Port Update
RI / Southern Massachusetts
May 06, 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 2025/05/05 Mon 02:57 AM 3.24 H 2025/05/05 Mon 09:59 AM 0.61 L 2025/05/05 Mon 03:27 PM 3.31 H 2025/05/05 Mon 10:10 PM 0.76 L 2025/05/06 Tue 03:57 AM 3.08 H 2025/05/06 Tue 10:40 AM 0.58 L 2025/05/06 Tue 04:27 PM 3.37 H 2025/05/06 Tue 10:59 PM 0.68 L Providence: Date Day Time Pred High/Low 2025/05/05 Mon 03:07 AM 4.12 H 2025/05/05 Mon 10:56 AM 1.03 L 2025/05/05 Mon 03:36 PM 4.21 H 2025/05/05 Mon 11:13 PM 1.27 L 2025/05/06 Tue 04:02 AM 3.92 H 2025/05/06 Tue 11:33 AM 1.04 L 2025/05/06 Tue 04:33 PM 4.23 H 2025/05/06 Tue 11:46 PM 1.18 L
Weather / Marine Zone Forecast
Providence Weather:
This Afternoon
Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Patchy fog. High near 65. Southeast wind around 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tonight
Showers and thunderstorms likely before midnight, then a slight chance of showers between midnight and 1am. Patchy fog. Otherwise, cloudy, with a low around 55. South wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Wednesday
A chance of showers, mainly between 11am and noon. Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 68. South wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 53. Southwest wind 3 to 6 mph.
Thursday
Partly sunny, with a high near 73. Light and variable wind becoming west around 6 mph in the morning.
Thursday Night
A chance of showers, mainly after 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49. Light northeast wind. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Friday
Showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 59. Northeast wind 6 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Friday Night
Showers likely, mainly before 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 47. Northeast wind around 6 mph becoming north after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Saturday
A chance of showers before 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 65. Northwest wind 7 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 50. West wind around 5 mph.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 72. Northwest wind 6 to 8 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 47. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 72. Light southwest wind increasing to 5 to 9 mph in the morning.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 53. West wind around 6 mph.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 75
Narragansett Bay:
Narragansett Bay:
.TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Waves 2 to 3 ft. Patchy fog. A chance of showers with
isolated tstms this evening, then a slight chance of showers
after midnight. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.WED...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. Patchy fog in the
morning with vsby 1 NM or less.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft.
.THU...W winds around 5 kt, becoming SW in the afternoon. Waves
around 2 ft.
.THU NIGHT...SE winds around 5 kt, becoming NE after midnight.
Waves around 2 ft. A chance of showers in the evening, then
showers likely after midnight.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N winds around 10 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft.
Showers likely .
.SAT...NW winds around 10 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. A chance of
showers.
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around
2 ft.
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Rhode Island Sound:
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EDT WEDNESDAY...
.TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt this evening.
Seas 3 to 4 ft. Patchy fog this evening, then patchy dense fog
after midnight. A chance of showers with a slight chance of tstms
this evening, then a slight chance of showers after midnight.
Vsby 1 NM or less.
.WED...SW winds around 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Patchy dense fog in
the morning with vsby 1 NM or less.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt
after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.THU...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW in the afternoon. Seas
2 to 3 ft.
.THU NIGHT...SE winds around 5 kt, becoming NE after midnight.
Seas 2 to 4 ft. A chance of showers.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Showers
likely. A chance of showers after midnight.
.SAT...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 3 to
4 ft. A chance of showers.
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to
3 ft.
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Buzzard Bay:
.TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt this evening.
Seas 2 to 3 ft. Patchy fog. Showers likely with isolated tstms
this evening, then a slight chance of showers after midnight.
Vsby 1 NM or less.
.WED...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Patchy dense fog
in the morning with vsby 1 NM or less.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.THU...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft.
.THU NIGHT...E winds around 5 kt, becoming NE after midnight.
Seas around 2 ft. A chance of showers.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt.
Seas 2 to 3 ft. Showers likely. A chance of showers after
midnight.
.SAT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 2 ft. A chance of
showers.
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around
2 ft.
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Cape Cod Bay
.TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Patchy fog.
Showers likely with a slight chance of tstms this evening, then a
slight chance of showers after midnight. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.WED...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Patchy fog in the
morning with vsby 1 NM or less.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft.
.THU...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E in the afternoon. Seas
around 2 ft.
.THU NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of
showers after midnight.
.FRI...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 2 to 4 ft. Showers likely.
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds around 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Showers
likely, mainly in the evening.
.SAT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. A chance of showers.
.SAT NIGHT...W winds around 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SUN...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 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.
