Daily Update
RI / Southern Massachusetts
November 04, 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 -5)
Current maximum drafts at local terminals in feet:
Current maximum drafts at local terminals in feet:
Davisville: 32-00
Provport: 38-00
Hudson: 27-06
ExxonMobil: 38-00
Shell: 40-00
Sprague Providence: 32-00 (Flood tide restricted for berthing)
Sprague East Providence: 32-06 (Daylight & flood tide restricted for berthing)
Tides / Currents
Weather / Marine Zone Forecast
Providence, RI Weather
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This Afternoon: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 55. South wind around 7 mph.
Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 46. South wind 3 to 5 mph.
Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 71. Southwest wind 6 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 59. Southwest wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 75. Southwest wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.
Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54. West wind 5 to 7 mph.
Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 68. Northwest wind 7 to 9 mph.
Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 41. Northwest wind 3 to 7 mph.
Friday: Sunny, with a high near 62. West wind 5 to 10 mph.
Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 42. West wind around 6 mph.
Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 56. Northwest wind 6 to 8 mph.
Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 35. Light northwest wind.
Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 57. Light and variable wind becoming south 5 to 8 mph in the morning.
Marine Forecast
Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 46. South wind 3 to 5 mph.
Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 71. Southwest wind 6 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 59. Southwest wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 75. Southwest wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.
Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54. West wind 5 to 7 mph.
Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 68. Northwest wind 7 to 9 mph.
Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 41. Northwest wind 3 to 7 mph.
Friday: Sunny, with a high near 62. West wind 5 to 10 mph.
Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 42. West wind around 6 mph.
Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 56. Northwest wind 6 to 8 mph.
Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 35. Light northwest wind.
Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 57. Light and variable wind becoming south 5 to 8 mph in the morning.
Marine Forecast
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Narragansett Bay:
This Afternoon: S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 foot or less.
Tonight: S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft.
Tue: SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft.
Tue 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.
Wed: SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Waves 3 to 5 ft.
Wed Night: SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Waves 2 to 4 ft.
Thu Through Fri Night: W winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft.
Tonight: S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft.
Tue: SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft.
Tue 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.
Wed: SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Waves 3 to 5 ft.
Wed Night: SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Waves 2 to 4 ft.
Thu Through Fri Night: W winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft.
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Rhode Island Sound:
This Afternoon: S winds around 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave detail: SE 1 foot at 4 seconds and SE 1 foot at 10 seconds.
Tonight: S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave detail: SE 2 ft at 5 seconds and SE 1 foot at 10 seconds.
Tue: SW winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave detail: SW 4 ft at 5 seconds and E 1 foot at 5 seconds.
Tue Night: SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave detail: SW 6 ft at 5 seconds and SE 1 foot at 10 seconds.
Wed: SW winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave detail: SW 6 ft at 5 seconds and SE 1 foot at 10 seconds.
Wed Night: SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave detail: SW 5 ft at 7 seconds and W 1 foot at 4 seconds.
Thu Through Fri Night: NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
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Tonight: S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave detail: SE 2 ft at 5 seconds and SE 1 foot at 10 seconds.
Tue: SW winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave detail: SW 4 ft at 5 seconds and E 1 foot at 5 seconds.
Tue Night: SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave detail: SW 6 ft at 5 seconds and SE 1 foot at 10 seconds.
Wed: SW winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave detail: SW 6 ft at 5 seconds and SE 1 foot at 10 seconds.
Wed Night: SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave detail: SW 5 ft at 7 seconds and W 1 foot at 4 seconds.
Thu Through Fri Night: NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
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Buzzards Bay:
This Afternoon: S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave detail: S 1 foot at 2 seconds and E 1 foot at 5 seconds.
Tonight: S winds around 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less, then around 2 ft after midnight. Wave detail: S 1 foot at 3 seconds and E 1 foot at 5 seconds.
Tue: SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave detail: SW 3 ft at 4 seconds and E 1 foot at 5 seconds.
Tue Night: SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave detail: SW 4 ft at 5 seconds and E 1 foot at 9 seconds.
Wed: SW winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave detail: SW 5 ft at 5 seconds and SE 1 foot at 10 seconds.
Wed Night: SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, becoming W around 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft, subsiding to 2 ft after midnight. Wave detail: SW 4 ft at 7 seconds and W 2 ft at 4 seconds, becoming SW 2 ft at 7 seconds and W 1 foot at 3 seconds.
Thu Through Fri Night: W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas around 2 ft.
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Cape Cod Bay:
This Afternoon: S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave detail: S 1 foot at 2 seconds and NE 1 foot at 4 seconds.
Tonight: S winds around 10 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less, then around 2 ft after midnight. Wave detail: S 1 foot at 3 seconds and NE 1 foot at 4 seconds.
Tue: SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave detail: SW 2 ft at 3 seconds and E 1 foot at 5 seconds.
Tue Night: SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave detail: SW 3 ft at 4 seconds and SE 1 foot at 5 seconds.
Wed: SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave detail: SW 3 ft at 4 seconds and SE 1 foot at 10 seconds.
Wed Night: W winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 25 kt in the evening. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave detail: SW 2 ft at 4 seconds and SE 1 foot at 9 seconds.
Thu Through Fri Night: W winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
Tonight: S winds around 10 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less, then around 2 ft after midnight. Wave detail: S 1 foot at 3 seconds and NE 1 foot at 4 seconds.
Tue: SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave detail: SW 2 ft at 3 seconds and E 1 foot at 5 seconds.
Tue Night: SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave detail: SW 3 ft at 4 seconds and SE 1 foot at 5 seconds.
Wed: SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave detail: SW 3 ft at 4 seconds and SE 1 foot at 10 seconds.
Wed Night: W winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 25 kt in the evening. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave detail: SW 2 ft at 4 seconds and SE 1 foot at 9 seconds.
Thu Through Fri Night: W winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
Port / Terminal Restrictions
Cape Cod Canal Draft Restriction
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The US Army Corp of Engineers has advised that the current maximum air draft for Cape Cod Canal transits remains at 135 feet. Max draft in the canal is currently 30 feet. Vessels with drafts over 26 feet will need a tide window for transit
Cape Cod Canal Transit Restriction
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None at the moment
COVID 19 Guidance
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