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Marine Weather and Tides
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10/6/2018 Colors of tide XTide graphs changed to emphasize that they were upgraded. See next note. Comments welcome. 10/4/2018 I have fixed XTide and updated the harmonic files. There were some name changes so you might have to click EDIT to find the new station name. |
| Sunrise 5:18AM | Sunset 8:04PM | Tuesday May 21, 2019 10:35 PM EDT (02:35 UTC) | Moonrise 10:57PM | Moonset 7:33AM | Illumination 90% |  |
ANZ236 Narragansett Bay- 1003 Pm Edt Tue May 21 2019
Overnight..NW winds around 10 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Waves around 2 ft.
Wed..N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, becoming nw 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Waves around 2 ft in the morning, then 1 foot or less.
Wed night..SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 foot or less.
Thu..S winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt in the afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less, then around 2 ft in the afternoon.
Thu night..SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt after midnight. Waves around 3 ft. A chance of showers in the evening, then showers likely with a chance of tstms after midnight.
Fri..NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft.
Fri night..NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the evening. Waves around 2 ft.
Sat..NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less.
Sat night..SW winds around 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft. A chance of showers.
Sun..W winds around 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft. A chance of showers in the morning.
Sun night..NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft. Winds and waves higher in and near tstms. 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.
Overnight..NW winds around 10 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Waves around 2 ft.
Wed..N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, becoming nw 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Waves around 2 ft in the morning, then 1 foot or less.
Wed night..SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 foot or less.
Thu..S winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt in the afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less, then around 2 ft in the afternoon.
Thu night..SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt after midnight. Waves around 3 ft. A chance of showers in the evening, then showers likely with a chance of tstms after midnight.
Fri..NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft.
Fri night..NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the evening. Waves around 2 ft.
Sat..NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less.
Sat night..SW winds around 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft. A chance of showers.
Sun..W winds around 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft. A chance of showers in the morning.
Sun night..NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft. Winds and waves higher in and near tstms. 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.
ANZ200 1003 Pm Edt Tue May 21 2019
Synopsis for massachusetts and rhode island coastal waters.. High pressure builds over new england overnight, then crests over the waters Wed into Wed night. The high shifts offshore Thu. Low pressure moves across northern new england Thu night dragging its associated cold front across the waters early on Fri. Gusty w/nw winds follow on Fri as high pressure builds over the waters through Sat. Low pressure moves east across southern quebec Sat night dragging its associated cold front across the waters early on Sun. For information on possible hazardous weather beyond the 24-36 hour forecast period, please visit www.weather.gov/boston and follow the current hazards link above the map on the left.
Synopsis for massachusetts and rhode island coastal waters.. High pressure builds over new england overnight, then crests over the waters Wed into Wed night. The high shifts offshore Thu. Low pressure moves across northern new england Thu night dragging its associated cold front across the waters early on Fri. Gusty w/nw winds follow on Fri as high pressure builds over the waters through Sat. Low pressure moves east across southern quebec Sat night dragging its associated cold front across the waters early on Sun. For information on possible hazardous weather beyond the 24-36 hour forecast period, please visit www.weather.gov/boston and follow the current hazards link above the map on the left.
