Port Update
RI / Southern Massachusetts
April 07, 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 2025/04/06 Sun 03:25 AM 3.24 H 2025/04/06 Sun 10:42 AM 0.51 L 2025/04/06 Sun 03:53 PM 3.09 H 2025/04/06 Sun 10:36 PM 0.60 L 2025/04/07 Mon 04:34 AM 3.16 H 2025/04/07 Mon 11:29 AM 0.45 L 2025/04/07 Mon 04:58 PM 3.21 H 2025/04/07 Mon 11:29 PM 0.48 L Providence: Date Day Time Pred High/Low 2025/04/06 Sun 03:31 AM 4.05 H 2025/04/06 Sun 11:29 AM 0.83 L 2025/04/06 Sun 04:00 PM 3.95 H 2025/04/06 Sun 11:38 PM 1.03 L 2025/04/07 Mon 04:37 AM 3.93 H 2025/04/07 Mon 12:14 PM 0.79 L 2025/04/07 Mon 05:04 PM 4.01 H 2025/04/07 Mon 10:23 PM 0.87 L
Weather / Marine Zone Forecast
Providence Weather:
Today
Rain. Areas of fog. High near 40. East wind 7 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Tonight
Rain likely, mainly before 11pm. Areas of fog. Otherwise, cloudy, with a low around 36. Northeast wind 5 to 9 mph becoming northwest after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Tuesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 44. West wind 8 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 27. West wind 8 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 47. West wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 29. West wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 52. Light south wind increasing to 5 to 10 mph in the morning.
Thursday Night
A chance of showers after 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 39. Southeast wind 3 to 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Friday
A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 54. Southeast wind 5 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Friday Night
Showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 44. East wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Saturday
Showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 54. East wind 7 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Saturday Night
A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 43. Northeast wind around 6 mph becoming northwest after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Sunday
Partly sunny, with a high near 57. North wind 7 to 9 mph.
Narragansett Bay:
Narragansett Bay:
.THIS AFTERNOON...NE winds around 10 kt with gusts up to 20 kt.
Waves 2 to 3 ft. Areas of fog. Rain. Vsby 1 to 3 NM, decreasing
to 1 NM or less.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW after midnight. Waves
2 to 3 ft. Areas of fog. Rain likely in the evening. Vsby 1 to
3 NM, decreasing to 1 NM or less after midnight.
.TUE...W winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Gusts up to 30 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. At the bay
entrance, waves 3 to 4 ft, building to 4 to 6 ft in the
afternoon.
.TUE NIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt,
diminishing to 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt after midnight.
Waves 2 to 3 ft, except 4 to 6 ft at the bay entrance.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt.
Waves 2 to 3 ft.
.THU...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft.
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...SE winds around 10 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. A
chance of showers.
.FRI NIGHT...E winds around 10 kt. Waves 2 to 4 ft. Showers
likely. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
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Rhode Island Sound:
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE TUESDAY
NIGHT...
.THIS AFTERNOON...NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt.
Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 8 seconds and NE 2 ft at
3 seconds. Areas of fog. Rain. Vsby 1 to 3 NM, decreasing to 1 NM
or less.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, becoming
NW 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft
at 8 seconds and NE 2 ft at 4 seconds. Areas of fog. Rain likely
in the evening. A chance of rain after midnight. Vsby 1 NM or
less.
.TUE...W winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, increasing to
20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to
5 ft, building to 5 to 7 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: S 5 ft
at 10 seconds and W 3 ft at 4 seconds, becoming S 7 ft at
10 seconds and W 4 ft at 5 seconds. Areas of fog in the morning
with vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.TUE NIGHT...W winds 20 to 25 kt. Gusts up to 35 kt in the
evening. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: S 7 ft at 10 seconds and W
6 ft at 6 seconds.
.WED...W winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to
5 ft, subsiding to 2 to 3 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: W
4 ft at 5 seconds and S 3 ft at 10 seconds, becoming SW 3 ft at
5 seconds and S 2 ft at 9 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 4 seconds and S
2 ft at 9 seconds.
.THU...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 2 ft.
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt.
Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers.
.FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Showers likely. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
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Buzzard Bay:
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE TUESDAY
NIGHT...
.THIS AFTERNOON...NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt.
Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 8 seconds and NE 1 foot at
3 seconds. Areas of fog. Rain. Vsby 1 to 3 NM, decreasing to 1 NM
or less.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, becoming N
after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 8 seconds
and N 1 foot at 3 seconds. Areas of fog. Rain likely in the
evening. A chance of rain after midnight. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.TUE...W winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 20 to 25 kt in the
afternoon. Gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft
at 5 seconds and S 3 ft at 10 seconds. Areas of fog in the
morning with vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.TUE NIGHT...W winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 5 seconds and SW 3 ft at
10 seconds.
.WED...W winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to
4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 5 seconds and S 2 ft at 9 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 5 seconds and
NE 1 foot at 7 seconds.
.THU...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 1 foot or less.
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt.
Seas around 2 ft. A chance of showers.
.FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Showers likely.
Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
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Cape Cod Bay:
.THIS AFTERNOON...NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt.
Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 3 seconds and S 2 ft at
8 seconds. Areas of fog. Rain. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the evening.
Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NE 2 ft at 4 seconds and S 2 ft at
8 seconds. Areas of fog. Rain likely, mainly in the evening. Vsby
1 to 3 NM, decreasing to 1 NM or less after midnight.
.TUE...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, increasing to
15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to
3 ft, building to 3 to 5 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: N 2 ft
at 4 seconds and S 2 ft at 9 seconds, becoming W 3 ft at
4 seconds and S 2 ft at 10 seconds. Areas of fog in the morning
with vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.TUE NIGHT...W winds 20 to 25 kt. Gusts up to 35 kt in the
evening. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 5 seconds and S
2 ft at 10 seconds.
.WED...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: NW
3 ft at 5 seconds and E 1 foot at 7 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 4 seconds and
N 1 foot at 7 seconds.
.THU...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 2 ft.
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt.
Seas around 2 ft. A chance of showers.
.FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Showers likely.
Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
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.
