Daily Update
RI / Southern Massachusetts
April 02, 2024
Notices
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 )
Tides / Currents
Tides:
Newport:
Date Day Time Pred High/Low
2024/04/02 Tue 02:08 AM 3.16 H
2024/04/02 Tue 08:11 AM 0.62 L
2024/04/02 Tue 02:43 PM 2.72 H
2024/04/02 Tue 08:02 PM 0.45 L
2024/04/03 Wed 03:13 AM 3.23 H
2024/04/03 Wed 09:50 AM 0.48 L
2024/04/03 Wed 03:49 PM 2.94 H
2024/04/03 Wed 09:33 PM 0.31 L
Providence:
Date Day Time Pred High/Low
2024/04/02 Tue 02:29 AM 4.04 H
2024/04/02 Tue 08:05 AM 0.92 L
2024/04/02 Tue 03:01 PM 3.71 H
2024/04/02 Tue 08:18 PM 0.73 L
2024/04/03 Wed 03:29 AM 4.15 H
2024/04/03 Wed 09:23 AM 0.81 L
2024/04/03 Wed 04:00 PM 3.91 H
2024/04/03 Wed 09:36 PM 0.55 L
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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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Weather / Marine Zone Forecast
Providence Weather:
Today
Cloudy. Patchy fog this morning. Rain likely this afternoon. Visibility one quarter mile or less at times this morning. Highs around 50. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 70 percent.
Tonight
Cloudy. Rain, mainly in the evening. Patchy fog in the evening. Lows in the upper 30s. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph. Gusts up to 20 mph after midnight. Chance of rain 90 percent.
Wednesday
Cloudy. A chance of rain in the morning, then rain in the afternoon. Near steady temperature in the upper 30s. East winds 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph. Chance of rain 90 percent.
Wednesday Night
Rain, blustery. Near steady temperature in the upper 30s. Northeast winds 20 to 25 mph with gusts up to 45 mph. Chance of rain near 100 percent.
Thursday
Rain. Highs in the lower 40s. Northeast winds 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 35 mph, becoming northwest in the afternoon. Chance of rain 80 percent.
Thursday Night
Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of rain. Lows in the mid 30s.
Friday And Friday Night
Mostly cloudy. Highs in the upper 40s. Lows in the mid 30s.
Saturday
Mostly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of rain. Highs in the mid 40s.
Saturday Night And Sunday
Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 30s. Highs around 50.
Sunday Night And Monday
Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 30s. Highs around 60.
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Narragansett Bay:
Narragansett Bay:
Narragansett Bay-
701 AM EDT Tue Apr 2 2024
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE
WEDNESDAY NIGHT...
.TODAY...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 foot or less, then around
2 ft this afternoon. Patchy fog this afternoon. A chance of rain
this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Waves 2 to
3 ft. Rain, mainly in the evening. Patchy fog in the evening with
vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.WED...E winds 15 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to 25 kt in the
afternoon. Gusts up to 35 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft, except 5 to 7 ft
at the bay entrance. A chance of rain in the morning, then rain
in the afternoon with vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.WED NIGHT...E winds 25 to 30 kt, becoming NE 20 to 25 kt after
midnight. Gusts up to 40 kt. Waves 3 to 4 ft, except 5 to 8 ft at
the bay entrance. Rain. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.THU...NE winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW in the afternoon. Gusts
up to 30 kt. Waves around 3 ft, building to 4 to 6 ft in the
afternoon. At the bay entrance, waves 5 to 7 ft. Rain likely,
mainly in the morning.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Waves 2 to 3 ft, except 4 to 6 ft at the bay entrance.
A chance of rain.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt.
Waves 2 to 4 ft.
.SAT...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Waves 2 to
3 ft. A chance of rain.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Waves
2 to 3 ft
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Rhode Island Sound:
Rhode Island Sound-
701 AM EDT Tue Apr 2 2024
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY
MORNING...
.TODAY...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt this
afternoon. Seas around 2 ft. Patchy fog this afternoon. Rain
likely this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...E 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 3 to
5 ft. Patchy fog. Rain, mainly in the evening with vsby 1 to
3 NM.
.WED...E winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt, increasing to
25 to 35 kt with gusts up to 45 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to
6 ft, building to 6 to 9 ft in the afternoon. A chance of rain in
the morning, then rain in the afternoon with vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.WED NIGHT...E winds 30 to 40 kt, diminishing to 25 to 35 kt
after midnight. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Rain. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.THU...E winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming W in the afternoon. Gusts up
to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Rain likely, mainly in the morning.
.THU NIGHT...W winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt
after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW 10 to
15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt.
Seas around 3 ft. A chance of rain.
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Buzzards Bay:
Buzzards Bay-
701 AM EDT Tue Apr 2 2024
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY
MORNING...
.TODAY...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less, then around
2 ft this afternoon. Patchy fog this afternoon. A chance of rain
this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. Gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Rain, mainly in the
evening. Patchy fog in the evening.
.WED...E winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt, increasing to
25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to
4 ft, building to 4 to 6 ft in the afternoon. A chance of rain in
the morning, then rain in the afternoon with vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.WED NIGHT...E winds 30 to 40 kt, diminishing to 25 to 35 kt
after midnight. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Rain. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.THU...SE winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming W in the afternoon. Gusts
up to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Rain likely, mainly in the morning.
.THU NIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt
after midnight. Gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.FRI...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 3 to
5 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds around 10 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas
2 to 4 ft.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt.
Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of rain.
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Cape Cod Bay:
Cape Cod Bay-
701 AM EDT Tue Apr 2 2024
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
THURSDAY AFTERNOON...
.TODAY...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Patchy fog. Vsby
1 NM or less.
.TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt after midnight.
Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of rain in the evening.
.WED...E winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, increasing to
25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to
4 ft, building to 4 to 6 ft in the afternoon. Rain in the
afternoon.
.WED NIGHT...E winds 30 to 40 kt with gusts up to 50 kt. Seas
6 to 9 ft, building to 8 to 11 ft after midnight. Rain. Vsby 1 to
3 NM.
.THU...E winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 45 kt, becoming S
15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 9 to
12 ft. Rain, mainly in the morning.
.THU NIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas
6 to 9 ft, subsiding to 5 to 7 ft after midnight. A chance of
rain.
.FRI...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 4 to
6 ft.
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up
to 30 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. A chance of rain.
Port / Terminal Restrictions
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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