Port Update
RI / Southern Massachusetts
May 22, 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 2025/05/21 Wed 02:44 AM 3.32 H 2025/05/21 Wed 08:38 AM 0.35 L 2025/05/21 Wed 03:20 PM 3.52 H 2025/05/21 Wed 09:24 PM 0.50 L 2025/05/22 Thu 03:44 AM 3.35 H 2025/05/22 Thu 09:35 AM 0.16 L 2025/05/22 Thu 04:20 PM 3.85 H 2025/05/22 Thu 10:36 PM 0.26 L Providence: Date Day Time Pred High/Low 2025/05/21 Wed 03:03 AM 4.37 H 2025/05/21 Wed 08:42 AM 0.64 L 2025/05/21 Wed 03:34 PM 4.59 H 2025/05/21 Wed 09:19 PM 0.87 L 2025/05/22 Thu 03:59 AM 4.40 H 2025/05/22 Thu 09:40 AM 0.38 L 2025/05/22 Thu 04:31 PM 4.91 H 2025/05/22 Thu 10:24 PM 0.60 L
Weather / Marine Zone Forecast
Providence Weather:
This Afternoon
Rain, with thunderstorms also possible after 4pm. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. High near 49. Northeast wind 11 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between three quarters and one inch possible.
Tonight
Rain and possibly a thunderstorm before 3am, then a chance of rain between 3am and 5am, then a chance of showers after 5am. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. Patchy fog after 5am. Low around 44. North wind 14 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 36 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts between three quarters and one inch possible.
Friday
Patchy fog before 7am. Otherwise, cloudy, with a high near 55. West wind 9 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
Friday Night
A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 46. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Saturday
A chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 60. West wind 6 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Saturday Night
A slight chance of showers before 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 46. West wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 64. Northwest wind 6 to 9 mph.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 48. Light northwest wind.
Memorial Day
Mostly sunny, with a high near 72. Calm wind becoming north around 6 mph in the afternoon.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 51. Light west wind.
Tuesday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 68. Calm wind becoming south 5 to 8 mph in the morning.
Tuesday Night
A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52. Southeast wind around 5 mph becoming light and variable in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Wednesday
A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 66. East wind 5 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Narragansett Bay:
Narragansett Bay:
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH
THIS EVENING...
.THIS AFTERNOON...NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt,
increasing to 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Waves around
3 ft. Rain. A slight chance of tstms. Vsby 1 to 3 NM, decreasing
to 1 NM or less.
.TONIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming NW 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. Gusts up to 40 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. Rain, mainly in the
evening. Patchy fog after midnight. Vsby 1 NM or less, increasing
to 1 to 3 NM after midnight.
.FRI...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Waves 2 to
3 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft. A chance of
showers.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt with gusts up to 20 kt.
Waves around 2 ft. A chance of showers.
.SUN THROUGH MON NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft.
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Rhode Island Sound:
THIS AFTERNOON...E winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt,
becoming NE 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
Wave Detail: NE 6 ft at 6 seconds. Rain. A slight chance of
tstms. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.TONIGHT...N winds 25 to 30 kt, becoming NW 20 to 25 kt after
midnight. Gusts up to 40 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NE 7 ft
at 7 seconds and NW 4 ft at 4 seconds. Rain, mainly in the
evening. Vsby 1 NM or less, increasing to 1 to 3 NM after
midnight.
.FRI...W winds 15 to 20 kt. Gusts up to 30 kt, decreasing to
20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at
4 seconds and SE 4 ft at 8 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas
2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 7 seconds and SE 2 ft at
8 seconds. A chance of showers.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt.
Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 7 seconds and SE 2 ft at
8 seconds. A chance of showers in the morning. A chance of
showers in the evening.
.SUN THROUGH MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to
20 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 6 seconds and SE
1 foot at 8 seconds.
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Buzzard Bay:
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...
.THIS AFTERNOON...E winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt,
becoming NE 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 4 seconds. Rain, then rain with a slight
chance of tstms. Vsby 1 to 3 NM, decreasing to 1 NM or less.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 40 kt, becoming
NW 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to
6 ft, subsiding to 3 to 4 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: N 4 ft
at 5 seconds, becoming NE 3 ft at 6 seconds and NW 2 ft at
5 seconds. Rain. Vsby 1 NM or less, increasing to 1 to 3 NM after
midnight.
.FRI...W winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 2 to
3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 4 seconds and E 3 ft at 8 seconds.
Patchy fog in the morning.
.FRI NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the
evening. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 4 seconds and
E 2 ft at 9 seconds. A chance of showers.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt.
Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 6 seconds and E 1 foot
at 8 seconds. A chance of showers.
.SUN THROUGH MON NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft.
Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 6 seconds and E 1 foot at 8 seconds.
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Cape Cod Bay:
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...
.THIS AFTERNOON...E winds around 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt,
increasing to 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 45 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft,
building to 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 4 seconds, becoming
E 5 ft at 4 seconds. A chance of rain, then rain with a chance of
tstms with vsby 1 NM or less.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 45 kt, becoming
N 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to
7 ft. Wave Detail: N 5 ft at 5 seconds. Rain, mainly in the
evening. Patchy fog after midnight. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.FRI...W winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NE
5 ft at 9 seconds and NW 4 ft at 5 seconds. Patchy fog in the
morning. A chance of showers in the morning with vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.FRI NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NE
4 ft at 8 seconds and W 2 ft at 5 seconds. A chance of showers
after midnight.
.SAT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NE 2 ft
at 7 seconds and W 1 foot at 4 seconds. A chance of showers.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail:
E 2 ft at 7 seconds and NW 1 foot at 3 seconds.
.SUN THROUGH MON NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt with gusts up to
20 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.
