Port Update
RI / Southern Massachusetts
April 02, 2025
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 )
Daylight Savings
Daylight Savings
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Sunday November 3rd at 0200 clocks will be retarded 1 hour UTC -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: 38-00
Shell: 39-02
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 2025/04/01 Tue 04:21 AM -0.48 L 2025/04/01 Tue 10:51 AM 3.80 H 2025/04/01 Tue 04:06 PM -0.51 L 2025/04/01 Tue 11:16 PM 4.41 H 2025/04/02 Wed 05:11 AM -0.17 L 2025/04/02 Wed 11:46 AM 3.56 H 2025/04/02 Wed 04:52 PM -0.22 L Providence: Date Day Time Pred High/Low 2025/04/01 Tue 04:13 AM -0.45 L 2025/04/01 Tue 11:11 AM 4.84 H 2025/04/01 Tue 04:16 PM -0.53 L 2025/04/01 Tue 11:33 PM 5.39 H 2025/04/02 Wed 05:00 AM -0.14 L 2025/04/02 Wed 12:06 PM 4.57 H 2025/04/02 Wed 05:02 PM -0.22 L
Weather / Marine Zone Forecast
Providence Weather:
Today
Increasing clouds, with a high near 47. North wind around 6 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon.
Tonight
A chance of rain after 11pm. Cloudy, with a low around 36. Southeast wind around 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Thursday
Rain likely, mainly before noon. Cloudy, with a high near 61. Southwest wind 11 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Thursday Night
A slight chance of rain between 7pm and 9pm, then a chance of showers after 9pm. Cloudy, with a low around 52. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Friday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 65. West wind 6 to 8 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 41. Light and variable wind.
Saturday
Showers likely, mainly after 3pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 48. Southeast wind 5 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Saturday Night
Showers. Low around 40. Southeast wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Sunday
A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 63. Southwest wind 6 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Sunday Night
A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 47. Southwest wind around 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Monday
A chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 57. Northwest wind 6 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 35. West wind around 6 mph.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 50. West wind 7 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Narragansett Bay:
Narragansett Bay:
.TODAY...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE this afternoon. Waves
2 to 3 ft.
.TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt after
midnight. Waves 2 to 4 ft. A chance of rain after midnight.
.THU...S winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Waves 3 to
5 ft. A chance of rain.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Gusts up to 25 kt. Waves 3 to 5 ft. A chance of
showers.
.FRI...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 2 to 4 ft. A chance of showers
in the morning.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE after midnight.
Waves 2 to 3 ft.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 2 to 4 ft.
Showers.
.SUN...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Waves 2 to
4 ft. A chance of showers.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Waves
3 to 5 ft. A chance of showers.
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Rhode Island Sound:
.TODAY...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming E this afternoon. Seas
2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 9 seconds and N 2 ft at
4 seconds.
.TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt with
gusts up to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SE
5 ft at 7 seconds and E 2 ft at 4 seconds. A chance of rain after
midnight.
.THU...S winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 5 to
7 ft. Wave Detail: SE 7 ft at 6 seconds and SW 1 foot at
4 seconds. A chance of rain.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming W 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. Gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: S 7 ft
at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 4 seconds. A chance of showers.
.FRI...W winds around 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: S 5 ft
at 8 seconds and W 1 foot at 3 seconds. A chance of showers in
the morning.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds around 10 kt, becoming NE after midnight.
Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 7 seconds and N 1 foot at
3 seconds.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt. Seas
2 to 4 ft. Showers.
.SUN...SW winds around 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 4 to
6 ft. A chance of showers.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds around 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas
5 to 7 ft. A chance of showers.
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Buzzard Bay:
.TODAY...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming E this afternoon. Seas
2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds and S 2 ft at
9 seconds.
.TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt with
gusts up to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S
2 ft at 9 seconds and SE 1 foot at 3 seconds. A chance of rain
after midnight.
.THU...S winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 3 to
5 ft. Wave Detail: SW 5 ft at 5 seconds and E 1 foot at
5 seconds. A chance of rain.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt,
becoming W 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave
Detail: SW 5 ft at 7 seconds and SW 3 ft at 4 seconds. A chance
of showers.
.FRI...W winds around 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft
at 7 seconds and W 1 foot at 3 seconds. A chance of showers in
the morning.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE after midnight.
Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 7 seconds and N 1 foot
at 3 seconds.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt. Seas
2 to 3 ft. Showers.
.SUN...SW winds around 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to
4 ft. A chance of showers.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft. A chance of showers.
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Cape Cod Bay:
TODAY...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming E 5 to 10 kt this
afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 5 seconds and
SE 3 ft at 9 seconds.
.TONIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt with
gusts up to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: N
2 ft at 5 seconds and SE 2 ft at 9 seconds. A chance of rain.
.THU...S winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming SW 20 to 25 kt in the
afternoon. Gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft, building to 4 to
5 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 4 seconds and N
1 foot at 5 seconds, becoming SW 3 ft at 5 seconds and NE 1 foot
at 5 seconds. A chance of rain.
.THU NIGHT...SW 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.
Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 5 seconds and E 1 foot at
6 seconds. A chance of rain in the evening, then a chance of
showers after midnight.
.FRI...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft
at 7 seconds and W 1 foot at 3 seconds. A chance of showers in
the morning.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: S
2 ft at 7 seconds and N 1 foot at 3 seconds.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt.
Seas 2 to 3 ft. Showers.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. A chance of
showers.
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 32 ft. Vessels over 28 ft will need tide window for transit.
