Port Update
RI / Southern Massachusetts
February 05, 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 2025/02/04 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 2025/02/05 Wed 12:49 AM 3.71 H 2025/02/05 Wed 07:04 AM 0.31 L 2025/02/05 Wed 01:16 PM 2.96 H 2025/02/05 Wed 06:24 PM 0.03 L Providence: Date Day Time Pred High/Low 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 2025/02/05 Wed 01:05 AM 4.55 H 2025/02/05 Wed 06:22 AM 0.44 L 2025/02/05 Wed 01:34 PM 3.86 H 2025/02/05 Wed 06:30 PM 0.04 L
Weather / Marine Zone Forecast
Providence Weather:
Today
Sunny, with a high near 29. North wind 7 to 9 mph.
Tonight
Increasing clouds, with a low around 14. Light and variable wind.
Thursday
Snow, possibly mixed with sleet before 2pm, then freezing rain likely, possibly mixed with snow between 2pm and 3pm, then a chance of freezing rain after 3pm. High near 35. Calm wind becoming southeast 5 to 8 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow and sleet accumulation of 2 to 4 inches possible.
Thursday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30. Southwest wind 5 to 8 mph.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 41. West wind 9 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 21. West wind around 6 mph.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 35. West wind around 6 mph.
Saturday Night
Snow, mainly after 9pm. Low around 26. Calm wind becoming southeast around 6 mph after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 100%.
Sunday
Rain and snow, becoming all rain after 10am, then gradually ending. High near 43. Southeast wind 7 to 13 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 18. Northwest wind 5 to 7 mph.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 34. West wind 5 to 8 mph.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 18. Light west wind.
Tuesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 34. Calm wind becoming west 5 to 7 mph in the morning.
Narragansett Bay:
Narragansett Bay:
.TODAY...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW winds around 5 kt, becoming SE after midnight.
Waves 1 foot or less.
.THU...SE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Waves 2 to
3 ft. Snow. A chance of sleet in the morning, then rain likely in
the afternoon. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.THU NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Waves
3 to 5 ft.
.FRI...W winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Waves 3 to
5 ft, subsiding to 2 to 3 ft in the afternoon. At the bay
entrance, waves 4 to 6 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the
evening. Waves 2 to 3 ft.
.SAT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft.
.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.
.SUN...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Waves 3 to
5 ft. Rain likely. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Waves
2 to 3 ft.
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Rhode Island Sound:
.TODAY...NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, diminishing
to 5 to 10 kt this afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft
at 4 seconds and S 2 ft at 7 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NW winds around 5 kt, becoming SE after midnight. Seas
1 foot or less, then around 2 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: N
1 foot at 3 seconds and W 1 foot at 3 seconds, becoming NE 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
3 ft, building to 3 to 5 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: S 3 ft
at 4 seconds and SE 1 foot at 11 seconds, becoming S 5 ft at
5 seconds and SE 1 foot at 11 seconds. Snow. A chance of sleet in
the morning, then rain in the afternoon. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.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.
.FRI...W winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: S 6 ft
at 9 seconds and W 3 ft at 4 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas
4 to 6 ft, subsiding to 3 to 4 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: SW
5 ft at 8 seconds and W 3 ft at 4 seconds, becoming SW 4 ft at
8 seconds and W 3 ft at 4 seconds.
.SAT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Snow and rain.
Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.SUN...SW winds around 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 4 to
6 ft. Rain. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas
4 to 6 ft.
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Buzzards Bay:
.TODAY...NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, diminishing
to 5 to 10 kt this afternoon. Seas around 2 ft this morning, then
1 foot or less. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 3 seconds and N 1 foot at
6 seconds, becoming N 1 foot at 4 seconds and SW 1 foot at
7 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NW winds around 5 kt, becoming SE after midnight. Seas
1 foot or less. Wave Detail: W 1 foot at 3 seconds and N 1 foot
at 4 seconds.
.THU...SE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to
3 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 3 seconds and S 2 ft at 6 seconds.
Snow. A chance of rain in the afternoon. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt
after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 6 seconds
and SW 2 ft at 3 seconds.
.FRI...W winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 4 to
5 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 4 seconds and S 3 ft at 8 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt
after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 8 seconds
and W 2 ft at 4 seconds.
.SAT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 2 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Snow likely
with rain. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.SUN...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to
4 ft. Rain with a chance of snow. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
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Cape Cod Bay:
.TODAY...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt this
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 this
morning.
.TONIGHT...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 S 1 foot at 7 seconds, becoming N 1 foot at
5 seconds and S 1 foot at 7 seconds.
.THU...S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SE 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE
2 ft at 3 seconds and S 2 ft at 6 seconds. Snow. Rain likely with
a chance of sleet in the afternoon. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas
2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 5 seconds and SW 2 ft at
3 seconds.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt.
Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 4 seconds and SE 3 ft at
9 seconds.
.SAT...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to
3 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 5 seconds and SW 1 foot at
8 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas
2 to 3 ft. Snow and rain. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.SUN...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to
5 ft. Rain with a chance of snow. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas
4 to 6 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.
