Port Update
RI / Southern Massachusetts
February 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 2024/02/23 Fri 12:10 AM -0.01 L 2024/02/23 Fri 07:12 AM 3.44 H 2024/02/23 Fri 01:07 PM 0.03 L 2024/02/23 Fri 07:26 PM 3.35 H 2024/02/24 Sat 12:50 AM -0.14 L 2024/02/24 Sat 07:47 AM 3.44 H 2024/02/24 Sat 01:33 PM -0.08 L 2024/02/24 Sat 08:02 PM 3.41 H Providence: Date Day Time Pred High/Low 2024/02/23 Fri 07:27 AM 4.22 H 2024/02/23 Fri 12:35 PM 0.27 L 2024/02/23 Fri 07:39 PM 4.16 H 2024/02/24 Sat 12:40 AM -0.15 L 2024/02/24 Sat 08:00 AM 4.26 H 2024/02/24 Sat 01:13 PM 0.09 L 2024/02/24 Sat 08:15 PM 4.23 H
Weather / Marine Zone Forecast
Providence Weather:
Today
Rain. Patchy fog. High near 44. South wind around 5 mph becoming light and variable in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Tonight
A chance of rain, mainly before 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 31. North wind 3 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 36. Northwest wind 11 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 16. Northwest wind 6 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 38. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon.
Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 28. Southwest wind 10 to 15 mph.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 50. West wind 14 to 16 mph.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 30. West wind 6 to 10 mph becoming southeast after midnight.
Tuesday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 52. South wind 7 to 16 mph.
Tuesday Night
A chance of rain after 9pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 44. Breezy, with a south wind 16 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Wednesday
Showers likely. Cloudy, with a high near 57. Windy, with a south wind 22 to 29 mph, with gusts as high as 43 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Wednesday Night
A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 45. Windy, with a southwest wind 24 to 26 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Thursday
A chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 54. Breezy, with a southwest wind 20 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 34 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Narragansett Bay:
Narragansett Bay:
Today
SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 2 to 4 ft. Patchy fog. Rain.
Tonight
N winds 5 to 10 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt after midnight. Waves 2 to 3 ft. Patchy fog in the evening. A chance of rain in the evening.
Sat
NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft.
Sat Night
N winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 25 kt in the evening. Waves 2 to 3 ft.
Sun And Sun Night
SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft.
Mon Through Tue
S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft.
Tue Night
S winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Waves 3 to 5 ft. Rain likely. 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
S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt this afternoon. Gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Patchy fog. Rain. Vsby 1 to 3 nm this afternoon.
Tonight
N winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Patchy fog. Rain likely in the evening. Vsby 1 to 3 nm.
Sat
NW winds around 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
Sat Night
N winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
Sun And Sun Night
SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
Mon Through Tue
SE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
Tue Night
S winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Rain likely. 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
S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt this afternoon. Gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Patchy fog. Rain. Vsby 1 to 3 nm this afternoon.
Tonight
N winds 5 to 10 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Patchy fog. Rain in the evening. A chance of rain after midnight. Vsby 1 to 3 nm.
Sat
NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Patchy fog in the morning.
Sat Night
N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
Sun
NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas around 2 ft.
Sun Night
SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
Mon
SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
Mon Night And Tue
W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas around 2 ft.
Tue Night
S winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 3 to 5 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:
Today
S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt this afternoon. Gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Patchy fog. Rain. Vsby 1 to 3 nm this afternoon.
Tonight
N winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Patchy fog. Rain, mainly in the evening. Vsby 1 to 3 nm, decreasing to 1 nm or less after midnight.
Sat
NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Patchy fog in the morning with vsby 1 to 3 nm.
Sat Night
NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
Sun And Sun Night
SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
Mon
SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
Mon Night And Tue
W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas around 2 ft.
Tue Night
S winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Rain likely. 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.
