Daily Update

RI / Southern Massachusetts

August 15, 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:
Date                    Day       Time                    Pred      High/Low
2024/08/15        Thu       04:08 AM           2.71       H
2024/08/15        Thu       09:47 AM           0.63       L
2024/08/15        Thu       04:45 PM            3.46       H
2024/08/15        Thu       11:23 PM            0.66       L
2024/08/16        Fri          05:16 AM           2.93       H
2024/08/16        Fri          10:50 AM           0.42       L
2024/08/16        Fri          05:48 PM            3.75       H
 
Providence:
Date                    Day       Time                    Pred      High/Low
2024/08/15        Thu       04:21 AM           3.63       H
2024/08/15        Thu       10:03 AM           0.97       L
2024/08/15        Thu       04:52 PM            4.40       H
2024/08/15        Thu       11:08 PM            1.02       L
2024/08/16        Fri          05:26 AM           3.84       H
2024/08/16        Fri          11:00 AM           0.70       L
2024/08/16        Fri          05:59 PM            4.70       H
2024/08/16        Fri          11:58 PM            0.74       L

Weather / Marine Zone Forecast

Providence Weather:
Today
A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 3pm. Widespread haze after 2pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 84. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tonight
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 9pm, then a slight chance of showers between 9pm and 10pm. Widespread haze before 7pm, then widespread haze after 5am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 63. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 84. Calm wind becoming south around 6 mph in the afternoon.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Saturday
Partly sunny, with a high near 81. Light south wind increasing to 5 to 10 mph in the morning.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 67. South wind around 6 mph.
Sunday
Partly sunny, with a high near 79. South wind 6 to 9 mph.
Sunday Night
A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 67. Southeast wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Monday
Showers likely, mainly after noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 80. South wind 5 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Monday Night
A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65. South wind around 6 mph becoming light and variable after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Tuesday
A chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 76. North wind 6 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Tuesday Night
A chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 61. North wind 3 to 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 77. North wind 5 to 8 mph.

Narragansett Bay:
.TODAY...N winds around 5 kt, becoming S around 5 kt this

afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less. Hazy this afternoon. A chance of

showers with isolated tstms this afternoon.

.TONIGHT...S winds around 5 kt, becoming W after midnight. Waves

1 foot or less. A chance of showers in the evening. Patchy fog

after midnight.

.FRI...NE winds around 5 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. Waves

1 foot or less, then around 2 ft in the afternoon.

.FRI NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft.

.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 2 to 4 ft.

.SUN...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 2 to 4 ft.

.SUN NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 2 to 4 ft. A chance of

showers.

.MON AND MON NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW. Waves 2 to

4 ft. A chance of showers.

 
 
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Rhode Island Sound:
.TODAY...N winds around 5 kt, becoming S around 5 kt this

afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: SW 1 foot at

2 seconds and SE 1 foot at 9 seconds. A chance of showers this

afternoon.

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

Detail: SW 1 foot at 2 seconds and S 1 foot at 9 seconds. Hazy in

the evening. Patchy fog after midnight. A chance of showers in

the evening.

.FRI...S winds around 5 kt, increasing to 5 to 10 kt in the

afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less, then around 2 ft in the

afternoon. Wave Detail: SW 1 foot at 3 seconds and S 1 foot at

7 seconds, becoming S 2 ft at 17 seconds and SW 1 foot at

5 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.

.FRI NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S

4 ft at 15 seconds and S 2 ft at 9 seconds.

.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave

Detail: S 5 ft at 15 seconds.

.SUN...SE winds around 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: S 5 ft

at 15 seconds.

.SUN NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. A chance of

showers.

.MON AND MON NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW. Seas 3 to

5 ft. A chance of showers.

 
 
 
 
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Buzzards Bay:
TODAY...S winds around 5 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail:

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

showers this afternoon.

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

Detail: SW 1 foot at 2 seconds and NE 1 foot at 3 seconds. Patchy

fog after midnight with vsby 1 to 3 NM.

.FRI...E winds around 5 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. Seas

1 foot or less. Wave Detail: NE 1 foot at 3 seconds and SW 1 foot

at 3 seconds.

.FRI NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: S

2 ft at 17 seconds and S 1 foot at 4 seconds.

.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave

Detail: S 3 ft at 15 seconds and S 1 foot at 3 seconds.

.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave

Detail: S 3 ft at 15 seconds and SE 1 foot at 3 seconds.

.MON AND MON NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt,

becoming SW. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers.

 
 
 
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Cape Cod Bay:
.TODAY...SE winds around 5 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail:

N 1 foot at 3 seconds and S 1 foot at 8 seconds. A slight chance

of showers this morning, then a chance of showers this afternoon.

Patchy dense fog this morning with vsby 1 NM or less.

.TONIGHT...S winds around 5 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail:

SW 1 foot at 2 seconds and NE 1 foot at 3 seconds. A chance of

showers in the evening.

.FRI...E winds around 5 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: NE

1 foot at 4 seconds and S 1 foot at 5 seconds.

.FRI NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less, then around

2 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: SE 1 foot at 3 seconds and SE

1 foot at 10 seconds, becoming S 2 ft at 16 seconds and SE 1 foot

at 2 seconds.

.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave

Detail: S 2 ft at 15 seconds and SE 1 foot at 2 seconds.

.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave

Detail: SE 3 ft at 14 seconds and SE 1 foot at 3 seconds.

.MON AND MON NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW. Seas 2 to

3 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.  

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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