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:
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:



.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.  

Disclaimer: For quality assurance purposes please note well that while the information contained in this website is regularly vetted for accuracy it is not intended to replace the local knowledge or expertise pertaining to port conditions of our marine operations personnel.

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