Daily Update

RI / Southern Massachusetts

June 26, 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
2024/06/26       Wed      05:16 AM            0.03      L
2024/06/26       Wed      12:02 PM            3.77      H
2024/06/26       Wed      05:20 PM            0.26      L
2024/06/27       Thu        12:23 AM            3.98      H
2024/06/27       Thu        06:01 AM            0.09      L
2024/06/27       Thu        12:58 PM            3.89      H
2024/06/27       Thu        06:23 PM            0.43      L
 
Providence:
Date                     Day        Time                     Pred      High/Low
2024/06/26       Wed      05:16 AM            0.21      L
2024/06/26       Wed      12:20 PM            4.83      H
2024/06/26       Wed      05:27 PM            0.46      L
2024/06/27       Thu        12:42 AM            5.08      H
2024/06/27       Thu        06:00 AM            0.23      L
2024/06/27       Thu        01:14 PM            4.95      H
2024/06/27       Thu        06:20 PM            0.67      L

Weather / Marine Zone Forecast

Providence Weather:
Today
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 89. Southwest wind 11 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Tonight
Showers and thunderstorms likely, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 2am. Low around 67. South wind around 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Thursday
Showers and thunderstorms likely before 9am, then a slight chance of showers between 9am and 11am. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 83. West wind 7 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 59. West wind around 7 mph becoming north after midnight.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 79. North wind around 6 mph.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 59. South wind 3 to 6 mph.
Saturday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 78. South wind 6 to 13 mph.
Saturday Night
Showers likely, mainly after 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 69. South wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Sunday
Showers likely, mainly before 3pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 83. Southwest wind 11 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Sunday Night
A chance of showers before 10pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 63. Southwest wind 6 to 8 mph becoming northwest after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 79. North wind around 9 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 58. Northwest wind 3 to 6 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 81. Light and variable wind becoming south 5 to 7 mph in the morning.


Narragansett Bay:
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

 

.THIS AFTERNOON...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt.

Waves 2 to 4 ft. A slight chance of showers with isolated tstms.

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

2 to 4 ft. Showers. A chance of tstms in the evening, then tstms

likely after midnight. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.

.THU...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, becoming SW

5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Waves 2 to 4 ft. Showers likely in

the morning with vsby 1 to 3 NM.

.THU NIGHT...W winds around 10 kt, becoming N after midnight.

Waves 2 to 3 ft.

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

.SAT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Waves 2 to

3 ft.

.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...S winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt.

Waves 2 to 4 ft. Showers likely.

.SUN 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:
.THIS AFTERNOON...SW winds around 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt.

Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SW 5 ft at 5 seconds. A slight

chance of showers with isolated tstms.

.TONIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 4 to

6 ft. Wave Detail: S 6 ft at 7 seconds and SW 1 foot at

4 seconds. Showers. A chance of tstms in the evening, then tstms

likely after midnight. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.

.THU...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the morning.

Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: S 5 ft at 7 seconds and W 1 foot at

4 seconds. Showers likely in the morning with vsby 1 to 3 NM.

.THU NIGHT...W winds around 10 kt, becoming N after midnight.

Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 7 seconds and W 1 foot at

3 seconds.

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

Detail: S 3 ft at 7 seconds and N 2 ft at 3 seconds.

.SAT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to

3 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 4 seconds and SE 3 ft at 8 seconds.

.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...S winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt.

Seas 3 to 5 ft. Showers likely.

.SUN NIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas

3 to 5 ft. A chance of showers.

 
 
 
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Buzzards Bay:
.THIS AFTERNOON...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt.

Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SW 4 ft at 7 seconds and SW 3 ft at

4 seconds. A slight chance of showers with isolated tstms.

.TONIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to

4 ft. Wave Detail: SW 4 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 4 seconds.

A chance of showers in the evening, then showers with tstms

likely after midnight. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.

.THU...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the morning.

Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at

4 seconds. Showers likely in the morning with vsby 1 to 3 NM.

.THU NIGHT...W winds around 10 kt, becoming N after midnight.

Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 7 seconds and W 1 foot

at 3 seconds.

.FRI...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SE 5 to 10 kt in the

afternoon. Seas around 2 ft in the morning, then 1 foot or less.

Wave Detail: N 1 foot at 3 seconds and SW 1 foot at 7 seconds,

becoming N 1 foot at 4 seconds and SW 1 foot at 6 seconds.

.FRI NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave

Detail: S 1 foot at 3 seconds and S 1 foot at 7 seconds.

.SAT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas around

2 ft.

.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt.

Seas 2 to 4 ft. Showers likely.

.SUN NIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas

2 to 4 ft. A chance of showers.

 
 
 
 
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Cape Cod Bay:
.THIS AFTERNOON...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt.

Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 4 seconds and S 2 ft at

8 seconds.

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

4 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 4 seconds and S 2 ft at 8 seconds. A

chance of showers in the evening, then showers likely with a

chance of tstms after midnight. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.

.THU...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, becoming S

5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft

at 3 seconds and S 2 ft at 8 seconds. Showers likely in the

morning with vsby 1 to 3 NM.

.THU NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt with

gusts up to 20 kt after midnight. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail:

NW 2 ft at 3 seconds and S 1 foot at 8 seconds.

.FRI...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, becoming NE

5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: N

2 ft at 4 seconds and SE 1 foot at 8 seconds.

.FRI NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave

Detail: E 1 foot at 4 seconds and N 1 foot at 4 seconds.

.SAT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas around

2 ft.

.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...S winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt.

Seas 2 to 4 ft. Showers likely.

.SUN 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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