Marine Weather and Tide Forecast for Watch Hill, RI
April 18, 2024 10:32 PM EDT (02:32 UTC) Change Location
 | Sunrise 6:00 AM Sunset 7:32 PM Moonrise 2:29 PM Moonset 4:01 AM |
ANZ237 Block Island Sound- 1001 Pm Edt Thu Apr 18 2024
Overnight - NE winds around 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave detail: se 4 ft at 7 seconds and E 2 ft at 4 seconds.
Fri - E winds around 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave detail: se 4 ft at 7 seconds and E 1 ft at 4 seconds.
Fri night - S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave detail: se 3 ft at 7 seconds and E 1 ft at 4 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. Showers likely after midnight with vsby 1 to 3 nm.
Sat - SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave detail: se 3 ft at 7 seconds and W 2 ft at 3 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. Showers likely in the morning with vsby 1 to 3 nm.
Sat night - NW winds around 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave detail: W 2 ft at 4 seconds and se 2 ft at 7 seconds.
Sun and Sun night - W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave detail: W 2 ft at 3 seconds and se 2 ft at 7 seconds.
Mon through Tue - SE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas around 2 ft.
Tue night - S winds around 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers.
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.
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 1001 Pm Edt Thu Apr 18 2024
Synopsis for massachusetts and rhode island coastal waters - Ridge of high pressure builds across the region tonight and Friday. A cold front moves through late Friday and early Saturday. High pressure ridge will develop Saturday to our south and remain there into early next week.
Area Discussion for - Boston, MA
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Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Boston/Norton MA 934 PM EDT Thu Apr 18 2024
SYNOPSIS
A more seasonable day on Friday, along with dry conditions during the daytime hours. A cold front brings another round of showers overnight into early Saturday morning. Dry for the rest of Saturday and all day Sunday with breezy conditions both days.
The dry stretch of weather continues as we head into early next week, with the next chance for unsettled weather being Wednesday.
NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 AM FRIDAY MORNING/
935 PM Update...
* Considerable cloudiness overnight...lows upper 30s/lower 40s
The last of the light showers/sprinkles from a mid level cloud deck across far southeast MA will be exiting the region in the next 1-2 hours. This is response to the deamplifying shortwave moving east of the region. So while dry weather will prevail for the overnight hours...mid level cloud deck will be stubborn given there is not a strong push of dry air and low level winds will remain onshore. A few breaks are possible in the clouds...but expect a fair amount of clouds to hang tough overnight. This should hold overnight low temps in the upper 30s to the lower 40s.
SHORT TERM /6 AM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT/
345 pm update...
Highlights:
* Slight improvement for Friday with drier weather for the daylight hours and near seasonable temperatures.
* Unsettled overnight with another chance for light rain, especially along the south coast near daybreak on Saturday.
Some improvement weatherwise on Friday with surface high pressure expanding into southern New England, along with mid-level ridging. A warmer, more seasonable day with highs in the upper 50s and low 60s are on tap. Where temperatures may struggle are along the immediate coast as the winds are still coming off of the water. Areas of low clouds to start gives way to breaks of sunshine late morning into early afternoon, short-lived as mid and high clouds move in from west to east ahead of a cold front. Winds are more or less out of the southeast due to the flow from the surface high based in eastern Quebec and surface low well off to the south near Bermuda. The pressure gradient eases allowing for gusts less than 20 MPH at the coast.
Increasing clouds from west to east during the second-half of the day ahead of an approaching front. A prefrontal trough could set off a few showers across western Massachusetts and northern Connecticut late afternoon, but do think the bulk of any perception will come with the frontal passage overnight, then kick off shore shortly after sunrise on Saturday. That said, do not anticipate a soaking rain, much of southern New England receives a few hundredths of an inch, and the immediate south coast, Cape, and Island receive around a quarter to a third of an inch.
Wind shifts overnight from southeast to southwest, no strong gusts are expected. Overnight lows dip into the middle 40s.
LONG TERM /SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY/
345 pm update...
