Marine Weather and Tide Forecast for Pawtucket, RI
January 21, 2025 4:33 AM EST (09:33 UTC) Change Location
 | Sunrise 7:05 AM Sunset 4:48 PM Moonrise 12:52 AM Moonset 11:36 AM |
ANZ236 Narragansett Bay- 404 Am Est Tue Jan 21 2025
Today - W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft.
Tonight - NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft.
Wed - NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft.
Wed night - W winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 foot or less.
Thu - SW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Waves 2 to 3 ft.
Thu night - W winds around 10 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft.
Fri through Sat - W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Waves around 2 ft.
Sat night - W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Waves 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.
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 404 Am Est Tue Jan 21 2025
Synopsis for massachusetts and rhode island coastal waters - Low pressure will continue to intensify tonight as it lifts north through the canadian maritimes. This will result in an arctic airmass moving across the waters through Wednesday with gusty wnw winds. Areas of freezing spray are also expected over some of our waters, some of which could be moderate intensity late tonight into Wednesday morning.
a high pressure system will then moves across the waters Wednesday night. This will be followed by a low pressure system that will likely pass well southeast of the benchmark late Thursday night through early Friday morning.
a high pressure system will then moves across the waters Wednesday night. This will be followed by a low pressure system that will likely pass well southeast of the benchmark late Thursday night through early Friday morning.
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| Pawtucket Click for Map Tue -- 12:58 AM EST 3.93 feet High Tide Tue -- 06:04 AM EST 0.86 feet Low Tide Tue -- 07:07 AM EST Sunrise Tue -- 10:35 AM EST Moonset Tue -- 01:16 PM EST 3.36 feet High Tide Tue -- 03:32 PM EST Last Quarter Tue -- 04:47 PM EST Sunset Tue -- 06:11 PM EST 0.56 feet Low Tide Tide / Current data from XTide NOT FOR NAVIGATION |
Pawtucket, Seekonk River, Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island, Tide feet
| 12 am |
| 3.7 |
| 1 am |
| 3.9 |
| 2 am |
| 3.6 |
| 3 am |
| 2.8 |
| 4 am |
| 1.8 |
| 5 am |
| 1.1 |
| 6 am |
| 0.9 |
| 7 am |
| 1 |
| 8 am |
| 1.3 |
| 9 am |
| 1.6 |
| 10 am |
| 2 |
| 11 am |
| 2.5 |
| 12 pm |
| 3 |
| 1 pm |
| 3.3 |
| 2 pm |
| 3.2 |
| 3 pm |
| 2.6 |
| 4 pm |
| 1.7 |
| 5 pm |
| 0.9 |
| 6 pm |
| 0.6 |
| 7 pm |
| 0.7 |
| 8 pm |
| 1 |
| 9 pm |
| 1.5 |
| 10 pm |
| 2 |
| 11 pm |
| 2.5 |
| Nayatt Point Click for Map Tue -- 12:49 AM EST 3.93 feet High Tide Tue -- 05:53 AM EST 0.86 feet Low Tide Tue -- 07:06 AM EST Sunrise Tue -- 10:35 AM EST Moonset Tue -- 01:07 PM EST 3.36 feet High Tide Tue -- 03:32 PM EST Last Quarter Tue -- 04:47 PM EST Sunset Tue -- 06:00 PM EST 0.56 feet Low Tide Tide / Current data from XTide NOT FOR NAVIGATION |
Nayatt Point, Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island, Tide feet
| 12 am |
| 3.8 |
| 1 am |
| 3.9 |
| 2 am |
| 3.5 |
| 3 am |
| 2.6 |
| 4 am |
| 1.7 |
| 5 am |
| 1 |
| 6 am |
| 0.9 |
| 7 am |
| 1 |
| 8 am |
| 1.3 |
| 9 am |
| 1.7 |
| 10 am |
| 2.1 |
| 11 am |
| 2.6 |
| 12 pm |
| 3.1 |
| 1 pm |
| 3.4 |
| 2 pm |
| 3.1 |
| 3 pm |
| 2.4 |
| 4 pm |
| 1.5 |
| 5 pm |
| 0.8 |
| 6 pm |
| 0.6 |
| 7 pm |
| 0.7 |
| 8 pm |
| 1.1 |
| 9 pm |
| 1.6 |
| 10 pm |
| 2.1 |
| 11 pm |
| 2.6 |
FXUS61 KBOX 210843 AFDBOX
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Boston/Norton MA 343 AM EST Tue Jan 21 2025
SYNOPSIS
An arctic airmass will persist through Wednesday night with moderating temperatures Thursday into the weekend although still below normal temperatures. An ocean storm tracking well south of New England may bring light snow accumulations to the outer Cape and Islands tonight followed by clearing Wednesday.
