Port Update
RI / Southern Massachusetts
February 16, 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 -5)
Current maximum drafts at local terminals in feet:
Current maximum drafts at local terminals in feet:
Davisville: 32-00
Provport: 38-00
Hudson: 27-05
ExxonMobil: 38-00
Shell: 40-00
Sprague Providence: 32-00 (Flood tide restricted for berthing)
Sprague East Providence: 32-06 (Daylight & flood tide restricted for berthing)
Tides / Currents
Weather / Marine Zone Forecast
Providence, RI Weather
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This Afternoon: Sunny, with a high near 38. Breezy, with a northwest wind 14 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Tonight: Increasing clouds, with a low around 25. West wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light after midnight.
Saturday: A chance of snow, mainly between 8am and 3pm. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 36. Light and variable wind becoming northwest 5 to 8 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 30%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.
Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 18. West wind 7 to 10 mph.
Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 35. Southwest wind 7 to 15 mph.
Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 26. Southwest wind 9 to 11 mph.
Washington's Birthday: Sunny, with a high near 39. West wind 11 to 16 mph.
Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 20. West wind 6 to 9 mph.
Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 40. Northwest wind 6 to 9 mph becoming south in the afternoon.
Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 25. South wind 6 to 8 mph.
Wednesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 42. Southeast wind 6 to 10 mph.
Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 28. East wind around 8 mph becoming north after midnight.
Thursday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 43. Northeast wind 8 to 11 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon.
Marine Forecast
Tonight: Increasing clouds, with a low around 25. West wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light after midnight.
Saturday: A chance of snow, mainly between 8am and 3pm. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 36. Light and variable wind becoming northwest 5 to 8 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 30%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.
Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 18. West wind 7 to 10 mph.
Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 35. Southwest wind 7 to 15 mph.
Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 26. Southwest wind 9 to 11 mph.
Washington's Birthday: Sunny, with a high near 39. West wind 11 to 16 mph.
Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 20. West wind 6 to 9 mph.
Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 40. Northwest wind 6 to 9 mph becoming south in the afternoon.
Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 25. South wind 6 to 8 mph.
Wednesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 42. Southeast wind 6 to 10 mph.
Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 28. East wind around 8 mph becoming north after midnight.
Thursday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 43. Northeast wind 8 to 11 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon.
Marine Forecast
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Narragansett Bay:
This Afternoon: NW winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft.
Tonight: NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Waves 2 to 3 ft.
Sat: NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 foot or less. A chance of snow.
Sat Night: NW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Waves 2 to 3 ft.
Sun And Sun Night: W winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Waves 3 to 5 ft.
Mon: W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Waves 2 to 4 ft.
Mon Night Through Tue Night: S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft.
Tonight: NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Waves 2 to 3 ft.
Sat: NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 foot or less. A chance of snow.
Sat Night: NW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Waves 2 to 3 ft.
Sun And Sun Night: W winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Waves 3 to 5 ft.
Mon: W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Waves 2 to 4 ft.
Mon Night Through Tue Night: S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft.
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Rhode Island Sound:
This Afternoon: NW winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
Tonight: NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft, subsiding to 2 to 3 ft after midnight.
Sat: NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. A chance of snow.
Sat Night: NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of light freezing spray after midnight.
Sun: W winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming SW 25 to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft, building to 5 to 7 ft in the afternoon.
Sun Night: W winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
Mon: W winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
Mon Night Through Tue Night: SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 2 ft.
Tonight: NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft, subsiding to 2 to 3 ft after midnight.
Sat: NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. A chance of snow.
Sat Night: NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of light freezing spray after midnight.
Sun: W winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming SW 25 to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft, building to 5 to 7 ft in the afternoon.
Sun Night: W winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
Mon: W winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
Mon Night Through Tue Night: SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 2 ft.
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Buzzards Bay:
This Afternoon: NW winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
Tonight: NW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
Sat: NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. A chance of snow.
Sat Night: NW winds 15 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to 25 kt after midnight. Seas around 2 ft.
Sun And Sun Night: W winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
Mon Through Tue Night: SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
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Cape Cod Bay:
This Afternoon: NW winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
Tonight: NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft, subsiding to 2 ft after midnight.
Sat: W winds around 5 kt, becoming NW in the afternoon. Seas around 2 ft in the morning, then 1 foot or less. A chance of snow.
Sat Night: NW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming W 20 to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of light freezing spray after midnight.
Sun And Sun Night: W winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
Mon Through Tue Night: S winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
Tonight: NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft, subsiding to 2 ft after midnight.
Sat: W winds around 5 kt, becoming NW in the afternoon. Seas around 2 ft in the morning, then 1 foot or less. A chance of snow.
Sat Night: NW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming W 20 to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of light freezing spray after midnight.
Sun And Sun Night: W winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
Mon Through Tue Night: S winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
Port / Terminal Restrictions
Cape Cod Canal Draft Restriction
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The US Army Corp of Engineers has advised that the current maximum air draft for Cape Cod Canal transits remains at 135 feet. Max draft in the canal is currently 30 feet. Vessels with drafts over 26 feet will need a tide window for transit
Cape Cod Canal Transit Restriction
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None at the moment
COVID 19 Guidance
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