Key Point: * Fire weather concerns this weekend through Tuesday
Fairly high consistency amongst the 12z global guidance runs as well with prior runs. So that results in overall higher than average confidence. In general, most of us will consider the weather for most of the period to be pretty nice. A weak front will be moving offshore during the first part of Saturday, only bringing a few light showers. Behind the front, a much drier airmass will be spreading in. So that will result in clearing skies. Have again blended in the warmer side of guidance for temperatures and lower side of guidance for dewpoints. Forecast soundings still show excellent mixing (5000-6000ft) developing in the afternoon along with westerly winds. Being still a "pre- greenup" phase of vegetation, that usually means temperatures overachieve and humidity levels go lower than most guidance thanks to the combo of downsloping and deep boundary layer mixing. We should see widespread mid 60s for highs, perhaps making a run at 70F in the CT River Valley.
Sunday will be similar, though with 850mb temperatures slightly cooler (down around -1C vs +1C on Saturday), daytime highs will be a few degrees cooler, primarily either side of 60F. Again deep boundary layer mixing (6000-7000ft) will act to bring down some of the 25kt winds aloft along with dry air. Thus winds will be gustier than on Saturday and lower dewpoints. The combo will mean we will be flirting with some of the fire weather thresholds (RH <30%, Frequent gusts >25mph, less than 1/4" of rain in 3 days).
Monday, high pressure will move overhead and maintain the dry weather. Still a dry airmass and deep mixing, but winds will be weaker, so will still need to monitor fire weather aspects, but don't think it's as significant a concern. Tuesday will still be dry, but with high pressure moving off the east coast, winds will start to turn southerly.
Guidance showing another weak front coming through Wednesday, so stuck with NBM PoPs. Rainfall amounts again will be light. Dry weather should return for Thursday.
AVIATION /02Z FRIDAY THROUGH TUESDAY/
Forecast Confidence Levels:
Low - less than 30 percent.
Moderate - 30 to 60 percent.
High- greater than 60 percent.
00z TAF update...
Overall moderate confidence.
Currently VFR across the region. The rain across RI and SE MA created brief periods of MVFR visibility conditions, but as the rain is dissipating and expected to be nothing more than a few sprinkles by 02z, it really has minimal impact to TAFs. Have some VCSH for BOS, PVD, ACK and mention of -RA for FMH and HYA through 01-02z. Otherwise VFR ceilings of 5000-7000ft are expected to persist all night, as are the surface NE winds of 10kts or so.
Should see BKN sky conditions develop Friday morning, eventually becoming SCT for much of the region. Surface winds will transition from NE in the morning to E by early afternoon and then SE by late afternoon. This is in response to a front that will be approaching from the west.
Friday night expecting MVFR and some IFR conditions to develop as the front and its associated band of showers moves into the region.
KBOS TAF...Moderate confidence. Any rain through 01z will be very light. Winds tomorrow will be slowly changing direction through the day, not suddenly like a sea breeze. Thus the FM groups represent average conditions around that time.
KBDL TAF...High confidence in TAF.
Outlook /Saturday through Tuesday/...
Saturday: VFR. Breezy. Slight chance SHRA.
Saturday Night through Sunday Night: VFR. Breezy.
Monday through Monday Night: VFR.
Tuesday: VFR. Breezy.
MARINE
Forecaster Confidence Levels:
Low - less than 30 percent.
Medium - 30 to 60 percent.
High - greater than 60 percent.
345pm update...
Tonight and Friday...High confidence.
Pressure gradient weakens as the wave of low pressure continues to move further southeast and away from the region. Seas will also diminish, but some 5 foot seas to linger across our southern outer- waters, extending small craft headlines in those locations through Friday late afternoon. Winds on Friday remain out of the east and less than 20 knots.
Friday Night...High confidence.
Wind direction from southeast to southwest with the passage of a frontal boundary, along with rain chances. Areas of fog is possible with reduced visibilities. Seas remain below 4 foot.
Outlook /Saturday through Tuesday/...
Saturday: Winds less than 25 kt. Chance of rain showers. Local visibility 1 to 3 nm.
Saturday Night: Winds less than 25 kt. Seas locally approaching 5 ft.
Sunday through Tuesday: Winds less than 25 kt.
BOX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
CT...None.
MA...None.
