Daily Update
RI / Southern Massachusetts
April 16, 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:
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
2024/04/19 Fri 05:50 AM 2.91 H
2024/04/19 Fri 11:41 AM 0.48 L
2024/04/19 Fri 06:08 PM 3.26 H
2024/04/19 Fri 11:52 PM 0.42 L
2024/04/20 Sat 06:31 AM 3.00 H
2024/04/20 Sat 12:06 PM 0.32 L
2024/04/20 Sat 06:48 PM 3.47 H
Providence:
Date Day Time Pred High/Low
2024/04/19 Fri 05:59 AM 3.65 H
2024/04/19 Fri 11:14 AM 0.90 L
2024/04/19 Fri 06:18 PM 4.07 H
2024/04/19 Fri 11:29 PM 0.71 L
2024/04/20 Sat 06:44 AM 3.79 H
2024/04/20 Sat 11:51 AM 0.65 L
2024/04/20 Sat 07:01 PM 4.33 H
Weather / Marine Zone Forecast
Providence Weather:
Today
Partly sunny, with a high near 59. East wind 5 to 9 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon.
Tonight
Showers, mainly after 2am. Patchy fog after 4am. Low around 45. South wind 5 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Saturday
Showers before 2pm, then a slight chance of showers after 5pm. Patchy fog before 9am. High near 64. Light and variable wind becoming west 5 to 9 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Saturday Night
A slight chance of showers before 9pm. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming clear, with a low around 39. Northwest wind 9 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 60. West wind 10 to 14 mph.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 40. Southwest wind 8 to 11 mph.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 62. West wind 11 to 14 mph.
Monday Night
Clear, with a low around 36. Northwest wind 6 to 10 mph.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 60. South wind 7 to 16 mph.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 43. South wind 14 to 16 mph.
Wednesday
A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 60. Breezy, with a south wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Wednesday Night
A chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 35. Northwest wind 16 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 54. Breezy, with a west wind 16 to 20 mph.
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Narragansett Bay:
Narragansett Bay:
1001 AM EDT Fri Apr 19 2024
.THIS AFTERNOON...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft.
.TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft. Patchy fog
after midnight. Showers after midnight.
.SAT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft. Showers, mainly in
the morning. Patchy fog in the morning with vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.SAT NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Waves
around 2 ft.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt.
Waves 2 to 3 ft.
.MON THROUGH TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to
20 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft.
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Rhode Island Sound:
1001 AM EDT Fri Apr 19 2024
.THIS AFTERNOON...E winds around 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave
Detail: SE 3 ft at 7 seconds and E 1 ft at 3 seconds.
.TONIGHT...SE winds around 10 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the
evening. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 7 seconds and E
1 ft at 3 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. Showers likely
after midnight.
.SAT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft
at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 4 seconds. Showers, mainly in the
morning. Patchy fog in the morning with vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.SAT NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas
2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 4 seconds and SE 2 ft at
7 seconds.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt.
Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 4 seconds and SE 2 ft at
7 seconds.
.MON THROUGH TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to
25 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
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Buzzards Bay:
1001 AM EDT Fri Apr 19 2024
.THIS AFTERNOON...E winds around 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave
Detail: SE 2 ft at 7 seconds and E 1 ft at 2 seconds.
.TONIGHT...S winds around 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: S
2 ft at 4 seconds and SE 1 ft at 3 seconds. Showers likely after
midnight.
.SAT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SW
2 ft at 3 seconds and SE 2 ft at 6 seconds. Patchy fog. Showers,
mainly in the morning with vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.SAT NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas
around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 5 seconds and E 1 ft at
5 seconds.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt.
Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 4 seconds and SE 1 ft at
6 seconds.
.MON THROUGH TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to
20 kt. Seas around 2 ft.
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Cape Cod Bay:
1001 AM EDT Fri Apr 19 2024
.THIS AFTERNOON...E winds around 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave
Detail: SE 2 ft at 4 seconds and E 1 ft at 11 seconds.
.TONIGHT...S winds around 10 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the
evening. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 1 ft at 3 seconds and
S 1 ft at 4 seconds. Showers likely after midnight.
.SAT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft
at 4 seconds and E 1 ft at 4 seconds. Patchy fog. Showers. Vsby
1 to 3 NM in the morning.
.SAT NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas
around 2 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 3 seconds and SE 1 ft at
6 seconds.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt.
Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds and SE 1 ft
at 6 seconds.
.MON THROUGH TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to
25 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 32 ft. Vessels over 28 ft will need tide window for transit.
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