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Subject:RI Operations Daily Port Update
Date:Friday, November 17, 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">Partly sunny, with a high near 67. Southwest wind 8 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.

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

<span-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:#333333">A chance of rain, mainly after 3am. Cloudy, with a low around 55. South wind 3 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth 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">Rain likely, mainly before 11am. Cloudy through mid morning, then gradual clearing, with a temperature falling to around 44 by 5pm. Light and variable wind becoming north 11 to 16 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 29 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

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

<span-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:#333333">Clear, with a low around 32. Northwest wind 7 to 11 mph.

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 51. West wind 6 to 11 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 29. Northwest wind around 11 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 42. Northwest wind 8 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 26. North wind around 6 mph.

Tuesday<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 48. Northeast wind 6 to 11 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon.

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

<span-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:#333333">Rain, mainly after 10pm. Patchy fog after 11pm. Low around 38. Breezy, with a southeast wind 13 to 18 mph increasing to 20 to 25 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 37 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

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

<span-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:#333333">Rain. Patchy fog. High near 54. Windy, with a south wind 25 to 30 mph becoming west 17 to 22 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 45 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

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

<span-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:#333333">A chance of rain. Partly cloudy, with a low around 30. West wind around 17 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Thanksgiving Day<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 41. West wind 11 to 15 mph

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Tides:

Newport:

Date                    Day       Time                    Pred      High/Low

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

2023/11/18        Sat         03:52 AM           0.19       L

2023/11/18        Sat         11:14 AM           3.81       H

2023/11/18        Sat         04:55 PM            0.38       L

2023/11/18        Sat         11:49 PM            3.24       H

Providence:

Date                    Day       Time                    Pred      High/Low

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

2023/11/18        Sat         04:08 AM           0.19       L

2023/11/18        Sat         11:34 AM           4.72       H

2023/11/18        Sat         04:53 PM            0.47       L

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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">SW winds around 10 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Waves 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 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Waves 2 to 3 ft. A chance of rain. 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 5 to 10 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, becoming N around 15 kt with gusts up to 30 kt in the afternoon. Waves 2 to 3 ft. A chance of rain. 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 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 25 kt in the evening. Waves 2 to 3 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">NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Waves 2 to 4 ft.

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

<span-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:#333333">E winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt.

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

<span-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:#333333">SE winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Patchy fog. Rain. Vsby 1 to 3 nm. 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">SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 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">S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of rain. 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 with gusts up to 20 kt, becoming N 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. A chance of rain. 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 with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 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">NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.

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

<span-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:#333333">E winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.

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

<span-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:#333333">SE winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Patchy fog. Rain. Vsby 1 to 3 nm. 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">SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 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">S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of rain. 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 5 to 10 kt, becoming N 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Rain 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 with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 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">NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.

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

<span-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:#333333">E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.

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

<span-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:#333333">SE winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Patchy fog. Rain. Vsby 1 to 3 nm. 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">SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 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">S winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the evening. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of rain. 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">SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, becoming N 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Rain 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. Gusts up to 30 kt in the evening. Seas 4 to 6 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">NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 4 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 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.

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

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

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

<span-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:#333333">SE winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Patchy fog. Rain. Vsby 1 to 3 nm. 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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Notice posted on Friday, November 17, 2023

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