Daily Update
RI / Southern Massachusetts
January 16, 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
2025/01/15 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
2025/01/16 Thu 02:20 AM -0.23 L
2025/01/16 Thu 09:22 AM 3.70 H
2025/01/16 Thu 03:10 PM -0.11 L
2025/01/16 Thu 09:44 PM 3.46 H
Providence:
Date Day Time Pred High/Low
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
2025/01/16 Thu 02:14 AM -0.35 L
2025/01/16 Thu 09:38 AM 4.52 H
2025/01/16 Thu 02:52 PM -0.03 L
2025/01/16 Thu 10:01 PM 4.21 H
Weather / Marine Zone Forecast
Providence Weather:
Today
Partly sunny, with a high near 31. Southwest wind 6 to 8 mph.
Tonight
A slight chance of snow showers before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 21. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Friday
Partly sunny, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 36. North wind 6 to 8 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 24. Light and variable wind.
Saturday
Showers likely, mainly after 4pm. Cloudy, with a high near 46. South wind 6 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Saturday Night
Showers likely, mainly before 8pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 31. South wind around 6 mph becoming light and variable. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Sunday
A chance of rain after 3pm, mixing with snow after 5pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 42. Northwest wind 6 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Sunday Night
Snow, mainly before midnight. Low around 19. Northwest wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
M.L.King Day
A chance of snow before 9am. Partly sunny, with a high near 27. West wind 7 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 8. West wind around 6 mph.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 19. West wind 6 to 8 mph.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 4. West wind 3 to 5 mph.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 20. West wind 5 to 8 mph.
Narragansett Bay:
Narragansett Bay:
.TODAY...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW with gusts up to 20 kt
this afternoon. Waves around 2 ft.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW after midnight. Waves
1 foot or less.
.FRI...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft in the morning,
then 1 foot or less.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 foot or less, then
around 2 ft after midnight.
.SAT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Waves 2 to
3 ft. Showers likely in the afternoon.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, becoming
W after midnight. Waves 2 to 3 ft. Showers likely in the evening.
.SUN...NW winds around 10 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. A chance of rain.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Waves
2 to 3 ft. Snow.
.MON...NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Waves 2 to
3 ft. A chance of snow.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Waves
2 to 3 ft.
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Rhode Island Sound:
.TODAY...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW this afternoon. Gusts
up to 20 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds.
.TONIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, becoming NW
after midnight. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at
5 seconds. A chance of snow showers in the evening with vsby 1 to
3 NM.
.FRI...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft
at 5 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
2 ft at 7 seconds.
.SAT...S winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to
4 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 6 seconds. Showers likely in the
afternoon.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft
at 7 seconds. Showers likely in the evening.
.SUN...NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 4 to
6 ft. A chance of rain.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas
5 to 7 ft. Snow.
.MON...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Light freezing
spray. A chance of snow.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Light freezing
spray.
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Buzzards Bay:
.TODAY...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW with gusts up to 20 kt
this afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: W 1 foot at
4 seconds and N 1 foot at 6 seconds.
.TONIGHT...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
5 seconds. A chance of snow showers. Vsby 1 to 3 NM in the
evening.
.FRI...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft in the morning, then
1 foot or less. Wave Detail: W 1 foot at 5 seconds and NE 1 foot
at 5 seconds, becoming N 1 foot at 5 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...W winds around 5 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 6 seconds and
N 1 foot at 3 seconds.
.SAT...S winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to
4 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 4 seconds. Showers likely in the
afternoon.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, becoming
W after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at
6 seconds and E 1 foot at 14 seconds. Showers likely in the
evening.
.SUN...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of rain.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas
2 to 4 ft. Snow.
.MON...NW winds around 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to
3 ft. Light freezing spray. A chance of snow.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Light freezing
spray.
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Cape Cod Bay:
.TODAY...W winds around 10 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, becoming SW
this afternoon. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at
6 seconds and E 1 foot at 12 seconds.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W after midnight. Seas
around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SW 1 foot at 3 seconds and N 1 foot at
5 seconds. A chance of snow showers. Vsby 1 to 3 NM in the
evening.
.FRI...NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas around
2 ft in the morning, then 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: N 1 foot
at 4 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...W winds around 5 kt, becoming S after midnight. Seas
around 2 ft. Wave Detail: N 1 foot at 3 seconds and E 1 foot at
10 seconds.
.SAT...S winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft
at 3 seconds and NE 1 foot at 4 seconds. A chance of showers in
the afternoon.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW after midnight.
Gusts up to 25 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at
3 seconds and SE 2 ft at 6 seconds. Showers likely in the
evening.
.SUN...NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas around
2 ft. A chance of rain.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas
2 to 4 ft. Snow and rain.
.MON...NW winds around 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to
4 ft. Light freezing spray. A chance of snow.
.MON NIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas
2 to 4 ft. Light freezing spray.
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.