7 Day Forecast for Marine Location Near Tiverton, RI
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Area Discussion for - Boston, MA
(on/off) Help NOTE: mouseover dotted underlined text for definition| Fxus61 kbox 220201 afdbox area forecast discussion national weather service boston norton ma 1001 pm edt Tue may 21 2019 Synopsis Dry and seasonable tonight. Continued seasonable, less wind on Wednesday. Low pressure passes north of the region, with its associated cold front bringing showers and isolated thunderstorms late Thursday into Friday morning. Another brief dry period late this week. Fast moving systems may bring scattered showers Saturday night and late Monday, but the rest of the holiday weekend will be dry. Near term until 6 am Wednesday morning 10 pm update... winds are decoupling from the bl, but gradient will keep winds up along the coast and higher terrain. A secondary shortwave will be rotating south and passing east of new eng which will bring another pulse of wind, mainly to the eastern waters and adjacent coastal locations. Decent radiational cooling will allow temps to fall into the 40s by daybreak and possibly near 40 in the colder locations in the ct valley, except closer to 50 east coastal ma and CAPE islands. Short term 6 am Wednesday morning through Wednesday night Wednesday ... seasonable, dry day. High pressure in control with light winds which should allow for developing sea-breezes around midday. Mixing again to h8 where temperatures are just a tad warmer in comparison to today. Add in light winds, abundant sunshine, leaning warmest guidance with temperatures likely to over-achieve. Widespread highs in the low 70s may be a sure bet, cooler along the coast with onshore winds. Scattered mid to high level clouds late towards evening. Wednesday night ... a chance of scattered light showers into the W ct river valley towards Thursday morning. Mid-high level clouds thickening and lowering towards morning with enhancing isentropic upslope along the w-periphery of departing high pressure ridge, now shifted SE of new england. Still a measure of lingering dry air and subsidence inferred from forecast model soundings, prefer to just keep up to chance pops in far W ma and ct as there is some confidence of upslope precipitation along the lifting warm front from the oh river valley to reach the surface, albeit light, just a trace to a hundredth of outcomes by daybreak Thursday. Long term Thursday through Tuesday Big picture... upper flow continues to feature a ridge over the eastern usa, upper trough closed low over the western usa, and the "battle zone" between the two over northwest mexico and the plains. Meanwhile the northern stream flows from northern canada to the prairies and then east to the maritimes. Two shortwaves eject from the western trough, moving around the edge of the eastern ridge and across new england. Model consensus would bring them through on Thursday night and Saturday night. A shortwave in the northern stream drops south to the great lakes, then moves east across new england early next week. With the building heights associated with the upper ridge, expect temperatures during the forecast period to be near seasonable Thursday-Friday and warmer over the weekend. Normal highs are currently mid 60s to low 70s, normal lows around 50. Good agreement on model mass and thermal fields through Saturday, then some diverging early next week. Timing of shortwaves can be a variable that adds uncertainty to a forecast. Overall, moderate confidence in the forecast. Concerns... Thursday-Friday... surface high pressure shifts offshore Thursday with developing south flow. This should bring increased moisture to the column... Pw values climb to near 1.25 inches during the morning. Question