Daily Update
RI / Southern Massachusetts
October 21, 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
2024/10/21 Mon 04:08 AM -0.04 L
2024/10/21 Mon 11:28 AM 4.39 H
2024/10/21 Mon 05:26 PM 0.38 L
2024/10/21 Mon 11:57 PM 3.58 H
2024/10/22 Tue 04:56 AM 0.29 L
2024/10/22 Tue 12:27 PM 4.00 H
2024/10/22 Tue 06:45 PM 0.69 L
Providence:
Date Day Time Pred High/Low
2024/10/21 Mon 04:16 AM -0.14 L
2024/10/21 Mon 11:44 AM 5.31 H
2024/10/21 Mon 05:04 PM 0.44 L
2024/10/22 Tue 12:15 AM 4.47 H
2024/10/22 Tue 05:04 AM 0.21 L
2024/10/22 Tue 12:42 PM 4.86 H
2024/10/22 Tue 05:50 PM 0.83 L
Weather / Marine Zone Forecast
Providence Weather:
Today
Sunny, with a high near 79. West wind 6 to 8 mph.
Tonight
Clear, with a low around 54. West wind around 5 mph becoming light and variable in the evening.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 75. Calm wind becoming south around 6 mph in the afternoon.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 52. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 73. South wind 5 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 52. South wind 7 to 10 mph.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 62. North wind around 10 mph.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 38. North wind around 6 mph.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 59. Light and variable wind becoming north around 5 mph in the morning.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 43. Light southwest wind.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 63. Southwest wind 5 to 8 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 40. Northwest wind around 6 mph.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 53. Northwest wind 7 to 9 mph.
Narragansett Bay:
Narragansett Bay:
.THIS AFTERNOON...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW after midnight. Waves
around 2 ft.
.TUE...NE winds around 5 kt, becoming SE around 5 kt in the
afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less.
.TUE NIGHT...S winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 foot or less.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt.
Waves 2 to 3 ft.
.THU THROUGH FRI NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to
20 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft.
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Rhode Island Sound:
.THIS AFTERNOON...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt. Seas
around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 4 seconds and SE 2 ft at
8 seconds.
.TONIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 4 seconds and
SE 2 ft at 9 seconds.
.TUE...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE in the afternoon. Seas
around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 8 seconds and SW 1 foot at
4 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail:
SE 2 ft at 8 seconds and SW 1 foot at 4 seconds.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave
Detail: SW 3 ft at 5 seconds and SE 2 ft at 8 seconds.
.THU THROUGH FRI NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds and SE 3 ft at 11 seconds.
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Buzzards Bay:
.THIS AFTERNOON...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt
with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 1 foot or less, then around 2 ft.
Wave Detail: SW 1 foot at 4 seconds and SE 1 foot at 8 seconds,
becoming SW 2 ft at 4 seconds and SE 1 foot at 8 seconds.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW after midnight. Seas
around 2 ft in the evening, then 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: SW
2 ft at 4 seconds and SE 1 foot at 9 seconds, becoming SW 1 foot
at 4 seconds and SE 1 foot at 9 seconds.
.TUE...NE winds around 5 kt, becoming SE in the afternoon. Seas
1 foot or less. Wave Detail: N 1 foot at 2 seconds and SW 1 foot
at 4 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave
Detail: S 1 foot at 4 seconds and SE 1 foot at 8 seconds.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt.
Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 4 seconds and NE 1 foot
at 3 seconds.
.THU THROUGH FRI NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to
20 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds and SE
2 ft at 10 seconds.
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Cape Cod Bay:
.THIS AFTERNOON...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave
Detail: SE 2 ft at 8 seconds and W 1 foot at 2 seconds.
.TONIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW after midnight. Seas
1 foot or less. Wave Detail: W 1 foot at 2 seconds and SE 1 foot
at 8 seconds.
.TUE...NE winds around 5 kt, becoming E in the afternoon. Seas
1 foot or less. Wave Detail: N 1 foot at 3 seconds and SE 1 foot
at 8 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...S winds around 5 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave
Detail: S 1 foot at 2 seconds and NE 1 foot at 2 seconds.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt.
Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 3 seconds and NE 1 foot
at 3 seconds.
.THU THROUGH FRI...NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt.
Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 5 seconds and SE 3 ft at
10 seconds.
.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.