Daily Update
RI / Southern Massachusetts
August 02, 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:
Date Day Time Pred High/Low
2024/08/02 Fri 01:15 AM 0.50 L
2024/08/02 Fri 06:58 AM 3.46 H
2024/08/02 Fri 12:12 PM 0.43 L
2024/08/02 Fri 07:28 PM 4.08 H
2024/08/03 Sat 01:55 AM 0.46 L
2024/08/03 Sat 07:46 AM 3.61 H
2024/08/03 Sat 12:58 PM 0.36 L
2024/08/03 Sat 08:13 PM 4.09 H
Providence:
Date Day Time Pred High/Low
2024/08/02 Fri 01:56 AM 0.92 L
2024/08/02 Fri 07:13 AM 4.36 H
2024/08/02 Fri 11:59 AM 0.57 L
2024/08/02 Fri 07:42 PM 4.99 H
2024/08/03 Sat 01:03 AM 0.85 L
2024/08/03 Sat 08:01 AM 4.53 H
2024/08/03 Sat 12:48 PM 0.48 L
2024/08/03 Sat 08:27 PM 5.01 H
Weather / Marine Zone Forecast
Providence Weather:
This Afternoon
Partly sunny, with a high near 92. South wind 5 to 8 mph.
Tonight
Scattered showers, mainly after midnight. Patchy fog between midnight and 5am. Otherwise, cloudy, with a low around 73. South wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Saturday
Isolated showers. Patchy fog between 7am and 9am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high near 87. Southwest wind 6 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Saturday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 73. Southwest wind 6 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Sunday
A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 2pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 84. Southwest wind 8 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Sunday Night
Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 7pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly between 7pm and 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 71. Southwest wind 6 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 89. Southwest wind 5 to 11 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 68. West wind 5 to 8 mph.
Tuesday
A chance of showers after 9am. Partly sunny, with a high near 80. North wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Tuesday Night
A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 64. Southeast wind around 6 mph becoming north after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Wednesday
A chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 75. North wind 6 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Wednesday Night
A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 61. East wind around 6 mph becoming north after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Thursday
A chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 75. East wind 6 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Narragansett Bay:
Narragansett Bay:
.THIS AFTERNOON...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft. Patchy
fog.
.TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft. Patchy fog.
Scattered showers after midnight. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.SAT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft. Patchy fog in the
morning with vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds around 10 kt. Waves 2 to 4 ft. A chance of
showers.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt.
Waves 2 to 4 ft. A chance of showers in the morning, then showers
likely with a chance of tstms through the night. A chance of
showers after midnight. Some tstms may produce heavy rainfall in
the afternoon and evening.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt.
Waves 2 to 4 ft.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SW winds around 5 kt, becoming E. Waves 2 to
3 ft. A chance of showers.
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Rhode Island Sound:
.THIS AFTERNOON...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave
Detail: S 2 ft at 7 seconds. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: S
2 ft at 8 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the evening. Patchy fog
after midnight. Scattered showers. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.SAT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft
at 7 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning with vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas
2 to 4 ft, building to 4 to 5 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: S
4 ft at 7 seconds and SW 1 foot at 3 seconds, becoming S 5 ft at
8 seconds and SW 1 foot at 3 seconds. A chance of showers.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 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
3 seconds. A chance of showers in the morning, then showers
likely with a chance of tstms through the night. A chance of
showers after midnight. Some tstms may produce heavy rainfall in
the afternoon and evening.
.MON...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 3 to
4 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 8 seconds. A chance of showers.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE 10 to
15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. A chance of showers.
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Buzzards Bay:
.THIS AFTERNOON...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less, then
around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SW 1 foot at 4 seconds and S 1 foot at
7 seconds, becoming S 2 ft at 7 seconds and SW 1 foot at
3 seconds. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: S
2 ft at 7 seconds and SW 1 foot at 3 seconds. Patchy fog.
Scattered showers after midnight. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.SAT...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 3 seconds. Patchy fog in the
morning. Scattered showers in the morning with vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas
2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at
3 seconds. A chance of showers.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt.
Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at
3 seconds. A chance of showers in the morning, then showers
likely with a chance of tstms through the night. A chance of
showers after midnight. Some tstms may produce heavy rainfall in
the afternoon and evening.
.MON...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to
3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 3 seconds.
A chance of showers.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas
2 to 3 ft.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE. Seas
around 2 ft. A chance of showers.
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Cape Cod Bay:
.THIS AFTERNOON...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave
Detail: SE 1 foot at 7 seconds.
.TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft in the evening,
then 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 8 seconds and S
1 foot at 2 seconds, becoming S 1 foot at 2 seconds and SE 1 foot
at 8 seconds. Patchy fog. Scattered showers after midnight. Vsby
1 to 3 NM, decreasing to 1 NM or less after midnight.
.SAT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less, then around 2 ft in the
afternoon. Wave Detail: S 1 foot at 2 seconds and SE 1 foot at
8 seconds, becoming SE 2 ft at 8 seconds and SW 1 foot at
2 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning with vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the
evening. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 8 seconds and
SW 1 foot at 3 seconds. A chance of showers after midnight.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt.
Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 8 seconds and SW 1 foot
at 3 seconds. A chance of showers.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt.
Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 8 seconds and SW 1 foot
at 3 seconds.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE. Seas around
2 ft. A chance of showers.
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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