is... How much lift will be generated with the high so close to us. We will show diminishing morning showers, mainly in ct. Dry weather in the afternoon with mixing to around 925 mb. This taps 925 mb temps of 13c-15c, which supports MAX temps in the mid 60s to low 70s. As noted above, the first of three shortwaves is expected to move through during Thursday night. This will drive a surface low and cold front from the great lakes across new england. Weak cold advection aloft but favorable jet dynamics as a 130-kt jet feeds southeast from canada and places southern new england in the left exit region. Stability parameters are favorable for thunder... Totals at 48-50, mid-level lapse rates 6 to 6.5c km, LI around 0... But doesn't look severe at this time. The shortwave and surface systems move off to the east on Friday. Could be leftover showers during the morning, but the trend will be for drying and clearing, especially in the afternoon. With colder temps aloft, expect a deeper mixed layer... Possibly to 850 mb. Temps in the layer reach 7-8c and should support MAX sfc temps in the lower 70s. Winds in the mixed layer will be nnw about 25 kt, so expect gusts of 25-30 mph in the afternoon. Saturday through Tuesday... shortwaves cross new england Saturday night and Monday, times approximate. Pw values are forecast around 1.5 inches Saturday night and 1.25 inches Monday, both above seasonal norms and Saturday night much above. Convective parameters are marginal but may support thunder especially with the Saturday night system. Therefore we expect showers with each passage, possibly some thunder. The mixed layer shrinks and expands over this period, but temps in the layer generally support sfc highs in the 70s. Dew points will be in the upper 40s and 50s, trending lower through the 40s Tuesday... So we expect min temps mainly in the 50s. Aviation 02z Wednesday through Sunday Forecaster confidence levels... |
low - less than 30 percent. Moderate - 30 to 60 percent. High - greater than 60 percent. Short term through Wednesday night ... High confidence. Tonight ... vfr skc. NW winds diminishing but remaining gusty higher terrain, cape islands and along east coastal ma. Wednesday ... VFR. Skc. Few 040. N winds diminishing becoming light allowing for onshore sea-breezes to develop 16-18z and push well inland towards evening. Sct mid-high CIGS by sunset. Wednesday night ... sct mid-high CIGS becoming bkn, lowering towards low-endVFR. S winds prevailing. Chance -shra for W ct valley terminals by morning. Kbos terminal... n winds diminishing, forecast sea-breeze around 18z Wednesday. Kbdl terminal... high confidence in taf. Outlook Thursday through Sunday ... Thursday:VFR. Breezy. Slight chance shra, isolated tsra. Thursday night: MVFR ifr conditions possible. Breezy. Chance shra, slight chance tsra, patchy br. Friday: mainlyVFR, with local MVFR possible. Breezy. Slight chance shra. Friday night: mainlyVFR, with local ifr possible. Breezy. Patchy br. Saturday:VFR. Slight chance shra. Saturday night: mainly MVFR, with local ifr possible. Chance shra, slight chance tsra. Sunday: mainlyVFR, with local MVFR possible. Marine Forecaster confidence levels... low - less than 30 percent. Moderate - 30 to 60 percent. High - greater than 60 percent. Short term through Wednesday night ... High confidence. Tonight... Winds are diminishing but another surge of wind expected overnight with SCA conditions persisting. Strongest winds eastern waters. Wednesday into Wednesday night ... high pressure building into the waters allowing both winds and seas to subside. Will see the conclusion of small craft headlines. Light winds into midday, will see the development of onshore winds. S winds prevailing over all waters by evening and overnight. Outlook