Daily Update
RI / Southern Massachusetts
May 10, 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
2024/05/10 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
2024/05/11 Sat 04:39 AM 0.14 L
2024/05/11 Sat 11:07 AM 3.53 H
2024/05/11 Sat 04:09 PM 0.17 L
2024/05/11 Sat 11:31 PM 3.89 H
Providence:
Date Day Time Pred High/Low
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
2024/05/11 Sat 04:17 AM 0.30 L
2024/05/11 Sat 11:27 AM 4.51 H
2024/05/11 Sat 04:16 PM 0.27 L
2024/05/11 Sat 11:48 PM 4.79 H
Weather / Marine Zone Forecast
Providence Weather:
This Afternoon
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 58. Northeast wind around 11 mph.
Tonight
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 43. North wind 6 to 8 mph.
Saturday
Increasing clouds, with a high near 58. Northeast wind 8 to 11 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 41. East wind 5 to 7 mph becoming calm after midnight.
Sunday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 58. Light and variable wind becoming northeast around 6 mph in the morning.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 42. West wind around 6 mph.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 66. Southwest wind 7 to 15 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51. Southwest wind around 15 mph.
Tuesday
A chance of showers after 4pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 72. Southwest wind 14 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Tuesday Night
A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 55. South wind 14 to 16 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Wednesday
A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 66. South wind around 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Wednesday Night
A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52. North wind around 14 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 69. North wind around 14 mph.
Narragansett Bay:
Narragansett Bay:
.THIS AFTERNOON...NE winds around 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt.
Waves around 2 ft. A slight chance of showers.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the
evening. Waves around 2 ft.
.SAT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt
after midnight. Waves 2 to 3 ft.
.SUN...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE in the afternoon. Waves
around 2 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt.
Waves 2 to 3 ft.
.TUE...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Waves 2 to
3 ft. A chance of showers.
.TUE NIGHT...S winds around 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Waves
2 to 4 ft. A chance of rain.
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Rhode Island Sound:
.THIS AFTERNOON...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave
Detail: NE 3 ft at 4 seconds and E 2 ft at 10 seconds. A slight
chance of showers.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NE 3 ft at 4 seconds and E
2 ft at 7 seconds.
.SAT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NE
3 ft at 4 seconds and E 2 ft at 7 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt
after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NE 2 ft at 4 seconds
and SE 2 ft at 7 seconds.
.SUN...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE in the afternoon. Seas
around 2 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at 9 seconds and NE 1 foot at
3 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail:
E 2 ft at 9 seconds and SW 1 foot at 2 seconds.
.MON THROUGH TUE...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt.
Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S winds around 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft. A chance of rain.
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Buzzards Bay:
.THIS AFTERNOON...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave
Detail: NE 2 ft at 3 seconds and S 1 foot at 7 seconds. A slight
chance of showers.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NE 2 ft at 3 seconds and S
1 foot at 8 seconds.
.SAT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: NE
2 ft at 3 seconds and S 1 foot at 8 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt
after midnight. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: NE 2 ft at
3 seconds and E 2 ft at 7 seconds.
.SUN...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E in the afternoon. Seas
1 foot or less. Wave Detail: NE 1 foot at 2 seconds and S 1 foot
at 8 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave
Detail: SW 1 foot at 2 seconds and NE 1 foot at 2 seconds.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt.
Seas around 2 ft.
.TUE...SW winds around 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to
4 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S winds around 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas
2 to 4 ft. A chance of rain.
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Cape Cod Bay:
.THIS AFTERNOON...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
7 seconds. A slight chance of showers.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NE
2 ft at 4 seconds and S 1 foot at 7 seconds.
.SAT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft
at 3 seconds and S 1 foot at 8 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E
3 ft at 7 seconds and NE 2 ft at 3 seconds.
.SUN...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft
at 8 seconds and NE 1 foot at 4 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: E
2 ft at 8 seconds and NE 1 foot at 4 seconds.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt.
Seas around 2 ft.
.TUE...SW winds around 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to
4 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S winds around 15 kt with gusts up to 25 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.