Daily Update

RI / Southern Massachusetts

July 25, 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
2024/07/25       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
2024/07/26       Fri          12:03 AM            4.08      H
2024/07/26       Fri          05:32 AM            -0.10     L
2024/07/26       Fri          12:36 PM            4.28      H
2024/07/26       Fri          06:16 PM            0.36      L
 
Providence:
Date                     Day        Time                     Pred      High/Low
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
2024/07/26       Fri          12:22 AM            5.18      H
2024/07/26       Fri          05:36 AM            -0.07     L
2024/07/26       Fri          12:53 PM            5.34      H
2024/07/26       Fri          06:05 PM            0.57      L

Weather / Marine Zone Forecast

Providence Weather:
Today
A chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 1pm. Areas of fog before 10am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high near 84. Southwest wind 5 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tonight
Mostly cloudy during the early evening, then gradual clearing, with a low around 65. West wind around 7 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. South wind 6 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Narragansett Bay:
.TODAY...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. A slight chance of

showers this morning, then a chance of showers with a slight

chance of tstms this afternoon. Areas of fog this morning with

vsby 1 NM or less.

.TONIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft.

.FRI...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft.

.FRI NIGHT...SW winds around 5 kt, becoming NW after midnight.

Waves around 2 ft.

.SAT...N winds around 5 kt, becoming SE in the afternoon. Waves

1 foot or less.

.SAT NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight.

Waves 1 foot or less.

.SUN THROUGH MON NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft.

 
 
 
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Rhode Island Sound:
.TODAY...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt with gusts

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

at 7 seconds and SW 1 foot at 3 seconds. Areas of fog this

morning. A slight chance of showers this afternoon. Vsby 1 NM or

less this morning.

.TONIGHT...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 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW after midnight.

Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 6 seconds and W 1 foot

at 3 seconds.

.SAT...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. Seas

around 2 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 7 seconds and N 1 foot at

3 seconds.

.SAT NIGHT...SW winds around 5 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave

Detail: E 1 foot at 3 seconds and S 1 foot at 7 seconds.

.SUN THROUGH MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 2 ft.

 
 
 
 
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Buzzards Bay:



.TODAY...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt with gusts

up to 20 kt this afternoon. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SW

2 ft at 3 seconds and S 2 ft at 7 seconds. Areas of fog this

morning. A slight chance of showers this afternoon. Vsby 1 NM or

less this morning.

.TONIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, becoming

NW after midnight. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at

3 seconds and S 2 ft at 7 seconds.

.FRI...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft in the morning, then

1 foot or less. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 7 seconds and NW 1 foot at

4 seconds, becoming NW 1 foot at 4 seconds and NE 1 foot at

5 seconds.

.FRI NIGHT...SW winds around 5 kt, becoming NW after midnight.

Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: SW 1 foot at 4 seconds and NE

1 foot at 4 seconds.

.SAT...N winds around 5 kt, becoming SE in the afternoon. Seas

1 foot or less. Wave Detail: N 1 foot at 5 seconds and S 1 foot

at 7 seconds.

.SAT NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight. Seas

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

at 6 seconds.

.SUN THROUGH MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to

20 kt. Seas around 2 ft.

 
 
 
 
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Cape Cod Bay:



.TODAY...S winds around 5 kt, becoming SW this afternoon. Seas

1 foot or less, then around 2 ft this afternoon. Wave Detail: E

1 foot at 4 seconds and SE 1 foot at 8 seconds, becoming SW

1 foot at 2 seconds and E 1 foot at 5 seconds. Areas of fog this

morning. A slight chance of showers with isolated tstms this

afternoon. Vsby 1 NM or less this morning.

.TONIGHT...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 5 to 10 kt. 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 W after midnight.

Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: N 1 foot at 4 seconds and S

1 foot at 8 seconds.

.SAT...N winds around 5 kt, becoming NE in the afternoon. Seas

1 foot or less. Wave Detail: N 1 foot at 4 seconds and S 1 foot

at 8 seconds.

.SAT NIGHT...S winds around 5 kt, becoming SW around 5 kt after

midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: N 1 foot at 3 seconds

and S 1 foot at 8 seconds.

.SUN THROUGH MON 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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