Daily Update

RI / Southern Massachusetts

December 05, 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
2024/12/06         Fri           03:55 AM            0.21       L
2024/12/06         Fri           11:09 AM            3.53       H
2024/12/06         Fri           04:47 PM             0.24       L
2024/12/06         Fri           11:44 PM             3.13       H
2024/12/07         Sat         04:50 AM            0.34       L
2024/12/07         Sat         12:05 PM             3.46       H
2024/12/07         Sat         05:41 PM             0.25       L
 
Providence:
Date                     Day        Time                     Pred       High/Low
2024/12/06         Fri           04:11 AM            0.23       L
2024/12/06         Fri           11:30 AM            4.43       H
2024/12/06         Fri           04:52 PM             0.34       L
2024/12/07         Sat         12:01 AM            3.96       H
2024/12/07         Sat         05:00 AM            0.38       L
2024/12/07         Sat         12:25 PM             4.38       H
2024/12/07         Sat         05:42 PM             0.36       L

Weather / Marine Zone Forecast

Providence Weather:
Today
A chance of snow before noon, then a chance of rain showers between noon and 5pm, then a slight chance of rain and snow showers after 5pm. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 42. Breezy, with a west wind 16 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 39 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. Total daytime snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 25. Northwest wind 13 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 39 mph.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 32. Northwest wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 21. West wind around 7 mph.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 37. West wind 6 to 10 mph.
Saturday Night
A slight chance of snow after 4am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 24. Light southwest wind. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Sunday
Partly sunny, with a high near 44. Light southwest wind increasing to 5 to 10 mph in the morning.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 33. Southwest wind around 6 mph.
Monday
Rain likely, mainly after 2pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 51. Southwest wind 6 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Monday Night
Rain likely, mainly before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 40. Southwest wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Tuesday
Rain likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 57. Southwest wind 6 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Tuesday Night
Rain likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 43. Southwest wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Wednesday
Rain likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 54. West wind 6 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Narragansett Bay:
.THIS AFTERNOON...W winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 40 kt.

Waves 5 to 8 ft. At the bay entrance, waves 7 to 8 ft, building

to 8 to 10 ft. A chance of rain. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.

.TONIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Waves 3 to

4 ft, except 5 to 7 ft at the bay entrance.

.FRI...NW 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.

.FRI NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Waves

2 to 3 ft.

.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt.

Waves 2 to 3 ft.

.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt.

Waves 2 to 4 ft.

.MON AND MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt.

Waves 2 to 4 ft. Rain likely.

 
 
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Rhode Island Sound:
.THIS AFTERNOON...W winds 20 to 25 kt, increasing to 25 to 30 kt.

Gusts up to 45 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: S 10 ft at

11 seconds and W 3 ft at 4 seconds. A chance of rain. Vsby 1 to

3 NM.

.TONIGHT...W winds 25 to 30 kt, diminishing to 20 to 25 kt after

midnight. Gusts up to 45 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: SW

10 ft at 11 seconds and W 4 ft at 5 seconds.

.FRI...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Gusts up to 35 kt in the morning.

Seas 5 to 7 ft, subsiding to 4 to 5 ft in the afternoon. Wave

Detail: SW 6 ft at 10 seconds and W 4 ft at 5 seconds, becoming

SW 5 ft at 9 seconds and NW 4 ft at 5 seconds.

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

3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 4 seconds and SW 3 ft at

8 seconds. A chance of snow.

.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave

Detail: W 3 ft at 6 seconds and SE 1 foot at 10 seconds. A chance

of snow in the morning, then a chance of rain. A chance of snow

through the night.

.SUN...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to

5 ft. Wave Detail: SW 5 ft at 5 seconds and SE 1 foot at

10 seconds. A chance of rain.

.SUN NIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.

.MON AND MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt.

Seas 3 to 4 ft. Rain likely.

 
 
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Buzzards Bay:
.THIS AFTERNOON...W winds 15 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to 25 kt.

Gusts up to 40 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft, building to 6 to 9 ft. Wave

Detail: SW 6 ft at 9 seconds and W 2 ft at 4 seconds, becoming SW

6 ft at 10 seconds and W 3 ft at 4 seconds. Rain likely this

morning. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.

.TONIGHT...W winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt after

midnight. Gusts up to 40 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: SW 6 ft

at 11 seconds and W 3 ft at 4 seconds.

.FRI...NW winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 5 to

7 ft, subsiding to 3 to 5 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: SW

4 ft at 9 seconds and NW 3 ft at 4 seconds, becoming N 3 ft at

5 seconds and SW 3 ft at 9 seconds.

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

2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds and SW 2 ft at

8 seconds.

.SAT...W winds around 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to

3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 6 seconds and N 1 foot at

5 seconds.

.SAT NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt after

midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 5 seconds and SE

1 foot at 10 seconds. A chance of snow after midnight.

.SUN...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. A chance of rain.

.SUN NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas

2 to 3 ft.

.MON AND MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt.

Seas 2 to 3 ft. Rain likely.

 
 
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Cape Cod Bay:
.THIS AFTERNOON...SW winds around 15 kt, becoming W 20 to 25 kt.

Gusts up to 40 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: SW 4 ft at

8 seconds and W 3 ft at 4 seconds. Rain this morning. Vsby 1 to

3 NM.

.TONIGHT...W winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas 5 to

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

.FRI...NW winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas 4 to

6 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 5 seconds and SW 2 ft at 8 seconds.

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

3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 6 seconds and SW 1 foot at

8 seconds.

.SAT...W winds around 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to

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

7 seconds. A chance of snow. A chance of rain in the afternoon.

.SAT NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt,

diminishing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave

Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds and SW 1 foot at 7 seconds. A chance

of snow after midnight.

.SUN...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas around

2 ft. A chance of rain and snow.

.SUN NIGHT...SW winds around 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft.

.MON AND MON NIGHT...SW winds around 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft.

Rain 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.  

Disclaimer: For quality assurance purposes please note well that while the information contained in this website is regularly vetted for accuracy it is not intended to replace the local knowledge or expertise pertaining to port conditions of our marine operations personnel.

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