Port Update
RI / Southern Massachusetts
February 14, 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: Date Day Time Pred High/Low 2025/02/13 Thu 01:23 AM -0.27 L 2025/02/13 Thu 08:16 AM 3.72 H 2025/02/13 Thu 02:06 PM -0.19 L 2025/02/13 Thu 08:35 PM 3.65 H 2025/02/14 Fri 02:03 AM -0.27 L 2025/02/14 Fri 08:54 AM 3.55 H 2025/02/14 Fri 02:31 PM -0.21 L 2025/02/14 Fri 09:14 PM 3.56 H Providence: Date Day Time Pred High/Low 2025/02/13 Thu 01:08 AM -0.33 L 2025/02/13 Thu 08:31 AM 4.56 H 2025/02/13 Thu 01:42 PM -0.07 L 2025/02/13 Thu 08:50 PM 4.45 H 2025/02/14 Fri 01:53 AM -0.33 L 2025/02/14 Fri 09:09 AM 4.37 H 2025/02/14 Fri 02:21 PM -0.15 L 2025/02/14 Fri 09:30 PM 4.34 H
Weather / Marine Zone Forecast
Providence Weather:
Today
Sunny, with a high near 32. North wind 13 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 37 mph.
Tonight
Partly cloudy, with a low around 16. North wind 5 to 14 mph.
Saturday
A chance of snow, mainly after 3pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 31. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm. Chance of precipitation is 30%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.
Saturday Night
Snow before midnight, then snow and sleet between midnight and 3am, then freezing rain and sleet after 3am. Patchy fog before 8pm. Low around 25. Calm wind becoming east around 6 mph after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow and sleet accumulation of 3 to 5 inches possible.
Sunday
Rain. High near 43. East wind 8 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%.
Sunday Night
Rain, mainly before 10pm. Low around 22. West wind 7 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Washington's Birthday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 30. West wind 14 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 12. West wind 11 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 24. West wind 13 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 10. West wind 7 to 10 mph.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 29. West wind 7 to 10 mph.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 12. West wind 3 to 6 mph.
Thursday
A chance of snow. Partly sunny, with a high near 30. Northwest wind 5 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Narragansett Bay:
Narragansett Bay:
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON...
.TODAY...NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Waves
around 3 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Gusts up to 25 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft.
.SAT...NW winds around 5 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. Waves
1 foot or less. A chance of snow in the afternoon.
.SAT NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E 10 to 15 kt with
gusts up to 20 kt after midnight. Waves 1 foot or less, then 2 to
3 ft after midnight. Snow likely. Rain after midnight. Vsby 1 NM
or less.
.SUN...E winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Waves 2 to
4 ft, building to 4 to 6 ft in the afternoon. Rain. Vsby 1 to
3 NM.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming W 20 to 25 kt after
midnight. Gusts up to 30 kt. Waves 5 to 8 ft, except 7 to 10 ft
at the bay entrance. Rain, mainly in the evening with vsby 1 to
3 NM.
.MON...W winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Waves 5 to
7 ft. A chance of light freezing spray.
.MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up
to 30 kt. Waves 2 to 4 ft, except 5 to 7 ft at the bay entrance.
A chance of light freezing spray.
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Rhode Island Sound:
.TODAY...W winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas 4 to
6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 6 seconds and S 5 ft at 9 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt,
diminishing to 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt after midnight.
Seas 3 to 4 ft, subsiding to 2 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: W
4 ft at 6 seconds, becoming NW 2 ft at 4 seconds and SW 2 ft at
7 seconds.
.SAT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. Seas
1 foot or less. Wave Detail: N 1 foot at 4 seconds and NW 1 foot
at 7 seconds. A chance of snow in the afternoon.
.SAT NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming E 15 to 20 kt with
gusts up to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S
4 ft at 4 seconds and S 1 foot at 8 seconds. Snow. Rain after
midnight. Vsby 1 NM or less, increasing to 1 to 3 NM after
midnight.
.SUN...E winds around 20 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. Gusts
up to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft, building to 5 to 8 ft in the
afternoon. Wave Detail: S 5 ft at 6 seconds and SE 5 ft at
10 seconds, becoming S 8 ft at 10 seconds and S 1 foot at
3 seconds. Rain. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming W 25 to 30 kt after
midnight. Seas 7 to 10 ft, building to 9 to 11 ft after midnight.
Wave Detail: S 10 ft at 11 seconds and SW 2 ft at 4 seconds,
becoming S 11 ft at 11 seconds and W 4 ft at 6 seconds. Rain,
mainly in the evening with vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.MON...W winds 25 to 35 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas 8 to
11 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas
7 to 10 ft. A chance of light freezing spray.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W winds 25 to 30 kt, becoming NW 20 to
25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. A chance of light freezing spray.
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Buzzards Bay:
.TODAY...W winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas 3 to
5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 4 seconds and SW 3 ft at 7 seconds.
A chance of light freezing spray this morning.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft
at 6 seconds and S 1 foot at 9 seconds.
.SAT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW in the afternoon. Seas
1 foot or less. Wave Detail: NW 1 foot at 5 seconds and S 1 foot
at 8 seconds. A chance of snow in the afternoon.
.SAT NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming E 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. Seas 1 foot or less, then around 2 ft after midnight.
Wave Detail: SW 1 foot at 3 seconds and E 1 foot at 3 seconds,
becoming SE 2 ft at 4 seconds and S 1 foot at 10 seconds. Snow.
Rain and freezing rain after midnight. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.SUN...E winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. 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 10 seconds and E 2 ft at 3 seconds,
becoming S 4 ft at 9 seconds and SE 3 ft at 4 seconds. Rain. Vsby
1 to 3 NM.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming W 25 to 30 kt with
gusts up to 35 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: SW
5 ft at 10 seconds and W 4 ft at 6 seconds. Rain, mainly in the
evening with vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...W winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 35 kt.
Seas 6 to 9 ft. A chance of freezing spray.
.TUE...W winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. A chance of freezing
spray.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. A chance of
freezing spray.
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Cape Cod Bay:
.TODAY...W winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas 4 to
6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 6 seconds and SE 3 ft at 9 seconds.
A chance of light freezing spray this morning.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. Gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft
at 6 seconds and SE 1 foot at 9 seconds. A chance of light
freezing spray in the evening.
.SAT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, becoming SW
5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft in the morning, then
1 foot or less. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 6 seconds and S 1 foot at
9 seconds, becoming N 1 foot at 6 seconds and S 1 foot at
9 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. Seas 1 foot or less, then 2 to 3 ft after midnight.
Wave Detail: N 1 foot at 6 seconds and SE 1 foot at 9 seconds,
becoming SE 2 ft at 3 seconds and N 1 foot at 4 seconds. Snow.
Rain and sleet after midnight. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.SUN...E winds around 20 kt, becoming SE in the afternoon. Gusts
up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 4 seconds
and S 3 ft at 9 seconds. Rain. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming W 25 to 30 kt after
midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 4 seconds and S
4 ft at 9 seconds. Rain, mainly in the evening with vsby 1 to
3 NM.
.MON THROUGH TUE...W winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 35 kt.
Seas 5 to 8 ft. A chance of freezing spray.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas
4 to 6 ft. A chance of freezing spray.
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.
