Daily Update
RI / Southern Massachusetts
August 30, 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
2024/08/30 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
2024/08/31 Sat 12:55 AM 0.60 L
2024/08/31 Sat 06:41 AM 3.51 H
2024/08/31 Sat 12:11 PM 0.55 L
2024/08/31 Sat 07:11 PM 3.86 H
Providence:
Date Day Time Pred High/Low
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
2024/08/31 Sat 01:39 AM 1.00 L
2024/08/31 Sat 06:55 AM 4.32 H
2024/08/31 Sat 11:45 AM 0.75 L
2024/08/31 Sat 07:26 PM 4.71 H
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Weather / Marine Zone Forecast
Providence Weather:
Today
Sunny, with a high near 75. South wind 6 to 9 mph.
Tonight
Increasing clouds, with a low around 58. South wind 3 to 7 mph.
Saturday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 79. Light south wind increasing to 5 to 10 mph in the morning.
Saturday Night
A slight chance of showers between 10pm and midnight, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 67. South wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Sunday
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 79. Southwest wind 6 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Sunday Night
A slight chance of showers before 9pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 60. Southwest wind around 6 mph becoming northwest after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Labor Day
Sunny, with a high near 75. North wind around 8 mph.
Monday Night
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
Clear, with a low around 51. West wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 77. Calm wind becoming southwest around 6 mph in the afternoon.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 54. West wind 3 to 5 mph.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 78. Southwest wind 3 to 7 mph.
Narragansett Bay:
Narragansett Bay:
.TODAY...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE this afternoon. Waves
1 foot or less, then around 2 ft this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft. Patchy fog
after midnight.
.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 after midnight.
.SUN...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the afternoon.
Waves around 2 ft. A chance of showers.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, becoming
NW after midnight. Waves 2 to 3 ft.
.MON THROUGH TUE NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft.
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Rhode Island Sound:
.TODAY...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE
2 ft at 4 seconds and SE 1 foot at 8 seconds.
.TONIGHT...E winds around 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail:
SE 2 ft at 4 seconds and SE 1 foot at 8 seconds. Patchy fog after
midnight.
.SAT...SE winds around 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE
2 ft at 5 seconds and SE 2 ft at 9 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail:
SE 2 ft at 5 seconds and SE 2 ft at 8 seconds. A chance of
showers after midnight.
.SUN...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 4 seconds and SE 2 ft at
8 seconds. A chance of showers.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt,
becoming NW after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft
at 6 seconds and W 1 foot at 3 seconds.
.MON THROUGH TUE NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
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Buzzards Bay:
.TODAY...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: E
1 foot at 3 seconds and SE 1 foot at 8 seconds.
.TONIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE
1 foot at 3 seconds and SE 1 foot at 8 seconds.
.SAT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE
1 foot at 3 seconds and SE 1 foot at 9 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds around 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft in the
evening, then 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: S 1 foot at 2 seconds
and E 1 foot at 5 seconds, becoming S 1 foot at 3 seconds and SE
1 foot at 7 seconds. A chance of showers after midnight.
.SUN...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 1 foot
or less, then around 2 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: SW
1 foot at 3 seconds and E 1 foot at 5 seconds, becoming SW 2 ft
at 4 seconds and E 1 foot at 5 seconds. A chance of showers.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt,
becoming NW after midnight. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SW
2 ft at 4 seconds and W 1 foot at 3 seconds.
.MON THROUGH TUE NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 2 ft.
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Cape Cod Bay:
.TODAY...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: E
1 foot at 3 seconds and N 1 foot at 4 seconds.
.TONIGHT...SE winds around 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail:
SE 1 foot at 3 seconds and SE 1 foot at 8 seconds.
.SAT...SE winds around 10 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the morning.
Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 1 foot at 3 seconds and SE
1 foot at 9 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds around 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft in the
evening, then 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at 5 seconds
and S 1 foot at 2 seconds, becoming S 1 foot at 2 seconds and E
1 foot at 6 seconds. A chance of showers after midnight.
.SUN...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the afternoon.
Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 8 seconds and SW 1 foot
at 3 seconds. A chance of showers.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W after midnight.
Gusts up to 20 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at
7 seconds and SW 1 foot at 3 seconds.
.MON THROUGH TUE NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to
20 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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