Port Update
RI / Southern Massachusetts
March 03, 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 2025/03/02 Sun 02:44 AM -0.72 L 2025/03/02 Sun 09:18 AM 4.00 H 2025/03/02 Sun 02:49 PM -0.79 L 2025/03/02 Sun 09:43 PM 4.35 H 2025/03/03 Mon 03:31 AM -0.55 L 2025/03/03 Mon 10:08 AM 3.76 H 2025/03/03 Mon 03:29 PM -0.64 L 2025/03/03 Mon 10:35 PM 4.21 H Providence: Date Day Time Pred High/Low 2025/03/02 Sun 02:42 AM -0.71 L 2025/03/02 Sun 09:37 AM 5.02 H 2025/03/02 Sun 02:57 PM -0.84 L 2025/03/02 Sun 10:01 PM 5.30 H 2025/03/03 Mon 03:29 AM -0.56 L 2025/03/03 Mon 10:29 AM 4.75 H 2025/03/03 Mon 03:39 PM -0.72 L 2025/03/03 Mon 10:53 PM 5.14 H
Weather / Marine Zone Forecast
Providence Weather:
Today
Sunny, with a high near 33. Northwest wind around 8 mph.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 19. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 49. Light southwest wind increasing to 9 to 14 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 24 mph.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 39. Southwest wind 6 to 8 mph.
Wednesday
Rain likely, mainly after 2pm. Cloudy, with a high near 55. South wind 7 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Wednesday Night
Rain. Low around 48. South wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%.
Thursday
Rain likely, mainly before 8am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 57. South wind around 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Thursday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 28. Northwest wind 7 to 13 mph.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 43. West wind 13 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 31. Southwest wind around 7 mph.
Saturday
Partly sunny, with a high near 46. West wind 6 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 26. West wind around 6 mph.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 41. West wind 6 to 9 mph.
Narragansett Bay:
Narragansett Bay:
.THIS AFTERNOON...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft, then
1 foot or less.
.TONIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 foot or less.
.TUE...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Waves 2 to
3 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Waves
2 to 4 ft.
.WED...S winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Gusts up to 25 kt. Waves 2 to 4 ft, building to 4 to
6 ft in the afternoon. A chance of rain in the morning, then rain
likely in the afternoon.
.WED NIGHT...S winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Waves
5 to 7 ft. At the bay entrance, waves 6 to 9 ft, building to 8 to
9 ft after midnight. Rain. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.THU...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Waves 4 to
6 ft, except 7 to 9 ft at the bay entrance. Rain likely.
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...W winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt.
Waves 3 to 5 ft, except 4 to 6 ft at the bay entrance.
.FRI NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Waves
2 to 4 ft.
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Rhode Island Sound:
.THIS AFTERNOON...NW winds around 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft, then
1 foot or less. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds and SE 2 ft at
8 seconds, becoming W 1 foot at 3 seconds and N 1 foot at
3 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 3 seconds and
NE 1 foot at 3 seconds.
.TUE...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to
4 ft. Wave Detail: SW 4 ft at 5 seconds and SE 1 foot at
8 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SW 5 ft at 6 seconds and SE 1 foot at
10 seconds.
.WED...S winds 15 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to 25 kt in the
afternoon. Gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft, building to 5 to
7 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: SW 5 ft at 7 seconds and S
5 ft at 9 seconds, becoming S 7 ft at 7 seconds. A chance of rain
in the morning, then rain likely in the afternoon.
.WED NIGHT...S winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas
8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: S 11 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at
5 seconds. Rain. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.THU...SW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Rain.
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...W winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft,
subsiding to 5 to 8 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas
4 to 6 ft.
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Buzzards Bay:
.THIS AFTERNOON...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave
Detail: N 1 foot at 3 seconds and S 1 foot at 8 seconds.
.TONIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail:
W 1 foot at 3 seconds and NE 1 foot at 4 seconds.
.TUE...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to
4 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 4 seconds and NE 1 foot at
4 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas
2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 5 seconds and SE 1 foot at
9 seconds.
.WED...S winds 15 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to 25 kt in the
afternoon. Gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft
at 7 seconds. A chance of rain.
.WED NIGHT...S winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas
5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: SW 7 ft at 10 seconds and S 4 ft at
4 seconds. Rain. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.THU...SW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Rain.
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...W winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt.
Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
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Cape Cod Bay:
.THIS AFTERNOON...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave
Detail: N 2 ft at 5 seconds and SE 1 foot at 8 seconds.
.TONIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail:
N 1 foot at 5 seconds and SE 1 foot at 8 seconds.
.TUE...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SW
2 ft at 3 seconds and N 1 foot at 4 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt
after midnight. Gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S
2 ft at 4 seconds and SE 1 foot at 9 seconds.
.WED...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft
at 4 seconds and SE 2 ft at 9 seconds. A chance of rain.
.WED NIGHT...S winds 20 to 25 kt, increasing to 25 to 30 kt after
midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at 4 seconds and S
4 ft at 8 seconds. Rain. Vsby 1 to 3 NM after midnight.
.THU...S winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 4 to
6 ft. Rain.
.THU NIGHT...W winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas
4 to 6 ft. A chance of rain.
.FRI...W winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 5 to
7 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas
2 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.
