Port Update
RI / Southern Massachusetts
March 07, 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 2025/03/06 Thu 12:31 AM 3.72 H 2025/03/06 Thu 07:11 AM 0.38 L 2025/03/06 Thu 01:00 PM 3.00 H 2025/03/06 Thu 06:01 PM 0.23 L 2025/03/07 Fri 01:34 AM 3.47 H 2025/03/07 Fri 08:58 AM 0.45 L 2025/03/07 Fri 02:04 PM 2.87 H 2025/03/07 Fri 07:25 PM 0.44 L Providence: Date Day Time Pred High/Low 2025/03/06 Thu 12:46 AM 4.58 H 2025/03/06 Thu 05:59 AM 0.53 L 2025/03/06 Thu 01:18 PM 3.92 H 2025/03/06 Thu 06:05 PM 0.28 L 2025/03/07 Fri 01:45 AM 4.29 H 2025/03/07 Fri 09:56 AM 0.75 L 2025/03/07 Fri 02:17 PM 3.77 H 2025/03/07 Fri 07:13 PM 0.56 L
Weather / Marine Zone Forecast
Providence Weather:
Today
Sunny, with a high near 42. Breezy, with a west wind 18 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 43 mph.
Tonight
Increasing clouds, with a low around 33. West wind 9 to 11 mph.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 41. Breezy, with a west wind 13 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 37 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 26. West wind 6 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 44. West wind 6 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 28. West wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 52. Light southwest wind becoming west 5 to 10 mph in the morning.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 31. Light west wind.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 55. Light southwest wind increasing to 8 to 13 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 41. Southwest wind 6 to 8 mph.
Wednesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 59. West wind 5 to 8 mph becoming south in the afternoon.
Wednesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 38. Light east wind.
Thursday
A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 56. East wind 6 to 11 mph becoming south in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Narragansett Bay:
Narragansett Bay:
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING...
.TODAY...W winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Waves around
3 ft, except 4 to 6 ft at the bay entrance.
.TONIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Waves 2 to
4 ft.
.SAT...W winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Waves 2 to
4 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt,
diminishing to 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt after midnight.
Waves 2 to 3 ft.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 30 kt.
Waves 2 to 3 ft.
.MON THROUGH TUE NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to
25 kt. Waves 2 to 4 ft.
Seas are reported as significant wave height, which is the
average of the highest third of the waves. Individual wave
heights may be more than twice the significant wave height.
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Rhode Island Sound:
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING...
.TODAY...W winds 30 to 35 kt, diminishing to 25 to 30 kt this
afternoon. Gusts up to 45 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: W 9 ft
at 7 seconds and S 7 ft at 11 seconds.
.TONIGHT...W winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. Gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft
at 8 seconds and S 6 ft at 11 seconds.
.SAT...W winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas 4 to
5 ft. Wave Detail: SW 5 ft at 8 seconds and SE 2 ft at
11 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...W winds 20 to 25 kt. Gusts up to 35 kt in the
evening. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 6 seconds and SE
2 ft at 11 seconds.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt.
Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 6 seconds and SE 1 foot at
10 seconds.
.MON THROUGH TUE...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt.
Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 5 seconds and SE 1 foot at
9 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft.
Seas are reported as significant wave height, which is the
average of the highest third of the waves. Individual wave
heights may be more than twice the significant wave height.
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Buzzards Bay: ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING...
.TODAY...W winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas 4 to
6 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 6 seconds and S 3 ft at 10 seconds.
.TONIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to
5 ft. Wave Detail: SW 5 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 11 seconds.
.SAT...W winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas 3 to
5 ft. Wave Detail: SW 4 ft at 7 seconds and SE 1 foot at
11 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 kt. Gusts up to 35 kt, decreasing
to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at
6 seconds and SE 1 foot at 11 seconds.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt.
Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 5 seconds and SE 1 foot at
10 seconds.
.MON THROUGH 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 4 seconds and SE
1 foot at 9 seconds.
Seas are reported as significant wave height, which is the
average of the highest third of the waves. Individual wave
heights may be more than twice the significant wave height.
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Cape Cod Bay:
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING...
.TODAY...W winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 45 kt. Seas 5 to
8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 6 seconds and SE 3 ft at
11 seconds.
.TONIGHT...W winds 20 to 25 kt. Gusts up to 40 kt, decreasing to
30 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at
6 seconds and E 2 ft at 11 seconds.
.SAT...W winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas 3 to
5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 5 seconds and SE 1 foot at
11 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...W winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas
4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 5 seconds and SE 1 foot at
12 seconds.
.SUN...W winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft, subsiding to 2 ft
in the afternoon. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 5 seconds and E 1 foot
at 11 seconds, becoming W 2 ft at 5 seconds and E 1 foot at
10 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 25 kt in the
evening. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 4 seconds and
NE 1 foot at 9 seconds.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to
15 kt. Gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
Seas are reported as significant wave height, which is the
average of the highest third of the waves. Individual wave
heights may be more than twice the significant wave height.
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.
