Port Update
RI / Southern Massachusetts
June 10, 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 2025/06/09 Mon 12:52 AM 0.38 L 2025/06/09 Mon 07:18 AM 2.95 H 2025/06/09 Mon 12:26 PM 0.34 L 2025/06/09 Mon 07:36 PM 3.74 H 2025/06/10 Tue 01:34 AM 0.29 L 2025/06/10 Tue 07:57 AM 3.04 H 2025/06/10 Tue 01:07 PM 0.31 L 2025/06/10 Tue 08:12 PM 3.77 H Providence: Date Day Time Pred High/Low 2025/06/09 Mon 12:39 AM 0.63 L 2025/06/09 Mon 07:32 AM 3.84 H 2025/06/09 Mon 12:33 PM 0.62 L 2025/06/09 Mon 07:47 PM 4.72 H 2025/06/10 Tue 01:22 AM 0.53 L 2025/06/10 Tue 08:11 AM 3.98 H 2025/06/10 Tue 01:16 PM 0.58 L 2025/06/10 Tue 08:24 PM 4.77 H
Weather / Marine Zone Forecast
Providence Weather:
Today
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before noon, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between noon and 1pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Patchy fog before 11am. Otherwise, cloudy, with a high near 72. Calm wind becoming northeast around 6 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Tonight
Patchy fog before 1am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 59. South wind around 6 mph becoming west after midnight.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 83. Southwest wind 5 to 11 mph.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 66. Southwest wind around 7 mph.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 85. West wind 8 to 11 mph.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 60. West wind 3 to 6 mph.
Friday
Partly sunny, with a high near 78. Light and variable wind becoming west around 6 mph in the morning.
Friday Night
A chance of rain after 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 57. Light and variable wind. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Saturday
A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 69. East wind 6 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Saturday Night
A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54. Northeast wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Sunday
A chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 71. Northeast wind 6 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56. Southeast wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Monday
Partly sunny, with a high near 71. East wind 3 to 8 mph.
Narragansett Bay:
Narragansett Bay:
TODAY...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft. Patchy fog. A
chance of showers with a slight chance of tstms. Vsby 1 NM or
less.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W after midnight. Waves
2 to 3 ft. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 NM or less, increasing to 1 to 3 NM
after midnight.
.WED...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt with gusts
up to 20 kt in the afternoon. Waves 2 to 3 ft.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft.
.THU...W winds around 10 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the afternoon.
Waves 2 to 3 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft.
.FRI...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft.
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 2 to
3 ft. A chance of rain.
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Rhode Island Sound:
.TODAY...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft
at 7 seconds and SE 1 foot at 11 seconds. Patchy fog. A chance of
showers with a slight chance of tstms. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 8 seconds and E
2 ft at 7 seconds. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.WED...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt with gusts
up to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft
at 8 seconds and SW 1 foot at 3 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds around 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at
4 seconds.
.THU...SW winds around 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 3 to
4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at 7 seconds and W 1 foot at
4 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, becoming
NW 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW
3 ft at 5 seconds and SE 1 foot at 6 seconds.
.FRI...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft.
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to
3 ft. A chance of rain.
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Buzzard Bay:
.TODAY...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE
2 ft at 6 seconds and SW 1 foot at 2 seconds. Patchy fog. A
slight chance of tstms. A chance of showers this morning, then
showers likely this afternoon. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: S
2 ft at 8 seconds and SW 1 foot at 3 seconds. Patchy fog. Vsby
1 NM or less.
.WED...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt with gusts
up to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW
2 ft at 4 seconds and S 2 ft at 8 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the
evening. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 4 seconds and S
2 ft at 7 seconds.
.THU...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to
3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 4 seconds and SE 2 ft at 7 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 5 seconds and
SE 1 foot at 6 seconds.
.FRI...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less.
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around
2 ft. A chance of rain.
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Cape Cod Bay:
.TODAY...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: E
2 ft at 4 seconds and SW 1 foot at 2 seconds. Patchy fog. A
chance of showers. A slight chance of tstms this afternoon. Vsby
1 NM or less.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE
2 ft at 6 seconds and SW 1 foot at 2 seconds. Patchy fog. Vsby
1 NM or less.
.WED...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: S
2 ft at 8 seconds and W 1 foot at 2 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas
around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 3 seconds and SE 2 ft at
7 seconds.
.THU...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas around
2 ft. Wave Detail: SW 1 foot at 3 seconds and SE 1 foot at
6 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft in the
evening, then 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: W 1 foot at 3 seconds
and SE 1 foot at 7 seconds, becoming NW 1 foot at 3 seconds and
SE 1 foot at 7 seconds.
.FRI...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less.
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around
2 ft. A chance of rain.
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.