Generally dry conditions are expected during the end of the week and into next weekend, but we will have to watch another distant ocean storm Thursday night which could bring light snow to SE New England if it tracks further north and west.
NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 PM THIS EVENING/
Key Messages:
* Continued very cold today with increasing clouds
Northern stream trough approaches from the Gt Lakes today. A plume of mid-upper level moisture ahead of the trough will overspread the region today from the SW leading to increasing mid-high clouds through the morning and especially in the afternoon. 925 mb temps around -15C today will only allow temps to recover through the teens interior, and into the lower 20s across SE MA and coastal RI. A modest west wind 10-15 mph will result in max wind chills in the single numbers and teens this afternoon.
SHORT TERM /6 PM THIS EVENING THROUGH 6 PM WEDNESDAY/
Key Messages:
* Bitter cold again tonight with below zero temps interior MA. Cold weather advisory in place for the Berkshires
* Light snow accumulations likely tonight over the outer Cape and especially Nantucket
Tonight...
Split flow upper level pattern with southern stream wave moving off the SE US coast while northern stream trough moves into New Eng.
Phasing is not expected, but the northern stream is a bit more amplified and guidance has trended northward with plume of deeper moisture lifting north from the ocean. This will likely bring a period of light snow to the Cape and Islands tonight, especially from Nantucket to the outer Cape as the column saturates in this region with modest lift assocd with the northern stream trough.
Accumulations of 1-2 inches are possible from Chatham to Nantucket.
There is some risk for 3 inches at Nantucket if northward trend continues, but confidence in this scenario is low. NSSL-WRF is the most robust of the hi-res guidance but rest of the HRRR suite is a coating to 2 inches. A brief period of light snow or flurries may make it into the south coast of RI and MA but no accum is expected here.
Otherwise, expect clearing skies to develop from NW to SE through the night, with clearing not reaching the Cape and Islands until near daybreak. Light NW winds will allow good radiational cooling to develop, especially late evening and overnight. Expect widespread subzero lows interior MA, with single numbers elsewhere, but teens outer Cape and Islands where clouds will linger. Just enough wind for wind chills approaching -15F over the Berkshires where a cold weather advisory is in effect. Elsewhere, expecting minimum wind chills zero to -10F.
Wednesday...
Upper trough axis is over New Eng at 12z then moves to the east thereafter. Some ocean effect clouds may linger over the outer Cape and Nantucket, otherwise expect abundant sunshine across the region.
High clouds will be approaching from the west by late in the day.
925 mb temps around -15C again so expect highs upper teens and lower 20s. NW wind 5-15 mph will result in max wind chills in the single numbers and teens.
LONG TERM /WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY/
Key Messages:
* After a period of chilly weather, more seasonable temperatures return Thursday into this weekend.
* Mainly dry conditions, though will watch a weak surface low pass offshore Thursday night/early Friday.
High pressure will be the dominant weather feature through much of the extended forecast and the Arctic airmass exits the region, with some improvement by Thursday. While it is "warmer" come Thursday the temperatures are still slightly below normal highs for late January.
Highs rebound to the upper 20s and low 30s Thursday to Saturday, and then the mid and upper 30s Sunday into Monday. Overnight lows are still fairly chilly Thursday and Friday night in the upper single digits and low teens, then more seasonable in the upper teens and low 20s Saturday and Sunday night. For reference, the average high across SNE ranges between the low 30s across the interior and upper 30s at the coast. As for the average lows, interior are generally in the teens with the coast in the low 20s.
Mostly dry weather into the extended, through there is a wrinkle or two to discuss. First is Thursday evening into early Friday morning with the passage of a weak off shore low pressure system. Majority of the guidance, GFS, GEM, and ECMWF would keep this far enough off shore and are in agreement there would be little to no moisture to work with, as PWATs are less than 0.2". Now, where the wrinkle comes into play is the NAM 12Km, which brings in much higher PWATs ~0.5" to mainly the islands, outer Cape, and the south coast. Did lean on the NBM blend, would have the best chance of any precipitation at Nantucket and capped POPs at 30% and the south coast at 15%. At this point, the chance of light snow is low. Beyond this point a weak clipper low pressure system passes to our north late Saturday night into Sunday morning. The best forcing is displaced to our north in northern NY & northern VT, with limited moisture yet again, would think a few upslope snow showers are possible during this time frame and limited POPs to northwest MA. Otherwise, mainly dry weather through the extended.
