Daily Update
RI / Southern Massachusetts
February 20, 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 2025/02/19 Wed 05:21 AM 0.46 L 2025/02/19 Wed 12:04 PM 2.34 H 2025/02/19 Wed 05:15 PM 0.33 L 2025/02/20 Thu 12:30 AM 2.74 H 2025/02/20 Thu 06:19 AM 0.64 L 2025/02/20 Thu 12:51 PM 2.22 H 2025/02/20 Thu 06:07 PM 0.47 L Providence: Date Day Time Pred High/Low 2025/02/19 Wed 12:05 AM 3.63 H 2025/02/19 Wed 05:30 AM 0.56 L 2025/02/19 Wed 12:27 PM 3.11 H 2025/02/19 Wed 05:36 PM 0.54 L 2025/02/20 Thu 12:48 AM 3.49 H 2025/02/20 Thu 06:24 AM 0.82 L 2025/02/20 Thu 01:14 PM 3.02 H 2025/02/20 Thu 06:29 PM 0.75 L
Weather / Marine Zone Forecast
Providence Weather:
Today
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 30. North wind 5 to 8 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Tonight
A chance of snow showers, mainly before 11pm. Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 19. North wind 6 to 11 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 32. Northwest wind around 11 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 13. Northwest wind 5 to 7 mph.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 35. Northwest wind 3 to 7 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 24. Southwest wind 3 to 5 mph.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 40. West wind 3 to 8 mph.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 22. Calm wind.
Monday
Partly sunny, with a high near 42. Calm wind becoming south 5 to 8 mph in the morning.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 31. South wind 3 to 5 mph.
Tuesday
A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 46. Southwest wind 3 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 31. Light west wind.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 47. West wind 5 to 9 mph.
Narragansett Bay:
Narragansett Bay:
.TODAY...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt this afternoon.
Waves 1 foot or less, then around 2 ft this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt, increasing to
30 kt after midnight. Waves 2 to 3 ft. A chance of snow showers
in the evening. Light freezing spray after midnight. Vsby 1 to
3 NM in the evening.
.FRI...NW winds around 15 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Waves 2 to
3 ft. Light freezing spray in the morning.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the
evening. Waves 2 to 3 ft.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft.
.SUN THROUGH MON NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft.
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Rhode Island Sound:
.TODAY...N winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt with gusts
up to 20 kt this afternoon. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft
at 3 seconds and S 1 foot at 8 seconds. A slight chance of snow
this afternoon with vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 2 to
4 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 4 seconds and S 2 ft at 10 seconds.
A chance of snow in the evening. Light freezing spray after
midnight. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.FRI...NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 3 to
4 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 5 seconds and S 3 ft at 9 seconds.
Light freezing spray in the morning.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas
2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 5 seconds and SE 2 ft at
9 seconds.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt.
Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds and SE 1 foot
at 9 seconds.
.SUN THROUGH MON NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to
20 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 5 seconds and S
3 ft at 10 seconds.
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Buzzards Bay:
.TODAY...N winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt with gusts
up to 20 kt this afternoon. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: N
1 foot at 4 seconds and S 1 foot at 8 seconds. A chance of snow
this afternoon with vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to
3 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 3 seconds and S 1 foot at 8 seconds.
Snow likely, mainly in the evening. Light freezing spray after
midnight. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.FRI...NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 2 to
3 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 5 seconds and S 2 ft at 10 seconds.
Light freezing spray in the morning.
.FRI NIGHT...NW 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 S 1 foot at
9 seconds.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave
Detail: N 2 ft at 5 seconds and SE 1 foot at 9 seconds.
.SUN THROUGH MON NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 2 ft.
Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 5 seconds and S 2 ft at 10 seconds.
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Cape Cod Bay:
.TODAY...N winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt with gusts
up to 20 kt this afternoon. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft
at 4 seconds and S 1 foot at 9 seconds. A chance of snow this
afternoon with vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.TONIGHT...N winds around 15 kt, becoming NW 20 to 25 kt after
midnight. Gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft
at 4 seconds and S 1 foot at 9 seconds. Snow likely, mainly in
the evening. Light freezing spray after midnight. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.FRI...NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 3 to
5 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 6 seconds and S 1 foot at
10 seconds. Light freezing spray in the morning.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 6 seconds and SE 1 foot at
9 seconds. A chance of light freezing spray.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt.
Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 6 seconds.
.SUN THROUGH MON...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave
Detail: W 1 foot at 3 seconds and SE 1 foot at 8 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...S winds around 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. A chance of
rain.
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.
