Daily Update
RI / Southern Massachusetts
July 24, 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
2024/07/24 Wed 04:12 AM -0.24 L
2024/07/24 Wed 10:48 AM 4.19 H
2024/07/24 Wed 04:22 PM -0.05 L
2024/07/24 Wed 11:09 PM 4.31 H
2024/07/25 Thu 04:51 AM -0.21 L
2024/07/25 Thu 11:41 AM 4.26 H
2024/07/25 Thu 05:15 PM 0.13 L
Providence:
Date Day Time Pred High/Low
2024/07/24 Wed 04:11 AM -0.10 L
2024/07/24 Wed 11:06 AM 5.24 H
2024/07/24 Wed 04:24 PM 0.13 L
2024/07/24 Wed 11:29 PM 5.43 H
2024/07/25 Thu 04:53 AM -0.13 L
2024/07/25 Thu 11:59 AM 5.31 H
2024/07/25 Thu 05:14 PM 0.31 L
Weather / Marine Zone Forecast
Providence Weather:
This Afternoon
A chance of showers, mainly before 4pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 76. East wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Tonight
Patchy fog. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 69. Light east wind.
Thursday
A slight chance of showers after 10am. Patchy fog before 10am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high near 83. Light south wind becoming southwest 5 to 9 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Thursday Night
Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 63. West wind around 6 mph.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 82. Northwest wind around 8 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 63. West wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 85. North wind 3 to 6 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 64. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 87. Calm wind becoming south 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 66. Southwest wind 3 to 6 mph.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 87. South wind 5 to 9 mph.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 69. Southwest wind around 7 mph.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 87. Southwest wind 6 to 10 mph.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 70. South wind 6 to 8 mph.
Wednesday
A chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 87.
Narragansett Bay:
Narragansett Bay:
.THIS AFTERNOON...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft. Patchy
fog. A chance of showers with isolated tstms. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.TONIGHT...E winds around 5 kt. Waves around 2 ft. Patchy fog.
Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.THU...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. Patchy fog in the
morning with vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.THU NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW after midnight.
Waves 2 to 3 ft.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft.
.SAT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft.
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Rhode Island Sound:
.THIS AFTERNOON...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave
Detail: S 3 ft at 7 seconds. Patchy fog. Showers likely with
isolated tstms. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.TONIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S
3 ft at 7 seconds. Patchy fog. A chance of showers in the
evening. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.THU...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 to 3 NM.
.THU NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, becoming
NW after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at
7 seconds and SW 1 foot at 3 seconds.
.FRI...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W in the afternoon. Seas
2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 7 seconds and NW 1 foot at
3 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds around 5 kt, becoming NW after midnight.
Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 7 seconds and W 1 foot
at 3 seconds.
.SAT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft.
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Buzzards Bay:
.THIS AFTERNOON...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave
Detail: S 2 ft at 7 seconds and E 1 foot at 2 seconds. Patchy
fog. Showers likely with isolated tstms. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail:
E 1 foot at 2 seconds and S 1 foot at 7 seconds. Patchy fog. A
chance of showers in the evening. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.THU...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 2 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,
becoming NW after midnight. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft
at 7 seconds and SW 1 foot at 3 seconds.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave
Detail: SW 2 ft at 7 seconds and NW 1 foot at 3 seconds.
.SAT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...SW 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.
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Cape Cod Bay:
.THIS AFTERNOON...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave
Detail: E 1 foot at 2 seconds and SE 1 foot at 8 seconds. Patchy
fog. Showers likely with isolated tstms. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.TONIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail:
E 1 foot at 2 seconds and SE 1 foot at 8 seconds. Patchy fog. A
chance of showers in the evening. Vsby 1 to 3 NM, decreasing to
1 NM or less after midnight.
.THU...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less, then around 2 ft
in the afternoon. Wave Detail: E 1 foot at 4 seconds and S 1 foot
at 8 seconds, becoming SW 1 foot at 2 seconds and E 1 foot at
4 seconds. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.THU NIGHT...W winds around 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail:
SW 1 foot at 2 seconds and E 1 foot at 5 seconds.
.FRI...NW winds around 10 kt, becoming N in the afternoon. Seas
around 2 ft in the morning, then 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: NW
1 foot at 3 seconds and E 1 foot at 5 seconds, becoming N 1 foot
at 4 seconds and S 1 foot at 8 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds around 5 kt, becoming NW around 5 kt after
midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: N 1 foot at 4 seconds
and S 1 foot at 8 seconds.
.SAT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or
less.
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.