Port Update
RI / Southern Massachusetts
March 10, 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 2025/03/09 Sun 04:57 AM 3.27 H 2025/03/09 Sun 11:58 AM 0.31 L 2025/03/09 Sun 05:20 PM 3.02 H 2025/03/09 Sun 11:34 PM 0.30 L 2025/03/10 Mon 06:01 AM 3.37 H 2025/03/10 Mon 12:41 PM 0.22 L 2025/03/10 Mon 06:18 PM 3.25 H Providence: Date Day Time Pred High/Low 2025/03/09 Sun 05:00 AM 3.97 H 2025/03/09 Sun 12:41 PM 0.58 L 2025/03/09 Sun 05:27 PM 3.80 H 2025/03/09 Sun 10:36 PM 0.54 L 2025/03/10 Mon 06:11 AM 4.07 H 2025/03/10 Mon 01:23 PM 0.54 L 2025/03/10 Mon 06:30 PM 4.04 H 2025/03/10 Mon 11:33 PM 0.35 L
Weather / Marine Zone Forecast
Providence Weather:
Today
Sunny, with a high near 60. North wind 9 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 32. South wind around 6 mph becoming calm after midnight.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 55. Light south wind increasing to 6 to 11 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 36. South wind around 6 mph becoming west after midnight.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 47. North wind around 8 mph.
Wednesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 32. Calm wind.
Thursday
A chance of snow between 9am and 10am, then a chance of rain after 10am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 44. Southeast wind 3 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Thursday Night
A chance of rain before 9pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 36. Light northeast wind. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Friday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 53. Calm wind becoming east around 6 mph in the afternoon.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 40. Calm wind.
Saturday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 59. Calm wind becoming south 5 to 8 mph in the morning.
Saturday Night
Cloudy, with a low around 51. South wind 6 to 9 mph.
Sunday
A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 62. Breezy, with a south wind 14 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 34 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Narragansett Bay:
Narragansett Bay:
.TODAY...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, becoming NW
5 to 10 kt this afternoon. Waves around 2 ft.
.TONIGHT...S winds around 5 kt. Waves around 2 ft.
.TUE...S winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt with gusts
up to 20 kt in the afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds around 10 kt, becoming W after midnight.
Waves around 2 ft.
.WED...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NE 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. Waves 2 to 3 ft.
.WED NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE. Waves 2 to
3 ft. A chance of rain.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E. Waves 2 to
3 ft.
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Rhode Island Sound:
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT THIS MORNING...
.TODAY...W winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt this
afternoon. Gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SW
4 ft at 7 seconds and SE 1 foot at 10 seconds.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S after midnight. Seas
2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 7 seconds and SE 1 foot at
8 seconds.
.TUE...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft
at 7 seconds and SE 1 foot at 3 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W after midnight.
Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 4 seconds and S 2 ft at
9 seconds.
.WED...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, becoming NE in
the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at 9 seconds
and N 2 ft at 3 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...E winds around 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail:
SE 3 ft at 9 seconds and NE 1 foot at 3 seconds.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. A
chance of rain.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE winds around 10 kt, becoming E. Seas 2 to
3 ft.
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Buzzard Bay:
.TODAY...W winds around 15 kt, diminishing to around 10 kt this
afternoon. Gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW
3 ft at 6 seconds and SE 1 foot at 10 seconds.
.TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SW
2 ft at 6 seconds and SE 1 foot at 9 seconds.
.TUE...S winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt with gusts
up to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: S
1 foot at 4 seconds and SE 1 foot at 9 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W after midnight.
Seas 1 foot or less, then around 2 ft after midnight. Wave
Detail: S 1 foot at 4 seconds and SE 1 foot at 8 seconds,
becoming SW 1 foot at 3 seconds and SE 1 foot at 5 seconds.
.WED...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the morning.
Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 3 seconds and S 2 ft at
9 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: S
2 ft at 9 seconds and NE 1 foot at 3 seconds.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming E 5 to 10 kt.
Seas around 2 ft. A chance of rain.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E. Seas around
2 ft.
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Cape Cod Bay:
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT THIS MORNING...
.TODAY...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N this afternoon. Gusts up
to 20 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 3 seconds and
SE 1 foot at 10 seconds.
.TONIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft in the evening,
then 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: SE 1 foot at 2 seconds and NW
1 foot at 4 seconds, becoming S 1 foot at 3 seconds and SE 1 foot
at 10 seconds.
.TUE...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 1 foot or
less, then around 2 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: S 1 foot at
3 seconds and SE 1 foot at 9 seconds, becoming SE 2 ft at
4 seconds and SE 1 foot at 9 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W after midnight.
Gusts up to 20 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at
3 seconds and SE 1 foot at 4 seconds.
.WED...N winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft
at 4 seconds and SE 2 ft at 9 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: N
2 ft at 4 seconds and SE 2 ft at 9 seconds.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt,
becoming E 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of rain.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE. Seas 2 to
3 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.
