Port Update
Boston, MA
January 26, 2024
Notices
BOSTON Harbor is at MARSEC Level 1
BOSTON CBP has noted the following:
Crew changes are being permitted. Offsigner flights need to be vetted by CBP in advance.
Shore leave is permitted.
Current Maximum Drafts at Oil Terminals
Current Maximum Drafts at Oil Terminals
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Citgo Braintree 35-04 Fresh Water
Global Chelsea 32-00 Salt Water
Global Revere 32-00 Salt Water
Gulf Chelsea 35-00 Salt Water
Irving Revere 36-00 Salt Water
Sprague Deepwater 34-00 BERTH DEPTH, Salt Water
Sunoco East Boston 36-06 BERTH DEPTH, Salt Water
TRT Quincy 29-00 Salt Water
McArdle Bridge Update
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The McArdle Bridge is operating on normal on
demand bridge openings for marine traffic.
Chelsea Street Bridge Update
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The Chelsea Street Bridge is operating on normal
on demand bridge openings for marine traffic.
Fore River Bridge Update
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The Fore River Bridge is operating on normal
on demand bridge openings for marine traffic.
Tides / Currents
Weather / Marine Zone Forecast
Light rain, 38°F
Feels Like 27° F
Today’s High 40°F
Wind, WSW 9 mph
Humidity 100%
Visibility 1.0 mi
Pressure 30.19 in
Considerable cloudiness and cooler; morning rain followed by areas of drizzle this afternoon.
Synopsis for Massachusetts and Rhode Island coastal waters:
Low pressure will pass will track near Nantucket early this
afternoon and move well east of the region tonight. A brief ridge of
high pressure builds in from the west Sat into Sat night. A coastal
storm moving off the mid Atlantic coast early Sunday should track
near the Benchmark late SUn night into early Mon. High pres builds
over the region Tue.
Coastal waters east of Ipswich Bay and the Stellwagen Bank
National Marine Sanctuary:
TODAY...E winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 3 to
4 ft. Patchy fog. Rain. A chance of drizzle this afternoon. Vsby
1 NM or less, increasing to 1 to 3 NM this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 3 to
4 ft. Patchy fog. A chance of drizzle after midnight. Vsby 1 NM
or less.
.SAT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, becoming N
5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Patchy fog. Vsby
1 to 3 NM in the morning.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SUN...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt with gusts
up to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. A chance of rain.
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 25 to 30 kt, increasing to 30 to 40 kt with
gusts up to 45 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft, building to
7 to 10 ft after midnight. Rain. A chance of snow after midnight
with vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.MON...NE winds 30 to 40 kt with gusts up to 45 kt. Seas 10 to
13 ft. Rain with snow likely. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas
9 to 13 ft.
.TUE...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 7 to
10 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas
5 to 7 ft.
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