Daily Update
RI / Southern Massachusetts
August 16, 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)
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Tides / Currents
Tides:
Date Day Time Pred High/Low
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
2024/08/17 Sat 12:09 AM 0.42 L
2024/08/17 Sat 06:15 AM 3.28 H
2024/08/17 Sat 11:46 AM 0.17 L
2024/08/17 Sat 06:43 PM 4.09 H
Providence:
Date Day Time Pred High/Low
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
2024/08/17 Sat 06:29 AM 4.21 H
2024/08/17 Sat 11:54 AM 0.40 L
2024/08/17 Sat 06:58 PM 5.10 H
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Weather / Marine Zone Forecast
Providence Weather:
Today
Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 84. Calm wind becoming southeast around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Tonight
Patchy fog after 3am. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with a low around 65. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Saturday
Patchy fog before 10am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 81. Calm wind becoming south 5 to 9 mph in the morning.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65. South wind 3 to 6 mph.
Sunday
Partly sunny, with a high near 79. South wind 5 to 9 mph.
Sunday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66. Southeast wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Monday
A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 9am. High near 77. South wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Monday Night
Showers likely, mainly before 9pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 64. Southwest wind around 6 mph becoming west after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Tuesday
A chance of showers after 8am. Partly sunny, with a high near 74. North wind 6 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Tuesday Night
A chance of showers before 9pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 56. North wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 74. North wind 6 to 8 mph.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 56. East wind around 5 mph becoming light and variable in the evening.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 77. North wind 5 to 8 mph.
Narragansett Bay:
Narragansett Bay:
.TODAY...NE winds around 5 kt, becoming SE this afternoon. Waves
1 foot or less, then around 2 ft this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...S winds around 5 kt. Waves around 2 ft. Patchy fog
after midnight.
.SAT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. Patchy fog in the
morning.
.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 after midnight.
.MON...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 2 to 4 ft. Showers likely.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 2 to 4 ft. A chance of
showers.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. A
chance of showers.
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Rhode Island Sound:
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
SUNDAY EVENING...
.TODAY...NE winds around 5 kt, becoming SE around 5 kt this
afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less, then around 2 ft this afternoon.
Wave Detail: S 1 foot at 3 seconds and SE 1 foot at 10 seconds,
becoming S 2 ft at 17 seconds and SW 1 foot at 4 seconds.
.TONIGHT...SE winds around 5 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S
3 ft at 15 seconds and SW 1 foot at 4 seconds.
.SAT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: S 5 ft
at 15 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 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 14 seconds and SE 1 foot at 2 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SE
5 ft at 14 seconds and SE 1 foot at 2 seconds. A chance of
showers after midnight.
.MON...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 4 to
5 ft. Showers likely.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. A chance of
showers.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. A
chance of showers.
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Buzzards Bay:
.TODAY...NE winds around 5 kt, becoming SE around 5 kt this
afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: SW 1 foot at
3 seconds and NE 1 foot at 3 seconds.
.TONIGHT...SE winds around 5 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: S
2 ft at 17 seconds and E 1 foot at 2 seconds.
.SAT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft
at 15 seconds and E 1 foot at 2 seconds. Patchy fog in the
morning.
.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 2 seconds.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave
Detail: S 3 ft at 14 seconds and S 1 foot at 3 seconds.
.MON...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to
4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 14 seconds and S 2 ft at 4 seconds.
Showers likely.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas
2 to 4 ft. A chance of showers.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt. Seas
2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers.
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Cape Cod Bay:
.TODAY...NE 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
this morning with vsby 1 NM or less.
.TONIGHT...SE winds around 5 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave
Detail: E 1 foot at 2 seconds and SE 1 foot at 10 seconds. Patchy
fog after midnight.
.SAT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less, then around 2 ft
in the afternoon. Wave Detail: E 1 foot at 2 seconds and SE
1 foot at 10 seconds, becoming S 2 ft at 15 seconds and SE 1 foot
at 2 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail:
SE 2 ft at 16 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 15 seconds and SE 1 foot at 2 seconds.
.MON...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft
at 15 seconds and SE 1 foot at 3 seconds. Showers likely.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds around 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. A chance of
showers.
.TUE...N winds around 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 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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