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Subject:RI Operations Daily Port Update
Date:Monday, November 20, 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 41. North wind 11 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.

Tonight<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 21. Light north wind.

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

<span-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:#333333">Increasing clouds, with a high near 42. Light and variable wind becoming north around 6 mph in the morning.

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 9pm. Patchy fog after 11pm. Low around 37. Southeast wind 6 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

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

<span-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:#333333">Rain, mainly before 4pm. Patchy fog before 4pm. High near 55. Breezy, with a southeast wind 13 to 23 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 36 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%.

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, mainly before 10pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 32. Breezy, with a northwest wind 17 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 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 48. Northwest wind 11 to 16 mph.

Thursday 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 32. West 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">Partly sunny, with a high near 49. Northwest wind around 7 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon.

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 rain after 8pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 36. East wind 5 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

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

<span-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:#333333">A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 48. North wind 10 to 17 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

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

<span-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:#333333">Mostly cloudy, with a low around 31. North wind 14 to 18 mph.

Sunday<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 44. Northwest wind 11 to 14 mph.

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Tides:

Newport:

Date                     Day        Time                     Pred       High/Low

2023/11/20         Mon       12:49 AM            3.33       H

2023/11/20         Mon       06:05 AM            0.53       L

2023/11/20         Mon       01:14 PM             3.65       H

2023/11/20         Mon       07:43 PM             0.41       L

2023/11/21         Tue        01:49 AM            3.50       H

2023/11/21         Tue        07:57 AM            0.52       L

2023/11/21         Tue        02:15 PM             3.60       H

2023/11/21         Tue        08:45 PM             0.27       L

Providence:

Date                     Day        Time                     Pred       High/Low

2023/11/20         Mon       01:03 AM            4.18       H

2023/11/20         Mon       06:01 AM            0.60       L

2023/11/20         Mon       01:30 PM             4.60       H

2023/11/20         Mon       06:57 PM             0.63       L

2023/11/21         Tue        02:01 AM            4.33       H

2023/11/21         Tue        07:18 AM            0.72       L

2023/11/21         Tue        02:27 PM             4.54       H

2023/11/21         Tue        08:07 PM             0.48       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">N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 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">N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft in the evening, then 1 foot or less.

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

<span-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:#333333">NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E in the afternoon. Waves 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 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, increasing to 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt after midnight. Waves 2 to 4 ft, increasing to 4 to 6 ft after midnight. Patchy fog. Rain. Vsby 1 to 3 nm.

Wed<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, becoming W 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt in the afternoon. Waves 4 to 7 ft, decreasing to 3 to 5 ft in the afternoon. Patchy fog. Rain. Vsby 1 to 3 nm.

Wed 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 30 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. A chance of rain.

Thu Through Fri<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 25 kt.

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

<span-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:#333333">NE winds 5 to 10 kt. A chance of rain. 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">N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 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 5 to 10 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the evening. Seas 2 to 3 ft.

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

<span-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:#333333">NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt in the afternoon. 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, increasing to 25 to 35 kt with gusts up to 40 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Patchy fog. Rain. Vsby 1 to 3 nm.

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

<span-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:#333333">SE winds 30 to 40 kt with gusts up to 45 kt, becoming W 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Patchy fog. Rain. Vsby 1 to 3 nm.

Wed 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. A chance of rain.

Thu<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 30 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.

Thu 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. 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">N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 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">E winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas around 2 ft. A chance of rain. 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">N winds 10 to 15 kt with 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">N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft.

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

<span-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:#333333">NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E in the afternoon. 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 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, increasing to 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 35 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Patchy fog. Rain. Vsby 1 to 3 nm.

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

<span-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:#333333">SE winds 25 to 35 kt with gusts up to 45 kt, becoming SW 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Patchy fog. Rain. Vsby 1 to 3 nm.

Wed 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 30 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. A chance of rain.

Thu Through Fri<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 30 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">E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. A chance of rain. 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">N winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. A slight chance of rain and snow showers.

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. Gusts up to 20 kt in the evening. Seas around 3 ft.

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

<span-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:#333333">NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E in the afternoon. 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 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, increasing to 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 35 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Patchy fog. Rain. Vsby 1 to 3 nm.

Wed<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, becoming SW in the afternoon. Gusts up to 45 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Patchy fog. Rain. Vsby 1 to 3 nm.

Wed 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 40 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. A chance of rain. Vsby 1 to 3 nm.

Thu<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 30 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.

Thu Night And Fri<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. 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">E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. A chance of rain. 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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Notice posted on Monday, November 20, 2023

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For quality assurance purposes please note well that while the above information is regularly vetted for accuracy it is not intended to replace the local knowledge or expertise pertaining to port conditions of our marine operations personnel. Port précis should always be verified by contacting the corresponding marine department of a particular location for the most up-to-date information.