Daily Update

RI / Southern Massachusetts

December 16, 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
2024/12/15        Sun        12:05 AM           -0.41     L
2024/12/15        Sun        07:19 AM           4.56       H
2024/12/15        Sun        01:39 PM            -0.22     L
2024/12/15        Sun        07:43 PM            3.71       H
2024/12/16        Mon      12:54 AM           -0.36     L
2024/12/16        Mon      08:09 AM           4.43       H
2024/12/16        Mon      02:26 PM            -0.14     L
2024/12/16        Mon      08:32 PM            3.67       H
 
Providence:
Date                    Day       Time                    Pred      High/Low
2024/12/15        Sun        12:07 AM           -0.57     L
2024/12/15        Sun        07:33 AM           5.46       H
2024/12/15        Sun        01:03 PM            -0.14     L
2024/12/15        Sun        07:59 PM            4.64       H
2024/12/16        Mon      12:56 AM           -0.53     L
2024/12/16        Mon      08:23 AM           5.31       H
2024/12/16        Mon      01:49 PM            -0.06     L
2024/12/16        Mon      08:48 PM            4.56       H

Weather / Marine Zone Forecast

Providence Weather:
Today
A slight chance of rain before 1pm, then a chance of showers after 2pm. Patchy fog. Otherwise, cloudy, with a high near 42. South wind 3 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Tonight
Rain, mainly after 1am. Patchy fog. Temperature rising to around 51 by 5am. South wind 6 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Tuesday
Rain likely, mainly before 7am. Patchy fog before 11am. Otherwise, cloudy through mid morning, then gradual clearing, with a high near 57. West wind around 9 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 33. Northwest wind 5 to 7 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Wednesday
A chance of rain, mainly after 3pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 48. Calm wind becoming southwest around 6 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Wednesday Night
Rain. Low around 36. Calm wind becoming northwest around 6 mph after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 90%.
Thursday
A chance of rain before 9am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 44. Northwest wind 7 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 22. Northwest wind 3 to 6 mph.
Friday
A chance of rain after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 33. East wind 3 to 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Friday Night
A chance of rain and snow before 8pm, then a chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 23. East wind around 6 mph becoming north after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Saturday
A chance of snow. Mostly sunny, with a high near 32. Northwest wind 6 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 13. Northwest wind around 7 mph.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 24. Northwest wind 8 to 11 mph.

Narragansett Bay:
.TODAY...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt this afternoon.

Waves around 2 ft. Rain likely, mainly this morning. Patchy fog

this afternoon.

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

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

chance of rain in the evening, then rain after midnight. Vsby

1 to 3 NM.

.TUE...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt in the

afternoon. Gusts up to 25 kt. Waves 2 to 4 ft. Patchy fog in the

morning. Rain likely in the morning with vsby 1 to 3 NM.

.TUE NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft.

.WED...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft. A chance of rain

in the afternoon.

.WED NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt with

gusts up to 20 kt after midnight. Waves 2 to 4 ft. Rain.

.THU...NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Waves 2 to

3 ft. Rain likely.

.THU NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft.

.FRI...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft. A chance of rain.

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

2 to 3 ft. A chance of rain and snow. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.

 
 
 
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Rhode Island Sound:



.TODAY...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt this afternoon.

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

10 seconds. A chance of rain, mainly this morning. Patchy fog

this afternoon.

.TONIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming S 20 to 25 kt after

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

2 ft at 10 seconds. A chance of rain in the evening, then rain

after midnight. Patchy fog after midnight with vsby 1 to 3 NM.

.TUE...SW winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt in the

afternoon. Gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: SW

6 ft at 6 seconds and SE 2 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy fog in the

morning. Rain in the morning with vsby 1 to 3 NM.

.TUE 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. Wave

Detail: SW 5 ft at 6 seconds and E 1 foot at 13 seconds.

.WED...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW in the afternoon. Seas

2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 7 seconds and W 1 foot at

4 seconds. A chance of rain in the afternoon.

.WED NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW after midnight.

Gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SW 5 ft at

6 seconds and SE 1 foot at 15 seconds. Rain.

.THU...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Rain likely.

.THU NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas

2 to 4 ft.

.FRI...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 2 ft. A chance of rain.

.FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas

2 to 4 ft. Rain likely with a chance of snow. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.

 
 
 
 
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Buzzards Bay:
.TODAY...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt this afternoon.

Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: S 1 foot at 3 seconds and SE

1 foot at 10 seconds. A slight chance of rain this morning. A

slight chance of showers this afternoon.

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

midnight. Gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft

at 4 seconds and SE 1 foot at 10 seconds. Patchy fog. Rain after

midnight with vsby 1 to 3 NM.

.TUE...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 2 to

4 ft. Wave Detail: SW 4 ft at 6 seconds and SE 1 foot at

10 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. Rain in the morning with

vsby 1 to 3 NM.

.TUE 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 6 seconds and E 1 foot at 12 seconds.

.WED...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW in the afternoon. Seas

around 2 ft in the morning, then 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: SW

2 ft at 6 seconds and E 1 foot at 12 seconds, becoming SW 1 foot

at 6 seconds and E 1 foot at 13 seconds. A chance of rain in the

afternoon.

.WED NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW with gusts up to

20 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at

5 seconds and E 1 foot at 13 seconds. Rain.

.THU...NW winds around 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 3 to

4 ft. Rain likely.

.THU NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas

2 to 3 ft.

.FRI...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 2 ft. A chance of rain.

.FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas

2 to 3 ft. Rain likely with a chance of snow. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.

 
 
 
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Cape Cod Bay:



.TODAY...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt with

gusts up to 20 kt this afternoon. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail:

SE 2 ft at 10 seconds and S 1 foot at 3 seconds.

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

midnight. Gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft

at 4 seconds and SE 1 foot at 10 seconds. Patchy fog after

midnight. Rain after midnight with vsby 1 to 3 NM.

.TUE...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt, diminishing

to 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to

4 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 5 seconds and SE 1 foot at

10 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. Rain in the morning with

vsby 1 to 3 NM.

.TUE NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail:

S 2 ft at 7 seconds and W 1 foot at 3 seconds.

.WED...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft in the morning, then

1 foot or less. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 8 seconds and NW 1 foot

at 4 seconds, becoming W 1 foot at 4 seconds and SE 1 foot at

7 seconds. A chance of rain in the afternoon.

.WED NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt with

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

2 ft at 3 seconds and SE 2 ft at 7 seconds. Rain.

.THU...NW winds around 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to

4 ft. Rain likely.

.THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas

3 to 4 ft.

.FRI...NE winds around 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of rain.

.FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas

2 to 3 ft. Rain likely. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.

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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