Port Update
RI / Southern Massachusetts
March 28, 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 2025/03/27 Thu 12:10 AM -0.27 L 2025/03/27 Thu 06:45 AM 3.77 H 2025/03/27 Thu 12:35 PM -0.36 L 2025/03/27 Thu 07:09 PM 4.01 H 2025/03/28 Fri 01:01 AM -0.53 L 2025/03/28 Fri 07:33 AM 4.02 H 2025/03/28 Fri 01:15 PM -0.60 L 2025/03/28 Fri 07:56 PM 4.42 H Providence: Date Day Time Pred High/Low 2025/03/27 Thu 12:08 AM -0.12 L 2025/03/27 Thu 07:00 AM 4.76 H 2025/03/27 Thu 12:34 PM -0.23 L 2025/03/27 Thu 07:23 PM 5.00 H 2025/03/28 Fri 12:57 AM -0.42 L 2025/03/28 Fri 07:50 AM 5.08 H 2025/03/28 Fri 01:16 PM -0.55 L 2025/03/28 Fri 08:11 PM 5.46 H
Weather / Marine Zone Forecast
Providence Weather:
This Afternoon
Partly sunny, with a high near 59. West wind around 11 mph.
Tonight
Showers likely, mainly after 1am. Cloudy, with a low around 43. Southeast wind 3 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Saturday
A chance of showers before 11am, then a slight chance of showers after noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 46. Northwest wind 6 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Saturday Night
A chance of showers before 9pm, then patchy drizzle with a chance of showers after 9pm. Areas of fog after 9pm. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 36. Northeast wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Sunday
Patchy drizzle with a chance of showers. Areas of fog. Otherwise, cloudy, with a high near 44. East wind around 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Sunday Night
A chance of showers, mainly after 7pm. Cloudy, with a low around 40. Light and variable wind becoming south around 6 mph after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Monday
Showers, mainly after 11am. High near 63. South wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Monday Night
Showers, mainly before 2am. Low around 42. Southwest wind 9 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 52. Northwest wind around 11 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 28. North wind around 6 mph.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 46. North wind around 6 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon.
Wednesday Night
A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 33. Southeast wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Thursday
Rain likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 56. Southeast wind 9 to 13 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Narragansett Bay:
Narragansett Bay:
.THIS AFTERNOON...W winds around 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft.
.TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft. A chance of
showers in the evening, then showers likely after midnight.
Patchy fog after midnight with vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.SAT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N in the afternoon. Waves
2 to 3 ft. Patchy fog in the morning with vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds around 10 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. Patchy fog.
A chance of showers in the evening with vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.SUN...E winds around 10 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Waves 2 to
3 ft. Areas of fog. Patchy drizzle. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.SUN NIGHT...SE winds around 10 kt, becoming S after midnight.
Gusts up to 25 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers. Patchy
drizzle in the evening. Areas of fog in the evening with vsby
1 to 3 NM.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt.
Waves 2 to 4 ft. Showers.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt.
Waves 2 to 3 ft.
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Rhode Island Sound:
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON...
.THIS AFTERNOON...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt.
Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 6 seconds and E 1 foot at
8 seconds.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW
3 ft at 6 seconds and W 1 foot at 3 seconds. A chance of showers.
Patchy fog after midnight with vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.SAT...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N in the afternoon. Gusts up
to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft, building to 3 to 5 ft in the afternoon.
Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 7 seconds and E 1 foot at 6 seconds,
becoming S 5 ft at 9 seconds and NE 1 foot at 4 seconds. Patchy
fog in the morning.
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas
4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: S 6 ft at 9 seconds and NE 2 ft at
3 seconds. Patchy fog. A chance of showers in the evening.
.SUN...E winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 3 to
5 ft. Wave Detail: S 5 ft at 8 seconds and E 2 ft at 3 seconds.
Areas of fog. Patchy drizzle. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.SUN NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. Gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft
at 8 seconds and E 2 ft at 4 seconds. A chance of showers. Patchy
drizzle in the evening. Areas of fog in the evening with vsby
1 to 3 NM.
.MON...S winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 4 to
6 ft. Showers.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas
5 to 7 ft. Showers. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.TUE...NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 4 to
6 ft. A chance of showers.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds around 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft.
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Buzzard Bay:
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON...
.THIS AFTERNOON...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt.
Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 6 seconds and E 1 foot
at 7 seconds.
.TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SW
2 ft at 6 seconds and E 1 foot at 7 seconds. A chance of showers
in the evening, then showers likely after midnight. Patchy fog
after midnight with vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.SAT...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N with gusts up to 20 kt in
the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 8 seconds
and SW 1 foot at 4 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning with vsby
1 to 3 NM.
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail:
SW 3 ft at 8 seconds and NE 1 foot at 3 seconds. Patchy fog. A
chance of showers in the evening. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.SUN...E winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to
3 ft. Wave Detail: NE 2 ft at 3 seconds and SW 2 ft at 8 seconds.
Areas of fog. Patchy drizzle. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.SUN NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. Gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft
at 3 seconds and SW 2 ft at 7 seconds. A chance of showers.
Patchy drizzle in the evening. Areas of fog in the evening with
vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt.
Seas 3 to 5 ft. Showers.
.TUE...NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to
4 ft. A chance of showers.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas
2 to 3 ft.
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Cape Cod Bay:
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON...
.THIS AFTERNOON...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave
Detail: W 1 foot at 3 seconds and E 1 foot at 7 seconds.
.TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail:
SW 1 foot at 3 seconds and S 1 foot at 7 seconds. A chance of
showers in the evening, then showers after midnight. Patchy fog
after midnight with vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.SAT...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE 10 to 15 kt with gusts up
to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less, then around 2 ft
in the afternoon. Wave Detail: SE 1 foot at 2 seconds and W
1 foot at 3 seconds, becoming S 2 ft at 9 seconds and N 1 foot at
3 seconds. Patchy fog. A chance of showers. Vsby 1 to 3 NM in the
morning.
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds around 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave
Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds and S 2 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy fog.
Showers likely, mainly in the evening. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.SUN...E winds around 10 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas around
2 ft. Wave Detail: NE 2 ft at 4 seconds and S 2 ft at 9 seconds.
Areas of fog. A chance of showers. Patchy drizzle. Vsby 1 NM or
less, increasing to 1 to 3 NM in the afternoon.
.SUN NIGHT...SE winds around 10 kt, becoming S after midnight.
Gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at
3 seconds and S 2 ft at 7 seconds. A chance of showers. Patchy
drizzle in the evening. Areas of fog in the evening with vsby
1 to 3 NM.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt.
Seas 3 to 5 ft. Showers.
.TUE...NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to
3 ft. A chance of showers.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. 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.
