Daily Update
RI / Southern Massachusetts
May 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
2024/05/30 Thu 01:36 AM 3.68 H
2024/05/30 Thu 07:24 AM 0.34 L
2024/05/30 Thu 02:12 PM 3.59 H
2024/05/30 Thu 07:49 PM 0.56 L
2024/05/31 Fri 02:33 AM 3.60 H
2024/05/31 Fri 08:30 AM 0.29 L
2024/05/31 Fri 03:10 PM 3.80 H
2024/05/31 Fri 09:27 PM 0.49 L
Providence:
Date Day Time Pred High/Low
2024/05/30 Thu 01:55 AM 4.75 H
2024/05/30 Thu 07:16 AM 0.58 L
2024/05/30 Thu 02:27 PM 4.67 H
2024/05/30 Thu 07:40 PM 0.88 L
2024/05/31 Fri 02:50 AM 4.69 H
2024/05/31 Fri 08:18 AM 0.52 L
2024/05/31 Fri 03:22 PM 4.88 H
2024/05/31 Fri 08:57 PM 0.87 L
Weather / Marine Zone Forecast
Providence Weather:
Today
Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before noon, then a chance of showers. High near 62. North wind 9 to 11 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Tonight
Partly cloudy, with a low around 49. Northwest wind 3 to 5 mph.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 72. North wind around 7 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 53. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming light and variable in the evening.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 77. North wind 5 to 7 mph becoming northeast in the afternoon.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 55. South wind around 6 mph becoming light and variable in the evening.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 79. Southwest wind 3 to 8 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 57. Southwest wind 3 to 6 mph.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 80. Light and variable wind becoming east 5 to 7 mph in the morning.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 58. South wind around 6 mph becoming light and variable in the evening.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 79. Light south wind increasing to 5 to 9 mph in the morning.
Tuesday Night
A chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 59. South wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Wednesday
A chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 78. South wind 5 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Narragansett Bay:
Narragansett Bay:
.THIS AFTERNOON...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt. Waves
around 2 ft. A chance of showers. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.TONIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft.
.FRI...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. Waves
around 2 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW after midnight.
Waves around 2 ft in the evening, then 1 foot or less.
.SAT...N winds around 5 kt, becoming E in the afternoon. Waves
1 foot or less.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 foot or less.
.SUN THROUGH MON NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft.
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Rhode Island Sound:
.THIS AFTERNOON...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt. Seas
2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 3 seconds and S 2 ft at
7 seconds. A chance of showers this morning.
.TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt,
diminishing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave
Detail: N 2 ft at 3 seconds and S 2 ft at 7 seconds.
.FRI...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. Seas
around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 7 seconds and N 1 foot at
3 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW after midnight.
Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 7 seconds and NE 1 foot
at 2 seconds.
.SAT...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE in the afternoon. Seas
1 foot or less. Wave Detail: N 1 foot at 3 seconds and S 1 foot
at 7 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds around 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave
Detail: S 1 foot at 3 seconds and E 1 foot at 3 seconds.
.SUN THROUGH MON NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft.
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Buzzards Bay:
.THIS AFTERNOON...N winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt
with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at
8 seconds and N 1 foot at 3 seconds. A chance of showers. Vsby
1 to 3 NM.
.TONIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the evening.
Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: N 1 foot at 3 seconds and S 1 foot
at 7 seconds.
.FRI...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E in the afternoon. Seas
1 foot or less. Wave Detail: N 1 foot at 3 seconds and S 1 foot
at 7 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW after midnight.
Seas around 2 ft in the evening, then 1 foot or less. Wave
Detail: SW 1 foot at 2 seconds and NE 1 foot at 4 seconds,
becoming W 1 foot at 3 seconds and NE 1 foot at 4 seconds.
.SAT...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E in the afternoon. Seas
1 foot or less. Wave Detail: N 1 foot at 4 seconds and SE 1 foot
at 7 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave
Detail: E 1 foot at 3 seconds and S 1 foot at 3 seconds.
.SUN THROUGH MON NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or
less.
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Cape Cod Bay:
.THIS AFTERNOON...NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt.
Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds and SE 2 ft at
8 seconds. A chance of showers. Isolated tstms. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.TONIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the evening.
Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds and SE 2 ft at
7 seconds. A chance of showers in the evening.
.FRI...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft
at 7 seconds and N 1 foot at 4 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW after midnight.
Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: N 1 foot at 4 seconds and E
1 foot at 7 seconds.
.SAT...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE in the afternoon. Seas
1 foot or less. Wave Detail: N 1 foot at 4 seconds and SE 1 foot
at 7 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight. Seas
1 foot or less. Wave Detail: NE 1 foot at 3 seconds and SW 1 foot
at 3 seconds.
.SUN THROUGH MON NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or
less.
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.