Daily Update

RI / Southern Massachusetts

September 06, 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
2024/09/06         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
2024/09/07         Sat         04:25 AM            0.44       L
2024/09/07         Sat         11:24 AM            4.48       H
2024/09/07         Sat         04:57 PM             0.68       L
2024/09/07         Sat         11:42 PM             3.91       H
 
Providence:
Date                     Day        Time                     Pred       High/Low
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
2024/09/07         Sat         04:25 AM            0.44       L
2024/09/07         Sat         11:24 AM            4.48       H
2024/09/07         Sat         04:57 PM             0.68       L
2024/09/07         Sat         11:42 PM             3.91       H
 
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Weather / Marine Zone Forecast

Providence Weather:
Today
Partly sunny, with a high near 78. East wind 6 to 9 mph.
Tonight
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 58. North wind around 7 mph.
Saturday
Partly sunny, with a high near 77. North wind 5 to 8 mph becoming south in the afternoon.
Saturday Night
Showers likely, mainly between 10pm and 2am. Cloudy, then gradual clearing toward daybreak, with a low around 54. South wind around 9 mph becoming northwest after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 72. Northwest wind 8 to 10 mph.
Sunday Night
Clear, with a low around 51. West wind 5 to 7 mph.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 78. West wind 6 to 10 mph.
Monday Night
Clear, with a low around 56. West wind around 6 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 81. West wind 3 to 7 mph.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 56. West wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 81. Calm wind becoming southeast around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 57. Light southwest wind.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 81. Calm wind becoming south 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon.

Narragansett Bay:
.TODAY...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt this afternoon.

Waves 2 to 3 ft.

.TONIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the evening.

Waves 2 to 3 ft.

.SAT...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW in the afternoon. Waves

2 to 3 ft.

.SAT NIGHT...SW winds around 10 kt, becoming NW after midnight.

Gusts up to 20 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. Showers likely in the

evening. A chance of showers after midnight.

.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft.

.MON THROUGH TUE NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft.

 
 
 
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Rhode Island Sound:



.TODAY...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt this afternoon.

Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at 8 seconds and NE 2 ft at

3 seconds.

.TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the

evening. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SE 5 ft at 8 seconds and N

2 ft at 3 seconds.

.SAT...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW in the afternoon. Seas

3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at 9 seconds and N 1 foot at

3 seconds.

.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW after midnight.

Gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at

9 seconds and SW 3 ft at 3 seconds. Showers likely in the

evening. A chance of showers after midnight.

.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt.

Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 5 seconds and SE 3 ft at

9 seconds.

.MON THROUGH TUE NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to

20 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 4 seconds and SE

3 ft at 8 seconds.

 
 
 
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Buzzards Bay:



.TODAY...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 25 kt this afternoon.

Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NE 2 ft at 3 seconds and SE 2 ft at

8 seconds.

.TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the evening.

Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 3 seconds and SE 2 ft at

8 seconds.

.SAT...N winds around 10 kt, becoming SW in the afternoon. Seas

2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 9 seconds and N 1 foot at

3 seconds.

.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W after midnight.

Gusts up to 20 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at

3 seconds and SE 2 ft at 9 seconds. Showers likely in the

evening. A chance of showers after midnight.

.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt.

Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds and SE 2 ft

at 9 seconds.

.MON THROUGH TUE NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to

20 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 4 seconds and SE

1 foot at 8 seconds.

 
 
 
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Cape Cod Bay:
.TODAY...NE winds around 10 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt this afternoon.

Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 8 seconds and E 1 foot at

2 seconds.

.TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to

4 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 9 seconds and N 2 ft at 3 seconds.

.SAT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt in the

afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 9 seconds and N

2 ft at 3 seconds.

.SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W after midnight.

Gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at

10 seconds and W 2 ft at 3 seconds. Showers likely, mainly in the

evening.

.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt.

Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 9 seconds and NW 2 ft at

3 seconds.

.MON THROUGH TUE NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft.

Wave Detail: E 2 ft at 9 seconds and NW 1 foot at 4 seconds.

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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