Thursday through Sunday ... Thursday: winds less than 25 kt. Seas 3 feet or less. Slight chance of rain showers. Thursday night: winds less than 25 kt. Local rough seas. Chance of rain showers, slight chance of thunderstorms. Friday: low risk for small craft advisory winds with gusts up to 25 kt. Local rough seas. Slight chance of rain showers. Friday night: winds less than 25 kt. Areas of seas approaching 5 ft. Saturday: winds less than 25 kt. Seas locally approaching 5 ft. Saturday night: winds less than 25 kt. Areas of seas approaching 5 ft. Chance of rain showers. Sunday: winds less than 25 kt. Areas of seas approaching 5 ft. Slight chance of rain showers. Box watches warnings advisories Ct... None. Ma... None. Ri... None. Marine... Small craft advisory until noon edt Wednesday for anz231-232- 255. Small craft advisory from 2 am to 10 am edt Wednesday for anz233>235. Small craft advisory until 10 am edt Wednesday for anz230-251- 256. Small craft advisory until 2 pm edt Wednesday for anz250. Small craft advisory until 5 pm edt Wednesday for anz254. Synopsis... Wtb sipprell near term... Kjc short term... Sipprell long term... Wtb aviation... Kjc wtb sipprell marine... Kjc wtb sipprell |
Weather Reporting Stations
EDIT (on/off) Help NOTE: Click on distance to see the station location on a map| Stations | Dist | Age | Wind | Air Temp | Water Temp | Waves | Pressure | DewPt |
| BLTM3 - 8447387 - Borden Flats Light at Fall River, MA | 5 mi | 42 min | NW 13 G 19 | 62°F | 1014.9 hPa | |||
| FRXM3 | 5 mi | 42 min | 62°F | 37°F | ||||
| PRUR1 | 5 mi | 42 min | 62°F | 32°F | ||||
| FRVM3 - 8447386 - Fall River, MA | 6 mi | 42 min | 61°F | 59°F | 1015.4 hPa | |||
| NAXR1 - Narragansett Bay Reserve, RI | 7 mi | 111 min | N 8.9 | 62°F | 1014 hPa | 35°F | ||
| PTCR1 - 8452951 - Potter Cove, Prudence Island, RI | 7 mi | 60 min | N 6 G 12 | 62°F | 1015.4 hPa | |||
| CPTR1 - 8452944 - Conimicut Light, RI | 9 mi | 42 min | NW 17 G 21 | 61°F | 59°F | 1015.1 hPa | ||
| NWPR1 - 8452660 - Newport, RI | 11 mi | 42 min | NW 6 G 9.9 | 61°F | 52°F | 1015.2 hPa | ||
| QPTR1 - 8454049 - Quonset Point, RI | 11 mi | 42 min | NW 8 G 11 | 61°F | 57°F | 1015.4 hPa | ||
| FOXR1 - 8454000 - Providence, RI | 16 mi | 42 min | N 8 G 13 | 62°F | 54°F | 1014.9 hPa | ||
| BZBM3 - 8447930 - Woods Hole, MA | 29 mi | 42 min | 60°F | 56°F | 1014 hPa | |||
| WAXM3 - Waquoit Bay Reserve, MA | 36 mi | 111 min | NW 4.1 | 62°F | 1013 hPa | 36°F | ||
| 44097 - Block Island, RI (154) | 46 mi | 36 min | 53°F | 4 ft | ||||
| 44090 | 49 mi | 36 min | 52°F | 4 ft |
Wind History for Borden Flats Light at Fall River, MA
(wind in knots) EDIT (on/off) Help| 10 PM | 11 PM | 12 AM | 1 AM | 2 AM | 3 AM | 4 AM | 5 AM | 6 AM | 7 AM | 8 AM | 9 AM | 10 AM | 11 AM | 12 PM | 1 PM | 2 PM | 3 PM | 4 PM | 5 PM | 6 PM | 7 PM | 8 PM | 9 PM | |
| Last 24hr | S G9 | SW | SW | SW | NW G11 | NW G11 | NW G10 | W | W G16 | W G16 | NW G27 | NW G27 | NW G24 | W G24 | W G28 | NW G23 | NW G21 | W G27 | NW G28 | NW G28 | NW G27 | NW G17 | NW G19 | NW G13 |
| 1 day ago | S | S G17 | S | S G20 | SW G21 | SW | S G15 | S G16 | S G24 | S G23 | S G22 | SW | SW | SW G14 | SW G16 | SW G14 | SW G24 | S G25 | S G26 | SW G23 | SW G23 | S | S | S G8 |
| 2 days ago | SE | S G11 | S G10 | SE G10 | S G15 | S G11 | S | S G9 | S G9 | S G15 | S G16 | SW G21 | S G18 | S G18 | S G14 | S G19 | S G15 | S G22 | S G19 | S G15 | S G16 | S G18 | S G15 | S G15 |
Airport Reports
EDIT (on/off) Help Click EDIT to display multiple airports| Airport | Dist | Age | Wind kt | Visibility | Sky/Weather | Temp | DewPt | Humidity | Pressure |
| Newport, Newport State Airport, RI | 7 mi | 43 min | NNW 8 G 18 | 10.00 mi | Fair | 59°F | 36°F | 42% | 1014.8 hPa |
| N. Kingston / Quonset, RI | 11 mi | 1.8 hrs | NNW 12 | 10.00 mi | Partly Cloudy | 63°F | 33°F | 34% | 1013.9 hPa |
