Port Update
Boston, MA
February 28, 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
Rain, 54°F
Feels Like 43° F
Today’s High 56°F
Wind, S 6 mph
Humidity 96%
Visibility 6.0 mi
Pressure 29.75 in
Cloudy and windy with showers; mild this afternoon.
Synopsis for Massachusetts and Rhode Island coastal waters:
Continued off and on rain today as strong LLJ lifts over the region.
Southerly gale force wind gusts as high as 50 knot possible through
this evening. A very strong cold front will bring one last burst of
NW gale force wind gusts tonight before winds start to decrease
Thursday afternoon. A period of heavy rain will be accompanied with
the cold front tonight. Dry Friday with light southerly winds. A
weak low pressure moves through over the weekend bringing gusty
winds up to 25 knots and periods of rain..
Coastal waters east of Ipswich Bay and the Stellwagen Bank
National Marine Sanctuary:
..GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING...
.TODAY...S winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 45 kt. Seas 8 to
11 ft. Patchy fog. Showers, mainly this morning. Vsby 1 NM or
less.
.TONIGHT...S winds 25 to 30 kt, becoming W after midnight. Gusts
up to 45 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. Showers. Patchy fog in the evening.
Vsby 1 NM or less, increasing to 1 to 3 NM after midnight.
.THU...W winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas 7 to
10 ft.
.THU NIGHT...W winds 25 to 30 kt, diminishing to 20 to 25 kt
after midnight. Seas 5 to 8 ft, subsiding to 4 to 6 ft after
midnight.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt.
Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to
15 kt. Gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. A chance of rain.
.SUN...NE winds around 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft. A chance of rain.
Seas are reported as significant wave height, which is the
average of the highest third of the waves. Individual wave
heights may be more than twice the significant wave height.
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MSA Useful Links
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