Port Update
RI / Southern Massachusetts
June 06, 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 2025/06/05 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 2025/06/06 Fri 05:02 AM 2.76 H 2025/06/06 Fri 10:29 AM 0.56 L 2025/06/06 Fri 05:34 PM 3.53 H 2025/06/06 Fri 11:35 PM 0.63 L Providence: Date Day Time Pred High/Low 2025/06/05 Thu 04:13 AM 3.39 H 2025/06/05 Thu 09:35 AM 0.84 L 2025/06/05 Thu 04:47 PM 4.10 H 2025/06/05 Thu 10:32 PM 1.00 L 2025/06/06 Fri 05:08 AM 3.30 H 2025/06/06 Fri 10:21 AM 0.74 L 2025/06/06 Fri 05:40 PM 4.17 H 2025/06/06 Fri 11:19 PM 0.83 L
Weather / Marine Zone Forecast
Providence Weather:
Today
A slight chance of showers, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 82. East wind 5 to 8 mph becoming south in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Tonight
A slight chance of showers before 10pm, then a slight chance of showers after 3am. Patchy fog before midnight, then patchy fog after 1am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 62. South wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Saturday
Showers likely, mainly between 2pm and 4pm. Cloudy, with a high near 78. South wind around 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Saturday Night
A chance of showers, mainly before 8pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 59. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Sunday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 77. North wind 5 to 7 mph becoming east in the afternoon.
Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56. East wind 3 to 6 mph.
Monday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 73. East wind 6 to 9 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 57. East wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Tuesday
A chance of showers after 1pm. Cloudy, with a high near 73. Light southeast wind becoming south 5 to 9 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Tuesday Night
A chance of showers. Cloudy, with a low around 62. Southwest wind 3 to 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Wednesday
A chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 80. West wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 60. West wind 3 to 6 mph.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 83. West wind 6 to 10 mph.
Narragansett Bay:
Narragansett Bay:
.TODAY...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft. A slight chance
of showers this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft. Patchy fog. A
chance of showers after midnight. Vsby 1 NM or less, increasing
to 1 to 3 NM after midnight.
.SAT...S winds around 5 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers.
Patchy fog in the morning with vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.SAT NIGHT...W winds around 5 kt, becoming NW after midnight.
Waves 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers in the evening.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft.
.TUE...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 2 to 4 ft. A chance of
showers.
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Rhode Island Sound:
.TODAY...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW
3 ft at 5 seconds and S 2 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 NM
or less this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW
2 ft at 5 seconds and S 2 ft at 8 seconds. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 NM
or less, increasing to 1 to 3 NM after midnight.
.SAT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at
9 seconds and SW 1 foot at 5 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.
A chance of showers in the afternoon. Vsby 1 to 3 NM in the
morning.
.SAT NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW after midnight. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 9 seconds and E 1 foot at
8 seconds. Patchy fog in the evening. A chance of showers in the
evening.
.SUN...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E in the afternoon. Seas
2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 8 seconds and SE 1 foot at
13 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E
3 ft at 7 seconds and SE 3 ft at 8 seconds. A chance of showers
after midnight.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to
10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.TUE...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. A chance of showers.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds around 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. A chance of
showers.
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Buzzard Bay:
.TODAY...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: S
2 ft at 6 seconds and E 1 foot at 8 seconds. Patchy fog this
afternoon with vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.TONIGHT...SW winds around 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail:
S 2 ft at 6 seconds and E 1 foot at 8 seconds. Patchy fog. Vsby
1 NM or less, increasing to 1 to 3 NM after midnight.
.SAT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft
at 8 seconds and SW 1 foot at 5 seconds. A chance of showers.
Patchy fog in the morning.
.SAT NIGHT...W winds around 5 kt, becoming NW after midnight.
Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 9 seconds and SW 1 foot at
5 seconds. Patchy fog in the evening. A chance of showers in the
evening.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave
Detail: S 2 ft at 8 seconds and NW 1 foot at 3 seconds.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to
10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 7 seconds and E
1 foot at 3 seconds.
.TUE...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. A chance of
showers.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds around 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of
showers.
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Cape Cod Bay:
.TODAY...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft this morning, then
1 foot or less. Wave Detail: W 1 foot at 2 seconds and S 1 foot
at 7 seconds. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less, then around
2 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: SW 1 foot at 2 seconds and SE
1 foot at 7 seconds, becoming SW 1 foot at 2 seconds and S 1 foot
at 5 seconds. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 NM or less, increasing to 1 to
3 NM after midnight.
.SAT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE in the afternoon. Seas
around 2 ft. Wave Detail: S 1 foot at 2 seconds and SE 1 foot at
5 seconds. A chance of showers. Patchy fog in the morning.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds around 5 kt, becoming NW after midnight.
Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 6 seconds and SW 1 foot
at 3 seconds. Patchy fog in the evening. A chance of showers in
the evening with vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave
Detail: SE 2 ft at 8 seconds and NW 1 foot at 2 seconds.
.MON...E winds around 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE
2 ft at 7 seconds and E 1 foot at 2 seconds. A chance of showers.
.MON NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft.
.TUE...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. A chance of
showers.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 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.
