Daily Update
Boston, MA
December 10, 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, 32° F
Feels Like 15° F
Today’s High 44° F
Wind, N 16 mph
Humidity 95%
Visibility 3.0 mi
Pressure 30.14 in
Spotty drizzle early this morning; otherwise, low clouds and fog.
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 UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING...
...STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE
WEDNESDAY NIGHT...
.TODAY...NE winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt this
afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: E 5 ft at 7 seconds and S
1 foot at 6 seconds. Patchy fog. A chance of drizzle. Vsby 1 to
3 NM, decreasing to 1 NM or less this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE 15 to 20 kt with gusts
up to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft
at 7 seconds and SE 1 foot at 12 seconds. Patchy fog. A chance of
drizzle in the evening, then rain likely after midnight. Vsby
1 to 3 NM, decreasing to 1 NM or less after midnight.
.WED...S winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt, increasing to
25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 45 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to
7 ft, building to 7 to 10 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: S
4 ft at 6 seconds and SE 1 foot at 11 seconds, becoming S 8 ft at
6 seconds and SE 2 ft at 7 seconds. Patchy fog. Rain, mainly in
the morning. Vsby 1 to 3 NM, decreasing to 1 NM or less in the
afternoon.
.WED NIGHT...S winds 30 to 40 kt with gusts up to 55 kt, becoming
SW 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 45 kt after midnight. Seas 10 to
14 ft. Wave Detail: SE 12 ft at 8 seconds and S 10 ft at
6 seconds. Patchy fog. Rain, mainly in the evening. Vsby 1 NM or
less, increasing to 1 to 3 NM after midnight.
.THU...W winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 6 to
9 ft, subsiding to 5 to 7 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: SE
6 ft at 10 seconds and SW 5 ft at 6 seconds, becoming SE 6 ft at
11 seconds and SW 5 ft at 6 seconds. A chance of rain in the
afternoon.
.THU NIGHT...W winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas
5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: SW 5 ft at 6 seconds and SE 5 ft at
10 seconds.
.FRI...W winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to
5 ft.
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to
3 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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