Daily Update
RI / Southern Massachusetts
December 06, 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
2024/12/07 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
2024/12/08 Sun 12:40 AM 3.29 H
2024/12/08 Sun 06:00 AM 0.44 L
2024/12/08 Sun 01:01 PM 3.39 H
2024/12/08 Sun 06:44 PM 0.21 L
Providence:
Date Day Time Pred High/Low
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
2024/12/08 Sun 12:56 AM 4.11 H
2024/12/08 Sun 06:00 AM 0.56 L
2024/12/08 Sun 01:19 PM 4.33 H
2024/12/08 Sun 06:42 PM 0.32 L
Weather / Marine Zone Forecast
Providence Weather:
Today
Sunny, with a high near 32. Northwest wind 13 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.
Tonight
Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 21. West wind 6 to 14 mph.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 37. West wind 6 to 10 mph.
Saturday Night
A chance of snow, mainly after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 25. Light southwest wind. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Sunday
A chance of snow before 10am, then a chance of rain between 10am and 3pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 42. West wind 6 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 29. West wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Monday
Rain likely, mainly after 3pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 48. Calm wind becoming south around 6 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Monday Night
Rain likely, mainly before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 37. Southeast wind around 5 mph becoming light and variable after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Tuesday
A chance of rain before 8am, then a chance of rain after noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 52. Light and variable wind becoming southeast 5 to 7 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Tuesday Night
Rain, mainly after 8pm. Low around 42. South wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Wednesday
Rain. High near 57. South wind 8 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%.
Wednesday Night
Rain likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 33. Southwest wind around 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Thursday
A chance of rain. Mostly sunny, with a high near 43. West wind 7 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Narragansett Bay:
Narragansett Bay:
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON...
.THIS AFTERNOON...NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 30 kt.
Waves around 3 ft.
.TONIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Waves 2 to
3 ft.
.SAT...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Waves 2 to
3 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 2 to 4 ft. A chance of
snow. Rain likely after midnight with vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.SUN...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Waves 2 to
4 ft. A chance of rain. Vsby 1 to 3 NM in the morning.
.SUN NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 2 to 4 ft.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. Rain
likely.
.TUE...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 2 to 4 ft. A chance of rain.
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Waves
2 to 4 ft. Rain.
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Rhode Island Sound:
.THIS AFTERNOON...NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt.
Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 4 seconds and S 3 ft at
10 seconds.
.TONIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to
3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 4 seconds and S 2 ft at 9 seconds.
.SAT...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to
3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 4 seconds and SE 1 foot at
9 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas
2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 5 seconds and SE 1 foot at
10 seconds. A chance of rain in the evening, then rain likely
after midnight with vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.SUN...W winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 4 to
6 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 6 seconds and S 4 ft at 9 seconds. A
chance of rain.
.SUN NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt,
diminishing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft,
subsiding to 2 to 3 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at
9 seconds and W 2 ft at 5 seconds, becoming S 3 ft at 9 seconds
and W 2 ft at 4 seconds.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Rain
likely.
.TUE...SE winds around 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. A chance of rain.
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Rain.
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Buzzards Bay:
.THIS AFTERNOON...NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt.
Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: SW 4 ft at 10 seconds and NW 3 ft at
5 seconds.
.TONIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to
3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 5 seconds and S 1 foot at 9 seconds.
.SAT...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to
3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 5 seconds and S 1 foot at 9 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the
evening. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 6 seconds and SE
1 foot at 10 seconds. A chance of snow. A chance of rain in the
evening, then rain likely after midnight with vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.SUN...W winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to
5 ft. Wave Detail: SW 4 ft at 7 seconds and SE 2 ft at 9 seconds.
Rain likely, mainly in the morning with vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.SUN 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: SW 3 ft at 9 seconds.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Rain
likely.
.TUE...SE winds around 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of rain.
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas
2 to 3 ft. Rain.
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Cape Cod Bay:
.THIS AFTERNOON...NW winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 15 to
20 kt. Gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at
5 seconds and S 1 foot at 10 seconds.
.TONIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to
4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 5 seconds.
.SAT...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to
3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 5 seconds and E 1 foot at 9 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the
evening. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 4 seconds and E
1 foot at 9 seconds. A chance of snow in the evening, then snow
and rain likely after midnight with vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.SUN...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to
3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 3 seconds and SE 1 foot at
8 seconds. Rain likely, mainly in the morning with vsby 1 to
3 NM.
.SUN NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S
2 ft at 10 seconds and W 1 foot at 3 seconds.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE. Seas 2 to
3 ft. Rain.
.TUE...SE winds around 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of rain.
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas
2 to 3 ft. 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.
