Daily Update
RI / Southern Massachusetts
September 27, 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
2024/09/27 Fri 04:26 AM 3.22 H
2024/09/27 Fri 10:47 AM 0.86 L
2024/09/27 Fri 05:07 PM 3.46 H
2024/09/27 Fri 11:51 PM 0.71 L
2024/09/28 Sat 05:27 AM 3.36 H
2024/09/28 Sat 11:30 AM 0.74 L
2024/09/28 Sat 06:02 PM 3.52 H
Providence:
Date Day Time Pred High/Low
2024/09/27 Fri 04:31 AM 3.96 H
2024/09/27 Fri 09:35 AM 1.20 L
2024/09/27 Fri 05:12 PM 4.19 H
2024/09/28 Sat 12:38 AM 1.05 L
2024/09/28 Sat 05:36 AM 4.07 H
2024/09/28 Sat 10:38 AM 1.05 L
2024/09/28 Sat 06:15 PM 4.27 H
Weather / Marine Zone Forecast
Providence Weather:
This Afternoon
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 76. Light south wind.
Tonight
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 58. Light and variable wind.
Saturday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 72. East wind 5 to 8 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 55. East wind 5 to 7 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Sunday
Partly sunny, with a high near 70. East wind around 6 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 53. Light east wind.
Monday
Partly sunny, with a high near 72. Calm wind becoming east around 6 mph in the afternoon.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 53. Light east wind.
Tuesday
A chance of showers after noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 68. East wind 6 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Tuesday Night
A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 55. East wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Wednesday
A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 67. Northeast wind 6 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Wednesday Night
A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50. North wind around 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 66. North wind around 9 mph.
Narragansett Bay:
Narragansett Bay:
.THIS AFTERNOON...S winds around 5 kt. Waves around 2 ft. A
slight chance of showers.
.TONIGHT...S winds around 5 kt, becoming N around 5 kt after
midnight. Waves around 2 ft in the evening, then 1 foot or less.
.SAT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 foot or less, then around
2 ft in the afternoon.
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt.
Waves 2 to 4 ft. A chance of showers.
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Rhode Island Sound:
.THIS AFTERNOON...W winds around 5 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave
Detail: S 2 ft at 5 seconds and SE 2 ft at 11 seconds. A slight
chance of showers.
.TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE after midnight. Seas
around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 10 seconds and S 1 foot at
5 seconds. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 to 3 NM in the evening.
.SAT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 5 seconds and
SE 2 ft at 10 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...E 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 AND SUN NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave
Detail: E 3 ft at 6 seconds and SE 2 ft at 9 seconds.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to
15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 9 seconds.
.TUE...E winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to
4 ft. A chance of showers.
.TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft. A chance of showers.
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Buzzards Bay:
.THIS AFTERNOON...Light and variable winds, becoming SW around
5 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: S 1 foot at 4 seconds and
E 1 foot at 11 seconds. A slight chance of showers.
.TONIGHT...SE winds around 5 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave
Detail: S 1 foot at 4 seconds and SE 1 foot at 10 seconds.
.SAT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: E
1 foot at 4 seconds and E 1 foot at 10 seconds. Patchy fog in the
morning.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail:
NE 1 foot at 3 seconds and SE 1 foot at 10 seconds.
.SUN AND SUN 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.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less,
then around 2 ft. Wave Detail: E 1 foot at 5 seconds and E 1 foot
at 9 seconds, becoming E 1 foot at 3 seconds and E 1 foot at
10 seconds.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt.
Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers.
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Cape Cod Bay:
THIS AFTERNOON...W winds around 5 kt, becoming E. Seas around
2 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at 10 seconds and S 1 foot at
2 seconds.
.TONIGHT...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
S 1 foot at 3 seconds.
.SAT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft
at 10 seconds and E 1 foot at 2 seconds. Patchy fog in the
morning.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: E
2 ft at 9 seconds and E 1 foot at 3 seconds.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave
Detail: E 2 ft at 9 seconds and E 1 foot at 3 seconds.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...E winds around 5 kt, increasing to 5 to
10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at 9 seconds and E
1 foot at 4 seconds.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt.
Seas 2 to 4 ft. A chance of showers.
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.