Daily Update
RI / Southern Massachusetts
November 21, 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
2024/11/22 Fri 12:30 AM 3.18 H
2024/11/22 Fri 05:29 AM 0.76 L
2024/11/22 Fri 12:56 PM 3.19 H
2024/11/22 Fri 07:40 PM 0.75 L
2024/11/23 Sat 01:25 AM 3.11 H
2024/11/23 Sat 06:59 AM 0.90 L
2024/11/23 Sat 01:49 PM 2.98 H
2024/11/23 Sat 08:28 PM 0.72 L
Providence:
Date Day Time Pred High/Low
2024/11/22 Fri 12:43 AM 3.90 H
2024/11/22 Fri 05:22 AM 0.78 L
2024/11/22 Fri 01:08 PM 3.94 H
2024/11/22 Fri 06:08 PM 1.09 L
2024/11/23 Sat 01:37 AM 3.80 H
2024/11/23 Sat 06:22 AM 1.05 L
2024/11/23 Sat 01:58 PM 3.72 H
2024/11/23 Sat 09:43 PM 1.15 L
Weather / Marine Zone Forecast
Providence Weather:
This Afternoon
Rain. Patchy fog. High near 48. East wind 11 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Tonight
Rain, mainly before 3am. Patchy fog before 3am. Low around 43. Northeast wind 11 to 15 mph becoming southwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Friday
Rain likely, mainly after 3pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 51. South wind 5 to 10 mph becoming east in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Friday Night
Rain, mainly before 11pm. Patchy fog before 3am. Low around 38. Northeast wind 5 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Saturday
A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 49. West wind 6 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Saturday Night
A chance of rain, mainly before 8pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 40. West wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 51. West wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 36. West wind 6 to 8 mph.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 55. West wind 6 to 8 mph.
Monday Night
A chance of rain after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 39. Calm wind becoming southwest around 5 mph after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Tuesday
A chance of rain. Mostly sunny, with a high near 55. West wind 6 to 11 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 33. West wind around 7 mph.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 46. West wind 7 to 10 mph.
Narragansett Bay:
Narragansett Bay:
.TODAY...NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Waves 2 to
3 ft. Patchy fog. Rain. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.TONIGHT...E winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming S after midnight. Gusts
up to 30 kt. Waves 4 to 6 ft. Rain likely, mainly in the evening.
Patchy fog in the evening with vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.FRI...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, becoming SE
5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Waves 2 to 4 ft. A chance of rain in
the morning, then rain in the afternoon.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt after
midnight. Waves 2 to 4 ft. Rain.
.SAT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Gusts up to 25 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. At the bay
entrance, waves 3 to 4 ft, building to 4 to 6 ft in the
afternoon. Rain likely, mainly in the morning.
.SAT NIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Waves
2 to 3 ft, except 4 to 6 ft at the bay entrance. A chance of rain
in the evening.
.SUN THROUGH MON...W winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt.
Waves 2 to 3 ft.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft. A chance of
rain.
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Rhode Island Sound:
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH
LATE TONIGHT...
.TODAY...E winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NE 20 to 25 kt this
afternoon. Gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SE
5 ft at 6 seconds and E 1 foot at 10 seconds. Patchy fog. Rain.
Vsby 1 to 3 NM, decreasing to 1 NM or less this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...E winds 25 to 30 kt, becoming SW after midnight. Seas
5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: SW 8 ft at 7 seconds and E 6 ft at
6 seconds. Rain likely, mainly in the evening. Patchy fog in the
evening with vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.FRI...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt, becoming SE
10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to
6 ft, subsiding to 3 to 4 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: SW
6 ft at 8 seconds and W 1 foot at 5 seconds, becoming SE 4 ft at
7 seconds and W 1 foot at 4 seconds. Rain.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt after
midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 7 seconds and N
1 foot at 3 seconds. Rain.
.SAT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming W 20 to 25 kt in the
afternoon. Gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft, building to 5 to
6 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 4 seconds and SE
3 ft at 7 seconds, becoming W 4 ft at 5 seconds and SW 4 ft at
8 seconds. Rain likely.
.SAT NIGHT...W winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas
6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: SW 6 ft at 9 seconds and W 4 ft at
5 seconds. A chance of rain in the evening.
.SUN...W winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas 5 to
7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.MON...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to
3 ft.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 2 ft. A chance of
rain.
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Buzzards Bay:
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH
LATE TONIGHT...
.TODAY...E winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 3 to
5 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at 3 seconds and S 1 foot at 7 seconds.
Patchy fog. Rain. Vsby 1 to 3 NM, decreasing to 1 NM or less this
afternoon.
.TONIGHT...E winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming S after midnight. Gusts
up to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: SW 6 ft at 9 seconds
and E 3 ft at 3 seconds. Rain, mainly in the evening. Patchy fog
in the evening with vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.FRI...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, becoming SE
5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SW 5 ft
at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 4 seconds. A chance of rain in the
morning, then rain in the afternoon.
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds around 10 kt, becoming N after midnight.
Gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at
7 seconds and N 1 foot at 2 seconds. Rain.
.SAT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming W 20 to 25 kt in the
afternoon. Gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft, building to 3 to
5 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 3 seconds and SW
2 ft at 7 seconds, becoming NW 3 ft at 4 seconds and SW 3 ft at
8 seconds. Rain likely.
.SAT NIGHT...W winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas
4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: SW 4 ft at 9 seconds and W 3 ft at
4 seconds. A chance of rain in the evening.
.SUN...W winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 4 to
6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft.
.MON...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds around 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. A chance
of rain.
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Cape Cod Bay:
.TODAY...E winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, becoming NE
15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt this afternoon. Seas 3 to
5 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 4 seconds and E 1 foot at
10 seconds. Rain. Patchy fog this afternoon with vsby 1 NM or
less.
.TONIGHT...E winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming SE after midnight. Gusts
up to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 4 seconds and
S 2 ft at 4 seconds. Rain likely, mainly in the evening. Patchy
fog in the evening with vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.FRI...S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SE 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. Gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NE
3 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 3 seconds. A chance of rain in
the morning, then rain in the afternoon.
.FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N after midnight.
Gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at
4 seconds and S 1 foot at 8 seconds. Rain.
.SAT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft, building to 4 to
5 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 3 seconds and NE
2 ft at 7 seconds, becoming NW 3 ft at 4 seconds and NE 2 ft at
8 seconds. Rain.
.SAT NIGHT...W winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas
4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 4 seconds and NE 4 ft at
9 seconds. Rain likely, mainly in the evening.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 15 to
20 kt. Gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.MON...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to
3 ft.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. 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.