AVIATION /09Z TUESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY/
Forecast Confidence Levels:
Low - less than 30 percent.
Moderate - 30 to 60 percent.
High - greater than 60 percent.
06z Update:
Today...High Confidence
VFR with high cloud developing this morning, cigs lowering to 8-10k ft during the afternoon. W wind around 10 kt.
Tonight...Moderate confidence.
Light snow overspreading Cape/Islands from ACK to HYA 01-03z with MVFR cigs and MVFR-IFR vsbys developing. Otherwise VFR with clearing from NW to SE. Light NW wind, up to 10 kt over outer Cape and ACK.
Wednesday....High confidence.
VFR. NW wind 5-15 kt.
KBOS TAF...High Confidence in TAF.
KBDL TAF...High Confidence in TAF.
Outlook /Wednesday Night through Saturday/...
Wednesday Night: VFR.
Thursday: VFR. Breezy.
Thursday Night through Friday Night: VFR.
Saturday: VFR. Breezy.
MARINE
Forecaster Confidence Levels:
Low - less than 30 percent.
Medium - 30 to 60 percent.
High- greater than 60 percent.
Today through Wednesday...
Marginal SCA seas over the southern waters will subside this morning with seas remaining mostly below SCA through the rest of the period.
W winds 10-20 kt today becoming NW-N later tonight into Wed. A few gusts over 20 kt possible late tonight and early Wed. Arctic airmass will result in areas of light freezing spray this morning and again late tonight and Wed morning as winds ramp up a bit.
Outlook /Wednesday Night through Saturday/...
Wednesday Night: Winds less than 25 kt.
Thursday: Winds less than 25 kt. Seas locally approaching 5 ft.
Slight chance of rain, slight chance of snow.
Thursday Night: Winds less than 25 kt. Areas of seas approaching 5 ft. Chance of rain, slight chance of snow.
Friday: Winds less than 25 kt. Seas locally approaching 5 ft.
Friday Night: Winds less than 25 kt.
Saturday: Winds less than 25 kt. Seas locally approaching 5 ft.
BOX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
CT...None.
MA...Cold Weather Advisory until 10 AM EST this morning for MAZ002- 004-008.
Cold Weather Advisory from midnight tonight to 10 AM EST Wednesday for MAZ002-008-009.
RI...None.
MARINE...Small Craft Advisory until 7 AM EST this morning for ANZ254>256.
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Boston/Norton MA 343 AM EST Tue Jan 21 2025
SYNOPSIS
An arctic airmass will persist through Wednesday night with moderating temperatures Thursday into the weekend although still below normal temperatures. An ocean storm tracking well south of New England may bring light snow accumulations to the outer Cape and Islands tonight followed by clearing Wednesday.
Generally dry conditions are expected during the end of the week and into next weekend, but we will have to watch another distant ocean storm Thursday night which could bring light snow to SE New England if it tracks further north and west.
NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 PM THIS EVENING/
Key Messages:
* Continued very cold today with increasing clouds
Northern stream trough approaches from the Gt Lakes today. A plume of mid-upper level moisture ahead of the trough will overspread the region today from the SW leading to increasing mid-high clouds through the morning and especially in the afternoon. 925 mb temps around -15C today will only allow temps to recover through the teens interior, and into the lower 20s across SE MA and coastal RI. A modest west wind 10-15 mph will result in max wind chills in the single numbers and teens this afternoon.
SHORT TERM /6 PM THIS EVENING THROUGH 6 PM WEDNESDAY/
Key Messages:
* Bitter cold again tonight with below zero temps interior MA. Cold weather advisory in place for the Berkshires
* Light snow accumulations likely tonight over the outer Cape and especially Nantucket
Tonight...
Split flow upper level pattern with southern stream wave moving off the SE US coast while northern stream trough moves into New Eng.
Phasing is not expected, but the northern stream is a bit more amplified and guidance has trended northward with plume of deeper moisture lifting north from the ocean. This will likely bring a period of light snow to the Cape and Islands tonight, especially from Nantucket to the outer Cape as the column saturates in this region with modest lift assocd with the northern stream trough.
