Port Update
RI / Southern Massachusetts
March 31, 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 2025/03/30 Sun 02:43 AM -0.75 L 2025/03/30 Sun 09:09 AM 4.14 H 2025/03/30 Sun 02:39 PM -0.79 L 2025/03/30 Sun 09:32 PM 4.77 H 2025/03/31 Mon 03:33 AM -0.68 L 2025/03/31 Mon 09:59 AM 4.01 H 2025/03/31 Mon 03:22 PM -0.71 L 2025/03/31 Mon 10:22 PM 4.67 H Providence: Date Day Time Pred High/Low 2025/03/30 Sun 02:36 AM -0.69 L 2025/03/30 Sun 09:27 AM 5.23 H 2025/03/30 Sun 02:44 PM -0.81 L 2025/03/30 Sun 09:48 PM 5.81 H 2025/03/31 Mon 03:25 AM -0.63 L 2025/03/31 Mon 10:18 AM 5.08 H 2025/03/31 Mon 03:29 PM -0.73 L 2025/03/31 Mon 10:39 PM 5.68 H
Weather / Marine Zone Forecast
Providence Weather:
Today
A chance of showers. Areas of fog before noon. Otherwise, cloudy, with a high near 63. Southwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Tonight
Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 3am, then showers likely. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. Areas of fog between 2am and 3am. Low around 44. Southwest wind 10 to 13 mph becoming west after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts between three quarters and one inch possible.
Tuesday
A chance of showers, mainly before 7am. Cloudy through mid morning, then gradual clearing, with a high near 54. Northwest wind around 14 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 28. North wind 5 to 7 mph.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 48. North wind around 6 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon.
Wednesday Night
A chance of showers, mainly after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 36. Southeast wind around 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Thursday
A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 64. Southwest wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Thursday Night
A chance of showers. Cloudy, with a low around 55. Southwest wind 5 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Friday
A chance of showers before 2pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 67. West wind 5 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 41. North wind 3 to 5 mph.
Saturday
A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 52. Northeast wind around 7 mph becoming east in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Saturday Night
A chance of rain. Cloudy, with a low around 39. East wind 3 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Sunday
Rain likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 53. East wind 6 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Narragansett Bay:
Narragansett Bay:
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING...
.THIS AFTERNOON...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt.
Waves 2 to 4 ft. Areas of fog. A chance of showers. Vsby 1 NM or
less.
.TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W after midnight. Gusts
up to 25 kt. Waves 2 to 4 ft. Areas of fog. Showers. Vsby 1 NM or
less.
.TUE...NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Waves 2 to
3 ft. A chance of showers in the morning.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds around 10 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Waves
2 to 3 ft.
.WED...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE in the afternoon. Waves
2 to 3 ft.
.WED NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Waves
2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers after midnight.
.THU THROUGH FRI...W winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt.
Waves 2 to 4 ft. A chance of showers.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft.
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Rhode Island Sound:
.THIS AFTERNOON...S winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt.
Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: S 6 ft at 7 seconds and E 1 foot at
5 seconds. Areas of fog. A slight chance of showers. A chance of
showers. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 4 to
6 ft. Wave Detail: S 6 ft at 8 seconds. Areas of fog. Showers.
Vsby 1 NM or less.
.TUE...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: S 6 ft at 8 seconds and
SE 2 ft at 9 seconds. A chance of showers in the morning.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: S 5 ft at 9 seconds and SE 3 ft at
10 seconds.
.WED...NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, becoming SE
in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: S 5 ft at
9 seconds and NE 2 ft at 3 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt
after midnight. Gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail:
SE 5 ft at 5 seconds and SE 3 ft at 15 seconds. A chance of
showers after midnight.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt.
Seas 4 to 6 ft. A chance of showers.
.FRI...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 3 to
5 ft. A chance of showers.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds around 10 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
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Buzzard Bay:
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING...
.THIS AFTERNOON...SW winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt.
Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SW 4 ft at 6 seconds and E 1 foot at
5 seconds. Areas of fog. A slight chance of showers. A chance of
showers. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SW 4 ft
at 6 seconds and E 1 foot at 5 seconds. Areas of fog. Showers.
Vsby 1 NM or less.
.TUE...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft
at 7 seconds and SE 1 foot at 10 seconds. A chance of showers in
the morning.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas
2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds and SE 2 ft at
10 seconds.
.WED...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, becoming E in
the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 7 seconds
and SE 2 ft at 11 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt
after midnight. Gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S
2 ft at 7 seconds and SE 1 foot at 4 seconds. A chance of showers
after midnight.
.THU...S winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 3 to
5 ft. A chance of showers.
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt,
becoming W around 10 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. A
chance of showers.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft.
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Cape Cod Bay:
.THIS AFTERNOON...S winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt.
Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 4 seconds and E 1 foot at
5 seconds. Areas of fog. A chance of showers. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft
at 4 seconds and E 1 foot at 5 seconds. Areas of fog. Showers.
Vsby 1 NM or less.
.TUE...NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to
3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 4 seconds and SE 1 foot at
6 seconds. A chance of showers in the morning.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft
at 5 seconds and SE 2 ft at 10 seconds.
.WED...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, becoming E
5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft
at 6 seconds and SE 2 ft at 10 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt
after midnight. Gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail:
SE 2 ft at 5 seconds and SE 2 ft at 11 seconds. A chance of
showers after midnight.
.THU...S winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 3 to
5 ft. A chance of showers.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas
2 to 4 ft. A chance of showers.
.FRI...W winds 5 to 10 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas around
2 ft. A chance of showers.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas
around 2 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.
