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Subject:RI Operations Daily Port Update
Date:Thursday, September 14, 2023
Priority:Normal
Notice:

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 )

 

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 30 ft due to shoaling. Vessels over 23 ft will need tide window for transit.  

 

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Providence Weather:

This Afternoon<span-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:#333333">

<span-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:#333333">Sunny, with a high near 77. Northwest wind around 8 mph.

Tonight<span-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:#333333">

<span-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:#333333">Increasing clouds, with a low around 55. North wind 6 to 9 mph.

Friday<span-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:#333333">

<span-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:#333333">Mostly cloudy, with a high near 69. North wind 10 to 14 mph.

Friday Night<span-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:#333333">

<span-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:#333333">A chance of showers, mainly after 3am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 57. North wind 14 to 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Saturday<span-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:#333333">

<span-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:#333333">A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 68. Breezy, with a northwest wind around 24 mph, with gusts as high as 39 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Saturday Night<span-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:#333333">

<span-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:#333333">A slight chance of showers before 10pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 58. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Sunday<span-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:#333333">

<span-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:#333333">Sunny, with a high near 77. West wind 13 to 16 mph.

Sunday Night<span-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:#333333">

<span-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:#333333">Partly cloudy, with a low around 59. Southwest wind 7 to 10 mph.

Monday<span-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:#333333">

<span-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:#333333">Mostly sunny, with a high near 77. Southwest wind 7 to 11 mph.

Monday Night<span-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:#333333">

<span-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:#333333">Mostly clear, with a low around 57. West wind 8 to 11 mph.

Tuesday<span-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:#333333">

<span-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:#333333">Sunny, with a high near 76. West wind 8 to 10 mph.

Tuesday Night<span-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:#333333">

<span-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:#333333">Mostly clear, with a low around 55. Southwest wind 6 to 8 mph becoming northwest after midnight.

Wednesday<span-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:#333333">

<span-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:#333333">Mostly sunny, with a high near 74. North wind around 8 mph.

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Tides:

Newport:

Date                      Day        Time                      Pred      High/Low

2023/09/14         Thu        01:37 AM            0.33        L

2023/09/14         Thu        08:09 AM            3.71        H

2023/09/14         Thu        01:38 PM             0.25        L

2023/09/14         Thu        08:23 PM             3.69        H

2023/09/15         Fri           02:07 AM            0.21        L

2023/09/15         Fri           08:43 AM            3.80        H

2023/09/15         Fri           02:19 PM             0.20        L

2023/09/15         Fri           08:55 PM             3.66        H

Providence:

Date                      Day        Time                      Pred      High/Low

2023/09/14         Thu        01:24 AM            0.56        L

2023/09/14         Thu        08:23 AM            4.59        H

2023/09/14         Thu        01:34 PM             0.40        L

2023/09/14         Thu        08:36 PM             4.62        H

2023/09/15         Fri           02:02 AM            0.39        L

2023/09/15         Fri           08:57 AM            4.72        H

2023/09/15         Fri           02:18 PM             0.34        L

2023/09/15         Fri           09:08 PM             4.61        H

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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)

 

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Narragansett Bay:

This Afternoon<span-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:#333333">

<span-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:#333333">NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 foot or less.

Tonight<span-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:#333333">

<span-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:#333333">N winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt after midnight. Waves around 2 ft.

Fri<span-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:#333333">

<span-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:#333333">N winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Waves around 2 ft.

Fri Night<span-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:#333333">

<span-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:#333333">Tropical storm conditions possible. N winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Waves around 2 ft. A chance of showers after midnight.

Sat<span-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:#333333">

<span-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:#333333">Tropical storm conditions possible. NW winds 25 to 30 kt, diminishing to 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Gusts up to 40 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers.

Sat Night<span-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:#333333">

<span-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:#333333">Tropical storm conditions possible. NW winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Gusts up to 30 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft.

Sun<span-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:#333333">

<span-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:#333333">W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft.

Sun Night<span-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:#333333">

<span-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:#333333">SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the evening. Waves around 2 ft.

Mon<span-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:#333333">

<span-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:#333333">SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the afternoon. Waves around 2 ft.

Mon Night<span-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:#333333">

<span-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:#333333">W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 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.

