Port Update
RI / Southern Massachusetts
June 12, 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 2025/06/11 Wed 02:17 AM 0.24 L 2025/06/11 Wed 08:35 AM 3.10 H 2025/06/11 Wed 01:49 PM 0.29 L 2025/06/11 Wed 08:49 PM 3.78 H 2025/06/12 Thu 02:59 AM 0.22 L 2025/06/12 Thu 09:15 AM 3.14 H 2025/06/12 Thu 02:32 PM 0.29 L 2025/06/12 Thu 09:28 PM 3.77 H Providence: Date Day Time Pred High/Low 2025/06/11 Wed 02:05 AM 0.49 L 2025/06/11 Wed 08:49 AM 4.08 H 2025/06/11 Wed 02:01 PM 0.58 L 2025/06/11 Wed 09:02 PM 4.78 H 2025/06/12 Thu 02:49 AM 0.50 L 2025/06/12 Thu 09:30 AM 4.14 H 2025/06/12 Thu 02:45 PM 0.59 L 2025/06/12 Thu 09:44 PM 4.77 H
Weather / Marine Zone Forecast
Providence Weather:
Today
Sunny, with a high near 87. West wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.
Tonight
Partly cloudy, with a low around 61. Northwest wind 5 to 8 mph.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 79. North wind around 6 mph becoming light and variable.
Friday Night
A chance of showers, mainly after 2am. Increasing clouds, with a low around 57. South wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Saturday
A chance of showers. Cloudy, with a high near 63. East wind 5 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Saturday Night
A chance of showers. Cloudy, with a low around 55. Northeast wind 3 to 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Sunday
A chance of showers before 11am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 67. Northeast wind 5 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 55. Northeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Monday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 70. Southeast wind 3 to 7 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 57. Southeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Tuesday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 76. Light and variable wind becoming southeast 5 to 7 mph in the morning.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 60. Southeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Wednesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 80. South wind 5 to 9 mph.
Narragansett Bay:
Narragansett Bay:
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING...
.THIS AFTERNOON...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt.
Waves 2 to 3 ft.
.TONIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, becoming
NW 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Waves around 2 ft.
.FRI...N winds around 5 kt, becoming SE in the afternoon. Waves
around 2 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft. A chance of
showers after midnight.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. A
chance of showers.
.SUN...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers.
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around
2 ft.
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Rhode Island Sound:
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING...
.THIS AFTERNOON...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt.
Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 7 seconds and W 1 foot at
4 seconds.
.TONIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, becoming
NW 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SW
4 ft at 5 seconds and SE 1 foot at 10 seconds.
.FRI...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE in the afternoon. Seas
around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 7 seconds and NW 1 foot at
3 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...SE winds around 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave
Detail: SE 2 ft at 6 seconds. A chance of showers after midnight.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt.
Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 6 seconds. A chance of
showers.
.SUN...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft
at 7 seconds. A chance of showers.
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to
3 ft.
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Buzzard Bay:
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING...
.THIS AFTERNOON...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt.
Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at
4 seconds.
.TONIGHT...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: S 3 ft
at 7 seconds and W 2 ft at 4 seconds.
.FRI...N winds around 5 kt, becoming SE in the afternoon. Seas
around 2 ft in the morning, then 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: NW
1 foot at 4 seconds and SE 1 foot at 7 seconds, becoming E 1 foot
at 2 seconds and NW 1 foot at 4 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave
Detail: SE 1 foot at 4 seconds. A chance of showers after
midnight.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt.
Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: E 1 foot at 3 seconds and S 1 foot
at 6 seconds. A chance of showers.
.SUN...NE winds around 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: NE
1 foot at 2 seconds and S 1 foot at 7 seconds. A chance of
showers.
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around
2 ft.
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Cape Cod Bay:
1005 AM EDT Thu Jun 12 2025
.THIS AFTERNOON...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 E 1 foot at
8 seconds.
.TONIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, becoming
NW 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: W
2 ft at 3 seconds and S 2 ft at 5 seconds.
.FRI...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E in the afternoon. Seas
1 foot or less. Wave Detail: NW 1 foot at 4 seconds and SE 1 foot
at 7 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave
Detail: NW 1 foot at 3 seconds and SE 1 foot at 4 seconds. A
chance of showers after midnight.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave
Detail: SE 1 foot at 5 seconds. A chance of showers.
.SUN...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: E
1 foot at 2 seconds and SE 1 foot at 7 seconds. A chance of
showers.
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...E 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.
