Daily Update

RI / Southern Massachusetts

August 09, 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
2024/08/09         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
2024/08/09         Fri           11:59 PM             3.05       H
2024/08/10         Sat         05:21 AM            0.46       L
2024/08/10         Sat         12:30 PM             3.35       H
2024/08/10         Sat         05:59 PM             0.78       L
 
Providence:
Date                     Day        Time                     Pred       High/Low
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
2024/08/10         Sat         12:18 AM            3.94       H
2024/08/10         Sat         05:37 AM            0.63       L
2024/08/10         Sat         12:47 PM             4.29       H
2024/08/10         Sat         06:09 PM             1.02       L

Weather / Marine Zone Forecast

Providence Weather:
This Afternoon
A chance of showers before 2pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 2pm and 3pm, then a chance of showers after 3pm. Cloudy, with a high near 79. South wind 14 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tonight
A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 10pm. Patchy fog. Low around 75. South wind 14 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 36 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Saturday
Showers and thunderstorms likely before 11am, then isolated showers between 11am and 2pm. Patchy fog before 10am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 85. Southwest wind around 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 63. Northwest wind 3 to 6 mph.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 81. Light west wind becoming southwest 5 to 10 mph in the morning.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 63. Southwest wind 3 to 6 mph.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 79. West wind 6 to 10 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 61. Northwest wind 3 to 5 mph.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 81. Northwest wind 3 to 6 mph.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 63. Light west wind.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 82. Light and variable wind becoming northeast around 6 mph in the afternoon.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 63. Calm wind.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 83. North wind 3 to 6 mph.

Narragansett Bay:
.THIS AFTERNOON...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt,

increasing to 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Waves 2 to

3 ft, building to 3 to 5 ft. Patchy fog. Scattered showers.

Isolated tstms. Some tstms may produce heavy rainfall.

.TONIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Waves 5 to

7 ft. Patchy fog. Scattered showers in the evening. Widespread

showers and scattered tstms after midnight. Some tstms may

produce heavy rainfall after midnight. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.

.SAT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Waves 4 to

6 ft. Patchy fog in the morning. Numerous showers in the morning

with vsby 1 to 3 NM.

.SAT NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, becoming

NW after midnight. Waves 2 to 4 ft.

.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt.

Waves 2 to 3 ft.

.MON THROUGH TUE NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft.

 
 
 
 
 
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Rhode Island Sound:
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH

SATURDAY AFTERNOON...

 

.THIS AFTERNOON...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt,

increasing to 30 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft, building to 4 to 6 ft. Wave

Detail: S 4 ft at 9 seconds and E 1 foot at 4 seconds, becoming S

6 ft at 8 seconds and SE 2 ft at 4 seconds. Patchy fog. Isolated

showers. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.

.TONIGHT...S winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas 5 to

8 ft. Wave Detail: S 8 ft at 9 seconds and S 1 foot at 4 seconds.

Patchy fog. Scattered showers in the evening, then widespread

showers and scattered tstms after midnight. Some tstms may

produce heavy rainfall after midnight. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.

.SAT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 5 to

8 ft. Wave Detail: S 8 ft at 9 seconds and SW 1 foot at

3 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. Numerous showers in the

morning with vsby 1 to 3 NM.

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

becoming NW 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave

Detail: S 6 ft at 8 seconds and SW 1 foot at 3 seconds.

.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt.

Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 8 seconds and SW 1 foot at

3 seconds.

.MON THROUGH TUE NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.

Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 7 seconds and W 2 ft at 4 seconds.

 
 
 
 
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Buzzards Bay:



...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH

SATURDAY AFTERNOON...

 

.THIS AFTERNOON...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt,

increasing to 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.

Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 3 seconds.

Isolated showers. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.

.TONIGHT...S winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas 4 to

6 ft. Wave Detail: SW 5 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 4 seconds.

Patchy fog. Scattered showers in the evening. Numerous showers

after midnight. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.

.SAT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 4 to

6 ft. Wave Detail: SW 5 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 5 seconds.

Patchy fog in the morning. Numerous showers in the morning with

vsby 1 to 3 NM.

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

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

Detail: SW 3 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 4 seconds.

.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt.

Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 3 seconds and SW 2 ft

at 8 seconds.

.MON THROUGH TUE NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 2 ft.

Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 3 seconds and S 2 ft at 7 seconds.

 
 
 
 
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Cape Cod Bay:



...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON

THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON...

 

.THIS AFTERNOON...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt.

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

7 seconds. Patchy fog. Isolated showers. Vsby 1 NM or less,

increasing to 1 to 3 NM.

.TONIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 3 to

5 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 4 seconds.

Patchy fog. Scattered showers in the evening, then numerous

showers after midnight. Vsby 1 NM or less, increasing to 1 to

3 NM after midnight.

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

morning. Numerous showers in the morning with vsby 1 to 3 NM.

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

becoming W 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave

Detail: S 2 ft at 8 seconds and SW 1 foot at 3 seconds.

.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave

Detail: S 2 ft at 8 seconds and NW 1 foot at 3 seconds.

.MON THROUGH TUE NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or

less. Wave Detail: W 1 foot at 2 seconds and N 1 foot at

2 seconds.

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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