Daily Update
RI / Southern Massachusetts
July 09, 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
2024/07/09 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
2024/07/10 Wed 04:58 AM 0.41 L
2024/07/10 Wed 11:53 AM 3.41 H
2024/07/10 Wed 05:01 PM 0.56 L
Providence:
Date Day Time Pred High/Low
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
2024/07/10 Wed 04:54 AM 0.62 L
2024/07/10 Wed 12:09 PM 4.32 H
2024/07/10 Wed 05:06 PM 0.75 L
Weather / Marine Zone Forecast
Providence Weather:
Tonight
A slight chance of showers after 1am. Patchy fog after 1am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 73. South wind 6 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Wednesday
A chance of showers, mainly after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 88. South wind 6 to 14 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Wednesday Night
A slight chance of showers before 8pm, then a slight chance of showers after 1am. Patchy fog after 3am. Otherwise, cloudy, with a low around 74. South wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Thursday
A slight chance of showers, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 9am. Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high near 85. South wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Thursday Night
A chance of showers, mainly after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 73. Southwest wind 7 to 11 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Friday
A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 86. Southwest wind 7 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Friday Night
A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 71. Southwest wind 6 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Saturday
A chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 84. Southwest wind 5 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 68. Southwest wind 3 to 6 mph.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 90. Southwest wind 3 to 8 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 70. Southwest wind around 6 mph.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 91. Southwest wind 6 to 10 mph.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 71. Southwest wind 6 to 8 mph.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 88. Southwest wind 6 to 10 mph.
Narragansett Bay:
Narragansett Bay:
.THIS AFTERNOON...S winds around 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft. Patchy
fog. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.TONIGHT...SW winds around 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft. Patchy fog.
Vsby 1 NM or less.
.WED...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the afternoon.
Waves 2 to 3 ft. Patchy fog in the morning with vsby 1 NM or
less.
.WED NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Waves
2 to 3 ft. Patchy fog after midnight.
.THU...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Waves 2 to
3 ft. Patchy fog in the morning.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Waves
2 to 3 ft.
.FRI...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Waves 2 to
3 ft. A chance of showers and tstms.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Waves
2 to 3 ft. Showers and tstms likely.
.SAT...SW winds around 10 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. A chance of
showers and tstms.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft.
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Rhode Island Sound:
.THIS AFTERNOON...SW winds around 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave
Detail: S 2 ft at 8 seconds. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S
3 ft at 7 seconds. Patchy dense fog. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.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 6 seconds. Patchy fog in
the morning with vsby 1 NM or less.
.WED NIGHT...S winds around 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas
2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 7 seconds and S 1 foot at
4 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt.
Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: S 5 ft at 7 seconds and SW 1 foot at
3 seconds.
.FRI...SW winds around 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 3 to
5 ft. Wave Detail: S 5 ft at 8 seconds and SW 1 foot at
4 seconds. A chance of showers and tstms.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft. Showers and tstms likely.
.SAT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. A chance of showers
and tstms.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
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Buzzards Bay:
.THIS AFTERNOON...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt.
Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SW 1 foot at 2 seconds and S
1 foot at 3 seconds. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.TONIGHT...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 dense fog. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.WED...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas around
2 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 6 seconds and SW 1 foot at
3 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning with vsby 1 NM or less.
.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 6 seconds and SW 1 foot at
3 seconds.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt.
Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 7 seconds and S 1 foot at
3 seconds.
.FRI...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to
4 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 4 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt.
Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers and tstms.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
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Cape Cod Bay:
.THIS AFTERNOON...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt.
Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SW 1 foot at 2 seconds and S
1 foot at 2 seconds.
.TONIGHT...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 in the evening. Patchy dense
fog after midnight. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.WED...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. 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 2 seconds,
becoming S 2 ft at 6 seconds and SW 1 foot at 3 seconds. Patchy
fog in the morning with vsby 1 NM or less.
.WED NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas
around 2 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 6 seconds and SW 1 foot at
3 seconds.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt.
Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at
3 seconds.
.FRI...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to
3 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 4 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt.
Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers and tstms.
.SAT 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.
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