RI...None.
MARINE...Small Craft Advisory until 7 PM EDT Friday for ANZ255-256.
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Boston/Norton MA 934 PM EDT Thu Apr 18 2024
SYNOPSIS
A more seasonable day on Friday, along with dry conditions during the daytime hours. A cold front brings another round of showers overnight into early Saturday morning. Dry for the rest of Saturday and all day Sunday with breezy conditions both days.
The dry stretch of weather continues as we head into early next week, with the next chance for unsettled weather being Wednesday.
NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 AM FRIDAY MORNING/
935 PM Update...
* Considerable cloudiness overnight...lows upper 30s/lower 40s
The last of the light showers/sprinkles from a mid level cloud deck across far southeast MA will be exiting the region in the next 1-2 hours. This is response to the deamplifying shortwave moving east of the region. So while dry weather will prevail for the overnight hours...mid level cloud deck will be stubborn given there is not a strong push of dry air and low level winds will remain onshore. A few breaks are possible in the clouds...but expect a fair amount of clouds to hang tough overnight. This should hold overnight low temps in the upper 30s to the lower 40s.
SHORT TERM /6 AM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT/
345 pm update...
Highlights:
* Slight improvement for Friday with drier weather for the daylight hours and near seasonable temperatures.
* Unsettled overnight with another chance for light rain, especially along the south coast near daybreak on Saturday.
Some improvement weatherwise on Friday with surface high pressure expanding into southern New England, along with mid-level ridging. A warmer, more seasonable day with highs in the upper 50s and low 60s are on tap. Where temperatures may struggle are along the immediate coast as the winds are still coming off of the water. Areas of low clouds to start gives way to breaks of sunshine late morning into early afternoon, short-lived as mid and high clouds move in from west to east ahead of a cold front. Winds are more or less out of the southeast due to the flow from the surface high based in eastern Quebec and surface low well off to the south near Bermuda. The pressure gradient eases allowing for gusts less than 20 MPH at the coast.
Increasing clouds from west to east during the second-half of the day ahead of an approaching front. A prefrontal trough could set off a few showers across western Massachusetts and northern Connecticut late afternoon, but do think the bulk of any perception will come with the frontal passage overnight, then kick off shore shortly after sunrise on Saturday. That said, do not anticipate a soaking rain, much of southern New England receives a few hundredths of an inch, and the immediate south coast, Cape, and Island receive around a quarter to a third of an inch.
Wind shifts overnight from southeast to southwest, no strong gusts are expected. Overnight lows dip into the middle 40s.
LONG TERM /SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY/
345 pm update...
Key Point: * Fire weather concerns this weekend through Tuesday
Fairly high consistency amongst the 12z global guidance runs as well with prior runs. So that results in overall higher than average confidence. In general, most of us will consider the weather for most of the period to be pretty nice. A weak front will be moving offshore during the first part of Saturday, only bringing a few light showers. Behind the front, a much drier airmass will be spreading in. So that will result in clearing skies. Have again blended in the warmer side of guidance for temperatures and lower side of guidance for dewpoints. Forecast soundings still show excellent mixing (5000-6000ft) developing in the afternoon along with westerly winds. Being still a "pre- greenup" phase of vegetation, that usually means temperatures overachieve and humidity levels go lower than most guidance thanks to the combo of downsloping and deep boundary layer mixing. We should see widespread mid 60s for highs, perhaps making a run at 70F in the CT River Valley.
Sunday will be similar, though with 850mb temperatures slightly cooler (down around -1C vs +1C on Saturday), daytime highs will be a few degrees cooler, primarily either side of 60F. Again deep boundary layer mixing (6000-7000ft) will act to bring down some of the 25kt winds aloft along with dry air. Thus winds will be gustier than on Saturday and lower dewpoints. The combo will mean we will be flirting with some of the fire weather thresholds (RH <30%, Frequent gusts >25mph, less than 1/4" of rain in 3 days).
Monday, high pressure will move overhead and maintain the dry weather. Still a dry airmass and deep mixing, but winds will be weaker, so will still need to monitor fire weather aspects, but don't think it's as significant a concern. Tuesday will still be dry, but with high pressure moving off the east coast, winds will start to turn southerly.
