Daily Update

RI / Southern Massachusetts

June 20, 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
2024/06/20       Thu        12:56 AM            0.28      L
2024/06/20       Thu        07:10 AM            3.05      H
2024/06/20       Thu        12:28 PM            0.20      L
2024/06/20       Thu        07:30 PM            3.95      H
2024/06/21       Fri          01:41 AM            0.17      L
2024/06/21       Fri          07:55 AM            3.23      H
2024/06/21       Fri          01:12 PM            0.12      L
2024/06/21       Fri          08:14 PM            4.10      H
 
Providence:
Date                     Day        Time                     Pred      High/Low
2024/06/20       Thu        12:49 AM            0.55      L
2024/06/20       Thu        07:26 AM            4.02      H
2024/06/20       Thu        12:41 PM            0.50      L
2024/06/20       Thu        07:43 PM            5.00      H
2024/06/21       Fri          01:33 AM            0.43      L
2024/06/21       Fri          08:11 AM            4.25      H
2024/06/21       Fri          01:26 PM            0.40      L
2024/06/21       Fri          08:29 PM            5.17      H

Weather / Marine Zone Forecast

Providence Weather:
Today
Mostly sunny, with a high near 94. Southwest wind 7 to 10 mph.
Tonight
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 69. Southwest wind 3 to 8 mph.
Friday
Scattered showers, with thunderstorms also possible after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 86. Calm wind becoming east 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Friday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 2am, then a chance of showers between 2am and 5am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 5am. Patchy fog before 9pm. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 65. East wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Saturday
A chance of showers before 10am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 10am and 2pm, then a chance of showers after 2pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 81. South wind 5 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Saturday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65. East wind around 6 mph becoming south after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Sunday
A chance of showers after 3pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 85. South wind 7 to 14 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Sunday Night
Showers likely, mainly after 10pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 70. Southwest wind 10 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Monday
Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 85. Southwest wind 9 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Monday Night
A chance of showers before 11pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 64. Southwest wind 6 to 8 mph becoming northwest after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 85. Northwest wind around 7 mph.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 65. Southwest wind around 6 mph.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 88. Southwest wind 6 to 11 mph.

Narragansett Bay:
Narragansett Bay-

703 AM EDT Thu Jun 20 2024

 

.TODAY...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt with

gusts up to 20 kt this afternoon. Waves around 2 ft.

.TONIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the evening.

Waves around 2 ft.

.FRI...SW winds around 5 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. Waves

around 2 ft. Scattered showers and tstms in the afternoon.

.FRI NIGHT...S winds around 5 kt. Waves around 2 ft. A chance of

showers. Scattered tstms in the evening.

.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft. A

chance of showers.

.SUN...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Waves 2 to

4 ft. A chance of showers.

.SUN NIGHT AND MON...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to

15 kt. Gusts up to 25 kt. Waves 3 to 5 ft. Showers likely.

.MON NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Waves

2 to 4 ft. A chance of showers.

 
 
 
 
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Rhode Island Sound:
.TODAY...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 2 ft at 9 seconds.

.TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to

3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 5 seconds and SE 2 ft at 8 seconds.

.FRI...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft

at 5 seconds and SE 2 ft at 8 seconds.

.FRI NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW

2 ft at 5 seconds and SE 2 ft at 8 seconds. A chance of showers.

Patchy fog in the evening.

.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave

Detail: S 3 ft at 7 seconds. A chance of showers.

.SUN...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to

4 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 7 seconds. A chance of showers.

.SUN NIGHT AND MON...SW winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 15 to

20 kt. Gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Showers likely.

.MON NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas

4 to 6 ft. A chance of showers.

 
 
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Buzzards Bay:
.TODAY...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 SE 1 foot at

9 seconds.

.TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt,

diminishing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas around 2 ft. Wave

Detail: SW 2 ft at 4 seconds and SE 1 foot at 9 seconds.

.FRI...SW winds around 5 kt, becoming SE in the afternoon. Seas

around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SW 1 foot at 5 seconds and SE 1 foot at

8 seconds. Scattered tstms in the afternoon.

.FRI NIGHT...S winds around 5 kt. Seas around 2 ft in the

evening, then 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: S 1 foot at 6 seconds.

A chance of showers. Patchy fog in the evening.

.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave

Detail: S 2 ft at 6 seconds. A chance of showers.

.SUN...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to

4 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 4 seconds and SE 1 foot at

7 seconds. A chance of showers.

.SUN NIGHT AND MON...SW winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 15 to

20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Showers likely.

.MON NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas

2 to 4 ft. A chance of showers.

 
 
 
 
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Cape Cod Bay:
TODAY...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt this afternoon.

Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 3 seconds and SE 1 foot

at 9 seconds.

.TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt,

diminishing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas around 2 ft. Wave

Detail: SW 2 ft at 3 seconds and SE 1 foot at 9 seconds.

.FRI...W winds around 5 kt, becoming NE in the afternoon. Seas

1 foot or less. Wave Detail: W 1 foot at 2 seconds and SE 1 foot

at 9 seconds. Scattered showers. Scattered tstms in the

afternoon.

.FRI NIGHT...E winds around 5 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave

Detail: E 1 foot at 4 seconds. A chance of showers. Patchy fog in

the evening.

.SAT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: S

1 foot at 2 seconds and NE 1 foot at 5 seconds. A chance of

showers.

.SAT NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight.

Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: SE 1 foot at 2 seconds and E

1 foot at 5 seconds. A chance of showers.

.SUN...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to

4 ft. A chance of showers.

.SUN NIGHT AND MON...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to

15 kt. Gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Showers likely.

.MON NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas

2 to 3 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.  

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