Daily Update

RI / Southern Massachusetts

April 11, 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)
 

Tides / Currents

Tides:
Newport:
Date                     Day        Time                     Pred      High/Low
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
2024/04/12       Fri          04:55 AM            -0.07     L
2024/04/12       Fri          11:28 AM            3.52      H
2024/04/12       Fri          04:31 PM            -0.07     L
2024/04/12       Fri          11:53 PM            3.97      H
 
Providence:
Date                              Day            Time                              Pred          High/Low
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
2024/04/12                 Fri               04:40 AM -0.00          L
2024/04/12                 Fri               11:48 AM 4.50            H
2024/04/12                 Fri               04:39 PM -0.03          L
 
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Weather / Marine Zone Forecast

Providence Weather:
Today
Showers likely, mainly before 2pm. Areas of fog. Otherwise, cloudy, with a high near 57. Northeast wind around 6 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Tonight
Showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 3am. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. Areas of dense fog before 11pm. Low around 53. South wind 8 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Friday
Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 11am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 11am and 1pm, then a chance of showers after 1pm. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. High near 61. Breezy, with a south wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 47. South wind 10 to 16 mph.
Saturday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 55. Southwest wind 11 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 42. West wind 10 to 15 mph.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 61. West wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Sunday Night
A chance of showers after 8pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 47. Southwest wind 7 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 68. Northwest wind around 8 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 45. Northwest wind 7 to 11 mph.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 67. Northwest wind 7 to 11 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon.
Tuesday Night
A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48. South wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Wednesday
A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 65. South wind 9 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
 
 
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Narragansett Bay:
Narragansett Bay-
1001 AM EDT Thu Apr 11 2024
 
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY
EVENING...
 
.THIS AFTERNOON...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft. Areas of
fog. Showers likely this morning. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.TONIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Gusts up to 35 kt after midnight.
Waves 2 to 4 ft. At the bay entrance, waves 3 to 5 ft, building
to 5 to 7 ft after midnight. A chance of showers in the evening,
then showers with a chance of tstms after midnight. Areas of fog
in the evening. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.FRI...S winds 20 to 25 kt. Gusts up to 45 kt, decreasing to
35 kt in the afternoon. Waves 6 to 9 ft. At the bay entrance,
waves 6 to 9 ft, building to 8 to 10 ft in the afternoon. Showers
with a chance of tstms in the morning, then a chance of showers
in the afternoon. Vsby 1 NM or less, increasing to 1 to 3 NM in
the afternoon.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Waves
5 to 7 ft, except 7 to 9 ft at the bay entrance.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt.
Waves 4 to 6 ft.
.SUN...W winds around 10 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Waves 2 to
4 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Waves
2 to 4 ft. A chance of showers.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 2 to 4 ft.
 
 
 
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Rhode Island Sound:
Rhode Island Sound-
1001 AM EDT Thu Apr 11 2024
 
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY
EVENING...
 
.THIS AFTERNOON...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Areas of
fog. Showers likely this morning. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.TONIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, becoming
S 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 40 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to
5 ft, building to 5 to 7 ft after midnight. Areas of fog in the
evening. Showers after midnight. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.FRI...S winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 45 kt. Seas 9 to
12 ft. Showers with a chance of tstms in the morning, then a
chance of showers in the afternoon. Vsby 1 NM or less, increasing
to 1 to 3 NM in the afternoon.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas
8 to 10 ft.
.SAT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 7 to
9 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas
5 to 8 ft, subsiding to 4 to 6 ft after midnight.
.SUN...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 3 to
5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft. A chance of showers.
.MON...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. A chance of showers.
.MON NIGHT...W winds around 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
 
 
 
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Buzzards Bay:
Buzzards Bay-
1001 AM EDT Thu Apr 11 2024
 
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY
EVENING...
 
.THIS AFTERNOON...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Areas of
fog. Showers likely. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.TONIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, becoming
S 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to
3 ft, building to 4 to 6 ft after midnight. A chance of showers
in the evening, then showers after midnight. Areas of fog in the
evening. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.FRI...S winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 45 kt. Seas 6 to
8 ft. Showers with a chance of tstms in the morning, then a
chance of showers in the afternoon. Vsby 1 NM or less, increasing
to 1 to 3 NM in the afternoon.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas
5 to 7 ft.
.SAT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 4 to
6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft.
.SUN...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to
4 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas
2 to 4 ft. A chance of showers.
.MON...W winds around 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers.
.MON NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft.
 
 
 
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Cape Cod Bay:
1001 AM EDT Thu Apr 11 2024
 
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY
EVENING...
 
.THIS AFTERNOON...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Areas of
fog. Showers likely. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, becoming
S 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to
3 ft, building to 3 to 5 ft after midnight. Areas of fog in the
evening. Showers after midnight. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.FRI...S winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 45 kt. Seas 5 to
7 ft. A chance of tstms. Showers in the morning, then showers
likely in the afternoon. Vsby 1 NM or less, increasing to 1 to
3 NM in the afternoon.
.FRI NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas
4 to 6 ft.
.SAT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to
5 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.SUN...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to
3 ft.
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt,
becoming W. Seas around 2 ft. A chance of showers.
.MON NIGHT...W winds around 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft.
 

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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