Guidance showing another weak front coming through Wednesday, so stuck with NBM PoPs. Rainfall amounts again will be light. Dry weather should return for Thursday.
AVIATION /02Z FRIDAY THROUGH TUESDAY/
Forecast Confidence Levels:
Low - less than 30 percent.
Moderate - 30 to 60 percent.
High- greater than 60 percent.
00z TAF update...
Overall moderate confidence.
Currently VFR across the region. The rain across RI and SE MA created brief periods of MVFR visibility conditions, but as the rain is dissipating and expected to be nothing more than a few sprinkles by 02z, it really has minimal impact to TAFs. Have some VCSH for BOS, PVD, ACK and mention of -RA for FMH and HYA through 01-02z. Otherwise VFR ceilings of 5000-7000ft are expected to persist all night, as are the surface NE winds of 10kts or so.
Should see BKN sky conditions develop Friday morning, eventually becoming SCT for much of the region. Surface winds will transition from NE in the morning to E by early afternoon and then SE by late afternoon. This is in response to a front that will be approaching from the west.
Friday night expecting MVFR and some IFR conditions to develop as the front and its associated band of showers moves into the region.
KBOS TAF...Moderate confidence. Any rain through 01z will be very light. Winds tomorrow will be slowly changing direction through the day, not suddenly like a sea breeze. Thus the FM groups represent average conditions around that time.
KBDL TAF...High confidence in TAF.
Outlook /Saturday through Tuesday/...
Saturday: VFR. Breezy. Slight chance SHRA.
Saturday Night through Sunday Night: VFR. Breezy.
Monday through Monday Night: VFR.
Tuesday: VFR. Breezy.
MARINE
Forecaster Confidence Levels:
Low - less than 30 percent.
Medium - 30 to 60 percent.
High - greater than 60 percent.
345pm update...
Tonight and Friday...High confidence.
Pressure gradient weakens as the wave of low pressure continues to move further southeast and away from the region. Seas will also diminish, but some 5 foot seas to linger across our southern outer- waters, extending small craft headlines in those locations through Friday late afternoon. Winds on Friday remain out of the east and less than 20 knots.
Friday Night...High confidence.
Wind direction from southeast to southwest with the passage of a frontal boundary, along with rain chances. Areas of fog is possible with reduced visibilities. Seas remain below 4 foot.
Outlook /Saturday through Tuesday/...
Saturday: Winds less than 25 kt. Chance of rain showers. Local visibility 1 to 3 nm.
Saturday Night: Winds less than 25 kt. Seas locally approaching 5 ft.
Sunday through Tuesday: Winds less than 25 kt.
BOX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
CT...None.
MA...None.
RI...None.
MARINE...Small Craft Advisory until 7 PM EDT Friday for ANZ255-256.
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Airport Reports
EDIT (hide/show) Help Click EDIT to display multiple airports. Follow links for more data.| Airport | Dist | Age | Wind kt | Vis | Sky | Weather | Temp | DewPt | RH | inHg |
