Port Update
RI / Southern Massachusetts
January 02, 2024
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 )
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: 37-00
Shell: 40-00
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 2024/01/02 Tue 04:57 AM 0.47 L 2024/01/02 Tue 11:53 AM 2.67 H 2024/01/02 Tue 05:24 PM 0.37 L 2024/01/03 Wed 12:29 AM 2.80 H 2024/01/03 Wed 05:54 AM 0.62 L 2024/01/03 Wed 12:34 PM 2.51 H 2024/01/03 Wed 06:10 PM 0.41 L Providence: Date Day Time Pred High/Low 2024/01/02 Tue 12:01 AM 3.52 H 2024/01/02 Tue 05:05 AM 0.52 L 2024/01/02 Tue 12:10 PM 3.43 H 2024/01/02 Tue 05:31 PM 0.52 L 2024/01/03 Wed 12:44 AM 3.50 H 2024/01/03 Wed 05:57 AM 0.75 L 2024/01/03 Wed 12:53 PM 3.28 H 2024/01/03 Wed 06:20 PM 0.61 L
Weather / Marine Zone Forecast
Providence Weather:
Today
Sunny, with a high near 40. West wind 3 to 5 mph.
Tonight
Clear, with a low around 24. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph after midnight.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 44. West wind around 6 mph.
Wednesday Night
Increasing clouds, with a low around 28. Light west wind.
Thursday
A slight chance of snow before 10am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 41. Light west wind becoming northwest 5 to 9 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 21. Northwest wind 14 to 17 mph.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 36. West wind 10 to 13 mph.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 23. West wind 9 to 11 mph.
Saturday
Partly sunny, with a high near 38. West wind 7 to 9 mph becoming east in the afternoon.
Saturday Night
Snow likely before 1am, then snow likely, possibly mixed with rain between 1am and 4am, then snow likely after 4am. Cloudy, with a low around 28. Breezy, with an east wind 9 to 14 mph increasing to 15 to 20 mph after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Sunday
Rain and snow likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 37. Breezy, with a north wind 21 to 24 mph, with gusts as high as 37 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Sunday Night
A chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 23. Blustery, with a northwest wind 15 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 37. Northwest wind 11 to 15 mph.
Narragansett Bay:
This Afternoon
NW winds around 5 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less.
Tonight
W winds around 5 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less.
Wed
NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less.
Wed Night
W winds around 5 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less.
Thu And Thu Night
NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Waves around 3 ft.
Fri Through Sat
N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt.
Sat Night
E winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Rain likely with a chance of snow. Vsby 1 nm or less. seas are reported as significant wave height, which is the average of the highest third of the waves. Individual wave heights may be more than twice the significant wave height.
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Rhode Island Sound:
This Afternoon
NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less.
Tonight
W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft.
Wed
W winds around 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft.
Wed Night
W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft.
Thu
NW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas around 2 ft. A chance of rain.
Thu Night
NW winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
Fri Through Sat
N winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
Sat Night
E winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Rain likely. seas are reported as significant wave height, which is the average of the highest third of the waves. Individual wave heights may be more than twice the significant wave height.
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Buzzards Bay:
This Afternoon
NW winds around 5 kt. Seas 1 foot or less.
Tonight
W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less.
Wed
W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less.
Wed Night
W winds around 5 kt. Seas 1 foot or less.
Thu And Thu Night
NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
Fri Through Sat
N winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
Sat Night
E winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Rain likely. seas are reported as significant wave height, which is the average of the highest third of the waves. Individual wave heights may be more than twice the significant wave height.
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Cape Cod Bay:
This Afternoon
W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less.
Tonight
W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft.
Wed
NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft.
Wed Night
W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less.
Thu
W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas around 2 ft.
Thu Night
NW winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
Fri
NW winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
Fri Night And Sat
W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N. Gusts up to 25 kt. Seas around 2 ft.
Sat Night
E winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Rain likely. seas are reported as significant wave height, which is the average of the highest third of the waves. Individual wave heights may be more than twice the significant wave height
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 30 ft due to shoaling. Vessels over 23 ft will need tide window for transit.
