Port Update
RI / Southern Massachusetts
June 05, 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 2025/06/04 Wed 03:13 AM 2.99 H 2025/06/04 Wed 09:21 AM 0.67 L 2025/06/04 Wed 03:48 PM 3.44 H 2025/06/04 Wed 10:13 PM 0.85 L 2025/06/05 Thu 04:06 AM 2.83 H 2025/06/05 Thu 09:54 AM 0.63 L 2025/06/05 Thu 04:42 PM 3.46 H 2025/06/05 Thu 10:56 PM 0.76 L Providence: Date Day Time Pred High/Low 2025/06/04 Wed 03:22 AM 3.87 H 2025/06/04 Wed 08:38 AM 1.08 L 2025/06/04 Wed 03:55 PM 4.35 H 2025/06/04 Wed 09:20 PM 1.33 L 2025/06/05 Thu 04:11 AM 3.67 H 2025/06/05 Thu 09:31 AM 1.00 L 2025/06/05 Thu 04:46 PM 4.36 H 2025/06/05 Thu 10:20 PM 1.19 L
Weather / Marine Zone Forecast
Providence Weather:
Today
A chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly between 2pm and 3pm. Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 91. South wind 5 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Tonight
Partly cloudy, with a low around 67. West wind 5 to 7 mph becoming light and variable after midnight.
Friday
A chance of showers before 3pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 3pm and 5pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 84. Northeast wind around 6 mph becoming south in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Friday Night
A slight chance of showers before 9pm, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 9pm and 10pm, then a slight chance of showers after 10pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 62. Light south wind. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Saturday
A chance of showers. Cloudy, with a high near 74. South wind 5 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Saturday Night
A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 60. Light and variable wind. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Sunday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 75. North wind 5 to 7 mph becoming east in the afternoon.
Sunday Night
A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 58. East wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 73. Southeast wind 5 to 8 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 58. Southeast wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Tuesday
A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 74. Light south wind increasing to 5 to 9 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Tuesday Night
Showers likely. Cloudy, with a low around 63. South wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Wednesday
A chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 78. West wind 6 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Narragansett Bay:
Narragansett Bay:
.THIS AFTERNOON...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft. A
slight chance of showers with isolated tstms.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft. Patchy fog
after midnight with vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.FRI...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft.
.SAT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds around 5 kt, becoming NW after midnight.
Waves 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers.
.SUN...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. A chance of
showers.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft.
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Rhode Island Sound:
.THIS AFTERNOON...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt.
Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 7 seconds.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the
evening. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 5 seconds and S
2 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight with vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.FRI...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 7 seconds and SE 1 foot at
8 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...S winds around 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail:
SW 2 ft at 5 seconds and S 2 ft at 8 seconds. Patchy fog in the
evening with vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.SAT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at
8 seconds and SW 1 foot at 5 seconds. A chance of showers.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W after midnight. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 9 seconds and E 1 foot at
8 seconds. A chance of showers.
.SUN...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...E winds around 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of
showers.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
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Buzzard Bay:
.THIS AFTERNOON...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt. Seas
around 2 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 6 seconds.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: S
2 ft at 6 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight with vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.FRI...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE
2 ft at 7 seconds and SE 1 foot at 15 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft in the
evening, then 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 6 seconds
and E 1 foot at 8 seconds, becoming S 1 foot at 6 seconds and E
1 foot at 8 seconds. Patchy fog in the evening.
.SAT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft
at 6 seconds and E 1 foot at 8 seconds. A chance of showers.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W after midnight. Seas
around 2 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 8 seconds and SW 1 foot at
3 seconds. A chance of showers.
.SUN...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. A chance of
showers.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft.
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Cape Cod Bay:
THIS AFTERNOON...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave
Detail: SW 1 foot at 2 seconds and SE 1 foot at 7 seconds.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail:
SW 1 foot at 2 seconds and SE 1 foot at 7 seconds. Patchy fog
after midnight with vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.FRI...NW winds around 5 kt, becoming E in the afternoon. Seas
1 foot or less. Wave Detail: W 1 foot at 2 seconds and S 1 foot
at 7 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning with vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.FRI NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft in the evening,
then 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: SW 1 foot at 2 seconds and SE
1 foot at 7 seconds, becoming SW 1 foot at 2 seconds and SE
1 foot at 6 seconds.
.SAT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: S
1 foot at 2 seconds and SE 1 foot at 5 seconds. A chance of
showers.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W after midnight. Seas
around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 6 seconds and SW 1 foot at
3 seconds. A chance of showers.
.SUN THROUGH MON NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 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.
