Port Update
RI / Southern Massachusetts
January 03, 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 2024/01/03 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 2024/01/04 Thu 01:11 AM 2.81 H 2024/01/04 Thu 07:04 AM 0.68 L 2024/01/04 Thu 01:18 PM 2.40 H 2024/01/04 Thu 07:02 PM 0.41 L Providence: Date Day Time Pred High/Low 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 2024/01/04 Thu 01:26 AM 3.54 H 2024/01/04 Thu 07:00 AM 0.90 L 2024/01/04 Thu 01:37 PM 3.18 H 2024/01/04 Thu 07:16 PM 0.65 L
Weather / Marine Zone Forecast
Providence Weather:
Today
Sunny, with a high near 43. Northwest wind around 6 mph.
Tonight
Increasing clouds, with a low around 28. Light west wind.
Thursday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 42. Calm wind becoming northwest 5 to 8 mph in the afternoon.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 19. Northwest wind 9 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 36. Northwest wind 7 to 10 mph.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 23. West wind 5 to 7 mph.
Saturday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 38. Light and variable wind becoming east 5 to 7 mph in the morning.
Saturday Night
A chance of snow before 10pm, then rain and snow. Low around 31. Blustery, with an east wind 8 to 13 mph increasing to 15 to 20 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Sunday
Rain and snow before 3pm, then a chance of snow. High near 38. Breezy, with a north wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Sunday Night
A chance of snow before 10pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 25. Northwest wind 10 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 39. Northwest wind 9 to 11 mph.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 23. Northwest wind around 8 mph.
Tuesday
A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 45. North wind 6 to 14 mph becoming east in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Narragansett Bay:
Narragansett Bay:
This Afternoon
NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less.
Tonight
W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less.
Thu
NW winds around 5 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt in the afternoon. Waves around 2 ft or less.
Thu Night
NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Waves around 3 ft.
Fri And Fri Night
W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Waves around 3 ft.
Sat
NE winds 5 to 10 kt. A chance of rain.
Sat Night And Sun
E winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming N. Gusts up to 30 kt. Rain with a chance of snow. Vsby 1 nm or less.
Sun Night
NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. A chance of snow. 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
W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft.
Tonight
W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft.
Thu
NW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas around 2 ft.
Thu Night
NW winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
Fri And Fri Night
NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
Sat
NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. A chance of rain.
Sat Night
E winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Rain. Vsby 1 to 3 nm.
Sun
N winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Rain.
Sun Night
NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. A chance of rain and snow. 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
W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less.
Tonight
W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less.
Thu
NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas around 2 ft.
Thu Night
NW winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
Fri And Fri Night
NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
Sat
NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. A chance of rain.
Sat Night
E winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Rain.
Sun
N winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Rain.
Sun Night
NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. A chance of rain and snow. 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
NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft.
Tonight
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 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
Fri
NW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
Fri Night
W winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the evening. Seas around 2 ft.
Sat
NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less.
Sat Night
E winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Rain.
Sun
NE winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Rain.
Sun Night
N winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. A chance of rain and snow. 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.
