Daily Update
RI / Southern Massachusetts
May 20, 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
2024/05/20 Mon 12:01 AM 0.41 L
2024/05/20 Mon 06:23 AM 2.87 H
2024/05/20 Mon 11:47 AM 0.29 L
2024/05/20 Mon 06:45 PM 3.66 H
2024/05/21 Tue 12:41 AM 0.26 L
2024/05/21 Tue 07:02 AM 2.99 H
2024/05/21 Tue 12:23 PM 0.20 L
2024/05/21 Tue 07:21 PM 3.81 H
Providence:
Date Day Time Pred High/Low
2024/05/20 Mon 06:34 AM 3.73 H
2024/05/20 Mon 11:50 AM 0.58 L
2024/05/20 Mon 06:56 PM 4.63 H
2024/05/21 Tue 12:33 AM 0.51 L
2024/05/21 Tue 07:16 AM 3.90 H
2024/05/21 Tue 12:30 PM 0.47 L
2024/05/21 Tue 07:33 PM 4.84 H
Weather / Marine Zone Forecast
Providence Weather:
This Afternoon
Mostly sunny, with a high near 73. East wind around 5 mph.
Tonight
Patchy fog after 1am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 52. Light south wind.
Tuesday
Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 78. Light southwest wind becoming south 5 to 9 mph in the morning.
Tuesday Night
Patchy fog after 5am. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with a low around 57. Southwest wind 5 to 8 mph.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 86. Southwest wind 6 to 10 mph.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 60. Southwest wind 7 to 9 mph.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 80. Southwest wind 7 to 11 mph.
Thursday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight, then a chance of showers between midnight and 3am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 59. Southwest wind 6 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 77. West wind 5 to 9 mph.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 53. West wind around 6 mph becoming northwest after midnight.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 74. Northwest wind 5 to 7 mph becoming west in the afternoon.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 52. South wind around 6 mph becoming light and variable in the evening.
Sunday
Partly sunny, with a high near 70. Southeast wind 5 to 9 mph.
Narragansett Bay:
Narragansett Bay:
.THIS AFTERNOON...E winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 foot or less.
.TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 foot or less. Patchy fog.
Vsby 1 NM or less.
.TUE...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt with gusts up
to 20 kt in the afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less. Patchy fog in
the morning with vsby 1 NM or less.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Waves
around 2 ft. Patchy fog after midnight.
.WED...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt with gusts
up to 20 kt in the afternoon. Waves around 2 ft. Patchy fog in
the morning with vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the
evening. Waves around 2 ft.
.THU...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Waves 2 to
3 ft.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Waves
2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers and tstms.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft
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Rhode Island Sound:
.THIS AFTERNOON...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave
Detail: SE 2 ft at 8 seconds and N 1 foot at 3 seconds.
.TONIGHT...SE winds around 5 kt, becoming SW after midnight. Seas
around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 8 seconds and NE 1 foot at
3 seconds. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.TUE...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt with gusts
up to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SW
2 ft at 5 seconds and SE 2 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy fog in the
morning with vsby 1 NM or less.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas
around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 3 seconds and E 2 ft at
9 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight with vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.WED...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas around
2 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 4 seconds and E 2 ft at 8 seconds.
Patchy fog in the morning with vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds around 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas
2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 4 seconds and SE 1 foot at
8 seconds.
.THU...SW winds around 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to
3 ft.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas
2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SW winds around 10 kt, becoming W. Seas 2 to
3 ft.
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Buzzards Bay:
.THIS AFTERNOON...NE winds around 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less.
Wave Detail: N 1 foot at 3 seconds and E 1 foot at 8 seconds.
.TONIGHT...SE winds around 5 kt, becoming SW after midnight. Seas
1 foot or less. Wave Detail: NE 1 foot at 2 seconds and E 1 foot
at 8 seconds. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.TUE...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt with gusts
up to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail:
SW 1 foot at 2 seconds and SW 1 foot at 5 seconds. Patchy fog in
the morning with vsby 1 NM or less.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas
1 foot or less, then around 2 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: SW
1 foot at 3 seconds and E 1 foot at 9 seconds, becoming SW 2 ft
at 4 seconds and E 2 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight.
.WED...SW winds 10 to 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. Patchy fog in the morning with vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.WED NIGHT...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.
.THU...SW winds around 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas around
2 ft.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas
around 2 ft. A chance of showers.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft, then
1 foot or less.
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Cape Cod Bay:
.THIS AFTERNOON...NE winds around 5 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave
Detail: E 2 ft at 8 seconds and N 1 foot at 4 seconds.
.TONIGHT...SE winds around 5 kt, becoming S after midnight. Seas
around 2 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at 8 seconds and NE 1 foot at
3 seconds. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.TUE...S winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt with gusts
up to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: E
2 ft at 9 seconds and SW 1 foot at 2 seconds. Patchy fog in the
morning with vsby 1 NM or less.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds around 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas
around 2 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at 9 seconds and SW 1 foot at
3 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight with vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.WED...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas around
2 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at 8 seconds and SW 1 foot at
3 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas
around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 3 seconds and E 1 foot at
8 seconds.
.THU...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas around
2 ft.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas
around 2 ft. A chance of showers.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less.
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.