Port Update
RI / Southern Massachusetts
February 27, 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 2024/02/27 Tue 02:46 AM -0.18 L 2024/02/27 Tue 09:21 AM 3.09 H 2024/02/27 Tue 02:55 PM -0.15 L 2024/02/27 Tue 09:42 PM 3.28 H 2024/02/28 Wed 03:21 AM -0.08 L 2024/02/28 Wed 09:55 AM 2.90 H 2024/02/28 Wed 03:23 PM -0.08 L 2024/02/28 Wed 10:16 PM 3.17 H Providence: Date Day Time Pred High/Low 2024/02/27 Tue 02:51 AM -0.17 L 2024/02/27 Tue 09:39 AM 3.93 H 2024/02/27 Tue 03:07 PM -0.06 L 2024/02/27 Tue 09:59 PM 4.10 H 2024/02/28 Wed 03:32 AM -0.05 L 2024/02/28 Wed 10:16 AM 3.73 H 2024/02/28 Wed 03:42 PM 0.03 L 2024/02/28 Wed 10:36 PM 4.00 H
Weather / Marine Zone Forecast
Providence Weather:
Today
Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 56. Light southeast wind becoming south 5 to 10 mph in the morning.
Tonight
Showers, mainly after 9pm. Patchy fog after 9pm. Low around 48. South wind 11 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Wednesday
Showers. Patchy fog before 4pm. High near 57. Windy, with a south wind 18 to 23 mph increasing to 24 to 29 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 48 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Wednesday Night
Rain before 5am, then a chance of rain and snow. Patchy fog between 7pm and 8pm. Low around 27. Windy, with a south wind 25 to 30 mph becoming west after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 46 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Thursday
A chance of snow, mainly before 7am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 35. Breezy, with a west wind 22 to 24 mph, with gusts as high as 36 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 25. West wind 10 to 17 mph.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 46. Southwest wind 9 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 36. Southwest wind 13 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.
Saturday
A chance of rain after 7am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 52. South wind 11 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Saturday Night
A chance of rain before 10pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 42. South wind 7 to 9 mph becoming north after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Sunday
Partly sunny, with a high near 55. Northeast wind 7 to 9 mph.
Sunday Night
A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 42. Northeast wind 9 to 11 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Monday
A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 52. East wind 11 to 14 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Narragansett Bay:
Narragansett Bay:
Today
S winds 5 to 10 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt this afternoon. Waves 2 to 3 ft. Patchy fog this morning with vsby 1 nm or less.
Tonight
S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 35 kt after midnight. Waves 3 to 5 ft, building to 5 to 7 ft after midnight. Patchy fog. Showers. Vsby 1 nm or less.
Wed
S winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 45 kt. Waves 6 to 9 ft. At the bay entrance, waves 7 to 10 ft, building to 9 to 11 ft in the afternoon. Patchy fog. Showers. Vsby 1 to 3 nm, decreasing to 1 nm or less in the afternoon.
Wed Night
SW winds 25 to 30 kt, becoming W after midnight. Gusts up to 40 kt. Waves 6 to 9 ft. At the bay entrance, waves 10 to 12 ft, subsiding to 6 to 9 ft after midnight. Rain. Patchy fog in the evening with vsby 1 nm or less.
Thu And Thu Night
W winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft, except 4 to 6 ft at the bay entrance.
Fri And Fri Night
SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft.
Sat And Sat Night
S winds around 10 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, becoming W. Waves 2 to 3 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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Rhode Island Sound:
Today
SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt this afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 nm or less.
Tonight
S winds 15 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to 25 kt after midnight. Gusts up to 35 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft, building to 6 to 9 ft after midnight. Patchy fog. Showers. Vsby 1 nm or less.
Wed
S winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming 30 to 35 kt in the afternoon. Gusts up to 45 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft, building to 10 to 12 ft in the afternoon. Patchy fog. Showers. Vsby 1 nm or less.
Wed Night
SW winds 30 to 40 kt, becoming W 30 to 35 kt after midnight. Seas 11 to 13 ft, subsiding to 9 to 12 ft after midnight. Rain. Patchy fog in the evening with vsby 1 nm or less.
Thu
W winds 25 to 35 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft, subsiding to 6 to 8 ft in the afternoon. A chance of rain in the morning.
Thu Night
W winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft, subsiding to 3 to 4 ft after midnight.
Fri
SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
Fri Night Through Sat Night
SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 2 to 4 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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Buzzards Bay:
Today
SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt this afternoon. Seas around 2 ft. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 nm or less.
Tonight
S winds 15 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to 25 kt after midnight. Gusts up to 35 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft, building to 4 to 6 ft after midnight. Patchy fog. Showers. Vsby 1 nm or less.
Wed
S winds 25 to 30 kt, increasing to 30 to 35 kt in the afternoon. Gusts up to 45 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft, building to 7 to 9 ft in the afternoon. Patchy fog. Showers. Vsby 1 nm or less.
Wed Night
SW winds 30 to 35 kt, becoming W 25 to 35 kt after midnight. Gusts up to 45 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Rain. Patchy fog in the evening with vsby 1 nm or less.
Thu
W winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft, subsiding to 4 to 6 ft in the afternoon. A chance of snow in the morning.
Thu Night
W winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
Fri And Fri Night
SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
Sat And Sat Night
S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 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 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt this afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less, then around 2 ft this afternoon. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 nm or less, increasing to 1 to 3 nm this afternoon.
Tonight
S winds 15 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to 25 kt after midnight. Gusts up to 35 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft, building to 4 to 5 ft after midnight. Patchy fog. Showers. Vsby 1 nm or less.
Wed
S winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 45 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Patchy fog. Showers. Vsby 1 nm or less.
Wed Night
S winds around 30 kt, becoming W after midnight. Gusts up to 45 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Rain. Patchy fog in the evening. Vsby 1 nm or less, increasing to 1 to 3 nm after midnight.
Thu
W winds 25 to 30 kt, diminishing to 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. A chance of rain in the morning.
Thu Night
W winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Gusts up to 35 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
Fri
SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
Fri Night
SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
Sat And Sat Night
S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW. Gusts up to 20 kt. Seas around 2 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.
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.
