Daily Update
RI / Southern Massachusetts
December 03, 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
2024/12/04 Wed 02:26 AM 0.05 L
2024/12/04 Wed 09:27 AM 3.68 H
2024/12/04 Wed 03:22 PM 0.13 L
2024/12/04 Wed 09:57 PM 3.04 H
2024/12/05 Thu 03:09 AM 0.11 L
2024/12/05 Thu 10:16 AM 3.61 H
2024/12/05 Thu 04:01 PM 0.19 L
2024/12/05 Thu 10:49 PM 3.05 H
Providence:
Date Day Time Pred High/Low
2024/12/04 Wed 02:44 AM 0.10 L
2024/12/04 Wed 09:47 AM 4.55 H
2024/12/04 Wed 03:28 PM 0.26 L
2024/12/04 Wed 10:15 PM 3.90 H
2024/12/05 Thu 03:27 AM 0.14 L
2024/12/05 Thu 10:38 AM 4.49 H
2024/12/05 Thu 04:09 PM 0.31 L
2024/12/05 Thu 11:07 PM 3.89 H
Weather / Marine Zone Forecast
Providence Weather:
Today
Partly sunny, with a high near 38. North wind 7 to 9 mph.
Tonight
Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming clear, with a low around 22. Northwest wind around 6 mph.
Wednesday
Increasing clouds, with a high near 43. Northwest wind 5 to 8 mph becoming south in the afternoon.
Wednesday Night
Rain, mainly after 9pm. Low around 33. Southwest wind 6 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Thursday
Rain, mainly before 5pm. High near 44. West wind 8 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%.
Thursday Night
A chance of snow, mainly before 9pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 25. West wind 10 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 33. West wind 11 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 20. West wind 6 to 8 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Saturday
Partly sunny, with a high near 37. West wind 6 to 10 mph.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 22. West wind around 6 mph.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 38. West wind 5 to 8 mph.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 23. Light west wind.
Monday
A chance of rain. Partly sunny, with a high near 46. South wind 5 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Narragansett Bay:
Narragansett Bay:
.TODAY...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft this morning,
then 1 foot or less.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft.
.WED...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt with gusts up
to 25 kt in the afternoon. Waves around 2 ft.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt
after midnight. Gusts up to 30 kt. Waves 4 to 6 ft. Rain.
.THU...W winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Waves 5 to
7 ft, except 7 to 9 ft at the bay entrance. Rain.
.THU NIGHT...W winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Waves
5 to 7 ft, subsiding to 3 to 5 ft after midnight. A chance of
rain and snow in the evening.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming W 10 to
15 kt. Gusts up to 30 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft, except 4 to 6 ft at
the bay entrance.
.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 10 to 15 kt. Waves 2 to 4 ft. A chance of
snow and rain.
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Rhode Island Sound:
.TODAY...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: W
2 ft at 4 seconds and SE 1 foot at 9 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the
evening. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 4 seconds and
SE 1 foot at 8 seconds.
.WED...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 15 to 20 kt with gusts up
to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft
at 5 seconds and SE 1 foot at 9 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas
4 to 6 ft, building to 6 to 9 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: SW
6 ft at 7 seconds and SW 1 foot at 4 seconds, becoming SW 9 ft at
8 seconds and W 1 foot at 4 seconds. Rain.
.THU...W winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas 8 to
11 ft. Wave Detail: SW 11 ft at 10 seconds and W 3 ft at
5 seconds. Rain.
.THU NIGHT...W winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas
9 to 10 ft, subsiding to 7 to 9 ft after midnight. Wave Detail:
SW 10 ft at 11 seconds and W 8 ft at 7 seconds, becoming SW 9 ft
at 10 seconds and W 4 ft at 6 seconds. Rain likely in the
evening, then a chance of rain and snow after midnight.
.FRI...NW winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas 5 to
8 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft.
.SAT...W winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to
5 ft. A chance of rain.
.SAT NIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. A chance of
rain and snow.
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Buzzards Bay:
.TODAY...NW winds around 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail:
N 1 foot at 4 seconds and SW 1 foot at 5 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NW winds around 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave
Detail: N 1 foot at 4 seconds and SW 1 foot at 6 seconds.
.WED...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW 15 to 20 kt with gusts up
to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less, then 2 to 4 ft in
the afternoon. Wave Detail: NW 1 foot at 4 seconds and SW 1 foot
at 5 seconds, becoming SW 2 ft at 5 seconds and N 1 foot at
4 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas
4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: SW 6 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at
4 seconds. Rain.
.THU...SW winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming W 25 to 30 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: SW 7 ft at 9 seconds and
S 6 ft at 9 seconds. Rain.
.THU NIGHT...W winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas
6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 6 seconds and SW 6 ft at
10 seconds. Rain likely in the evening, then a chance of snow and
rain after midnight.
.FRI...NW winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 5 to
7 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft.
.SAT...W winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. A chance of rain.
.SAT NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas
2 to 4 ft. A chance of rain and snow.
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Cape Cod Bay:
.TODAY...NW winds around 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: N
2 ft at 4 seconds and SW 1 foot at 6 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NW winds around 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail:
N 2 ft at 4 seconds and SW 1 foot at 6 seconds.
.WED...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt with gusts up
to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft
at 4 seconds and SW 1 foot at 6 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming SW 20 to 25 kt after
midnight. Gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft
at 4 seconds and N 1 foot at 4 seconds. Rain.
.THU...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming W 20 to 25 kt in the
afternoon. Gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft
at 4 seconds and S 3 ft at 6 seconds. Rain.
.THU NIGHT...W winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas
5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 6 seconds and S 3 ft at
10 seconds. Rain likely in the evening, then a chance of snow and
rain after midnight.
.FRI...NW winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas 5 to
7 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas
4 to 6 ft.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt.
Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of snow and 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.