Accumulations of 1-2 inches are possible from Chatham to Nantucket.
There is some risk for 3 inches at Nantucket if northward trend continues, but confidence in this scenario is low. NSSL-WRF is the most robust of the hi-res guidance but rest of the HRRR suite is a coating to 2 inches. A brief period of light snow or flurries may make it into the south coast of RI and MA but no accum is expected here.
Otherwise, expect clearing skies to develop from NW to SE through the night, with clearing not reaching the Cape and Islands until near daybreak. Light NW winds will allow good radiational cooling to develop, especially late evening and overnight. Expect widespread subzero lows interior MA, with single numbers elsewhere, but teens outer Cape and Islands where clouds will linger. Just enough wind for wind chills approaching -15F over the Berkshires where a cold weather advisory is in effect. Elsewhere, expecting minimum wind chills zero to -10F.
Wednesday...
Upper trough axis is over New Eng at 12z then moves to the east thereafter. Some ocean effect clouds may linger over the outer Cape and Nantucket, otherwise expect abundant sunshine across the region.
High clouds will be approaching from the west by late in the day.
925 mb temps around -15C again so expect highs upper teens and lower 20s. NW wind 5-15 mph will result in max wind chills in the single numbers and teens.
LONG TERM /WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY/
Key Messages:
* After a period of chilly weather, more seasonable temperatures return Thursday into this weekend.
* Mainly dry conditions, though will watch a weak surface low pass offshore Thursday night/early Friday.
High pressure will be the dominant weather feature through much of the extended forecast and the Arctic airmass exits the region, with some improvement by Thursday. While it is "warmer" come Thursday the temperatures are still slightly below normal highs for late January.
Highs rebound to the upper 20s and low 30s Thursday to Saturday, and then the mid and upper 30s Sunday into Monday. Overnight lows are still fairly chilly Thursday and Friday night in the upper single digits and low teens, then more seasonable in the upper teens and low 20s Saturday and Sunday night. For reference, the average high across SNE ranges between the low 30s across the interior and upper 30s at the coast. As for the average lows, interior are generally in the teens with the coast in the low 20s.
Mostly dry weather into the extended, through there is a wrinkle or two to discuss. First is Thursday evening into early Friday morning with the passage of a weak off shore low pressure system. Majority of the guidance, GFS, GEM, and ECMWF would keep this far enough off shore and are in agreement there would be little to no moisture to work with, as PWATs are less than 0.2". Now, where the wrinkle comes into play is the NAM 12Km, which brings in much higher PWATs ~0.5" to mainly the islands, outer Cape, and the south coast. Did lean on the NBM blend, would have the best chance of any precipitation at Nantucket and capped POPs at 30% and the south coast at 15%. At this point, the chance of light snow is low. Beyond this point a weak clipper low pressure system passes to our north late Saturday night into Sunday morning. The best forcing is displaced to our north in northern NY & northern VT, with limited moisture yet again, would think a few upslope snow showers are possible during this time frame and limited POPs to northwest MA. Otherwise, mainly dry weather through the extended.
AVIATION /09Z TUESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY/
Forecast Confidence Levels:
Low - less than 30 percent.
Moderate - 30 to 60 percent.
High - greater than 60 percent.
06z Update:
Today...High Confidence
VFR with high cloud developing this morning, cigs lowering to 8-10k ft during the afternoon. W wind around 10 kt.
Tonight...Moderate confidence.
Light snow overspreading Cape/Islands from ACK to HYA 01-03z with MVFR cigs and MVFR-IFR vsbys developing. Otherwise VFR with clearing from NW to SE. Light NW wind, up to 10 kt over outer Cape and ACK.
Wednesday....High confidence.
VFR. NW wind 5-15 kt.
KBOS TAF...High Confidence in TAF.
KBDL TAF...High Confidence in TAF.
Outlook /Wednesday Night through Saturday/...
Wednesday Night: VFR.
Thursday: VFR. Breezy.
Thursday Night through Friday Night: VFR.
Saturday: VFR. Breezy.
MARINE
Forecaster Confidence Levels:
Low - less than 30 percent.
Medium - 30 to 60 percent.
High- greater than 60 percent.
Today through Wednesday...
Marginal SCA seas over the southern waters will subside this morning with seas remaining mostly below SCA through the rest of the period.
