Daily Update
RI / Southern Massachusetts
September 09, 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
2024/09/09 Mon 12:02 AM 2.86 H
2024/09/09 Mon 05:14 AM 0.57 L
2024/09/09 Mon 12:25 PM 3.32 H
2024/09/09 Mon 06:04 PM 0.87 L
2024/09/10 Tue 12:50 AM 2.74 H
2024/09/10 Tue 05:54 AM 0.70 L
2024/09/10 Tue 01:13 PM 3.25 H
2024/09/10 Tue 07:02 PM 1.02 L
Providence:
Date Day Time Pred High/Low
2024/09/09 Mon 12:26 AM 3.73 H
2024/09/09 Mon 05:37 AM 0.78 L
2024/09/09 Mon 12:47 PM 4.24 H
2024/09/09 Mon 06:19 PM 1.11 L
2024/09/10 Tue 01:14 AM 3.62 H
2024/09/10 Tue 06:16 AM 0.97 L
2024/09/10 Tue 01:35 PM 4.17 H
2024/09/10 Tue 07:11 PM 1.32 L
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Weather / Marine Zone Forecast
Providence Weather:
Today
Sunny, with a high near 75. West wind 8 to 13 mph.
Tonight
Isolated showers before 9pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 57. Southwest wind 3 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 76. Northwest wind 5 to 8 mph.
Tuesday Night
Clear, with a low around 50. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 77. Light and variable wind.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 54. Light south wind.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 80. Calm wind becoming south 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 58. South wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 84. Southwest wind 3 to 6 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 59. Southwest wind 3 to 6 mph.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 84. Light and variable wind becoming north around 6 mph in the morning.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 59. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 80. Light and variable wind becoming east 5 to 7 mph in the morning.
Narragansett Bay:
Narragansett Bay:
.TODAY...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt with gusts
up to 20 kt this afternoon. Waves 2 to 3 ft.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, becoming
W 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Waves 2 to 3 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft in the
evening, then 1 foot or less.
.WED...N winds around 5 kt, becoming SE in the afternoon. Waves
1 foot or less.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 foot or less.
.THU THROUGH FRI NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 foot or
less
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Rhode Island Sound:
.TODAY...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt this afternoon.
Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 4 seconds and SE 3 ft at
9 seconds.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to
4 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 5 seconds and SE 3 ft at 8 seconds.
.TUE...W winds around 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft
at 7 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N after midnight. Seas
around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 6 seconds and SE 1 foot at
9 seconds.
.WED...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE in the afternoon. Seas
1 foot or less. Wave Detail: N 1 foot at 2 seconds and W 1 foot
at 5 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...S winds around 5 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave
Detail: E 1 foot at 2 seconds and SW 1 foot at 4 seconds.
.THU THROUGH FRI NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft.
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Buzzards Bay:
.TODAY...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 25 kt this afternoon.
Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 4 seconds and S 2 ft at
9 seconds.
.TONIGHT...SW 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 1 foot at
8 seconds.
.TUE...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft in the morning, then
1 foot or less. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 5 seconds and SE 1 foot
at 9 seconds, becoming SW 1 foot at 6 seconds and SE 1 foot at
9 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N after midnight. Seas
1 foot or less. Wave Detail: N 1 foot at 2 seconds and SW 1 foot
at 6 seconds.
.WED...N winds around 5 kt, becoming SE in the afternoon. Seas
1 foot or less. Wave Detail: N 1 foot at 2 seconds and W 1 foot
at 5 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave
Detail: E 1 foot at 2 seconds and SW 1 foot at 4 seconds.
.THU THROUGH FRI NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or
less.
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Cape Cod Bay:
.TODAY...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to
3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 3 seconds and SE 2 ft at 9 seconds.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, becoming
W 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE
2 ft at 9 seconds and SW 1 foot at 3 seconds.
.TUE...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N in the afternoon. Seas
around 2 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at 9 seconds and NW 1 foot at
3 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds around 5 kt, becoming N after midnight.
Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: N 1 foot at 3 seconds and E
1 foot at 9 seconds.
.WED...N winds around 5 kt, becoming E in the afternoon. Seas
1 foot or less. Wave Detail: N 1 foot at 3 seconds and E 1 foot
at 9 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...S winds around 5 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave
Detail: NW 1 foot at 3 seconds and E 1 foot at 3 seconds.
.THU THROUGH FRI NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or
less.
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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