 

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Rhode Island Sound:

This Afternoon<span-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:#333333">

<span-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:#333333">NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.

Tonight<span-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:#333333">

<span-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:#333333">N winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft, building to 4 to 6 ft after midnight.

Fri<span-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:#333333">

<span-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:#333333">Tropical storm conditions possible. N winds 20 to 25 kt, increasing to 25 to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 8 ft.

Fri Night<span-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:#333333">

<span-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:#333333">Tropical storm conditions possible. N winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. A chance of showers after midnight with vsby 1 to 3 nm.

Sat<span-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:#333333">

<span-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:#333333">Tropical storm conditions possible. NW winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 45 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. A chance of showers. Vsby 1 to 3 nm in the morning.

Sat Night<span-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:#333333">

<span-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:#333333">Tropical storm conditions possible. NW winds 25 to 30 kt, becoming W 20 to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 7 ft, subsiding to 3 to 5 ft after midnight.

Sun<span-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:#333333">

<span-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:#333333">W winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.

Sun Night<span-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:#333333">

<span-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:#333333">SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft.

Mon<span-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:#333333">

<span-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:#333333">SW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas around 2 ft.

Mon Night<span-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:#333333">

<span-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:#333333">SW winds around 10 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, becoming NW after midnight. Seas around 2 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.

 

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Buzzards Bay:

This Afternoon<span-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:#333333">

<span-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:#333333">NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft.

Tonight<span-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:#333333">

<span-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:#333333">N winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft.

Fri<span-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:#333333">

<span-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:#333333">Tropical storm conditions possible. N winds 20 to 25 kt, increasing to 25 to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft.

Fri Night<span-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:#333333">

<span-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:#333333">Tropical storm conditions possible. N winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft, building to 6 to 8 ft after midnight. A chance of showers after midnight with vsby 1 to 3 nm.

Sat<span-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:#333333">

<span-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:#333333">Tropical storm conditions possible. NW winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 45 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Showers likely, mainly in the morning. Vsby 1 to 3 nm.

Sat Night<span-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:#333333">

<span-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:#333333">Tropical storm conditions possible. NW winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt, becoming W 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 7 ft, subsiding to 3 to 5 ft after midnight. A chance of showers in the evening.

Sun<span-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:#333333">

<span-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:#333333">W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.

Sun Night<span-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:#333333">

<span-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:#333333">SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas around 2 ft.

Mon<span-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:#333333">

<span-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:#333333">SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less, then around 2 ft in the afternoon.

Mon Night<span-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:#333333">

<span-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:#333333">SW winds around 10 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, becoming NW after midnight. Seas around 2 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.

 

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Cape Cod Bay:

This Afternoon<span-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:#333333">

<span-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:#333333">NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft.

Tonight<span-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:#333333">

<span-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:#333333">N winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft.

Fri<span-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:#333333">

<span-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:#333333">Tropical storm conditions possible. NE winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming N 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft.

Fri Night<span-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:#333333">

<span-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:#333333">Tropical storm conditions possible. N winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 45 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft, building to 8 to 11 ft after midnight. A chance of showers in the evening, then showers likely after midnight with vsby 1 to 3 nm.

Sat<span-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:#333333">

<span-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:#333333">Tropical storm conditions possible. NW winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 50 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft. Showers likely. Vsby 1 to 3 nm.

Sat Night<span-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:#333333">

<span-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:#333333">Tropical storm conditions possible. NW winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt, becoming W 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 7 to 10 ft, subsiding to 5 to 8 ft after midnight. A chance of showers in the evening.

Sun<span-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:#333333">

<span-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:#333333">W winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft, subsiding to 2 to 3 ft in the afternoon.

Sun Night<span-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:#333333">

<span-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:#333333">SW winds around 10 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the evening. Seas around 2 ft.

Mon<span-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:#333333">

<span-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:#333333">SW winds around 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft.

Mon Night<span-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:#333333">

<span-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:#333333">SW winds around 10 kt, becoming W after midnight. Seas around 2 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.

 

 

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Tim Manning, Agent

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Moran Shipping Agencies, Inc.

106 Francis Street

Providence, RI 02903

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Notice posted on Thursday, September 14, 2023

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