Daily Update
RI / Southern Massachusetts
November 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 )
Daylight Savings
Daylight Savings
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Sunday November 3rd at 0200 clocks will be retarded 1 hour UTC -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:
Newport:
Date Day Time Pred High/Low
2024/11/21 Thu 04:28 AM 0.51 L
2024/11/21 Thu 12:01 PM 3.45 H
2024/11/21 Thu 06:23 PM 0.70 L
2024/11/22 Fri 12:30 AM 3.18 H
2024/11/22 Fri 05:29 AM 0.76 L
2024/11/22 Fri 12:56 PM 3.19 H
2024/11/22 Fri 07:40 PM 0.75 L
Providence:
Date Day Time Pred High/Low
2024/11/21 Thu 04:29 AM 0.44 L
2024/11/21 Thu 12:14 PM 4.02 H
2024/11/21 Thu 05:18 PM 0.82 L
2024/11/22 Fri 12:43 AM 3.70 H
2024/11/22 Fri 05:22 AM 0.75 L
2024/11/22 Fri 01:08 PM 3.74 H
2024/11/22 Fri 06:16 PM 0.98 L
Weather / Marine Zone Forecast
Providence Weather:
This Afternoon
Sunny, with a high near 57. East wind around 6 mph.
Tonight
A chance of rain after 4am. Increasing clouds, with a low around 40. East wind 3 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Thursday
Rain, mainly after 7am. Patchy fog after 8am. High near 51. East wind 10 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between three quarters and one inch possible.
Thursday Night
Rain likely, mainly before 11pm. Patchy fog before 2am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 39. East wind 10 to 14 mph becoming south after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Friday
Rain likely, mainly after 2pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 49. South wind 6 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Friday Night
Rain. Low around 36. Light and variable wind becoming northwest around 6 mph after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Saturday
A chance of rain before noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 50. Northwest wind 6 to 11 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 38. West wind 7 to 9 mph.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 52. West wind 9 to 14 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 37. West wind around 7 mph.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 54. West wind 6 to 9 mph.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 38. Light west wind.
Tuesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 56. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Narragansett Bay:
Narragansett Bay:
.THIS AFTERNOON...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 foot or less.
.TONIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt with
gusts up to 20 kt after midnight. Waves 1 foot or less, then 2 to
3 ft after midnight. A chance of rain after midnight.
.THU...E winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Waves 2 to
3 ft, except 4 to 6 ft at the bay entrance. Patchy fog. Rain.
Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.THU NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming SW after midnight.
Gusts up to 25 kt. Waves 4 to 6 ft. Rain likely, mainly in the
evening. Patchy fog in the evening. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.FRI...S winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Waves 3 to 5 ft. A chance of rain in the morning, then
rain in the afternoon.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds around 10 kt, becoming NW after midnight.
Waves 2 to 4 ft. Rain.
.SAT...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Waves 2 to
3 ft. A chance of rain.
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...W 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:
.THIS AFTERNOON...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave
Detail: SW 1 foot at 4 seconds and NE 1 foot at 5 seconds.
.TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt with
gusts up to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less, then 2 to
3 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: S 1 foot at 4 seconds and NE
1 foot at 4 seconds, becoming E 3 ft at 4 seconds. A chance of
rain after midnight.
.THU...E winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 3 to
5 ft, building to 5 to 6 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: SE
5 ft at 5 seconds, becoming SE 6 ft at 7 seconds. Patchy fog.
Rain. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.THU NIGHT...SE winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming SW after midnight.
Gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft, building to 7 to 9 ft after
midnight. Wave Detail: SE 6 ft at 7 seconds and SW 5 ft at
9 seconds, becoming SW 8 ft at 9 seconds and SE 4 ft at
7 seconds. Rain likely, mainly in the evening. Patchy fog in the
evening. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.FRI...SW winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft, subsiding to 4 to 6 ft in the
afternoon. Wave Detail: SW 8 ft at 9 seconds and SE 2 ft at
7 seconds, becoming SW 6 ft at 8 seconds and SE 1 foot at
7 seconds. Rain.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W after midnight.
Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SW 5 ft at 8 seconds and SE 1 foot
at 7 seconds. Rain.
.SAT...W winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 4 to
6 ft. Rain likely.
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...W winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt.
Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft.
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Buzzards Bay:
.THIS AFTERNOON...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave
Detail: NE 1 foot at 2 seconds and W 1 foot at 4 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. Seas 1 foot or less, then around 2 ft after midnight.
Wave Detail: NE 1 foot at 2 seconds and SW 1 foot at 3 seconds,
becoming E 1 foot at 3 seconds. A chance of rain after midnight.
.THU...E winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 2 to
4 ft, building to 4 to 5 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: E 2 ft
at 4 seconds, becoming E 3 ft at 4 seconds and SE 1 foot at
7 seconds. Patchy fog. Rain. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.THU NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming SW after midnight.
Gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: SW 5 ft at
8 seconds and E 3 ft at 5 seconds. Rain likely, mainly in the
evening. Patchy fog in the evening. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.FRI...S winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: SW
5 ft at 8 seconds and E 2 ft at 7 seconds. Rain.
.FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W after midnight. Seas
2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SW 4 ft at 8 seconds and E 1 foot at
7 seconds. Rain.
.SAT...W winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 3 to
5 ft. Rain likely.
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up
to 30 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
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Cape Cod Bay:
.THIS AFTERNOON...N winds around 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave
Detail: N 2 ft at 5 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E 10 to 15 kt with gusts
up to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft
at 4 seconds.
.THU...E winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 2 to
4 ft, building to 4 to 6 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: E 3 ft
at 4 seconds, becoming E 3 ft at 5 seconds. Patchy fog. Rain.
Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.THU NIGHT...E winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming S 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. Gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft
at 5 seconds. Patchy fog. Rain in the evening. A chance of rain
after midnight. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.FRI...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 3 to
5 ft, subsiding to 2 to 3 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: NE
3 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 3 seconds, becoming S 2 ft at
3 seconds and NE 2 ft at 8 seconds. A chance of rain in the
morning, then rain in the afternoon.
.FRI NIGHT...S winds around 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight.
Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NE 2 ft at 7 seconds and S 1 foot at
3 seconds. Rain.
.SAT...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 2 to
4 ft. Rain likely.
.SAT NIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas
4 to 5 ft. A chance of rain.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt.
Seas 3 to 5 ft.
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.
