Daily Update

RI / Southern Massachusetts

October 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 )

Daylight Savings
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Sunday November 3rd at 0200 clocks will be retarded 1 hour UTC -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
2024/10/30        Wed      12:16 AM           0.31       L
2024/10/30        Wed      07:10 AM           3.80       H
2024/10/30        Wed      12:50 PM            0.30       L
2024/10/30        Wed      07:25 PM            3.30       H
2024/10/31        Thu       12:46 AM           0.19       L
2024/10/31        Thu       07:44 AM           3.89       H
2024/10/31        Thu       01:27 PM            0.19       L
2024/10/31        Thu       07:59 PM            3.31       H
 
Providence:
Date                    Day       Time                    Pred      High/Low
2024/10/30        Wed      12:10 AM           0.45       L
2024/10/30        Wed      07:25 AM           4.60       H
2024/10/30        Wed      12:39 PM            0.45       L
2024/10/30        Wed      07:39 PM            4.12       H
2024/10/31        Thu       12:47 AM           0.27       L
2024/10/31        Thu       07:58 AM           4.75       H
2024/10/31        Thu       01:21 PM            0.29       L
2024/10/31        Thu       08:13 PM            4.16       H

Weather / Marine Zone Forecast

Providence Weather:
Today
Partly sunny, with a high near 72. Southwest wind 6 to 9 mph.
Tonight
Partly cloudy, with a low around 55. Southwest wind around 6 mph.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 79. Southwest wind 6 to 9 mph.
Thursday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 62. Southwest wind 7 to 9 mph.
Friday
A slight chance of showers before 10am. Partly sunny, with a high near 76. Southwest wind 10 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 41. Northwest wind 6 to 10 mph.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 56. North wind around 6 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 34. Calm wind.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 57. Calm wind becoming west around 6 mph in the afternoon.
Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 40. Calm wind.
Monday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 60. West wind 3 to 6 mph.
Monday Night
A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 47. Southwest wind 3 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Tuesday
A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 66. Southwest wind 7 to 11 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Narragansett Bay:
.TODAY...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Waves 2 to

4 ft. A slight chance of showers this morning.

.TONIGHT...SW winds around 10 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. Patchy fog

after midnight with vsby 1 to 3 NM.

.THU...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the afternoon.

Waves 2 to 3 ft. Patchy fog in the morning with vsby 1 to 3 NM.

.THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt

after midnight. Gusts up to 25 kt. Waves 3 to 5 ft.

.FRI...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Waves 3 to

5 ft.

.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Waves

2 to 4 ft.

.SAT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft.

 
 
 
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Rhode Island Sound:
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EDT THIS MORNING...

 

.TODAY...S winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt this

afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft, subsiding to 3 to 4 ft this afternoon.

Wave Detail: S 6 ft at 7 seconds and E 1 foot at 10 seconds,

becoming S 4 ft at 7 seconds and SW 1 foot at 3 seconds.

.TONIGHT...SW winds around 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S

3 ft at 7 seconds and SW 1 foot at 3 seconds. Patchy fog after

midnight with vsby 1 to 3 NM.

.THU...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft

at 4 seconds and SE 1 foot at 10 seconds. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 to

3 NM.

.THU NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to 25 kt

after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SW 5 ft at 7 seconds

and W 1 foot at 4 seconds. Patchy fog in the evening with vsby

1 to 3 NM.

.FRI...SW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: SW 6 ft

at 7 seconds and W 2 ft at 4 seconds.

.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas

4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: SW 6 ft at 8 seconds and NW 3 ft at

4 seconds.

.SAT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to

20 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.

 
 
 
 
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Buzzards Bay:



.TODAY...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft

at 4 seconds and E 1 foot at 10 seconds.

.TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the

evening. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 5 seconds and E

1 foot at 10 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight with vsby 1 to

3 NM.

.THU...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to

3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 4 seconds and E 1 foot at

9 seconds. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.

.THU NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to 25 kt

after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SW 4 ft at 5 seconds

and SE 1 foot at 9 seconds. Patchy fog in the evening with vsby

1 to 3 NM.

.FRI...SW winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt in the

afternoon. Gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SW

4 ft at 5 seconds and E 1 foot at 9 seconds.

.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas

2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SW 4 ft at 7 seconds and W 2 ft at

4 seconds.

.SAT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to

20 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.

 
 
 
 
 
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Cape Cod Bay:
.TODAY...S winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt this

afternoon. Gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft

at 4 seconds and E 1 foot at 10 seconds.

.TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the

evening. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 4 seconds and E

1 foot at 10 seconds.

.THU...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the afternoon.

Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 5 seconds and SW 1 foot

at 3 seconds.

.THU NIGHT...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:

SW 2 ft at 4 seconds and E 1 foot at 9 seconds.

.FRI...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to

4 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 5 seconds and E 1 foot at

9 seconds.

.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas

2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 4 seconds and S 2 ft at

6 seconds.

.SAT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.

.SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...W 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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