Port Update
RI / Southern Massachusetts
May 19, 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 2025/05/18 Sun 12:01 AM 3.34 H 2025/05/18 Sun 05:43 AM 0.50 L 2025/05/18 Sun 12:38 PM 2.92 H 2025/05/18 Sun 05:39 PM 0.57 L 2025/05/19 Mon 12:54 AM 3.31 H 2025/05/19 Mon 06:34 AM 0.53 L 2025/05/19 Mon 01:30 PM 3.04 H 2025/05/19 Mon 06:40 PM 0.65 L Providence: Date Day Time Pred High/Low 2025/05/18 Sun 12:24 AM 4.29 H 2025/05/18 Sun 05:54 AM 0.79 L 2025/05/18 Sun 12:58 PM 3.92 H 2025/05/18 Sun 05:58 PM 0.88 L 2025/05/19 Mon 01:17 AM 4.29 H 2025/05/19 Mon 06:41 AM 0.84 L 2025/05/19 Mon 01:49 PM 4.07 H 2025/05/19 Mon 06:53 PM 0.99 L
Weather / Marine Zone Forecast
Providence Weather:
This Afternoon
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 63. North wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Tonight
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 46. North wind 11 to 13 mph.
Tuesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 61. North wind 8 to 11 mph.
Tuesday Night
A slight chance of showers between midnight and 3am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 47. Northeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Wednesday
A chance of showers, mainly after 3pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 56. East wind 6 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Wednesday Night
Showers likely, mainly after 1am. Cloudy, with a low around 46. East wind around 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Thursday
Showers. High near 52. Northeast wind 13 to 16 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Thursday Night
Showers. Low around 45. North wind 8 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Friday
A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 58. Northwest wind around 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Friday Night
A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 46. Light northwest wind. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Saturday
A chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 63. Northwest wind 5 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Saturday Night
A chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 46. Light northwest wind. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 68. Northwest wind 5 to 8 mph.
Narragansett Bay:
Narragansett Bay:
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EDT THIS EVENING...
.THIS AFTERNOON...NW winds around 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt.
Waves around 3 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Waves
2 to 3 ft.
.TUE...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, diminishing to
5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Waves around 2 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NE winds around 5 kt. Waves around 2 ft.
.WED...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers
in the afternoon.
.WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Waves
2 to 3 ft. At the bay entrance, waves 2 to 4 ft, building to 4 to
6 ft after midnight. A chance of showers in the evening, then
showers likely after midnight with vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.THU...NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Waves 2 to
3 ft, except 4 to 6 ft at the bay entrance. Showers. Vsby 1 to
3 NM.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Waves
2 to 3 ft, except 4 to 6 ft at the bay entrance. Showers.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to
10 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers.
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Rhode Island Sound:
.THIS AFTERNOON...NW winds around 15 kt with gusts up to 30 kt.
Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 4 seconds and S 3 ft at
8 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to
3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 4 seconds and S 2 ft at 8 seconds.
.TUE...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, becoming NE
5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: N
2 ft at 4 seconds and S 1 foot at 7 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt
after midnight. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: NE 1 foot at
3 seconds and NW 1 foot at 3 seconds.
.WED...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NE 2 ft at 3 seconds and SE 1 foot
at 9 seconds. A chance of showers in the afternoon.
.WED NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to 25 kt after
midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft, building to 4 to 6 ft after midnight.
Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 4 seconds and SE 1 foot at 9 seconds,
becoming E 4 ft at 5 seconds and SE 1 foot at 9 seconds. A chance
of showers in the evening, then showers likely after midnight
with vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.THU...NE winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas 5 to
7 ft. Showers. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas
5 to 7 ft. Showers.
.FRI...NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 3 to
5 ft. A chance of showers.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of
showers.
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Buzzard Bay:
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...
.THIS AFTERNOON...NW winds around 15 kt with gusts up to 30 kt.
Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 5 seconds and SW 2 ft at
7 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas
around 2 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 5 seconds and S 1 foot at
7 seconds.
.TUE...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the morning.
Seas around 2 ft in the morning, then 1 foot or less. Wave
Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds and S 1 foot at 7 seconds, becoming N
1 foot at 4 seconds and S 1 foot at 7 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave
Detail: N 1 foot at 4 seconds and S 1 foot at 7 seconds.
.WED...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: N
1 foot at 3 seconds and S 1 foot at 7 seconds. A chance of
showers in the afternoon.
.WED NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas
2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at 3 seconds and SE 1 foot at
8 seconds. A chance of showers in the evening, then showers
likely after midnight.
.THU...NE winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 4 to
6 ft. Showers. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas
4 to 6 ft. Showers.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt,
diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. A chance of showers.
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Cape Cod Bay:
.THIS AFTERNOON...NW winds around 15 kt with gusts up to 30 kt.
Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 6 seconds and S 1 foot
at 8 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 3 to
4 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 6 seconds and SE 1 foot at
8 seconds.
.TUE...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to
3 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 6 seconds and SE 1 foot at
8 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the
evening. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 5 seconds and SE
1 foot at 8 seconds.
.WED...NE winds around 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft
at 5 seconds and SE 1 foot at 9 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. Gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NE 2 ft
at 4 seconds and SE 1 foot at 9 seconds. A chance of showers.
.THU...E winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas 5 to
7 ft. Showers. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.THU NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas
6 to 9 ft. Showers. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.FRI...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 5 to
7 ft. A chance of showers.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. A chance of
showers.
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.