W winds 10-20 kt today becoming NW-N later tonight into Wed. A few gusts over 20 kt possible late tonight and early Wed. Arctic airmass will result in areas of light freezing spray this morning and again late tonight and Wed morning as winds ramp up a bit.
Outlook /Wednesday Night through Saturday/...
Wednesday Night: Winds less than 25 kt.
Thursday: Winds less than 25 kt. Seas locally approaching 5 ft.
Slight chance of rain, slight chance of snow.
Thursday Night: Winds less than 25 kt. Areas of seas approaching 5 ft. Chance of rain, slight chance of snow.
Friday: Winds less than 25 kt. Seas locally approaching 5 ft.
Friday Night: Winds less than 25 kt.
Saturday: Winds less than 25 kt. Seas locally approaching 5 ft.
BOX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
CT...None.
MA...Cold Weather Advisory until 10 AM EST this morning for MAZ002- 004-008.
Cold Weather Advisory from midnight tonight to 10 AM EST Wednesday for MAZ002-008-009.
RI...None.
MARINE...Small Craft Advisory until 7 AM EST this morning for ANZ254>256.
| Stations | Dist | Age | Wind | Air | Water | Waves | inHg | DewPt |
| FOXR1 - 8454000 - Providence, RI | 4 mi | 64 min | W 5.1G | 13°F | 33°F | 30.47 | ||
| PVDR1 | 6 mi | 64 min | W 2.9G | 14°F | 30.48 | |||
| CPTR1 - 8452944 - Conimicut Light, RI | 11 mi | 64 min | W 7G | 13°F | 35°F | 30.47 | ||
| BLTM3 - 8447387 - Borden Flats Light at Fall River, MA | 16 mi | 64 min | NW 2.9G | 16°F | 30.48 | |||
| FRVM3 - 8447386 - Fall River, MA | 16 mi | 64 min | 16°F | 35°F | 30.48 | |||
| FRXM3 | 16 mi | 64 min | 17°F | 6°F | ||||
| NAXR1 - Narragansett Bay Reserve, RI | 16 mi | 109 min | N 2.9 | 12°F | 30.48 | 3°F | ||
| PTCR1 - 8452951 - Potter Cove, Prudence Island, RI | 16 mi | 64 min | WNW 1.9G | 14°F | 30.49 | |||
| PDVR1 | 18 mi | 64 min | WSW 4.1G | 10°F | 30.47 | 3°F | ||
| QPTR1 - 8454049 - Quonset Point, RI | 20 mi | 64 min | W 5.1G | 15°F | 35°F | 30.48 | ||
| NWPR1 - 8452660 - Newport, RI | 25 mi | 64 min | NW 6G | 18°F | 37°F | 30.47 | ||
| NBGM3 | 30 mi | 64 min | NNW 8.9G | 17°F | 30.47 | |||
| 44085 | 38 mi | 94 min | 21°F | 38°F | 3 ft | |||
| BHBM3 - 8443970 - Boston, MA | 38 mi | 64 min | 17°F | 30.44 | ||||
| BUZM3 - Buzzards Bay, MA | 38 mi | 34 min | NW 12G | 20°F | 30.47 | |||
| BZBM3 - 8447930 - Woods Hole, MA | 45 mi | 64 min | 19°F | 34°F | 30.46 |
Wind History for Providence, RI
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| Airport | Dist | Age | Wind kt | Vis | Sky | Weather | Air | DewPt | RH | inHg |
| KSFZ NORTH CENTRAL STATE,RI | 7 sm | 37 min | calm | 10 sm | Clear | -0°F | -6°F | 77% | 30.43 | |
| KPVD THEODORE FRANCIS GREEN STATE,RI | 11 sm | 42 min | W 07 | 10 sm | Clear | 9°F | 3°F | 78% | 30.47 | |
| KOQU QUONSET STATE,RI | 19 sm | 18 min | WNW 08 | 10 sm | Clear | 12°F | 3°F | 67% | 30.46 | |
| KTAN TAUNTON MUNI KING FIELD,MA | 19 sm | 41 min | calm | 10 sm | Clear | -0°F | -6°F | 77% | 30.46 | |
| KUUU NEWPORT STATE,RI | 24 sm | 40 min | NNW 03 | 10 sm | Clear | 16°F | 3°F | 57% | 30.45 |
Link to 1 hour of 5 minute data for KSFZ
Terminal Aerodrome Forecast (TAF) for KSFZ
Wind History Graph: SFZ
(wind in knots)
GEOS Local Image of north east
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