Daily Update
RI / Southern Massachusetts
January 21, 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 2025/01/20 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 2025/01/21 Tue 12:40 AM 2.89 H 2025/01/21 Tue 06:12 AM 0.59 L 2025/01/21 Tue 12:49 PM 2.35 H 2025/01/21 Tue 06:08 PM 0.37 L Providence: Date Day Time Pred High/Low 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 2025/01/21 Tue 12:55 AM 3.58 H 2025/01/21 Tue 06:09 AM 0.72 L 2025/01/21 Tue 01:07 PM 3.08 H 2025/01/21 Tue 06:21 PM 0.55 L
Weather / Marine Zone Forecast
Providence Weather:
Today
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 20. West wind 6 to 8 mph.
Tonight
Cloudy during the early evening, then gradual clearing, with a low around 6. Northwest wind 3 to 5 mph.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 21. Wind chill values as low as -2. Northwest wind 5 to 7 mph.
Wednesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 8. Calm wind.
Thursday
Partly sunny, with a high near 32. Calm wind becoming southwest 5 to 9 mph in the morning.
Thursday Night
A slight chance of snow between 10pm and 11pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 14. Light west wind. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 29. Northwest wind 5 to 7 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 11. Light northwest wind.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 30. Light west wind increasing to 5 to 9 mph in the morning.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 20. Southwest wind around 6 mph.
Sunday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 37. Southwest wind 6 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 25. West wind around 6 mph.
Monday
A chance of snow. Partly sunny, with a high near 36. West wind 5 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Narragansett Bay:
Narragansett Bay:
.TODAY...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft.
.TONIGHT...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, increasing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Waves 2 to 3 ft.
.THU NIGHT...W winds around 10 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt.
Waves around 2 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Waves
2 to 4 ft.
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Rhode Island Sound:
.TODAY...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft
at 9 seconds and W 2 ft at 6 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt after
midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 5 seconds and S
2 ft at 9 seconds. A chance of snow in the evening.
.WED...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, becoming NW
5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: NW
2 ft at 3 seconds and SE 2 ft at 8 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds around 5 kt, becoming SW after midnight.
Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: W 1 foot at 3 seconds and SE
1 foot at 6 seconds.
.THU...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 4 seconds and SE 1 foot
at 7 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW
3 ft at 5 seconds and SE 2 ft at 9 seconds.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...W winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft.
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Buzzards Bay:
.TODAY...W winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt this
afternoon. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 6 seconds
and S 2 ft at 10 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail:
SW 2 ft at 4 seconds and S 1 foot at 9 seconds. A chance of snow
in the evening.
.WED...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas around 2 ft in the morning, then 1 foot or less.
Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 3 seconds and SE 1 foot at 8 seconds,
becoming NW 1 foot at 3 seconds and E 1 foot at 5 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds around 5 kt, becoming SW after midnight.
Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: NW 1 foot at 3 seconds and SE
1 foot at 5 seconds.
.THU...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 4 seconds and E 1 foot at
7 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail:
SW 2 ft at 5 seconds and E 1 foot at 7 seconds. A chance of snow
in the evening.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt.
Seas around 2 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
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Cape Cod Bay:
.TODAY...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: N
2 ft at 6 seconds and SE 1 foot at 10 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt after
midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds and
SE 1 foot at 7 seconds. A chance of snow in the evening. Light
freezing spray after midnight.
.WED...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the morning.
Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 4 seconds and E 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 in the evening, then 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: N
2 ft at 5 seconds and E 1 foot at 13 seconds, becoming N 1 foot
at 5 seconds and E 1 foot at 13 seconds.
.THU...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 1 foot or less, then 2 to 3 ft in the afternoon. Wave
Detail: SW 1 foot at 3 seconds and NE 1 foot at 5 seconds,
becoming SW 2 ft at 3 seconds and NE 1 foot at 5 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail:
W 1 foot at 3 seconds and E 1 foot at 5 seconds. A chance of snow
in the evening.
.FRI THROUGH SAT NIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to
25 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.
