Port Update
RI / Southern Massachusetts
April 04, 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 2025/04/03 Thu 12:13 AM 4.08 H 2025/04/03 Thu 06:11 AM 0.19 L 2025/04/03 Thu 12:45 PM 3.33 H 2025/04/03 Thu 05:43 PM 0.13 L 2025/04/04 Fri 01:15 AM 3.73 H 2025/04/04 Fri 08:10 AM 0.47 L 2025/04/04 Fri 01:45 PM 3.17 H 2025/04/04 Fri 06:47 PM 0.46 L Providence: Date Day Time Pred High/Low 2025/04/03 Thu 12:29 AM 5.00 H 2025/04/03 Thu 05:47 AM 0.27 L 2025/04/03 Thu 01:04 PM 4.32 H 2025/04/03 Thu 05:50 PM 0.17 L 2025/04/04 Fri 01:29 AM 4.62 H 2025/04/04 Fri 06:39 AM 0.71 L 2025/04/04 Fri 02:02 PM 4.13 H 2025/04/04 Fri 06:45 PM 0.57 L
Weather / Marine Zone Forecast
Providence Weather:
Today
Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 66. Northwest wind 7 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
Tonight
Partly cloudy, with a low around 41. North wind around 5 mph.
Saturday
Rain likely, mainly after 5pm. Cloudy, with a high near 46. Southeast wind 6 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Saturday Night
Rain before 9pm, then showers, mainly between 9pm and 3am. Low around 41. Southeast wind 3 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Sunday
A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 58. West wind 6 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Sunday Night
Showers. Low around 38. Northwest wind around 6 mph becoming north after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Monday
Showers, mainly before 9am. High near 46. Northeast wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 35. Light and variable wind.
Tuesday
A chance of showers after 5pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 46. West wind 7 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 28. West wind 6 to 8 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 48. Northwest wind 7 to 9 mph.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 31. Light west wind.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 53. Light southwest wind becoming south 5 to 10 mph in the morning.
Narragansett Bay:
Narragansett Bay:
.TODAY...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE after midnight. Waves
2 to 3 ft.
.SAT...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE 10 to 15 kt with gusts up
to 20 kt in the afternoon. Waves 2 to 3 ft. A chance of rain in
the afternoon.
.SAT NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt,
becoming S after midnight. Waves 2 to 4 ft. Rain in the evening,
then showers after midnight. Vsby 1 to 3 NM in the evening.
.SUN...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Waves 2 to
4 ft. A chance of showers.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds around 10 kt, becoming N after midnight.
Waves 2 to 3 ft. Showers.
.MON...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. Showers.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft.
.TUE...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Waves 2 to
3 ft. A chance of showers.
.TUE NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Waves
2 to 3 ft.
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Rhode Island Sound:
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EDT THIS MORNING...
.TODAY...W winds around 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: S
5 ft at 8 seconds and SE 1 foot at 13 seconds. A slight chance of
showers this morning.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 7 seconds and NE
1 foot at 3 seconds.
.SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 4 seconds and S 3 ft at
7 seconds. A chance of rain in the afternoon.
.SAT NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 7 seconds and S
3 ft at 4 seconds. Showers.
.SUN...SW winds around 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 3 to
5 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at 6 seconds and SW 1 foot at
3 seconds. A chance of showers.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NE after midnight.
Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: S 5 ft at 8 seconds and NE 2 ft at
6 seconds. Showers.
.MON...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Showers.
.MON NIGHT...N winds around 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt.
Seas 4 to 6 ft.
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Buzzard Bay:
.TODAY...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft
at 7 seconds and W 1 foot at 3 seconds. A slight chance of
showers this morning.
.TONIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE after midnight. Seas
around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 7 seconds and N 1 foot at
3 seconds.
.SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the afternoon.
Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 3 seconds and SW 2 ft
at 7 seconds. A chance of rain in the afternoon.
.SAT NIGHT...SE winds around 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt,
becoming S after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at
3 seconds and S 2 ft at 6 seconds. Rain in the evening, then
showers after midnight.
.SUN...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to
3 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 5 seconds and SE 1 foot at
12 seconds. A chance of showers.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NE after midnight.
Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 4 seconds and SW 2 ft at
8 seconds. Showers.
.MON...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Showers.
.MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up
to 30 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
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Cape Cod Bay:
.TODAY...W winds around 10 kt, becoming NW this afternoon. Seas
around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 7 seconds and W 1 foot at
2 seconds.
.TONIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE after midnight. Seas
around 2 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 8 seconds and NW 1 foot at
3 seconds.
.SAT...E winds around 10 kt, becoming SE with gusts up to 20 kt
in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at
3 seconds and N 1 foot at 3 seconds. A chance of rain in the
afternoon.
.SAT NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas
2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 3 seconds and S 2 ft at
7 seconds. Rain in the evening, then showers after midnight.
.SUN...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to
3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 6 seconds and SW 2 ft at 3 seconds.
A chance of showers.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds around 10 kt, becoming N after midnight.
Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 7 seconds and NW 1 foot
at 3 seconds. Showers.
.MON...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Showers.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.TUE...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to
4 ft. A chance of showers.
.TUE NIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas
3 to 5 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.
