Port Update
RI / Southern Massachusetts
March 26, 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 2025/03/25 Tue 04:53 AM 3.11 H 2025/03/25 Tue 11:17 AM 0.24 L 2025/03/25 Tue 05:23 PM 3.05 H 2025/03/25 Tue 11:16 PM 0.04 L 2025/03/26 Wed 05:53 AM 3.44 H 2025/03/26 Wed 11:57 AM -0.07 L 2025/03/26 Wed 06:19 PM 3.53 H Providence: Date Day Time Pred High/Low 2025/03/25 Tue 05:02 AM 3.98 H 2025/03/25 Tue 11:04 AM 0.56 L 2025/03/25 Tue 05:32 PM 3.94 H 2025/03/25 Tue 11:15 PM 0.24 L 2025/03/26 Wed 06:06 AM 4.36 H 2025/03/26 Wed 11:51 AM 0.16 L 2025/03/26 Wed 06:31 PM 4.45 H
Weather / Marine Zone Forecast
Providence Weather:
Today
A chance of showers, mainly after 5pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 52. Northwest wind 5 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Tonight
A slight chance of showers before 10pm. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming clear, with a low around 32. West wind around 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 49. Northwest wind 8 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 34. Southwest wind 3 to 6 mph.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 56. West wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Friday Night
A chance of showers, mainly after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 40. Light south wind. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Saturday
A chance of showers before 11am, then a chance of showers after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 53. Southwest wind 6 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Saturday Night
A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 39. Northeast wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Sunday
A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 46. East wind 6 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Sunday Night
Showers likely, mainly between 9pm and midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 42. East wind around 6 mph becoming south after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Monday
A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 57. South wind 7 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Monday Night
A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 34. North wind around 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 47. North wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Narragansett Bay:
Narragansett Bay:
.THIS AFTERNOON...N winds around 5 kt, becoming W. Waves around
2 ft. A slight chance of showers.
.TONIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt with gusts
up to 20 kt after midnight. Waves around 2 ft.
.THU...W winds around 10 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Waves around
2 ft.
.THU NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Gusts up to 20 kt. Waves around 2 ft.
.FRI...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Waves around
2 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt after
midnight. Waves around 2 ft. A chance of showers after midnight.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...E winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt.
Waves 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers.
.SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Waves
2 to 3 ft. Showers likely.
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Rhode Island Sound:
.THIS AFTERNOON...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W with gusts up to
20 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 8 seconds and SE
1 foot at 14 seconds. A slight chance of showers.
.TONIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 4 seconds and S
3 ft at 8 seconds.
.THU...W winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft
at 5 seconds and S 3 ft at 7 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas
2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 6 seconds.
.FRI...W winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft
at 6 seconds and SE 2 ft at 8 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas
2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 7 seconds and SE 1 foot at
12 seconds. A chance of showers after midnight.
.SAT...SW winds around 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to
4 ft. A chance of showers.
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N winds around 15 kt, becoming E. Gusts up
to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. A chance of showers.
.SUN NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft. Showers likely.
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Buzzard Bay:
.THIS AFTERNOON...N winds around 5 kt, becoming NW with gusts up
to 20 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 8 seconds and
SW 1 foot at 5 seconds. A chance of showers.
.TONIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas
around 2 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 4 seconds and S 2 ft at
8 seconds.
.THU...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas around
2 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 5 seconds and S 1 foot at 7 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. Gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft
at 6 seconds.
.FRI...W winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SW
3 ft at 5 seconds and SE 1 foot at 8 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas
around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 7 seconds and SE 1 foot at
12 seconds. A chance of showers after midnight.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...E winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt.
Seas 2 to 4 ft. A chance of showers.
.SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas
2 to 3 ft. Showers likely.
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Cape Cod Bay:
.THIS AFTERNOON...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave
Detail: SE 2 ft at 8 seconds and SE 1 foot at 12 seconds. A
chance of rain, then a chance of showers.
.TONIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt with
gusts up to 20 kt after midnight. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 2 ft at 3 seconds and SE 2 ft at 8 seconds. A chance of
showers in the evening.
.THU...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas around
2 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds and SE 1 foot at
8 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt with
gusts up to 20 kt after midnight. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail:
SW 2 ft at 3 seconds and E 1 foot at 7 seconds.
.FRI...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to
4 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 3 seconds and SE 1 foot at
7 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S with gusts up to
20 kt after midnight. Seas around 2 ft in the evening, then
1 foot or less. Wave Detail: W 1 foot at 4 seconds and SE 1 foot
at 8 seconds, becoming S 1 foot at 3 seconds and SE 1 foot at
7 seconds. A chance of showers after midnight.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...E winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt.
Seas around 2 ft. A chance of showers.
.SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas
around 2 ft. Showers 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.
