Port Update
RI / Southern Massachusetts
February 13, 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 2024/02/13 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 2024/02/14 Wed 04:29 AM -0.28 L 2024/02/14 Wed 11:10 AM 3.59 H 2024/02/14 Wed 04:27 PM -0.41 L 2024/02/14 Wed 11:41 PM 3.97 H Providence: Date Day Time Pred High/Low 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 2024/02/14 Wed 04:19 AM -0.32 L 2024/02/14 Wed 11:29 AM 4.55 H 2024/02/14 Wed 04:32 PM -0.51 L 2024/02/14 Wed 11:57 PM 4.82 H
Weather / Marine Zone Forecast
Providence Weather:
Today
Snow, mainly before 4pm. The snow could be heavy at times. High near 34. North wind 11 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. Total daytime snow accumulation of 6 to 10 inches possible.
Tonight
Partly cloudy, with a low around 24. West wind 6 to 9 mph.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 32. Northwest wind 10 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 21. Northwest wind 9 to 15 mph.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 38. West wind 7 to 9 mph.
Thursday Night
Rain and snow likely before 4am, then a chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 29. Breezy, with a southwest wind 8 to 13 mph becoming west 16 to 21 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 31 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 38. Breezy, with a west wind 21 to 24 mph, with gusts as high as 36 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 23. West wind 9 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Saturday
A chance of snow before noon, then a chance of rain and snow between noon and 3pm, then a chance of snow after 3pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 36. Southwest wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Saturday Night
A chance of snow before 9pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 17. Northwest wind around 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 33. West wind 13 to 16 mph.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 22. Southwest wind around 14 mph.
Washington's Birthday
Narragansett Bay:
Today
NE winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming N 20 to 25 kt this afternoon. Gusts up to 35 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. Snow. Rain this morning. Vsby 1 nm or less.
Tonight
NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 25 kt in the evening. Waves 2 to 3 ft.
Wed
NW winds 15 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Gusts up to 30 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft.
Wed Night
NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. A chance of light freezing spray in the evening.
Thu
W winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the morning. Waves 2 to 3 ft.
Thu Night
SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, increasing to 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt after midnight. Waves 2 to 3 ft. Rain likely. Snow likely in the evening, then a chance of snow after midnight. Vsby 1 to 3 nm.
Fri
W winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Waves around 3 ft. A chance of snow.
Fri Night
W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft.
Sat
W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. A chance of snow and rain.
Sat Night
NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. 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:
Today
NE winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt, becoming N 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt this afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Snow. Rain this morning. Vsby 1 nm or less.
Tonight
NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
Wed
NW winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
Wed Night
NW winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. A chance of light freezing spray.
Thu
NW winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft in the morning, then 1 foot or less. A chance of light freezing spray in the morning.
Thu Night
SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, increasing to 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Rain likely. Snow likely in the evening, then a chance of snow after midnight. Vsby 1 to 3 nm.
Fri
W winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. A chance of snow.
Fri Night
W winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
Sat
W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas around 2 ft. A chance of snow and rain.
Sat Night
NW winds around 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. 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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Buzzards Bay:
Today
NE winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt, increasing to 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 45 kt this afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft, building to 6 to 9 ft this afternoon. Snow. Rain this morning. Vsby 1 nm or less.
Tonight
N winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 40 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 9 ft, subsiding to 5 to 7 ft after midnight. A chance of snow in the evening with vsby 1 nm or less.
Wed
NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, increasing to 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
Wed Night
NW winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. A chance of light freezing spray.
Thu
NW winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft, subsiding to 2 to 3 ft in the afternoon. A chance of light freezing spray in the morning.
Thu Night
SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Snow likely. A chance of rain in the evening, then rain likely after midnight. Vsby 1 to 3 nm.
Fri
NW winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Snow likely. Vsby 1 to 3 nm.
Fri Night
W winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
Sat
W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas around 2 ft. A chance of snow and rain.
Sat Night
NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. 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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Cape Cod Bay:
Today
NE winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt, increasing to 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 45 kt this afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft, building to 6 to 9 ft this afternoon. Snow. Rain this morning. Vsby 1 nm or less.
Tonight
N winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 40 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 9 ft, subsiding to 5 to 7 ft after midnight. A chance of snow in the evening with vsby 1 nm or less.
Wed
NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, increasing to 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
Wed Night
NW winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. A chance of light freezing spray.
Thu
NW winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft, subsiding to 2 to 3 ft in the afternoon. A chance of light freezing spray in the morning.
Thu Night
SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Snow likely. A chance of rain in the evening, then rain likely after midnight. Vsby 1 to 3 nm.
Fri
NW winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Snow likely. Vsby 1 to 3 nm.
Fri Night
W winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
Sat
W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas around 2 ft. A chance of snow and rain.
Sat Night
NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. 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.
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.
