Port Update
RI / Southern Massachusetts
April 25, 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 )
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 2025/04/24 Thu 05:19 AM 3.48 H 2025/04/24 Thu 11:11 AM -0.07 L 2025/04/24 Thu 05:49 PM 3.94 H 2025/04/24 Thu 11:51 PM -0.15 L 2025/04/25 Fri 06:16 AM 3.72 H 2025/04/25 Fri 11:54 AM -0.33 L 2025/04/25 Fri 06:42 PM 4.40 H Providence: Date Day Time Pred High/Low 2025/04/24 Thu 05:31 AM 4.47 H 2025/04/24 Thu 11:11 AM 0.12 L 2025/04/24 Thu 06:01 PM 4.93 H 2025/04/24 Thu 11:45 PM 0.08 L 2025/04/25 Fri 06:31 AM 4.75 H 2025/04/25 Fri 11:58 AM -0.23 L 2025/04/25 Fri 06:57 PM 5.45 H
Weather / Marine Zone Forecast
Providence Weather:
Today
Partly sunny, with a high near 79. Light southwest wind increasing to 5 to 9 mph in the morning.
Tonight
Rain likely, mainly after 5am. Cloudy, with a low around 55. South wind 7 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Saturday
Rain, with thunderstorms also possible after noon. High near 62. South wind 11 to 16 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Saturday Night
Rain and possibly a thunderstorm before 10pm, then a chance of showers, mainly between 10pm and 3am. Low around 46. Southwest wind 9 to 11 mph becoming west after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Sunday
A slight chance of showers after 3pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 57. West wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 47. Northwest wind 7 to 9 mph.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 70. Northwest wind around 9 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 47. Light west wind.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 74. Light southwest wind increasing to 6 to 11 mph in the morning.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 57. Southwest wind around 9 mph.
Wednesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 77. Southwest wind 9 to 11 mph.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 47. Northwest wind around 6 mph.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 64. North wind around 7 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon.
Narragansett Bay:
Narragansett Bay:
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH
SUNDAY MORNING...
.TODAY...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft.
.TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. A chance of rain
after midnight with vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.SAT...S winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Waves 4 to
6 ft. Rain. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W after midnight.
Gusts up to 25 kt. Waves 3 to 5 ft. Rain in the evening, then a
chance of showers after midnight. Vsby 1 to 3 NM in the evening.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt.
Waves 2 to 3 ft.
.MON THROUGH TUE NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to
20 kt. Waves 2 to 4 ft.
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Rhode Island Sound:
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH
SUNDAY MORNING...
.TODAY...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to
3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 5 seconds and SE 2 ft at 9 seconds.
.TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt after midnight.
Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 4 seconds and SE 2 ft at
9 seconds. A chance of rain after midnight with vsby 1 NM or
less.
.SAT...S winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: S 6 ft
at 7 seconds and SE 3 ft at 8 seconds. Rain. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming W around 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: S 6 ft at 8 seconds. Rain
in the evening, then a chance of showers after midnight. Vsby
1 NM or less in the evening.
.SUN...W winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 4 to
5 ft. Wave Detail: S 5 ft at 8 seconds and W 2 ft at 5 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds around 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas
2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 7 seconds and NW 2 ft at
4 seconds.
.MON THROUGH TUE...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt.
Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft.
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Buzzard Bay:
.TODAY...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt this morning.
Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 4 seconds and SE 1 foot
at 10 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: SW 1 foot at 4 seconds and SE 1 foot at 9 seconds,
becoming S 2 ft at 4 seconds and SE 1 foot at 9 seconds.
.SAT...S winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 3 to
5 ft. Wave Detail: S 5 ft at 5 seconds and SE 2 ft at 9 seconds.
Rain. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SW 5 ft
at 7 seconds and SE 2 ft at 8 seconds. Rain in the evening, then
a chance of showers after midnight. Vsby 1 to 3 NM in the
evening.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt.
Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 4 seconds and SW 2 ft at
7 seconds.
.MON THROUGH TUE NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 4 seconds and N 1 foot at 4 seconds.
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Cape Cod Bay
.TODAY...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S this afternoon. Seas
around 2 ft this morning, then 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: SW
1 foot at 3 seconds and E 1 foot at 3 seconds, becoming E 1 foot
at 2 seconds and SW 1 foot at 3 seconds.
.TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 1 foot or less, then around
2 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: SW 1 foot at 3 seconds and E
1 foot at 3 seconds, becoming SE 1 foot at 3 seconds and SE
1 foot at 9 seconds.
.SAT...S winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to
4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 4 seconds and SE 2 ft at 9 seconds.
Rain. Vsby 1 to 3 NM, decreasing to 1 NM or less in the
afternoon.
.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 SE 3 ft at 8 seconds. Rain in the evening, then
a chance of showers after midnight. Vsby 1 to 3 NM in the
evening.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt.
Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 4 seconds and SW 2 ft at
6 seconds.
.MON...NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to
4 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 5 seconds and SW 1 foot at
6 seconds.
.MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up
to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 3 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.
