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Subject:RI Operations Daily Port Update
Date:Thursday, November 16, 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:

Today<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 62. West wind 3 to 7 mph.

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

<span-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:#333333">Patchy fog before 4am, then patchy fog after 5am. Otherwise, increasing clouds, with a low around 39. Calm wind.

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

<span-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:#333333">Partly sunny, with a high near 66. South wind 5 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

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

<span-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:#333333">Showers likely, mainly after 4am. Patchy fog after 2am. Otherwise, cloudy, with a low around 50. South wind 6 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. 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">Showers likely, mainly before 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 58. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming northwest 11 to 16 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

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 8pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 31. Blustery, with a northwest wind 14 to 20 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 49. West wind 11 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">Mostly clear, with a low around 30. West wind 11 to 15 mph.

Monday<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 43. North wind 9 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">Partly cloudy, with a low around 28. North wind around 8 mph.

Tuesday<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 48. Northeast wind 8 to 14 mph becoming east in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

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

<span-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:#333333">Showers likely. Patchy fog. Otherwise, cloudy, with a low around 39. Breezy, with an east wind 16 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 39 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

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

<span-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:#333333">Showers likely. Patchy fog. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 57. Windy, with a southeast wind 20 to 29 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 44 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

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Tides:

Newport:

Date                     Day        Time                     Pred       High/Low

2023/11/16         Thu        02:18 AM            -0.05      L

2023/11/16         Thu        09:23 AM            4.05       H

2023/11/16         Thu        03:15 PM             0.10       L

2023/11/16         Thu        09:54 PM             3.27       H

2023/11/17         Fri           03:03 AM            0.04       L

2023/11/17         Fri           10:16 AM            3.93       H

2023/11/17         Fri           04:01 PM             0.23       L

2023/11/17         Fri           10:49 PM             3.22       H

Providence:

Date                     Day        Time                     Pred       High/Low

2023/11/16         Thu        02:36 AM            -0.01      L

2023/11/16         Thu        09:44 AM            4.96       H

2023/11/16         Thu        03:21 PM             0.18       L

2023/11/16         Thu        10:14 PM             4.18       H

2023/11/17         Fri           03:21 AM            0.06       L

2023/11/17         Fri           10:37 AM            4.83       H

2023/11/17         Fri           04:06 PM             0.32       L

2023/11/17         Fri           11:08 PM             4.11       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">W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft.

Tonight<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. Waves around 2 ft in the evening, then 1 foot or less.

Fri<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, becoming S 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. 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">S winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the evening. Waves 2 to 3 ft. Patchy fog. Showers likely. 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">W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt in the afternoon. Waves 2 to 3 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">NW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Gusts up to 25 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.

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

<span-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:#333333">NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. 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">W winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.

Tonight<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. Seas around 2 ft.

Fri<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 25 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.

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

<span-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:#333333">S winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Patchy fog. Showers likely. 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">W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Showers. 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">NW winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.

Sun And Sun Night<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 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.

Mon And Mon Night<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 with gusts up to 20 kt, becoming NE. Seas 2 to 4 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">W 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">SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft.

Fri<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. Seas 2 to 3 ft.

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

<span-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:#333333">S winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Patchy fog. Showers likely. 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">W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Showers. 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">NW winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. A chance of showers.

Sun Through Mon<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 with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.

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

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

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

<span-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:#333333">S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.

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

<span-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:#333333">S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Patchy fog. Showers likely. 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">S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Showers. 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">NW winds 25 to 30 kt, diminishing to 20 to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 6 ft. A chance of showers.

Sun And Sun Night<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 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.

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

<span-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:#333333">NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NE. Gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to 4 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.

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Providence, RI 02903

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Notice posted on Thursday, November 16, 2023

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