Daily Update

RI / Southern Massachusetts

December 10, 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
2024/12/11         Wed       03:38 AM            3.98       H
2024/12/11         Wed       10:10 AM            0.09       L
2024/12/11         Wed       04:05 PM             3.32       H
2024/12/11         Wed       09:38 PM             -0.19      L
2024/12/12         Thu        04:39 AM            4.24       H
2024/12/12         Thu        11:05 AM            -0.09      L
2024/12/12         Thu        05:05 PM             3.43       H
2024/12/12         Thu        10:28 PM             -0.31      L
 
 
Providence:
Date                     Day        Time                     Pred       High/Low
2024/12/11         Wed       03:47 AM            4.80       H
2024/12/11         Wed       09:41 AM            0.33       L
2024/12/11         Wed       04:17 PM             4.20       H
2024/12/11         Wed       09:39 PM             -0.23      L
2024/12/12         Thu        04:50 AM            5.06       H
2024/12/12         Thu        10:40 AM            0.10       L
2024/12/12         Thu        05:20 PM             4.32       H
2024/12/12         Thu        10:30 PM             -0.41      L

Weather / Marine Zone Forecast

Providence Weather:
Today
Patchy drizzle and fog. Cloudy, with a high near 41. Northeast wind around 6 mph.
Tonight
Rain, mainly after 11pm. Patchy fog. Temperature rising to around 49 by 5am. Southeast wind 5 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Wednesday
Rain and possibly a thunderstorm. Patchy fog. High near 61. Breezy, with a south wind 10 to 15 mph increasing to 17 to 22 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 44 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between 1 and 2 inches possible.
Wednesday Night
Rain and possibly a thunderstorm before 1am, then a slight chance of rain between 1am and 3am. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. Patchy fog before midnight. Low around 35. Breezy, with a south wind 18 to 23 mph becoming northwest 10 to 15 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 55 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts between 1 and 2 inches possible.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 41. West wind 9 to 14 mph.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 22. West wind around 7 mph.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 35. West wind around 6 mph.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 22. Calm wind.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 39. Calm wind becoming east around 5 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 28. Calm wind.
Sunday
A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 45. East wind 3 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Sunday Night
A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 34. East wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Monday
A chance of rain. Partly sunny, with a high near 47. North wind 7 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%

Narragansett Bay:
...STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH

WEDNESDAY EVENING...

 

.THIS AFTERNOON...NE winds around 5 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. Patchy

fog. Patchy drizzle. Vsby 1 to 3 NM, decreasing to 1 NM or less.

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

up to 25 kt after midnight. Waves 2 to 3 ft. Patchy fog. A chance

of rain in the evening. Rain after midnight. Vsby 1 NM or less.

.WED...S winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt, increasing to

25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 50 kt in the afternoon. Waves 4 to

6 ft, building to 6 to 9 ft in the afternoon. Patchy fog. Rain.

Vsby 1 NM or less, increasing to 1 to 3 NM in the afternoon.

.WED NIGHT...S winds 25 to 35 kt with gusts up to 50 kt, becoming

W 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 40 kt after midnight. Waves 7 to

10 ft, except 9 to 13 ft at the bay entrance. Rain, mainly in the

evening. Patchy fog in the evening with vsby 1 to 3 NM.

.THU...W winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Waves 5 to

7 ft, except 7 to 9 ft at the bay entrance.

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

4 to 6 ft, subsiding to 2 to 3 ft after midnight.

.FRI THROUGH SAT NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft.

 
 
 
 
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Rhode Island Sound:
...STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH

WEDNESDAY EVENING...

 

.THIS AFTERNOON...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave

Detail: S 3 ft at 7 seconds and E 1 foot at 5 seconds. Patchy

drizzle. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.

.TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SE 15 to 20 kt after

midnight. Gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft

at 6 seconds and SE 1 foot at 12 seconds. Patchy fog. Rain. Vsby

1 to 3 NM, decreasing to 1 NM or less after midnight.

.WED...S winds 25 to 35 kt. Gusts up to 50 kt in the afternoon.

