Port Update
RI / Southern Massachusetts
May 15, 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 2025/05/14 Wed 03:14 AM 0.13 L 2025/05/14 Wed 09:38 AM 3.05 H 2025/05/14 Wed 02:53 PM 0.26 L 2025/05/14 Wed 09:49 PM 3.62 H 2025/05/15 Thu 03:51 AM 0.21 L 2025/05/15 Thu 10:17 AM 2.98 H 2025/05/15 Thu 03:32 PM 0.32 L 2025/05/15 Thu 10:28 PM 3.51 H Providence: Date Day Time Pred High/Low 2025/05/14 Wed 03:11 AM 0.32 L 2025/05/14 Wed 09:55 AM 4.01 H 2025/05/14 Wed 03:08 PM 0.54 L 2025/05/14 Wed 10:04 PM 4.57 H 2025/05/15 Thu 03:53 AM 0.42 L 2025/05/15 Thu 10:36 AM 3.95 H 2025/05/15 Thu 03:51 PM 0.62 L 2025/05/15 Thu 10:47 PM 4.44 H
Weather / Marine Zone Forecast
Providence Weather:
This Afternoon
Isolated showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 69. South wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Tonight
Isolated showers before 10pm. Areas of fog. Otherwise, cloudy, with a low around 60. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Friday
Areas of fog before 9am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 77. Calm wind becoming south 5 to 8 mph in the afternoon.
Friday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 59. South wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Saturday
A chance of showers before noon, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between noon and 3pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 3pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 73. Calm wind becoming south 5 to 9 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Saturday Night
Showers likely, mainly before 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 58. West wind 3 to 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 73. West wind 6 to 13 mph.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 52. West wind around 8 mph.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 66. Northwest wind 10 to 13 mph.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 48. Northwest wind 6 to 8 mph.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 66. North wind 8 to 10 mph.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48. North wind 3 to 6 mph.
Wednesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 64. North wind 6 to 8 mph.
Narragansett Bay:
Narragansett Bay:
.THIS AFTERNOON...SE winds around 5 kt. Waves 2 to 4 ft. Isolated
showers. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.TONIGHT...S winds around 5 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. Areas of fog.
Vsby 1 NM or less.
.FRI...S winds around 5 kt, increasing to 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. Waves 2 to 3 ft. Areas of fog in the morning with vsby
1 NM or less.
.FRI NIGHT...S winds around 5 kt. Waves around 2 ft.
.SAT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers
in the morning, then showers likely in the afternoon.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. A chance of
showers in the evening.
.SUN THROUGH MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to
20 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft.
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Rhode Island Sound:
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON...
.THIS AFTERNOON...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave
Detail: S 4 ft at 8 seconds. Isolated showers. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.TONIGHT...S winds around 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S
4 ft at 8 seconds and S 1 foot at 5 seconds. Areas of fog. Vsby
1 NM or less.
.FRI...SW winds around 5 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. Seas
2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 8 seconds. Areas of fog in the
morning with vsby 1 NM or less.
.FRI NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE
3 ft at 7 seconds.
.SAT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 7 seconds. A
chance of showers in the morning, then showers likely in the
afternoon.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail:
SE 3 ft at 7 seconds. A chance of showers in the evening.
.SUN THROUGH MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to
20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
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Buzzard Bay:
.THIS AFTERNOON...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave
Detail: S 3 ft at 7 seconds and SE 1 foot at 2 seconds. Isolated
showers. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.TONIGHT...S winds around 5 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: S
2 ft at 7 seconds and E 1 foot at 3 seconds. Areas of fog. Vsby
1 NM or less.
.FRI...S winds around 5 kt, becoming SW in the afternoon. Seas
around 2 ft in the morning, then 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: SE
2 ft at 6 seconds, becoming SW 1 foot at 2 seconds and E 1 foot
at 4 seconds. Areas of fog in the morning with vsby 1 NM or less.
.FRI NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave
Detail: SW 1 foot at 2 seconds and SE 1 foot at 6 seconds.
.SAT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less, then around 2 ft in the
afternoon. Wave Detail: S 1 foot at 2 seconds and SE 1 foot at
3 seconds, becoming S 2 ft at 4 seconds and SE 2 ft at 7 seconds.
A chance of showers in the morning, then showers likely in the
afternoon.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail:
S 2 ft at 7 seconds and SW 1 foot at 3 seconds. A chance of
showers in the evening.
.SUN THROUGH MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to
20 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
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Cape Cod Bay:
.THIS AFTERNOON...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave
Detail: SE 2 ft at 8 seconds and SE 1 foot at 3 seconds. Isolated
showers. Vsby 1 NM or less, increasing to 1 to 3 NM.
.TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight. Seas
around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 7 seconds and SE 1 foot at
3 seconds. Areas of fog. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.FRI...S winds around 5 kt, increasing to 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: E 1 foot at
4 seconds and SE 1 foot at 7 seconds. Areas of dense fog in the
morning with vsby 1 NM or less.
.FRI NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave
Detail: SE 1 foot at 5 seconds and SE 1 foot at 8 seconds.
.SAT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less, then around 2 ft
in the afternoon. Wave Detail: SE 1 foot at 3 seconds and SE
1 foot at 8 seconds, becoming SE 2 ft at 7 seconds and SE 1 foot
at 3 seconds. Showers likely in the afternoon.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail:
SE 1 foot at 4 seconds and SE 1 foot at 7 seconds. A chance of
showers.
.SUN THROUGH MON NIGHT...NW 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.
