Daily Update
RI / Southern Massachusetts
November 15, 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
2024/11/16 Sat 12:24 AM -0.50 L
2024/11/16 Sat 07:33 AM 4.96 H
2024/11/16 Sat 01:44 PM -0.31 L
2024/11/16 Sat 07:58 PM 3.98 H
2024/11/17 Sun 01:12 AM -0.42 L
2024/11/17 Sun 08:23 AM 4.80 H
2024/11/17 Sun 02:34 PM -0.17 L
2024/11/17 Sun 08:49 PM 3.86 H
Providence:
Date Day Time Pred High/Low
2024/11/16 Sat 12:29 AM -0.68 L
2024/11/16 Sat 07:48 AM 5.94 H
2024/11/16 Sat 01:21 PM -0.28 L
2024/11/16 Sat 08:15 PM 4.97 H
2024/11/17 Sun 01:17 AM -0.59 L
2024/11/17 Sun 08:39 AM 5.75 H
2024/11/17 Sun 02:09 PM -0.13 L
2024/11/17 Sun 09:07 PM 4.80 H
Weather / Marine Zone Forecast
Providence Weather:
This Afternoon
Sunny, with a high near 55. Northwest wind around 9 mph.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 36. Northwest wind around 6 mph.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 60. Northwest wind 6 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Saturday Night
Clear, with a low around 38. Northwest wind 6 to 8 mph.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 61. North wind 6 to 9 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 40. Calm wind.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 59. Light west wind becoming northwest 5 to 10 mph in the morning.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 41. Northwest wind around 7 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 58. Northwest wind 7 to 9 mph.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 36. Northwest wind 3 to 5 mph.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 58. Northwest wind 3 to 7 mph.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 40. North wind 3 to 6 mph.
Thursday
A chance of rain. Partly sunny, with a high near 56. East wind 7 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Narragansett Bay:
Narragansett Bay:
.THIS AFTERNOON...NW winds around 10 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt. Waves
around 2 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW winds around 10 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the
evening. Waves around 2 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Waves around
2 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Waves
2 to 3 ft.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft.
.MON THROUGH TUE 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...NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt.
Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 3 seconds and E 1 foot
at 9 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NW winds around 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas
around 2 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds and E 1 foot at
10 seconds.
.SAT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas around
2 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 3 seconds and E 1 foot at
13 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 3 ft at 4 seconds and E 1 foot at 13 seconds.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt.
Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 4 seconds and E 1 foot at
12 seconds.
.MON THROUGH TUE...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave
Detail: W 3 ft at 4 seconds and SE 1 foot at 10 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds around 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft.
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Buzzards Bay:
.THIS AFTERNOON...NW winds around 10 kt with gusts up to 20 kt.
Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: NE 2 ft at 6 seconds and NW 1 foot
at 2 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas
around 2 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at 11 seconds and NW 1 foot at
3 seconds.
.SAT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas around
2 ft. Wave Detail: NW 1 foot at 3 seconds and NE 1 foot at
10 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds around 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas
around 2 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 3 seconds and E 1 foot at
11 seconds.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt.
Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 3 seconds and NE 1 foot
at 8 seconds.
.MON THROUGH TUE NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to
20 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 3 seconds and E
1 foot at 9 seconds.
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Cape Cod Bay:
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...
.THIS AFTERNOON...NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt.
Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NE 4 ft at 8 seconds and NW 2 ft at
4 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NW winds around 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NE 3 ft at 9 seconds and NW 2 ft at
4 seconds.
.SAT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to
4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 4 seconds and NE 3 ft at 8 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 5 seconds and NE 3 ft at
9 seconds.
.SUN...N winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 5 seconds and
N 3 ft at 9 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 2 ft at 4 seconds and N 2 ft at 7 seconds.
.MON...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas
2 to 4 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to
5 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds around 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 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.