Daily Update
RI / Southern Massachusetts
November 08, 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
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:
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
2024/11/08 Fri 12:03 AM 2.90 H
2024/11/08 Fri 05:00 AM 0.60 L
2024/11/08 Fri 12:25 PM 3.40 H
2024/11/08 Fri 06:13 PM 0.67 L
2024/11/09 Sat 01:00 AM 3.04 H
2024/11/09 Sat 06:14 AM 0.67 L
2024/11/09 Sat 01:23 PM 3.43 H
2024/11/09 Sat 07:36 PM 0.56 L
Providence:
Date Day Time Pred High/Low
2024/11/08 Fri 12:21 AM 3.75 H
2024/11/08 Fri 05:15 AM 0.73 L
2024/11/08 Fri 12:45 PM 4.29 H
2024/11/08 Fri 06:09 PM 0.91 L
2024/11/09 Sat 01:16 AM 3.89 H
2024/11/09 Sat 06:20 AM 0.85 L
2024/11/09 Sat 01:41 PM 4.36 H
2024/11/09 Sat 07:20 PM 0.81 L
Weather / Marine Zone Forecast
Providence Weather:
Today
Sunny, with a high near 64. West wind 9 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 37. North wind 11 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 53. Northwest wind 8 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 29. North wind 5 to 7 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 58. Light southwest wind increasing to 5 to 10 mph in the morning.
Sunday Night
Showers, mainly after 11pm. Low around 48. Southwest wind 6 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%.
Veterans Day
Showers likely, mainly before 7am. Partly sunny, with a high near 66. West wind 9 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 44. West wind around 6 mph.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 60. Northwest wind 7 to 11 mph.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 35. North wind around 7 mph.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 52. Northeast wind around 7 mph.
Wednesday Night
A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 37. Northeast wind 3 to 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Thursday
A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 55. East wind 7 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%
Narragansett Bay:
Narragansett Bay:
.TODAY...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Waves 2 to
3 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Waves
2 to 3 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 30 kt, decreasing to
20 kt in the afternoon. Waves 2 to 3 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the
evening. Waves around 2 ft in the evening, then 1 foot or less.
.SUN...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt with gusts
up to 20 kt in the afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less, then around
2 ft in the afternoon.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt
after midnight. Gusts up to 25 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. Showers.
.MON...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Waves 2 to
4 ft. Showers likely.
.MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up
to 20 kt. Waves 2 to 4 ft.
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Rhode Island Sound:
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM EST THIS EVENING
THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING...
.TODAY...W winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 2 to
4 ft. Wave Detail: SW 4 ft at 5 seconds and SE 1 foot at
9 seconds.
.TONIGHT...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 around 15 kt in the
afternoon. Gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft
at 5 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...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 4 seconds and
NE 1 foot at 3 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to 25 kt
after midnight. Gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft, building to
4 to 6 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: SW 4 ft at 5 seconds and
NE 1 foot at 6 seconds, becoming SW 6 ft at 5 seconds and NE
1 foot at 6 seconds. Showers.
.MON...SW winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 4 to
6 ft. Showers likely.
.MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up
to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
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Buzzards Bay:
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM EST THIS EVENING
THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON...
.TODAY...W 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 N 1 foot at
4 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas
around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 5 seconds and SE 1 foot at
9 seconds.
.SAT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 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. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 4 seconds and NE 2 ft at 5 seconds.
.SUN 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 NE 1 foot at 6 seconds. A chance of showers in the evening,
then showers after midnight.
.MON...SW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Showers likely.
.MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up
to 25 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
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Cape Cod Bay:
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM EST THIS EVENING THROUGH
SATURDAY AFTERNOON...
.TODAY...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to
4 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 4 seconds and N 1 foot at
4 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt, increasing to 25 to 30 kt after
midnight. Gusts up to 40 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 6 ft
at 6 seconds and SW 2 ft at 6 seconds.
.SAT...NW winds 25 to 30 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 6 ft at 7 seconds and W
1 foot at 6 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, becoming
NW 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft
at 7 seconds.
.SUN...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Gusts up to 20 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SW
2 ft at 4 seconds and N 2 ft at 6 seconds.
.SUN 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 NE 2 ft at 6 seconds. A chance of
showers in the evening, then showers after midnight.
.MON...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to
4 ft. Showers likely.
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 15 to
20 kt. Gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas
3 to 5 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.
