Port Update
RI / Southern Massachusetts
April 18, 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 2025/04/17 Thu 04:41 AM 0.27 L 2025/04/17 Thu 11:20 AM 2.73 H 2025/04/17 Thu 04:30 PM 0.34 L 2025/04/17 Thu 11:32 PM 3.16 H 2025/04/18 Fri 05:18 AM 0.45 L 2025/04/18 Fri 12:06 PM 2.63 H 2025/04/18 Fri 05:09 PM 0.47 L Providence: Date Day Time Pred High/Low 2025/04/17 Thu 04:54 AM 0.41 L 2025/04/17 Thu 11:43 AM 3.65 H 2025/04/17 Thu 04:54 PM 0.61 L 2025/04/17 Thu 11:54 PM 4.02 H 2025/04/18 Fri 05:32 AM 0.64 L 2025/04/18 Fri 12:29 PM 3.57 H 2025/04/18 Fri 05:34 PM 0.76 L
Weather / Marine Zone Forecast
Providence Weather:
Today
Increasing clouds, with a high near 63. Light southwest wind increasing to 8 to 13 mph in the morning.
Tonight
A slight chance of showers before 10pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50. Southwest wind around 11 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Saturday
Partly sunny, with a high near 77. Southwest wind 11 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.
Saturday Night
A slight chance of showers before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52. Southwest wind 7 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 62. Northwest wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 39. Northwest wind around 6 mph.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 60. Light and variable wind becoming south 5 to 7 mph in the morning.
Monday Night
A chance of rain after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 43. South wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Tuesday
A chance of rain before 2pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 65. Southwest wind 6 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 45. West wind around 6 mph.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 66. Northwest wind 6 to 8 mph.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 45. Southeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Thursday
Partly sunny, with a high near 65. South wind 3 to 8 mph.
Narragansett Bay:
Narragansett Bay:
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
SATURDAY EVENING...
.TODAY...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt with gusts
up to 20 kt this afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less, then around
2 ft this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Waves
2 to 4 ft.
.SAT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Waves 3 to
5 ft.
.SAT 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.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt.
Waves 2 to 3 ft.
.MON...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft.
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt.
Waves 2 to 3 ft. A chance of rain.
.TUE NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft.
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Rhode Island Sound:
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH
SATURDAY EVENING...
.TODAY...SW 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. Wave Detail: S 1 foot at 6 seconds,
becoming S 2 ft at 6 seconds.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to 25 kt after
midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: S 5 ft at 7 seconds.
.SAT...SW winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 5 to
7 ft. Wave Detail: SW 7 ft at 7 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt,
becoming W 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave
Detail: S 7 ft at 8 seconds and SW 1 foot at 4 seconds.
.SUN...NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 3 to
5 ft. Wave Detail: S 5 ft at 8 seconds and W 2 ft at 3 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S
4 ft at 8 seconds and NW 2 ft at 3 seconds.
.MON...SE winds around 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft.
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt. Seas
2 to 4 ft. A chance of rain.
.TUE NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
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Buzzard Bay:
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
SATURDAY EVENING...
.TODAY...SW 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. Wave Detail: S 1 foot at 6 seconds,
becoming SW 2 ft at 4 seconds and S 1 foot at 7 seconds.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to 25 kt after
midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SW 4 ft at 5 seconds and
SE 1 foot at 8 seconds.
.SAT...SW winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 3 to
5 ft. Wave Detail: S 5 ft at 8 seconds and SW 4 ft at 5 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming W 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SW 5 ft at 8 seconds and
SW 3 ft at 4 seconds.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt.
Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 8 seconds and W 2 ft at
4 seconds.
.MON...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: W
1 foot at 5 seconds and S 1 foot at 6 seconds.
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt. Seas
around 2 ft. A chance of rain.
.TUE NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas
around 2 ft.
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Cape Cod Bay:
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH
SATURDAY EVENING...
.TODAY...SW 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. Wave Detail: NW 1 foot at 3 seconds
and NE 1 foot at 3 seconds, becoming SW 2 ft at 3 seconds and NE
1 foot at 4 seconds.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to
4 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 4 seconds and SE 1 foot at
5 seconds.
.SAT...SW winds around 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 3 to
4 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 4 seconds and S 2 ft at 8 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft
at 4 seconds and S 2 ft at 8 seconds.
.SUN AND SUN 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 2 ft at
8 seconds.
.MON...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: N
1 foot at 5 seconds.
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...S winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to
15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas around 2 ft. A chance of rain.
.TUE NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 2 ft.
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.
