Port Update
RI / Southern Massachusetts
April 14, 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 2025/04/13 Sun 02:19 AM -0.06 L 2025/04/13 Sun 08:54 AM 3.26 H 2025/04/13 Sun 02:10 PM -0.00 L 2025/04/13 Sun 09:09 PM 3.81 H 2025/04/14 Mon 02:56 AM -0.07 L 2025/04/14 Mon 09:28 AM 3.15 H 2025/04/14 Mon 02:45 PM 0.03 L 2025/04/14 Mon 09:41 PM 3.68 H Providence: Date Day Time Pred High/Low 2025/04/13 Sun 02:09 AM 0.05 L 2025/04/13 Sun 09:09 AM 4.14 H 2025/04/13 Sun 02:14 PM 0.13 L 2025/04/13 Sun 09:22 PM 4.74 H 2025/04/14 Mon 02:52 AM 0.03 L 2025/04/14 Mon 09:44 AM 4.04 H 2025/04/14 Mon 02:54 PM 0.19 L 2025/04/14 Mon 09:55 PM 4.59 H
Weather / Marine Zone Forecast
Providence Weather:
Today
Sunny, with a high near 66. West wind 6 to 8 mph.
Tonight
A chance of rain, mainly after 2am. Increasing clouds, with a low around 46. Southwest wind around 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Tuesday
A slight chance of rain, then scattered showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 63. South wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Tuesday Night
Scattered showers and thunderstorms before 8pm, then isolated showers between 8pm and 10pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 39. West wind around 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 52. West wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 37. West wind 7 to 9 mph.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 56. Northwest wind 9 to 11 mph.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 35. West wind 3 to 6 mph.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 60. Light and variable wind becoming southwest 5 to 9 mph in the morning.
Friday Night
A chance of showers after 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 47. Southwest wind around 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Saturday
A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 69. Southwest wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Saturday Night
A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 44. West wind around 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 60. Northwest wind 8 to 10 mph.
Narragansett Bay:
Narragansett Bay:
.TODAY...NW winds 5 to 10 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, becoming W
this afternoon. Waves around 2 ft.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft. A chance of
rain after midnight.
.TUE...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt with gusts up
to 25 kt in the afternoon. Waves 2 to 3 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Waves
2 to 4 ft.
.WED...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Waves 3 to
5 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Waves
2 to 4 ft.
.THU THROUGH FRI...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt.
Waves 2 to 3 ft.
.FRI 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:
.TODAY...NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, becoming SW
this afternoon. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at
4 seconds and SE 2 ft at 7 seconds.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW
3 ft at 4 seconds and SE 1 foot at 9 seconds. A chance of rain
after midnight.
.TUE...S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SW
3 ft at 4 seconds and SE 1 foot at 8 seconds. A chance of rain in
the morning with vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.TUE NIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 7 seconds and SE 3 ft at
10 seconds.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt.
Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: SW 6 ft at 7 seconds and S 4 ft at
9 seconds.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW 10 to
15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 7 seconds and S
1 foot at 9 seconds.
.FRI...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 2 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas
2 to 4 ft. A chance of showers.
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Buzzard Bay:
.TODAY...NW winds 5 to 10 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, becoming W
10 to 15 kt this afternoon. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: NW
1 foot at 3 seconds and E 1 foot at 7 seconds.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail:
SW 2 ft at 4 seconds and E 1 foot at 8 seconds. A chance of rain
after midnight.
.TUE...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to
4 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 4 seconds and E 1 foot at
8 seconds. A chance of rain in the morning with vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.TUE NIGHT...W 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: SW 3 ft
at 6 seconds and SE 2 ft at 9 seconds.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt.
Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SW 4 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at
9 seconds.
.THU THROUGH FRI...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt.
Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 7 seconds and S 1 foot at
9 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas
2 to 4 ft. A chance of showers.
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Cape Cod Bay:
.TODAY...NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, becoming N
5 to 10 kt this afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NE 4 ft
at 7 seconds and NW 2 ft at 4 seconds.
.TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NE
3 ft at 7 seconds and W 1 foot at 4 seconds. A chance of rain
after midnight.
.TUE...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the afternoon.
Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: NE 2 ft at 7 seconds and S 1 foot
at 2 seconds. A chance of rain in the morning.
.TUE NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas
2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 3 seconds and E 1 foot at
7 seconds.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt.
Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 3 seconds and SE 1 foot at
9 seconds.
.THU THROUGH FRI...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt.
Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 4 seconds and S 1 foot at
9 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas around 2 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.
