Daily Update
RI / Southern Massachusetts
September 12, 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
2024/09/12 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
2024/09/13 Fri 03:41 AM 2.86 H
2024/09/13 Fri 09:21 AM 0.69 L
2024/09/13 Fri 04:16 PM 3.50 H
2024/09/13 Fri 10:58 PM 0.66 L
Providence:
Date Day Time Pred High/Low
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
2024/09/13 Fri 03:55 AM 3.77 H
2024/09/13 Fri 09:33 AM 0.99 L
2024/09/13 Fri 04:26 PM 4.43 H
2024/09/13 Fri 10:38 PM 1.03 L
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Weather / Marine Zone Forecast
Providence Weather:
Today
Sunny, with a high near 79. South wind 6 to 8 mph.
Tonight
Patchy fog after 2am. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with a low around 57. Southwest wind 3 to 6 mph.
Friday
Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 79. Calm wind becoming south 5 to 7 mph in the morning.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 57. Southwest wind 3 to 6 mph.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 83. Light and variable wind becoming east 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 56. East wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 80. Light and variable wind becoming east around 6 mph in the afternoon.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 53. Southeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 79. Calm wind becoming south around 6 mph in the afternoon.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 54. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 82. Light and variable wind becoming south 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 58. South wind 3 to 6 mph.
Wednesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 81. Light and variable wind becoming southeast 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...SW winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 foot or less. Patchy
fog. Vsby 1 NM or less after midnight.
.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 with
vsby 1 NM or less.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W after midnight.
Waves 1 foot or less.
.SAT...N winds around 5 kt, becoming SE in the afternoon. Waves
1 foot or less.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 foot or less.
.SUN THROUGH MON NIGHT...S 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: SE 1 foot at 3 seconds and SE 1 foot at 9 seconds.
.TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail:
SE 1 foot at 3 seconds and SE 1 foot at 9 seconds. Patchy fog.
Vsby 1 to 3 NM after midnight.
.FRI...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: S
1 foot at 4 seconds and SE 1 foot at 8 seconds. Patchy fog in the
morning with vsby 1 NM or less.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft in the
evening, then 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 6 seconds
and SE 1 foot at 8 seconds, becoming S 1 foot at 7 seconds.
.SAT...N winds around 5 kt, becoming SE in the afternoon. Seas
1 foot or less. Wave Detail: E 1 foot at 2 seconds and S 1 foot
at 7 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave
Detail: E 1 foot at 2 seconds and SE 1 foot at 7 seconds.
.SUN THROUGH MON NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
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Buzzards Bay:
.THIS AFTERNOON...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave
Detail: S 1 foot at 2 seconds and SE 1 foot at 9 seconds.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail:
SE 1 foot at 3 seconds and SE 1 foot at 9 seconds. Patchy fog.
Vsby 1 to 3 NM after midnight.
.FRI...SW winds around 5 kt, increasing to around 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: S 1 foot at
3 seconds and SE 1 foot at 8 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning
with vsby 1 NM or less.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave
Detail: SW 1 foot at 3 seconds and SE 1 foot at 8 seconds. Patchy
fog in the evening. Patchy drizzle in the evening with vsby 1 to
3 NM.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less.
Wave Detail: E 1 foot at 2 seconds and S 1 foot at 3 seconds.
.SUN THROUGH MON NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less.
Wave Detail: NE 1 foot at 2 seconds and SE 1 foot at 7 seconds.
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Cape Cod Bay:
.THIS AFTERNOON...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave
Detail: SW 1 foot at 2 seconds and NE 1 foot at 3 seconds.
.TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail:
SE 1 foot at 3 seconds and E 1 foot at 8 seconds. Patchy fog
after midnight.
.FRI...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: SE
1 foot at 3 seconds and E 1 foot at 8 seconds. Patchy fog in the
morning with vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave
Detail: SW 1 foot at 2 seconds and E 1 foot at 3 seconds.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE winds around 5 kt. Seas 1 foot or less.
Wave Detail: SW 1 foot at 2 seconds and E 1 foot at 8 seconds.
.SUN THROUGH MON NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less.
Wave Detail: NE 1 foot at 2 seconds and S 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.