Daily Update

RI / Southern Massachusetts

March 06, 2024

Tides / Currents

Tides:
Newport:
Date                    Day       Time                   Pred      High/Low
2024/03/06      Wed      03:47 AM           3.28      H
2024/03/06      Wed      10:21 AM           0.20      L
2024/03/06      Wed      04:19 PM           2.93      H
2024/03/06      Wed      10:00 PM           -0.09    L
2024/03/07      Thu       04:53 AM           3.63      H
2024/03/07      Thu       11:09 AM           -0.10    L
2024/03/07      Thu       05:19 PM           3.39      H
2024/03/07      Thu       11:02 PM           -0.40    L
 
Providence:
Date                    Day       Time                   Pred      High/Low
2024/03/06      Wed      03:57 AM           4.10      H
2024/03/06      Wed      09:59 AM           0.47      L
2024/03/06      Wed      04:29 PM           3.82      H
2024/03/06      Wed      10:03 PM           0.04      L
2024/03/07      Thu       05:06 AM           4.49      H
2024/03/07      Thu       10:53 AM           0.12      L
2024/03/07      Thu       05:32 PM           4.29      H
2024/03/07      Thu       11:00 PM           -0.33    L
 
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Weather / Marine Zone Forecast

Providence Weather:
Today
Rain, mainly after 4pm. Patchy fog before 11am. High near 58. Calm wind becoming south around 6 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Tonight
Rain. The rain could be heavy at times. Patchy fog before 10pm. Low around 43. Light and variable wind becoming northeast 5 to 10 mph in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts between 2 and 3 inches possible.
Thursday
Rain likely, mainly after 10am. Cloudy, with a high near 47. North wind 10 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Thursday Night
A chance of rain. Cloudy, with a low around 35. Breezy, with a north wind 15 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Friday
A slight chance of rain before noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 46. North wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 30. North wind 5 to 10 mph.
Saturday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 46. Northeast wind 6 to 11 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon.
Saturday Night
Rain, mainly after 7pm. Patchy fog after 1am. Low around 36. Breezy, with a southeast wind 14 to 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Sunday
Rain. Patchy fog before 3pm. High near 52. Breezy, with a southeast wind 16 to 21 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 31 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Sunday Night
A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 34. Breezy, with a west wind 16 to 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Monday
A chance of rain. Partly sunny, with a high near 46. Breezy, with a northwest wind 21 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 36 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 34. Breezy, with a northwest wind 20 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 34 mph.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 50. Northwest wind around 18 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.
 
 
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Narragansett Bay:
Today
S winds around 5 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. Patchy fog. Rain this afternoon. Vsby 1 to 3 nm.
Tonight
E winds 5 to 10 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt after midnight. Waves 2 to 4 ft. Rain. Patchy fog in the evening. Vsby 1 nm or less.
Thu
N winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. Rain likely. Vsby 1 to 3 nm in the morning.
Thu Night
N winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Waves around 3 ft, except 4 to 6 ft at the bay entrance. Rain likely, mainly in the evening.
Fri
N winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. At the bay entrance, waves 4 to 6 ft, subsiding to 3 to 4 ft in the afternoon. A chance of rain in the morning.
Fri Night
NE winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Waves 2 to 3 ft.
Sat
E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft.
Sat Night
SE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Waves 3 to 5 ft. Patchy fog. Rain. Vsby 1 to 3 nm.
Sun
S winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Waves 4 to 6 ft. Patchy fog. Rain. Vsby 1 to 3 nm.
Sun Night
W winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Waves around 3 ft, except 4 to 6 ft at the bay entrance. A chance of rain. 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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Rhode Island Sound:
Today
SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE this afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Patchy fog this afternoon. Rain this afternoon with vsby 1 nm or less.
Tonight
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. Rain. Vsby 1 nm or less.
Thu
N winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, becoming NE 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Rain. Vsby 1 nm or less in the morning.
Thu Night
N winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Rain likely, mainly in the evening with vsby 1 to 3 nm.
Fri
N winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 35 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 6 ft, subsiding to 4 ft in the afternoon. A chance of rain in the morning.
Fri Night
NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the evening. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
Sat
E winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
Sat Night
SE winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Patchy fog. Rain. Vsby 1 to 3 nm.
Sun
S winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Patchy fog. Rain. Vsby 1 to 3 nm.
Sun Night
W winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. A chance of rain. 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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Buzzards Bay:
Today
S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Patchy fog this afternoon. Rain this afternoon with vsby 1 nm or less.
Tonight
SE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Rain. Vsby 1 nm or less.
Thu
N winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, increasing to 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft, building to 4 to 6 ft in the afternoon. Rain. Vsby 1 to 3 nm in the morning.
Thu Night
N winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Rain likely, mainly in the evening. Patchy fog in the evening with vsby 1 to 3 nm.
Fri
N winds 25 to 30 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft, subsiding to 2 to 4 ft in the afternoon. A chance of rain in the morning.
Fri Night
NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
Sat
E winds around 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft.
Sat Night
SE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Patchy fog. Rain likely. Vsby 1 to 3 nm.
Sun
S winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Patchy fog. Rain. Vsby 1 to 3 nm.
Sun Night
W winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. A chance of rain. 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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Cape Cod Bay:
Today
S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Rain likely this afternoon with vsby 1 to 3 nm.
Tonight
SE winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Rain. Vsby 1 nm or less.
Thu
N winds 15 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Gusts up to 35 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft, building to 5 to 7 ft in the afternoon. Rain. Vsby 1 nm or less in the morning.
Thu Night
N winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Rain likely, mainly in the evening. Patchy fog in the evening with vsby 1 to 3 nm.
Fri
N winds 25 to 30 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 9 ft, subsiding to 5 to 7 ft in the afternoon. A chance of rain in the morning.
Fri Night
NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
Sat
E winds around 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
Sat Night
SE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Patchy fog. Rain likely. Vsby 1 to 3 nm.
Sun
SE winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Patchy fog. Rain. Vsby 1 to 3 nm.
Sun Night
W winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. A chance of rain. Vsby 1 to 3 nm. 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.

Port / Terminal Restrictions

Homeland Security Advisory System
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The National Homeland Security Advisory System is at Yellow (MARSEC Level I), or an elevated level of threat for the Port of Providence
 
Local Time Zone
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The Port of Providence and Narragansett Bay are currently utilizing Eastern Standard Time  (GMT - 4 )
 
Cape Cod Canal Air Draft Restriction
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The US Army Corp of Engineers has advised  the current maximum air draft for Cape Cod Canal transits is 135 ft. Deep draft is restricted to 30 ft due to shoaling. Vessels over 23 ft will need tide window for transit.  
 
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Current Maximum drafts at Terminals in feet:
Davisville: 32-00
Prov Port: 38-00
Hudson: 27-05
Exxon: 37-00
Shell: 40-00
Sprague Providence: 32-00 ( flood tide restricted)
Sprague East providence: 30-00 ( daylight flood restricted)
 
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