Daily Update
RI / Southern Massachusetts
September 18, 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: 38-00
Shell: 39-02
Sprague Providence: 32-00 ( flood tide restricted)
Sprague East providence: 30-00 ( daylight flood restricted)
Tides / Currents
Tides:
Date Day Time Pred High/Low
2024/09/18 Wed 01:44 AM -0.41 L
2024/09/18 Wed 08:24 AM 4.82 H
2024/09/18 Wed 02:15 PM -0.42 L
2024/09/18 Wed 08:47 PM 4.62 H
2024/09/19 Thu 02:25 AM -0.51 L
2024/09/19 Thu 09:12 AM 5.00 H
2024/09/19 Thu 03:08 PM -0.39 L
2024/09/19 Thu 09:36 PM 4.49 H
Providence:
Date Day Time Pred High/Low
2024/09/18 Wed 01:43 AM -0.41 L
2024/09/18 Wed 08:40 AM 5.85 H
2024/09/18 Wed 02:08 PM -0.31 L
2024/09/18 Wed 09:04 PM 5.75 H
2024/09/19 Thu 02:27 AM -0.57 L
2024/09/19 Thu 09:29 AM 6.05 H
2024/09/19 Thu 03:00 PM -0.29 L
2024/09/19 Thu 09:54 PM 5.60 H
Weather / Marine Zone Forecast
Providence Weather:
Today
Partly sunny, with a high near 78. Light and variable wind becoming southeast around 6 mph in the afternoon.
Tonight
A chance of showers, mainly after 1am. Cloudy, with a low around 62. Northeast wind 5 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Thursday
Showers. Patchy fog after 9am. High near 68. Northeast wind 9 to 11 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Thursday Night
Showers likely, mainly before 9pm. Cloudy, with a low around 61. Northeast wind 7 to 11 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Friday
A chance of showers. Cloudy, with a high near 70. Northeast wind 10 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Friday Night
A slight chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 58. Northeast wind 8 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Saturday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 67. Northeast wind 10 to 14 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54. Northeast wind 7 to 10 mph.
Sunday
Partly sunny, with a high near 66. Northeast wind 10 to 14 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51. Northeast wind 6 to 8 mph.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 68. Northeast wind 7 to 11 mph.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 50. North wind around 6 mph.
Tuesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 69. North wind 6 to 9 mph becoming east in the afternoon.
Narragansett Bay:
Narragansett Bay:
.THIS AFTERNOON...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. Patchy fog after
midnight. Showers likely after midnight.
.THU...NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Waves 2 to
3 ft. Patchy fog. Showers. Vsby 1 to 3 NM in the afternoon.
.THU NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Waves
2 to 3 ft. Showers likely, mainly in the evening. Patchy fog in
the evening.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt.
Waves 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers.
.SAT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to
25 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft, except 4 to 6 ft at the bay entrance.
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Rhode Island Sound:
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH
THURSDAY EVENING...
.THIS AFTERNOON...E winds around 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave
Detail: SE 3 ft at 8 seconds and E 1 foot at 2 seconds. Patchy
fog.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at 8 seconds and
NE 2 ft at 3 seconds. Patchy fog. A chance of showers in the
evening, then showers after midnight with vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.THU...NE winds 15 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to 25 kt in the
afternoon. Gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: SE
5 ft at 8 seconds and NE 3 ft at 4 seconds. Patchy fog. Showers.
Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.THU NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt,
diminishing to 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave
Detail: SE 5 ft at 8 seconds and E 4 ft at 8 seconds. Showers
likely, mainly in the evening. Patchy fog in the evening.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave
Detail: NE 4 ft at 4 seconds and E 4 ft at 8 seconds. A chance of
showers.
.SAT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to
30 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NE 4 ft at 4 seconds and E
4 ft at 9 seconds.
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Buzzards Bay:
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH
THURSDAY EVENING...
.THIS AFTERNOON...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less, then
around 2 ft. Wave Detail: E 1 foot at 2 seconds and SE 1 foot at
8 seconds, becoming SE 2 ft at 8 seconds and E 1 foot at
2 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail:
SE 2 ft at 8 seconds and E 1 foot at 2 seconds. Patchy fog. A
chance of showers in the evening. Showers after midnight.
.THU...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE
3 ft at 8 seconds and NE 2 ft at 3 seconds. Patchy fog. Showers.
Vsby 1 to 3 NM in the morning.
.THU NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 9 seconds and NE 2 ft at
3 seconds. Showers likely, mainly in the evening. Patchy fog in
the evening.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt.
Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NE 3 ft at 4 seconds and E 3 ft at
8 seconds. A chance of showers.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE winds around 20 kt with gusts up to
30 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NE 3 ft at 4 seconds and E
3 ft at 9 seconds.
.SUN...NE winds around 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 4 to
6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft.
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Cape Cod Bay:
.THIS AFTERNOON...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less, then
around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 1 foot at 8 seconds and E 1 foot at
8 seconds, becoming SE 2 ft at 8 seconds and E 1 foot at
2 seconds.
.TONIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: E
2 ft at 9 seconds and E 1 foot at 2 seconds. Patchy fog. Showers
after midnight. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.THU...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE
4 ft at 8 seconds and NE 3 ft at 3 seconds. Patchy fog. Showers.
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 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 9 seconds and NE 3 ft at
4 seconds. Showers likely, mainly in the evening. Patchy fog in
the evening.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt.
Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: E 5 ft at 8 seconds and N 3 ft at
4 seconds. A chance of showers.
.SAT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to
30 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NE 6 ft at 9 seconds and N
3 ft at 4 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.