Daily Update

RI / Southern Massachusetts

September 30, 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
2024/09/30         Mon       12:40 AM            0.51       L
2024/09/30         Mon       07:02 AM            3.73       H
2024/09/30         Mon       12:36 PM             0.46       L
2024/09/30         Mon       07:24 PM             3.64       H
2024/10/01         Tue        01:01 AM            0.38       L
2024/10/01         Tue        07:41 AM            3.88       H
2024/10/01         Tue        01:11 PM             0.33       L
2024/10/01         Tue        07:58 PM             3.64       H
 
 
Providence:
Date                     Day        Time                     Pred       High/Low
2024/09/30         Mon       12:14 AM            0.84       L
2024/09/30         Mon       07:18 AM            4.52       H
2024/09/30         Mon       12:15 PM             0.64       L
2024/09/30         Mon       07:39 PM             4.48       H
2024/10/01         Tue        12:44 AM            0.59       L
2024/10/01         Tue        07:56 AM            4.71       H
2024/10/01         Tue        12:59 PM             0.47       L
2024/10/01         Tue        08:12 PM             4.51       H

Weather / Marine Zone Forecast

Providence Weather:
Today
Partly sunny, with a high near 71. Calm wind becoming east 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon.
Tonight
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 55. East wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Tuesday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 67. East wind 6 to 9 mph.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 53. East wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Wednesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 68. East wind 3 to 6 mph.
Wednesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 53. Light and variable wind.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 73. Calm wind becoming southwest around 6 mph in the afternoon.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 55. Light southwest wind.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 75. Calm wind becoming south 5 to 7 mph in the morning.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 56. South wind 3 to 6 mph.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 70. Northwest wind 5 to 7 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 48. North wind around 6 mph.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 66. North wind 5 to 7 mph becoming east in the afternoon

Narragansett Bay:
.TODAY...NE winds around 5 kt, becoming E this afternoon. Waves

around 2 ft.

.TONIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft. Patchy fog

after midnight.

.TUE...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. Patchy fog in the

morning.

.TUE NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft.

.WED...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft.

.WED NIGHT...E winds around 5 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft.

.THU THROUGH FRI NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft.

 
 
 
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Rhode Island Sound:
.TODAY...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE

2 ft at 6 seconds and SE 1 foot at 9 seconds.

.TONIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE

2 ft at 5 seconds and SE 1 foot at 9 seconds. Patchy fog after

midnight.

.TUE...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the afternoon.

Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 7 seconds and E 1 foot at

12 seconds.

.TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the

evening. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 7 seconds and SE

3 ft at 13 seconds.

.WED AND WED NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave

Detail: SE 3 ft at 9 seconds and NE 2 ft at 4 seconds.

.THU THROUGH FRI NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft.

 
 
 
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Buzzards Bay:
.TODAY...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: SE

1 foot at 6 seconds and E 1 foot at 9 seconds.

.TONIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail:

E 1 foot at 3 seconds and E 1 foot at 10 seconds. Patchy fog

after midnight.

.TUE...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E 10 to 15 kt in the

afternoon. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at 3 seconds and

E 1 foot at 11 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.

.TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail:

E 2 ft at 3 seconds and E 2 ft at 12 seconds.

.WED AND WED NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave

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

.THU THROUGH FRI NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft.

 
 
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Cape Cod Bay:



.TODAY...NE winds around 5 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: E

2 ft at 9 seconds and E 1 foot at 3 seconds.

.TONIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: E

2 ft at 10 seconds and SE 1 foot at 2 seconds. Patchy fog after

midnight.

.TUE...E 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. Patchy fog in the morning.

.TUE NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E

2 ft at 11 seconds and E 1 foot at 3 seconds.

.WED...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft

at 3 seconds and E 2 ft at 9 seconds.

.WED NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail:

NE 2 ft at 3 seconds and E 2 ft at 9 seconds.

.THU THROUGH FRI NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 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.  

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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