Port Update
RI / Southern Massachusetts
April 21, 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 2025/04/20 Sun 01:15 AM 3.00 H 2025/04/20 Sun 07:01 AM 0.71 L 2025/04/20 Sun 01:51 PM 2.66 H 2025/04/20 Sun 07:00 PM 0.67 L 2025/04/21 Mon 02:12 AM 3.03 H 2025/04/21 Mon 08:22 AM 0.67 L 2025/04/21 Mon 02:47 PM 2.81 H 2025/04/21 Mon 08:23 PM 0.63 L Providence: Date Day Time Pred High/Low 2025/04/20 Sun 01:38 AM 3.89 H 2025/04/20 Sun 07:08 AM 1.04 L 2025/04/20 Sun 02:11 PM 3.64 H 2025/04/20 Sun 07:19 PM 1.01 L 2025/04/21 Mon 02:33 AM 3.95 H 2025/04/21 Mon 08:18 AM 1.05 L 2025/04/21 Mon 03:03 PM 3.81 H 2025/04/21 Mon 08:35 PM 0.97 L
Weather / Marine Zone Forecast
Providence Weather:
Tonight
Showers likely, mainly after 2am. Patchy fog after 5am. Otherwise, cloudy, with a low around 46. South wind 6 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Tuesday
A chance of showers, mainly before 7am. Patchy fog before 10am. Otherwise, cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 73. Southwest wind 7 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 46. Northwest wind around 6 mph.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 69. Northwest wind around 6 mph.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 44. Light and variable wind.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 69. Calm wind becoming south around 6 mph in the afternoon.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 47. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Friday
Partly sunny, with a high near 68. Calm wind becoming south 5 to 8 mph in the morning.
Friday Night
Showers likely, mainly after 5am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51. South wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Saturday
Showers likely, mainly before 8am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 64. South wind 8 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Saturday Night
A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 46. Northwest wind around 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 63. Northwest wind 8 to 10 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 42. Northwest wind around 5 mph.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 64. Northwest wind 6 to 9 mph.
Narragansett Bay:
Narragansett Bay:
.THIS AFTERNOON...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 foot or less.
.TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. Showers likely
after midnight.
.TUE...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. Patchy fog in the
morning. A chance of showers in the morning with vsby 1 NM or
less.
.TUE NIGHT...W winds around 10 kt, becoming NW after midnight.
Waves 2 to 3 ft.
.WED...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW in the afternoon. Waves
around 2 ft.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W after midnight.
Waves around 2 ft.
.THU THROUGH FRI...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 foot or less.
.FRI NIGHT...S winds around 10 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. Showers
likely.
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Rhode Island Sound:
.THIS AFTERNOON...S winds around 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave
Detail: NE 1 foot at 3 seconds and S 1 foot at 6 seconds.
.TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt after midnight.
Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 5 seconds and SE 1 foot at
10 seconds. Showers likely after midnight.
.TUE...SW winds around 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to
4 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 5 seconds and SE 1 foot at
9 seconds. Patchy fog. A chance of showers in the morning. Vsby
1 NM or less, increasing to 1 to 3 NM in the afternoon.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt,
becoming NW 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave
Detail: S 3 ft at 6 seconds and W 1 foot at 3 seconds. Patchy fog
in the evening.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave
Detail: S 3 ft at 7 seconds and SE 1 foot at 9 seconds.
.THU THROUGH FRI...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave
Detail: S 2 ft at 7 seconds and NW 1 foot at 2 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas
2 to 4 ft. A chance of showers.
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Buzzard Bay:
.THIS AFTERNOON...S winds around 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave
Detail: N 1 foot at 4 seconds and S 1 foot at 6 seconds.
.TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt after midnight.
Seas 1 foot or less, then around 2 ft after midnight. Wave
Detail: S 1 foot at 3 seconds and NE 1 foot at 5 seconds,
becoming S 2 ft at 3 seconds and NE 1 foot at 5 seconds. Showers
likely after midnight.
.TUE...SW winds around 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to
3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 4 seconds and NE 1 foot at
4 seconds. Patchy fog. A chance of showers in the morning. Vsby
1 to 3 NM.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt,
becoming NW 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas around 2 ft. Wave
Detail: SW 2 ft at 6 seconds and W 1 foot at 3 seconds. Patchy
fog in the evening.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less.
Wave Detail: NW 1 foot at 3 seconds and SW 1 foot at 6 seconds.
.THU THROUGH FRI...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave
Detail: NW 1 foot at 3 seconds and SW 1 foot at 5 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas
2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers.
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Cape Cod Bay:
.THIS AFTERNOON...S winds around 10 kt with gusts up to 20 kt.
Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: N 1 foot at 5 seconds and S
1 foot at 6 seconds.
.TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt after midnight.
Seas 1 foot or less, then around 2 ft after midnight. Wave
Detail: S 1 foot at 2 seconds and N 1 foot at 5 seconds, becoming
S 1 foot at 3 seconds and N 1 foot at 5 seconds. Showers likely
after midnight.
.TUE...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas around
2 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 3 seconds and N 1 foot at 4 seconds.
Patchy fog. Showers likely in the morning. Vsby 1 NM or less,
increasing to 1 to 3 NM in the afternoon.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SW 1 foot at 4 seconds
and SE 1 foot at 10 seconds. Patchy fog in the evening.
.WED...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE in the afternoon. Seas
1 foot or less. Wave Detail: NW 1 foot at 3 seconds and S 1 foot
at 6 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...S winds around 5 kt, becoming W after midnight. Seas
1 foot or less. Wave Detail: NW 1 foot at 3 seconds and S 1 foot
at 3 seconds.
.THU THROUGH FRI...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less.
.FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas
2 to 3 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.
