Port Update
RI / Southern Massachusetts
May 29, 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 2025/05/28 Wed 03:17 AM -0.23 L 2025/05/28 Wed 09:25 AM 3.97 H 2025/05/28 Wed 02:40 PM -0.26 L 2025/05/28 Wed 09:50 PM 4.72 H 2025/05/29 Thu 04:09 AM -0.10 L 2025/05/29 Thu 10:18 AM 3.91 H 2025/05/29 Thu 03:33 PM -0.09 L 2025/05/29 Thu 10:44 PM 4.43 H Providence: Date Day Time Pred High/Low 2025/05/28 Wed 02:48 AM -0.05 L 2025/05/28 Wed 09:43 AM 5.06 H 2025/05/28 Wed 02:42 PM -0.18 L 2025/05/28 Wed 10:05 PM 5.76 H 2025/05/29 Thu 03:39 AM 0.11 L 2025/05/29 Thu 10:37 AM 4.97 H 2025/05/29 Thu 03:34 PM 0.01 L 2025/05/29 Thu 11:00 PM 5.44 H
Weather / Marine Zone Forecast
Providence Weather:
Today
A chance of showers before 2pm. Cloudy, with a high near 63. East wind around 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Tonight
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 55. Calm wind.
Friday
A slight chance of showers between 2pm and 3pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 73. South wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Friday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 2am. Low around 57. South wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Saturday
Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. High near 69. South wind 6 to 10 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Saturday Night
A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51. West wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Sunday
A chance of showers before 9am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 68. Southwest wind 8 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 49. Southwest wind 3 to 6 mph.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 70. Light west wind becoming southwest 5 to 9 mph in the morning.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 51. Light southwest wind.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 74. Calm wind becoming west 5 to 7 mph in the morning.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 55. South wind around 5 mph becoming light and variable in the evening.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 75. Northwest wind 5 to 9 mph becoming east in the afternoon
Narragansett Bay:
Narragansett Bay:
.TODAY...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E this afternoon. Waves
2 to 4 ft. Showers likely, mainly this morning. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.TONIGHT...NW winds around 5 kt, becoming SW after midnight.
Waves 2 to 3 ft.
.FRI...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. A chance of
showers in the evening, then showers after midnight. Vsby 1 NM or
less, increasing to 1 to 3 NM after midnight.
.SAT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt with gusts up
to 20 kt in the afternoon. Waves 2 to 4 ft. Showers.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 2 to 4 ft. A chance of
showers.
.SUN...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Waves 2 to
4 ft. A chance of showers.
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up
to 20 kt. Waves 2 to 4 ft.
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Rhode Island Sound:
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON
THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...
.TODAY...E winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to
4 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 4 seconds.
Showers likely. Vsby 1 to 3 NM, decreasing to 1 NM or less this
afternoon.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 8 seconds.
.FRI...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft
at 8 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S
3 ft at 7 seconds and SW 1 foot at 3 seconds. A chance of showers
in the evening, then showers likely after midnight. Vsby 1 NM or
less, increasing to 1 to 3 NM after midnight.
.SAT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to
4 ft, building to 4 to 6 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: S 4 ft
at 6 seconds, becoming S 6 ft at 8 seconds and W 1 foot at
5 seconds. Showers, mainly in the morning with vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds around 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas
4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: S 6 ft at 9 seconds and SW 1 foot at
4 seconds. A chance of showers.
.SUN...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 4 to
5 ft. A chance of showers.
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to
15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
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Buzzard Bay:
.TODAY...E winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to
3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 4 seconds. Showers likely. Vsby
1 to 3 NM.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight. Seas
around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 7 seconds and SW 1 foot at
2 seconds.
.FRI...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt with gusts
up to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SW
2 ft at 3 seconds and S 2 ft at 8 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 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, then showers after midnight. Vsby 1 NM or less in
the evening.
.SAT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to
4 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 4 seconds.
Showers likely.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the
evening. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SW 4 ft at 8 seconds and SW
2 ft at 4 seconds. A chance of showers.
.SUN...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to
4 ft. A chance of showers.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas
2 to 4 ft.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt,
diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft.
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Cape Cod Bay:
.TODAY...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt this afternoon.
Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 1 foot at 2 seconds and SE
1 foot at 9 seconds. A chance of showers. Vsby 1 NM or less this
afternoon.
.TONIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W after midnight. Seas
around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 4 seconds.
.FRI...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the afternoon.
Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 5 seconds and SW 1 foot
at 2 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail:
SE 2 ft at 7 seconds and S 1 foot at 3 seconds. A chance of
showers in the evening, then showers likely after midnight. Vsby
1 NM or less in the evening.
.SAT...S winds around 10 kt, becoming SW with gusts up to 20 kt
in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at
6 seconds and S 1 foot at 2 seconds. Showers likely.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the
evening. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 8 seconds and
SW 1 foot at 3 seconds. A chance of showers.
.SUN...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas around
3 ft. A chance of showers.
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...SW 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.
