Daily Update
RI / Southern Massachusetts
April 30, 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)
Tides / Currents
Tides:
Newport:
Date Day Time Pred High/Low
2024/04/30 Tue 12:53 AM 3.44 H
2024/04/30 Tue 06:32 AM 0.50 L
2024/04/30 Tue 01:30 PM 2.98 H
2024/04/30 Tue 06:31 PM 0.49 L
2024/05/01 Wed 01:53 AM 3.44 H
2024/05/01 Wed 07:50 AM 0.53 L
2024/05/01 Wed 02:28 PM 3.14 H
2024/05/01 Wed 07:52 PM 0.54 L
Providence:
Date Day Time Pred High/Low
2024/04/30 Tue 01:15 AM 4.39 H
2024/04/30 Tue 06:35 AM 0.76 L
2024/04/30 Tue 01:49 PM 4.01 H
2024/04/30 Tue 06:45 PM 0.76 L
2024/05/01 Wed 02:12 AM 4.42 H
2024/05/01 Wed 07:40 AM 0.83 L
2024/05/01 Wed 02:44 PM 4.18 H
2024/05/01 Wed 07:57 PM 0.82 L
Weather / Marine Zone Forecast
Providence Weather:
Today
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 61. Southeast wind 6 to 8 mph.
Tonight
A chance of showers, mainly between 10pm and 3am. Patchy fog after 2am. Otherwise, cloudy, with a low around 45. East wind around 7 mph becoming northeast after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Wednesday
A chance of rain, mainly between 9am and noon. Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high near 61. Northeast wind around 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Wednesday Night
Patchy fog after 2am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 44. East wind around 6 mph becoming light and variable after midnight.
Thursday
A slight chance of showers after 9am. Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 64. South wind 6 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Thursday Night
A slight chance of showers before 9pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 45. Southwest wind around 10 mph becoming north after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Friday
Partly sunny, with a high near 59. Northeast wind around 11 mph.
Friday Night
Patchy fog after 2am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 44. Northeast wind 6 to 10 mph.
Saturday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 59. Northeast wind around 10 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 44. East wind 7 to 9 mph.
Sunday
A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 60. South wind 9 to 11 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Sunday Night
A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48. South wind 9 to 11 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Monday
A chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 71. West wind 10 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Narragansett Bay:
Narragansett Bay:
704 AM EDT Tue Apr 30 2024
.TODAY...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE 10 to 15 kt with gusts
up to 20 kt this afternoon. Waves around 2 ft. A slight chance of
showers with isolated tstms this morning.
.TONIGHT...E winds around 10 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, becoming
NE after midnight. Waves around 2 ft. A chance of rain in the
evening. Patchy fog after midnight with vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.WED...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft. A chance of rain
in the morning.
.WED NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft. Patchy fog
after midnight with vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.THU...S winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Waves around 2 ft.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds around 10 kt, becoming N after midnight.
Waves around 2 ft.
.FRI THROUGH SAT NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft.
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Rhode Island Sound:
.TODAY...E winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas around
2 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at 3 seconds and S 2 ft at 6 seconds. A
slight chance of showers with isolated tstms this morning.
.TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the evening.
Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 5 seconds and E 1 ft at
11 seconds. Patchy fog. A chance of rain. Vsby 1 to 3 NM,
decreasing to 1 NM or less after midnight.
.WED...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: NE
2 ft at 4 seconds and S 2 ft at 6 seconds. A chance of rain in
the morning.
.WED NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: S
2 ft at 6 seconds and E 1 ft at 4 seconds. Patchy fog after
midnight with vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.THU...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft
at 6 seconds and E 1 ft at 12 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds around 10 kt, becoming N with gusts up to
20 kt after midnight. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at
5 seconds and SE 1 ft at 12 seconds.
.FRI THROUGH SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to
20 kt. Seas around 2 ft.
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Buzzards Bay:
.TODAY...E winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt this
afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: E 1 ft at 3 seconds
and SW 1 ft at 5 seconds. A chance of showers with isolated tstms
this morning.
.TONIGHT...E winds around 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave
Detail: SE 1 ft at 4 seconds and E 1 ft at 10 seconds. A chance
of rain. Patchy fog after midnight with vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.WED...NE winds around 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail:
NE 1 ft at 3 seconds and S 1 ft at 6 seconds. A chance of rain in
the morning.
.WED NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE after midnight. Seas
1 foot or less. Wave Detail: NE 1 ft at 2 seconds and SW 1 ft at
6 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight with vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.THU...S winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: SW 1 ft at 3 seconds
and E 1 ft at 5 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning with vsby 1 to
3 NM.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds around 10 kt, becoming N after midnight.
Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: SW 1 ft at 3 seconds and E 1 ft
at 5 seconds.
.FRI THROUGH SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 1 foot or
less.
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Cape Cod Bay:
.TODAY...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: E
2 ft at 11 seconds and NE 1 ft at 4 seconds. A chance of showers
this morning.
.TONIGHT...E winds around 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: E
2 ft at 10 seconds and SE 1 ft at 4 seconds. A chance of rain.
.WED...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft in the morning, then
1 foot or less. Wave Detail: NE 1 ft at 3 seconds and S 1 ft at
4 seconds. A chance of rain in the morning.
.WED NIGHT...E winds around 5 kt, becoming SE around 5 kt after
midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: E 1 ft at 3 seconds
and S 1 ft at 4 seconds. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.THU...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: S
1 ft at 4 seconds and NE 1 ft at 4 seconds. Patchy fog in the
morning. A chance of showers in the afternoon. Vsby 1 to 3 NM in
the morning.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds around 10 kt, becoming N after midnight.
Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: SW 1 ft at 2 seconds and E 1 ft
at 4 seconds. A chance of showers in the evening.
.FRI THROUGH SAT NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft.
Seas are reported as significant wave height, which is the
average of the highest third of the waves. Individual wave
heights may be more than twice the significant wave height.
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.