Port Update
RI / Southern Massachusetts
February 24, 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 2025/02/23 Sun 03:25 AM 2.75 H 2025/02/23 Sun 10:11 AM 0.47 L 2025/02/23 Sun 03:55 PM 2.41 H 2025/02/23 Sun 09:40 PM 0.24 L 2025/02/24 Mon 04:32 AM 3.02 H 2025/02/24 Mon 10:57 AM 0.22 L 2025/02/24 Mon 04:56 PM 2.74 H 2025/02/24 Mon 10:37 PM -0.03 L Providence: Date Day Time Pred High/Low 2025/02/23 Sun 03:30 AM 3.50 H 2025/02/23 Sun 09:49 AM 0.78 L 2025/02/23 Sun 04:02 PM 3.23 H 2025/02/23 Sun 09:47 PM 0.44 L 2025/02/24 Mon 04:40 AM 3.78 H 2025/02/24 Mon 10:41 AM 0.51 L 2025/02/24 Mon 05:06 PM 3.57 H 2025/02/24 Mon 10:41 PM 0.10 L
Weather / Marine Zone Forecast
Providence Weather:
Today
Mostly sunny, with a high near 46. South wind 5 to 13 mph.
Tonight
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 33. Southwest wind 5 to 7 mph.
Tuesday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 53. Southwest wind 3 to 6 mph.
Tuesday Night
A slight chance of showers before 8pm. Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 34. Calm wind becoming northwest around 5 mph after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 51. Northwest wind 6 to 8 mph.
Wednesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 33. Light and variable wind.
Thursday
A chance of rain after 8am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 52. South wind 6 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Thursday Night
A chance of rain before 4am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 35. Southwest wind around 6 mph becoming west after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 44. Northwest wind 6 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 21. Northwest wind around 6 mph.
Saturday
Partly sunny, with a high near 41. South wind 6 to 11 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26. Southwest wind around 6 mph becoming northwest after midnight.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 37. Northwest wind 7 to 11 mph.
Narragansett Bay:
Narragansett Bay:
.TODAY...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt with gusts up
to 20 kt this afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less, then around 2 ft
this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Waves
around 2 ft.
.TUE...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 foot or less, then
around 2 ft after midnight.
.WED...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S after midnight.
Waves 2 to 3 ft.
.THU...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Waves 2 to
4 ft. A chance of rain.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Waves
2 to 4 ft. Rain likely.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt.
Waves 2 to 3 ft.
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Rhode Island Sound:
.TODAY...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt with gusts up
to 20 kt this afternoon. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at
5 seconds and SE 1 foot at 9 seconds.
.TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 5 seconds and SE
1 foot at 9 seconds.
.TUE...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, diminishing
to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW
3 ft at 5 seconds and SE 1 foot at 9 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 5 seconds and
NW 1 foot at 3 seconds.
.WED...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft
at 4 seconds and S 2 ft at 8 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 12 seconds and
SW 2 ft at 5 seconds.
.THU...S winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 4 to
6 ft. A chance of rain.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas
4 to 6 ft. Rain likely.
.FRI...NW winds around 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 4 to
5 ft. A chance of rain.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft.
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Buzzards Bay:
.TODAY...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S with gusts up to 20 kt
this afternoon. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: NW 1 foot at
3 seconds and SW 1 foot at 5 seconds.
.TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas
around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 4 seconds and SE 1 foot at
9 seconds.
.TUE...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SW
2 ft at 4 seconds and SE 1 foot at 9 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft in the evening,
then 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: SW 1 foot at 5 seconds and SE
1 foot at 9 seconds, becoming NW 1 foot at 2 seconds and SW
1 foot at 5 seconds.
.WED...NW winds around 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail:
NW 1 foot at 2 seconds and SW 1 foot at 5 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight. Seas
1 foot or less, then around 2 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: N
1 foot at 4 seconds and SW 1 foot at 5 seconds, becoming SE 2 ft
at 10 seconds and N 1 foot at 4 seconds.
.THU...S winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to
4 ft. A chance of rain.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Rain likely.
.FRI...NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to
3 ft. A chance of rain.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
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Cape Cod Bay:
.TODAY...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt with gusts
up to 20 kt this afternoon. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: NW
1 foot at 3 seconds and SW 1 foot at 5 seconds.
.TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to
4 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 3 seconds and N 1 foot at 3 seconds.
.TUE...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, becoming S
5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SW
2 ft at 3 seconds and SE 1 foot at 9 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW after midnight.
Seas around 2 ft in the evening, then 1 foot or less. Wave
Detail: SW 1 foot at 3 seconds and SE 1 foot at 9 seconds,
becoming NW 1 foot at 2 seconds and S 1 foot at 4 seconds.
.WED...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: N 1 foot at 4 seconds
and S 1 foot at 5 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less, then
around 2 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: N 1 foot at 4 seconds
and SW 1 foot at 5 seconds, becoming SE 2 ft at 10 seconds and SE
2 ft at 12 seconds.
.THU...S winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to
4 ft. A chance of rain.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas
2 to 4 ft. Rain likely.
.FRI...NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to
4 ft. A chance of rain.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas
3 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.
