Port Update
RI / Southern Massachusetts
June 16, 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 2025/06/15 Sun 04:47 AM 0.26 L 2025/06/15 Sun 11:27 AM 3.22 H 2025/06/15 Sun 04:39 PM 0.40 L 2025/06/15 Sun 11:42 PM 3.64 H 2025/06/16 Mon 05:24 AM 0.27 L 2025/06/16 Mon 12:17 PM 3.32 H 2025/06/16 Mon 05:27 PM 0.48 L Providence: Date Day Time Pred High/Low 2025/06/15 Sun 04:54 AM 0.54 L 2025/06/15 Sun 11:46 AM 4.24 H 2025/06/15 Sun 04:57 PM 0.68 L 2025/06/16 Mon 12:04 AM 4.67 H 2025/06/16 Mon 05:33 AM 0.52 L 2025/06/16 Mon 12:36 PM 4.35 H 2025/06/16 Mon 05:42 PM 0.76 L
Weather / Marine Zone Forecast
Providence Weather:
This Afternoon
Partly sunny, with a high near 71. Southeast wind around 7 mph.
Tonight
Patchy fog after 5am. Otherwise, increasing clouds, with a low around 57. Southeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Tuesday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 72. Southeast wind 3 to 7 mph.
Tuesday Night
A chance of showers, mainly after 11pm. Cloudy, with a low around 63. Southeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Wednesday
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 11am, then a chance of showers between 11am and 2pm, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 81. South wind 5 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Wednesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 67. Southwest wind 3 to 5 mph.
Juneteenth
Mostly sunny, with a high near 89. Southwest wind 6 to 13 mph.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 65. West wind 6 to 8 mph.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 82. West wind 7 to 10 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 59. Northwest wind around 6 mph.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 82. Northwest wind 5 to 8 mph.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 62. Southwest wind around 6 mph.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 86. Southwest wind 6 to 9 mph.
Narragansett Bay:
Narragansett Bay:
.THIS AFTERNOON...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft.
.TONIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft.
.TUE...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S after midnight.
Waves around 2 ft. A chance of showers after midnight.
.WED...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft. A chance of
showers.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft.
.THU THROUGH FRI NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to
20 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft.
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Rhode Island Sound:
.THIS AFTERNOON...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave
Detail: SE 3 ft at 7 seconds.
.TONIGHT...E winds around 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E
3 ft at 7 seconds and S 1 foot at 7 seconds.
.TUE...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft
at 7 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...SE winds around 10 kt, becoming S after midnight.
Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 7 seconds. A chance of
showers after midnight.
.WED...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft
at 7 seconds. A chance of showers in the morning.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S
3 ft at 6 seconds.
.THU...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to
4 ft.
.THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up
to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
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Buzzard Bay:
.THIS AFTERNOON...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave
Detail: E 1 foot at 2 seconds and S 1 foot at 7 seconds.
.TONIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: E
1 foot at 2 seconds and S 1 foot at 7 seconds.
.TUE...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: E
1 foot at 2 seconds and S 1 foot at 7 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...SE winds around 10 kt, becoming S after midnight.
Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 6 seconds. A chance of
showers after midnight.
.WED...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the afternoon.
Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 3 seconds and SE 2 ft
at 7 seconds. A chance of showers in the morning.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail:
SW 2 ft at 4 seconds and SE 2 ft at 7 seconds.
.THU THROUGH FRI NIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to
25 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
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Cape Cod Bay:
.THIS AFTERNOON...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave
Detail: E 1 foot at 2 seconds and S 1 foot at 7 seconds.
.TONIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: E
2 ft at 2 seconds and S 1 foot at 7 seconds.
.TUE...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft
at 2 seconds and S 1 foot at 6 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail:
SE 2 ft at 5 seconds. A chance of showers after midnight.
.WED...S 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: SE
2 ft at 6 seconds and SW 1 foot at 2 seconds. A chance of
showers.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds around 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave
Detail: SE 2 ft at 7 seconds and SW 1 foot at 3 seconds.
.THU THROUGH FRI...W winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt.
Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 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.
