Port Update
RI / Southern Massachusetts
June 17, 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 2025/06/16 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 2025/06/17 Tue 12:33 AM 3.57 H 2025/06/17 Tue 06:06 AM 0.27 L 2025/06/17 Tue 01:08 PM 3.48 H 2025/06/17 Tue 06:25 PM 0.57 L Providence: Date Day Time Pred High/Low 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 2025/06/17 Tue 12:55 AM 4.62 H 2025/06/17 Tue 06:16 AM 0.50 L 2025/06/17 Tue 01:27 PM 4.53 H 2025/06/17 Tue 06:33 PM 0.88 L
Weather / Marine Zone Forecast
Providence Weather:
Today
Isolated showers before 4pm, then isolated showers after 5pm. Patchy fog before 1pm. Otherwise, cloudy, with a high near 70. South wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Tonight
A chance of showers, mainly after 11pm. Patchy fog. Otherwise, cloudy, with a low around 63. Southeast wind 3 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Wednesday
A chance of showers, mainly before 11am. Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high near 77. South wind 6 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Wednesday Night
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 9pm, then a chance of showers between 9pm and 4am, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 4am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66. South wind 3 to 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Juneteenth
Mostly sunny, with a high near 89. Southwest wind 6 to 13 mph.
Thursday Night
A slight chance of showers before 10pm, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 10pm and 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 66. West wind 7 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 83. West wind 7 to 11 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 62. West wind 3 to 6 mph.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 84. West wind 3 to 8 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66. Southwest wind around 6 mph.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 86. West wind 6 to 10 mph.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 67. Southwest wind 3 to 6 mph.
Monday
Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 90. Southwest wind 5 to 9 mph.
Narragansett Bay:
Narragansett Bay:
.THIS AFTERNOON...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft. Patchy
fog. Isolated showers. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.TONIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft. Patchy fog. A
chance of showers after midnight. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.WED...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft. Patchy fog in the
morning with vsby 1 NM or less.
.WED NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft. A chance of
showers. Patchy fog in the evening with vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt.
Waves 2 to 4 ft.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to
10 kt. Waves 2 to 4 ft.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft.
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Rhode Island Sound:
.THIS AFTERNOON...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave
Detail: SE 2 ft at 7 seconds. Patchy fog. Isolated showers. Vsby
1 NM or less.
.TONIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE
2 ft at 7 seconds. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.WED...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at
7 seconds. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 NM or less, increasing to 1 to 3 NM
in the afternoon.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds around 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail:
S 3 ft at 7 seconds. A chance of showers. Patchy fog in the
evening with vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt.
Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 7 seconds and SW 1 foot at
3 seconds.
.FRI...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 4 to
5 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 7 seconds and W 1 foot at 4 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt,
diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds around 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft.
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Buzzard Bay:
.THIS AFTERNOON...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave
Detail: E 1 foot at 2 seconds and S 1 foot at 7 seconds. Patchy
fog. Isolated showers. Vsby 1 NM or less, increasing to 1 to
3 NM.
.TONIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE
2 ft at 5 seconds. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.WED...S winds around 5 kt, increasing to around 10 kt with gusts
up to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE
2 ft at 7 seconds and SW 1 foot at 3 seconds. Patchy fog. Vsby
1 NM or less in the morning.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft in the
evening, then 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 7 seconds
and SW 1 foot at 3 seconds, becoming SW 1 foot at 4 seconds and
SE 1 foot at 7 seconds. A chance of showers. Patchy fog in the
evening with vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.THU...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt with gusts
up to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW
3 ft at 4 seconds and SE 1 foot at 7 seconds. A chance of showers
in the morning.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt
after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 5 seconds
and E 1 foot at 7 seconds.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt.
Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft.
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Cape Cod Bay:
.THIS AFTERNOON...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave
Detail: SE 1 foot at 2 seconds and S 1 foot at 5 seconds. Patchy
fog. Isolated showers.
.TONIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE
2 ft at 5 seconds. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 to 3 NM, decreasing to 1 NM
or less after midnight.
.WED...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the afternoon.
Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at 6 seconds and S 1 foot
at 2 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning with vsby 1 NM or less.
.WED NIGHT...S winds around 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail:
SE 2 ft at 7 seconds and SW 1 foot at 2 seconds. A chance of
showers. Patchy fog in the evening with vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.THU...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 3 seconds and E 2 ft at
7 seconds. A chance of showers in the morning.
.THU NIGHT...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.
.FRI THROUGH SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 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.
