Daily Update
Boston, MA
January 14, 2025
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
Sunny, 31° F
Feels Like 17° F
Today’s High 34° F
Wind, W 13 mph
Humidity 47%
Visibility 10.0 mi
Pressure 29.85 in
Sunny to partly cloudy and colder.
Synopsis for Massachusetts and Rhode Island coastal waters:
Cold front will be moving across the waters tonight, ushering in
gusty NW winds Tues Thurs, along with possible freezing spray. High
pres then returns for Fri, but unsettled weather then looks to
return this weekend with a frontal boundary lying over the waters.
Coastal waters east of Ipswich Bay and the Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary:
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING...
.THIS AFTERNOON...W winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt.
Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 5 seconds and E 2 ft at
11 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 4 to
6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 5 seconds and E 2 ft at 10 seconds.
Light freezing spray likely after midnight.
.WED...NW winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 4 to
6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 5 seconds and E 1 foot at
12 seconds. Light freezing spray likely in the morning.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt
after midnight. Gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 5 ft at 5 seconds and NE 2 ft at 11 seconds. Light freezing
spray.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...W winds around 10 kt with gusts up to 20 kt.
Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W winds around 10 kt, becoming SW. Gusts up
to 25 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 4 seconds and E
1 foot at 9 seconds.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt.
Seas 2 to 3 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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