Daily Update
RI / Southern Massachusetts
July 17, 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
2024/07/17 Wed 04:46 AM 2.65 H
2024/07/17 Wed 10:21 AM 0.53 L
2024/07/17 Wed 05:20 PM 3.49 H
2024/07/17 Wed 11:46 PM 0.56 L
2024/07/18 Thu 05:47 AM 2.83 H
2024/07/18 Thu 11:14 AM 0.38 L
2024/07/18 Thu 06:15 PM 3.73 H
Providence:
Date Day Time Pred High/Low
2024/07/17 Wed 04:56 AM 3.55 H
2024/07/17 Wed 10:35 AM 0.88 L
2024/07/17 Wed 05:26 PM 4.46 H
2024/07/17 Wed 11:36 PM 0.89 L
2024/07/18 Thu 06:00 AM 3.75 H
2024/07/18 Thu 11:26 AM 0.69 L
2024/07/18 Thu 06:27 PM 4.71 H
Weather / Marine Zone Forecast
Providence Weather:
Today
Mostly sunny, with a high near 90. Light southwest wind becoming south 5 to 9 mph in the morning.
Tonight
A slight chance of showers before 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 72. Southwest wind 5 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Thursday
A slight chance of showers between 8am and 9am. Partly sunny, with a high near 86. West wind 6 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 65. Northwest wind around 6 mph.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 84. North wind around 6 mph becoming west in the afternoon.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 64. West wind 3 to 5 mph.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 86. Calm wind becoming west 5 to 9 mph in the morning.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 67. West wind 5 to 7 mph.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 88. West wind 5 to 8 mph.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 67. Southwest wind around 6 mph becoming light and variable in the evening.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 86. North wind around 6 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 68. South wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Tuesday
A chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 84. South wind 5 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Narragansett Bay:
Narragansett Bay:
.TODAY...SW winds around 5 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt this
afternoon. Waves 2 to 4 ft.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt,
diminishing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Waves 2 to 4 ft.
.THU...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 2 to 4 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 2 to 4 ft.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft.
.SAT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft.
Seas are reported as significant wave height, which is the
average of the highest third of the waves. Individual wave
heights may be more than twice the significant wave height.
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Rhode Island Sound:
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON
THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING...
.TODAY...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt with gusts
up to 20 kt this afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft
at 7 seconds.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 3 to
5 ft. Wave Detail: S 5 ft at 7 seconds and SW 1 foot at
3 seconds.
.THU...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: S 5 ft
at 8 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...W winds around 10 kt, becoming NW after midnight.
Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: S 5 ft at 8 seconds.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave
Detail: S 4 ft at 8 seconds and SW 1 foot at 2 seconds.
.SAT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 3 seconds.
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Buzzards Bay:
.TODAY...SW winds around 5 kt, becoming S with gusts up to 20 kt
this afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 7 seconds
and SW 1 foot at 4 seconds.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to
4 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 3 seconds.
.THU...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft
at 8 seconds and SW 1 foot at 3 seconds. A chance of showers in
the morning.
.THU NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW after midnight. Seas
2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 8 seconds and SW 1 foot at
3 seconds.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave
Detail: S 2 ft at 8 seconds and NW 1 foot at 3 seconds.
.SAT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to
20 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 3 seconds and S
2 ft at 7 seconds.
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Cape Cod Bay:
.TODAY...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt with gusts
up to 20 kt this afternoon. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft
at 7 seconds and SW 1 foot at 2 seconds.
.TONIGHT...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 3 seconds and S
2 ft at 6 seconds.
.THU...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft
at 7 seconds and SW 1 foot at 3 seconds. A chance of showers in
the morning.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW after midnight.
Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 8 seconds and SW 1 foot
at 2 seconds.
.FRI...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE in the afternoon. Seas
around 2 ft in the morning, then 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: SE
2 ft at 8 seconds and NW 1 foot at 3 seconds, becoming NW 1 foot
at 3 seconds and SE 1 foot at 7 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight. Seas
1 foot or less. Wave Detail: W 1 foot at 3 seconds and SE 1 foot
at 5 seconds.
.SAT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...W 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.