Daily Update

RI / Southern Massachusetts

December 11, 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
2024/12/10         Tue        02:35 AM            3.72       H
2024/12/10         Tue        09:04 AM            0.29       L
2024/12/10         Tue        03:01 PM             3.29       H
2024/12/10         Tue        08:46 PM             -0.04      L
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
 
Providence:
Date                     Day        Time                     Pred       High/Low
2024/12/10         Tue        02:47 AM            4.55       H
2024/12/10         Tue        08:32 AM            0.55       L
2024/12/10         Tue        03:13 PM             4.20       H
2024/12/10         Tue        08:45 PM             -0.02      L
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

Weather / Marine Zone Forecast

Providence Weather:
This Afternoon
Rain likely, mainly after 5pm. The rain could be heavy at times. Patchy fog. Otherwise, cloudy, with a high near 61. Breezy, with a south wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 46 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Tonight
Rain and possibly a thunderstorm before 1am, then a slight chance of showers between 1am and 2am. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. Patchy fog between 11pm and 1am. Low around 36. South wind 13 to 17 mph becoming northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 60 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts between 1 and 2 inches possible.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 41. West wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 21. West wind around 7 mph.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 33. West wind 5 to 7 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 19. Calm wind.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 35. Light north wind.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 22. Calm wind.
Sunday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 42. Calm wind becoming southeast 5 to 7 mph in the morning.
Sunday Night
A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 31. East wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Monday
A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 49. East wind 6 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Monday Night
A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 40. Southeast wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Tuesday
A chance of rain. Partly sunny, with a high near 53. Southwest wind 6 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Narragansett Bay:
...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EST THIS EVENING...

 

.THIS AFTERNOON...S winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 50 kt.

Waves 5 to 7 ft. Areas of fog. A chance of rain. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.

.TONIGHT...S winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 50 kt, becoming W

15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 40 kt after midnight. Waves 5 to

7 ft. At the bay entrance, waves 8 to 11 ft, subsiding to 5 to

8 ft after midnight. Areas of fog. Rain. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.

.THU...W winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Waves 3 to

5 ft.

.THU NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Waves

2 to 3 ft, except 4 to 6 ft at the bay entrance.

.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft.

.SAT THROUGH SUN...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft.

.SUN NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. A chance of

rain.

 
 
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Rhode Island Sound:
...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EST THIS EVENING...

 

.THIS AFTERNOON...S winds 25 to 35 kt with gusts up to 50 kt.

Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: S 11 ft at 9 seconds and SE 1 foot

at 6 seconds. Areas of fog. A chance of rain. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.

.TONIGHT...S winds 25 to 35 kt with gusts up to 55 kt, becoming W

25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt after midnight. Seas 10 to

14 ft, subsiding to 9 to 12 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: S

14 ft at 10 seconds and SE 1 foot at 4 seconds, becoming S 12 ft

at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 6 seconds. Areas of fog. Rain. Vsby

1 to 3 NM.

.THU...W winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas 7 to

10 ft. Wave Detail: S 10 ft at 11 seconds and SW 6 ft at

10 seconds.

.THU NIGHT...W winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt,

diminishing to 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave

Detail: SW 7 ft at 10 seconds and S 7 ft at 10 seconds.

.FRI...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the morning.

Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SW 4 ft at 9 seconds and W 2 ft at

4 seconds.

.FRI NIGHT...NW winds around 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave

Detail: SE 2 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 8 seconds.

.SAT THROUGH SUN...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.

.SUN NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. A chance of

rain.

 
 
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Buzzards Bay:
...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST THURSDAY...

 

.THIS AFTERNOON...S winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 50 kt.

Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: SW 7 ft at 8 seconds and SE 4 ft at

11 seconds. Areas of fog. A chance of rain. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.

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

SW 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 40 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to

8 ft, subsiding to 4 to 6 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: S 8 ft

at 9 seconds and S 8 ft at 11 seconds, becoming SW 6 ft at

12 seconds and SE 4 ft at 6 seconds. Areas of fog. Rain. Vsby

1 to 3 NM.

.THU...W winds 15 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to 25 kt in the

afternoon. Gusts up to 35 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: SW

6 ft at 10 seconds and W 3 ft at 4 seconds.

.THU NIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt

after midnight. Gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail:

SW 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 4 ft at 10 seconds.

.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave

Detail: SW 3 ft at 8 seconds and W 2 ft at 4 seconds.

.SAT THROUGH SUN...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave

Detail: N 1 foot at 4 seconds and S 1 foot at 7 seconds.

.SUN NIGHT...SE winds around 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. A chance of

rain.

 
 
 
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Cape Cod Bay:
...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST THURSDAY...

 

.THIS AFTERNOON...S winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 45 kt.

Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: S 5 ft at 5 seconds and E 1 foot at

11 seconds. Areas of fog. A slight chance of rain. Vsby 1 to

3 NM.

.TONIGHT...S winds around 30 kt with gusts up to 50 kt, becoming

SW 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 40 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to

7 ft. Wave Detail: S 6 ft at 5 seconds and S 6 ft at 10 seconds.

Areas of fog. Rain. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.

.THU...W winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 3 to

5 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at 10 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 SW 3 ft at

9 seconds.

.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt.

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

8 seconds.

.SAT THROUGH SUN...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave

Detail: SE 2 ft at 10 seconds and N 1 foot at 4 seconds.

.SUN NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of

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.  

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