Daily Update

RI / Southern Massachusetts

July 08, 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
2024/07/08       Mon       03:58 AM            0.32      L
2024/07/08       Mon       10:22 AM            3.60      H
2024/07/08       Mon       03:33 PM            0.32      L
2024/07/08       Mon       10:41 PM            3.79      H
2024/07/09       Tue        04:27 AM            0.36      L
2024/07/09       Tue        11:07 AM            3.51      H
2024/07/09       Tue        04:17 PM            0.42      L
2024/07/09       Tue        11:23 PM            3.54      H
 
Providence:
Date                     Day        Time                     Pred      High/Low
2024/07/08       Mon       03:30 AM            0.60      L
2024/07/08       Mon       10:39 AM            4.54      H
2024/07/08       Mon       03:33 PM            0.47      L
2024/07/08       Mon       10:57 PM            4.70      H
2024/07/09       Tue        04:13 AM            0.60      L
2024/07/09       Tue        11:25 AM            4.42      H
2024/07/09       Tue        04:20 PM            0.59      L
2024/07/09       Tue        11:39 PM            4.45      H

Weather / Marine Zone Forecast

Providence Weather:
Tonight
Patchy fog after midnight. Otherwise, increasing clouds, with a low around 71. South wind 3 to 7 mph.
Tuesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 88. Light south wind increasing to 5 to 10 mph in the morning.
Tuesday Night
A slight chance of showers. Patchy fog after 4am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 73. Southwest wind 6 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Wednesday
A chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 11am. Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high near 85. South wind 6 to 11 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Wednesday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 74. South wind around 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Thursday
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 83. South wind 9 to 14 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Thursday Night
A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 74. South wind 10 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Friday
A chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 85. Southwest wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Friday Night
A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 73. Southwest wind 6 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Saturday
A chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 84. Southwest wind 6 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Saturday Night
A chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 69. West wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 89. West wind 5 to 8 mph.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 70. Southwest wind around 6 mph.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 90. Southwest wind 5 to 9 mph.

Narragansett Bay:
.THIS AFTERNOON...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft.

.TONIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft. Patchy fog.

Vsby 1 NM or less.

.TUE...S winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt with gusts

up to 20 kt in the afternoon. Waves around 2 ft. Patchy fog in

the morning with vsby 1 NM or less.

.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. Patchy fog.

Vsby 1 to 3 NM after midnight.

.WED...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt with gusts

up to 20 kt in the afternoon. Waves around 2 ft. Areas of fog in

the morning. A chance of showers in the afternoon. Vsby 1 to 3 NM

in the morning.

.WED NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Waves

2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers.

.THU THROUGH FRI NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to

25 kt. Waves 2 to 4 ft. A chance of showers.

 
 
 
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Rhode Island Sound:
.THIS AFTERNOON...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave

Detail: S 2 ft at 7 seconds. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 NM or less.

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

2 ft at 7 seconds. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 NM or less.

.TUE...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt with gusts

up to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft

at 7 seconds and SW 1 foot at 3 seconds. Patchy fog in the

morning with vsby 1 NM or less.

.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S

3 ft at 7 seconds and SW 1 foot at 3 seconds. Patchy fog. Vsby

1 NM or less after midnight.

.WED...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the afternoon.

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

3 seconds. Areas of fog in the morning. A chance of showers in

the afternoon. Vsby 1 NM or less in the morning.

.WED NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas

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

4 seconds. A chance of showers.

.THU...S winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to

4 ft. A chance of showers.

.THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...SW 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...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave

Detail: SW 1 foot at 2 seconds and S 1 foot at 7 seconds. Patchy

fog. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.

.TONIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SW

1 foot at 2 seconds and S 1 foot at 7 seconds. Patchy fog. Vsby

1 NM or less.

.TUE...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt with gusts

up to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: S

2 ft at 7 seconds and SW 1 foot at 3 seconds. Patchy fog in the

morning with vsby 1 NM or less.

.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the

evening. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 7 seconds and

SW 1 foot at 3 seconds. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 to 3 NM, decreasing to

1 NM or less after midnight.

.WED...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 S 2 ft at 7 seconds.

Areas of fog in the morning. A chance of showers in the

afternoon. Vsby 1 NM or less in the morning.

.WED NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas

around 2 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 5 seconds. A chance of

showers.

.THU AND THU NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt.

Seas 2 to 4 ft. A chance of showers.

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

4 ft.

.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 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...SE winds around 5 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave

Detail: S 1 foot at 2 seconds and SE 1 foot at 7 seconds. Areas

of fog.

.TONIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail:

S 1 foot at 2 seconds and SE 1 foot at 7 seconds. Patchy fog.

Vsby 1 NM or less.

.TUE...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt with gusts

up to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less, then around

2 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: SW 1 foot at 2 seconds and S

1 foot at 7 seconds, becoming SE 2 ft at 7 seconds and SW 1 foot

at 3 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning with vsby 1 NM or less.

.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas

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

3 seconds. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 to 3 NM, decreasing to 1 NM or less

after midnight.

.WED...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the afternoon.

Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: SW 1 foot at 2 seconds and S

1 foot at 7 seconds. Areas of fog in the morning. A chance of

showers in the afternoon. Vsby 1 to 3 NM in the morning.

.WED NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas

1 foot or less. Wave Detail: SW 1 foot at 3 seconds and S 1 foot

at 7 seconds. A chance of showers.

.THU...S winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to

4 ft. A chance of showers.

.THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up

to 25 kt. Seas 2 to 4 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.  

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