Daily Update

RI / Southern Massachusetts

November 22, 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
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Sunday November 3rd at 0200 clocks will be retarded 1 hour UTC -4

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
2024/11/23         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
2024/11/24         Sun         02:21 AM            3.10       H
2024/11/24         Sun         08:33 AM            0.87       L
2024/11/24         Sun         02:42 PM             2.83       H
2024/11/24         Sun         09:02 PM             0.64       L
 
Providence:
Date                     Day        Time                     Pred       High/Low
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
2024/11/24         Sun         02:28 AM            3.76       H
2024/11/24         Sun         07:33 AM            1.16       L
2024/11/24         Sun         02:47 PM             3.54       H
2024/11/24         Sun         08:19 PM             1.00       L

Weather / Marine Zone Forecast

Providence Weather:
Today
A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 52. South wind 8 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Tonight
Rain, mainly before 11pm. Patchy fog. Low around 37. Southeast wind 5 to 8 mph becoming northwest after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Saturday
Rain likely, mainly between 10am and 11am. Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high near 49. Northwest wind 10 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Saturday Night
A chance of rain, mainly before 8pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 40. West wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 51. West wind 10 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 35. West wind 6 to 9 mph.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 55. West wind around 7 mph.
Monday Night
A chance of rain after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 39. Light southwest wind. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Tuesday
A chance of rain before 3pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 57. South wind 6 to 10 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 33. West wind around 7 mph.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 47. West wind 7 to 11 mph.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 30. West wind 3 to 6 mph.
Thanksgiving Day
Mostly sunny, with a high near 43. Northwest wind 5 to 8 mph.

Narragansett Bay:



.THIS AFTERNOON...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt.

Waves 4 to 6 ft. A chance of showers.

.TONIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt after

midnight. Waves 2 to 4 ft. Patchy fog. Rain in the evening. A

chance of rain after midnight.

.SAT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt in the

afternoon. Gusts up to 30 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. Patchy fog in the morning.

.SAT NIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Waves

around 3 ft, except 4 to 6 ft at the bay entrance. A chance of

rain in the evening.

.SUN AND SUN 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.

.MON...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft.

.MON NIGHT AND TUE...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to

15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. A chance of rain.

.TUE NIGHT...W 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...S winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to

15 kt. Gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft, subsiding to 5 to 7 ft.

Wave Detail: SW 8 ft at 8 seconds and SW 1 foot at 5 seconds,

becoming SW 7 ft at 9 seconds and W 1 foot at 5 seconds. A chance

of showers.

.TONIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt with gusts

up to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SW 5 ft

at 8 seconds and W 1 foot at 4 seconds. Rain likely, mainly in

the evening. Patchy fog after midnight.

.SAT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt, increasing to 25 to 30 kt with gusts

up to 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft, building to 4 to

6 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: SW 4 ft at 8 seconds and NW

3 ft at 4 seconds, becoming NW 5 ft at 5 seconds and SW 5 ft at

9 seconds. Rain likely.

.SAT NIGHT...W winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas

5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 6 seconds and SW 6 ft at

9 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. Wave Detail: SW 6 ft at 7 seconds and NE 1 foot at

7 seconds.

.SUN NIGHT...W winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt

after midnight. Gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W

5 ft at 5 seconds and SW 4 ft at 8 seconds.

.MON...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to

4 ft.

.MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 2 ft. A chance of

rain.

.TUE...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. A chance of rain.

.TUE NIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas

4 to 6 ft.

 
 
 
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Buzzards Bay:
.THIS AFTERNOON...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt.

Seas 5 to 6 ft, subsiding to 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SW 6 ft at

8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 4 seconds, becoming SW 5 ft at 8 seconds

and E 2 ft at 7 seconds. A chance of showers, then showers

likely.

.TONIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N after midnight. Seas

2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 8 seconds and NW 1 foot at

3 seconds. Patchy fog. Rain in the evening. A chance of rain

after midnight.

.SAT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, increasing to 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. Patchy fog in the morning.

.SAT NIGHT...W winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas

4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 5 seconds and SW 4 ft at

9 seconds. A chance of rain in the evening.

.SUN...W winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas 4 to

6 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 5 seconds and SW 3 ft at 8 seconds.

.SUN NIGHT...W winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt

after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft, subsiding to 2 to 3 ft after

midnight. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 5 seconds and SW 3 ft at

8 seconds, becoming W 3 ft at 6 seconds and NE 1 foot at

9 seconds.

.MON...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 2 ft.

.MON NIGHT AND TUE...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to

15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 1 foot or less, then 2 to

3 ft. A chance of rain.

.TUE NIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.

 
 
 
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Cape Cod Bay:
.THIS AFTERNOON...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt.

Seas 4 to 5 ft, subsiding to 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at

5 seconds and NE 3 ft at 7 seconds, becoming S 3 ft at 6 seconds

and NE 3 ft at 8 seconds. A slight chance of showers, then a

chance of showers.

.TONIGHT...E winds around 10 kt, becoming N after midnight. Seas

2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 6 seconds and S 1 foot at

3 seconds. Patchy fog. Rain. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.

.SAT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, increasing to 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 3 ft at 4 seconds and NE

2 ft at 7 seconds, becoming N 5 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at

9 seconds. Patchy fog. Rain.

.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 25 to 30 kt, becoming W 20 to 25 kt after

midnight. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 5 ft at 7 seconds and SW

2 ft at 9 seconds. Rain likely, mainly in the evening.

.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt.

Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 5 seconds and N 3 ft at

8 seconds.

.MON...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to

4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds and SW 1 foot at

8 seconds.

.MON NIGHT AND TUE...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to

15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 1 foot or less, then around

2 ft. A chance of rain.

.TUE NIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas

2 to 4 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.  

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