Daily Update

RI / Southern Massachusetts

August 08, 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 )
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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
2024/08/08         Thu        04:18 AM            0.30       L
2024/08/08         Thu        11:12 AM            3.56       H
2024/08/08         Thu        04:34 PM             0.46       L
2024/08/08         Thu        11:22 PM             3.28       H
2024/08/09         Fri           04:48 AM            0.36       L
2024/08/09         Fri           11:51 AM            3.45       H
2024/08/09         Fri           05:15 PM             0.61       L
 
Providence:
Date                     Day        Time                     Pred       High/Low
2024/08/08         Thu        04:22 AM            0.44       L
2024/08/08         Thu        11:30 AM            4.46       H
2024/08/08         Thu        04:41 PM             0.64       L
2024/08/08         Thu        11:39 PM             4.17       H
2024/08/09         Fri           05:00 AM            0.50       L
2024/08/09         Fri           12:09 PM             4.36       H
2024/08/09         Fri           05:25 PM             0.81       L

Weather / Marine Zone Forecast

Providence Weather:
Today
A slight chance of showers after 2pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 74. East wind around 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Tonight
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight, then a chance of showers between midnight and 2am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2am. Patchy fog after 9pm. Otherwise, cloudy, with a low around 65. East wind 3 to 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Friday
Showers likely, mainly after 1pm. Cloudy, with a high near 81. South wind 7 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Friday Night
Showers. Low around 73. South wind around 14 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Saturday
Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 1pm, then a chance of showers. High near 84. West wind 11 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 62. West wind around 6 mph.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 80. Southwest wind 5 to 11 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 62. West wind around 6 mph.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 81. West wind 6 to 10 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 62. West wind 3 to 6 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 81. Northwest wind 3 to 6 mph.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 63. Light and variable wind.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 82. Northwest wind 3 to 6 mph.


Narragansett Bay:
.TODAY...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft. A slight chance

of showers.

.TONIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. Patchy fog after

midnight. A chance of showers after midnight with vsby 1 to 3 NM.

.FRI...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 25 kt in the afternoon.

Waves 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers. Vsby 1 to 3 NM in the

morning.

.FRI NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Waves

4 to 6 ft. Showers.

.SAT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt in the

afternoon. Gusts up to 30 kt. Waves 4 to 6 ft. Showers. Vsby 1 to

3 NM in the morning.

.SAT NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt,

diminishing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Waves 3 to 5 ft,

subsiding to 2 to 3 ft after midnight.

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

20 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft.

 
 
 
 
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Rhode Island Sound:
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY

MORNING...

 

.TODAY...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt this afternoon.

Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 7 seconds and E 2 ft at

3 seconds. A slight chance of showers this morning, then a chance

of showers this afternoon.

.TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S

3 ft at 8 seconds and E 2 ft at 4 seconds. A chance of showers

after midnight.

.FRI...SE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S 15 to 20 kt in the

afternoon. Gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: S 5 ft

at 9 seconds and SE 3 ft at 4 seconds. A chance of showers.

.FRI NIGHT...S winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas

4 to 6 ft, building to 5 to 8 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: S

6 ft at 8 seconds and SE 1 foot at 4 seconds, becoming S 8 ft at

8 seconds and S 1 foot at 4 seconds. Showers likely.

.SAT...SW winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt in the

afternoon. Gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: S 9 ft

at 9 seconds and SW 1 foot at 3 seconds. Showers, mainly in the

morning with vsby 1 to 3 NM.

.SAT NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, becoming

NW 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: S 7 ft

at 8 seconds and W 1 foot at 4 seconds.

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

20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.

 
 
 
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Buzzards Bay:
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY

MORNING...

 

.TODAY...E winds around 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: NE

1 foot at 2 seconds and S 1 foot at 7 seconds. A slight chance of

showers this afternoon.

.TONIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: E

1 foot at 3 seconds and S 1 foot at 9 seconds. A chance of

showers after midnight with vsby 1 to 3 NM.

.FRI...SE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S 15 to 20 kt in the

afternoon. Gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft

at 4 seconds and S 2 ft at 9 seconds. A chance of showers. Vsby

1 to 3 NM in the morning.

.FRI NIGHT...S winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas

4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: SW 5 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at

4 seconds. A chance of showers.

.SAT...S winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming SW 15 to 20 kt in the

afternoon. Gusts up to 35 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: SW

5 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 5 seconds. Showers, mainly in the

morning with vsby 1 to 3 NM.

.SAT NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt,

diminishing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave

Detail: SW 4 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 4 seconds.

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

20 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.

 
 
 
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Cape Cod Bay:
.TODAY...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: NE

1 foot at 2 seconds and S 1 foot at 7 seconds. A slight chance of

showers this afternoon.

.TONIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: E

1 foot at 2 seconds and S 1 foot at 8 seconds. A chance of

showers after midnight with vsby 1 to 3 NM.

.FRI...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 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 SE 1 foot at 3 seconds. A chance of showers.

.FRI NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas

2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 4 seconds and SE 1 foot at

10 seconds. A chance of showers.

.SAT...S winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt in the

afternoon. Gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SE

3 ft at 6 seconds and SW 2 ft at 3 seconds. Showers likely,

mainly in the morning.

.SAT NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt,

diminishing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave

Detail: SW 2 ft at 3 seconds and SE 2 ft at 6 seconds.

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

20 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.  

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