Port Update
RI / Southern Massachusetts
January 23, 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 2024/01/23 Tue 06:06 AM 3.59 H 2024/01/23 Tue 12:36 PM 0.16 L 2024/01/23 Tue 06:23 PM 3.09 H 2024/01/23 Tue 11:34 PM 0.04 L 2024/01/24 Wed 06:52 AM 3.63 H 2024/01/24 Wed 01:10 PM 0.10 L 2024/01/24 Wed 07:07 PM 3.21 H Providence: Date Day Time Pred High/Low 2024/01/23 Tue 06:21 AM 4.30 H 2024/01/23 Tue 11:49 AM 0.46 L 2024/01/23 Tue 06:37 PM 3.89 H 2024/01/23 Tue 11:24 PM 0.00 L 2024/01/24 Wed 07:07 AM 4.37 H 2024/01/24 Wed 12:20 PM 0.35 L 2024/01/24 Wed 07:21 PM 4.02 H
Weather / Marine Zone Forecast
Providence Weather:
Today
A chance of rain after 2pm, mixing with snow after 5pm. Cloudy, with a high near 39. Northwest wind 5 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.
Tonight
Snow, mainly before 3am. Low around 31. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of around an inch possible.
Wednesday
A chance of snow before 9am, then a chance of rain and snow between 9am and 10am, then a chance of rain after 10am. Cloudy, with a high near 37. Calm wind becoming southeast around 5 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 50%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.
Wednesday Night
Rain. Patchy fog. Low around 37. South wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Thursday
Rain. Patchy fog. High near 49. Southwest wind 6 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Thursday Night
Rain. Patchy fog before 1am. Low around 39. North wind 6 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%.
Friday
Rain likely, mainly before 7am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 50. Northwest wind 9 to 11 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 35. Northwest wind 7 to 10 mph.
Saturday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 46. North wind around 8 mph.
Saturday Night
A chance of rain after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 33. Northwest wind around 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Sunday
Rain likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 43. North wind 9 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Sunday Night
Rain and snow likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 25. Blustery, with a north wind 16 to 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Monday
A chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 33. Breezy, with a north wind 16 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Narragansett Bay:
Narragansett Bay:
This Afternoon
NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft. A chance of rain.
Tonight
NE winds around 5 kt. Waves around 2 ft in the evening, then 1 foot or less. Snow. A chance of rain in the evening. Vsby 1 to 3 nm, decreasing to 1 nm or less after midnight.
Wed
SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 foot or less. A chance of rain. A chance of snow in the morning. Vsby 1 to 3 nm.
Wed Night
S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt after midnight. Waves 1 foot or less, then around 2 ft after midnight. Patchy fog. Rain. Vsby 1 nm or less, increasing to 1 to 3 nm after midnight.
Thu
SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Waves around 2 ft. Patchy fog. Rain. Vsby 1 nm or less, increasing to 1 to 3 nm in the afternoon.
Thu Night
NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE after midnight. Waves around 2 ft. Patchy fog. Rain. Vsby 1 to 3 nm.
Fri
N winds around 10 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. Rain likely.
Fri Night And Sat
NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft.
Sat Night
NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft. A chance of rain. 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 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. A chance of rain.
Tonight
NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft in the evening, then 1 foot or less. A chance of rain. Snow in the evening, then a chance of snow after midnight. Vsby 1 to 3 nm, decreasing to 1 nm or less after midnight.
Wed
SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. A chance of rain. Vsby 1 to 3 nm in the morning.
Wed Night
S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Patchy fog. Rain. Vsby 1 nm or less, increasing to 1 to 3 nm after midnight.
Thu
SW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Patchy fog. Rain. Vsby 1 nm or less, increasing to 1 to 3 nm in the afternoon.
Thu Night
NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Patchy fog. Rain. Vsby 1 to 3 nm.
Fri
N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Rain likely.
Fri Night
N winds around 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
Sat
N winds around 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
Sat Night
NW winds around 10 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas around 2 ft. A chance of rain. 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 5 to 10 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A slight chance of rain.
Tonight
NE winds around 5 kt. Seas around 2 ft in the evening, then 1 foot or less. Snow. A chance of rain in the evening. Vsby 1 to 3 nm, decreasing to 1 nm or less after midnight.
Wed
SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. A chance of rain. A chance of snow in the morning with vsby 1 to 3 nm.
Wed Night
S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas around 2 ft. Patchy fog. Rain. Vsby 1 nm or less, increasing to 1 to 3 nm after midnight.
Thu
SW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas around 2 ft. Patchy fog. Rain. Vsby 1 nm or less, increasing to 1 to 3 nm in the afternoon.
Thu Night
NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE after midnight. Seas around 2 ft. Patchy fog. Rain. Vsby 1 nm or less, increasing to 1 to 3 nm after midnight.
Fri
N winds around 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Rain likely.
Fri Night And Sat
NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
Sat Night
W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. A chance of rain. 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 20 kt. Seas around 2 ft.
Tonight
NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Rain likely. Snow likely after midnight. Vsby 1 to 3 nm, decreasing to 1 nm or less after midnight.
Wed
SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. A chance of rain. A chance of snow in the morning. Vsby 1 to 3 nm.
Wed Night
S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt after midnight. Seas around 2 ft. Patchy fog. Rain. Vsby 1 to 3 nm.
Thu
SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas around 2 ft. Patchy fog. Rain. Vsby 1 nm or less, increasing to 1 to 3 nm in the afternoon.
Thu Night
N winds around 5 kt, becoming E after midnight. Seas around 2 ft. Patchy fog. Rain. Vsby 1 to 3 nm.
Fri
NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Rain likely.
Fri Night And Sat
N winds around 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
Sat Night
W winds around 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. A chance of rain. 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.
