Port Update
RI / Southern Massachusetts
February 07, 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 2025/02/06 Thu 01:50 AM 3.57 H 2025/02/06 Thu 09:03 AM 0.35 L 2025/02/06 Thu 02:19 PM 2.81 H 2025/02/06 Thu 07:37 PM 0.18 L 2025/02/07 Fri 02:58 AM 3.48 H 2025/02/07 Fri 10:15 AM 0.28 L 2025/02/07 Fri 03:28 PM 2.80 H 2025/02/07 Fri 09:01 PM 0.21 L Providence: Date Day Time Pred High/Low 2025/02/06 Thu 02:02 AM 4.39 H 2025/02/06 Thu 10:04 AM 0.69 L 2025/02/06 Thu 02:33 PM 3.68 H 2025/02/06 Thu 07:37 PM 0.24 L 2025/02/07 Fri 03:04 AM 4.24 H 2025/02/07 Fri 11:03 AM 0.54 L 2025/02/07 Fri 03:37 PM 3.62 H 2025/02/07 Fri 08:45 PM 0.28 L
Weather / Marine Zone Forecast
Providence Weather:
Today
Partly sunny, with a high near 38. Northwest wind 11 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 38 mph.
Tonight
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 19. West wind 6 to 9 mph.
Saturday
Increasing clouds, with a high near 35. Northwest wind around 6 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon.
Saturday Night
Snow, mainly after 8pm. The snow could be heavy at times. Low around 26. Calm wind becoming east around 5 mph after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow accumulation of 4 to 8 inches possible.
Sunday
Snow, mainly before noon. High near 36. North wind 6 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 17. Light west wind.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 32. West wind 3 to 7 mph.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 12. Calm wind.
Tuesday
A chance of snow after 4pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 31. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Tuesday Night
Snow likely, mainly after 8pm. Cloudy, with a low around 23. Light and variable wind. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Wednesday
A chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 36. North wind 5 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Wednesday Night
A chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 23. Light north wind. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Thursday
Snow likely, possibly mixed with rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 37. Northeast wind 5 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Narragansett Bay:
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING...
.TODAY...W winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Waves 2 to
4 ft.
.TONIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Waves 2 to
3 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW in the afternoon. Waves
around 2 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E after midnight. Waves
1 foot or less, then around 2 ft after midnight. Snow in the
evening, then snow with a chance of rain after midnight. Vsby
1 NM or less.
.SUN...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Waves 2 to
3 ft. Snow with a chance of rain in the morning, then a chance of
snow in the afternoon. Vsby 1 NM or less in the morning.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft.
.TUE...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 foot or less. A chance of
snow.
.TUE NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. Snow likely.
Vsby 1 NM or less.
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Rhode Island Sound:
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...
.TODAY...W winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 4 to
6 ft. Wave Detail: S 6 ft at 9 seconds and W 3 ft at 4 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt,
diminishing to 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave
Detail: SW 5 ft at 8 seconds and W 3 ft at 4 seconds.
.SAT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 4 seconds and S
2 ft at 8 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E 10 to 15 kt with
gusts up to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less, then
around 2 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: S 1 foot at 4 seconds
and S 1 foot at 8 seconds, becoming S 2 ft at 4 seconds and S
1 foot at 8 seconds. Snow. Rain after midnight. Vsby 1 NM or
less.
.SUN...NE winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW in the afternoon. Seas
2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 8 seconds and NE 3 ft at
4 seconds. Snow likely with a chance of rain in the morning, then
a chance of snow in the afternoon. Vsby 1 NM or less in the
morning.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S
4 ft at 10 seconds and NW 2 ft at 3 seconds.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.TUE...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. A chance of snow.
.TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Snow. Vsby 1 NM
or less.
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Buzzards Bay:
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...
.TODAY...W winds 15 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to 25 kt this
afternoon. Gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft
at 9 seconds and W 3 ft at 4 seconds.
.TONIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft
at 5 seconds and SW 3 ft at 8 seconds.
.SAT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW in the afternoon. Seas
around 2 ft in the morning, then 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: NW
2 ft at 5 seconds and S 1 foot at 8 seconds, becoming N 1 foot at
4 seconds and SW 1 foot at 4 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 1 foot or less, then around 2 ft after midnight.
Wave Detail: NE 1 foot at 4 seconds and SW 1 foot at 4 seconds,
becoming SE 1 foot at 3 seconds and SW 1 foot at 4 seconds. Snow
in the evening, then snow with rain likely after midnight. Vsby
1 NM or less.
.SUN...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N in the afternoon. Gusts
up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 8 seconds and
N 1 foot at 4 seconds. Snow. A chance of rain in the morning.
Vsby 1 NM or less, increasing to 1 to 3 NM in the afternoon.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds around 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail:
S 2 ft at 8 seconds and N 1 foot at 4 seconds.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft, then
1 foot or less.
.TUE...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. A chance of snow.
.TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Snow likely.
Vsby 1 NM or less.
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Cape Cod Bay:
.TODAY...W winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 3 to
5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 4 seconds and SE 3 ft at 9 seconds.
.TONIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt,
diminishing to 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt after midnight.
Seas 3 to 5 ft, subsiding to 2 to 3 ft after midnight. Wave
Detail: NW 4 ft at 5 seconds and S 2 ft at 8 seconds, becoming NW
3 ft at 5 seconds and S 1 foot at 8 seconds.
.SAT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, becoming W
5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft
at 5 seconds and S 1 foot at 8 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 1 foot or less, then around 2 ft after midnight.
Wave Detail: N 1 foot at 5 seconds and S 1 foot at 8 seconds,
becoming SE 1 foot at 3 seconds and NW 1 foot at 4 seconds. A
chance of rain. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.SUN...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N in the afternoon. Gusts
up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NE 2 ft at 4 seconds
and S 2 ft at 8 seconds. Snow. Rain likely in the morning. Vsby
1 NM or less, increasing to 1 to 3 NM in the afternoon.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 5 seconds and S 2 ft at
8 seconds. A chance of snow in the evening.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.TUE...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. A chance of snow.
.TUE NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Snow likely.
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.
