Daily Update
RI / Southern Massachusetts
November 18, 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
2024/11/19 Tue 02:49 AM -0.04 L
2024/11/19 Tue 10:08 AM 4.14 H
2024/11/19 Tue 04:07 PM 0.29 L
2024/11/19 Tue 10:36 PM 3.48 H
2024/11/20 Wed 03:37 AM 0.23 L
2024/11/20 Wed 11:04 AM 3.77 H
2024/11/20 Wed 05:00 PM 0.53 L
2024/11/20 Wed 11:33 PM 3.30 H
Providence:
Date Day Time Pred High/Low
2024/11/19 Tue 02:54 AM -0.17 L
2024/11/19 Tue 10:24 AM 5.00 H
2024/11/19 Tue 03:42 PM 0.36 L
2024/11/19 Tue 10:53 PM 4.31 H
2024/11/20 Wed 03:42 AM 0.12 L
2024/11/20 Wed 11:19 AM 4.58 H
2024/11/20 Wed 04:26 PM 0.65 L
2024/11/20 Wed 11:48 PM 4.07 H
Weather / Marine Zone Forecast
Providence Weather:
This Afternoon
Sunny, with a high near 63. North wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 40. North wind 8 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 59. North wind 8 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 36. North wind 3 to 7 mph.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 57. Light and variable wind.
Wednesday Night
A chance of rain, mainly after 3am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 40. Calm wind becoming east around 6 mph after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Thursday
Rain, mainly after 7am. High near 52. East wind 10 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%.
Thursday Night
Rain likely, mainly before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 37. Southeast wind 6 to 9 mph becoming southwest in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Friday
A chance of rain. Partly sunny, with a high near 47. Southwest wind 8 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Friday Night
A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 35. West wind around 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Saturday
Partly sunny, with a high near 48. West wind 8 to 11 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 35. West wind 7 to 9 mph.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 50. West wind 8 to 13 mph.
Narragansett Bay:
Narragansett Bay:
.THIS AFTERNOON...NW winds 5 to 10 kt with gusts up to 20 kt.
Waves around 2 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Waves
2 to 3 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Gusts up to 25 kt in the morning.
Waves around 2 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 foot or less.
.WED...N winds around 5 kt, becoming E in the afternoon. Waves
1 foot or less.
.WED NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt with
gusts up to 20 kt after midnight. Waves 1 foot or less, then 2 to
3 ft after midnight. A chance of rain after midnight.
.THU...E winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Waves 3 to
5 ft. Rain. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Waves
4 to 6 ft. Rain likely.
.FRI...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Waves 3 to
5 ft, except 6 to 7 ft at the bay entrance. Rain likely.
.FRI NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Waves
3 to 5 ft. A chance of showers.
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Rhode Island Sound:
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING...
.THIS AFTERNOON...NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt.
Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 4 seconds and NE 1 foot at
6 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 2 to
4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 4 seconds and SE 1 foot at
10 seconds.
.TUE...NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, diminishing
to around 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: N
3 ft at 5 seconds and SE 1 foot at 11 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft in the
evening, then 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds
and SE 1 foot at 10 seconds, becoming N 1 foot at 4 seconds and
SE 1 foot at 10 seconds.
.WED...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE in the afternoon. Seas
1 foot or less. Wave Detail: N 1 foot at 3 seconds and E 1 foot
at 10 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. Seas 1 foot or less, then 2 to 3 ft after midnight.
Wave Detail: E 1 foot at 2 seconds and SW 1 foot at 3 seconds,
becoming E 3 ft at 4 seconds and SE 1 foot at 11 seconds. Rain
likely after midnight.
.THU...E winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 4 to
6 ft. Rain. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...SW winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 15 to
20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Rain.
.FRI NIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. A chance of
showers.
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Buzzards Bay:
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM EST THIS EVENING
THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING...
.THIS AFTERNOON...NW winds 5 to 10 kt with gusts up to 20 kt.
Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: NW 1 foot at 4 seconds and NE
1 foot at 6 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 2 to
3 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 5 seconds and E 1 foot at
11 seconds.
.TUE...NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, diminishing
to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: N
2 ft at 4 seconds and E 1 foot at 11 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave
Detail: N 1 foot at 4 seconds and E 1 foot at 10 seconds.
.WED...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE in the afternoon. Seas
1 foot or less. Wave Detail: N 1 foot at 4 seconds and E 1 foot
at 10 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. Seas 1 foot or less, then around 2 ft after midnight.
Wave Detail: NE 1 foot at 2 seconds and W 1 foot at 3 seconds,
becoming E 2 ft at 3 seconds and E 1 foot at 11 seconds. A chance
of rain after midnight.
.THU...E winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 3 to
5 ft. Rain. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt.
Seas 5 to 6 ft. Rain.
.FRI NIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. A chance of
showers.
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Cape Cod Bay:
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM EST THIS EVENING
THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING...
.THIS AFTERNOON...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave
Detail: NE 2 ft at 6 seconds and E 2 ft at 11 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 2 to
4 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 6 seconds and E 2 ft at 11 seconds.
.TUE...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft
at 6 seconds and E 2 ft at 10 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the
evening. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 6 seconds and E
1 foot at 10 seconds.
.WED...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft in the morning, then
1 foot or less. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 5 seconds and E 1 foot at
10 seconds, becoming N 1 foot at 5 seconds and E 1 foot at
10 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...NE winds around 5 kt, becoming E 10 to 15 kt with
gusts up to 20 kt after midnight. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail:
E 2 ft at 3 seconds and NW 1 foot at 4 seconds. A chance of rain
after midnight.
.THU THROUGH FRI...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt.
Seas 3 to 5 ft. Rain. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.FRI NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas
4 to 5 ft. Showers likely.
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.