Daily Update
RI / Southern Massachusetts
September 19, 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 )
Current Maximum drafts at Terminals in feet:
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)
Tides / Currents
Tides:
Date Day Time Pred High/Low
2024/09/19 Thu 02:25 AM -0.51 L
2024/09/19 Thu 09:12 AM 5.00 H
2024/09/19 Thu 03:08 PM -0.39 L
2024/09/19 Thu 09:36 PM 4.49 H
2024/09/20 Fri 03:08 AM -0.49 L
2024/09/20 Fri 10:02 AM 5.00 H
2024/09/20 Fri 03:59 PM -0.24 L
2024/09/20 Fri 10:27 PM 4.26 H
Providence:
Date Day Time Pred High/Low
2024/09/19 Thu 02:27 AM -0.57 L
2024/09/19 Thu 09:29 AM 6.05 H
2024/09/19 Thu 03:00 PM -0.29 L
2024/09/19 Thu 09:54 PM 5.60 H
2024/09/20 Fri 03:12 AM -0.57 L
2024/09/20 Fri 10:20 AM 6.04 H
2024/09/20 Fri 03:50 PM -0.15 L
2024/09/20 Fri 10:46 PM 5.32 H
Weather / Marine Zone Forecast
Providence Weather:
Today
Showers likely, mainly after 5pm. Cloudy, with a high near 71. Northeast wind 9 to 14 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Tonight
Showers, mainly before midnight. Patchy fog after 3am. Low around 60. Northeast wind around 11 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Friday
Showers likely, mainly after 5pm. Patchy fog after 4pm. Otherwise, cloudy, with a high near 67. North wind 11 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Friday Night
Showers likely, mainly before 7pm. Cloudy, with a low around 59. North wind 10 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Saturday
A chance of showers. Cloudy, with a high near 65. North wind 11 to 14 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Saturday Night
A chance of showers, mainly before 5am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 57. North wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Sunday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 65. Northeast wind 10 to 14 mph.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 51. Northeast wind 6 to 9 mph.
Monday
Partly sunny, with a high near 67. Northeast wind 7 to 10 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51. Northeast wind 3 to 6 mph.
Tuesday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 67. East wind 6 to 9 mph.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 53. Northeast wind 3 to 6 mph.
Wednesday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 69. East wind 6 to 9 mph.
Narragansett Bay:
Narragansett Bay:
.TODAY...NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Waves 2 to
3 ft. A chance of showers this morning, then showers likely this
afternoon with vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Waves
2 to 3 ft, except 4 to 6 ft at the bay entrance. Showers.
.FRI...NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Waves 2 to
3 ft, except 4 to 6 ft at the bay entrance. A chance of showers
in the morning, then showers likely in the afternoon. Patchy fog
in the afternoon.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Waves
2 to 3 ft, except 4 to 6 ft at the bay entrance. Showers likely,
mainly in the evening.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt.
Waves 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers.
.SUN THROUGH MON NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to
25 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft, except 4 to 6 ft at the bay entrance.
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Rhode Island Sound:
.TODAY...NE winds 15 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to 25 kt this
afternoon. Gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NE
4 ft at 4 seconds and SE 4 ft at 7 seconds. A chance of showers
this morning, then showers likely this afternoon. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 5 to
6 ft. Wave Detail: NE 4 ft at 5 seconds and SE 4 ft at 8 seconds.
Patchy fog. Showers.
.FRI...NE winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 5 to
6 ft. Wave Detail: N 5 ft at 5 seconds and E 5 ft at 8 seconds.
Patchy fog. Showers likely.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas
5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NE 5 ft at 5 seconds and E 3 ft at
9 seconds. Showers likely.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt.
Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NE 4 ft at 5 seconds and E 3 ft at
10 seconds. A chance of showers.
.SUN...NE winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 5 to
7 ft. Wave Detail: E 5 ft at 10 seconds and NE 4 ft at 5 seconds.
A chance of showers.
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...NE winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 15 to
20 kt. Gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
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Buzzards Bay:
.TODAY...NE winds 15 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to 25 kt this
afternoon. Gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NE
3 ft at 4 seconds and SE 3 ft at 8 seconds. Patchy fog. A chance
of showers this morning, then showers likely this afternoon. Vsby
1 to 3 NM.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 4 to
5 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 9 seconds and NE 3 ft at 4 seconds.
Patchy fog. Showers.
.FRI...NE winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas 4 to
6 ft. Wave Detail: E 6 ft at 8 seconds and N 3 ft at 5 seconds.
Patchy fog. Showers likely.
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas
4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 9 seconds and NE 3 ft at
4 seconds. Showers likely.
.SAT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 4 to
6 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 10 seconds and NE 3 ft at 4 seconds.
Showers likely, mainly in the morning.
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas
4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 9 seconds and NE 3 ft at
4 seconds. A chance of showers.
.SUN...NE winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 4 to
6 ft. A chance of showers.
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt.
Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft.
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Cape Cod Bay:
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON
THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING...
.TODAY...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt this
afternoon. Gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft, building to 4 to
5 ft this afternoon. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 8 seconds and N 2 ft
at 4 seconds, becoming E 4 ft at 9 seconds and NE 3 ft at
4 seconds. Patchy fog. Showers. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to 25 kt after
midnight. Gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: E 5 ft
at 9 seconds and NE 4 ft at 4 seconds. Patchy fog. Showers. Vsby
1 to 3 NM.
.FRI...NE winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas 5 to
7 ft. Wave Detail: E 7 ft at 8 seconds and N 5 ft at 4 seconds.
Patchy fog. Showers likely. Vsby 1 to 3 NM in the morning.
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas
6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NE 7 ft at 9 seconds and NE 5 ft at
5 seconds. Showers likely.
.SAT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 6 to
8 ft. Wave Detail: NE 7 ft at 10 seconds and NE 5 ft at
5 seconds. Showers likely.
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds around 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas
5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NE 7 ft at 9 seconds and NE 4 ft at
5 seconds. A chance of showers.
.SUN...NE winds around 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 6 to
8 ft. A chance of showers.
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas
5 to 8 ft.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming E 10 to
15 kt. Gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 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.