Daily Update

RI / Southern Massachusetts

September 26, 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:
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:
This Afternoon
A chance of showers. Cloudy, with a high near 67. South wind around 9 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Tonight
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between 7pm and 1am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Patchy fog before 2am. Otherwise, cloudy, with a low around 61. South wind 5 to 8 mph becoming calm after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Friday
Partly sunny, with a high near 74. Light and variable wind.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 57. Light and variable wind.
Saturday
Partly sunny, with a high near 71. East wind 3 to 7 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54. East wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Sunday
Partly sunny, with a high near 70. East wind 5 to 7 mph.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 52. Light and variable wind.
Monday
Partly sunny, with a high near 72. Light and variable wind becoming east 5 to 7 mph in the morning.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 51. Light northeast wind.
Tuesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 69. East wind 3 to 8 mph.
Tuesday Night
A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54. East wind 3 to 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Wednesday
A chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 67. East wind 6 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Narragansett Bay:
.THIS AFTERNOON...S winds around 10 kt with gusts up to 20 kt.

Waves around 2 ft. Scattered showers.

.TONIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, becoming

NW after midnight. Waves around 2 ft. Scattered showers in the

evening. Numerous showers after midnight with vsby 1 to 3 NM.

.FRI...N winds around 5 kt, becoming SW in the afternoon. Waves

around 2 ft.

.FRI NIGHT...SW winds around 5 kt, becoming NE around 5 kt after

midnight. Waves around 2 ft in the evening, then 1 foot or less.

.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft.

.SUN THROUGH MON NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft.

 
 
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Rhode Island Sound:
.THIS AFTERNOON...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt.

Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at 12 seconds and SE 2 ft at

4 seconds. Scattered showers.

.TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, becoming

NW 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE

4 ft at 12 seconds and S 3 ft at 4 seconds. Scattered showers in

the evening, then numerous showers after midnight with vsby 1 to

3 NM.

.FRI...N winds around 5 kt, becoming SW in the afternoon. Seas

2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at

4 seconds. Scattered showers in the morning.

.FRI NIGHT...SW winds around 5 kt, becoming E around 5 kt after

midnight. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 10 seconds

and S 1 foot at 4 seconds.

.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave

Detail: E 3 ft at 5 seconds and SE 2 ft at 10 seconds.

.SUN THROUGH MON NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave

Detail: E 3 ft at 6 seconds and SE 1 foot at 9 seconds.

 
 
 
 
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Buzzards Bay:



.THIS AFTERNOON...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt.

Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at 11 seconds and S 1 foot

at 3 seconds. Scattered showers.

.TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, becoming

NW 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: S

2 ft at 3 seconds and E 2 ft at 11 seconds. Scattered showers in

the evening. Numerous showers after midnight with vsby 1 to 3 NM.

.FRI...N winds around 5 kt, becoming SW in the afternoon. Seas

around 2 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at 11 seconds and SW 1 foot at

4 seconds. Scattered showers in the morning.

.FRI NIGHT...S winds around 5 kt. 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 SW 1 foot at 4 seconds and

SE 1 foot at 10 seconds.

.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave

Detail: E 1 foot at 4 seconds and E 1 foot at 10 seconds.

.SUN THROUGH MON NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft.

Wave Detail: NE 1 foot at 4 seconds and SE 1 foot at 9 seconds.

 
 
 
 
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Cape Cod Bay:



.THIS AFTERNOON...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt.

Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 11 seconds and S 1 foot at

2 seconds. Scattered showers.

.TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, becoming

NW 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft

at 11 seconds and S 1 foot at 3 seconds. Numerous showers in the

evening. Scattered showers after midnight. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.

.FRI...NW winds around 5 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft

at 11 seconds and SW 1 foot at 2 seconds.

.FRI NIGHT...S winds around 5 kt, becoming N around 5 kt after

midnight. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at 10 seconds and

SW 1 foot at 4 seconds.

.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave

Detail: E 2 ft at 10 seconds and NE 1 foot at 2 seconds.

.SUN THROUGH MON NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft.

Wave Detail: E 2 ft at 9 seconds and NE 1 foot at 3 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.  

Disclaimer: For quality assurance purposes please note well that while the information contained in this website is regularly vetted for accuracy it is not intended to replace the local knowledge or expertise pertaining to port conditions of our marine operations personnel.

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