Daily Update

RI / Southern Massachusetts

December 04, 2024

Notices

Homeland Security Advisory System
*********************************
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
*********************************
The Port of Providence and Narragansett Bay are currently utilizing Eastern Standard Time  (GMT - 4 )

Daylight Savings
*********************
Sunday November 3rd at 0200 clocks will be retarded 1 hour UTC -4

Current Maximum drafts at Terminals in feet:
Davisville: 32-00
Prov Port: 38-00
Hudson: 27-05
Exxon: 38-00
Shell: 39-02
Sprague Providence: 32-00 ( flood tide restricted)
Sprague East providence: 30-00 ( daylight flood restricted)

Tides / Currents

Tides:
Newport:
Date                     Day        Time                     Pred       High/Low
2024/12/05         Thu        03:09 AM            0.11       L
2024/12/05         Thu        10:16 AM            3.61       H
2024/12/05         Thu        04:01 PM             0.19       L
2024/12/05         Thu        10:49 PM             3.05       H
2024/12/06         Fri           03:55 AM            0.21       L
2024/12/06         Fri           11:09 AM            3.53       H
2024/12/06         Fri           04:47 PM             0.24       L
2024/12/06         Fri           11:44 PM             3.13       H
 
Providence:
Date                     Day        Time                     Pred       High/Low
2024/12/05         Thu        03:27 AM            0.14       L
2024/12/05         Thu        10:38 AM            4.49       H
2024/12/05         Thu        04:09 PM             0.31       L
2024/12/05         Thu        11:07 PM             3.89       H
2024/12/06         Fri           04:11 AM            0.23       L
2024/12/06         Fri           11:30 AM            4.43       H
2024/12/06         Fri           04:52 PM             0.34       L

Weather / Marine Zone Forecast

Providence Weather:
Today
Increasing clouds, with a high near 40. Northwest wind 6 to 9 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon.
Tonight
Rain, mainly after 10pm. Patchy fog after 10pm. Low around 37. Southwest wind 8 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Thursday
Rain likely, mainly before noon. Patchy fog before 10am. Otherwise, cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 40. West wind 10 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 37 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 25. West wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 33. West wind 11 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 22. West wind around 7 mph.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 36. West wind 6 to 10 mph.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 23. West wind 3 to 5 mph.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 42. Southwest wind 5 to 9 mph.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 30. Southwest wind around 6 mph.
Monday
A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 50. Southwest wind 5 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Monday Night
Rain likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 39. Southwest wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Tuesday
Rain likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 57. Southwest wind 6 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Narragansett Bay:
.TODAY...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt with gusts

up to 20 kt this afternoon. Waves 2 to 3 ft.

.TONIGHT...S winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming SW 15 to 20 kt after

midnight. Gusts up to 40 kt. Waves 5 to 7 ft. Rain. Patchy fog

after midnight. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.

.THU...W winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Waves 5 to

8 ft, except 7 to 9 ft at the bay entrance. Patchy fog in the

morning. Rain in the morning with vsby 1 to 3 NM.

.THU NIGHT...W winds 20 to 25 kt. Gusts up to 40 kt, decreasing

to 30 kt after midnight. Waves 5 to 7 ft, subsiding to 3 to 5 ft

after midnight.

.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt.

Waves 2 to 3 ft, except 4 to 6 ft at the bay entrance.

.SAT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to

20 kt. Waves 2 to 4 ft.

 
 
 
*************************************************************
Rhode Island Sound:
.TODAY...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 15 to 20 kt with gusts

up to 25 kt this afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft

at 4 seconds and SE 1 foot at 9 seconds.

.TONIGHT...S winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming SW 25 to 30 kt after

midnight. Gusts up to 45 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft, building to 7 to

10 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: SW 7 ft at 6 seconds and SE

1 foot at 9 seconds, becoming SW 10 ft at 8 seconds. Rain. Patchy

fog after midnight. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.

