Daily Update
RI / Southern Massachusetts
May 15, 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:
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
2024/05/15 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
2024/05/16 Thu 03:06 AM 2.85 H
2024/05/16 Thu 09:31 AM 0.78 L
2024/05/16 Thu 03:38 PM 3.06 H
2024/05/16 Thu 09:40 PM 0.89 L
Providence:
Date Day Time Pred High/Low
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
2024/05/16 Thu 03:13 AM 3.69 H
2024/05/16 Thu 08:38 AM 1.26 L
2024/05/16 Thu 03:43 PM 3.94 H
2024/05/16 Thu 09:02 PM 1.30 L
Weather / Marine Zone Forecast
Providence Weather:
Today
A chance of showers, mainly after 3pm. Cloudy, with a high near 68. South wind 3 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Tonight
Showers likely, mainly after 2am. Patchy fog after 11pm. Otherwise, cloudy, with a low around 56. Light and variable wind becoming east around 5 mph after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Thursday
Showers likely, mainly before noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 64. Northeast wind 8 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Thursday Night
A chance of showers, mainly before 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52. Northeast wind 7 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Friday
Partly sunny, with a high near 67. Northeast wind around 11 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50. Northeast wind 8 to 10 mph.
Saturday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 65. East wind around 10 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50. Northeast wind 7 to 9 mph.
Sunday
A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 62. Northeast wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Sunday Night
A chance of showers before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49. Northeast wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Monday
Partly sunny, with a high near 63. Northeast wind around 14 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51. North wind 10 to 13 mph.
Tuesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 69. North wind 9 to 13 mph.
Narragansett Bay:
Narragansett Bay:
.TODAY...S winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 foot or less. A slight
chance of showers. Isolated tstms this afternoon. Patchy fog this
morning with vsby 1 NM or less.
.TONIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. A chance of
showers in the evening, then showers likely after midnight with
vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.THU...NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Waves 2 to
3 ft. Showers likely.
.THU NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Waves
2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers in the evening.
.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 5 to 10 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE winds around 10 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. A
chance of showers.
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Rhode Island Sound:
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
THURSDAY EVENING...
.TODAY...S winds around 5 kt. Seas around 2 ft this morning, then
1 foot or less. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 5 seconds and SE 1 foot at
8 seconds, becoming S 1 foot at 4 seconds and SE 1 foot at
7 seconds. A slight chance of showers. Isolated tstms this
afternoon. Vsby 1 to 3 NM this morning.
.TONIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt with
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 6 seconds and
SE 1 foot at 12 seconds, becoming S 5 ft at 10 seconds and SE
1 foot at 4 seconds. A chance of showers in the evening, then
showers likely after midnight with vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.THU...NE 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 2 ft at 7 seconds.
Showers likely. Vsby 1 to 3 NM in the morning.
.THU NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas
4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: SE 6 ft at 9 seconds and NE 4 ft at
5 seconds. A chance of showers.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt.
Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 5 ft at 7 seconds and S 4 ft at
8 seconds.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave
Detail: E 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 1 foot at 9 seconds.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt.
Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers.
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Buzzards Bay:
TODAY...S winds around 5 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail:
SW 1 foot at 5 seconds and SE 1 foot at 8 seconds. A slight
chance of showers.
.TONIGHT...SE winds around 5 kt, becoming E 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 11 seconds and S
1 foot at 4 seconds. A chance of showers in the evening, then
showers likely after midnight.
.THU...E winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to
4 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at 4 seconds and S 2 ft at 10 seconds.
Showers likely, mainly in the morning.
.THU NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S
3 ft at 9 seconds and NE 2 ft at 3 seconds. A chance of showers
in the evening.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave
Detail: NE 2 ft at 3 seconds and S 2 ft at 9 seconds.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave
Detail: NE 1 foot at 3 seconds and S 1 foot at 9 seconds.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 2 ft. A
chance of showers.
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Cape Cod Bay:
.TODAY...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.
.TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E after midnight. Seas
1 foot or less, then around 2 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: S
1 foot at 2 seconds and E 1 foot at 7 seconds, becoming E 2 ft at
7 seconds and S 2 ft at 11 seconds. A chance of showers.
.THU...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 10 seconds and E 1 foot at
4 seconds. Showers likely, mainly in the morning.
.THU NIGHT...NE winds around 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail:
SE 3 ft at 9 seconds and E 1 foot at 3 seconds. A chance of
showers in the evening.
.FRI AND FRI 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 N 1 foot at
3 seconds.
.SAT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...NE winds around 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
Wave Detail: NE 1 foot at 3 seconds and S 1 foot at 8 seconds.
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.