Port Update
RI / Southern Massachusetts
May 16, 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 2025/05/15 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 2025/05/16 Fri 04:26 AM 0.32 L 2025/05/16 Fri 11:00 AM 2.91 H 2025/05/16 Fri 04:10 PM 0.40 L 2025/05/16 Fri 11:12 PM 3.41 H Providence: Date Day Time Pred High/Low 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 2025/05/16 Fri 04:33 AM 0.55 L 2025/05/16 Fri 11:20 AM 3.89 H 2025/05/16 Fri 04:32 PM 0.70 L 2025/05/16 Fri 11:34 PM 4.34 H
Weather / Marine Zone Forecast
Providence Weather:
Today
Partly sunny, with a high near 76. South wind 6 to 8 mph.
Tonight
A slight chance of showers after 1am. Patchy fog after midnight. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 59. South wind around 6 mph becoming calm after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Saturday
A slight chance of showers, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 10am. Patchy fog before 11am. Otherwise, cloudy, with a high near 72. Calm wind becoming south 5 to 9 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Saturday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 11pm, then a slight chance of showers between 11pm and 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 58. West wind 3 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 73. West wind 7 to 13 mph.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 53. West wind around 9 mph.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 69. Northwest wind 11 to 14 mph.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 48. Northwest wind 6 to 8 mph.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 64. North wind around 9 mph.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48. Northeast wind 3 to 5 mph.
Wednesday
A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 62. East wind 6 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Wednesday Night
A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 46. Northeast wind 5 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Thursday
A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 59. Northeast wind 8 to 11 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Narragansett Bay:
Narragansett Bay:
.THIS AFTERNOON...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft. Patchy
fog. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft. Patchy fog.
Vsby 1 NM or less.
.SAT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. Patchy fog in the
morning. A chance of showers in the afternoon. Vsby 1 NM or less
in the morning.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W after midnight.
Waves 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers in the evening.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt.
Waves 2 to 3 ft.
.MON THROUGH TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to
20 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft.
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Rhode Island Sound:
.THIS AFTERNOON...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave
Detail: S 3 ft at 7 seconds. Patchy dense fog, then patchy fog.
Vsby 1 NM or less.
.TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE
3 ft at 7 seconds. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.SAT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft
at 7 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. A chance of showers in
the afternoon. Vsby 1 NM or less in the morning.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds around 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail:
S 3 ft at 7 seconds and SW 1 foot at 4 seconds. A chance of
showers in the evening.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave
Detail: SW 4 ft at 6 seconds.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to
15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SW 4 ft at 7 seconds and W
3 ft at 4 seconds.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NE. Seas
around 2 ft.
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Buzzard Bay:
.THIS AFTERNOON...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less, then
around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SW 1 foot at 2 seconds and S 1 foot at
7 seconds, becoming S 2 ft at 7 seconds and SW 1 foot at
2 seconds. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft in the evening,
then 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 7 seconds and SW
1 foot at 2 seconds, becoming SW 1 foot at 2 seconds and S 1 foot
at 7 seconds. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.SAT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less, then around 2 ft
in the afternoon. Wave Detail: S 1 foot at 2 seconds and S 1 foot
at 7 seconds, becoming S 2 ft at 6 seconds and S 1 foot at
3 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. A chance of showers in the
afternoon. Vsby 1 NM or less in the morning.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds around 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave
Detail: S 2 ft at 6 seconds and SW 1 foot at 3 seconds. A chance
of showers in the evening.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt.
Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 6 seconds.
.MON THROUGH TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to
20 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 6 seconds.
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Cape Cod Bay:
.THIS AFTERNOON...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave
Detail: S 1 foot at 2 seconds and SE 1 foot at 6 seconds. Patchy
fog. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail:
S 1 foot at 2 seconds and SE 1 foot at 7 seconds. Patchy fog.
Vsby 1 NM or less.
.SAT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. 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 7 seconds, becoming SE 2 ft at 6 seconds and S 1 foot
at 2 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. A chance of showers in
the afternoon. Vsby 1 NM or less in the morning.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight. Seas
around 2 ft. Wave Detail: S 1 foot at 2 seconds and SE 1 foot at
5 seconds. A chance of showers in the evening.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt.
Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 3 seconds and S 2 ft at
7 seconds.
.MON THROUGH TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to
20 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 5 seconds.
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.
