Daily Update
RI / Southern Massachusetts
July 01, 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
2024/07/01 Mon 04:14 AM 3.31 H
2024/07/01 Mon 09:44 AM 0.24 L
2024/07/01 Mon 04:51 PM 4.21 H
2024/07/01 Mon 11:40 PM 0.39 L
2024/07/02 Tue 05:18 AM 3.30 H
2024/07/02 Tue 10:39 AM 0.24 L
2024/07/02 Tue 05:53 PM 4.29 H
Providence:
Date Day Time Pred High/Low
2024/07/01 Mon 04:25 AM 4.31 H
2024/07/01 Mon 09:40 AM 0.39 L
2024/07/01 Mon 04:58 PM 5.23 H
2024/07/01 Mon 11:05 PM 0.82 L
2024/07/02 Tue 05:29 AM 4.25 H
2024/07/02 Tue 10:34 AM 0.36 L
2024/07/02 Tue 06:02 PM 5.27 H
2024/07/02 Tue 11:55 PM 0.71 L
Weather / Marine Zone Forecast
Providence Weather:
This Afternoon
A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 77. North wind 11 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 59. North wind around 5 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 83. Northeast wind around 6 mph.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 60. Southeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 83. Calm wind becoming south 5 to 9 mph in the morning.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 64. South wind 6 to 8 mph.
Independence Day
Partly sunny, with a high near 85. Southwest wind 8 to 11 mph.
Thursday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 68. Southwest wind 5 to 7 mph.
Friday
Partly sunny, with a high near 86. Light and variable wind becoming south 5 to 7 mph in the morning.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 69. South wind around 6 mph.
Saturday
A chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 87. South wind 6 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Saturday Night
A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 70. South wind around 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 87. Southwest wind 6 to 8 mph.
Narragansett Bay:
Narragansett Bay:
.THIS AFTERNOON...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. A slight
chance of showers, then a chance of showers with isolated tstms.
.TONIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft.
.TUE...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E in the afternoon. Waves
around 2 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S winds around 5 kt, becoming W after midnight.
Waves 1 foot or less.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft.
.THU THROUGH FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to
20 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft.
Winds and waves higher in and near tstms.
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Rhode Island Sound:
.THIS AFTERNOON...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt. Seas
around 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 7 seconds and N 1 foot at
4 seconds. A slight chance of showers, then a chance of showers
with isolated tstms.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S
3 ft at 7 seconds and N 1 foot at 4 seconds.
.TUE...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E in the afternoon. Seas
around 2 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 7 seconds and N 1 foot at
3 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...S winds around 5 kt, becoming W after midnight. Seas
around 2 ft in the evening, then 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: SE
2 ft at 7 seconds and NE 1 foot at 2 seconds, becoming NE 1 foot
at 2 seconds and SE 1 foot at 7 seconds.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave
Detail: SW 2 ft at 3 seconds and SE 2 ft at 7 seconds.
.THU THROUGH FRI...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 S 3 ft at
8 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...S winds around 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of
showers.
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Buzzards Bay:
.THIS AFTERNOON...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt.
Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 7 seconds and N 1 foot
at 4 seconds. A chance of showers with isolated tstms.
.TONIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: S
2 ft at 7 seconds and NE 1 foot at 3 seconds.
.TUE...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: N
1 foot at 4 seconds and S 1 foot at 7 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...SE winds around 5 kt, becoming W after midnight.
Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: N 1 foot at 3 seconds and S
1 foot at 7 seconds.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave
Detail: SW 2 ft at 3 seconds and E 1 foot at 6 seconds.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to
15 kt. Gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at
4 seconds and SE 1 foot at 8 seconds.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft.
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Cape Cod Bay:
.THIS AFTERNOON...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt.
Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 3 seconds and E 2 ft at
7 seconds. A slight chance of showers.
.TONIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: N
2 ft at 4 seconds and SE 2 ft at 7 seconds.
.TUE...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: N
1 foot at 4 seconds and SE 1 foot at 7 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...SE winds around 5 kt, becoming W after midnight.
Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: N 1 foot at 4 seconds and SE
1 foot at 8 seconds.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave
Detail: N 1 foot at 4 seconds and SE 1 foot at 8 seconds.
.THU THROUGH FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to
20 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 3 seconds and SE
2 ft at 7 seconds.
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.
