Port Update
RI / Southern Massachusetts
April 11, 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 2025/04/10 Thu 12:36 AM 0.24 L 2025/04/10 Thu 07:07 AM 3.33 H 2025/04/10 Thu 12:46 PM 0.20 L 2025/04/10 Thu 07:24 PM 3.76 H 2025/04/11 Fri 01:08 AM 0.12 L 2025/04/11 Fri 07:45 AM 3.35 H 2025/04/11 Fri 01:08 PM 0.10 L 2025/04/11 Fri 08:01 PM 3.85 H Providence: Date Day Time Pred High/Low 2025/04/10 Thu 12:03 AM 0.49 L 2025/04/10 Thu 07:23 AM 4.15 H 2025/04/10 Thu 12:21 PM 0.47 L 2025/04/10 Thu 07:39 PM 4.65 H 2025/04/11 Fri 12:44 AM 0.30 L 2025/04/11 Fri 08:00 AM 4.20 H 2025/04/11 Fri 12:57 PM 0.28 L 2025/04/11 Fri 08:16 PM 4.78 H
Weather / Marine Zone Forecast
Providence Weather:
Today
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 50. East wind 6 to 9 mph.
Tonight
Rain before 5am, then rain and snow. Patchy fog. Low around 36. Northeast wind 9 to 11 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.
Saturday
Rain and snow, becoming all rain after 8am. Patchy fog. High near 39. Northeast wind around 14 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.
Saturday Night
Rain likely before 9pm, then showers likely, mainly between 9pm and 10pm. Patchy fog before 9pm. Otherwise, cloudy, with a low around 36. North wind 8 to 14 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Sunday
A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 48. North wind 10 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Sunday Night
A slight chance of showers before 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 37. North wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 61. Northwest wind around 6 mph.
Monday Night
A chance of showers after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 45. South wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Tuesday
A chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 63. West wind 6 to 11 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 38. West wind around 8 mph.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 52. West wind 10 to 14 mph.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 34. West wind 6 to 8 mph.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 55. West wind 8 to 11 mph.
Narragansett Bay:
Narragansett Bay:
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH
SATURDAY AFTERNOON...
.TODAY...E winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt this
afternoon. Gusts up to 20 kt. Waves around 2 ft. Patchy fog this
morning. A chance of rain this morning.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt,
increasing to 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt after midnight.
Waves 2 to 3 ft. Patchy fog. Rain after midnight with vsby 1 to
3 NM.
.SAT...NE 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. Patchy fog. Rain.
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Waves
2 to 3 ft. Rain likely in the evening, then a chance of showers
after midnight. Patchy fog in the evening.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt.
Waves 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers.
.MON...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds around 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft. A chance
of showers.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt.
Waves 2 to 4 ft. A chance of showers.
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Rhode Island Sound:
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY
AFTERNOON...
.TODAY...NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to
3 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 4 seconds and SE 2 ft at 6 seconds.
A chance of rain this morning.
.TONIGHT...NE 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 3 ft at 6 seconds and E
1 foot at 12 seconds, becoming NE 4 ft at 4 seconds and SE 4 ft
at 7 seconds. Patchy fog. Rain after midnight with vsby 1 to
3 NM.
.SAT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas 5 to
7 ft. Wave Detail: SE 6 ft at 9 seconds and NE 4 ft at 5 seconds.
Patchy fog. Rain.
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas
4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SE 5 ft at 9 seconds and N 4 ft at
5 seconds. Rain likely in the evening, then a chance of showers
after midnight. Patchy fog in the evening.
.SUN...N winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to
5 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 4 seconds and SE 4 ft at 8 seconds.
A chance of showers.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the
evening. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 4 seconds and SE
3 ft at 8 seconds. A chance of showers in the evening.
.MON...W winds around 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 2 ft. A chance of
showers.
.TUE...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. A chance of showers.
.TUE NIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. A chance of
showers.
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Buzzard Bay:
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY
AFTERNOON...
.TODAY...NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas around
2 ft. Wave Detail: E 1 foot at 2 seconds and S 1 foot at
4 seconds. A chance of rain this morning.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt,
increasing to 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt after midnight.
Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 7 seconds and NE 2 ft at
3 seconds. Patchy fog. Rain after midnight with vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.SAT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 3 to
5 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 8 seconds and NE 3 ft at 4 seconds.
Patchy fog. Rain. Vsby 1 to 3 NM in the morning.
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas
2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 9 seconds and N 3 ft at
4 seconds. Rain likely in the evening, then showers likely after
midnight. Patchy fog in the evening.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt.
Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 9 seconds and N 2 ft at
5 seconds. A chance of showers.
.MON...W winds around 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: E
2 ft at 8 seconds and N 1 foot at 3 seconds.
.MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to
3 ft. A chance of showers.
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Cape Cod Bay:
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH LATE
SUNDAY NIGHT...
.TODAY...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt this
afternoon. Gusts up to 20 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: NE
2 ft at 3 seconds and S 1 foot at 3 seconds. Patchy fog this
morning. A chance of rain this morning.
.TONIGHT...NE 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: SE 4 ft
at 7 seconds and NE 2 ft at 3 seconds. Patchy fog. Rain after
midnight with vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.SAT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 3 to
5 ft. Wave Detail: E 5 ft at 9 seconds and N 4 ft at 4 seconds.
Patchy fog. Rain. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas
4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: E 6 ft at 9 seconds and N 4 ft at
5 seconds. Rain likely in the evening, then showers likely after
midnight. Patchy fog in the evening.
.SUN...N winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 4 to
6 ft. Wave Detail: E 5 ft at 9 seconds and N 4 ft at 5 seconds. A
chance of showers.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt
after midnight. Gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N
4 ft at 5 seconds and NE 4 ft at 8 seconds. A chance of showers
in the evening.
.MON...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up
to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of 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.
