Daily Update
RI / Southern Massachusetts
September 04, 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
2024/09/04 Wed 02:38 AM 0.25 L
2024/09/04 Wed 09:23 AM 3.88 H
2024/09/04 Wed 02:51 PM 0.25 L
2024/09/04 Wed 09:36 PM 3.65 H
2024/09/05 Thu 03:08 AM 0.22 L
2024/09/05 Thu 09:57 AM 3.81 H
2024/09/05 Thu 03:30 PM 0.28 L
2024/09/05 Thu 10:09 PM 3.46 H
Providence:
Date Day Time Pred High/Low
2024/09/04 Wed 02:30 AM 0.39 L
2024/09/04 Wed 09:38 AM 4.77 H
2024/09/04 Wed 02:48 PM 0.38 L
2024/09/04 Wed 09:50 PM 4.55 H
2024/09/05 Thu 03:09 AM 0.32 L
2024/09/05 Thu 10:13 AM 4.71 H
2024/09/05 Thu 03:33 PM 0.42 L
2024/09/05 Thu 10:25 PM 4.35 H
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Weather / Marine Zone Forecast
Providence Weather:
Today
Sunny, with a high near 77. Calm wind becoming south around 6 mph in the afternoon.
Tonight
Clear, with a low around 53. Light and variable wind.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 77. Calm wind becoming southeast 5 to 7 mph in the morning.
Thursday Night
Increasing clouds, with a low around 58. Northeast wind 3 to 6 mph.
Friday
Partly sunny, with a high near 75. East wind 6 to 9 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 61. North wind around 7 mph.
Saturday
Partly sunny, with a high near 76. Northeast wind 6 to 9 mph.
Saturday Night
A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 59. Southeast wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Sunday
A chance of showers before 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 73. Southwest wind 6 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 53. West wind around 6 mph.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 73. West wind 6 to 10 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 53. West wind 3 to 6 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 74. West wind 5 to 8 mph.
Narragansett Bay:
Narragansett Bay:
.TODAY...N winds around 5 kt, becoming S this afternoon. Waves
1 foot or less.
.TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E after midnight. Waves
1 foot or less.
.THU...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft.
.THU NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft.
.FRI...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the afternoon.
Waves 2 to 3 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft.
.SAT...E winds around 10 kt. Waves 2 to 4 ft.
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...SE winds around 10 kt, becoming SW. Waves
2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers.
.SUN NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft.
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Rhode Island Sound:
.TODAY...N winds around 5 kt, becoming S this afternoon. Seas
1 foot or less. Wave Detail: S 1 foot at 6 seconds and SE 1 foot
at 9 seconds.
.TONIGHT...SE winds around 5 kt. Seas 1 foot or less, then around
2 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: S 1 foot at 2 seconds and SE
1 foot at 9 seconds, becoming SE 2 ft at 9 seconds and S 1 foot
at 3 seconds.
.THU...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft
at 9 seconds and SE 2 ft at 6 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE
4 ft at 8 seconds and E 1 foot at 3 seconds.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt.
Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SE 5 ft at 8 seconds and NE 2 ft at
3 seconds.
.SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 3 to
5 ft. Wave Detail: SE 5 ft at 9 seconds and NE 2 ft at 3 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...SE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW. Seas 3 to
4 ft. A chance of showers.
.SUN NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
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Buzzards Bay:
.TODAY...N winds around 5 kt, becoming S this afternoon. Seas
1 foot or less. Wave Detail: W 1 foot at 2 seconds and N 1 foot
at 4 seconds.
.TONIGHT...SE winds around 5 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave
Detail: S 1 foot at 2 seconds and SE 1 foot at 6 seconds.
.THU...E 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 and SE
1 foot at 8 seconds, becoming SE 2 ft at 8 seconds and E 1 foot
at 2 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...E winds around 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail:
SE 2 ft at 8 seconds and E 1 foot at 2 seconds.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt.
Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 8 seconds and E 1 foot at
2 seconds.
.SAT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to
3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 9 seconds and NE 1 foot at
3 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...SE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S with gusts
up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers.
.SUN NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 2 ft.
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Cape Cod Bay:
.TODAY...NW winds around 5 kt, becoming SE around 5 kt this
afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: NW 1 foot at
3 seconds and N 1 foot at 4 seconds.
.TONIGHT...S winds around 5 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail:
S 1 foot at 2 seconds and E 1 foot at 9 seconds.
.THU...SE winds around 5 kt, becoming E in the afternoon. Seas
1 foot or less, then around 2 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: S
1 foot at 2 seconds and SE 1 foot at 6 seconds, becoming SE 2 ft
at 6 seconds and E 1 foot at 2 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail:
SE 2 ft at 6 seconds and SE 2 ft at 9 seconds.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt.
Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 8 seconds and E 1 foot at
2 seconds.
.SAT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to
4 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 10 seconds and N 1 foot at
3 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...SE winds around 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. A
chance of showers.
.SUN NIGHT...W winds around 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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