Port Update
RI / Southern Massachusetts
February 26, 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 2025/02/25 Tue 05:26 AM 3.37 H 2025/02/25 Tue 11:37 AM -0.06 L 2025/02/25 Tue 05:47 PM 3.15 H 2025/02/25 Tue 11:28 PM -0.31 L 2025/02/26 Wed 06:13 AM 3.73 H 2025/02/26 Wed 12:16 PM -0.33 L 2025/02/26 Wed 06:35 PM 3.57 H Providence: Date Day Time Pred High/Low 2025/02/25 Tue 05:39 AM 4.21 H 2025/02/25 Tue 11:27 AM 0.18 L 2025/02/25 Tue 06:00 PM 4.03 H 2025/02/25 Tue 11:30 PM -0.23 L 2025/02/26 Wed 06:29 AM 4.66 H 2025/02/26 Wed 12:09 PM -0.16 L 2025/02/26 Wed 06:49 PM 4.50 H
Weather / Marine Zone Forecast
Providence Weather:
This Afternoon
Sunny, with a high near 49. Northwest wind 9 to 13 mph.
Tonight
Rain likely, possibly mixed with snow before 1am, then rain. Low around 34. Northwest wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 80%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.
Thursday
Rain, possibly mixed with snow, becoming all rain after 7am. High near 51. Southeast wind 6 to 13 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 90%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.
Thursday Night
A chance of rain between 8pm and 1am. Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 35. West wind 5 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 45. West wind 7 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
Friday Night
A slight chance of snow after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 27. West wind around 6 mph becoming calm. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Saturday
A chance of rain between 7am and 5pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 53. Southwest wind 8 to 14 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 19. Northwest wind around 7 mph.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 31. Northwest wind 8 to 11 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 14. Northwest wind around 7 mph.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 34. Northwest wind 6 to 9 mph.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 21. Light southwest wind.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 44. Light southwest wind increasing to 5 to 10 mph in the morning.
Narragansett Bay:
Narragansett Bay:
.THIS AFTERNOON...NW winds around 10 kt with gusts up to 20 kt.
Waves around 2 ft.
.TONIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S after midnight. Waves
2 to 3 ft. A chance of rain after midnight.
.THU...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Waves 3 to
5 ft. A chance of rain. Vsby 1 to 3 NM, decreasing to 1 NM or
less in the afternoon.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the
evening. Waves 3 to 5 ft, except 5 to 6 ft at the bay entrance. A
chance of rain in the evening.
.FRI...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Waves 2 to
4 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S with gusts up to
20 kt after midnight. Waves 2 to 3 ft.
.SAT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Waves 3 to
5 ft.
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up
to 20 kt. Waves 2 to 4 ft.
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Rhode Island Sound:
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH
LATE THURSDAY NIGHT...
.THIS AFTERNOON...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt.
Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 4 seconds and SE 2 ft at
8 seconds.
.TONIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S after midnight. Seas
2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at 12 seconds and SW 2 ft at
4 seconds. A chance of rain after midnight.
.THU...S winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 5 to
7 ft. Wave Detail: S 7 ft at 11 seconds and S 6 ft at 5 seconds.
A chance of rain. Vsby 1 to 3 NM, decreasing to 1 NM or less in
the afternoon.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: S 7 ft
at 10 seconds and SW 1 foot at 4 seconds. A chance of rain. Vsby
1 to 3 NM in the evening.
.FRI...W winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 4 to
6 ft. Wave Detail: S 6 ft at 10 seconds and W 2 ft at 4 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: S 5 ft at 9 seconds and W
2 ft at 5 seconds.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW. Gusts up
to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. A
chance of light freezing spray.
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Buzzards Bay:
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH
LATE THURSDAY NIGHT...
.THIS AFTERNOON...W winds around 10 kt with gusts up to 20 kt.
Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds and S 1 foot
at 7 seconds.
.TONIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S after midnight. Seas
around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 4 seconds and SE 2 ft at
11 seconds. A chance of rain after midnight.
.THU...S winds 15 to 20 kt with 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 4 seconds and SE 2 ft at 11 seconds, becoming S 4 ft at
10 seconds and SW 3 ft at 5 seconds. A chance of rain in the
morning, then rain likely in the afternoon. Vsby 1 to 3 NM,
decreasing to 1 NM or less in the afternoon.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt,
becoming W 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave
Detail: S 4 ft at 9 seconds and SW 3 ft at 5 seconds. A chance of
rain. Vsby 1 to 3 NM in the evening.
.FRI...W winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to
4 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 9 seconds and W 2 ft at 4 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S after midnight.
Gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at
9 seconds and W 2 ft at 5 seconds.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW. Gusts up
to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW winds around 15 kt with gusts up to
20 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
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Cape Cod Bay:
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON...
.THIS AFTERNOON...NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt.
Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds and SE 1 foot
at 8 seconds.
.TONIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S after midnight. Seas
around 2 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds and SE 2 ft at
10 seconds. A chance of rain after midnight.
.THU...S winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 2 to
4 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 3 seconds and SE 3 ft at 9 seconds.
A chance of rain in the morning, then rain likely in the
afternoon. Vsby 1 to 3 NM, decreasing to 1 NM or less in the
afternoon.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 25 kt in the
evening. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 9 seconds and SW
2 ft at 3 seconds. A chance of rain. Vsby 1 to 3 NM in the
evening.
.FRI...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to
4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 10 seconds and W 2 ft at 3 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW after midnight.
Gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at
5 seconds and SE 2 ft at 9 seconds.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt.
Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft. A chance of light 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.
