Daily Update
RI / Southern Massachusetts
August 23, 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)
Tides / Currents
Tides:
Date Day Time Pred High/Low
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
2024/08/24 Sat 05:01 AM -0.16 L
2024/08/24 Sat 12:12 PM 4.52 H
2024/08/24 Sat 06:02 PM 0.34 L
Providence:
Date Day Time Pred High/Low
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
2024/08/24 Sat 12:01 AM 5.12 H
2024/08/24 Sat 05:08 AM -0.20 L
2024/08/24 Sat 12:29 PM 5.56 H
2024/08/24 Sat 05:47 PM 0.50 L
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Weather / Marine Zone Forecast
Providence Weather:
Today
Sunny, with a high near 81. West wind 6 to 8 mph.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 60. Southwest wind 3 to 5 mph.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 83. West wind 3 to 7 mph.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 62. Light southwest wind.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 84. Calm wind becoming south 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon.
Sunday Night
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 10pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 63. Southwest wind 3 to 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Monday
Showers likely, mainly after 5pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 79. South wind 3 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Monday Night
A chance of showers before 3am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 63. Light south wind. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Tuesday
A chance of showers after 5pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 77. Southeast wind 3 to 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 62. Light and variable wind.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 79. West wind 3 to 7 mph.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 63. South wind 3 to 6 mph.
Thursday
Partly sunny, with a high near 78. Northwest wind 5 to 8 mph becoming northeast in the afternoon.
Narragansett Bay:
Narragansett Bay:
.THIS AFTERNOON...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 foot or less, then
around 2 ft.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft.
.SAT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 foot or less.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 foot or less.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 foot or less.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft. A
chance of showers.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft.
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Rhode Island Sound:
.THIS AFTERNOON...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave
Detail: S 2 ft at 6 seconds.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SW
2 ft at 4 seconds and S 2 ft at 7 seconds.
.SAT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft
at 7 seconds and SW 1 foot at 3 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft in the
evening, then 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: SW 1 foot at 3 seconds
and SE 1 foot at 7 seconds, becoming SW 1 foot at 3 seconds and
SE 1 foot at 8 seconds.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave
Detail: SW 2 ft at 3 seconds and SE 1 foot at 8 seconds.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave
Detail: SE 2 ft at 9 seconds and SW 1 foot at 3 seconds. A chance
of showers.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft.
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Buzzards Bay:
THIS AFTERNOON...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less, then
around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SW 1 foot at 4 seconds and S 1 foot at
7 seconds.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SW
1 foot at 4 seconds and S 1 foot at 7 seconds.
.SAT...SW winds around 5 kt, increasing to around 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: SW 1 foot at
4 seconds and S 1 foot at 7 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave
Detail: SW 1 foot at 3 seconds and S 1 foot at 7 seconds.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less.
Wave Detail: SW 1 foot at 3 seconds and SE 1 foot at 7 seconds.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less.
Wave Detail: SW 1 foot at 3 seconds and SE 1 foot at 7 seconds. A
chance of showers.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less.
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Cape Cod Bay:
.THIS AFTERNOON...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW. Seas 1 foot or
less. Wave Detail: W 1 foot at 2 seconds and SE 1 foot at
7 seconds.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SW
1 foot at 2 seconds and SE 1 foot at 7 seconds.
.SAT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. Seas
1 foot or less. Wave Detail: SW 1 foot at 2 seconds and SE 1 foot
at 6 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...SW 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.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SW 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.
.MON AND 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 6 seconds. A
chance of showers.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SE winds around 5 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.
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