| KWST WESTERLY STATE,RI | 4 sm | 39 min | NE 04 | 10 sm | Overcast | 45°F | 39°F | 81% | 30.18 | |
| KGON GROTONNEW LONDON,CT | 10 sm | 36 min | N 06 | 10 sm | Overcast | 45°F | 43°F | 93% | 30.18 | |
| KMTP MONTAUK,NY | 16 sm | 38 min | NNE 05 | -- | 46°F | 43°F | 87% | 30.19 | ||
| KBID BLOCK ISLAND STATE,RI | 18 sm | 36 min | NNE 07 | 10 sm | Overcast | 43°F | 41°F | 93% | 30.18 |
Watch Hill Point
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Thu -- 12:19 AM EDT 0.51 feet Low Tide
Thu -- 04:00 AM EDT Moonset
Thu -- 05:23 AM EDT 2.23 feet High Tide
Thu -- 06:02 AM EDT Sunrise
Thu -- 12:42 PM EDT 0.45 feet Low Tide
Thu -- 02:29 PM EDT Moonrise
Thu -- 05:49 PM EDT 2.31 feet High Tide
Thu -- 07:31 PM EDT Sunset
Tide / Current data from XTide NOT FOR NAVIGATION
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Thu -- 12:19 AM EDT 0.51 feet Low Tide
Thu -- 04:00 AM EDT Moonset
Thu -- 05:23 AM EDT 2.23 feet High Tide
Thu -- 06:02 AM EDT Sunrise
Thu -- 12:42 PM EDT 0.45 feet Low Tide
Thu -- 02:29 PM EDT Moonrise
Thu -- 05:49 PM EDT 2.31 feet High Tide
Thu -- 07:31 PM EDT Sunset
Tide / Current data from XTide NOT FOR NAVIGATION
Watch Hill Point, Rhode Island (2), Tide feet
| 12 am |
| 0.5 |
| 1 am |
| 0.6 |
| 2 am |
| 0.8 |
| 3 am |
| 1.3 |
| 4 am |
| 1.8 |
| 5 am |
| 2.2 |
| 6 am |
| 2.2 |
| 7 am |
| 1.9 |
| 8 am |
| 1.5 |
| 9 am |
| 1.1 |
| 10 am |
| 0.8 |
| 11 am |
| 0.6 |
| 12 pm |
| 0.5 |
| 1 pm |
| 0.5 |
| 2 pm |
| 0.6 |
| 3 pm |
| 1.1 |
| 4 pm |
| 1.7 |
| 5 pm |
| 2.2 |
| 6 pm |
| 2.3 |
| 7 pm |
| 2.1 |
| 8 pm |
| 1.7 |
| 9 pm |
| 1.3 |
| 10 pm |
| 0.9 |
| 11 pm |
| 0.6 |
The Race
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Thu -- 02:32 AM EDT 0.00 knots Slack
Thu -- 04:01 AM EDT Moonset
Thu -- 05:32 AM EDT 1.88 knots Max Flood
Thu -- 06:03 AM EDT Sunrise
Thu -- 08:36 AM EDT -0.00 knots Slack
Thu -- 11:38 AM EDT -2.38 knots Max Ebb
Thu -- 02:30 PM EDT Moonrise
Thu -- 02:59 PM EDT 0.00 knots Slack
Thu -- 06:03 PM EDT 2.06 knots Max Flood
Thu -- 07:32 PM EDT Sunset
Thu -- 09:08 PM EDT -0.00 knots Slack
Tide / Current data from XTide NOT FOR NAVIGATION
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Thu -- 02:32 AM EDT 0.00 knots Slack
Thu -- 04:01 AM EDT Moonset
Thu -- 05:32 AM EDT 1.88 knots Max Flood
Thu -- 06:03 AM EDT Sunrise
Thu -- 08:36 AM EDT -0.00 knots Slack
Thu -- 11:38 AM EDT -2.38 knots Max Ebb
Thu -- 02:30 PM EDT Moonrise
Thu -- 02:59 PM EDT 0.00 knots Slack
Thu -- 06:03 PM EDT 2.06 knots Max Flood
Thu -- 07:32 PM EDT Sunset
Thu -- 09:08 PM EDT -0.00 knots Slack
Tide / Current data from XTide NOT FOR NAVIGATION
The Race, Long Island Sound, New York Current, knots
| 12 am |
| -2 |
| 1 am |
| -1.5 |
| 2 am |
| -0.6 |
| 3 am |
| 0.5 |
| 4 am |
| 1.4 |
| 5 am |
| 1.8 |
| 6 am |
| 1.8 |
| 7 am |
| 1.5 |
| 8 am |
| 0.7 |
| 9 am |
| -0.5 |
| 10 am |
| -1.6 |
| 11 am |
| -2.3 |
| 12 pm |
| -2.3 |
| 1 pm |
| -1.9 |
| 2 pm |
| -1.1 |
| 3 pm |
| 0 |
| 4 pm |
| 1.1 |
| 5 pm |
| 1.8 |
| 6 pm |
| 2.1 |
| 7 pm |
| 1.9 |
| 8 pm |
| 1.3 |
| 9 pm |
| 0.2 |
| 10 pm |
| -1 |
| 11 pm |
| -2 |
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