668
FNUS71 KBOX 291932
FWSBOX
SPOT FORECAST FOR LPG SHIPMENT TO PROVPORT...US COAST GUARD
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BOSTON/NORTON MA
332 PM EDT WED JUL 29 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 1500 EDT ON JULY 29.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
CONDITIONS ACROSS NARRAGANSETT BAY THURSDAY MORNING ARE EXPECTED
TO FEATURE PERIODS OF LOW CLOUDS, REDUCED VISIBILITY, AND
INTERMITTENT RAIN SHOWERS.
BETWEEN APPROXIMATELY 6:00 AM AND 10:00 AM, VISIBILITY IS
EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 2 TO 4 STATUTE MILES, WITH 2 STATUTE MILES
REPRESENTING THE MOST LIKELY WORST-CASE SCENARIO DURING HEAVIER
SHOWERS OR LOWER CLOUD CEILINGS. CLOUD BASES ARE FORECAST TO BE
AROUND 400–500 FEET AGL.
CONDITIONS SHOULD GRADUALLY IMPROVE THROUGH THE LATE MORNING AND
INTO THE AFTERNOON AS SHOWERS BECOME MORE SCATTERED. FROM
APPROXIMATELY 12:00 PM TO 6:00 PM, VISIBILITY IS EXPECTED TO
IMPROVE TO 4 TO 6 STATUTE MILES, ALTHOUGH BRIEF REDUCTIONS REMAIN
POSSIBLE IN ANY PASSING SHOWER.
THURSDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING.
PATCHY FOG, THEN PATCHY FOG IN THE AFTERNOON.
SHOWERS LIKELY AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THE DAY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 73.
SURFACE WINDS (KTS).NORTH WINDS UP TO 12 KNOTS.
WIND SHIFT..........
SWELL HEIGHT........EAST SWELL 1 FEET.
WAVE HEIGHT.........2 FEET.
WAVE HEIGHT.........2 FEET.
SWELL PERIOD........9 SECONDS.
WAVE PERIOD.........9 SECONDS.
WIND WAVE...........4 FEET DECREASING TO 2 FEET EARLY IN THE
MORNING, THEN INCREASING TO 3 FEET LATE IN THE
MORNING DECREASING TO 2 FEET INCREASING TO 5
FEET.
FREEZING SPRAY......NONE.
CEILING (KFT).......0.2 INCREASING TO 0.8.
VISIBILITY..........2.56 DECREASING TO 2.00 IN THE MORNING, THEN
INCREASING TO 2.56 INCREASING TO 5 EARLY.
WATER TEMPERATURE...
SUNSET..............
TIDES...............
TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........81 85 77 76 76 89 71 77 79 90 87 91
WEATHER COV.....CHC CHC LKY LKY LKY LKY CHC LKY LKY LKY CHC CHC
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW
TSTM COV........ SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH
TEMP............66 67 68 68 70 71 71 71 71 71 71 71
SFC WND DIR.....NE NE NE NE N N N N N N N N
SFC WND SPD KTS.6 6 6 6 7 7 8 8 10 11 12 12
SFC WND GST.....7 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 15 16 17 17
SWELL DIRECTION.E E E E E E E E E E E E
SWELL HGT (FT)..2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
SWELL PERIOD (S)8 8 8 8 7 7 8 8 9 9 8 8
WAVE PERIOD (S).8 8 8 8 7 7 8 8 9 9 8 8
WIND WAVE (FT)..4 2 2 3 2 2 4 4 5 5 4 4
WAVE HEIGHT (FT)1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2
FREEZING SPRAY..
CEILING (KFT)...0.2 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.7 0.7 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8
VISIBILITY (SM).2.6 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.6 5 7 6 6 5 5 5
WATER TEMP......
FORECASTER...DOOLEY
REQUESTED BY...LT SAM IRWIN
TYPE OF REQUEST...MARINE
.TAG 2618600.0/BOX
.DELDT 07/29/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL SAMUEL.D.IRWIN@USCG.MIL
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