Port Update
RI / Southern Massachusetts
April 15, 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 2025/04/14 Mon 02:56 AM -0.07 L 2025/04/14 Mon 09:28 AM 3.15 H 2025/04/14 Mon 02:45 PM 0.03 L 2025/04/14 Mon 09:41 PM 3.68 H 2025/04/15 Tue 03:32 AM -0.02 L 2025/04/15 Tue 10:03 AM 3.02 H 2025/04/15 Tue 03:20 PM 0.11 L 2025/04/15 Tue 10:14 PM 3.51 H Providence: Date Day Time Pred High/Low 2025/04/14 Mon 02:52 AM 0.03 L 2025/04/14 Mon 09:44 AM 4.04 H 2025/04/14 Mon 02:54 PM 0.19 L 2025/04/14 Mon 09:55 PM 4.59 H 2025/04/15 Tue 03:34 AM 0.08 L 2025/04/15 Tue 10:21 AM 3.91 H 2025/04/15 Tue 03:35 PM 0.31 L 2025/04/15 Tue 10:31 PM 4.41 H
Weather / Marine Zone Forecast
Providence Weather:
Today
Showers. High near 65. Southwest wind 6 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Tonight
Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 8pm, then a slight chance of showers between 8pm and 9pm. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 39. West wind around 9 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Wednesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 52. West wind around 14 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 37. West wind 6 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 58. West wind 8 to 10 mph.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 35. Northwest wind around 6 mph becoming calm after midnight.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 61. Calm wind becoming southwest 5 to 9 mph in the morning.
Friday Night
A chance of showers after 10pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 47. South wind around 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Saturday
A chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 69. Southwest wind 11 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Saturday Night
A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48. Northwest wind 6 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 62. Northwest wind 8 to 10 mph.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 40. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 61. Light and variable wind becoming southwest 5 to 9 mph in the morning.
Narragansett Bay:
Narragansett Bay:
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...
.THIS AFTERNOON...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt
with gusts up to 25 kt. Waves 1 foot or less, then 2 to 3 ft. A
chance of showers, then showers likely. Patchy fog.
.TONIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Waves 2 to
4 ft. A chance of showers in the evening.
.WED...W winds around 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Waves 2 to
4 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Waves
2 to 4 ft.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft.
.FRI...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 foot or less.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Waves
2 to 4 ft. A chance of showers.
.SAT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Waves 3 to
5 ft. A chance of showers.
.SAT NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Waves
2 to 4 ft. A chance of showers.
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Rhode Island Sound:
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH
THURSDAY MORNING...
.THIS AFTERNOON...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt
with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at
4 seconds and E 1 foot at 6 seconds. Patchy fog. A chance of
showers, then showers likely with vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.TONIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 4 to
6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 6 seconds and S 5 ft at 10 seconds.
.WED...W winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 4 to
6 ft. Wave Detail: SW 6 ft at 9 seconds and W 4 ft at 7 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas
4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: SW 6 ft at 7 seconds.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt.
Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 7 seconds and SE 2 ft at
9 seconds.
.FRI...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas around
2 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 5 seconds and S 1 foot at 8 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming W 15 to
20 kt. Gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. A chance of showers.
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Buzzard Bay:
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY EVENING...
.THIS AFTERNOON...SW winds around 10 kt, increasing to 15 to
20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 1 foot or less, then 2 to
4 ft. Wave Detail: SW 1 foot at 4 seconds and NE 1 foot at
6 seconds, becoming SW 2 ft at 4 seconds and NE 1 foot at
6 seconds. Patchy fog. A chance of showers with isolated tstms.
Showers likely.
.TONIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 2 to
4 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 5 seconds and S 3 ft at 10 seconds.
A chance of showers in the evening.
.WED...W winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 3 to
5 ft. Wave Detail: SW 4 ft at 9 seconds and SW 3 ft at 6 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt
after midnight. Gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail:
SW 4 ft at 9 seconds and W 3 ft at 6 seconds.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt.
Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 7 seconds and N 1 foot at
4 seconds.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to
20 kt. Gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 1 foot or less, then 2 to 4 ft.
Wave Detail: SW 1 foot at 3 seconds and N 1 foot at 4 seconds,
becoming SW 4 ft at 5 seconds and SE 1 foot at 8 seconds.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming W 15 to
20 kt. Gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. A chance of showers.
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Cape Cod Bay:
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY EVENING...
.THIS AFTERNOON...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt. Seas
around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 3 seconds and NE 1 foot at
6 seconds. Patchy fog. A slight chance of tstms. A slight chance
of showers, then showers likely.
.TONIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 2 to
4 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 3 seconds and NE 1 foot at
5 seconds. A chance of showers in the evening.
.WED...W winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 2 to
4 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 4 seconds and S 2 ft at 9 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...W winds around 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas
2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 4 seconds and S 1 foot at
10 seconds.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt.
Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds and S 1 foot at
9 seconds.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S 15 to 20 kt
with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 1 foot or less, then 2 to 4 ft. Wave
Detail: N 1 foot at 4 seconds and SE 1 foot at 9 seconds,
becoming SW 2 ft at 3 seconds and NE 1 foot at 4 seconds.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming W 10 to
15 kt. Gusts up to 25 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.
