Daily Update
RI / Southern Massachusetts
January 27, 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 2025/01/26 Sun 05:07 AM 3.09 H 2025/01/26 Sun 11:24 AM 0.17 L 2025/01/26 Sun 05:28 PM 2.63 H 2025/01/26 Sun 10:57 PM -0.04 L 2025/01/27 Mon 05:54 AM 3.38 H 2025/01/27 Mon 12:07 PM -0.03 L 2025/01/27 Mon 06:14 PM 2.93 H 2025/01/27 Mon 11:44 PM -0.25 L Providence: Date Day Time Pred High/Low 2025/01/26 Sun 05:16 AM 3.81 H 2025/01/26 Sun 11:10 AM 0.38 L 2025/01/26 Sun 05:40 PM 3.44 H 2025/01/26 Sun 11:05 PM 0.06 L 2025/01/27 Mon 06:08 AM 4.18 H 2025/01/27 Mon 11:55 AM 0.16 L 2025/01/27 Mon 06:28 PM 3.79 H 2025/01/27 Mon 11:52 PM -0.21 L
Weather / Marine Zone Forecast
Providence Weather:
Today
Sunny, with a high near 39. Southwest wind 11 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.
Tonight
Increasing clouds, with a low around 27. Southwest wind 11 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Tuesday
A slight chance of snow showers between 9am and 11am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 35. Breezy, with a west wind 11 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 39 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Tuesday Night
A chance of snow, mainly after 3am. Increasing clouds, with a low around 18. West wind 5 to 9 mph becoming calm in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.
Wednesday
A chance of snow before noon, then a chance of rain. Partly sunny, with a high near 41. South wind 6 to 11 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.
Wednesday Night
A slight chance of snow before 8pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 17. West wind 7 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 30. Northwest wind around 11 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 19. Southwest wind 6 to 9 mph.
Friday
A chance of rain after 8am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 43. Southwest wind 9 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Friday Night
A chance of rain before 10pm, then a chance of rain and snow between 10pm and 2am, then a chance of snow after 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26. Southwest wind 6 to 8 mph becoming northwest after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Saturday
A chance of snow. Partly sunny, with a high near 35. North wind 8 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Saturday Night
A chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 15. North wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Sunday
A chance of snow. Partly sunny, with a high near 31. North wind 6 to 8 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Narragansett Bay:
Narragansett Bay:
.THIS AFTERNOON...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 30 kt.
Waves 2 to 4 ft.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Waves
4 to 6 ft.
.TUE...W winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming NW 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Gusts up to 35 kt. Waves 4 to 6 ft, subsiding to 2 to
4 ft in the afternoon.
.TUE NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, becoming
SW 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Waves 2 to 3 ft. A chance of snow
after midnight.
.WED...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Gusts up to 25 kt. Waves 3 to 5 ft. A chance of rain.
A chance of snow in the morning.
.WED NIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Waves
3 to 5 ft, subsiding to 2 to 3 ft after midnight. At the bay
entrance, waves 4 to 6 ft. Light freezing spray after midnight.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming SW. Gusts up
to 25 kt. Waves 2 to 4 ft.
.FRI...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Waves 3 to
5 ft. A chance of rain.
.FRI NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Waves
2 to 4 ft. A chance of rain and snow.
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Rhode Island Sound:
.THIS AFTERNOON...W winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt.
Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SW 5 ft at 6 seconds and SE 1 foot
at 9 seconds.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 45 kt. Seas 5 to
7 ft, building to 7 to 8 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: SW 7 ft
at 7 seconds and SE 1 foot at 9 seconds, becoming SW 8 ft at
7 seconds.
.TUE...W winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas 5 to
8 ft. Wave Detail: W 8 ft at 7 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, becoming
SW 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft, subsiding to 2 to
3 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 8 seconds, becoming
SW 3 ft at 8 seconds and SE 1 foot at 10 seconds. A chance of
snow after midnight.
.WED...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming W 20 to 25 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft, building to 5 to 6 ft in the
afternoon. Wave Detail: SW 5 ft at 7 seconds and SE 1 foot at
10 seconds, becoming SW 6 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at
8 seconds. A chance of rain. A chance of snow in the morning.
.WED NIGHT...W winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas
5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: SW 7 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at
8 seconds.
.THU...NW winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 4 to
6 ft. Light freezing spray.
.THU NIGHT...W winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.FRI...SW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. A chance of rain.
.FRI NIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft. A chance of rain and snow.
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Buzzards Bay:
.THIS AFTERNOON...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 15 to 20 kt.
Gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SW 5 ft at
5 seconds and SE 1 foot at 9 seconds.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas 4 to
6 ft. Wave Detail: SW 6 ft at 7 seconds and SE 1 foot at
9 seconds.
.TUE...W winds 25 to 30 kt, diminishing to 20 to 25 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: SW 6 ft at 7 seconds and
S 1 foot at 9 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 7 seconds. A
chance of snow after midnight.
.WED...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to
4 ft. Wave Detail: SW 4 ft at 7 seconds and SE 1 foot at
9 seconds. A chance of rain. A chance of snow in the morning.
.WED NIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW 20 to 25 kt after
midnight. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SW 4 ft at 8 seconds and S
1 foot at 9 seconds. Light freezing spray after midnight.
.THU...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Light freezing
spray.
.THU NIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas
2 to 4 ft.
.FRI...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to
4 ft. A chance of rain.
.FRI NIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of
rain and snow.
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Cape Cod Bay:
.THIS AFTERNOON...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt.
Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 4 seconds and SE 1 foot
at 9 seconds.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas 4 to
6 ft. Wave Detail: SW 4 ft at 4 seconds and SE 1 foot at
9 seconds.
.TUE...W winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas 4 to
5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 5 seconds and S 1 foot at
9 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft
at 5 seconds and SE 1 foot at 9 seconds. Light freezing spray in
the evening. A chance of snow after midnight.
.WED...S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W in the afternoon. Gusts up
to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 4 seconds and N
1 foot at 5 seconds. A chance of rain. Snow likely in the
morning. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.WED NIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW 20 to 25 kt after
midnight. Gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft, building to 4 to
5 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 4 seconds and S
1 foot at 9 seconds, becoming NW 5 ft at 5 seconds and S 1 foot
at 10 seconds. A chance of rain in the evening. Light freezing
spray after midnight.
.THU...NW winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 4 to
6 ft. Light freezing spray.
.THU NIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas
2 to 4 ft.
.FRI...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to
4 ft. A chance of rain.
.FRI NIGHT...W winds around 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas
around 2 ft. A chance of rain and snow.
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.
