Daily Update
RI / Southern Massachusetts
June 28, 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
2024/06/28 Fri 01:18 AM 3.81 H
2024/06/28 Fri 06:52 AM 0.15 L
2024/06/28 Fri 01:53 PM 4.00 H
2024/06/28 Fri 07:47 PM 0.56 L
2024/06/29 Sat 02:13 AM 3.62 H
2024/06/29 Sat 07:48 AM 0.20 L
2024/06/29 Sat 02:49 PM 4.09 H
2024/06/29 Sat 09:27 PM 0.56 L
Providence:
Date Day Time Pred High/Low
2024/06/28 Fri 01:36 AM 4.91 H
2024/06/28 Fri 06:49 AM 0.29 L
2024/06/28 Fri 02:08 PM 5.08 H
2024/06/28 Fri 07:22 PM 0.88 L
2024/06/29 Sat 02:30 AM 4.71 H
2024/06/29 Sat 07:44 AM 0.35 L
2024/06/29 Sat 03:02 PM 5.18 H
2024/06/29 Sat 08:38 PM 0.99 L
Weather / Marine Zone Forecast
Providence Weather:
Today
Sunny, with a high near 77. West wind 5 to 8 mph.
Tonight
Partly cloudy, with a low around 57. South wind around 6 mph.
Saturday
Partly sunny, with a high near 77. South wind 7 to 15 mph.
Saturday Night
Showers likely, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 1am. Low around 68. South wind 11 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Sunday
Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. High near 83. Southwest wind 11 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%.
Sunday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 10pm, then a slight chance of showers between 10pm and 11pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 64. West wind around 7 mph becoming northwest after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 78. North wind around 9 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 59. Northwest wind around 5 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 82. North wind around 7 mph becoming east in the afternoon.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 60. South wind around 5 mph becoming light and variable in the evening.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 84. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Wednesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66. South wind 7 to 9 mph.
Independence Day
Mostly sunny, with a high near 85. Southwest wind 6 to 10 mph.
Narragansett Bay:
Narragansett Bay:
.TODAY...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, becoming S
5 to 10 kt this afternoon. Waves around 2 ft.
.TONIGHT...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...S winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Waves
3 to 5 ft. A chance of showers in the evening, then showers after
midnight with vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.SUN...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Waves 3 to
5 ft. Showers. A chance of tstms in the morning with vsby 1 to
3 NM.
.SUN NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, becoming
NW after midnight. Waves 2 to 4 ft. Showers likely in the
evening.
.MON THROUGH TUE NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft
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Rhode Island Sound:
.TODAY...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, becoming SW
5 to 10 kt this afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft
at 7 seconds and NW 2 ft at 3 seconds.
.TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: S
2 ft at 3 seconds and S 2 ft at 7 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 5 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to 25 kt after
midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: S 5 ft at 5 seconds.
Showers after midnight.
.SUN...SW winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: S 5 ft at 7 seconds and
SW 1 foot at 4 seconds. Showers.
.SUN NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, becoming
NW after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: S 5 ft at
7 seconds and W 1 foot at 4 seconds. Showers likely in the
evening.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW. Seas
around 2 ft.
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Buzzards Bay:
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT THIS MORNING...
.TODAY...NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, becoming NE
5 to 10 kt this afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft
at 4 seconds and E 1 foot at 7 seconds.
.TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft in the evening,
then 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: N 1 foot at 5 seconds, becoming
SW 1 foot at 3 seconds and NE 1 foot at 6 seconds.
.SAT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas around
2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 4 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas
2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 4 seconds. Showers after
midnight.
.SUN...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to
4 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 3 seconds and S 3 ft at 6 seconds.
Showers.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt,
becoming NW after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft
at 3 seconds and S 2 ft at 7 seconds. A chance of showers in the
evening.
.MON THROUGH TUE NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to
20 kt. Seas around 2 ft.
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Cape Cod Bay:
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT THIS MORNING...
.TODAY...NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, becoming NE
5 to 10 kt this afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft
at 4 seconds and E 1 foot at 7 seconds.
.TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft in the evening,
then 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: N 1 foot at 5 seconds, becoming
SW 1 foot at 3 seconds and NE 1 foot at 6 seconds.
.SAT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas around
2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 4 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas
2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 4 seconds. Showers after
midnight.
.SUN...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to
4 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 3 seconds and S 3 ft at 6 seconds.
Showers.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt,
becoming NW after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft
at 3 seconds and S 2 ft at 7 seconds. A chance of showers in the
evening.
.MON THROUGH TUE NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to
20 kt. Seas around 2 ft.
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.