Daily Update

RI / Southern Massachusetts

May 14, 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 )

Current Maximum drafts at Terminals in feet:
Davisville: 32-00
Prov Port: 38-00
Hudson: 27-05
Exxon: 37-00
Shell: 40-00
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
2024/05/14       Tue        01:21 AM            3.25      H
2024/05/14       Tue        07:28 AM            0.79      L
2024/05/14       Tue        01:51 PM            3.09      H
2024/05/14       Tue        06:51 PM            0.87      L
2024/05/15       Wed      02:14 AM            3.02      H
2024/05/15       Wed      08:44 AM            0.83      L
2024/05/15       Wed      02:44 PM            3.04      H
2024/05/15       Wed      08:18 PM            0.95      L
 
Providence:
Date                     Day        Time                     Pred      High/Low
2024/05/14       Tue        01:35 AM            4.09      H
2024/05/14       Tue        06:33 AM            1.11      L
2024/05/14       Tue        02:05 PM            4.00      H
2024/05/14       Tue        06:46 PM            1.11      L
2024/05/15       Wed      02:26 AM            3.86      H
2024/05/15       Wed      07:32 AM            1.26      L
2024/05/15       Wed      02:55 PM            3.94      H
2024/05/15       Wed      07:51 PM            1.29      L

Weather / Marine Zone Forecast

Providence Weather:
This Afternoon
Sunny, with a high near 73. South wind around 13 mph.
Tonight
Increasing clouds, with a low around 55. South wind 5 to 8 mph.
Wednesday
A slight chance of showers between 2pm and 3pm. Cloudy, with a high near 71. Light south wind increasing to 5 to 9 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Wednesday Night
A slight chance of showers before 10pm, then a chance of showers after 11pm. Patchy fog after 5am. Otherwise, cloudy, with a low around 55. Southeast wind around 5 mph becoming light and variable. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Thursday
Showers likely before 9am, then a chance of rain after 9am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 65. East wind 7 to 11 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Thursday Night
A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 53. Northeast wind 11 to 14 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Friday
Partly sunny, with a high near 68. Northeast wind 13 to 15 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52. Northeast wind 10 to 13 mph.
Saturday
A chance of rain after noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 63. East wind 11 to 14 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Saturday Night
A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 53. Northeast wind 9 to 11 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Sunday
A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 66. Northeast wind around 11 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Sunday Night
A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 53. North wind 9 to 11 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Monday
A chance of rain. Partly sunny, with a high near 72. North wind around 11 mph becoming east in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 30%


Narragansett Bay:
.THIS AFTERNOON...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt.

Waves around 2 ft.

.TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, becoming

S 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Waves around 2 ft in the evening,

then 1 foot or less.

.WED...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 foot or less.

.WED NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E 10 to 15 kt after

midnight. Waves 2 to 4 ft. A chance of showers in the evening,

then showers likely after midnight.

.THU...E winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt in the

afternoon. Waves 2 to 3 ft. Rain likely, mainly in the morning.

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

after midnight. Waves 2 to 3 ft. A chance of rain.

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

Waves 2 to 3 ft.

.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE winds around 10 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt.

Waves 2 to 3 ft. A chance of rain.

 
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Rhode Island Sound:
.THIS AFTERNOON...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt.

Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 4 seconds and SE 1 foot

at 7 seconds.

.TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, becoming

S 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: S

2 ft at 6 seconds and SE 1 foot at 12 seconds.

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

1 foot or less. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 6 seconds and SE 1 foot at

12 seconds, becoming SE 1 foot at 6 seconds and SE 1 foot at

12 seconds.

.WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt after

midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft, building to 3 to 5 ft after midnight.

Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 4 seconds and SE 1 foot at 7 seconds,

becoming S 5 ft at 11 seconds and SE 2 ft at 4 seconds. A chance

of showers in the evening, then showers likely after midnight.

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

6 ft. Wave Detail: S 6 ft at 10 seconds and E 3 ft at 7 seconds.

Rain likely, mainly in the morning.

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

4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NE 6 ft at 6 seconds and SE 6 ft at

9 seconds. A chance of rain.

.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to

15 kt. Gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.

.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE winds around 10 kt with gusts up to

20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. A chance of rain.

 
 
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Buzzards Bay:
.THIS AFTERNOON...SW winds around 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt.

Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 4 seconds and E 1 foot

at 8 seconds.

.TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt,

diminishing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas around 2 ft. Wave

Detail: SW 2 ft at 5 seconds and SE 1 foot at 7 seconds.

.WED...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: SW

1 foot at 5 seconds and E 1 foot at 8 seconds.

.WED NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E 10 to 15 kt with

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

2 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 11 seconds. A chance of showers

in the evening, then showers likely after midnight.

.THU...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft

at 10 seconds and E 2 ft at 3 seconds. Rain likely, mainly in the

morning.

.THU NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S

4 ft at 9 seconds and NE 2 ft at 4 seconds. A chance of rain.

.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to

15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.

.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE winds around 10 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt.

Seas around 2 ft. A chance of rain.

 
 
 
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Cape Cod Bay:
.THIS AFTERNOON...S winds around 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt.

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

at 8 seconds.

.TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt,

diminishing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas around 2 ft. Wave

Detail: SW 2 ft at 3 seconds and E 1 foot at 8 seconds.

.WED...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: S

1 foot at 2 seconds and E 1 foot at 8 seconds.

.WED NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail:

S 2 ft at 11 seconds and S 1 foot at 2 seconds. A chance of

showers.

.THU AND THU NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt.

Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 9 seconds and E 2 ft at

4 seconds. A chance of rain.

.FRI...NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to

3 ft. Wave Detail: NE 2 ft at 3 seconds and S 1 foot at

7 seconds. A chance of rain.

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

2 to 3 ft.

.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E winds around 10 kt with gusts up to 20 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.  

Disclaimer: For quality assurance purposes please note well that while the information contained in this website is regularly vetted for accuracy it is not intended to replace the local knowledge or expertise pertaining to port conditions of our marine operations personnel.

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