Daily Update
Boston, MA
February 18, 2025
Notices
Boston Pilots advise due to high winds, there will be no vessel movements today
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, 19° F
Feels Like 13° F
Today’s High 25° F
Wind, W 7 mph
Humidity 56%
Visibility 11.0 mi
Pressure 29.89 in
Sunny to partly cloudy, breezy and quite cold.
Synopsis for Massachusetts and Rhode Island coastal waters:
Low pressure lifting into the Maritimes will continue to result in
Gale force westerly wind gusts and rough seas into tonight with
areas of moderate freezing spray into mid-morning Wed. A ridge of
high pres noses eastward on Wed resulting in diminishing winds. Low
pres will pass southeast of the Benchmark on Thu. This will be
followed by a ridge of high pres building in from the west later Fri
into Sat.
Coastal waters east of Ipswich Bay and the Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary:
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...
...FREEZING SPRAY ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING...
.TODAY...W winds 30 to 35 kt with gusts up to 50 kt. Seas 7 to
10 ft. Wave Detail: W 10 ft at 6 seconds and SE 1 foot at
11 seconds. Freezing spray.
.TONIGHT...W winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 45 kt. Seas 6 to
9 ft. Wave Detail: W 8 ft at 6 seconds and SE 1 foot at
10 seconds. Freezing spray.
.WED...W winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft, subsiding to 3 to
5 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 5 seconds,
becoming W 4 ft at 5 seconds. Light freezing spray.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the
evening. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 4 seconds. Light
freezing spray in the evening.
.THU...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft
at 4 seconds. A chance of snow in the afternoon.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas
2 to 4 ft, building to 4 to 5 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: N
2 ft at 4 seconds, becoming N 4 ft at 5 seconds. A chance of
snow. A chance of light freezing spray after midnight. Vsby 1 NM
or less, increasing to 1 to 3 NM after midnight.
.FRI...NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 4 to
6 ft. A chance of light freezing spray.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft. A chance of light freezing spray.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt.
Seas 2 to 4 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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