Daily Update

RI / Southern Massachusetts

March 07, 2024

Tides / Currents

Tides:
Newport:
Date                     Day        Time                     Pred      High/Low
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
2024/03/08       Fri          05:49 AM            3.99      H
2024/03/08       Fri          11:52 AM            -0.39     L
2024/03/08       Fri          06:13 PM            3.87      H
2024/03/08       Fri          11:58 PM            -0.65     L
 
Providence:
Date                     Day        Time                     Pred      High/Low
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
2024/03/08       Fri          06:04 AM            4.95      H
2024/03/08       Fri          11:41 AM            -0.26     L
2024/03/08       Fri          06:27 PM            4.82      H
2024/03/08       Fri          11:53 PM            -0.63     L
 
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Weather / Marine Zone Forecast

Providence Weather:
Today
A chance of rain, mainly before 2pm. Cloudy, with a high near 46. Breezy, with a north wind around 22 mph, with gusts as high as 34 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Tonight
A slight chance of rain before 9pm. Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 34. Breezy, with a north wind 16 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 34 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 49. North wind 10 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.
Friday Night
Increasing clouds, with a low around 30. Northeast wind 5 to 8 mph becoming calm after midnight.
Saturday
Cloudy, with a high near 45. Light east wind becoming southeast 5 to 10 mph in the morning.
Saturday Night
Rain likely, then rain and possibly a thunderstorm after 1am. Patchy fog after 10pm. Low around 37. Breezy, with a southeast wind 13 to 18 mph increasing to 20 to 25 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 38 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%.
Sunday
Rain, mainly before 1pm. Patchy fog before 1pm. High near 54. Breezy, with a southeast wind 18 to 25 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 38 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Sunday Night
A chance of rain before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 32. Breezy, with a west wind 20 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Monday
Partly sunny, with a high near 46. Windy, with a northwest wind 22 to 26 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 34. Breezy, with a northwest wind 21 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 39 mph.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 52. Breezy, with a northwest wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 34. Northwest wind 11 to 17 mph.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 55. Northwest wind around 10 mph.
 
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Narragansett Bay:
This Afternoon
N winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Waves 2 to 4 ft. A chance of rain this morning. Vsby 1 to 3 nm.
Tonight
N winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Waves 2 to 4 ft.
Fri
N winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt, becoming NE 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt in the afternoon. Waves 2 to 3 ft.
Fri Night
NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft.
Sat
E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt in the afternoon. Waves 2 to 3 ft.
Sat Night
SE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt, increasing to 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 45 kt after midnight. Waves 2 to 4 ft, building to 4 to 6 ft after midnight. Patchy fog. A chance of rain in the evening. Rain after midnight. Vsby 1 to 3 nm.
Sun
SW winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 45 kt. Waves 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. Waves 4 to 6 ft. A chance of rain.
Mon And Mon Night
NW winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Waves around 3 ft, except 4 to 6 ft at the bay entrance. 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:
This Afternoon
N winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt, increasing to 25 to 35 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. A chance of rain this morning. Vsby 1 to 3 nm.
Tonight
N winds 25 to 35 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. A chance of rain in the evening.
Fri
NE 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 3 to 5 ft, subsiding to 2 to 3 ft in the afternoon.
Fri Night
NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the evening. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
Sat
SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
Sat Night
SE winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt, increasing to 25 to 35 kt with gusts up to 45 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft, building to 5 to 7 ft after midnight. A chance of rain in the evening, then rain after midnight. Patchy fog after midnight. Vsby 1 to 3 nm.
Sun
SW winds 25 to 35 kt with gusts up to 45 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Patchy fog. Rain. Vsby 1 to 3 nm.
Sun Night
W winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. A chance of rain.
Mon
W winds around 25 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
Mon Night
NW winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas 4 to 6 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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Buzzards Bay:
This Afternoon
N winds 20 to 25 kt, increasing to 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. A chance of rain this morning. Vsby 1 to 3 nm.
Tonight
N winds 30 to 35 kt, becoming 25 to 35 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
Fri
N winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming NE 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
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 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas around 2 ft.
Sat Night
SE winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt, increasing to 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 45 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft, building to 3 to 5 ft after midnight. A chance of rain in the evening, then rain after midnight. Patchy fog after midnight with vsby 1 to 3 nm.
Sun
S winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 45 kt. Seas 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. Seas 4 to 5 ft. A chance of rain.
Mon And Mon Night
NW winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas 3 to 5 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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Cape Cod Bay:
This Afternoon
N winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt, increasing to 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft, building to 5 to 7 ft. A chance of rain. Vsby 1 nm or less, increasing to 1 to 3 nm.
Tonight
N winds 30 to 35 kt, becoming 25 to 35 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
Fri
N winds 25 to 30 kt, becoming NE 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft, subsiding to 3 to 5 ft in the afternoon.
Fri Night
NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, diminishing to around 5 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
Sat
SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
Sat Night
SE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, increasing to 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 45 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft, building to 4 to 6 ft after midnight. A chance of rain in the evening, then rain after midnight. Patchy fog after midnight with vsby 1 to 3 nm.
Sun
S winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 45 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Patchy fog. Rain. Vsby 1 to 3 nm.
Sun Night And Mon
W winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. A chance of rain.
Mon Night
NW winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas 4 to 6 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

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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