Daily Update
RI / Southern Massachusetts
October 07, 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
2024/10/07 Mon 04:06 AM 0.42 L
2024/10/07 Mon 11:06 AM 3.50 H
2024/10/07 Mon 04:52 PM 0.60 L
2024/10/07 Mon 11:34 PM 2.87 H
2024/10/08 Tue 04:42 AM 0.54 L
2024/10/08 Tue 11:52 AM 3.38 H
2024/10/08 Tue 05:32 PM 0.77 L
Providence:
Date Day Time Pred High/Low
2024/10/07 Mon 04:29 AM 0.56 L
2024/10/07 Mon 11:28 AM 4.39 H
2024/10/07 Mon 05:08 PM 0.74 L
2024/10/07 Mon 11:58 PM 3.74 H
2024/10/08 Tue 05:06 AM 0.71 L
2024/10/08 Tue 12:16 PM 4.25 H
2024/10/08 Tue 05:48 PM 0.96 L
Weather / Marine Zone Forecast
Providence Weather:
Today
Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 3pm, then a chance of showers. High near 68. West wind around 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Tonight
A chance of showers, mainly before 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 47. North wind around 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 68. North wind 7 to 9 mph.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 44. West wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 64. West wind 3 to 7 mph.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 43. West wind 3 to 5 mph.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 61. Northwest wind 7 to 10 mph.
Thursday Night
Clear, with a low around 40. Northwest wind around 6 mph.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 65. Northwest wind 6 to 9 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 48. West wind around 6 mph.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 72. Southwest wind 6 to 11 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 49. West wind around 7 mph.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 65. Northwest wind 6 to 9 mph.
Narragansett Bay:
Narragansett Bay:
.THIS AFTERNOON...S winds 5 to 10 kt with gusts up to 20 kt.
Waves 2 to 4 ft. Showers. A chance of tstms, then isolated tstms
with vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 2 to 4 ft. A chance of
showers in the evening.
.TUE...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft.
.THU THROUGH FRI NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft.
Winds and waves higher in and near tstms.
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Rhode Island Sound:
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING...
.THIS AFTERNOON...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt.
Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SE 5 ft at 17 seconds and SW 4 ft at
5 seconds. Showers with isolated tstms. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt after
midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SE 5 ft at 17 seconds and
SW 4 ft at 6 seconds. A chance of showers in the evening.
.TUE...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at 15 seconds and SW 3 ft at
5 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 13 seconds and
W 2 ft at 5 seconds.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave
Detail: SW 2 ft at 5 seconds and SE 2 ft at 12 seconds.
.THU THROUGH FRI NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to
20 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 4 seconds and SE
2 ft at 10 seconds.
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Buzzards Bay:
.THIS AFTERNOON...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt.
Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 17 seconds and SE 2 ft at
4 seconds. Showers with a slight chance of tstms. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE
3 ft at 17 seconds and SW 2 ft at 6 seconds. A chance of showers
in the evening.
.TUE...W winds around 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft
at 5 seconds and SE 2 ft at 12 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E
3 ft at 13 seconds and SW 1 foot at 4 seconds.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave
Detail: E 2 ft at 12 seconds and SW 1 foot at 4 seconds.
.THU THROUGH FRI NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to
20 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds and E
1 foot at 10 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 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at 17 seconds and E 3 ft at
9 seconds. Showers with a slight chance of tstms. Patchy fog with
vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW after midnight.
Gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at
17 seconds and E 2 ft at 9 seconds. A chance of showers in the
evening with vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.TUE...NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, becoming W
5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft
at 15 seconds and E 3 ft at 12 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E
3 ft at 13 seconds and NW 1 foot at 4 seconds.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt.
Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at 12 seconds and NW 1 foot
at 4 seconds.
.THU THROUGH FRI NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to
25 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 5 seconds and E
2 ft at 11 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.