Daily Update
RI / Southern Massachusetts
August 29, 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: 38-00
Shell: 39-02
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
2024/08/29 Thu 04:45 AM 3.18 H
2024/08/29 Thu 10:35 AM 0.76 L
2024/08/29 Thu 05:28 PM 3.71 H
2024/08/30 Fri 12:18 AM 0.67 L
2024/08/30 Fri 05:48 AM 3.32 H
2024/08/30 Fri 11:30 AM 0.67 L
2024/08/30 Fri 06:24 PM 3.78 H
Providence:
Date Day Time Pred High/Low
2024/08/29 Thu 12:17 AM 1.03 L
2024/08/29 Thu 04:52 AM 3.99 H
2024/08/29 Thu 09:53 AM 1.01 L
2024/08/29 Thu 05:34 PM 4.49 H
2024/08/30 Fri 01:03 AM 1.01 L
2024/08/30 Fri 05:58 AM 4.10 H
2024/08/30 Fri 10:52 AM 0.91 L
2024/08/30 Fri 06:37 PM 4.58 H
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Weather / Marine Zone Forecast
Providence Weather:
Today
Mostly sunny, with a high near 75. East wind around 9 mph.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 53. East wind 3 to 7 mph.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 75. East wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south in the afternoon.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 58. South wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Saturday
Partly sunny, with a high near 77. Light southeast wind becoming south 5 to 10 mph in the morning.
Saturday Night
A chance of showers before midnight, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between midnight and 2am, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 67. South wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Sunday
Showers likely, mainly before 9am. Partly sunny, with a high near 81. Southwest wind 6 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 63. Southwest wind around 6 mph becoming northwest after midnight.
Labor Day
Sunny, with a high near 76. Northwest wind 6 to 9 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 52. Northwest wind around 6 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 74. Northwest wind around 6 mph.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 52. West wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 76. Calm wind becoming southwest around 6 mph in the afternoon.
Narragansett Bay:
Narragansett Bay:
.TODAY...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft.
.FRI...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE in the afternoon. Waves
around 2 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft.
.SAT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft. A chance of
showers in the evening, then showers likely after midnight.
.SUN...SW winds around 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft. Showers likely.
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around
2 ft.
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Rhode Island Sound:
.TODAY...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 5 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail:
NE 2 ft at 4 seconds and SW 1 foot at 5 seconds.
.FRI...E winds around 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: E
2 ft at 5 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: E
2 ft at 5 seconds.
.SAT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE
2 ft at 6 seconds and S 1 foot at 2 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds around 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail:
S 2 ft at 3 seconds and SE 2 ft at 6 seconds. A chance of showers
in the evening, then showers likely after midnight.
.SUN...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Showers likely.
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to
3 ft.
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Buzzards Bay:
.TODAY...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: NE
1 foot at 3 seconds and SW 1 foot at 5 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: NE
1 foot at 3 seconds and SW 1 foot at 5 seconds.
.FRI...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: E
1 foot at 2 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft in the
evening, then 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: E 1 foot at 2 seconds.
.SAT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: SE
1 foot at 3 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds around 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave
Detail: S 1 foot at 3 seconds and SE 1 foot at 6 seconds. A
chance of showers.
.SUN...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas around
2 ft. Showers likely.
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up
to 20 kt. Seas around 2 ft.
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Cape Cod Bay:
.TODAY...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: N
2 ft at 4 seconds and SE 1 foot at 15 seconds.
.TONIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: N
2 ft at 5 seconds and SE 1 foot at 15 seconds.
.FRI...E winds around 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: NE
1 foot at 4 seconds and SE 1 foot at 14 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft in the
evening, then 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: E 1 foot at 3 seconds
and SE 1 foot at 14 seconds, becoming E 1 foot at 2 seconds and
SE 1 foot at 14 seconds.
.SAT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less, then around 2 ft
in the afternoon. Wave Detail: SE 1 foot at 2 seconds, becoming
SE 1 foot at 3 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds around 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail:
S 1 foot at 2 seconds and SE 1 foot at 5 seconds. A chance of
showers after midnight.
.SUN...SW winds around 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Showers likely.
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON 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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