Daily Update
RI / Southern Massachusetts
November 26, 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
2024/11/27 Wed 04:56 AM 3.40 H
2024/11/27 Wed 10:49 AM 0.43 L
2024/11/27 Wed 05:12 PM 2.82 H
2024/11/27 Wed 10:34 PM 0.26 L
2024/11/28 Thu 05:35 AM 3.54 H
2024/11/28 Thu 11:27 AM 0.27 L
2024/11/28 Thu 05:51 PM 2.90 H
2024/11/28 Thu 11:09 PM 0.15 L
Providence:
Date Day Time Pred High/Low
2024/11/27 Wed 05:06 AM 4.09 H
2024/11/27 Wed 10:32 AM 0.65 L
2024/11/27 Wed 05:23 PM 3.53 H
2024/11/27 Wed 10:34 PM 0.39 L
2024/11/28 Thu 05:49 AM 4.29 H
2024/11/28 Thu 11:17 AM 0.42 L
2024/11/28 Thu 06:05 PM 3.67 H
2024/11/28 Thu 11:15 PM 0.24 L
Weather / Marine Zone Forecast
Providence Weather:
Today
Rain, mainly before 4pm. High near 52. Southeast wind 6 to 10 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 33. West wind 3 to 6 mph.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 49. West wind 5 to 9 mph.
Wednesday Night
A chance of rain, mainly after 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 38. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Thanksgiving Day
Rain. High near 45. Light and variable wind becoming east 5 to 10 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 100%.
Thursday Night
Rain likely, mainly before 9pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 35. Northwest wind around 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 46. Northwest wind 6 to 9 mph.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 28. West wind around 6 mph.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 43. West wind 6 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 25. West wind around 6 mph.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 40. West wind 5 to 7 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 24. West wind around 6 mph.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 40. West wind 6 to 10 mph.
Narragansett Bay:
Narragansett Bay:
.THIS AFTERNOON...SE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW. Gusts up to
20 kt. Waves around 2 ft. Rain.
.TONIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Waves 2 to
3 ft.
.WED...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds around 5 kt. Waves around 2 ft in the
evening, then 1 foot or less. A chance of rain after midnight.
.THU...E winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NE in the afternoon. Gusts
up to 20 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. Rain. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Waves
2 to 3 ft. Rain, mainly in the evening.
.FRI THROUGH SAT NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to
20 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft.
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Rhode Island Sound:
.THIS AFTERNOON...SE winds around 15 kt, becoming SW. Gusts up to
25 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 5 seconds. A chance
of rain, then rain.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to
4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 6 seconds.
.WED...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the morning.
Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 7 seconds and E 1 foot at
19 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight. Seas
2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 7 seconds and E 1 foot at
17 seconds. Rain likely after midnight.
.THU...SE winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NE in the afternoon. Gusts
up to 25 kt. Seas around 2 ft, building to 3 to 4 ft in the
afternoon. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 6 seconds and SE 1 foot at
12 seconds, becoming SE 4 ft at 5 seconds and E 4 ft at
11 seconds. Rain. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas
4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 6 seconds and E 4 ft at
6 seconds. Rain, mainly in the evening.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. A
chance of rain.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to
15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
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Buzzards Bay:
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...
.THIS AFTERNOON...SE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 15 to 20 kt.
Gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 1 foot or less, then 2 to 3 ft. Wave
Detail: S 1 foot at 3 seconds and NE 1 foot at 10 seconds,
becoming S 3 ft at 4 seconds and NE 1 foot at 11 seconds. A
chance of rain, then rain.
.TONIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to
3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 5 seconds and NE 1 foot at
13 seconds.
.WED...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the morning.
Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 6 seconds and E 1 foot
at 17 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight. Seas
around 2 ft in the evening, then 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: SW
2 ft at 6 seconds and E 1 foot at 16 seconds, becoming SW 1 foot
at 6 seconds and E 1 foot at 15 seconds. A chance of rain after
midnight.
.THU...SE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NE 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE
2 ft at 5 seconds and E 2 ft at 11 seconds. Rain. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: N
3 ft at 4 seconds. Rain, mainly in the evening.
.FRI...NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to
4 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas
2 to 3 ft. A chance of rain.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt.
Seas 2 to 3 ft.
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Cape Cod Bay:
.THIS AFTERNOON...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt.
Seas 1 foot or less, then around 2 ft. Wave Detail: N 1 foot at
5 seconds, becoming S 2 ft at 3 seconds and N 1 foot at
6 seconds. A chance of rain. Rain.
.TONIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to
3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 4 seconds and NE 1 foot at
8 seconds.
.WED...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to
3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 4 seconds and E 1 foot at
15 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft in the
evening, then 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: W 1 foot at 4 seconds
and E 1 foot at 15 seconds, becoming W 1 foot at 4 seconds and E
1 foot at 14 seconds. A chance of rain after midnight.
.THU...SE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming E in the afternoon. Gusts
up to 25 kt. Seas 1 foot or less, then 2 to 4 ft in the
afternoon. Wave Detail: S 1 foot at 3 seconds and E 1 foot at
13 seconds, becoming SE 2 ft at 4 seconds and E 2 ft at
10 seconds. Rain. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N
3 ft at 4 seconds. Rain, mainly in the evening with vsby 1 to
3 NM.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt.
Seas 2 to 4 ft. A chance of rain.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt.
Seas 2 to 3 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.
