Port Update
RI / Southern Massachusetts
March 19, 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 2025/03/18 Tue 04:30 AM 0.02 L 2025/03/18 Tue 11:07 AM 2.79 H 2025/03/18 Tue 04:24 PM 0.06 L 2025/03/18 Tue 11:23 PM 3.17 H 2025/03/19 Wed 05:05 AM 0.21 L 2025/03/19 Wed 11:46 AM 2.60 H 2025/03/19 Wed 04:58 PM 0.22 L Providence: Date Day Time Pred High/Low 2025/03/18 Tue 04:39 AM 0.05 L 2025/03/18 Tue 11:28 AM 3.62 H 2025/03/18 Tue 04:43 PM 0.20 L 2025/03/18 Tue 11:42 PM 3.99 H 2025/03/19 Wed 05:18 AM 0.28 L 2025/03/19 Wed 12:10 PM 3.43 H 2025/03/19 Wed 05:21 PM 0.42 L
Weather / Marine Zone Forecast
Providence Weather:
This Afternoon
Partly sunny, with a high near 60. East wind around 6 mph.
Tonight
Patchy drizzle after 11pm. Patchy fog after 10pm. Otherwise, increasing clouds, with a low around 39. Light east wind.
Thursday
Patchy drizzle before 10am. Patchy fog before noon. Otherwise, cloudy, with a high near 53. Calm wind becoming south 5 to 8 mph in the morning.
Thursday Night
A slight chance of drizzle before 9pm, then rain, mainly after 9pm. Low around 41. East wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Friday
Rain, mainly before 11am. High near 48. Northwest wind 8 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Friday Night
A slight chance of rain before 10pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 33. Northwest wind 8 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 57. Southwest wind 8 to 13 mph.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 32. West wind around 7 mph.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 48. Northwest wind 8 to 10 mph.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 30. West wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Monday
A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 50. Light south wind increasing to 5 to 10 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Monday Night
Rain likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 38. South wind around 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Tuesday
A chance of rain. Partly sunny, with a high near 56. West wind 7 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Narragansett Bay:
Narragansett Bay:
.THIS AFTERNOON...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft.
.TONIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. Patchy fog.
Patchy very light drizzle. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.THU...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. Patchy very light
drizzle. Patchy fog in the morning. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.THU NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt after
midnight. Waves 2 to 4 ft. A chance of rain in the evening, then
rain after midnight.
.FRI...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Gusts up to 25 kt. Waves 2 to 4 ft. Rain, mainly in
the morning.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt
after midnight. Gusts up to 25 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft.
.SAT THROUGH SUN 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...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave
Detail: SE 3 ft at 9 seconds and NE 2 ft at 4 seconds.
.TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 9 seconds and
NE 2 ft at 4 seconds. Patchy fog. Patchy very light drizzle. Vsby
1 NM or less.
.THU...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft
at 12 seconds. Patchy fog. Patchy very light drizzle. Vsby 1 NM
or less.
.THU NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt after
midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at 11 seconds and
SE 3 ft at 5 seconds. A chance of rain in the evening, then rain
after midnight.
.FRI...E winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW in the afternoon. Gusts
up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 6 seconds and
SE 5 ft at 11 seconds. Rain, mainly in the morning.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas
4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: S 5 ft at 9 seconds and NW 4 ft at
4 seconds.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt.
Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
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Buzzard Bay:
.THIS AFTERNOON...NE winds around 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave
Detail: SE 2 ft at 9 seconds and N 1 foot at 4 seconds.
.TONIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE
2 ft at 9 seconds and NE 1 foot at 3 seconds. Patchy fog. Patchy
very light drizzle. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.THU...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE
2 ft at 11 seconds and SE 1 foot at 3 seconds. Patchy very light
drizzle. Patchy fog in the morning. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.THU NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt after
midnight. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 4 seconds and
SE 2 ft at 11 seconds. Rain after midnight.
.FRI...SE winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW in the afternoon. Gusts
up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds
and SE 2 ft at 3 seconds. Rain, mainly in the morning.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas
2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 5 seconds and S 3 ft at
9 seconds. A chance of rain in the evening.
.SAT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to
25 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
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Cape Cod Bay:
.THIS AFTERNOON...NE winds around 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave
Detail: SE 2 ft at 9 seconds and N 1 foot at 4 seconds.
.TONIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE
2 ft at 9 seconds and NE 1 foot at 3 seconds. Patchy fog. Patchy
very light drizzle. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.THU...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE
2 ft at 11 seconds and SE 1 foot at 3 seconds. Patchy very light
drizzle. Patchy fog in the morning. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.THU NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt after
midnight. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 4 seconds and
SE 2 ft at 11 seconds. Rain after midnight.
.FRI...SE winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW in the afternoon. Gusts
up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds
and SE 2 ft at 3 seconds. Rain, mainly in the morning.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas
2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 5 seconds and S 3 ft at
9 seconds. A chance of rain in the evening.
.SAT THROUGH SUN 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.
