Port Update
RI / Southern Massachusetts
March 14, 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: Newport Date Day Time Pred High/Low 2025/03/13 Thu 01:29 AM -0.07 L 2025/03/13 Thu 08:13 AM 3.59 H 2025/03/13 Thu 01:58 PM -0.04 L 2025/03/13 Thu 08:30 PM 3.76 H 2025/03/14 Fri 02:05 AM -0.16 L 2025/03/14 Fri 08:50 AM 3.53 H 2025/03/14 Fri 02:22 PM -0.12 L 2025/03/14 Fri 09:07 PM 3.78 H Providence: Date Day Time Pred High/Low 2025/03/13 Thu 01:04 AM -0.01 L 2025/03/13 Thu 08:28 AM 4.44 H 2025/03/13 Thu 01:32 PM 0.14 L 2025/03/13 Thu 08:44 PM 4.62 H 2025/03/14 Fri 01:48 AM -0.12 L 2025/03/14 Fri 09:04 AM 4.38 H 2025/03/14 Fri 02:09 PM -0.02 L 2025/03/14 Fri 09:21 PM 4.64 H
Weather / Marine Zone Forecast
Providence Weather:
Today
Cloudy early, then gradual clearing, with a high near 55. East wind around 7 mph.
Tonight
Increasing clouds, with a low around 35. Calm wind.
Saturday
Patchy fog before 10am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 56. Calm wind becoming south 5 to 9 mph in the morning.
Saturday Night
A slight chance of showers before 9pm, then a chance of rain, mainly after 3am. Cloudy, with a low around 44. South wind around 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Sunday
A chance of rain. Cloudy, with a high near 63. South wind 10 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Sunday Night
Rain, mainly after 9pm. Low around 51. South wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%.
Monday
Rain. High near 56. Southwest wind around 10 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 90%.
Monday Night
A chance of rain before 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 35. Northwest wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 56. North wind 6 to 8 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 38. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 60. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Wednesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 44. South wind around 6 mph.
Thursday
Partly sunny, with a high near 61. South wind 7 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
Narragansett Bay:
Narragansett Bay:
.TODAY...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft.
.TONIGHT...SE winds around 5 kt. Waves around 2 ft.
.SAT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft. Patchy fog in the
morning.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt after
midnight. Waves 2 to 3 ft. A chance of rain after midnight.
.SUN...S winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Waves 2 to
4 ft, building to 4 to 6 ft in the afternoon. A chance of rain.
.SUN NIGHT...S winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Waves
5 to 8 ft. Rain. Vsby 1 to 3 NM after midnight.
.MON...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Waves 4 to
6 ft. Rain. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds around 10 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft, except 4 to
6 ft at the bay entrance. Rain likely.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW winds around 10 kt, becoming SW. Waves
2 to 4 ft.
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Rhode Island Sound:
.TODAY...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt this morning.
Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 9 seconds and NE 2 ft at
4 seconds.
.TONIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE
3 ft at 8 seconds and NE 1 foot at 3 seconds. Patchy fog after
midnight.
.SAT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft
at 8 seconds and S 1 foot at 7 seconds. Patchy fog in the
morning.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 5 seconds and SE
3 ft at 9 seconds. A chance of rain after midnight.
.SUN...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: S 5 ft at 6 seconds and SE
2 ft at 11 seconds, becoming S 6 ft at 6 seconds and SE 1 foot at
11 seconds. A chance of rain.
.SUN NIGHT...S winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas
6 to 9 ft, building to 8 to 10 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: S
9 ft at 7 seconds and E 1 foot at 11 seconds, becoming S 10 ft at
8 seconds and S 10 ft at 11 seconds. A chance of rain in the
evening, then rain after midnight with vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.MON...SW winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 7 to
10 ft. Rain. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas
5 to 8 ft. Rain likely.
.TUE...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds around 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
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Buzzard Bay:
.TODAY...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt this
afternoon. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 9 seconds
and NE 1 foot at 2 seconds.
.TONIGHT...E winds around 5 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail:
NE 1 foot at 2 seconds and S 1 foot at 7 seconds.
.SAT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: S
1 foot at 7 seconds and SE 1 foot at 9 seconds. Patchy fog in the
morning.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt after
midnight. Seas 1 foot or less, then around 2 ft after midnight.
Wave Detail: S 1 foot at 3 seconds and E 1 foot at 7 seconds,
becoming S 2 ft at 3 seconds and E 1 foot at 10 seconds.
.SUN...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 5 seconds and E 1 foot at 11 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...S winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas
5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: SW 6 ft at 6 seconds and S 6 ft at
10 seconds. A chance of rain in the evening, then rain after
midnight with vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.MON...SW winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 5 to
7 ft. Rain. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Rain likely.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW. Seas 2 to
4 ft.
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Cape Cod Bay:
.TODAY...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft
at 9 seconds and NE 1 foot at 3 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NE winds around 5 kt in the evening, becoming light
and variable. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at 9 seconds
and S 1 foot at 2 seconds.
.SAT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft
at 10 seconds and NE 1 foot at 4 seconds. Patchy fog in the
morning.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt after
midnight. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at 10 seconds and
S 1 foot at 2 seconds.
.SUN...S winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to
4 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 4 seconds and E 2 ft at 11 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...S winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas
4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at 5 seconds and SE 2 ft at
10 seconds. A chance of rain in the evening, then rain likely
after midnight with vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.MON...SW winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 4 to
6 ft. Rain. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Rain.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt,
becoming S. 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.
