Daily Update
Boston, MA
April 24, 2024
Notices
BOSTON Harbor is at MARSEC Level 1
BOSTON CBP has noted the following:
Crew changes are being permitted. Offsigner flights need to be vetted by CBP in advance.
Shore leave is permitted.
Current Maximum Drafts at Oil Terminals
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Citgo Braintree 34-09 Brakish Water
Global Chelsea 32-00 Salt Water
Global Revere 32-00 Salt Water
Gulf Chelsea 35-00 Salt Water
Irving Revere 36-00 Salt Water
Sprague Deepwater 34-00 BERTH DEPTH, Salt Water
Sunoco East Boston 36-06 BERTH DEPTH, Salt Water
TRT Quincy 29-00 Salt Water
McArdle Bridge Update
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The McArdle Bridge is operating on normal on
demand bridge openings for marine traffic.
Chelsea Street Bridge Update
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The Chelsea Street Bridge is operating on normal
on demand bridge openings for marine traffic.
Fore River Bridge Update
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The Fore River Bridge is operating on normal
on demand bridge openings for marine traffic.
Tides / Currents
Boston, MA Tides
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Weather / Marine Zone Forecast
Cloudy, 47°F
Feels Like 42° F
Today’s High 59°F
Wind, SSW 10 mph
Humidity 63%
Visibility 10.0 mi
Pressure 29.84 in
Mostly cloudy with a couple of showers; breezy this afternoon.
Synopsis for Massachusetts and Rhode Island coastal waters:
Cold front sweeps across the waters today bringing scattered showers
and perhaps a thunderstorm or two. Winds will shift from the
southwest to the west, eventually turning north, by tonight. Winds
will gust to as high as 25 to 30kt on northerly flow into Thursday
morning. High pressure again builds over the waters for late week
with light winds. Low pressure brings rain chances and
breezy winds by Tuesday.
Coastal waters east of Ipswich Bay and the Stellwagen Bank
National Marine Sanctuary:
TODAY...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 4 to
6 ft. Wave Detail: E 6 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 3 seconds.
A slight chance of rain. Vsby 1 to 3 NM this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N
5 ft at 6 seconds and E 5 ft at 10 seconds.
.THU...NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, becoming SW
5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft, subsiding to 3 to
4 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: N 5 ft at 6 seconds and E
4 ft at 9 seconds, becoming NW 3 ft at 5 seconds and E 3 ft at
9 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W after midnight. Seas
2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 5 seconds and E 2 ft at
8 seconds.
.FRI...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E in the afternoon. Seas
around 2 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at 9 seconds and N 1 ft at
4 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight. Seas
around 2 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 3 seconds and E 2 ft at
8 seconds.
.SAT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas around
2 ft.
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt.
Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas
2 to 3 ft.
Seas are reported as significant wave height, which is the
average of the highest third of the waves. Individual wave
heights may be more than twice the significant wave height.
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