Daily Update
RI / Southern Massachusetts
May 31, 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
2024/05/31 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
2024/06/01 Sat 03:33 AM 3.52 H
2024/06/01 Sat 09:28 AM 0.18 L
2024/06/01 Sat 04:10 PM 4.04 H
2024/06/01 Sat 10:42 PM 0.33 L
Providence:
Date Day Time Pred High/Low
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
2024/06/01 Sat 03:46 AM 4.60 H
2024/06/01 Sat 09:19 AM 0.38 L
2024/06/01 Sat 04:19 PM 5.09 H
2024/06/01 Sat 10:09 PM 0.72 L
Weather / Marine Zone Forecast
Providence Weather:
Today
Mostly sunny, with a high near 75. Northwest wind around 9 mph.
Tonight
Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming clear, with a low around 51. Northwest wind 5 to 7 mph.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 80. North wind 6 to 8 mph.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 56. South wind 5 to 7 mph becoming light and variable in the evening.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 79. Calm wind becoming southwest 5 to 8 mph in the morning.
Sunday Night
A slight chance of showers after 9pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 59. Southwest wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 78. Light and variable wind becoming northeast around 6 mph in the morning.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 57. Southeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 77. Calm wind becoming southeast 5 to 8 mph in the morning.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 57. Southeast wind 3 to 6 mph.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 76. South wind 5 to 8 mph.
Wednesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 59. Southwest wind around 6 mph.
Thursday
A chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 77. South wind 6 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Narragansett Bay:
Narragansett Bay:
.THIS AFTERNOON...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W. Waves 1 foot or
less.
.TONIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW after midnight. Waves
1 foot or less.
.SAT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 foot or less.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W after midnight.
Waves 1 foot or less.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft.
.MON THROUGH TUE NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft.
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Rhode Island Sound:
.THIS AFTERNOON...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W. Seas around
2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 7 seconds and N 1 foot at
3 seconds.
.TONIGHT...SW winds around 10 kt, becoming NW after midnight.
Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 3 seconds and SE 2 ft
at 7 seconds.
.SAT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW in the afternoon. Seas
around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 7 seconds and W 1 foot at
4 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the
evening. Seas around 2 ft in the evening, then 1 foot or less.
Wave Detail: SW 1 foot at 3 seconds and SE 1 foot at 7 seconds,
becoming SW 1 foot at 4 seconds and SE 1 foot at 7 seconds.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave
Detail: SW 2 ft at 4 seconds and SE 1 foot at 7 seconds.
.MON THROUGH TUE NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft.
Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 4 seconds and SE 1 foot at 4 seconds.
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Buzzards Bay:
.THIS AFTERNOON...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W. Seas around
2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 7 seconds and N 1 foot at
3 seconds.
.TONIGHT...SW winds around 10 kt, becoming NW after midnight.
Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 3 seconds and SE 2 ft
at 7 seconds.
.SAT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW in the afternoon. Seas
around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 7 seconds and W 1 foot at
4 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the
evening. Seas around 2 ft in the evening, then 1 foot or less.
Wave Detail: SW 1 foot at 3 seconds and SE 1 foot at 7 seconds,
becoming SW 1 foot at 4 seconds and SE 1 foot at 7 seconds.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave
Detail: SW 2 ft at 4 seconds and SE 1 foot at 7 seconds.
.MON THROUGH TUE NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft.
Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 4 seconds and SE 1 foot at 4 seconds.
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Cape Cod Bay:
.THIS AFTERNOON...N winds around 10 kt, becoming W. Seas 1 foot
or less. Wave Detail: N 1 foot at 4 seconds and SE 1 foot at
7 seconds.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW after midnight. Seas
1 foot or less. Wave Detail: SW 1 foot at 3 seconds and N 1 foot
at 4 seconds.
.SAT...NW 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. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave
Detail: SE 1 foot at 3 seconds and SE 1 foot at 8 seconds.
.SUN...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: S
1 foot at 2 seconds and E 1 foot at 3 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave
Detail: S 1 foot at 2 seconds and E 1 foot at 4 seconds.
.MON THROUGH TUE NIGHT...S 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.