Daily Update
RI / Southern Massachusetts
July 03, 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
2024/07/03 Wed 12:32 AM 0.33 L
2024/07/03 Wed 06:19 AM 3.39 H
2024/07/03 Wed 11:30 AM 0.22 L
2024/07/03 Wed 06:49 PM 4.35 H
2024/07/04 Thu 01:21 AM 0.30 L
2024/07/04 Thu 07:13 AM 3.52 H
2024/07/04 Thu 12:19 PM 0.20 L
2024/07/04 Thu 07:41 PM 4.36 H
Providence:
Date Day Time Pred High/Low
2024/07/03 Wed 06:33 AM 4.33 H
2024/07/03 Wed 11:26 AM 0.34 L
2024/07/03 Wed 07:01 PM 5.33 H
2024/07/04 Thu 12:37 AM 0.64 L
2024/07/04 Thu 07:29 AM 4.49 H
2024/07/04 Thu 12:16 PM 0.31 L
2024/07/04 Thu 07:54 PM 5.34 H
Weather / Marine Zone Forecast
Providence Weather:
Today
Mostly sunny, with a high near 83. Calm wind becoming south 5 to 9 mph in the afternoon.
Tonight
Partly cloudy, with a low around 64. Southwest wind around 6 mph.
Independence Day
Isolated showers after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 80. Southwest wind 7 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Thursday Night
Isolated showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 67. Southwest wind 5 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Friday
A chance of showers, mainly before 3pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 84. South wind 3 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Friday Night
A chance of showers, mainly after 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 69. South wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Saturday
A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 82. South wind 6 to 11 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Saturday Night
A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 71. South wind 7 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Sunday
A chance of showers before 9am. Partly sunny, with a high near 87. Southwest wind 6 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 69. West wind 3 to 6 mph.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 89. Calm wind becoming south 5 to 8 mph in the afternoon.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 69. Southwest wind around 6 mph.
Tuesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 86. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Narragansett Bay:
Narragansett Bay:
.THIS AFTERNOON...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 foot or less.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 foot or less. Patchy fog.
Vsby 1 to 3 NM, decreasing to 1 NM or less after midnight.
.THU...SW winds 5 to 10 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Waves around
2 ft. Patchy fog in the morning with vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the
evening. Waves around 2 ft. A chance of showers after midnight
with vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.FRI...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft. A chance of
showers. Patchy fog in the morning with vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.FRI NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft. A chance of
showers after midnight.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt.
Waves 2 to 4 ft. A chance of showers.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft.
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Rhode Island Sound:
.THIS AFTERNOON...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave
Detail: SE 2 ft at 7 seconds and S 1 foot at 4 seconds.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE
2 ft at 7 seconds and SW 1 foot at 4 seconds. Patchy fog. Vsby
1 to 3 NM, decreasing to 1 NM or less after midnight.
.THU...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to
3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 3 seconds and SE 2 ft at 8 seconds.
Patchy fog in the morning with vsby 1 NM or less.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the
evening. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 4 seconds and SE
2 ft at 9 seconds. A chance of showers after midnight with vsby
1 to 3 NM.
.FRI...SW winds around 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SW
2 ft at 5 seconds and SE 2 ft at 8 seconds. A chance of showers.
Patchy fog in the morning with vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.FRI NIGHT...S winds around 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S
3 ft at 6 seconds and SE 2 ft at 9 seconds. A chance of showers
after midnight.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt.
Seas 2 to 4 ft. A chance of showers.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
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Buzzards Bay:
.THIS AFTERNOON...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave
Detail: S 1 foot at 7 seconds.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SW
1 foot at 2 seconds and SE 1 foot at 7 seconds. Patchy fog. Vsby
1 to 3 NM, decreasing to 1 NM or less after midnight.
.THU...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to
4 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 4 seconds and SE 1 foot at
8 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning with vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds around 10 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the
evening. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 4 seconds and
SE 1 foot at 9 seconds. A chance of showers after midnight with
vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.FRI...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: SW
1 foot at 5 seconds and E 1 foot at 8 seconds. A chance of
showers. Patchy fog in the morning with vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.FRI NIGHT...S winds around 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less, then
around 2 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: SW 1 foot at 5 seconds
and E 1 foot at 8 seconds, becoming SW 2 ft at 5 seconds and SE
1 foot at 9 seconds. A chance of showers after midnight.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt.
Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas
2 to 3 ft.
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Cape Cod Bay:
.THIS AFTERNOON...S winds around 5 kt, becoming SE. Seas around
2 ft. Wave Detail: S 1 foot at 3 seconds and NE 1 foot at
5 seconds.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: S
1 foot at 2 seconds and E 1 foot at 6 seconds.
.THU...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Gusts up to 20 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SW
1 foot at 2 seconds and E 1 foot at 8 seconds. Patchy fog in the
morning with vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.THU NIGHT...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: E 2 ft at 8 seconds and SW 1 foot at 3 seconds.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave
Detail: E 2 ft at 8 seconds and SW 1 foot at 2 seconds. A chance
of showers through the day. A chance of showers after midnight.
Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt.
Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 3 seconds and E 1 foot at
8 seconds. A chance of showers.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 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.