Daily Update
RI / Southern Massachusetts
January 09, 2025
Notices
Homeland Security Advisory System
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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
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The Port of Providence and Narragansett Bay are currently utilizing Eastern Standard Time (GMT - 4 )
Daylight Savings
Daylight Savings
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Sunday November 3rd at 0200 clocks will be retarded 1 hour UTC -4
Current Maximum drafts at Terminals in feet:
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
2025/01/08 Wed 02:09 AM 3.69 H
2025/01/08 Wed 09:00 AM 0.30 L
2025/01/08 Wed 02:36 PM 2.96 H
2025/01/08 Wed 08:04 PM 0.01 L
2025/01/09 Thu 03:14 AM 3.74 H
2025/01/09 Thu 10:12 AM 0.18 L
2025/01/09 Thu 03:44 PM 2.94 H
2025/01/09 Thu 09:09 PM -0.02 L
2025/01/10 Fri 04:22 AM 3.84 H
2025/01/10 Fri 11:09 AM 0.06 L
2025/01/10 Fri 04:49 PM 3.06 H
2025/01/10 Fri 10:10 PM -0.10 L
2025/01/11 Sat 05:23 AM 3.98 H
2025/01/11 Sat 12:01 PM -0.03 L
2025/01/11 Sat 05:47 PM 3.26 H
2025/01/11 Sat 11:05 PM -0.19 L
Providence:
Date Day Time Pred High/Low
2025/01/08 Wed 02:22 AM 4.52 H
2025/01/08 Wed 08:06 AM 0.56 L
2025/01/08 Wed 02:50 PM 3.83 H
2025/01/08 Wed 08:06 PM 0.02 L
2025/01/09 Thu 03:22 AM 4.53 H
2025/01/09 Thu 09:26 AM 0.47 L
2025/01/09 Thu 03:55 PM 3.78 H
2025/01/09 Thu 09:08 PM -0.03 L
2025/01/10 Fri 04:30 AM 4.59 H
2025/01/10 Fri 10:38 AM 0.32 L
2025/01/10 Fri 05:01 PM 3.88 H
2025/01/10 Fri 10:05 PM -0.14 L
2025/01/11 Sat 05:35 AM 4.73 H
2025/01/11 Sat 11:26 AM 0.20 L
2025/01/11 Sat 06:01 PM 4.11 H
2025/01/11 Sat 10:59 PM -0.27 L
Weather / Marine Zone Forecast
Providence Weather:
This Afternoon
Partly sunny, with a high near 29. Northwest wind around 17 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 23. Northwest wind 11 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 39. Northwest wind 6 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Friday Night
Increasing clouds, with a low around 24. Light northwest wind.
Saturday
A chance of snow, mainly between 7am and 5pm. Cloudy, with a high near 33. Calm wind becoming northwest around 6 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 40%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.
Saturday Night
A slight chance of snow before 8pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 22. Northwest wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 37. Northwest wind around 6 mph.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 22. Calm wind.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 39. Calm wind becoming west around 6 mph in the afternoon.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 23. Calm wind.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 37. Light west wind becoming northwest 5 to 9 mph in the morning.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 19. Northwest wind around 6 mph.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 31. Northwest wind 7 to 10 mph.
Narragansett Bay:
Narragansett Bay:
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST FRIDAY...
.THIS AFTERNOON...NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt.
Waves around 3 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Waves
around 3 ft. Light freezing spray after midnight.
.FRI...NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Waves 2 to
3 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, diminishing to around 5 kt
after midnight. Waves 1 foot or less.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt.
Waves 2 to 3 ft. A chance of snow.
.SUN THROUGH MON NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft.
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Rhode Island Sound:
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST FRIDAY...
.THIS AFTERNOON...NW winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt.
Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 5 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas 4 to
5 ft. Wave Detail: N 5 ft at 5 seconds.
.FRI...NW winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt, diminishing
to 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to
4 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 6 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt,
diminishing to around 5 kt after midnight. Seas around 2 ft in
the evening, then 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at
4 seconds, becoming N 1 foot at 5 seconds and W 1 foot at
5 seconds.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave
Detail: W 3 ft at 6 seconds and E 1 foot at 16 seconds. A chance
of snow.
.SUN THROUGH MON NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to
20 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 5 seconds and S
2 ft at 10 seconds.
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Buzzards Bay:
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST FRIDAY...
.THIS AFTERNOON...NW winds around 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt.
Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 5 seconds. Light freezing
spray.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas 4 to
6 ft, subsiding to 3 to 4 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: N 3 ft
at 5 seconds.
.FRI...NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt, diminishing
to 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to
4 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 5 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft in the
evening, then 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 6 seconds
and E 1 foot at 15 seconds, becoming W 1 foot at 5 seconds and NE
1 foot at 6 seconds.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt.
Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 6 seconds and NE 1 foot
at 6 seconds. A chance of snow.
.SUN THROUGH MON NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to
20 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 5 seconds and E
1 foot at 14 seconds.
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Cape Cod Bay:
.THIS AFTERNOON...NW winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt.
Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 6 ft at 6 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas 5 to
7 ft. Wave Detail: N 7 ft at 7 seconds.
.FRI...NW winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft, subsiding to 3 to
4 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: N 6 ft at 7 seconds, becoming
N 4 ft at 7 seconds and E 1 foot at 14 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt,
diminishing to around 5 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave
Detail: N 3 ft at 7 seconds and E 1 foot at 15 seconds.
.SAT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: N
1 foot at 6 seconds and E 1 foot at 15 seconds. A chance of snow.
A chance of rain in the afternoon. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: N
3 ft at 5 seconds and E 1 foot at 14 seconds. A chance of snow in
the evening.
.SUN THROUGH MON NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to
20 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
Port / Terminal Restrictions
Cape Cod Canal Air Draft Restriction
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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.
