Daily Update
RI / Southern Massachusetts
September 05, 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
2024/09/05 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
2024/09/06 Fri 03:38 AM 0.24 L
2024/09/06 Fri 10:31 AM 3.70 H
2024/09/06 Fri 04:08 PM 0.38 L
2024/09/06 Fri 10:43 PM 3.25 H
Providence:
Date Day Time Pred High/Low
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
2024/09/06 Fri 03:48 AM 0.34 L
2024/09/06 Fri 10:49 AM 4.61 H
2024/09/06 Fri 04:16 PM 0.52 L
2024/09/06 Fri 11:02 PM 4.12 H
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Weather / Marine Zone Forecast
Providence Weather:
Today
Sunny, with a high near 77. Calm wind becoming southeast 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon.
Tonight
Increasing clouds, with a low around 58. Southeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Friday
Partly sunny, with a high near 77. Northeast wind 6 to 10 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 60. North wind around 8 mph.
Saturday
Partly sunny, with a high near 76. North wind around 8 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon.
Saturday Night
A chance of showers, mainly between 7pm and 4am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 58. South wind around 6 mph becoming west after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 75. Northwest wind 6 to 8 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 51. West wind around 6 mph.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 75. West wind 6 to 10 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 54. West wind around 6 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 78. Northwest wind 5 to 7 mph.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 55. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 79. Light and variable wind becoming west around 6 mph in the morning.
Narragansett Bay:
Narragansett Bay:
.THIS AFTERNOON...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft.
.TONIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft.
.FRI...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt with gusts
up to 20 kt in the afternoon. Waves 2 to 3 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds around 10 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft.
.SAT...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW in the afternoon. Waves
2 to 3 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W after midnight. Waves
2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers.
.SUN THROUGH MON NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft.
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Rhode Island Sound:
.THIS AFTERNOON...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave
Detail: SE 3 ft at 9 seconds.
.TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE
4 ft at 8 seconds.
.FRI...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at 8 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds around 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas
4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 5 ft at 8 seconds and N 1 foot at
4 seconds.
.SAT...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, becoming SW in
the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NE 4 ft at 9 seconds
and N 1 foot at 3 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds around 10 kt, becoming W after midnight.
Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at
3 seconds. A chance of showers.
.SUN THROUGH MON NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to
20 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
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Buzzards Bay:
.THIS AFTERNOON...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less, then
around 2 ft. Wave Detail: E 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.
.TONIGHT...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...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at 6 seconds and E 1 foot at
2 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas
2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 3 seconds.
.SAT...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, becoming W
5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft
at 6 seconds and N 1 foot at 3 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds around 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight.
Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 9 seconds and SW 1 foot
at 3 seconds. A chance of showers.
.SUN THROUGH MON NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to
20 kt. Seas around 2 ft.
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Cape Cod Bay:
.THIS AFTERNOON...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave
Detail: SE 1 foot at 2 seconds and E 1 foot at 8 seconds.
.TONIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: E
2 ft at 7 seconds and E 1 foot at 2 seconds.
.FRI...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at 5 seconds and E 1 foot at
2 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at 3 seconds.
.SAT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 25 kt in the morning.
Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 5 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds around 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail:
NE 3 ft at 7 seconds and W 1 foot at 4 seconds. A chance of
showers.
.SUN THROUGH MON NIGHT...W 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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