Daily Update
Boston, MA
March 07, 2024
Tides / Currents
Boston, MA Tides
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High Low Sun
Date AM hgt PM hgt AM hgt PM hgt rise set
MARCH
7 Thu 8:06 10.1 8:50 9.0 1:51 1.1 2:37 -0.1 6:06 5:43
8 Fri 9:05 10.7 9:42 9.7 2:50 0.4 3:31 -0.7 6:05 5:44
9 Sat 9:59 11.2 10:31 10.5 3:46 -0.4 4:20 -1.2 6:03 5:45
10 Sun 11:51 11.5 5:38 -1.1 6:09 -1.5 7:01 6:46
11 Mon 12:20 11.0 12:43 11.5 6:30 -1.6 6:56 -1.6 7:00 6:47
12 Tue 1:08 11.4 1:35 11.3 7:21 -1.8 7:44 -1.4 6:58 6:49
13 Wed 1:56 11.5 2:26 10.8 8:12 -1.7 8:32 -0.9 6:56 6:50
14 Thu 2:45 11.3 3:19 10.2 9:04 -1.3 9:21 -0.2 6:55 6:51
15 Fri 3:35 10.8 4:14 9.5 9:59 -0.7 10:15 0.5 6:53 6:52
16 Sat 4:30 10.2 5:15 8.8 10:58 0.0 11:12 1.2 6:51 6:53
17 Sun 5:30 9.7 6:20 8.3 12:01 0.6 6:49 6:54
18 Mon 6:35 9.2 7:28 8.0 12:14 1.7 1:08 1.0 6:48 6:55
19 Tue 7:43 9.0 8:35 8.0 1:18 1.9 2:15 1.1 6:46 6:57
20 Wed 8:49 9.0 9:34 8.2 2:24 1.9 3:17 1.1 6:44 6:58
21 Thu 9:45 9.2 10:20 8.6 3:24 1.7 4:08 0.9 6:42 6:59
22 Fri 10:32 9.3 11:00 8.9 4:14 1.4 4:48 0.8 6:41 7:00
23 Sat 11:12 9.5 11:35 9.2 4:57 1.0 5:24 0.6 6:39 7:01
24 Sun 11:50 9.6 5:36 0.7 5:57 0.6 6:37 7:02
25 Mon 12:08 9.4 12:26 9.5 6:13 0.5 6:31 0.6 6:35 7:03
26 Tue 12:41 9.6 1:02 9.5 6:50 0.3 7:05 0.6 6:34 7:05
27 Wed 1:14 9.7 1:38 9.3 7:27 0.3 7:40 0.8 6:32 7:06
28 Thu 1:48 9.7 2:15 9.0 8:04 0.3 8:16 1.0 6:30 7:07
29 Fri 2:23 9.7 2:54 8.8 8:44 0.4 8:54 1.3 6:29 7:08
30 Sat 3:01 9.6 3:37 8.5 9:26 0.6 9:36 1.5 6:27 7:09
31 Sun 3:44 9.5 4:25 8.2 10:14 0.8 10:25 1.8 6:25 7:10
Weather / Marine Zone Forecast
Rain, 44°F
Feels Like 27° F
Today’s High 44°F
Wind, N 25 mph
Humidity 95%
Visibility 3.0 mi
Pressure 29.84 in
Cooler with rain and drizzle.
Synopsis for Massachusetts and Rhode Island coastal waters:
A low pressure system will bring rain and gusty winds today. There
will be NE gales today and rough seas as this system tracks inside
the benchmark. High pres should build over the waters for Fri and
move east of the region by late Sat. The next intensifying low pres
system will be moving across New England Sun. High pressure returns
toward the middle of next week.
Coastal waters east of Ipswich Bay and the Stellwagen Bank
National Marine Sanctuary:
.TODAY...NE winds 30 to 35 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas 5 to
7 ft, building to 7 to 9 ft this afternoon. Rain likely, mainly
this morning. Vsby 1 NM or less, increasing to 1 to 3 NM this
afternoon.
.TONIGHT...N winds 30 to 35 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas 8 to
10 ft.
.FRI...N winds 25 to 30 kt, becoming NE 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 7 to 10 ft, subsiding to 5 to 8 ft in the
afternoon.
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the
evening. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SAT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...SE winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt,
increasing to 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 45 kt after midnight.
Seas 4 to 6 ft, building to 6 to 9 ft after midnight. A chance of
rain in the evening, then rain after midnight. Patchy fog after
midnight with vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.SUN...S winds 25 to 35 kt with gusts up to 50 kt. Seas 8 to
11 ft. Patchy fog. Rain. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...W winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 40 kt.
Seas 6 to 9 ft. A chance of rain.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas
6 to 8 ft..
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.
Port / Terminal Restrictions
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.
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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.
MSA Useful Links
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Army Corp of Engineers
Boston Harbor Pilot Association, LLC
NOAA
Chart viewer - handy tool for chart reference
Weather WEB Sites