Daily Update
RI / Southern Massachusetts
August 27, 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
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Tides:
Date Day Time Pred High/Low
2024/08/27 Tue 02:34 AM 3.27 H
2024/08/27 Tue 07:45 AM 0.65 L
2024/08/27 Tue 03:11 PM 3.86 H
2024/08/27 Tue 10:35 PM 0.76 L
2024/08/28 Wed 03:38 AM 3.16 H
2024/08/28 Wed 09:10 AM 0.78 L
2024/08/28 Wed 04:20 PM 3.72 H
2024/08/28 Wed 11:32 PM 0.72 L
Providence:
Date Day Time Pred High/Low
2024/08/27 Tue 02:49 AM 4.21 H
2024/08/27 Tue 07:40 AM 0.78 L
2024/08/27 Tue 03:19 PM 4.79 H
2024/08/27 Tue 11:26 PM 1.08 L
2024/08/28 Wed 03:48 AM 4.04 H
2024/08/28 Wed 08:46 AM 0.99 L
2024/08/28 Wed 04:23 PM 4.56 H
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Weather / Marine Zone Forecast
Providence Weather:
This Afternoon
Sunny, with a high near 83. South wind 3 to 6 mph.
Tonight
Partly cloudy, with a low around 66. Southwest wind 5 to 7 mph.
Wednesday
Scattered showers, mainly between 10am and 4pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 88. Southwest wind 9 to 13 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Wednesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 61. North wind around 9 mph.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 73. Northeast wind 8 to 10 mph.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 54. Northeast wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 74. Light and variable wind becoming east 5 to 7 mph in the morning.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 58. Southeast wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Saturday
A chance of showers after 3pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 76. Light south wind increasing to 5 to 9 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Saturday Night
A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65. Southwest wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Sunday
A chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 80. Southwest wind 5 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 64. Southwest wind around 6 mph.
Labor Day
A chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 78. West wind 6 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Narragansett Bay:
Narragansett Bay:
THIS AFTERNOON...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 foot or less.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt with
gusts up to 20 kt after midnight. Waves 1 foot or less, then
around 2 ft after midnight.
.WED...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Waves 2 to
3 ft. Scattered showers in the afternoon.
.WED NIGHT...N winds around 10 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt.
Waves 2 to 3 ft.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft. A chance of
showers.
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Rhode Island Sound:
.THIS AFTERNOON...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave
Detail: SW 1 foot at 4 seconds and SE 1 foot at 8 seconds.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt after
midnight. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SW 1 foot at 4 seconds
and SE 1 foot at 8 seconds.
.WED...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to
4 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 4 seconds and SE 1 foot at
8 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas
2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 7 seconds and NE 2 ft at
4 seconds.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt.
Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NE 3 ft at 4 seconds and S 2 ft at
6 seconds.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave
Detail: SE 3 ft at 8 seconds and NE 2 ft at 4 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds around 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. A chance of
showers.
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Buzzards Bay:
.THIS AFTERNOON...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave
Detail: SW 1 foot at 4 seconds and SE 1 foot at 8 seconds.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt after
midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: SW 1 foot at
3 seconds and SE 1 foot at 7 seconds.
.WED...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to
3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 3 seconds and S 1 foot at
7 seconds. Scattered showers in the afternoon.
.WED NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas
2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NE 2 ft at 4 seconds and SW 2 ft at
5 seconds. Scattered showers in the evening.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt.
Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: NE 2 ft at 3 seconds and S 1 foot
at 7 seconds.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave
Detail: SE 2 ft at 7 seconds and NE 1 foot at 2 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds around 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. A chance
of showers.
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Cape Cod Bay:
.THIS AFTERNOON...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave
Detail: SW 1 foot at 4 seconds and SE 1 foot at 8 seconds.
.TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt with gusts
up to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less, then around 2 ft
after midnight. Wave Detail: S 1 foot at 3 seconds and S 1 foot
at 7 seconds, becoming SW 1 foot at 2 seconds and S 1 foot at
7 seconds.
.WED...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Gusts up to 25 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SW
2 ft at 3 seconds and S 1 foot at 7 seconds. Scattered showers in
the afternoon.
.WED NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas
2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 3 seconds and S 1 foot at
5 seconds. Scattered showers in the evening.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt.
Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds and S 1 foot at
7 seconds.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave
Detail: E 2 ft at 4 seconds and N 1 foot at 4 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. 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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