Port Update
RI / Southern Massachusetts
April 09, 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 2025/04/08 Tue 05:36 AM 3.20 H 2025/04/08 Tue 12:06 PM 0.38 L 2025/04/08 Tue 05:54 PM 3.40 H 2025/04/09 Wed 12:06 AM 0.36 L 2025/04/09 Wed 06:24 AM 3.27 H 2025/04/09 Wed 12:30 PM 0.30 L 2025/04/09 Wed 06:42 PM 3.60 H Providence: Date Day Time Pred High/Low 2025/04/08 Tue 05:42 AM 3.94 H 2025/04/08 Tue 12:48 PM 0.78 L 2025/04/08 Tue 06:06 PM 4.20 H 2025/04/08 Tue 11:18 PM 0.69 L 2025/04/09 Wed 06:42 AM 4.05 H 2025/04/09 Wed 11:54 AM 0.69 L 2025/04/09 Wed 06:54 PM 4.44 H
Weather / Marine Zone Forecast
Providence Weather:
This Afternoon
Sunny, with a high near 47. West wind around 10 mph.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 28. Southwest wind 3 to 6 mph.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 50. Calm wind becoming south 5 to 9 mph in the afternoon.
Thursday Night
A slight chance of showers after 10pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 36. South wind 3 to 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Friday
Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high near 51. Light east wind increasing to 5 to 9 mph in the morning.
Friday Night
Rain likely, mainly after 4am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 39. Northeast wind 7 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Saturday
Rain. High near 45. Northeast wind around 13 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Saturday Night
Rain likely. Cloudy, with a low around 40. North wind 7 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Sunday
Rain likely, mainly before 10am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 50. North wind 9 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Sunday Night
A chance of rain before 3am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 41. North wind around 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Monday
Partly sunny, with a high near 61. North wind 7 to 9 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 43. Light southwest wind.
Tuesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 65. West wind 5 to 11 mph.
Narragansett Bay:
Narragansett Bay:
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EDT TODAY...
.THIS AFTERNOON...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt. Waves
2 to 3 ft.
.TONIGHT...SW winds around 10 kt, becoming W after midnight.
Waves around 2 ft.
.THU...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. Waves
around 2 ft.
.THU NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft.
.FRI...E winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt with gusts
up to 20 kt in the afternoon. Waves 2 to 3 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Waves
2 to 3 ft. At the bay entrance, waves 2 to 4 ft, building to 4 to
6 ft after midnight. A chance of rain in the evening, then rain
likely after midnight with vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...N winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt.
Waves 2 to 3 ft, except 4 to 6 ft at the bay entrance. Rain. Vsby
1 to 3 NM.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Waves
2 to 3 ft. A chance of rain.
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Rhode Island Sound:
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EDT TODAY...
.THIS AFTERNOON...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt.
Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 4 seconds and S 3 ft at
10 seconds.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up 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...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. Seas
around 2 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 4 seconds and S 2 ft at
8 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail:
S 2 ft at 6 seconds.
.FRI...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 25 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 4 seconds and S 1 foot at
7 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to 25 kt after
midnight. Gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft, building to 4 to
6 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 5 seconds and E
1 foot at 12 seconds, becoming E 5 ft at 6 seconds and SE 5 ft at
11 seconds. A chance of rain in the evening, then rain likely
after midnight with vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.SAT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 4 to
6 ft. Rain. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt.
Seas 3 to 5 ft. Rain.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft. A chance of rain.
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Buzzard Bay:
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EDT TODAY...
.THIS AFTERNOON...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt. Seas
2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 4 seconds and S 2 ft at
10 seconds.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, becoming
W 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SW
2 ft at 4 seconds and N 1 foot at 6 seconds.
.THU...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. Seas
around 2 ft in the morning, then 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: SW
1 foot at 4 seconds and S 1 foot at 8 seconds, becoming SE 1 foot
at 2 seconds and SW 1 foot at 5 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave
Detail: S 1 foot at 4 seconds and S 1 foot at 8 seconds.
.FRI...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 1 foot or less, then around 2 ft in the afternoon. Wave
Detail: E 1 foot at 3 seconds and SW 1 foot at 5 seconds,
becoming E 2 ft at 3 seconds and S 1 foot at 5 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to 25 kt after
midnight. Gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft
at 4 seconds and SE 2 ft at 10 seconds. A chance of rain in the
evening, then rain likely after midnight.
.SAT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 3 to
4 ft. Rain. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt.
Seas 2 to 4 ft. Rain.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas
2 to 3 ft. A chance of rain.
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Cape Cod Bay:
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EDT TODAY...
.THIS AFTERNOON...W winds 10 to 15 kt with 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.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W after midnight. Seas
around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 5 seconds and N 1 foot at
6 seconds.
.THU...N winds around 5 kt, becoming SE in the afternoon. Seas
1 foot or less. Wave Detail: N 1 foot at 5 seconds and SE 1 foot
at 9 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave
Detail: SE 1 foot at 3 seconds and SW 1 foot at 3 seconds.
.FRI...E winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 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: E 1 foot at 2 seconds and SW
1 foot at 4 seconds, becoming E 1 foot at 3 seconds and E 1 foot
at 10 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. Gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft
at 4 seconds and E 2 ft at 11 seconds. A chance of rain after
midnight.
.SAT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to
30 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Rain. 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.
