Daily Update
RI / Southern Massachusetts
January 15, 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
2025/01/14 Tue 12:47 AM -0.29 L
2025/01/14 Tue 07:55 AM 4.07 H
2025/01/14 Tue 02:13 PM -0.15 L
2025/01/14 Tue 08:14 PM 3.61 H
2025/01/15 Wed 01:35 AM -0.28 L
2025/01/15 Wed 08:39 AM 3.93 H
2025/01/15 Wed 02:43 PM -0.14 L
2025/01/15 Wed 09:00 PM 3.56 H
Providence:
Date Day Time Pred High/Low
2025/01/14 Tue 12:38 AM -0.43 L
2025/01/14 Tue 08:09 AM 4.91 H
2025/01/14 Tue 01:29 PM 0.01 L
2025/01/14 Tue 08:29 PM 4.45 H
2025/01/15 Wed 01:26 AM -0.42 L
2025/01/15 Wed 08:54 AM 4.76 H
2025/01/15 Wed 02:11 PM -0.01 L
2025/01/15 Wed 09:15 PM 4.36 H
Weather / Marine Zone Forecast
Providence Weather:
Today
Sunny, with a high near 30. North wind 13 to 15 mph.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 13. North wind 5 to 10 mph.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 31. North wind around 6 mph becoming light and variable.
Thursday Night
A slight chance of snow before 8pm, then a slight chance of snow showers between 8pm and 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 20. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 36. Calm wind becoming northwest around 6 mph.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 23. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph after midnight.
Saturday
Showers likely, mainly after 3pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 45. South wind 6 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Saturday Night
A chance of showers before 10pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 32. South wind around 6 mph becoming light and variable after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Sunday
Partly sunny, with a high near 43. Northwest wind 3 to 7 mph.
Sunday Night
Snow likely, mainly after 10pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 19. Northwest wind 5 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
M.L.King Day
A chance of snow. Partly sunny, with a high near 28. Northwest wind 7 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 6. West wind around 6 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 18. West wind 6 to 9 mph.
Narragansett Bay:
Narragansett Bay:
.TODAY...NW winds around 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Waves 2 to
3 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt,
diminishing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Waves 2 to 3 ft.
.THU...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft.
.THU NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW after midnight.
Waves 1 foot or less.
.FRI...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 foot or less.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt after
midnight. Waves 1 foot or less, then around 2 ft after midnight.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt.
Waves 2 to 3 ft. Showers likely.
.SUN...NW winds 5 to 10 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Waves 2 to
3 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Waves
2 to 3 ft. Snow likely. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
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Rhode Island Sound:
.TODAY...NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 3 to
4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 5 seconds and E 1 foot at
11 seconds. Light freezing spray likely this morning.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 4 seconds and E
1 foot at 12 seconds. Light freezing spray likely in the evening.
.THU...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: NW
2 ft at 4 seconds and NE 1 foot at 13 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 6 seconds. A
chance of snow showers in the evening. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.FRI...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft
at 6 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt with
gusts up to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW
3 ft at 7 seconds.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt.
Seas 2 to 4 ft. Showers.
.SUN...NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 3 to
5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas
4 to 6 ft. Snow likely with a chance of rain. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
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Buzzards Bay:
.TODAY...NW 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 E 1 foot at
11 seconds. Light freezing spray likely this morning.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the
evening. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds and NE
1 foot at 11 seconds.
.THU...W winds around 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: NW
1 foot at 4 seconds and NE 1 foot at 11 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW after midnight. Seas
around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SW 1 foot at 5 seconds and NE 1 foot at
11 seconds. A chance of snow showers in the evening. Vsby 1 to
3 NM.
.FRI...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: W
1 foot at 5 seconds and NE 1 foot at 11 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt with
gusts up to 20 kt after midnight. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail:
SW 2 ft at 6 seconds and NE 1 foot at 10 seconds.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt.
Seas 2 to 4 ft. Showers.
.SUN...NW winds 5 to 10 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to
3 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas
2 to 3 ft. Snow likely. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
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Cape Cod Bay:
.TODAY...NW winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt this
afternoon. Gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 5 seconds and E 1 foot at 10 seconds. Light freezing
spray likely this morning.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft, subsiding to 2 to
3 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 5 seconds and NE
1 foot at 10 seconds, becoming NW 3 ft at 5 seconds and NE 2 ft
at 10 seconds. Light freezing spray likely in the evening.
.THU...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft in the morning, then
1 foot or less. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds and N 2 ft at
9 seconds, becoming NW 1 foot at 5 seconds and N 1 foot at
8 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: W
1 foot at 4 seconds and N 1 foot at 7 seconds. A chance of snow
showers in the evening. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.FRI...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: NW
1 foot at 3 seconds and NE 1 foot at 7 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt with
gusts up to 20 kt after midnight. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 1 foot at 3 seconds and N 1 foot at 8 seconds.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming SW 10 to
15 kt. Gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Showers likely.
.SUN...NW winds around 10 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas around
2 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas
2 to 3 ft. Snow likely with a chance of rain. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
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.
