Daily Update
RI / Southern Massachusetts
November 07, 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: Sunny, with a temperature falling to around 64 by 5pm. Northwest wind 10 to 13 mph.
Tonight: Clear, with a low around 41. North wind 3 to 6 mph.
Friday: Sunny, with a high near 63. West wind 5 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 38. Northwest wind 7 to 10 mph.
Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 52. Northwest wind 8 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 31. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 58. Calm wind becoming southwest 5 to 9 mph in the morning.
Sunday Night: Showers, mainly after 8pm. Low around 47. Southwest wind 6 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Veterans Day: A chance of showers before 9am. Partly sunny, with a high near 64. Southwest wind 8 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 44. West wind around 6 mph.
Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 59. Northwest wind 6 to 9 mph.
Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 37. North wind around 6 mph.
Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 54. Northeast wind around 6 mph.
Marine Forecast
Tonight: Clear, with a low around 41. North wind 3 to 6 mph.
Friday: Sunny, with a high near 63. West wind 5 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 38. Northwest wind 7 to 10 mph.
Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 52. Northwest wind 8 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 31. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 58. Calm wind becoming southwest 5 to 9 mph in the morning.
Sunday Night: Showers, mainly after 8pm. Low around 47. Southwest wind 6 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Veterans Day: A chance of showers before 9am. Partly sunny, with a high near 64. Southwest wind 8 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 44. West wind around 6 mph.
Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 59. Northwest wind 6 to 9 mph.
Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 37. North wind around 6 mph.
Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 54. Northeast wind around 6 mph.
Marine Forecast
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Narragansett Bay:
This Afternoon: NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt. Waves around 2 ft.
Tonight: NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft in the evening, then 1 foot or less.
Fri: W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft.
Fri Night: NW winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Gusts up to 25 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft.
Sat And Sat Night: NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft.
Sun: SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Waves around 2 ft.
Sun Night: SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. Showers.
Mon: W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers.
Mon Night: W winds around 10 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft.
Tonight: NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft in the evening, then 1 foot or less.
Fri: W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft.
Fri Night: NW winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Gusts up to 25 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft.
Sat And Sat Night: NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft.
Sun: SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Waves around 2 ft.
Sun Night: SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. Showers.
Mon: W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers.
Mon Night: W winds around 10 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft.
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Rhode Island Sound:
This Afternoon: W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave detail: S 2 ft at 6 seconds and W 1 foot at 3 seconds.
Tonight: NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the evening. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave detail: S 3 ft at 6 seconds and NW 2 ft at 3 seconds.
Fri: W winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave detail: SW 3 ft at 5 seconds and SE 1 foot at 9 seconds.
Fri Night: NW winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave detail: N 4 ft at 4 seconds and SW 3 ft at 6 seconds.
Sat: NW winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave detail: N 4 ft at 4 seconds and SW 1 foot at 6 seconds.
Sat Night: N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas around 2 ft. Wave detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds and SE 1 foot at 9 seconds.
Sun: SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
Sun Night: SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Showers.
Mon: W winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Showers likely.
Mon Night: W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
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Tonight: NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the evening. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave detail: S 3 ft at 6 seconds and NW 2 ft at 3 seconds.
Fri: W winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave detail: SW 3 ft at 5 seconds and SE 1 foot at 9 seconds.
Fri Night: NW winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave detail: N 4 ft at 4 seconds and SW 3 ft at 6 seconds.
Sat: NW winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave detail: N 4 ft at 4 seconds and SW 1 foot at 6 seconds.
Sat Night: N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas around 2 ft. Wave detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds and SE 1 foot at 9 seconds.
Sun: SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
Sun Night: SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Showers.
Mon: W winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Showers likely.
Mon Night: W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
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Buzzards Bay:
This Afternoon: W winds 5 to 10 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave detail: SW 2 ft at 6 seconds and W 1 foot at 2 seconds.
Tonight: NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft in the evening, then 1 foot or less. Wave detail: SW 2 ft at 6 seconds and N 1 foot at 3 seconds, becoming N 1 foot at 4 seconds and SW 1 foot at 6 seconds.
Fri: W 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 3 ft at 6 seconds and W 2 ft at 3 seconds.
Fri Night: NW winds 15 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to 25 kt after midnight. Gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave detail: NW 3 ft at 3 seconds and SW 3 ft at 6 seconds.
Sat: NW winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave detail: N 3 ft at 4 seconds and SW 1 foot at 6 seconds.
Sat Night: N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas around 2 ft. Wave detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds and SE 1 foot at 9 seconds.
Sun: SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
Sun Night And Mon: SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Showers.
Mon 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:
This Afternoon: NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less, then around 2 ft. Wave detail: W 1 foot at 2 seconds and S 1 foot at 6 seconds, becoming NW 1 foot at 3 seconds and S 1 foot at 7 seconds.
Tonight: NW winds around 10 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the evening. Seas around 2 ft. Wave detail: N 1 foot at 3 seconds and S 1 foot at 7 seconds.
Fri: W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave detail: W 2 ft at 3 seconds and S 2 ft at 6 seconds.
Fri Night: NW winds 20 to 25 kt, increasing to 25 to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft, building to 4 to 6 ft after midnight. Wave detail: N 3 ft at 5 seconds and SW 2 ft at 6 seconds, becoming N 6 ft at 5 seconds and SW 2 ft at 7 seconds.
Sat: NW winds 25 to 30 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 6 ft, subsiding to 3 to 5 ft in the afternoon. Wave detail: N 6 ft at 6 seconds and SW 1 foot at 7 seconds, becoming N 5 ft at 7 seconds and SE 1 foot at 9 seconds.
Sat Night: NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave detail: N 3 ft at 6 seconds and SE 1 foot at 10 seconds.
Sun: SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas around 2 ft.
Sun Night And Mon: SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Showers.
Mon Night: W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas around 2 ft.
Tonight: NW winds around 10 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the evening. Seas around 2 ft. Wave detail: N 1 foot at 3 seconds and S 1 foot at 7 seconds.
Fri: W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave detail: W 2 ft at 3 seconds and S 2 ft at 6 seconds.
Fri Night: NW winds 20 to 25 kt, increasing to 25 to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft, building to 4 to 6 ft after midnight. Wave detail: N 3 ft at 5 seconds and SW 2 ft at 6 seconds, becoming N 6 ft at 5 seconds and SW 2 ft at 7 seconds.
Sat: NW winds 25 to 30 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 6 ft, subsiding to 3 to 5 ft in the afternoon. Wave detail: N 6 ft at 6 seconds and SW 1 foot at 7 seconds, becoming N 5 ft at 7 seconds and SE 1 foot at 9 seconds.
Sat Night: NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave detail: N 3 ft at 6 seconds and SE 1 foot at 10 seconds.
Sun: SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas around 2 ft.
Sun Night And Mon: SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Showers.
Mon Night: W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas around 2 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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