Daily Update
RI / Southern Massachusetts
May 01, 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 )
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: 37-00
Shell: 40-00
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
2024/05/01 Wed 01:53 AM 3.44 H
2024/05/01 Wed 07:50 AM 0.53 L
2024/05/01 Wed 02:28 PM 3.14 H
2024/05/01 Wed 07:52 PM 0.54 L
2024/05/02 Thu 02:54 AM 3.46 H
2024/05/02 Thu 09:12 AM 0.41 L
2024/05/02 Thu 03:29 PM 3.38 H
2024/05/02 Thu 09:27 PM 0.42 L
Providence:
Date Day Time Pred High/Low
2024/05/01 Wed 02:12 AM 4.42 H
2024/05/01 Wed 07:40 AM 0.83 L
2024/05/01 Wed 02:44 PM 4.18 H
2024/05/01 Wed 07:57 PM 0.82 L
2024/05/02 Thu 03:10 AM 4.48 H
2024/05/02 Thu 08:52 AM 0.72 L
2024/05/02 Thu 03:41 PM 4.41 H
2024/05/02 Thu 09:16 PM 0.72 L
Weather / Marine Zone Forecast
Providence Weather:
Today
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 62. Northeast wind 5 to 7 mph.
Tonight
Patchy fog after 1am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 45. South wind 3 to 6 mph.
Thursday
Patchy fog before 7am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high near 68. South wind 8 to 10 mph.
Thursday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 46. Northwest wind 6 to 8 mph becoming west in the evening.
Friday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 62. Northeast wind 7 to 9 mph.
Friday Night
A chance of showers, mainly after 4am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 43. East wind 3 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Saturday
A chance of showers before 7am, then a chance of showers after 3pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 61. Northeast wind 6 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Saturday Night
A chance of showers before 10pm, then a chance of showers after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 44. East wind 7 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Sunday
A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 56. Southeast wind 9 to 11 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Sunday Night
A chance of showers before 4am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 47. South wind 9 to 11 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Monday
A chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 70. West wind 9 to 11 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 50. West wind around 10 mph.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 74. Southwest wind 8 to 13 mph.
Narragansett Bay:
Narragansett Bay:
.TODAY...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E this afternoon. Waves
around 2 ft. Showers likely this morning.
.TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft. Patchy fog
after midnight with vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.THU...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 foot or less.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Waves around 2 ft.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft.
.SAT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. A
chance of showers
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Rhode Island Sound:
.TODAY...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming E this afternoon. Seas
around 2 ft. Wave Detail: NE 2 ft at 4 seconds and S 2 ft at
6 seconds. Patchy fog this morning. A chance of showers this
morning with vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.TONIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE
2 ft at 5 seconds and E 1 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy fog after
midnight with vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.THU...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE
2 ft at 6 seconds and E 1 ft at 11 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE 10 to 15 kt with
gusts up to 20 kt after midnight. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail:
NE 2 ft at 5 seconds and S 2 ft at 6 seconds.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt.
Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: NE 2 ft at 4 seconds and S 2 ft at
6 seconds.
.SAT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to
20 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 6 seconds and NE
2 ft at 4 seconds. A chance of showers
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Buzzards Bay:
.TODAY...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail:
NE 1 ft at 2 seconds and S 1 ft at 6 seconds. A chance of showers
this morning.
.TONIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S after midnight. Seas
1 foot or less. Wave Detail: E 1 ft at 2 seconds and SW 1 ft at
6 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight with vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.THU...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: S 1 ft at 4 seconds
and E 1 ft at 5 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: SW 1 ft at 4 seconds
and E 1 ft at 5 seconds.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 1 foot or less.
Wave Detail: NE 1 ft at 3 seconds and S 1 ft at 5 seconds.
.SAT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft.
Wave Detail: NE 1 ft at 2 seconds and S 1 ft at 5 seconds. A
chance of showers. A chance of.
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Cape Cod Bay:
.TODAY...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: NE
1 ft at 3 seconds and S 1 ft at 5 seconds. A chance of showers
this morning.
.TONIGHT...E winds around 5 kt, becoming S after midnight. Seas
1 foot or less. Wave Detail: E 1 ft at 3 seconds and S 1 ft at
6 seconds. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.THU...S winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt with gusts
up to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail:
SW 1 ft at 3 seconds and E 1 ft at 4 seconds. A chance of showers
in the afternoon.
.THU NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE after midnight. Seas
1 foot or less, then around 2 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: SW
1 ft at 3 seconds and E 1 ft at 5 seconds, becoming NE 1 ft at
2 seconds and S 1 ft at 5 seconds. A chance of showers in the
evening.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave
Detail: NE 1 ft at 3 seconds and S 1 ft at 5 seconds.
.SAT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt with gusts up to
20 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at 9 seconds and NE
1 ft at 3 seconds. A chance of showers. A chance of.
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.