Port Update
Boston, MA
February 06, 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
Cloudy, 26° F
Feels Like 13° F
Today’s High 34° F
Wind, SE 13 mph
Humidity 60%
Visibility 10.0 mi
Pressure 30.28 in
Snow, accumulating 1-3 in; sleet and freezing rain mixed in late; breezy this afternoon; rapidly deteriorating road conditions.
Synopsis for Massachusetts and Rhode Island coastal waters:
Low pres moves in Thur tracking along the southern New England
coast. This low intensifies into a gale centered over the Maritimes
Fri, yielding NW gales and freezing spray across the MA and RI
waters into Fri night. High pres builds over New England Sat and is
replaced by low pres Sat night. Low pres moves over the waters Sun,
followed by high pres Mon.
Coastal waters east of Ipswich Bay and the Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary:
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY
EVENING...
.TODAY...SE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to
4 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 4 seconds and SE 1 foot at
11 seconds. Snow. Rain likely this afternoon. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. Gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft
at 6 seconds and SE 1 foot at 11 seconds.
.FRI...W winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas 5 to
7 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 5 seconds and SE 3 ft at 9 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...W winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt,
diminishing to 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt after midnight.
Seas 5 to 7 ft, subsiding to 3 to 5 ft after midnight. Wave
Detail: W 6 ft at 5 seconds and SE 2 ft at 9 seconds, becoming W
5 ft at 5 seconds and SE 2 ft at 10 seconds.
.SAT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 5 seconds and SE 1 foot at 10 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE 10 to 15 kt with
gusts up to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE
2 ft at 3 seconds and W 2 ft at 4 seconds. A chance of snow in
the evening, then snow after midnight with vsby 1 NM or less.
.SUN...NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 4 to
6 ft. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. A chance of
snow.
.MON...NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 3 to
5 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W winds around 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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