Port Update
RI / Southern Massachusetts
February 21, 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 2025/02/20 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 2025/02/21 Fri 01:18 AM 2.65 H 2025/02/21 Fri 07:42 AM 0.73 L 2025/02/21 Fri 01:43 PM 2.17 H 2025/02/21 Fri 07:14 PM 0.53 L Providence: Date Day Time Pred High/Low 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 2025/02/21 Fri 01:35 AM 3.40 H 2025/02/21 Fri 07:33 AM 0.98 L 2025/02/21 Fri 02:03 PM 2.99 H 2025/02/21 Fri 07:38 PM 0.83 L
Weather / Marine Zone Forecast
Providence Weather:
Today
Mostly sunny, with a high near 33. North wind 13 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 14. North wind 8 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 37. North wind 6 to 8 mph becoming west in the afternoon.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 25. Southwest wind around 5 mph.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 40. West wind 3 to 8 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 23. Calm wind.
Monday
Partly sunny, with a high near 42. Calm wind becoming south 5 to 9 mph in the morning.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 33. South wind 3 to 5 mph.
Tuesday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 49. Southwest wind 5 to 8 mph.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 35. Southwest wind 3 to 5 mph.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 48. Northwest wind 5 to 9 mph.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 30. Light west wind.
Thursday
A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 47. Light southwest wind becoming south 5 to 9 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Narragansett Bay:
Narragansett Bay:
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING...
.THIS AFTERNOON...NW winds around 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt.
Waves 2 to 3 ft. Light freezing spray.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Waves
2 to 3 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W in the afternoon. Gusts up
to 20 kt. Waves around 2 ft in the morning, then 1 foot or less.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the
evening. Waves 2 to 3 ft.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft.
.MON THROUGH TUE NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft.
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Rhode Island Sound:
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...
.THIS AFTERNOON...NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt.
Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 5 seconds and S 3 ft at
9 seconds. Light freezing spray.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 2 to
4 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 6 seconds and SE 2 ft at 9 seconds.
Light freezing spray.
.SAT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W in the afternoon. Gusts
up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 5 seconds and
SE 1 foot at 8 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas
2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 4 seconds and NE 1 foot at
8 seconds.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt.
Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 6 seconds.
.MON THROUGH TUE NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 9 seconds and SW 3 ft at 6 seconds.
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Buzzards Bay:
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...
.THIS AFTERNOON...NW winds around 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt.
Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 5 seconds and S 1 foot at
9 seconds. Light freezing spray.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 2 to
3 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 5 seconds and S 1 foot at 9 seconds.
Light freezing spray in the evening.
.SAT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W in the afternoon. Gusts
up to 25 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds
and NE 1 foot at 7 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas
2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 4 seconds and NE 1 foot at
7 seconds.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave
Detail: SW 2 ft at 5 seconds and NE 1 foot at 7 seconds.
.MON THROUGH TUE NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 2 ft.
Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 4 seconds and S 2 ft at 9 seconds.
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Cape Cod Bay:
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING...
.THIS AFTERNOON...NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt.
Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 6 seconds and S 1 foot at
9 seconds. Light freezing spray.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 3 to
4 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 6 seconds and SE 1 foot at
9 seconds. Light freezing spray.
.SAT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W in the afternoon. Gusts
up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 6 seconds and
SE 1 foot at 9 seconds. Light freezing spray in the morning.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the
evening. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 4 seconds and N
2 ft at 7 seconds.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave
Detail: W 1 foot at 3 seconds and NE 1 foot at 6 seconds.
.MON THROUGH TUE...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave
Detail: SE 1 foot at 3 seconds and SW 1 foot at 3 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...SW 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.
