Daily Update
RI / Southern Massachusetts
April 12, 2024
Notices
Homeland Security Advisory System
*********************************
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
*********************************
The Port of Providence and Narragansett Bay are currently utilizing Eastern Standard Time (GMT - 4 )
Current Maximum drafts at Terminals in feet:
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
2024/04/12 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
2024/04/13 Sat 05:42 AM 0.28 L
2024/04/13 Sat 12:23 PM 3.27 H
2024/04/13 Sat 05:16 PM 0.26 L
Providence:
Date Day Time Pred High/Low
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
2024/04/13 Sat 12:09 AM 4.86 H
2024/04/13 Sat 05:23 AM 0.37 L
2024/04/13 Sat 12:42 PM 4.21 H
2024/04/13 Sat 05:25 PM 0.33 L
********************************************************************
Weather / Marine Zone Forecast
Providence Weather:
Today
A chance of showers, mainly before 1pm. Patchy fog before 1pm. Otherwise, cloudy, with a high near 61. Breezy, with a south wind 17 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 46 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Tonight
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 46. South wind 6 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
Saturday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 54. Southwest wind 11 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 42. West wind 10 to 14 mph.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 61. Southwest wind 9 to 13 mph.
Sunday Night
A chance of showers, mainly between 8pm and 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 47. Southwest wind 10 to 14 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 65. Northwest wind around 9 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 44. West wind 7 to 9 mph.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 67. West wind 8 to 14 mph.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 45. Southwest wind 8 to 10 mph becoming southeast after midnight.
Wednesday
A chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 63. South wind 8 to 11 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Wednesday Night
A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48. South wind 9 to 11 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Thursday
A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 63. West wind 9 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%
Narragansett Bay:
Narragansett Bay:
1001 AM EDT Fri Apr 12 2024
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING...
.THIS AFTERNOON...S winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 40 kt.
Waves around 4 ft, except 6 to 9 ft at the bay entrance. Patchy
fog. A chance of showers with a slight chance of tstms. A slight
chance of showers. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.TONIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Gusts up to 30 kt. Waves 2 to 4 ft, except 6 to 9 ft at
the bay entrance.
.SAT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Waves 4 to
6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Waves
4 to 6 ft.
.SUN...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Waves 2 to 4 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt
after midnight. Gusts up to 25 kt. Waves 2 to 4 ft. A chance of
showers.
.MON THROUGH TUE NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt with gusts up to
20 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft.
*************************************************************
Rhode Island Sound:
1001 AM EDT Fri Apr 12 2024
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING...
.THIS AFTERNOON...S winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt.
Seas 10 to 12 ft. Patchy fog. A chance of showers with a slight
chance of tstms. A slight chance of showers. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.TONIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 9 to
12 ft, subsiding to 7 to 10 ft after midnight.
.SAT...SW winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas 7 to
9 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas
5 to 8 ft.
.SUN...W winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to
5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt
after midnight. Seas 4 to 5 ft. A chance of showers.
.MON...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to
4 ft.
*************************************************************
Buzzards Bay:
Buzzards Bay-
1001 AM EDT Fri Apr 12 2024
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING...
.THIS AFTERNOON...S winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt.
Seas 7 to 9 ft. Patchy fog. A slight chance of tstms. Showers
likely, then a chance of showers. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.TONIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 6 to
9 ft, subsiding to 5 to 7 ft after midnight.
.SAT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to 25 kt in the
afternoon. 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
4 to 6 ft.
.SUN...W winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to
4 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas
2 to 4 ft. A chance of showers.
.MON THROUGH TUE NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
***********************************************************
Cape Cod Bay:
Cape Cod Bay-
1001 AM EDT Fri Apr 12 2024
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING...
.THIS AFTERNOON...S winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt.
Seas 5 to 8 ft. Patchy fog. Showers with a slight chance of
tstms. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.TONIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 4 to
6 ft, subsiding to 3 to 4 ft after midnight.
.SAT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to
5 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W winds around 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 3 ft. A chance of showers.
.MON THROUGH TUE NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft.
Port / Terminal Restrictions
Cape Cod Canal Air Draft Restriction
*********************************
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.