Daily Update
RI / Southern Massachusetts
May 07, 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
2024/05/07 Tue 01:31 AM -0.34 L
2024/05/07 Tue 07:47 AM 3.97 H
2024/05/07 Tue 01:06 PM -0.40 L
2024/05/07 Tue 08:11 PM 4.90 H
2024/05/08 Wed 02:23 AM -0.35 L
2024/05/08 Wed 08:37 AM 3.96 H
2024/05/08 Wed 01:50 PM -0.36 L
2024/05/08 Wed 08:59 PM 4.83 H
Providence:
Date Day Time Pred High/Low
2024/05/07 Tue 01:09 AM -0.17 L
2024/05/07 Tue 08:03 AM 5.05 H
2024/05/07 Tue 01:07 PM -0.40 L
2024/05/07 Tue 08:25 PM 5.98 H
2024/05/08 Wed 01:57 AM -0.19 L
2024/05/08 Wed 08:53 AM 5.04 H
2024/05/08 Wed 01:52 PM -0.34 L
2024/05/08 Wed 09:14 PM 5.89 H
Weather / Marine Zone Forecast
Providence Weather:
Today
Sunny, with a high near 77. North wind around 7 mph becoming west in the afternoon.
Tonight
Patchy fog after 3am. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with a low around 50. South wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Wednesday
Showers likely, with thunderstorms also possible after noon. Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high near 59. Light southeast wind becoming south 5 to 9 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Wednesday Night
A chance of showers, mainly before 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52. Light and variable wind becoming south around 6 mph in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Thursday
A chance of rain, mainly after 11am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 66. Northwest wind 7 to 9 mph becoming east in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Thursday Night
Rain likely, mainly before 10pm. Cloudy, with a low around 47. Northeast wind 11 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Friday
A chance of rain before 4pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 56. Northeast wind 11 to 14 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Friday Night
A chance of rain between 10pm and 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 44. North wind around 11 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Saturday
A chance of rain before 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 58. Northwest wind 11 to 14 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Saturday Night
A chance of rain after 3am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 44. South wind around 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Sunday
A chance of rain. Partly sunny, with a high near 63. South wind 8 to 14 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Sunday Night
A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 45. South wind 9 to 11 mph becoming west after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Monday
Partly sunny, with a high near 64. West wind 9 to 14 mph.
Narragansett Bay:
.THIS AFTERNOON...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt.
Waves around 2 ft.
.TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft. Patchy fog.
Vsby 1 to 3 NM, decreasing to 1 NM or less after midnight.
.WED...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft. A chance of
showers. Patchy fog in the morning with vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.WED NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W after midnight. Waves
around 2 ft. A chance of showers in the evening.
.THU...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E 10 to 15 kt with gusts up
to 20 kt in the afternoon. Waves 2 to 3 ft. A chance of rain.
.THU NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Waves
2 to 3 ft. Rain likely, mainly in the evening.
.FRI THROUGH SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to
20 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. A chance of rain
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Rhode Island Sound:
.THIS AFTERNOON...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE. Seas around
2 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 6 seconds and SE 1 foot at
10 seconds. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: S
2 ft at 7 seconds and E 1 foot at 11 seconds. Patchy fog. Vsby
1 NM or less.
.WED...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at
7 seconds and E 1 foot at 12 seconds. A chance of showers. Patchy
fog in the morning with vsby 1 NM or less.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W after midnight. Seas
2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 7 seconds and E 1 foot at
11 seconds. A chance of showers.
.THU...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 7 seconds and
E 2 ft at 11 seconds. A chance of rain.
.THU NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas
2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 6 seconds. Rain likely, mainly
in the evening with vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt.
Seas 3 to 4 ft. A chance of rain.
.SAT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 3 to
4 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds around 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. A chance of
rain.
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Buzzards Bay:
.THIS AFTERNOON...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E. Seas 1 foot or
less. Wave Detail: SW 1 foot at 5 seconds and E 1 foot at
8 seconds.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less, then around
2 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: S 1 foot at 4 seconds and E
1 foot at 10 seconds, becoming S 1 foot at 6 seconds and E 1 foot
at 11 seconds. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.WED...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: S
1 foot at 7 seconds and E 1 foot at 11 seconds. A chance of
showers in the morning, then showers likely in the afternoon.
Patchy fog in the morning with vsby 1 NM or less.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W after midnight. Seas
around 2 ft in the evening, then 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: S
1 foot at 5 seconds and E 1 foot at 11 seconds, becoming SW
1 foot at 5 seconds and E 1 foot at 11 seconds. A chance of
showers.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt.
Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: NE 2 ft at 3 seconds and W 1 foot
at 5 seconds. A chance of rain.
.FRI...NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to
3 ft. Wave Detail: NE 2 ft at 3 seconds and S 1 foot at
7 seconds. Rain likely.