| New Bedford, New Bedford Regional Airport, MA | 13 mi | 43 min | NW 7 G 15 | 10.00 mi | Fair | 60°F | 34°F | 38% | 1014.2 hPa |
| Providence, Theodore Francis Green State Airport, RI | 14 mi | 45 min | NW 9 | 10.00 mi | Partly Cloudy | 60°F | 33°F | 36% | 1015.3 hPa |
| Taunton, Taunton Municipal Airport, MA | 21 mi | 44 min | NNW 6 | 10.00 mi | Fair | 61°F | 32°F | 34% | 1014.5 hPa |
| Pawtucket, North Central State Airport, RI | 22 mi | 40 min | NNW 13 G 17 | 10.00 mi | Fair | 56°F | 34°F | 44% | 1010.2 hPa |
Wind History from UUU (wind in knots)
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| Last 24hr | Calm | NW | NW | NW | NW G21 | W | NW G22 | NW G17 | NW G21 | NW G22 | NW G23 | NW G22 | W G18 | NW G19 | W G19 | NW | NW G23 | NW G24 | NW G23 | NW G26 | NW G29 | NW G18 | NW G18 | |
| 1 day ago | S | S | S | S | S G16 | S | S | S | S G17 | SW G16 | S G16 | S G15 | SW G16 | S | S | S G19 | S G17 | SW G16 | SW G18 | SW | S | S | S | |
| 2 days ago | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S G18 | S G23 | S G21 | S G21 | S | S G22 | S G21 | S G20 | S G20 | S | S |
Tide / Current Tables for Anthony Point, Sakonnet River, Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island
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Tue -- 03:55 AM EDT -0.14 feet Low Tide
Tue -- 05:20 AM EDT Sunrise
Tue -- 07:33 AM EDT Moonset
Tue -- 10:18 AM EDT 3.87 feet High Tide
Tue -- 03:44 PM EDT 0.04 feet Low Tide
Tue -- 08:03 PM EDT Sunset
Tue -- 10:37 PM EDT 4.51 feet High Tide
Tue -- 10:56 PM EDT Moonrise
Tide / Current data from XTide NOT FOR NAVIGATION
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Tue -- 03:55 AM EDT -0.14 feet Low Tide
Tue -- 05:20 AM EDT Sunrise
Tue -- 07:33 AM EDT Moonset
Tue -- 10:18 AM EDT 3.87 feet High Tide
Tue -- 03:44 PM EDT 0.04 feet Low Tide
Tue -- 08:03 PM EDT Sunset
Tue -- 10:37 PM EDT 4.51 feet High Tide
Tue -- 10:56 PM EDT Moonrise
Tide / Current data from XTide NOT FOR NAVIGATION
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| 3.2 | 1.9 | 0.7 | 0 | -0.1 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 1.4 | 2.4 | 3.3 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 2.9 | 1.8 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 1.7 | 2.7 | 3.7 | 4.4 | 4.5 |
Tide / Current Tables for Westport River Entrance, Massachusetts Current
EDIT (on/off) Help One Week of DataWestport River Entrance
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Tue -- 01:16 AM EDT -2.66 knots Max Ebb
Tue -- 05:19 AM EDT 0.00 knots Slack
Tue -- 05:20 AM EDT Sunrise
Tue -- 07:33 AM EDT Moonset
Tue -- 08:58 AM EDT 2.56 knots Max Flood
Tue -- 11:22 AM EDT -0.00 knots Slack
Tue -- 01:45 PM EDT -2.46 knots Max Ebb
Tue -- 05:59 PM EDT 0.00 knots Slack
Tue -- 08:02 PM EDT Sunset
Tue -- 09:22 PM EDT 2.06 knots Max Flood
Tue -- 10:55 PM EDT Moonrise
Tue -- 11:32 PM EDT -0.00 knots Slack
Tide / Current data from XTide NOT FOR NAVIGATION
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Tue -- 01:16 AM EDT -2.66 knots Max Ebb
Tue -- 05:19 AM EDT 0.00 knots Slack
Tue -- 05:20 AM EDT Sunrise
Tue -- 07:33 AM EDT Moonset
Tue -- 08:58 AM EDT 2.56 knots Max Flood
Tue -- 11:22 AM EDT -0.00 knots Slack
Tue -- 01:45 PM EDT -2.46 knots Max Ebb
Tue -- 05:59 PM EDT 0.00 knots Slack
Tue -- 08:02 PM EDT Sunset
Tue -- 09:22 PM EDT 2.06 knots Max Flood
Tue -- 10:55 PM EDT Moonrise
Tue -- 11:32 PM EDT -0.00 knots Slack
Tide / Current data from XTide NOT FOR NAVIGATION
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| -1.9 | -2.6 | -2.5 | -1.9 | -1.1 | -0.3 | 0.6 | 1.5 | 2.2 | 2.6 | 2.1 | 0.6 | -1.1 | -2.2 | -2.4 | -2 | -1.4 | -0.7 | 0 | 0.8 | 1.5 | 2 | 1.9 | 0.9 |
Weather Map and Satellite Images
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