Daily Update
RI / Southern Massachusetts
January 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
Tides / Currents
Tides:
Newport:
Date Day Time Pred High/Low
2025/01/06 Mon 12:15 AM 3.57 H
2025/01/06 Mon 05:43 AM 0.21 L
2025/01/06 Mon 12:36 PM 3.27 H
2025/01/06 Mon 05:57 PM -0.09 L
2025/01/07 Tue 01:10 AM 3.64 H
2025/01/07 Tue 07:13 AM 0.33 L
2025/01/07 Tue 01:34 PM 3.08 H
2025/01/07 Tue 06:58 PM -0.02 L
2025/01/08 Wed 02:09 AM 3.69 H
2025/01/08 Wed 09:00 AM 0.30 L
2025/01/08 Wed 02:36 PM 2.96 H
2025/01/08 Wed 08:04 PM 0.01 L
2025/01/09 Thu 03:14 AM 3.74 H
2025/01/09 Thu 10:12 AM 0.18 L
2025/01/09 Thu 03:44 PM 2.94 H
2025/01/09 Thu 09:09 PM -0.02 L
Providence:
Date Day Time Pred High/Low
2025/01/06 Mon 12:31 AM 4.40 H
2025/01/06 Mon 05:39 AM 0.27 L
2025/01/06 Mon 12:56 PM 4.19 H
2025/01/06 Mon 06:03 PM -0.10 L
2025/01/07 Tue 01:26 AM 4.48 H
2025/01/07 Tue 06:46 AM 0.49 L
2025/01/07 Tue 01:52 PM 3.99 H
2025/01/07 Tue 07:03 PM -0.01 L
2025/01/08 Wed 02:22 AM 4.52 H
2025/01/08 Wed 08:06 AM 0.56 L
2025/01/08 Wed 02:50 PM 3.83 H
2025/01/08 Wed 08:06 PM 0.02 L
2025/01/09 Thu 03:22 AM 4.53 H
2025/01/09 Thu 09:26 AM 0.47 L
2025/01/09 Thu 03:55 PM 3.78 H
2025/01/09 Thu 09:08 PM -0.03 L
Weather / Marine Zone Forecast
Providence Weather:
Today
Sunny, with a high near 26. Northwest wind 14 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.
Tonight
Clear, with a low around 18. Northwest wind 11 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 27. West wind 13 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 15. West wind 9 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 30. Northwest wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 23. Northwest wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 39. Northwest wind 7 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 23. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Saturday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 35. Calm wind becoming north around 6 mph in the afternoon.
Saturday Night
A chance of snow between 11pm and 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 23. North wind around 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 36. Northwest wind 7 to 9 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 19. Northwest wind 3 to 5 mph.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 35. West wind 3 to 6 mph.
Narragansett Bay:
Narragansett Bay:
.TODAY...NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Waves
around 3 ft. Occasional light freezing spray.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Waves
around 3 ft. Light freezing spray.
.WED...W winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Waves around
3 ft, except 4 to 6 ft at the bay entrance. Light freezing spray
likely.
.WED NIGHT...W 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. Light freezing
spray likely, mainly in the evening.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt.
Waves around 3 ft. A chance of light freezing spray.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...N winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt.
Waves 2 to 3 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Waves
2 to 3 ft. A chance of snow.
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Rhode Island Sound:
.TODAY...NW winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas 3 to
4 ft, building to 4 to 6 ft this afternoon. Wave Detail: N 4 ft
at 5 seconds and SE 1 foot at 13 seconds, becoming NW 6 ft at
6 seconds and S 3 ft at 12 seconds. Occasional light freezing
spray.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 5 to
6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 6 seconds and S 4 ft at 11 seconds.
Light freezing spray.
.WED...W winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas 5 to
7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 10 seconds.
Light freezing spray likely.
.WED NIGHT...W winds 25 to 30 kt, diminishing to 20 to 25 kt
after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 6 seconds
and S 1 foot at 11 seconds. A chance of light freezing spray.
.THU...NW winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 4 to
6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 6 seconds. A chance of light
freezing spray in the morning.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas
4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 5 seconds.
.FRI...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 2 ft.
.SAT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 2 ft. A chance of snow.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas
2 to 4 ft. A chance of snow.
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Buzzards Bay:
.TODAY...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to 25 kt this
afternoon. Gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft
at 5 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. Occasional light freezing
spray.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 4 to
5 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 11 seconds.
Light freezing spray.
.WED...W winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 4 to
5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 6 seconds and S 1 foot at
11 seconds. Light freezing spray.
.WED NIGHT...W winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas
4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 6 seconds and N 1 foot at
7 seconds. Light freezing spray likely, mainly in the evening.
.THU...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft
at 6 seconds. A chance of light freezing spray.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N
3 ft at 5 seconds.
.FRI...NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to
4 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 15 to
20 kt. Seas 1 foot or less, then 2 to 3 ft. A chance of snow.
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Cape Cod Bay:
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING...
.TODAY...NW winds 20 to 25 kt, increasing to 25 to 30 kt this
afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft, building to 5 to 6 ft this afternoon.
Wave Detail: N 5 ft at 6 seconds and E 1 foot at 12 seconds,
becoming N 6 ft at 6 seconds and SE 1 foot at 12 seconds.
Occasional light freezing spray.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 25 to 30 kt, diminishing to 20 to 25 kt after
midnight. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 6 ft at 6 seconds and S
1 foot at 12 seconds. Light freezing spray.
.WED...W winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 5 to
6 ft. Wave Detail: N 5 ft at 7 seconds and SE 1 foot at
12 seconds. Light freezing spray.
.WED NIGHT...W winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas
5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 5 ft at 7 seconds and E 1 foot at
12 seconds. Light freezing spray likely, mainly in the evening.
.THU...NW winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 5 to
6 ft. Wave Detail: N 5 ft at 6 seconds. A chance of light
freezing spray.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 25 to 30 kt, diminishing to 20 to 25 kt
after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 6 ft at 6 seconds.
.FRI...NW winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 4 to
6 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas
2 to 3 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. A chance of snow.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft. A chance of snow.
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.