Seas 5 to 7 ft, building to 9 to 12 ft in the afternoon. Wave

Detail: SE 7 ft at 6 seconds and SE 1 foot at 12 seconds,

becoming SE 12 ft at 7 seconds and SE 1 foot at 11 seconds.

Patchy fog. Rain in the morning. A chance of rain in the

afternoon. Vsby 1 NM or less.

.WED NIGHT...S winds 30 to 40 kt with gusts up to 55 kt, becoming

W 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt after midnight. Seas 11 to

15 ft. Wave Detail: S 15 ft at 11 seconds and SE 5 ft at

9 seconds. Rain, mainly in the evening. Patchy fog in the evening

with vsby 1 to 3 NM.

.THU...W winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 8 to

11 ft. Wave Detail: S 11 ft at 11 seconds and W 3 ft at

5 seconds.

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

after midnight. Seas 6 to 8 ft, subsiding to 4 to 6 ft after

midnight. Wave Detail: S 8 ft at 10 seconds and W 3 ft at

5 seconds, becoming SW 6 ft at 9 seconds and W 3 ft at 5 seconds.

.FRI...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.

.FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to

3 ft.

 
 
 
 
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Buzzards Bay:



...STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE

WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

 

.THIS AFTERNOON...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave

Detail: SW 2 ft at 7 seconds and NW 1 foot at 2 seconds. Patchy

fog. Patchy drizzle. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.

.TONIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE 15 to 20 kt with gusts

up to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft

at 3 seconds and SW 2 ft at 7 seconds. Patchy fog. A chance of

rain in the evening, then rain after midnight. Vsby 1 to 3 NM,

decreasing to 1 NM or less after midnight.

.WED...S winds 25 to 35 kt. Gusts up to 50 kt in the afternoon.

Seas 4 to 6 ft, building to 6 to 9 ft in the afternoon. Wave

Detail: S 4 ft at 6 seconds and SE 1 foot at 12 seconds, becoming

SW 7 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 5 seconds. Patchy fog. Rain in

the morning. A chance of rain in the afternoon. Vsby 1 NM or

less.

.WED NIGHT...S winds 30 to 40 kt with gusts up to 50 kt, becoming

SW 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt after midnight. Seas 8 to

11 ft. Wave Detail: S 11 ft at 11 seconds and S 8 ft at

8 seconds. Patchy fog. Rain, mainly in the evening with vsby 1 to

3 NM.

.THU...W winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 6 to

8 ft. Wave Detail: SW 6 ft at 11 seconds and W 3 ft at 4 seconds.

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

4 to 6 ft, subsiding to 3 to 4 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: SW

5 ft at 9 seconds and SE 4 ft at 10 seconds, becoming SW 4 ft at

9 seconds and W 2 ft at 4 seconds.

.FRI THROUGH SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.

 
 
 
 
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Cape Cod Bay:



...STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE

WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

 

.THIS AFTERNOON...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave

Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds and S 2 ft at 7 seconds. Patchy

drizzle. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.

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

up to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft

at 5 seconds and S 1 foot at 7 seconds. A chance of rain in the

evening, then rain after midnight. Patchy fog after midnight.

Vsby 1 to 3 NM, decreasing to 1 NM or less after midnight.

.WED...S winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt, increasing to

25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 45 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to

4 ft, building to 5 to 7 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: S 3 ft

at 5 seconds and SE 1 foot at 11 seconds, becoming S 4 ft at

5 seconds and E 1 foot at 11 seconds. Patchy fog. Rain in the

morning. A chance of rain in the afternoon. Vsby 1 NM or less.

.WED NIGHT...S winds 30 to 35 kt with gusts up to 50 kt, becoming

SW 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to

9 ft, subsiding to 5 to 7 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: S 7 ft

at 11 seconds and S 6 ft at 5 seconds, becoming S 6 ft at

11 seconds and S 5 ft at 5 seconds. Patchy fog. Rain in the

evening. A chance of rain after midnight. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.

.THU...W winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 4 to

6 ft. Wave Detail: S 5 ft at 11 seconds and W 3 ft at 4 seconds.

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

3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 4 seconds and SE 3 ft at

10 seconds.

.FRI THROUGH SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to

20 kt. Seas 2 to 3 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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