Daily Update
RI / Southern Massachusetts
October 23, 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
2024/10/23 Wed 12:56 AM 3.37 H
2024/10/23 Wed 05:49 AM 0.62 L
2024/10/23 Wed 01:28 PM 3.66 H
2024/10/23 Wed 08:38 PM 0.83 L
2024/10/24 Thu 01:56 AM 3.24 H
2024/10/24 Thu 07:00 AM 0.89 L
2024/10/24 Thu 02:30 PM 3.41 H
2024/10/24 Thu 09:45 PM 0.84 L
Providence:
Date Day Time Pred High/Low
2024/10/23 Wed 01:13 AM 4.21 H
2024/10/23 Wed 05:53 AM 0.60 L
2024/10/23 Wed 01:41 PM 4.48 H
2024/10/23 Wed 06:43 PM 1.20 L
2024/10/23 Wed 08:16 PM 1.36 H
2024/10/23 Wed 09:48 PM 1.21 L
2024/10/24 Thu 02:10 AM 4.03 H
2024/10/24 Thu 06:48 AM 0.96 L
2024/10/24 Thu 02:40 PM 4.19 H
2024/10/24 Thu 10:43 PM 1.16 L
Weather / Marine Zone Forecast
Providence Weather:
Today
Mostly sunny, with a high near 76. Southwest wind 8 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.
Tonight
Patchy fog after 1am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 54. South wind 3 to 7 mph.
Thursday
A slight chance of showers after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 68. North wind 6 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 41. North wind around 7 mph.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 62. North wind around 5 mph becoming light and variable in the morning.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 45. Light southwest wind.
Saturday
Partly sunny, with a high near 64. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 39. West wind around 8 mph.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 54. West wind 7 to 11 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 33. Northwest wind 3 to 6 mph.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 53. Northwest wind 3 to 7 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 38. Light southwest wind.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 62. Southwest wind 5 to 11 mph.
Narragansett Bay:
Narragansett Bay:
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING...
.THIS AFTERNOON...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt.
Waves around 2 ft.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt,
diminishing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Waves around 2 ft.
Patchy fog after midnight with vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.THU...N winds 5 to 10 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Waves 2 to
3 ft. Patchy fog in the morning.
.THU NIGHT...N winds around 10 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft.
.SAT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...NW 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...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt.
Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 4 seconds and SE 2 ft at
8 seconds.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the evening.
Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 4 seconds and SE 2 ft at
8 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight with vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.THU...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to
3 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 3 seconds and SW 2 ft at 5 seconds.
A chance of showers. Patchy fog in the morning with vsby 1 to
3 NM.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at 10 seconds and N 3 ft at
4 seconds. A chance of showers in the evening.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave
Detail: SE 4 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 3 seconds.
.SAT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to
25 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 4 seconds and SE
3 ft at 10 seconds.
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Buzzards Bay:
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING...
.THIS AFTERNOON...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt.
Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 3 seconds and NE 1 foot
at 3 seconds.
.TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, becoming
SW 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft in the evening, then
1 foot or less. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 4 seconds and SE 1 foot
at 8 seconds, becoming SW 1 foot at 4 seconds and SE 1 foot at
8 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight with vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.THU...N winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 1 foot or less, then 2 to 3 ft
in the afternoon. Wave Detail: NW 1 foot at 2 seconds and SW
1 foot at 5 seconds, becoming N 2 ft at 3 seconds and SW 1 foot
at 5 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning with vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas
2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds and SE 2 ft at
11 seconds.
.FRI...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 10 seconds and
N 1 foot at 3 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail:
N 2 ft at 5 seconds and SE 2 ft at 11 seconds.
.SAT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
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Cape Cod Bay:
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING...
.THIS AFTERNOON...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt.
Seas 1 foot or less, then 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 1 foot at
2 seconds and NE 1 foot at 3 seconds, becoming S 1 foot at
3 seconds and NE 1 foot at 4 seconds.
.TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, becoming
SW 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S
1 foot at 3 seconds and NE 1 foot at 4 seconds. Patchy fog after
midnight with vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.THU...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 2 to
3 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds and SW 1 foot at
4 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning with vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 5 seconds and SE 3 ft at
10 seconds.
.FRI...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, diminishing to
5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft
at 4 seconds and NE 3 ft at 7 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: N
3 ft at 6 seconds and E 3 ft at 11 seconds.
.SAT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas around
2 ft.
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up
to 25 kt. Seas 2 to 4 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.