Port Update
RI / Southern Massachusetts
February 04, 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 2025/02/03 Mon 04:29 AM -0.20 L 2025/02/03 Mon 11:21 AM 3.45 H 2025/02/03 Mon 04:36 PM -0.41 L 2025/02/03 Mon 11:52 PM 3.82 H 2025/02/04 Tue 05:29 AM 0.07 L 2025/02/04 Tue 12:17 PM 3.18 H 2025/02/04 Tue 05:25 PM -0.19 L Providence: Date Day Time Pred High/Low 2025/02/03 Mon 04:31 AM -0.22 L 2025/02/03 Mon 11:41 AM 4.39 H 2025/02/03 Mon 04:47 PM -0.49 L 2025/02/04 Tue 12:09 AM 4.68 H 2025/02/04 Tue 05:22 AM 0.10 L 2025/02/04 Tue 12:37 PM 4.10 H 2025/02/04 Tue 05:34 PM -0.24 L
Weather / Marine Zone Forecast
Providence Weather:
Today
Mostly sunny, with a temperature rising to near 42 by 10am, then falling to around 32 during the remainder of the day. North wind 8 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 34 mph.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 15. North wind 8 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 30. Northwest wind 5 to 8 mph.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 15. Calm wind.
Thursday
Rain, snow, and sleet, becoming all rain after noon. High near 41. Light southeast wind increasing to 5 to 10 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow and sleet accumulation of less than one inch possible.
Thursday Night
A chance of rain, mainly before 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 32. Southwest wind 6 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 42. West wind 9 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 20. West wind 3 to 6 mph.
Saturday
Partly sunny, with a high near 36. West wind 3 to 6 mph.
Saturday Night
Snow, mainly after 10pm. Low around 25. Calm wind becoming east around 6 mph after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 90%.
Sunday
Rain and snow. High near 42. East wind 6 to 10 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 22. Northwest wind 3 to 6 mph.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 35. Northwest wind 3 to 7 mph.
Narragansett Bay:
Narragansett Bay:
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...
.TODAY...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt this
afternoon. Gusts up to 30 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 30 kt, decreasing to
20 kt after midnight. Waves 2 to 3 ft.
.WED...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the morning.
Waves around 2 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds around 5 kt, becoming SW after midnight.
Waves 1 foot or less.
.THU...SE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Waves 2 to
4 ft. Rain. Snow and sleet in the morning. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Waves
3 to 5 ft. A chance of rain in the evening.
.FRI...W winds around 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Waves 3 to
5 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Waves
2 to 3 ft.
.SAT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. A chance of snow.
.SAT NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Waves
2 to 3 ft. Snow and rain. Vsby 1 NM or less.
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Rhode Island Sound:
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...
.TODAY...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 20 to 25 kt this
afternoon. Gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 4 seconds and S 4 ft at 7 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to around 15 kt
after midnight. Gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: N
4 ft at 5 seconds and S 3 ft at 7 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 2 ft at 7 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds around 5 kt, becoming SW after midnight.
Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: N 1 foot at 3 seconds and W
1 foot at 4 seconds.
.THU...S winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to
3 ft, building to 3 to 5 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: S 3 ft
at 4 seconds and W 1 foot at 3 seconds, becoming S 5 ft at
6 seconds and SE 1 foot at 11 seconds. Rain. Snow and sleet
likely in the morning. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas
4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: S 6 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at
4 seconds. A chance of rain in the evening.
.FRI...W winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 5 to
6 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of snow.
.SAT NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Snow and rain.
Vsby 1 NM or less.
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Buzzards Bay:
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON EST TODAY THROUGH THIS
EVENING...
.TODAY...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt this
afternoon. Gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW
3 ft at 4 seconds and SW 2 ft at 7 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft
at 5 seconds and SW 2 ft at 7 seconds.
.WED...NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, diminishing
to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas around 2 ft in the morning,
then 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds and SW
1 foot at 7 seconds, becoming N 1 foot at 4 seconds and SW 1 foot
at 7 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds around 5 kt, becoming S after midnight.
Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: NW 1 foot at 3 seconds and SW
1 foot at 3 seconds.
.THU...SE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to
4 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 4 seconds and S 3 ft at 6 seconds.
Rain. Sleet with snow likely in the morning. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S
3 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 4 seconds. A chance of rain in
the evening.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt.
Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.SAT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas
around 2 ft. Snow likely with rain. Vsby 1 NM or less.
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Cape Cod Bay:
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON EST TODAY THROUGH THIS
EVENING...
.TODAY...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to 25 kt this
afternoon. Gusts up to 35 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft, building to 3 to
5 ft this afternoon. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 4 seconds and SE
2 ft at 7 seconds, becoming N 5 ft at 5 seconds and S 1 foot at
7 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. Gusts up to 35 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 5 ft
at 6 seconds and S 1 foot at 8 seconds. Light freezing spray.
.WED...NW 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: N 4 ft
at 6 seconds and S 1 foot at 8 seconds. Light freezing spray in
the morning.
.WED NIGHT...W winds around 5 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 S 1 foot at 7 seconds, becoming
SW 1 foot at 2 seconds and N 1 foot at 5 seconds.
.THU...S winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas around
2 ft, building to 3 to 4 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: S
1 foot at 2 seconds and N 1 foot at 5 seconds, becoming SE 2 ft
at 3 seconds and S 2 ft at 6 seconds. Rain. Snow and sleet in the
morning. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds around 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas
2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 5 seconds and NW 1 foot at
5 seconds. A chance of rain in the evening.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt.
Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to
3 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas
around 2 ft. Snow and rain. Vsby 1 NM or less.
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.
