Port Update
RI / Southern Massachusetts
April 01, 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 2025/04/01 Tue 04:21 AM -0.48 L 2025/04/01 Tue 10:51 AM 3.80 H 2025/04/01 Tue 04:06 PM -0.51 L 2025/04/01 Tue 11:16 PM 4.41 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 2025/04/01 Tue 04:13 AM -0.45 L 2025/04/01 Tue 11:11 AM 4.84 H 2025/04/01 Tue 04:16 PM -0.53 L 2025/04/01 Tue 11:33 PM 5.39 H
Weather / Marine Zone Forecast
Providence Weather:
Today
Sunny, with a high near 54. Northwest wind 11 to 14 mph.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 27. North wind around 7 mph.
Wednesday
Increasing clouds, with a high near 47. North wind 5 to 7 mph becoming south in the afternoon.
Wednesday Night
A chance of showers, mainly after midnight. Cloudy, with a low around 36. South wind 7 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Thursday
A chance of showers, mainly before 3pm. Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, cloudy, with a high near 63. Southwest wind 11 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Thursday Night
A chance of showers, mainly after 1am. Cloudy, with a low around 53. Southwest wind 5 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Friday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 66. West wind 5 to 7 mph.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 41. North wind 3 to 5 mph.
Saturday
A chance of showers after noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 50. Northeast wind 5 to 7 mph becoming east in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Saturday Night
Showers. Low around 40. East wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Sunday
Showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 57. East wind 6 to 8 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Sunday Night
A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 42. Southwest wind around 6 mph becoming northwest after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Monday
A chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 56. West wind 6 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Narragansett Bay:
Narragansett Bay:
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EDT TODAY...
.THIS AFTERNOON...NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt.
Waves 2 to 3 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds around 10 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. Gusts up to 20 kt after
midnight. Waves 2 to 4 ft. A chance of showers after midnight.
.THU...S winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Waves 4 to
6 ft. A chance of showers. Patchy fog in the morning.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt,
becoming W 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Waves 3 to 5 ft. A chance
of showers after midnight.
.FRI...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 2 to 4 ft. A chance of showers.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft.
.SAT...E winds around 10 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. A chance of
showers.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds around 10 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. Showers.
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Rhode Island Sound:
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...
.THIS AFTERNOON...NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt.
Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: S 5 ft at 8 seconds and NW 1 foot at
3 seconds. A chance of showers.
.TONIGHT...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 N 2 ft at 4 seconds.
.WED...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SE in the afternoon. Seas
2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 9 seconds and NE 2 ft at
4 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. Gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft
at 5 seconds and S 4 ft at 9 seconds. A chance of showers after
midnight.
.THU...S winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 5 to
7 ft. Wave Detail: S 7 ft at 6 seconds. A chance of showers.
Patchy fog in the morning.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt,
diminishing to 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave
Detail: S 7 ft at 8 seconds and SW 1 foot at 4 seconds. A chance
of showers.
.FRI...W winds around 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. A chance of showers.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas
2 to 3 ft. Showers.
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Buzzard Bay:
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON...
.THIS AFTERNOON...NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt.
Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 8 seconds and N 2 ft at
4 seconds. A slight chance of showers.
.TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: N
2 ft at 4 seconds and S 2 ft at 8 seconds.
.WED...NE winds around 10 kt, becoming E in the afternoon. Seas
2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds and S 2 ft at
9 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S 15 to 20 kt with
gusts up to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE
2 ft at 3 seconds and S 2 ft at 9 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. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 8 seconds and SW 3 ft at 4 seconds.
A chance of showers. Patchy fog in the morning.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt
after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SW 4 ft at
6 seconds. A chance of showers.
.FRI...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft.
.SAT...E winds around 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. A chance of
showers.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Showers.
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Cape Cod Bay:
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...
.THIS AFTERNOON...NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt.
Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 5 seconds and SE 3 ft at
9 seconds. A chance of showers.
.TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to
4 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 5 seconds and SE 3 ft at 10 seconds.
.WED...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming E 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 5 seconds and
SE 3 ft at 10 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 15 to 20 kt with
gusts up to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE
2 ft at 3 seconds and N 2 ft at 6 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. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 6 seconds and N 1 foot at 5 seconds.
A chance of showers.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt
after midnight. Gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail:
SW 3 ft at 4 seconds and S 3 ft at 7 seconds. A chance of
showers.
.FRI...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. A chance of
showers.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft.
.SAT...E winds around 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. A chance of
showers.
.SAT NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas
around 2 ft. Showers.
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.
