Daily Update
Boston, MA
November 21, 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
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
Global Eastern Ave. 35-00 Salt Water
Irving Revere 36-00 Salt Water
Sprague Deepwater 34-00 BERTH DEPTH, Salt Water
Sunoco East Boston 36-06 Salt Water
TRT Quincy 28-00 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
Weather / Marine Zone Forecast
Current weather
Mostly cloudy, 46° F
Feels Like 32° F
Today’s High 50° F
Wind, ENE 21 mph
Humidity 88%
Visibility 10.0 mi
Pressure 29.65 in
Increasingly windy with rain arriving in the late morning.
Synopsis for Massachusetts and Rhode Island coastal waters:
Low pres develops just south of New England today, then intensifies
into a gale center Fri into the northern mid-Atlantic region. It
then is forecast to rotate through the southern waters into the
Maritimes for the weekend, bringing a risk for NW gale force gusts.
High pres building in on Mon then brings easing NW winds. A cold
front may then sweep across the waters Mon night or Tues, followed
by gusty NW winds late Tue into Wed.
Coastal waters east of Ipswich Bay and the Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary:
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING...
.TODAY...E winds 15 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to 25 kt this
afternoon. Gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NE
6 ft at 6 seconds and E 1 foot at 11 seconds. A chance of rain
this morning, then rain this afternoon with vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.TONIGHT...E winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming SE 25 to 30 kt after
midnight. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: E 8 ft at 7 seconds and S
2 ft at 5 seconds. Rain. Vsby 1 to 3 NM in the evening.
.FRI...S winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming SE 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: SE 6 ft at 7 seconds and
S 2 ft at 4 seconds. A chance of rain in the morning, then rain
in the afternoon.
.FRI NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at 7 seconds and S
1 foot at 4 seconds. Rain.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt.
Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: E 6 ft at 9 seconds and W 5 ft at
5 seconds. Rain.
.SUN...W winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas 5 to
7 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 5 seconds and NE 3 ft at 8 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas
4 to 6 ft.
.MON...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to
4 ft.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds around 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. A chance of
rain.
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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