Port Update
RI / Southern Massachusetts
January 08, 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 2024/01/08 Mon 04:44 AM 3.38 H 2024/01/08 Mon 11:05 AM 0.09 L 2024/01/08 Mon 05:10 PM 2.74 H 2024/01/08 Mon 10:37 PM -0.14 L 2024/01/09 Tue 05:38 AM 3.68 H 2024/01/09 Tue 11:51 AM -0.11 L 2024/01/09 Tue 06:02 PM 3.03 H 2024/01/09 Tue 11:26 PM -0.34 L Providence: Date Day Time Pred High/Low 2024/01/08 Mon 04:56 AM 4.16 H 2024/01/08 Mon 10:57 AM 0.25 L 2024/01/08 Mon 05:25 PM 3.57 H 2024/01/08 Mon 10:50 PM -0.05 L 2024/01/09 Tue 05:53 AM 4.51 H 2024/01/09 Tue 11:43 AM 0.02 L 2024/01/09 Tue 06:18 PM 3.92 H 2024/01/09 Tue 11:38 PM -0.32 L
Weather / Marine Zone Forecast
Providence Weather:
Today
Sunny, with a high near 37. Northwest wind around 7 mph.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 22. West wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Tuesday
A chance of rain, mainly after 4pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 47. Calm wind becoming southeast around 6 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Tuesday Night
Rain. The rain could be heavy at times. Low around 38. Windy, with a southeast wind 11 to 21 mph increasing to 22 to 32 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 50 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts between 1 and 2 inches possible.
Wednesday
Rain likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 2pm, then a slight chance of rain between 2pm and 4pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 56. Windy, with a south wind 26 to 31 mph decreasing to 17 to 22 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 47 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 33. Southwest wind 14 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 44. Southwest wind 14 to 17 mph.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 30. West wind 10 to 16 mph.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 45. West wind 8 to 10 mph.
Friday Night
Rain likely, mainly after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 34. Breezy, with a southeast wind 9 to 14 mph increasing to 15 to 20 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Saturday
Rain likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 55. Windy, with a south wind 25 to 29 mph, with gusts as high as 44 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Saturday Night
A chance of rain. Partly cloudy, with a low around 31. Breezy, with a west wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 38 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 39. Breezy, with a west wind around 21 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph.
Narragansett Bay:
Narragansett Bay:
This Afternoon
NW winds 5 to 10 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less.
Tonight
NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less.
Tue
E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt in the afternoon. Waves around 2 ft or less, then around 3 ft in the afternoon. A chance of rain.
Tue Night
SE winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt, increasing to 30 to 40 kt with gusts up to 50 kt after midnight. Waves 4 to 7 ft, increasing to 8 to 11 ft after midnight. Rain. Vsby 1 to 3 nm.
Wed
S winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 45 kt, becoming SW 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt in the afternoon. Waves 6 to 9 ft. Rain. Vsby 1 to 3 nm.
Wed Night
SW winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt, becoming W 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt after midnight. Waves 4 to 7 ft.
Thu
SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt.
Thu Night And Fri
SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 25 kt.
Fri Night
SE winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Rain likely. Vsby 1 to 3 nm. 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 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
Tonight
NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft.
Tue
E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of rain.
Tue Night
SE winds 25 to 35 kt with gusts up to 45 kt, increasing to 35 to 45 kt with gusts up to 55 kt after midnight. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Rain. Vsby 1 to 3 nm.
Wed
S winds 30 to 40 kt, becoming SW 25 to 35 kt in the afternoon. Gusts up to 50 kt. Seas 12 to 17 ft. Rain. Vsby 1 to 3 nm.
Wed Night
W winds 25 to 30 kt. Gusts up to 45 kt in the evening. Seas 8 to 13 ft.
Thu
SW winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
Thu Night
W winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
Fri
SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
Fri Night
SE winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Rain likely. Vsby 1 to 3 nm. 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 10 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas around 2 ft.
Tonight
NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less.
Tue
E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas around 2 ft. A chance of rain.
Tue Night
SE winds 30 to 40 kt. Gusts up to 55 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Rain. Vsby 1 to 3 nm.
Wed
S winds 30 to 40 kt with gusts up to 50 kt, becoming SW 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt in the afternoon. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Rain. Vsby 1 to 3 nm.
Wed Night
SW winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt, becoming W 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
Thu
SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
Thu Night And Fri
W winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
Fri Night
SE winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas 2 to 4 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
NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
Tonight
NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
Tue
SW winds around 5 kt, becoming SE 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas around 2 ft.
Tue Night
SE winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 45 kt, increasing to 30 to 40 kt with gusts up to 55 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Rain. Vsby 1 to 3 nm.
Wed
S winds 30 to 40 kt with gusts up to 55 kt, becoming SW around 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Rain. Vsby 1 to 3 nm.
Wed Night
SW winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
Thu
SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
Thu Night
W winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
Fri
SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas around 2 ft.
Fri Night
SE winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas 2 to 4 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.
