Daily Update
RI / Southern Massachusetts
August 22, 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 )
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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)
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Tides / Currents
Tides:
Date Day Time Pred High/Low
2024/08/22 Thu 03:41 AM -0.42 L
2024/08/22 Thu 10:25 AM 4.68 H
2024/08/22 Thu 04:12 PM -0.19 L
2024/08/22 Thu 10:48 PM 4.35 H
2024/08/23 Fri 04:21 AM -0.34 L
2024/08/23 Fri 11:18 AM 4.65 H
2024/08/23 Fri 05:04 PM 0.04 L
2024/08/23 Fri 11:41 PM 4.05 H
Providence:
Date Day Time Pred High/Low
2024/08/22 Thu 03:43 AM -0.40 L
2024/08/22 Thu 10:43 AM 5.73 H
2024/08/22 Thu 04:08 PM -0.04 L
2024/08/22 Thu 11:07 PM 5.46 H
2024/08/23 Fri 04:26 AM -0.37 L
2024/08/23 Fri 11:36 AM 5.70 H
2024/08/23 Fri 04:58 PM 0.18 L
Weather / Marine Zone Forecast
Providence Weather:
Today
Sunny, with a high near 75. West wind 7 to 9 mph.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 56. West wind 3 to 5 mph.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 80. West wind 3 to 7 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 59. Light west wind.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 82. Calm wind becoming west 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 62. Southwest wind 3 to 6 mph.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 83. Southwest wind 3 to 8 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 64. Southwest wind around 6 mph.
Monday
A chance of showers after 5pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 80. South wind 3 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Monday Night
A chance of showers before 10pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 63. Light south wind. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Tuesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 76. Southeast wind 3 to 6 mph.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 63. Light and variable wind.
Wednesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 79. East wind 5 to 7 mph.
Narragansett Bay:
Narragansett Bay:
.THIS AFTERNOON...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft.
.TONIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft.
.FRI...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 foot or less.
.SUN THROUGH MON NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft.
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Rhode Island Sound:
.THIS AFTERNOON...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt. Seas
2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 4 seconds and SE 2 ft at
7 seconds.
.TONIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 4 seconds and SE
2 ft at 7 seconds.
.FRI...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 4 seconds
and S 2 ft at 7 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 4 seconds and
SE 2 ft at 7 seconds.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave
Detail: SW 2 ft at 3 seconds and SE 2 ft at 7 seconds.
.SUN THROUGH MON NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft.
Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 3 seconds and S 2 ft at 8 seconds.
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Buzzards Bay:
.THIS AFTERNOON...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 1 foot or less, then
around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SW 1 foot at 4 seconds and SE 1 foot at
7 seconds, becoming SW 2 ft at 4 seconds and SE 1 foot at
7 seconds.
.TONIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 4 seconds and
SE 1 foot at 7 seconds.
.FRI...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: W 1 foot at
4 seconds and S 1 foot at 7 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave
Detail: SW 1 foot at 4 seconds and S 1 foot at 7 seconds.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less.
Wave Detail: SW 1 foot at 4 seconds and S 1 foot at 7 seconds.
.SUN THROUGH MON NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to
20 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: SW 1 foot at 3 seconds
and S 1 foot at 7 seconds.
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Cape Cod Bay:
.THIS AFTERNOON...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave
Detail: W 1 foot at 2 seconds and SE 1 foot at 7 seconds.
.TONIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail:
SW 1 foot at 2 seconds and SE 1 foot at 7 seconds.
.FRI...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW in the afternoon. Seas
1 foot or less. Wave Detail: NW 1 foot at 3 seconds and SE 1 foot
at 8 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds around 5 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave
Detail: W 1 foot at 3 seconds and SE 1 foot at 6 seconds.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less.
Wave Detail: W 1 foot at 2 seconds and SE 1 foot at 7 seconds.
.SUN THROUGH MON NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less.
Wave Detail: SW 1 foot at 2 seconds and SE 1 foot at 7 seconds.
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.
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.
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