Daily Update
Boston, MA
December 30, 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
Rain, 54° F
Feels Like 45° F
Today’s High 57° F
Wind, S 16 mph
Humidity 89%
Visibility 2.0 mi
Pressure 29.66 in
Periods of rain this morning; otherwise, mostly cloudy, windy and mild.
Synopsis for Massachusetts and Rhode Island coastal waters:
Low pressure moving through the eastern Great Lakes will swing a
cold front through the waters Mon. Weak high pressure will build
over the region Tue, before low pressure tracks through southern New
England Wed. Gale force wind gusts possible on Thursday in the wake
of a passing cold front.
Coastal waters east of Ipswich Bay and the Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary:
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON...
.TODAY...S winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas 5 to
7 ft, building to 6 to 9 ft this afternoon. Wave Detail: SE 6 ft
at 5 seconds and E 1 foot at 10 seconds, becoming S 7 ft at
6 seconds and E 5 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy fog. Showers.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 4 to
6 ft. Wave Detail: SW 5 ft at 6 seconds and E 5 ft at 9 seconds.
.TUE...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the morning.
Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 4 seconds and SE 3 ft at
8 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt,
increasing to 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt after midnight.
Seas 2 to 4 ft, building to 4 to 6 ft after midnight. Wave
Detail: SE 3 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 3 seconds, becoming
SE 5 ft at 6 seconds and E 2 ft at 9 seconds. A chance of rain in
the evening, then rain after midnight with vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.WED...SE winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming W in the afternoon. Gusts
up to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: SE 6 ft at 7 seconds.
Rain. Vsby 1 to 3 NM in the morning.
.WED NIGHT...W winds 20 to 25 kt, increasing to 25 to 30 kt after
midnight. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 5 seconds and E
6 ft at 8 seconds. A chance of rain in the evening.
.THU THROUGH FRI...W winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 35 kt.
Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas
4 to 6 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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