Daily Update
RI / Southern Massachusetts
October 11, 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
2024/10/11 Fri 02:19 AM 2.86 H
2024/10/11 Fri 07:32 AM 0.80 L
2024/10/11 Fri 02:45 PM 3.39 H
2024/10/11 Fri 09:27 PM 0.81 L
2024/10/12 Sat 03:20 AM 3.06 H
2024/10/12 Sat 09:02 AM 0.68 L
2024/10/12 Sat 03:49 PM 3.54 H
2024/10/12 Sat 10:24 PM 0.54 L
Providence:
Date Day Time Pred High/Low
2024/10/11 Fri 02:36 AM 3.75 H
2024/10/11 Fri 07:46 AM 1.06 L
2024/10/11 Fri 03:02 PM 4.31 H
2024/10/11 Fri 08:59 PM 1.18 L
2024/10/12 Sat 03:33 AM 3.94 H
2024/10/12 Sat 09:06 AM 0.94 L
2024/10/12 Sat 04:02 PM 4.48 H
2024/10/12 Sat 10:05 PM 0.85 L
Weather / Marine Zone Forecast
Providence Weather:
Today
Sunny, with a high near 67. Northwest wind 7 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 53. Southwest wind 6 to 8 mph.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 72. West wind 8 to 15 mph becoming northwest in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 28 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 41. Northwest wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Sunday
A chance of showers, mainly after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 60. Calm wind becoming southeast around 6 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Sunday Night
Showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51. East wind 6 to 8 mph becoming south after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Columbus Day
Showers likely, mainly before 9am. Partly sunny, with a high near 65. Southwest wind 9 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 41. West wind 6 to 8 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 56. West wind 7 to 10 mph.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 37. West wind around 6 mph.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 54. Northwest wind 6 to 10 mph.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 37. Northwest wind around 6 mph.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 58. Northwest wind 6 to 8 mph.
Narragansett Bay:
Narragansett Bay:
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH
SATURDAY AFTERNOON...
.TODAY...W winds 5 to 10 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Waves around
2 ft.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Waves
2 to 3 ft.
.SAT...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Waves 2 to
4 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft.
.SUN...NE winds around 5 kt, becoming SE in the afternoon. Waves
around 2 ft. A chance of showers in the afternoon.
.SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. Gusts up to 25 kt. Waves 3 to 5 ft. Showers likely.
.MON...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Waves 4 to
6 ft. Showers likely.
.MON NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Waves
4 to 6 ft.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt.
Waves 2 to 4 ft.
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Rhode Island Sound:
.TODAY...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to
3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 3 seconds and S 1 foot at
11 seconds.
.TONIGHT...W winds around 15 kt, increasing to 20 to 25 kt after
midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SW 4 ft at 5 seconds and S
2 ft at 10 seconds.
.SAT...W winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming NW around 15 kt in the
afternoon. Gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft
at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 11 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt,
becoming N 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave
Detail: W 3 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds.
.SUN...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 6 seconds
and SE 2 ft at 12 seconds. A chance of showers.
.SUN NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas
4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: S 6 ft at 8 seconds and SE 4 ft at
12 seconds. Showers likely.
.MON...SW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Showers likely.
.MON NIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas
5 to 7 ft.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W winds around 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt.
Seas 3 to 4 ft.
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Buzzards Bay:
.TODAY...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas around
2 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 3 seconds and SE 1 foot at
10 seconds.
.TONIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. Gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SW 4 ft
at 5 seconds and SE 1 foot at 10 seconds.
.SAT...W winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SW
4 ft at 6 seconds and S 1 foot at 13 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the
evening. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 6 seconds and S
1 foot at 11 seconds.
.SUN...NE winds around 5 kt, becoming SE 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: SW 1 foot at
6 seconds and E 1 foot at 10 seconds. A chance of showers in the
afternoon.
.SUN NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas
2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SW 4 ft at 6 seconds and SE 2 ft at
11 seconds. Showers likely.
.MON...SW winds around 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 3 to
5 ft. Showers likely.
.MON NIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W winds around 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt.
Seas 2 to 3 ft.
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Cape Cod Bay:
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH
SATURDAY EVENING...
.TODAY...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt this
afternoon. Gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW
3 ft at 5 seconds and NE 1 foot at 9 seconds.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. Gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft
at 4 seconds and NE 1 foot at 10 seconds.
.SAT...W winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 2 to
4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 4 seconds and E 1 foot at
11 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt,
diminishing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas around 2 ft. Wave
Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds and E 1 foot at 12 seconds.
.SUN...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE in the afternoon. Seas
around 2 ft in the morning, then 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: N
2 ft at 5 seconds and NE 1 foot at 10 seconds, becoming N 1 foot
at 5 seconds and NE 1 foot at 9 seconds. A chance of showers in
the afternoon.
.SUN NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. Gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft
at 3 seconds and NE 1 foot at 7 seconds. Showers likely.
.MON...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to
4 ft. Showers likely.
.MON NIGHT...W winds around 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas
2 to 4 ft. A chance of showers.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 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.
