Daily Update
RI / Southern Massachusetts
June 05, 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
2024/06/05 Wed 01:23 AM -0.00 L
2024/06/05 Wed 07:29 AM 3.70 H
2024/06/05 Wed 12:37 PM -0.09 L
2024/06/05 Wed 07:54 PM 4.68 H
2024/06/06 Thu 02:14 AM 0.00 L
2024/06/06 Thu 08:19 AM 3.75 H
2024/06/06 Thu 01:25 PM -0.05 L
2024/06/06 Thu 08:43 PM 4.59 H
Providence:
Date Day Time Pred High/Low
2024/06/05 Wed 12:52 AM 0.25 L
2024/06/05 Wed 07:45 AM 4.74 H
2024/06/05 Wed 12:39 PM -0.03 L
2024/06/05 Wed 08:07 PM 5.74 H
2024/06/06 Thu 01:37 AM 0.23 L
2024/06/06 Thu 08:36 AM 4.79 H
2024/06/06 Thu 01:26 PM 0.02 L
2024/06/06 Thu 08:57 PM 5.61 H
Weather / Marine Zone Forecast
Providence Weather:
This Afternoon
Sunny, with a high near 84. South wind around 9 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Tonight
Areas of fog after midnight. Otherwise, increasing clouds, with a low around 64. South wind 3 to 6 mph.
Thursday
Showers and thunderstorms before 4pm, then a chance of showers. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. Areas of fog. High near 74. Southeast wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between three quarters and one inch possible.
Thursday Night
A chance of showers, mainly before 3am. Areas of fog before 1am, then areas of fog after 2am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 64. Light and variable wind. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Friday
A slight chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 82. Light west wind becoming southwest 5 to 10 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 59. West wind 3 to 6 mph.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 77. Southwest wind 5 to 11 mph.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 58. West wind around 6 mph.
Sunday
A chance of showers after 9am. Partly sunny, with a high near 75. Southwest wind 6 to 11 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Sunday Night
A chance of showers before 10pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 56. West wind 3 to 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Monday
A chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 77. West wind 5 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Monday Night
A chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 58. West wind 3 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 78. Southwest wind 3 to 8 mph
Narragansett Bay:
Narragansett Bay:
.THIS AFTERNOON...SW winds around 10 kt with gusts up to 20 kt.
Waves around 2 ft.
.TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 foot or less, then around
2 ft after midnight. Areas of fog. A chance of showers after
midnight. Vsby 1 to 3 NM, decreasing to 1 NM or less after
midnight.
.THU...S winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. Gusts up to 20 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. Areas of fog.
Showers in the morning. Showers likely in the afternoon. Vsby
1 NM or less, increasing to 1 to 3 NM in the afternoon.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 2 to 4 ft. Areas of fog.
A chance of showers. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 2 to 4 ft.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to
10 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt,
becoming W 5 to 10 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers.
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Rhode Island Sound:
.THIS AFTERNOON...SW winds around 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave
Detail: SW 2 ft at 4 seconds and S 1 foot at 8 seconds. Areas of
fog. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.TONIGHT...S winds around 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail:
SW 2 ft at 4 seconds and S 1 foot at 8 seconds. Areas of fog. A
chance of showers after midnight. Vsby 1 to 3 NM, decreasing to
1 NM or less after midnight.
.THU...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to
4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at 7 seconds. Areas of fog. Showers in
the morning. A chance of showers in the afternoon. Vsby 1 NM or
less.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt,
diminishing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave
Detail: S 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 1 foot at 3 seconds. Areas of
fog. A chance of showers. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave
Detail: S 4 ft at 8 seconds and SW 1 foot at 2 seconds.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt.
Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at
3 seconds.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt.
Seas 2 to 4 ft. A chance of showers.
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Buzzards Bay:
.THIS AFTERNOON...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt.
Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 4 seconds and S 1 foot
at 8 seconds.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the
evening. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 4 seconds and
S 1 foot at 8 seconds. Areas of fog. A chance of showers after
midnight. Vsby 1 to 3 NM, decreasing to 1 NM or less after
midnight.
.THU...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas around
2 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 4 seconds and S 2 ft at 7 seconds.
Areas of fog. Showers. Vsby 1 NM or less, increasing to 1 to 3 NM
in the afternoon.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the
evening. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 6 seconds and S
1 foot at 4 seconds. Areas of fog. A chance of showers. Vsby 1 NM
or less, increasing to 1 to 3 NM after midnight.
.FRI...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 8 seconds and
SW 1 foot at 2 seconds. Areas of fog in the morning with vsby
1 to 3 NM.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 8 seconds and
SW 1 foot at 3 seconds.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt.
Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt.
Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers.
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Cape Cod Bay:
.THIS AFTERNOON...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt.
Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SW 1 foot at 3 seconds and NE
1 foot at 4 seconds.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the
evening. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SW 1 foot at 3 seconds
and E 1 foot at 8 seconds. Areas of fog after midnight with vsby
1 NM or less.
.THU...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas around
2 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 8 seconds and SW 1 foot at
2 seconds. Areas of fog. Showers. Vsby 1 NM or less, increasing
to 1 to 3 NM in the afternoon.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail:
S 2 ft at 7 seconds and S 1 foot at 3 seconds. Areas of fog. A
chance of showers. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave
Detail: S 2 ft at 8 seconds and SW 1 foot at 2 seconds.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave
Detail: S 2 ft at 8 seconds and SW 1 foot at 3 seconds.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt. Seas
around 2 ft. A chance of showers.
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.