Port Update
RI / Southern Massachusetts
January 26, 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 2024/01/26 Fri 01:02 AM -0.13 L 2024/01/26 Fri 08:12 AM 3.57 H 2024/01/26 Fri 02:07 PM -0.03 L 2024/01/26 Fri 08:29 PM 3.27 H 2024/01/27 Sat 01:46 AM -0.17 L 2024/01/27 Sat 08:48 AM 3.45 H 2024/01/27 Sat 02:35 PM -0.07 L 2024/01/27 Sat 09:07 PM 3.22 H Providence: Date Day Time Pred High/Low 2024/01/26 Fri 12:57 AM -0.22 L 2024/01/26 Fri 08:26 AM 4.34 H 2024/01/26 Fri 01:39 PM 0.13 L 2024/01/26 Fri 08:42 PM 4.05 H 2024/01/27 Sat 01:43 AM -0.26 L 2024/01/27 Sat 09:02 AM 4.23 H 2024/01/27 Sat 02:21 PM 0.04 L 2024/01/27 Sat 09:22 PM 3.98 H
Weather / Marine Zone Forecast
Providence Weather:
Today
Rain before 1pm, then a chance of drizzle between 1pm and 4pm. Patchy fog. High near 41. North wind 5 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Tonight
A slight chance of drizzle after 7pm. Patchy fog. Otherwise, cloudy, with a low around 35. North wind 5 to 7 mph.
Saturday
A slight chance of drizzle before 9am. Patchy fog before 2pm. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high near 40. North wind 5 to 9 mph.
Saturday Night
A slight chance of rain after 4am. Cloudy, with a low around 33. Light north wind. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Sunday
A slight chance of rain and snow before 8am, then rain. High near 39. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.
Sunday Night
Rain, possibly mixed with snow, becoming all snow after 3am. Low around 29. Blustery, with a north wind 16 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.
Monday
Snow likely before noon, then a chance of snow showers between noon and 4pm. Cloudy, with a high near 34. Breezy, with a north wind 18 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 18. North wind 10 to 16 mph.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 33. North wind around 9 mph becoming south in the afternoon.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 21. South wind around 9 mph becoming west after midnight.
Wednesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 36. West wind 8 to 11 mph.
Wednesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 19. Northwest wind 9 to 15 mph.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 37. Northwest wind around 17 mph.
Narragansett Bay:
Narragansett Bay:
This Afternoon
NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft. Patchy fog. Rain. A chance of rain with a slight chance of drizzle. Vsby 1 nm or less.
Tonight
N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 nm or less.
Sat
N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 to 3 nm in the morning.
Sat Night
NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft in the evening, then 1 foot or less.
Sun
NE winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt in the afternoon. Waves around 2 ft. Rain.
Sun Night
NE winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Waves around 3 ft. Rain. A chance of snow after midnight. Vsby 1 to 3 nm.
Mon
N winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Waves around 3 ft, except 4 to 6 ft at the bay entrance. A chance of rain and snow. Vsby 1 to 3 nm.
Mon Night Through Tue Night
SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. 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
NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Patchy fog. Rain. A chance of rain with a slight chance of drizzle. Vsby 1 nm or less.
Tonight
N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 nm or less.
Sat
N winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 to 3 nm in the morning.
Sat Night
NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. A chance of rain after midnight.
Sun
NE winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Rain.
Sun Night
NE winds 25 to 35 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Rain. Vsby 1 to 3 nm after midnight.
Mon
N winds 25 to 35 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Rain and snow likely. Vsby 1 to 3 nm.
Mon Night
N winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
Tue And Tue Night
N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, becoming SW. Seas 2 to 4 ft. 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
NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Patchy fog. Rain. A chance of drizzle and rain. Vsby 1 nm or less.
Tonight
N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 nm or less.
Sat
N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 to 3 nm in the morning.
Sat Night
NE winds around 5 kt. Seas around 2 ft.
Sun
NE winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Rain.
Sun Night
NE winds 20 to 25 kt, increasing to 25 to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Rain.
Mon
N winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Rain and snow likely. Vsby 1 to 3 nm.
Mon Night
N winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
Tue And Tue Night
N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, becoming SW. Seas 2 to 4 ft. 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
E winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Patchy fog. Rain. A chance of drizzle. Vsby 1 to 3 nm, decreasing to 1 nm or less.
Tonight
N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 nm or less.
Sat
N winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 to 3 nm in the morning.
Sat Night
NE winds around 5 kt. Seas around 2 ft.
Sun
NE winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of rain in the morning, then rain in the afternoon.
Sun Night
NE winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft, building to 5 to 8 ft after midnight. Rain. Vsby 1 to 3 nm.
Mon
N winds 25 to 35 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Rain with snow likely. Vsby 1 nm or less.
Mon Night
N winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. A chance of snow showers. Vsby 1 to 3 nm.
Tue
N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
Tue Night
SW winds around 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 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.
