Port Update
RI / Southern Massachusetts
May 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 )
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 2025/05/01 Thu 05:05 AM -0.02 L 2025/05/01 Thu 11:30 AM 3.67 H 2025/05/01 Thu 04:37 PM -0.00 L 2025/05/01 Thu 11:57 PM 4.11 H 2025/05/02 Fri 06:07 AM 0.28 L 2025/05/02 Fri 12:29 PM 3.51 H 2025/05/02 Fri 05:30 PM 0.32 L Providence: Date Day Time Pred High/Low 2025/05/01 Thu 04:44 AM 0.10 L 2025/05/01 Thu 11:50 AM 4.72 H 2025/05/01 Thu 04:44 PM 0.07 L 2025/05/02 Fri 12:13 AM 5.06 H 2025/05/02 Fri 05:30 AM 0.46 L 2025/05/02 Fri 12:46 PM 4.52 H 2025/05/02 Fri 05:33 PM 0.41 L
Weather / Marine Zone Forecast
Providence Weather:
This Afternoon
Mostly sunny, with a high near 76. Southwest wind around 9 mph.
Tonight
Patchy fog after 1am. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with a low around 57. Southwest wind 5 to 7 mph.
Saturday
Patchy fog before 7am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 80. South wind 6 to 13 mph.
Saturday Night
Showers likely before 11pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between 11pm and 2am, then showers likely after 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 58. Southwest wind 6 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Sunday
A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 66. South wind around 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Sunday Night
Showers likely, mainly after 4am. Cloudy, with a low around 53. Light and variable wind. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Monday
Showers likely, mainly before 7am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 60. Northeast wind 7 to 11 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Monday Night
A chance of showers. Cloudy, with a low around 49. Northeast wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Tuesday
Showers likely, mainly after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 64. Southeast wind 6 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Tuesday Night
Showers. Low around 56. South wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Wednesday
A chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 70. Southwest wind 6 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Wednesday Night
A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 53. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming light and variable after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Thursday
A chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 67. North wind 6 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Narragansett Bay:
Narragansett Bay:
.THIS AFTERNOON...S winds around 10 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt. Waves
around 2 ft. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft. Patchy fog.
Vsby 1 to 3 NM, decreasing to 1 NM or less after midnight.
.SAT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Waves around 2 ft. Patchy fog in the morning with vsby
1 NM or less.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 2 to 4 ft. A chance of
showers.
.SUN...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers.
.SUN NIGHT...S winds around 5 kt, becoming E after midnight.
Waves 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers in the evening, then showers
likely after midnight.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt.
Waves 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt.
Waves 2 to 4 ft. Showers.
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Rhode Island Sound:
.THIS AFTERNOON...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt.
Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 5 seconds and SE 1 foot at
9 seconds. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to
4 ft. Wave Detail: SW 4 ft at 6 seconds and SE 1 foot at
9 seconds. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.SAT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 7 seconds and SW 1 foot at
3 seconds. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 NM or less, increasing to 1 to 3 NM
in the afternoon.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 7 seconds and SE 1 foot at
8 seconds. A chance of showers. Patchy fog in the evening with
vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.SUN...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 7 seconds and
SE 1 foot at 8 seconds. A chance of showers.
.SUN NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE after midnight. Seas
2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 7 seconds and SE 1 foot at
8 seconds. A chance of showers.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt.
Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt.
Seas 3 to 4 ft. Showers. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
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Buzzard Bay:
.THIS AFTERNOON...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt.
Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 4 seconds and E 1 foot at
4 seconds. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to
3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 5 seconds and E 1 foot at
4 seconds. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.SAT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at
3 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning with vsby 1 NM or less.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas
2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at
4 seconds. A chance of showers. Patchy fog in the evening.
.SUN...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 7 seconds and
SW 1 foot at 3 seconds. A chance of showers.
.SUN NIGHT...S winds around 5 kt, becoming SE after midnight.
Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 7 seconds and E 1 foot
at 2 seconds. A chance of showers.
.MON THROUGH TUE...SE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt.
Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers.
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas
2 to 3 ft. Showers likely. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
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Cape Cod Bay
THIS AFTERNOON...S winds around 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt.
Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 3 seconds and E 1 foot
at 4 seconds. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas
around 2 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 4 seconds and SE 1 foot at
9 seconds. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 to 3 NM, decreasing to 1 NM or less
after midnight.
.SAT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the afternoon.
Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 4 seconds and SE 1 foot
at 8 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning with vsby 1 NM or less.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas
2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 4 seconds and SE 1 foot at
8 seconds. A chance of showers.
.SUN...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SW
2 ft at 4 seconds and SE 1 foot at 9 seconds. A chance of
showers.
.SUN NIGHT...S winds around 5 kt, becoming SE after midnight.
Seas around 2 ft in the evening, then 1 foot or less. Wave
Detail: SW 1 foot at 2 seconds and SE 1 foot at 4 seconds,
becoming SW 1 foot at 3 seconds and SE 1 foot at 4 seconds. A
chance of showers.
.MON...E winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to
3 ft. A chance of showers.
.MON NIGHT...E winds around 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.TUE...SE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to
3 ft. A chance of showers.
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Showers likely.
Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
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.
