Daily Update
RI / Southern Massachusetts
September 25, 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:
Newport:
Date Day Time Pred High/Low
2024/09/25 Wed 02:17 AM 3.26 H
2024/09/25 Wed 07:23 AM 0.85 L
2024/09/25 Wed 02:53 PM 3.63 H
2024/09/25 Wed 10:18 PM 0.84 L
2024/09/26 Thu 03:20 AM 3.19 H
2024/09/26 Thu 09:29 AM 0.95 L
2024/09/26 Thu 04:01 PM 3.48 H
2024/09/26 Thu 11:11 PM 0.78 L
Providence:
Date Day Time Pred High/Low
2024/09/25 Wed 02:31 AM 4.12 H
2024/09/25 Wed 07:13 AM 0.96 L
2024/09/25 Wed 03:02 PM 4.47 H
2024/09/25 Wed 11:09 PM 1.13 L
2024/09/26 Thu 03:30 AM 4.00 H
2024/09/26 Thu 08:22 AM 1.19 L
2024/09/26 Thu 04:04 PM 4.26 H
2024/09/26 Thu 11:58 PM 1.08 L
Weather / Marine Zone Forecast
Providence Weather:
Today
Cloudy, with a high near 67. Southeast wind around 8 mph.
Tonight
Cloudy, with a low around 57. East wind 3 to 7 mph.
Thursday
A slight chance of showers. Cloudy, with a high near 68. Southeast wind 6 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Thursday Night
Showers and thunderstorms likely before 11pm, then a chance of showers. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 59. Southwest wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Friday
Partly sunny, with a high near 74. Northwest wind around 6 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 57. Light north wind.
Saturday
Partly sunny, with a high near 70. Northeast wind 6 to 8 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 53. Northeast wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 70. Northeast wind 5 to 7 mph.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 54. Light and variable wind.
Monday
Partly sunny, with a high near 70. North wind 5 to 7 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 53. Northeast wind 3 to 5 mph.
Tuesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 68. East wind 6 to 8 mph.
Narragansett Bay:
Narragansett Bay:
.THIS AFTERNOON...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft.
.TONIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft.
.THU...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt with gusts up
to 20 kt in the afternoon. Waves 2 to 3 ft.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt
after midnight. Waves 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers. Vsby 1 to
3 NM in the evening.
.FRI...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W in the afternoon. Waves
2 to 3 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...W winds around 5 kt, becoming N after midnight.
Waves around 2 ft.
.SAT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft.
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Rhode Island Sound:
.THIS AFTERNOON...E winds around 10 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt. Seas
around 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 10 seconds and E 1 foot at
3 seconds.
.TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail:
SE 3 ft at 10 seconds and SE 1 foot at 4 seconds.
.THU...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 4 seconds and SE 3 ft at
12 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the
evening. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 5 seconds and SE
3 ft at 12 seconds. A chance of showers in the evening, then
showers likely after midnight. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.FRI...NW winds around 10 kt, becoming SW in the afternoon. Seas
2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at
5 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N after midnight. Seas
around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 10 seconds and N 1 foot at
2 seconds.
.SAT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
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Buzzards Bay:
.THIS AFTERNOON...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave
Detail: E 2 ft at 10 seconds and SE 1 foot at 3 seconds.
.TONIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E
2 ft at 11 seconds and E 1 foot at 2 seconds.
.THU...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 3 seconds and E 2 ft at
11 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the
evening. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 4 seconds and E
2 ft at 12 seconds. A chance of showers in the evening, then
showers likely after midnight. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.FRI...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft
at 11 seconds and SW 1 foot at 4 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N after midnight. Seas
around 2 ft in the evening, then 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: E
2 ft at 10 seconds and SW 1 foot at 4 seconds, becoming N 1 foot
at 2 seconds and W 1 foot at 4 seconds.
.SAT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to
20 kt. Seas around 2 ft.
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Cape Cod Bay:
THIS AFTERNOON...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave
Detail: E 3 ft at 10 seconds and E 1 foot at 3 seconds.
.TONIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E
3 ft at 11 seconds and E 1 foot at 2 seconds.
.THU...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 11 seconds and SE 2 ft at
3 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the
evening. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 11 seconds and SE
2 ft at 3 seconds. A chance of showers. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.FRI...NW winds around 10 kt, becoming N in the afternoon. Seas
2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 11 seconds and W 1 foot at
2 seconds. A chance of showers in the morning.
.FRI NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N after midnight. Seas
around 2 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at 10 seconds and N 1 foot at
3 seconds.
.SAT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 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.
