Port Update
RI / Southern Massachusetts
February 12, 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 2024/02/12 Mon 02:47 AM -0.79 L 2024/02/12 Mon 09:26 AM 4.23 H 2024/02/12 Mon 03:09 PM -0.78 L 2024/02/12 Mon 09:53 PM 4.28 H 2024/02/13 Tue 03:37 AM -0.58 L 2024/02/13 Tue 10:17 AM 3.94 H 2024/02/13 Tue 03:47 PM -0.64 L 2024/02/13 Tue 10:46 PM 4.17 H Providence: Date Day Time Pred High/Low 2024/02/12 Mon 02:42 AM -0.84 L 2024/02/12 Mon 09:44 AM 5.27 H 2024/02/12 Mon 03:08 PM -0.86 L 2024/02/12 Mon 10:10 PM 5.17 H 2024/02/13 Tue 03:31 AM -0.64 L 2024/02/13 Tue 10:36 AM 4.95 H 2024/02/13 Tue 03:50 PM -0.75 L 2024/02/13 Tue 11:03 PM 5.04 H
Weather / Marine Zone Forecast
Providence Weather:
Today
Mostly sunny, with a high near 49. West wind 3 to 5 mph.
Tonight
A chance of rain, mainly after 5am. Increasing clouds, with a low around 32. Light and variable wind becoming northeast 5 to 9 mph after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Tuesday
Rain and snow, becoming all snow after 11am. The snow could be heavy at times. High near 35. Breezy, with a northeast wind 14 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 36 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow accumulation of 8 to 12 inches possible.
Tuesday Night
A chance of snow, mainly before 7pm. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 22. Northwest wind 10 to 17 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 32. Northwest wind 11 to 17 mph.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 19. West wind 15 to 17 mph.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 35. West wind around 14 mph.
Thursday Night
Snow likely, mainly between 7pm and 3am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 27. West wind 10 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Friday
A chance of snow before 10am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 37. Breezy, with a west wind 16 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 21. Breezy, with a west wind 10 to 20 mph.
Saturday
A chance of snow. Partly sunny, with a high near 35. West wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Saturday Night
A chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 21. West wind 11 to 14 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 36. West wind 11 to 16 mph.
Narragansett Bay:
Narragansett Bay:
Today
NW winds around 5 kt, becoming SW this afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less.
Tonight
W winds around 5 kt, becoming NE 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt after midnight. Waves 1 foot or less, then around 2 ft after midnight. A chance of rain after midnight.
Tue
NE winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. Snow. Rain in the morning. Vsby 1 nm or less.
Tue Night
NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt after midnight. Waves 2 to 3 ft.
Wed
NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft.
Wed Night
NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. A chance of light freezing spray after midnight.
Thu
W winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Waves around 2 ft.
Thu Night
SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. Snow likely with a chance of rain. Vsby 1 to 3 nm.
Fri
W winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. A chance of snow.
Fri Night
NW 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:
Today
NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW this afternoon. Seas around 2 ft.
Tonight
W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Rain likely after midnight.
Tue
NE winds 25 to 35 kt with gusts up to 45 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Snow. Rain in the morning, then a chance of rain in the afternoon. Vsby 1 to 3 nm, decreasing to 1 nm or less in the afternoon.
Tue Night
NW winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
Wed
NW winds 20 to 25 kt, increasing to 25 to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
Wed Night
NW winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. A chance of light freezing spray after midnight.
Thu
W winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of light freezing spray.
Thu Night
SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Rain and snow likely. Vsby 1 to 3 nm.
Fri
W winds around 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. A chance of rain and snow.
Fri Night
NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 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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Buzzards Bay:
Today
NW winds around 5 kt, becoming SW this afternoon. Seas around 2 ft.
Tonight
W winds around 5 kt, becoming NE 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt after midnight. Seas around 2 ft. A chance of rain after midnight.
Tue
NE winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 45 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Snow. Rain in the morning, then a chance of rain in the afternoon. Vsby 1 to 3 nm, decreasing to 1 nm or less in the afternoon.
Tue Night
NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. A chance of snow in the evening with vsby 1 nm or less.
Wed
NW winds 20 to 25 kt, increasing to 25 to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
Wed Night
NW winds 25 to 30 kt, diminishing to 20 to 25 kt after midnight. Seas around 3 ft. A chance of light freezing spray.
Thu
W winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of light freezing spray.
Thu Night
SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Snow and rain likely. Vsby 1 to 3 nm.
Fri
W winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. A chance of snow and rain.
Fri Night
NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 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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Cape Cod Bay:
Today
NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW this afternoon. Seas around 2 ft.
Tonight
S winds around 5 kt, becoming E 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt after midnight. Seas around 2 ft. A chance of rain after midnight.
Tue
NE winds 25 to 30 kt. Gusts up to 40 kt, increasing to 50 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft, building to 6 to 9 ft in the afternoon. Snow. Rain in the morning. Vsby 1 to 3 nm, decreasing to 1 nm or less in the afternoon.
Tue Night
NW winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt, diminishing to 20 to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 9 ft, subsiding to 4 to 6 ft after midnight.
Wed And Wed Night
NW winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. A chance of light freezing spray.
Thu
W winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. A chance of light freezing spray.
Thu Night
SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Snow likely with a chance of rain. Vsby 1 to 3 nm.
Fri
NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Snow likely with a chance of rain. Vsby 1 to 3 nm.
Fri Night
NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 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.
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.
