Port Update
RI / Southern Massachusetts
February 12, 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 2025/02/11 Tue 06:55 AM 3.81 H 2025/02/11 Tue 01:17 PM -0.07 L 2025/02/11 Tue 07:11 PM 3.56 H 2025/02/12 Wed 12:41 AM -0.21 L 2025/02/12 Wed 07:37 AM 3.81 H 2025/02/12 Wed 01:43 PM -0.14 L 2025/02/12 Wed 07:54 PM 3.65 H Providence: Date Day Time Pred High/Low 2025/02/11 Tue 07:09 AM 4.62 H 2025/02/11 Tue 12:29 PM 0.20 L 2025/02/11 Tue 07:25 PM 4.40 H 2025/02/12 Wed 12:22 AM -0.27 L 2025/02/12 Wed 07:51 AM 4.65 H 2025/02/12 Wed 01:04 PM 0.06 L 2025/02/12 Wed 08:08 PM 4.47 H
Weather / Marine Zone Forecast
Providence Weather:
Today
A slight chance of snow after 3pm. Cloudy, with a high near 35. Northeast wind around 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Tonight
Snow before 4am, then rain, possibly mixed with snow and freezing rain. Low around 30. East wind around 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.
Thursday
Rain, possibly mixed with freezing rain before 10am, then a chance of rain between 10am and 4pm. High near 47. East wind around 8 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 24. West wind 8 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 32. West wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 17. Northwest wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Saturday
Snow likely between noon and 5pm, then snow, possibly mixed with rain. High near 34. Calm wind becoming south 5 to 8 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Saturday Night
Rain, possibly mixed with snow, becoming all rain after 3am. Low around 29. Light and variable wind becoming northeast around 6 mph after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 100%.
Sunday
Rain. High near 45. Northeast wind 7 to 13 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%.
Sunday Night
Rain and snow, becoming all snow after 11pm, then gradually ending. Low around 21. West wind around 11 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Washington's Birthday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 29. West wind 13 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 11. West wind 8 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 24. West wind 8 to 13 mph.
Narragansett Bay:
Narragansett Bay:
.TODAY...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt with
gusts up to 20 kt this afternoon. Waves around 2 ft.
.TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. Gusts up to 25 kt. Waves 3 to 5 ft. A chance of rain
and snow in the evening, then rain with snow likely after
midnight. Vsby 1 to 3 NM, decreasing to 1 NM or less after
midnight.
.THU...SE winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Gusts up to 25 kt. Waves 3 to 5 ft. Rain, mainly in
the morning with vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.THU NIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Waves
3 to 5 ft, except 4 to 6 ft at the bay entrance.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt.
Waves 2 to 3 ft.
.SAT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft. Snow likely with a
chance of rain. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.SAT NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Waves
2 to 3 ft. Rain with snow likely. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.SUN...SE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Waves 4 to
6 ft. Rain. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.SUN NIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Waves
5 to 7 ft. Rain with a chance of snow. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
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Rhode Island Sound:
.SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM EST THIS EVENING
THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING...
.TODAY...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt this
afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 5 seconds and
SW 1 foot at 3 seconds.
.TONIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to 25 kt after
midnight. Gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft, building to 5 to
6 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 5 seconds and S 3 ft
at 10 seconds, becoming S 6 ft at 9 seconds and E 5 ft at
6 seconds. A chance of rain and snow in the evening, then rain
with snow likely after midnight. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.THU...SE winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming SW 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: SE 7 ft at 8 seconds and
SE 3 ft at 4 seconds. Rain, mainly in the morning.
.THU NIGHT...W winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas
5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: SE 6 ft at 8 seconds and S 5 ft at
8 seconds.
.FRI...NW winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: SW
5 ft at 8 seconds and W 4 ft at 5 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt
after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft, subsiding to 2 ft after midnight.
Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 4 seconds and SW 2 ft at 8 seconds,
becoming NW 2 ft at 4 seconds and SW 2 ft at 8 seconds.
.SAT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Snow and rain
likely. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.SAT NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Rain. Vsby
1 to 3 NM.
.SUN...S winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 5 to
7 ft. Rain. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.SUN NIGHT...W winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. Rain with a
chance of snow.
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Buzzards Bay:
.TODAY...NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 1 foot
or less, then around 2 ft this afternoon. Wave Detail: NE 1 foot
at 2 seconds and SW 1 foot at 3 seconds, becoming N 1 foot at
3 seconds and SE 1 foot at 6 seconds.
.TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. Gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft
at 10 seconds and E 2 ft at 3 seconds. A chance of rain in the
evening, then rain with snow likely after midnight with vsby 1 to
3 NM.
.THU...SE winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SE
5 ft at 9 seconds and SE 4 ft at 8 seconds. Rain, mainly in the
morning with vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.THU NIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to 25 kt after
midnight. Gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft, building to 4 to
5 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at 7 seconds and SW
3 ft at 4 seconds, becoming W 3 ft at 4 seconds and SW 3 ft at
8 seconds.
.FRI...NW winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming W 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
3 ft at 5 seconds and SW 3 ft at 8 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt
after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds
and SW 1 foot at 8 seconds.
.SAT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. Snow likely with
a chance of rain. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.SAT NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Rain with
snow likely. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.SUN...S winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 3 to
5 ft. Rain. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.SUN NIGHT...W winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas
5 to 7 ft. Rain with a chance of snow. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
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Cape Cod Bay:
.TODAY...NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 1 foot
or less, then 2 to 3 ft this afternoon. Wave Detail: N 1 foot at
4 seconds and SE 1 foot at 10 seconds, becoming N 2 ft at
4 seconds and SE 1 foot at 10 seconds.
.TONIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to
5 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 4 seconds and SE 2 ft at 9 seconds.
Rain with snow likely after midnight with vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.THU...SE winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: SE
6 ft at 10 seconds and SE 5 ft at 8 seconds. Rain, mainly in the
morning with vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.THU NIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 kt, increasing to 25 to 30 kt after
midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft, building to 4 to 6 ft after midnight.
Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 9 seconds and W 3 ft at 4 seconds,
becoming NW 5 ft at 5 seconds and E 4 ft at 9 seconds.
.FRI...NW winds 25 to 30 kt, diminishing to 20 to 25 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 5 ft at 6 seconds and E
3 ft at 9 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt
after midnight. Gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N
4 ft at 6 seconds and SW 1 foot at 8 seconds.
.SAT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Snow likely. Vsby
1 to 3 NM.
.SAT NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas
2 to 3 ft. Rain and snow. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.SUN...SE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to
5 ft. Rain. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.SUN NIGHT...W winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas
5 to 6 ft. Rain with snow likely. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
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.
