Daily Update

RI / Southern Massachusetts

April 10, 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 )

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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Tides / Currents

Tides:
Newport:
Date                     Day        Time                     Pred      High/Low
2024/04/10       Wed      03:25 AM            -0.57     L
2024/04/10       Wed      09:45 AM            4.03      H
2024/04/10       Wed      03:05 PM            -0.55     L
2024/04/10       Wed      10:08 PM            4.70      H
2024/04/11       Thu        04:11 AM            -0.37     L
2024/04/11       Thu        10:35 AM            3.79      H
2024/04/11       Thu        03:48 PM            -0.35     L
2024/04/11       Thu        10:59 PM            4.38      H
 
Providence:
Date                     Day        Time                     Pred      High/Low
2024/04/10       Wed      03:07 AM            -0.49     L
2024/04/10       Wed      10:03 AM            5.09      H
2024/04/10       Wed      03:08 PM            -0.57     L
2024/04/10       Wed      10:24 PM            5.70      H
2024/04/11       Thu        03:55 AM            -0.30     L
2024/04/11       Thu        10:55 AM            4.81      H
2024/04/11       Thu        03:54 PM            -0.34     L
2024/04/11       Thu        11:16 PM            5.32      H
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Weather / Marine Zone Forecast

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Providence Weather:
Today
Increasing clouds, with a high near 64. South wind 8 to 11 mph.
Tonight
Areas of drizzle with a chance of light rain before 11pm, then areas of drizzle between 11pm and 3am, then areas of drizzle with a slight chance of light rain after 3am. Areas of fog after 10pm. Otherwise, cloudy, with a low around 46. Southeast wind 3 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Thursday
A chance of rain with a slight chance of light rain before 8am, then a chance of rain after 8am. Areas of fog. Otherwise, cloudy, with a high near 56. Light and variable wind becoming south 5 to 9 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Thursday Night
Rain likely before 2am, then showers between 2am and 3am, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 3am. Patchy fog before 9pm. Low around 54. South wind 10 to 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Friday
Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 11am, then showers likely. High near 61. Breezy, with a south wind 15 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 38 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 47. South wind 10 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
Saturday
Partly sunny, with a high near 55. Breezy, with a west wind 16 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 42. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 62. Southwest wind 13 to 18 mph.
Sunday Night
A chance of showers after 9pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48. Southwest wind 13 to 16 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 67. West wind 10 to 14 mph.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 46. Northwest wind 10 to 14 mph.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 64. Northwest wind 9 to 13 mph.

Narragansett Bay:
Narragansett Bay-
701 AM EDT Wed Apr 10 2024
 
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY
EVENING...
 
.TODAY...SE winds 5 to 10 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Waves around
2 ft.
.TONIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft. Areas of fog.
Areas of drizzle. Vsby 1 to 3 NM, decreasing to 1 NM or less
after midnight.
.THU...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft. Areas of fog in
the morning. Patchy fog in the afternoon. Areas of drizzle in the
morning. Vsby 1 NM or less, increasing to 1 to 3 NM in the
afternoon.
.THU NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 20 to 25 kt after
midnight. Gusts up to 30 kt. Waves 2 to 4 ft, building to 4 to
6 ft after midnight. A chance of rain in the evening, then
showers after midnight. Patchy fog in the evening. Vsby 1 to
3 NM.
.FRI...S winds 20 to 25 kt. Gusts up to 40 kt, decreasing to
30 kt in the afternoon. Waves 6 to 9 ft. Showers. Vsby 1 to 3 NM
in the morning.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Waves
5 to 7 ft.
.SAT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Waves 5 to
7 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Waves
3 to 5 ft.
.SUN...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Waves 2 to
4 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Waves
2 to 4 ft. A chance of showers.
 
 
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Rhode Island Sound:
Rhode Island Sound-
701 AM EDT Wed Apr 10 2024
 
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY
EVENING...
 
.TODAY...SE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to
3 ft.
.TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, becoming
S 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Areas of fog. Areas
of drizzle. Vsby 1 to 3 NM, decreasing to 1 NM or less after
midnight.
.THU...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Areas of fog in the morning. Patchy
fog in the afternoon. Areas of drizzle in the morning. Vsby 1 NM
or less, increasing to 1 to 3 NM in the afternoon.
.THU NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt,
increasing to 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 35 kt after midnight.
Seas 2 to 4 ft, building to 5 to 7 ft after midnight. A chance of
rain in the evening, then showers after midnight. Patchy fog in
the evening. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.FRI...S winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 45 kt, diminishing to
20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 8 to
11 ft. Showers. Vsby 1 to 3 NM in the morning.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas
8 to 11 ft.
.SAT...SW winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 6 to
9 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas
5 to 7 ft.
.SUN...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to
5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas
4 to 5 ft. A chance of showers.
 
 
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Buzzards Bay:
Buzzards Bay-
701 AM EDT Wed Apr 10 2024
 
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY
EVENING...
 
.TODAY...SE winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt this
afternoon. Gusts up to 20 kt. Seas around 2 ft.
.TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, becoming
S 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas around 2 ft. Areas of fog after
midnight. Areas of drizzle after midnight with vsby 1 NM or less.
.THU...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft in the morning, then
1 foot or less. Areas of fog in the morning. Patchy fog in the
afternoon. Areas of drizzle in the morning. Vsby 1 NM or less,
increasing to 1 to 3 NM in the afternoon.
.THU NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt, increasing to 25 to 30 kt after
midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft, building to 4 to 6 ft after midnight. A
chance of rain in the evening, then showers after midnight.
Patchy fog in the evening. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.FRI...S winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 45 kt, diminishing to
20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to
8 ft. Showers. Vsby 1 to 3 NM in the morning.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas
5 to 8 ft.
.SAT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 4 to
6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft.
.SUN...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to
4 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds around 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas
2 to 4 ft. A chance of showers.
 
 
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Cape Cod Bay:
Cape Cod Bay-
701 AM EDT Wed Apr 10 2024
 
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY
EVENING...
 
.TODAY...SE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas around
2 ft.
.TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt,
diminishing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas around 2 ft. Areas
of fog after midnight. Areas of drizzle after midnight with vsby
1 NM or less.
.THU...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Areas of fog in the
morning. Patchy fog in the afternoon. Areas of drizzle in the
morning. Vsby 1 NM or less, increasing to 1 to 3 NM in the
afternoon.
.THU NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt,
increasing to 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt after midnight.
Seas 2 to 3 ft, building to 3 to 5 ft after midnight. Patchy fog
in the evening. Showers after midnight. Vsby 1 NM or less in the
evening.
.FRI...S winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas 5 to
7 ft. Showers. Vsby 1 to 3 NM in the morning.
.FRI NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt
after midnight. Gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SAT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 3 to
5 ft.
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...W winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming SW 10 to
15 kt. Gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds around 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas
2 to 4 ft. A chance of showers.

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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