.THU...W winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 45 kt. Seas 8 to

11 ft. Wave Detail: SW 11 ft at 10 seconds and W 4 ft at

6 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. Rain in the morning with

vsby 1 to 3 NM.

.THU NIGHT...W winds 25 to 30 kt. Gusts up to 45 kt in the

evening. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: SW 10 ft at 11 seconds and

W 5 ft at 6 seconds. A chance of rain.

.FRI...NW winds 25 to 30 kt, diminishing to 20 to 25 kt in the

afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft, subsiding to 4 to 5 ft in the

afternoon. Wave Detail: SW 7 ft at 10 seconds and W 4 ft at

5 seconds, becoming W 5 ft at 6 seconds and SW 5 ft at 9 seconds.

.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas

3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 5 seconds and S 2 ft at

9 seconds. A chance of snow after midnight.

.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to

15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.

.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.

 
 
 
*************************************************************
Buzzards Bay:



.TODAY...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt with gusts

up to 20 kt this afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less, then around 2 ft

this afternoon. Wave Detail: N 1 foot at 4 seconds and W 1 foot

at 5 seconds, becoming SW 2 ft at 5 seconds and N 1 foot at

4 seconds.

.TONIGHT...SW winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas 3 to

5 ft, building to 5 to 7 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: SW 5 ft

at 5 seconds and N 1 foot at 4 seconds, becoming SW 6 ft at

8 seconds. A chance of rain in the evening, then rain after

midnight. Patchy fog after midnight. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.

.THU...W winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas 6 to

8 ft. Wave Detail: SW 7 ft at 9 seconds and W 4 ft at 5 seconds.

Patchy fog in the morning. Rain in the morning with vsby 1 to

3 NM.

.THU NIGHT...W winds 25 to 30 kt. Gusts up to 40 kt in the

evening. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: SW 6 ft at 10 seconds and W

4 ft at 5 seconds. A chance of rain.

.FRI...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: SW 5 ft

at 9 seconds and NW 3 ft at 5 seconds.

.FRI NIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas

2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds and S 1 foot at

9 seconds.

.SAT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to

20 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.

 
 
 
 
***********************************************************
Cape Cod Bay:
.TODAY...W winds around 10 kt, becoming SW with gusts up to 20 kt

this afternoon. Seas around 2 ft this morning, then 1 foot or

less. Wave Detail: N 1 foot at 4 seconds and SE 1 foot at

9 seconds, becoming N 1 foot at 4 seconds and W 1 foot at

4 seconds.

.TONIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas 4 to

6 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 3 seconds and SE 2 ft at 8 seconds.

Rain. Patchy fog after midnight. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.

.THU...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming W 20 to 25 kt in the

afternoon. Gusts up to 40 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft

at 4 seconds and S 3 ft at 9 seconds. Rain, mainly in the

morning. Patchy fog in the morning with vsby 1 to 3 NM.

.THU NIGHT...W winds 25 to 30 kt. Gusts up to 40 kt in the

evening. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 5 seconds and S

3 ft at 11 seconds. A chance of rain.

.FRI...NW winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 4 to

6 ft. Wave Detail: N 5 ft at 5 seconds and SW 2 ft at 10 seconds.

.FRI NIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas

3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 6 seconds and S 1 foot at

9 seconds.

.SAT...W winds around 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to

4 ft.

.SAT NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas

2 to 3 ft. A chance of snow.

.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt.

Seas 2 to 3 ft.

Port / Terminal Restrictions

Cape Cod Canal Air Draft Restriction
*********************************
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 32 ft. Vessels over 28 ft will need tide window for transit.  

Disclaimer: For quality assurance purposes please note well that while the information contained in this website 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.

Access our team on the go

There are two ways to ensure you can always reach us.

Mobile App

Download our mobile app to search our corporate directory and contact us.

Print Directory

Download and print out our foldable portable directory for quick access.

News Bulletin

Sign up to receive updates about port conditions, important notices, and other news.