Daily Update
RI / Southern Massachusetts
January 29, 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 2025/01/28 Tue 06:38 AM 3.66 H 2025/01/28 Tue 12:48 PM -0.23 L 2025/01/28 Tue 06:59 PM 3.23 H 2025/01/29 Wed 12:31 AM -0.43 L 2025/01/29 Wed 07:21 AM 3.90 H 2025/01/29 Wed 01:28 PM -0.41 L 2025/01/29 Wed 07:43 PM 3.49 H Providence: Date Day Time Pred High/Low 2025/01/28 Tue 06:54 AM 4.54 H 2025/01/28 Tue 12:37 PM -0.06 L 2025/01/28 Tue 07:13 PM 4.12 H 2025/01/29 Wed 12:37 AM -0.43 L 2025/01/29 Wed 07:38 AM 4.84 H 2025/01/29 Wed 01:19 PM -0.27 L 2025/01/29 Wed 07:58 PM 4.39 H
Weather / Marine Zone Forecast
Providence Weather:
Today
A chance of showers between 2pm and 4pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 46. West wind 11 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 37 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 16. Northwest wind 13 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 39 mph.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 29. West wind 9 to 14 mph.
Thursday Night
Increasing clouds, with a low around 22. Southwest wind 3 to 7 mph.
Friday
Rain, mainly after 10am. High near 44. Southwest wind 7 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Friday Night
Rain before 3am, then a chance of rain and snow between 3am and 4am, then a chance of snow after 4am. Low around 27. Southwest wind 5 to 8 mph becoming north after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 34. Northwest wind 9 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 13. Northwest wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Sunday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 37. Calm wind becoming south 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon.
Sunday Night
A chance of snow before 9pm, then a chance of rain and snow between 9pm and 10pm, then a chance of rain after 10pm. Cloudy, with a low around 29. Southwest wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Monday
A chance of rain. Partly sunny, with a high near 46. Southwest wind 6 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26. West wind around 9 mph.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 38. Northwest wind 9 to 13 mph.
Narragansett Bay:
Narragansett Bay:
.THIS AFTERNOON...W winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 35 kt.
Waves 3 to 5 ft. A slight chance of showers.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. Gusts up to 30 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft, except 4 to 6 ft at
the bay entrance. Light freezing spray.
.THU...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Gusts up to 25 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. Light freezing
spray in the morning.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 25 kt after
midnight. Waves 2 to 4 ft.
.FRI...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Gusts up to 25 kt. Waves 2 to 4 ft. Rain.
.FRI NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW with gusts up to
20 kt after midnight. Waves 2 to 4 ft. Rain. A chance of snow
after midnight.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...SE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt.
Waves 2 to 3 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 2 to 4 ft. A chance of
rain and snow.
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Rhode Island Sound:
.THIS AFTERNOON...W winds 20 to 25 kt, increasing to 25 to 30 kt.
Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 8 ft at 6 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas 5 to
8 ft, subsiding to 4 to 6 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: SW 8 ft
at 9 seconds and W 5 ft at 6 seconds, becoming SW 6 ft at
9 seconds and W 5 ft at 5 seconds. Light freezing spray after
midnight.
.THU...NW winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming W 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SW 5 ft at 8 seconds and
W 4 ft at 5 seconds. Light freezing spray.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas
2 to 3 ft, building to 3 to 5 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: W
3 ft at 6 seconds and S 1 foot at 11 seconds, becoming W 5 ft at
5 seconds.
.FRI...SW winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SW 5 ft at 6 seconds and
S 3 ft at 9 seconds. Rain.
.FRI NIGHT...W winds around 15 kt, becoming NW after midnight.
Gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: S 6 ft at
10 seconds and SW 5 ft at 7 seconds. Rain.
.SAT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft.
.SUN...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...S winds around 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft. A chance of rain.
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Buzzards Bay:
.THIS AFTERNOON...W winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt.
Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 6 seconds. A slight chance
of showers.
.TONIGHT...W winds 25 to 30 kt, becoming NW 20 to 25 kt after
midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SW 5 ft at 9 seconds and W
3 ft at 5 seconds. Light freezing spray.
.THU...W winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to
4 ft. Wave Detail: SW 4 ft at 8 seconds and NW 3 ft at 6 seconds.
Light freezing spray in the morning.
.THU NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. Gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft
at 5 seconds and N 1 foot at 6 seconds.
.FRI...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to
4 ft. Wave Detail: SW 4 ft at 6 seconds and SW 2 ft at
10 seconds. Rain.
.FRI NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SW 4 ft at 9 seconds and
SW 3 ft at 6 seconds. Rain. A chance of snow after midnight.
.SAT...N winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to
5 ft. A chance of snow.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas
2 to 4 ft.
.SUN...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 2 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas
2 to 3 ft. A chance of rain and snow.
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Cape Cod Bay:
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING...
...FREEZING SPRAY ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM EST THIS EVENING
THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING...
.THIS AFTERNOON...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming W 20 to 25 kt.
Gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at
5 seconds and S 2 ft at 9 seconds. A slight chance of showers.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas 4 to
6 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 5 seconds and S 2 ft at 9 seconds.
Light freezing spray.
.THU...NW winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming W 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 6 seconds and SW 2 ft at 9 seconds. Light freezing spray.
.THU NIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 6 seconds and S
1 foot at 10 seconds.
.FRI...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SW
2 ft at 3 seconds and N 1 foot at 5 seconds. Rain.
.FRI NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. Gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft
at 4 seconds and S 2 ft at 10 seconds. Rain. A chance of snow
after midnight.
.SAT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. A chance of snow.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft.
.SUN...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas
2 to 3 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.
