Port Update
RI / Southern Massachusetts
February 10, 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 2025/02/09 Sun 05:15 AM 3.60 H 2025/02/09 Sun 12:00 PM 0.09 L 2025/02/09 Sun 05:34 PM 3.17 H 2025/02/09 Sun 11:10 PM -0.01 L 2025/02/10 Mon 06:08 AM 3.73 H 2025/02/10 Mon 12:42 PM 0.01 L 2025/02/10 Mon 06:25 PM 3.39 H 2025/02/10 Mon 11:57 PM -0.12 L Providence: Date Day Time Pred High/Low 2025/02/09 Sun 05:25 AM 4.30 H 2025/02/09 Sun 12:40 PM 0.35 L 2025/02/09 Sun 05:47 PM 3.97 H 2025/02/09 Sun 10:45 PM 0.02 L 2025/02/10 Mon 06:22 AM 4.49 H 2025/02/10 Mon 01:17 PM 0.32 L 2025/02/10 Mon 06:39 PM 4.22 H 2025/02/10 Mon 11:35 PM -0.14 L
Weather / Marine Zone Forecast
Providence Weather:
Today
Partly sunny, with a high near 34. Northwest wind 7 to 9 mph.
Tonight
Partly cloudy, with a low around 15. Light northwest wind.
Tuesday
Increasing clouds, with a high near 33. Calm wind becoming southwest 5 to 8 mph in the morning.
Tuesday Night
A slight chance of snow showers between 9pm and 10pm, then a chance of snow after 10pm. Cloudy, with a low around 20. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Wednesday
A chance of snow before 4pm, then a slight chance of snow after 5pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 33. North wind 5 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.
Wednesday Night
Snow likely, mainly after 11pm. Cloudy, with a low around 26. East wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New snow accumulation of 2 to 4 inches possible.
Thursday
Rain and snow likely, becoming all rain after 10am, then gradually ending. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 40. East wind around 7 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Thursday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 21. West wind 6 to 8 mph.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 31. Northwest wind 8 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 15. West wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Saturday
A chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 36. Calm wind becoming south 5 to 7 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Saturday Night
Rain and snow likely. Cloudy, with a low around 28. South wind 3 to 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Sunday
Rain and snow likely. Cloudy, with a high near 41. South wind 8 to 11 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Narragansett Bay:
Narragansett Bay:
.TODAY...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft in the evening,
then 1 foot or less.
.TUE...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 foot or less, then around 2 ft
in the afternoon.
.TUE NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N after midnight. Waves
around 2 ft in the evening, then 1 foot or less. A chance of
snow. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.WED...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft. A chance of snow.
Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Waves
2 to 3 ft. At the bay entrance, waves 2 to 4 ft, building to 4 to
6 ft after midnight. Snow likely. Rain likely after midnight.
Vsby 1 to 3 NM, decreasing to 1 NM or less after midnight.
.THU...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Waves 2 to
4 ft. Rain likely with a chance of snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up
to 20 kt. Waves 2 to 4 ft.
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Rhode Island Sound:
.TODAY...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: S
2 ft at 8 seconds and NW 1 foot at 4 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft in the evening,
then 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: NW 1 foot at 4 seconds and E
1 foot at 6 seconds, becoming NW 1 foot at 3 seconds and NE
1 foot at 6 seconds.
.TUE...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less, then around 2 ft in the
afternoon. Wave Detail: W 1 foot at 3 seconds and NE 1 foot at
6 seconds, becoming SW 2 ft at 3 seconds and NE 1 foot at
6 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas around 2 ft in the evening, then 1 foot or less.
Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 4 seconds and NE 1 foot at 6 seconds,
becoming N 1 foot at 3 seconds and W 1 foot at 4 seconds. A
chance of snow. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.WED...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 1 foot or less, then around
2 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: NE 1 foot at 2 seconds and SW
1 foot at 4 seconds, becoming NE 2 ft at 3 seconds and W 1 foot
at 4 seconds. A chance of snow. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.WED NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NE
2 ft at 3 seconds and SE 1 foot at 10 seconds. A chance of snow
in the evening, then snow and rain likely after midnight. Vsby
1 to 3 NM, decreasing to 1 NM or less after midnight.
.THU...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Rain likely with a
chance of snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt.
Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas
around 2 ft.
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Buzzards Bay:
.TODAY...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt this afternoon.
Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 3 seconds and NE 2 ft at
6 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the
evening. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 5 seconds and SE
1 foot at 8 seconds.
.TUE...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt with gusts up
to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft
at 5 seconds and SE 1 foot at 8 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, becoming
NW 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: W
1 foot at 3 seconds and N 1 foot at 5 seconds. A chance of snow
after midnight.
.WED...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt with gusts
up to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: N
2 ft at 3 seconds and SE 1 foot at 10 seconds. A chance of snow.
Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.WED NIGHT...E 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: NE
2 ft at 4 seconds and SE 1 foot at 10 seconds, becoming E 3 ft at
4 seconds and N 1 foot at 4 seconds. A chance of snow in the
evening, then snow and rain likely after midnight. Vsby 1 to
3 NM, decreasing to 1 NM or less after midnight.
.THU...SE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 4 to
6 ft. Rain likely with a chance of snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.THU NIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas
4 to 5 ft. A chance of rain.
.FRI...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas
2 to 4 ft.
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Cape Cod Bay:
.TODAY...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt this afternoon.
Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 3 seconds and NE 2 ft at
6 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the
evening. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 5 seconds and SE
1 foot at 8 seconds.
.TUE...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt with gusts up
to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft
at 5 seconds and SE 1 foot at 8 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, becoming
NW 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: W
1 foot at 3 seconds and N 1 foot at 5 seconds. A chance of snow
after midnight.
.WED...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt with gusts
up to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: N
2 ft at 3 seconds and SE 1 foot at 10 seconds. A chance of snow.
Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.WED NIGHT...E 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: NE
2 ft at 4 seconds and SE 1 foot at 10 seconds, becoming E 3 ft at
4 seconds and N 1 foot at 4 seconds. A chance of snow in the
evening, then snow and rain likely after midnight. Vsby 1 to
3 NM, decreasing to 1 NM or less after midnight.
.THU...SE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 4 to
6 ft. Rain likely with a chance of snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.THU NIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas
4 to 5 ft. A chance of rain.
.FRI...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas
2 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.
