Daily Update
Boston, MA
February 13, 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
Rain, 35° F
Feels Like 18° F
Today’s High 41° F
Wind, E 16 mph
Humidity 95%
Visibility 2.0 mi
Pressure 30.01 in
Considerable clouds with steady rain becoming intermittent.
Synopsis for Massachusetts and Rhode Island coastal waters:
A low pres system will track through the eastern Great Lakes today,
then another low pres should cross southern New England Sat into
Sunday.High pressure builds in early next week.
Coastal waters east of Ipswich Bay and the Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary:
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM EST THIS EVENING THROUGH
FRIDAY EVENING...
.TODAY...SE winds 25 to 30 kt, becoming SW 20 to 25 kt this
afternoon. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: SE 10 ft at 11 seconds
and SE 8 ft at 7 seconds. Rain, mainly this morning. Patchy fog
this afternoon. Vsby 1 NM or less this morning.
.TONIGHT...W winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas 6 to
9 ft. Wave Detail: SE 8 ft at 9 seconds and W 7 ft at 6 seconds.
.FRI...NW winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas 6 to
9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 6 seconds and SE 4 ft at 9 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NW 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. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 6 seconds and SE 1 foot
at 9 seconds.
.SAT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, becoming W
5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft
at 5 seconds and SE 1 foot at 10 seconds. A chance of snow in the
afternoon.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds around 10 kt, becoming SE with gusts up to
20 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at
4 seconds and SW 1 foot at 3 seconds. Snow. Rain after midnight.
Vsby 1 NM or less.
.SUN...SE winds around 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 5 to
7 ft. Rain. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.SUN NIGHT...W winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas
6 to 9 ft. Rain. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...W winds around 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt.
Seas 7 to 10 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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