pressure 30.09 in
Becoming cloudy with a little rain late this afternoon.
Synopsis for Massachusetts and Rhode Island coastal waters:
Low pressure passes over the waters late Monday into Tuesday
before a much stronger low with strong winds crosses on Wednesday.
High pressure moves in Thursday into Friday.
Coastal waters east of Ipswich Bay and the Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary:
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE
TONIGHT...
.TODAY...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E with gusts up to 20 kt
this afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds
and S 1 foot at 6 seconds. A chance of rain this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to
4 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 5 seconds and NW 1 foot at
3 seconds. Rain, mainly in the evening. Patchy fog after
midnight. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.TUE...NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, diminishing
to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE
4 ft at 7 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning with vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.TUE NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt with
gusts up to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE
3 ft at 7 seconds and SE 1 foot at 12 seconds. Rain.
.WED...S winds 15 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to 25 kt in the
afternoon. Gusts up to 35 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft, building to 6 to
9 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at 6 seconds and S
3 ft at 6 seconds, becoming S 6 ft at 6 seconds and SE 3 ft at
6 seconds. Rain. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.WED NIGHT...S winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas
9 to 13 ft. Wave Detail: S 9 ft at 6 seconds and SE 7 ft at
9 seconds. Rain. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.THU...W winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 6 to
9 ft. Rain likely.
.THU NIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas
5 to 7 ft. A chance of rain.
.FRI...W winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 4 to
6 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds around 10 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.
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