Port Update
RI / Southern Massachusetts
May 07, 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 2025/05/06 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 2025/05/07 Wed 04:56 AM 3.02 H 2025/05/07 Wed 11:08 AM 0.53 L 2025/05/07 Wed 05:24 PM 3.49 H 2025/05/07 Wed 11:36 PM 0.58 L Providence: Date Day Time Pred High/Low 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 2025/05/07 Wed 05:01 AM 3.81 H 2025/05/07 Wed 10:28 AM 0.99 L 2025/05/07 Wed 05:32 PM 4.33 H 2025/05/07 Wed 10:54 PM 0.99 L
Weather / Marine Zone Forecast
Providence Weather:
Today
Patchy fog before 11am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 70. South wind 6 to 10 mph.
Tonight
Patchy fog after 9pm. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with a low around 52. South wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Thursday
A chance of showers, mainly after 2pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 75. Calm wind becoming northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Thursday Night
A chance of showers, mainly after 9pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49. Light and variable wind. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Friday
Showers likely, with thunderstorms also possible after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 58. Northeast wind 6 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Friday Night
Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48. 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 66. Northwest wind 7 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 50. West wind around 6 mph.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 72. North wind 6 to 8 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 47. Northeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 75. Light west wind becoming southwest 5 to 9 mph in the morning.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 54. Southwest wind 3 to 6 mph.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 77. Southwest wind 5 to 9 mph.
Narragansett Bay:
Narragansett Bay:
.TODAY...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. Patchy fog. Vsby
1 NM or less, increasing to 1 to 3 NM this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. Patchy fog. Vsby
1 NM or less.
.THU...W winds around 5 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. Waves
2 to 3 ft. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 NM or less in the morning.
.THU NIGHT...SE winds around 5 kt, becoming NE after midnight.
Waves 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers. Patchy fog in the evening
with vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.FRI...NE winds around 10 kt. Waves 2 to 4 ft. Showers likely.
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds around 10 kt, becoming N after midnight.
Waves 3 to 4 ft. Showers likely, mainly in the evening.
.SAT...W 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 2 to
3 ft.
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Rhode Island Sound:
.TODAY...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Patchy fog. Vsby
1 NM or less, increasing to 1 to 3 NM this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Patchy fog. Vsby
1 to 3 NM, decreasing to 1 NM or less after midnight.
.THU...W winds around 5 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. Seas
2 to 3 ft. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.THU NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Patchy fog in
the evening. A chance of showers after midnight. Vsby 1 NM or
less in the evening.
.FRI...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Showers likely.
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Showers
likely, mainly in the evening.
.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...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to
3 ft.
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Buzzard Bay:
.TODAY...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Patchy fog. Vsby
1 NM or less, increasing to 1 to 3 NM this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Patchy fog.
Vsby 1 NM or less.
.THU...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Patchy fog. Vsby
1 NM or less in the morning.
.THU NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Patchy fog in
the evening. A chance of showers after midnight. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.FRI...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 2 to 3 ft. Showers likely.
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Showers
likely, mainly in the evening.
.SAT...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to
3 ft. A chance of showers.
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 1 to
2 ft.
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Cape Cod Bay:
.TODAY...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Patchy fog. Vsby
1 NM or less this morning.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Patchy fog.
Vsby 1 to 3 NM, decreasing to 1 NM or less after midnight.
.THU...W winds around 5 kt, becoming E in the afternoon. Seas
around 2 ft. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 NM or less, increasing to 1 to
3 NM in the afternoon.
.THU NIGHT...E winds around 5 kt, becoming NE after midnight.
Seas around 2 ft. Patchy fog in the evening. A chance of showers
after midnight. Vsby 1 NM or less, increasing to 1 to 3 NM after
midnight.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE winds around 10 kt with gusts up to
20 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Showers likely .
.SAT...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to
3 ft. A chance of showers.
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 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.
