Daily Update
RI / Southern Massachusetts
May 09, 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
2024/05/09 Thu 03:12 AM -0.26 L
2024/05/09 Thu 09:26 AM 3.87 H
2024/05/09 Thu 02:37 PM -0.24 L
2024/05/09 Thu 09:49 PM 4.60 H
2024/05/10 Fri 03:57 AM -0.09 L
2024/05/10 Fri 10:16 AM 3.72 H
2024/05/10 Fri 03:23 PM -0.06 L
2024/05/10 Fri 10:39 PM 4.27 H
Providence:
Date Day Time Pred High/Low
2024/05/09 Thu 02:45 AM -0.11 L
2024/05/09 Thu 09:44 AM 4.92 H
2024/05/09 Thu 02:39 PM -0.19 L
2024/05/09 Thu 10:04 PM 5.61 H
2024/05/10 Fri 03:32 AM 0.06 L
2024/05/10 Fri 10:35 AM 4.73 H
2024/05/10 Fri 03:28 PM 0.03 L
2024/05/10 Fri 10:55 PM 5.22 H
Weather / Marine Zone Forecast
Providence Weather:
Today
Partly sunny, with a high near 64. North wind 6 to 10 mph.
Tonight
A chance of showers, mainly after 9pm. Cloudy, with a low around 46. Northeast wind 6 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Friday
A slight chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 56. Northeast wind 9 to 11 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Friday Night
A slight chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 42. North wind 5 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 58. Northeast wind 6 to 10 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 42. East wind 6 to 10 mph becoming north after midnight.
Sunday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 58. Northeast wind 7 to 10 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon.
Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 44. South wind 6 to 9 mph becoming west after midnight.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 65. Southwest wind 7 to 11 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50. Southwest wind around 11 mph.
Tuesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 71. Southwest wind 10 to 14 mph.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 53. Southwest wind 10 to 13 mph.
Wednesday
A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 67. South wind 10 to 14 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%
Narragansett Bay:
Narragansett Bay:
.TODAY...NW winds 5 to 10 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, becoming NE
this afternoon. Waves around 2 ft. A slight chance of showers
this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt after midnight.
Waves around 2 ft. A chance of showers.
.FRI...NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Waves around
2 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft.
.SUN THROUGH MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft.
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Rhode Island Sound:
.TODAY...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE this afternoon. Seas
2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 6 seconds and N 1 foot at
3 seconds. Patchy fog this morning. A slight chance of showers
this afternoon. Vsby 1 NM or less this morning.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to
3 ft. Wave Detail: NE 3 ft at 4 seconds and S 3 ft at 6 seconds.
A chance of showers.
.FRI...NE winds around 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to
3 ft. Wave Detail: NE 3 ft at 4 seconds and S 2 ft at 7 seconds.
A chance of showers.
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the
evening. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NE 3 ft at 4 seconds and S
2 ft at 8 seconds. A chance of showers after midnight.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave
Detail: NE 3 ft at 4 seconds and S 2 ft at 8 seconds.
.SUN THROUGH MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to
20 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 4 seconds and SE
3 ft at 5 seconds.
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Buzzards Bay:
.TODAY...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE this afternoon. Seas
around 2 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 6 seconds and N 1 foot at
4 seconds. Patchy fog this morning with vsby 1 NM or less.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt after
midnight. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 6 seconds and
NE 1 foot at 3 seconds.
.FRI...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 S 1 foot at
7 seconds. A chance of showers in the morning.
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the
evening. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NE 2 ft at 3 seconds and S
1 foot at 7 seconds. A chance of showers after midnight.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N 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
9 seconds.
.SUN THROUGH MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 2 ft.
Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 3 seconds and NE 1 foot at 2 seconds.
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Cape Cod Bay:
.TODAY...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N this afternoon. Gusts
up to 20 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds
and S 1 foot at 6 seconds. Patchy fog this morning with vsby 1 NM
or less.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt after
midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds and S
1 foot at 6 seconds.
.FRI...NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to
3 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds and S 1 foot at 6 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds around 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail:
N 2 ft at 5 seconds and S 1 foot at 7 seconds.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave
Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds and S 1 foot at 8 seconds.
.SUN THROUGH MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to
20 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NE 2 ft at 4 seconds and SE
1 foot at 8 seconds.
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.
