Daily Update
RI / Southern Massachusetts
September 11, 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
2024/09/11 Wed 01:42 AM 2.69 H
2024/09/11 Wed 06:48 AM 0.80 L
2024/09/11 Wed 02:07 PM 3.25 H
2024/09/11 Wed 08:29 PM 1.05 L
2024/09/12 Thu 02:38 AM 2.72 H
2024/09/12 Thu 08:00 AM 0.82 L
2024/09/12 Thu 03:08 PM 3.32 H
2024/09/12 Thu 10:01 PM 0.91 L
Providence:
Date Day Time Pred High/Low
2024/09/11 Wed 02:05 AM 3.59 H
2024/09/11 Wed 07:09 AM 1.12 L
2024/09/11 Wed 02:27 PM 4.17 H
2024/09/11 Wed 08:21 PM 1.42 L
2024/09/12 Thu 02:58 AM 3.64 H
2024/09/12 Thu 08:20 AM 1.16 L
2024/09/12 Thu 03:24 PM 4.25 H
2024/09/12 Thu 09:36 PM 1.31 L
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Weather / Marine Zone Forecast
Providence Weather:
This Afternoon
Sunny, with a high near 78. Light and variable wind.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 53. South wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 79. Calm wind becoming south 5 to 8 mph in the afternoon.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 56. Southwest wind 3 to 6 mph.
Friday
Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 82. Calm wind becoming southwest around 6 mph in the afternoon.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 58. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 84. Calm wind becoming east around 6 mph in the afternoon.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 57. Light and variable wind.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 82. Calm wind becoming southeast around 6 mph in the afternoon.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 57. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 80. Calm wind becoming south 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 58. South wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 81. Light and variable wind becoming south 5 to 7 mph in the morning.
Narragansett Bay:
Narragansett Bay:
.THIS AFTERNOON...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 foot or less.
.TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, diminishing to around 5 kt after
midnight. Waves 1 foot or less.
.THU...S winds around 5 kt, increasing to 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 foot or less.
.FRI...SW winds around 5 kt, increasing to 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less. Patchy fog in the morning.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W after midnight.
Waves 1 foot or less.
.SAT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft.
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Rhode Island Sound:
.THIS AFTERNOON...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave
Detail: SW 1 foot at 4 seconds and SE 1 foot at 9 seconds.
.TONIGHT...S winds around 5 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail:
S 1 foot at 4 seconds and SE 1 foot at 9 seconds.
.THU...S winds around 5 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: SE
1 foot at 3 seconds and SE 1 foot at 9 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...S winds around 5 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave
Detail: SE 1 foot at 2 seconds and SE 1 foot at 9 seconds.
.FRI...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: SE
1 foot at 4 seconds and SE 1 foot at 8 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave
Detail: SW 1 foot at 3 seconds and S 1 foot at 8 seconds.
.SAT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft.
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Buzzards Bay:
.THIS AFTERNOON...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave
Detail: SW 1 foot at 4 seconds and SE 1 foot at 8 seconds.
.TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, diminishing to around 5 kt after
midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: S 1 foot at 3 seconds
and SE 1 foot at 8 seconds.
.THU...S winds around 5 kt, increasing to 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: SE 1 foot at
3 seconds and SE 1 foot at 8 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds around 5 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave
Detail: S 1 foot at 2 seconds and SE 1 foot at 8 seconds.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less.
Wave Detail: S 1 foot at 2 seconds and SE 1 foot at 8 seconds.
.SAT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or
less. Wave Detail: SW 1 foot at 3 seconds and SE 1 foot at
7 seconds.
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Cape Cod Bay:
.THIS AFTERNOON...E winds around 5 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave
Detail: N 1 foot at 3 seconds and E 1 foot at 7 seconds.
.TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, diminishing to around 5 kt after
midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: S 1 foot at 2 seconds
and E 1 foot at 7 seconds.
.THU...S winds around 5 kt, increasing to 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: SE 1 foot at
2 seconds and E 1 foot at 5 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave
Detail: S 1 foot at 2 seconds and E 1 foot at 7 seconds.
.FRI...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: S
1 foot at 2 seconds and E 1 foot at 7 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave
Detail: SW 1 foot at 2 seconds and SE 1 foot at 7 seconds.
.SAT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...S winds around 5 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.