Port Update
RI / Southern Massachusetts
March 20, 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 2025/03/19 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 2025/03/20 Thu 12:02 AM 2.98 H 2025/03/20 Thu 05:43 AM 0.43 L 2025/03/20 Thu 12:30 PM 2.45 H 2025/03/20 Thu 05:36 PM 0.38 L Providence: Date Day Time Pred High/Low 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 2025/03/20 Thu 12:23 AM 3.78 H 2025/03/20 Thu 05:58 AM 0.55 L 2025/03/20 Thu 12:55 PM 3.30 H 2025/03/20 Thu 06:00 PM 0.65 L
Weather / Marine Zone Forecast
Providence Weather:
Today
Areas of drizzle before 11am. Patchy fog before 3pm. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high near 52. South wind 5 to 7 mph.
Tonight
Rain likely, mainly after 2am. Patchy fog before 11pm. Otherwise, cloudy, with a low around 41. Southeast wind 5 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Friday
Rain likely, mainly before noon. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 49. Northwest wind 10 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 33. West wind 7 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 56. Southwest wind 6 to 13 mph.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 31. West wind around 8 mph.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 47. Northwest wind around 10 mph.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 30. Light west wind.
Monday
A chance of rain and snow before 10am, then rain likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 49. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Monday Night
A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 37. South wind 5 to 7 mph becoming west after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Tuesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 54. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 34. Light west wind.
Wednesday
A chance of rain. Mostly sunny, with a high near 50. Light west wind becoming southwest 5 to 9 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Narragansett Bay:
Narragansett Bay:
.TODAY...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. Patchy fog. Areas
of drizzle this morning. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.TONIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt after midnight.
Waves 2 to 4 ft. Patchy fog. A chance of rain in the evening.
Rain likely after midnight. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.FRI...NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Waves 2 to
4 ft. Patchy fog in the morning. Rain likely in the morning with
vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 30 kt, decreasing
to 20 kt after midnight. Waves 2 to 3 ft.
.SAT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Waves 2 to
3 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Waves
2 to 3 ft.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt,
becoming W 5 to 10 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW. Gusts up
to 25 kt. Waves 2 to 4 ft. Rain likely.
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Rhode Island Sound:
.TODAY...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE
3 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog. Areas of drizzle this morning.
Vsby 1 NM or less.
.TONIGHT...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
S 2 ft at 4 seconds. Patchy fog. A chance of rain in the evening.
Rain likely after midnight. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.FRI...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft
at 6 seconds and SE 4 ft at 11 seconds. Patchy fog in the
morning. A chance of rain in the morning with vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 6 seconds and SE 4 ft at
10 seconds.
.SAT...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 2 ft at
10 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW after midnight.
Gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at
6 seconds and SE 3 ft at 9 seconds.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt,
becoming W 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.MON...S winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to
5 ft. Rain likely.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas
5 to 6 ft. Rain likely.
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Buzzard Bay:
.TODAY...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 fog. Areas
of drizzle this morning. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.TONIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt after midnight.
Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 11 seconds and S 1 foot
at 3 seconds. Patchy fog. A chance of rain in the evening. Rain
likely after midnight. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.FRI...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW in the afternoon. Gusts
up to 30 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 3 seconds and
SE 2 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. Rain likely in
the morning with vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Gusts up to 30 kt in the
evening. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 6 seconds and SE
2 ft at 10 seconds.
.SAT...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SW
3 ft at 5 seconds and N 2 ft at 6 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SW
3 ft at 5 seconds and NE 1 foot at 6 seconds.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming W 10 to
15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming SW. Gusts up
to 25 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Rain likely.
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Cape Cod Bay:
.TODAY...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft
at 11 seconds and E 1 foot at 3 seconds. Patchy fog. Areas of
drizzle this morning. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.TONIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E
3 ft at 11 seconds and S 1 foot at 3 seconds. Patchy fog. Rain
likely after midnight. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.FRI...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft, building to 3 to
5 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 11 seconds and S
1 foot at 3 seconds, becoming E 4 ft at 10 seconds and NW 3 ft at
4 seconds. Rain likely, mainly in the morning. Patchy fog in the
morning with vsby 1 NM or less.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 6 seconds and E 3 ft at
10 seconds.
.SAT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to
3 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 6 seconds and E 2 ft at 10 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas
2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds and E 1 foot at
10 seconds.
.SUN...NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to
4 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW. Gusts up
to 25 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Rain likely.
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.
