Daily Update
RI / Southern Massachusetts
November 19, 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
2024/11/20 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
2024/11/21 Thu 04:28 AM 0.51 L
2024/11/21 Thu 12:01 PM 3.45 H
2024/11/21 Thu 06:23 PM 0.70 L
Providence:
Date Day Time Pred High/Low
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
2024/11/21 Thu 04:31 AM 0.44 L
2024/11/21 Thu 12:15 PM 4.23 H
2024/11/21 Thu 05:13 PM 0.91 L
Weather / Marine Zone Forecast
Providence Weather:
This Afternoon
Sunny, with a high near 59. North wind 8 to 10 mph.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 37. North wind 5 to 7 mph.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 58. North wind around 6 mph becoming east in the afternoon.
Wednesday Night
A chance of rain after 4am. Patchy fog after 5am. Otherwise, increasing clouds, with a low around 40. East wind 5 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Thursday
Rain. Patchy fog before 7am. High near 51. East wind around 11 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%.
Thursday Night
Rain likely, mainly before 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 38. East wind 6 to 8 mph becoming southwest in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Friday
A chance of rain. Partly sunny, with a high near 48. South wind 6 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Friday Night
A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 35. Light and variable wind becoming west around 6 mph after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Saturday
A chance of rain before 8am. Partly sunny, with a high near 49. West wind 6 to 11 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 37. West wind 7 to 9 mph.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 51. West wind 9 to 14 mph.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 36. West wind around 7 mph.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 51. West wind 6 to 9 mph.
Narragansett Bay:
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 1 foot or less.
.WED...N winds around 5 kt, becoming NE 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 25 kt after midnight. Waves 1 foot or less, then 2 to
3 ft after midnight. Rain likely after midnight.
.THU...E winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Waves 3 to
5 ft. Rain. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Waves
3 to 5 ft. Rain likely, mainly in the evening.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt.
Waves 2 to 4 ft. A chance of rain.
.SAT NIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft.
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Rhode Island Sound:
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON...
.THIS AFTERNOON...NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt,
diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft
at 5 seconds and SE 1 foot at 10 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail:
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 4 seconds and E 1 foot
at 11 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt with
gusts up to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less, then 2 to
3 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: E 1 foot at 3 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. Wave Detail: SE 6 ft at 6 seconds and E 1 foot at
11 seconds. Rain. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas
5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: SE 6 ft at 7 seconds and SW 6 ft at
8 seconds. A chance of rain.
.FRI THROUGH SAT NIGHT...W winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. A
chance of rain.
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Buzzards Bay:
.THIS AFTERNOON...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt. Seas
around 2 ft, then 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at
4 seconds and E 1 foot at 11 seconds, becoming N 1 foot at
4 seconds and E 1 foot at 10 seconds.
.TONIGHT...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...N winds around 5 kt. 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 with
gusts up to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less, then 2 to
3 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. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 5 seconds and E 1 foot at
11 seconds. Rain. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas
4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SW 4 ft at 5 seconds and E 2 ft at
5 seconds. A chance of rain.
.FRI...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 3 to
5 ft. Rain likely.
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...W winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to
20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. A chance of rain.
.SAT NIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas
4 to 5 ft.
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Cape Cod Bay:
THIS AFTERNOON...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to
15 kt. 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.
.TONIGHT...NW winds around 10 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the
evening. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 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 25 kt after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less, then
around 2 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: N 1 foot at 4 seconds
and E 1 foot at 10 seconds, becoming NE 2 ft at 4 seconds and E
1 foot at 10 seconds. A chance of rain after midnight.
.THU...E winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 2 to
4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 5 seconds and E 1 foot at
10 seconds. Rain. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.THU NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft
at 5 seconds and E 1 foot at 12 seconds. Rain likely, mainly in
the evening.
.FRI...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Rain likely.
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up
to 25 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. A chance of rain.
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.
