Daily Update
RI / Southern Massachusetts
January 30, 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 2025/01/29 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 2025/01/30 Thu 01:19 AM -0.55 L 2025/01/30 Thu 08:05 AM 4.03 H 2025/01/30 Thu 02:05 PM -0.55 L 2025/01/30 Thu 08:29 PM 3.69 H Providence: Date Day Time Pred High/Low 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 2025/01/30 Thu 01:23 AM -0.57 L 2025/01/30 Thu 08:22 AM 5.01 H 2025/01/30 Thu 02:02 PM -0.46 L 2025/01/30 Thu 08:44 PM 4.59 H
Weather / Marine Zone Forecast
Providence Weather:
Today
Sunny, with a high near 29. West wind 7 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Tonight
Increasing clouds, with a temperature falling to near 23 by 9pm, then rising to around 32 during the remainder of the night. South wind 3 to 8 mph.
Friday
Rain, mainly after noon. High near 41. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light south in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Friday Night
Rain before 4am, then a slight chance of snow. Low around 28. Calm wind becoming northwest 5 to 8 mph in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 100%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 36. Northwest wind around 10 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 11. Northwest wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Sunday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 36. Calm wind becoming south 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon.
Sunday Night
Snow likely before 11pm, then rain likely, possibly mixed with snow between 11pm and 2am, then rain likely after 2am. Cloudy, with a low around 28. South wind around 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Monday
A chance of rain before 9am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 49. South wind 8 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 27. West wind around 8 mph.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 38. Northwest wind 8 to 11 mph.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 20. Northwest wind 3 to 6 mph.
Wednesday
A chance of snow. Partly sunny, with a high near 37. West wind 3 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Narragansett Bay:
Narragansett Bay:
.TODAY...NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Waves 2 to
3 ft.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. Gusts up to 25 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft.
.FRI...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. Gusts up to 25 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. A chance of rain
in the morning, then rain in the afternoon with vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt after
midnight. Waves 2 to 3 ft, except 4 to 6 ft at the bay entrance.
Rain. Vsby 1 to 3 NM in the evening.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt.
Waves 2 to 3 ft.
.SUN...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Waves
2 to 4 ft. A chance of rain and snow. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.MON...SW winds around 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Waves 3 to
5 ft. A chance of rain.
.MON 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:
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON...
.TODAY...NW winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming W 15 to 20 kt this
afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 5 seconds and
SW 3 ft at 8 seconds. Light freezing spray.
.TONIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 20 to 25 kt after
midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SW 4 ft at 6 seconds and N
1 foot at 6 seconds.
.FRI...SW winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SW 5 ft at 7 seconds and
W 1 foot at 4 seconds. A chance of rain in the morning, then rain
in the afternoon with vsby 1 NM or less.
.FRI NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. Gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: S 6 ft
at 8 seconds and S 6 ft at 11 seconds. Rain. Vsby 1 to 3 NM in
the evening.
.SAT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 5 to
7 ft. Wave Detail: S 7 ft at 10 seconds and N 3 ft at 5 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the
evening. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: S 5 ft at 10 seconds and N
2 ft at 5 seconds.
.SUN...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. A chance of
rain.
.MON...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 4 to
6 ft. A chance of rain.
.MON NIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas
4 to 5 ft.
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Buzzards Bay:
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING...
.TODAY...NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to
4 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 5 seconds and SW 3 ft at 8 seconds.
.TONIGHT...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: SW 4 ft
at 6 seconds and N 1 foot at 6 seconds.
.FRI...SW winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SW 4 ft at 5 seconds and
N 1 foot at 6 seconds. Rain. Vsby 1 NM or less in the afternoon.
.FRI NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 11 seconds and
SW 3 ft at 8 seconds. Rain. Vsby 1 NM or less in the evening.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave
Detail: S 4 ft at 10 seconds and N 2 ft at 4 seconds.
.SUN...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft
at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 9 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of
rain and snow.
.MON...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to
4 ft. A chance of rain.
.MON NIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
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Cape Cod Bay:
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON...
...FREEZING SPRAY ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS
EVENING...
.TODAY...NW winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming W 15 to 20 kt this
afternoon. Gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 5 ft
at 7 seconds and SW 1 foot at 8 seconds. Light freezing spray
this morning.
.TONIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. Gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft
at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 6 seconds.
.FRI...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Gusts up to 25 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SW
2 ft at 4 seconds and N 1 foot at 5 seconds. A chance of rain in
the morning, then rain in the afternoon with vsby 1 NM or less.
.FRI NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 15 to 20 kt with
gusts up to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: N
3 ft at 4 seconds and S 2 ft at 6 seconds. Rain. Vsby 1 to 3 NM
in the evening.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave
Detail: N 4 ft at 6 seconds and S 3 ft at 11 seconds.
.SUN...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft
at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 10 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas
2 to 3 ft. Rain likely with a chance of snow.
.MON...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to
4 ft. A chance of rain.
.MON NIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas
3 to 4 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.
