Daily Update
RI / Southern Massachusetts
January 20, 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 2025/01/19 Sun 04:26 AM 0.23 L 2025/01/19 Sun 11:26 AM 2.82 H 2025/01/19 Sun 04:42 PM 0.14 L 2025/01/19 Sun 11:58 PM 3.01 H 2025/01/20 Mon 05:13 AM 0.43 L 2025/01/20 Mon 12:08 PM 2.56 H 2025/01/20 Mon 05:21 PM 0.26 L Providence: Date Day Time Pred High/Low 2025/01/19 Sun 04:29 AM 0.21 L 2025/01/19 Sun 11:43 AM 3.56 H 2025/01/19 Sun 04:50 PM 0.18 L 2025/01/20 Mon 12:13 AM 3.70 H 2025/01/20 Mon 05:16 AM 0.47 L 2025/01/20 Mon 12:25 PM 3.29 H 2025/01/20 Mon 05:32 PM 0.36 L
Weather / Marine Zone Forecast
Providence Weather:
M.L.King Day
Sunny, with a high near 26. Northwest wind 9 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 8. West wind around 6 mph.
Tuesday
Increasing clouds, with a high near 20. Wind chill values as low as -1. Northwest wind 6 to 9 mph.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 4. Wind chill values as low as -7. North wind 5 to 8 mph.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 20. North wind 7 to 10 mph.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 7. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Thursday
Partly sunny, with a high near 30. Calm wind becoming southwest 5 to 8 mph in the morning.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 15. Light and variable wind.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 32. Northwest wind 3 to 7 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 15. West wind 3 to 5 mph.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 34. West wind 5 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 24. Southwest wind around 6 mph.
Sunday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 39. West wind 6 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Narragansett Bay:
Narragansett Bay:
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING...
.TODAY...NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Waves 2 to
3 ft. Light freezing spray.
.TONIGHT...W winds around 10 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft.
.TUE...W winds 5 to 10 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Waves around
2 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft.
.WED...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 foot or less.
.THU...SW winds 5 to 10 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Waves around
2 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft. A chance of
snow showers.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW winds around 10 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft.
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Rhode Island Sound:
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...
.TODAY...NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 4 to
6 ft. Wave Detail: S 5 ft at 10 seconds and N 4 ft at 5 seconds.
Light freezing spray.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: S
5 ft at 11 seconds and W 3 ft at 5 seconds. Light freezing spray.
.TUE...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to
4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 6 seconds and S 3 ft at 9 seconds.
Light freezing spray.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas
2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 5 seconds and S 2 ft at
8 seconds. Light freezing spray.
.WED...NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to
3 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 4 seconds and S 1 foot at 8 seconds.
Light freezing spray in the morning.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight.
Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: NW 1 foot at 3 seconds and S
1 foot at 7 seconds.
.THU...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas around
2 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 2 ft. A chance of
snow showers.
.FRI...NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 3 to
5 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas
4 to 6 ft. Light freezing spray.
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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: S 3 ft at 10 seconds and NW 2 ft at 3 seconds.
Light freezing spray.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the
evening. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 5 seconds and NE
2 ft at 7 seconds.
.TUE...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to
3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 9 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt after
midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 5 seconds and S
1 foot at 8 seconds.
.WED...NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, diminishing
to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: N
2 ft at 4 seconds and S 1 foot at 8 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight.
Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: N 1 foot at 3 seconds and S 1 foot
at 7 seconds.
.THU...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas around
2 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. A chance of
snow showers.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
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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 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft
at 6 seconds and SE 3 ft at 10 seconds. Light freezing spray. A
slight chance of snow this morning.
.TONIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to
4 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 7 seconds and SE 2 ft at 10 seconds.
Light freezing spray.
.TUE...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to
3 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 6 seconds and SE 1 foot at
10 seconds. Light freezing spray in the morning.
.TUE NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds and
SE 1 foot at 9 seconds. Light freezing spray after midnight.
.WED...NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas around
2 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds and SE 1 foot at
8 seconds. Light freezing spray in the morning.
.WED NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight. Seas
around 2 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds and SE 1 foot at
8 seconds.
.THU...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas around
2 ft.
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...W winds around 10 kt, becoming NW with gusts
up to 20 kt. Seas around 2 ft. A chance of snow showers.
.FRI NIGHT...NW 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.