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up
to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of rain
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Cape Cod Bay:
.THIS AFTERNOON...N winds around 5 kt, becoming NE. Seas around
2 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at 8 seconds and NW 1 foot at
2 seconds. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.TONIGHT...SW winds around 5 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: E
2 ft at 8 seconds and S 1 foot at 2 seconds. Patchy fog. Vsby
1 NM or less.
.WED...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less, then around 2 ft
in the afternoon. Wave Detail: S 1 foot at 4 seconds and E 1 foot
at 7 seconds, becoming S 1 foot at 2 seconds and E 1 foot at
7 seconds. A chance of showers in the morning, then showers
likely in the afternoon. Patchy fog in the morning with vsby 1 NM
or less.
.WED NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W after midnight. Seas
around 2 ft in the evening, then 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: S
1 foot at 2 seconds and E 1 foot at 8 seconds, becoming S 1 foot
at 2 seconds and E 1 foot at 6 seconds. Showers likely, mainly in
the evening.
.THU...N winds around 10 kt, becoming NE in the afternoon. Seas
around 2 ft. Wave Detail: NW 1 foot at 3 seconds and E 1 foot at
9 seconds. A chance of rain.
.THU NIGHT...NE winds around 10 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas
2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NE 2 ft at 3 seconds. A chance of rain in
the evening, then rain likely after midnight.
.FRI...NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to
4 ft. Rain.
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt.
Seas 3 to 5 ft. A chance of rain.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds around 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. A chance of
rain.
Narragansett Bay:
.THIS AFTERNOON...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt.
Waves around 2 ft.
.TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft. Patchy fog.
Vsby 1 to 3 NM, decreasing to 1 NM or less after midnight.
.WED...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft. A chance of
showers. Patchy fog in the morning with vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.WED NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W after midnight. Waves
around 2 ft. A chance of showers in the evening.
.THU...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E 10 to 15 kt with gusts up
to 20 kt in the afternoon. Waves 2 to 3 ft. A chance of rain.
.THU NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Waves
2 to 3 ft. Rain likely, mainly in the evening.
.FRI THROUGH SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to
20 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. A chance of rain
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Rhode Island Sound:
.THIS AFTERNOON...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE. Seas around
2 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 6 seconds and SE 1 foot at
10 seconds. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: S
2 ft at 7 seconds and E 1 foot at 11 seconds. Patchy fog. Vsby
1 NM or less.
.WED...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at
7 seconds and E 1 foot at 12 seconds. A chance of showers. Patchy
fog in the morning with vsby 1 NM or less.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W after midnight. Seas
2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 7 seconds and E 1 foot at
11 seconds. A chance of showers.
.THU...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 7 seconds and
E 2 ft at 11 seconds. A chance of rain.
.THU NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas
2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 6 seconds. Rain likely, mainly
in the evening with vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt.
Seas 3 to 4 ft. A chance of rain.
.SAT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 3 to
4 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds around 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. A chance of
rain.
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Buzzards Bay:
.THIS AFTERNOON...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E. Seas 1 foot or
less. Wave Detail: SW 1 foot at 5 seconds and E 1 foot at
8 seconds.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less, then around
2 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: S 1 foot at 4 seconds and E
1 foot at 10 seconds, becoming S 1 foot at 6 seconds and E 1 foot
at 11 seconds. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.WED...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: S
1 foot at 7 seconds and E 1 foot at 11 seconds. A chance of
showers in the morning, then showers likely in the afternoon.
Patchy fog in the morning with vsby 1 NM or less.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W after midnight. Seas
around 2 ft in the evening, then 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: S
1 foot at 5 seconds and E 1 foot at 11 seconds, becoming SW
1 foot at 5 seconds and E 1 foot at 11 seconds. A chance of
showers.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt.
Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: NE 2 ft at 3 seconds and W 1 foot
at 5 seconds. A chance of rain.
.FRI...NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to
3 ft. Wave Detail: NE 2 ft at 3 seconds and S 1 foot at
7 seconds. Rain likely.
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up
to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of rain
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Cape Cod Bay:
.THIS AFTERNOON...N winds around 5 kt, becoming NE. Seas around
2 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at 8 seconds and NW 1 foot at
2 seconds. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.TONIGHT...SW winds around 5 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: E
2 ft at 8 seconds and S 1 foot at 2 seconds. Patchy fog. Vsby
1 NM or less.
.WED...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less, then around 2 ft
in the afternoon. Wave Detail: S 1 foot at 4 seconds and E 1 foot
at 7 seconds, becoming S 1 foot at 2 seconds and E 1 foot at
7 seconds. A chance of showers in the morning, then showers
likely in the afternoon. Patchy fog in the morning with vsby 1 NM
or less.
.WED NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W after midnight. Seas
around 2 ft in the evening, then 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: S
1 foot at 2 seconds and E 1 foot at 8 seconds, becoming S 1 foot
at 2 seconds and E 1 foot at 6 seconds. Showers likely, mainly in
the evening.
.THU...N winds around 10 kt, becoming NE in the afternoon. Seas
around 2 ft. Wave Detail: NW 1 foot at 3 seconds and E 1 foot at
9 seconds. A chance of rain.
.THU NIGHT...NE winds around 10 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas
2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NE 2 ft at 3 seconds. A chance of rain in
the evening, then rain likely after midnight.
.FRI...NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to
4 ft. Rain.
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt.
Seas 3 to 5 ft. A chance of rain.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds around 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. A chance of
rain.
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.