Port Update
RI / Southern Massachusetts
June 18, 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 2025/06/17 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 2025/06/18 Wed 01:26 AM 3.50 H 2025/06/18 Wed 06:57 AM 0.25 L 2025/06/18 Wed 02:01 PM 3.67 H 2025/06/18 Wed 07:39 PM 0.61 L Providence: Date Day Time Pred High/Low 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 2025/06/18 Wed 01:47 AM 4.56 H 2025/06/18 Wed 07:05 AM 0.47 L 2025/06/18 Wed 02:18 PM 4.76 H 2025/06/18 Wed 07:38 PM 0.97 L
Weather / Marine Zone Forecast
Providence Weather:
Today
Patchy fog before 1pm. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high near 77. South wind around 7 mph.
Tonight
A slight chance of showers between 11pm and midnight. Patchy fog after 7pm. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 66. South wind around 6 mph becoming calm after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Juneteenth
Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny and hot, with a high near 91. Heat index values as high as 97. Southwest wind 5 to 13 mph.
Thursday Night
Isolated showers and thunderstorms before 9pm, then a slight chance of showers between 9pm and midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 67. Southwest wind 7 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 83. Northwest wind around 10 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 61. West wind 3 to 6 mph.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 86. West wind 3 to 8 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 67. Southwest wind around 6 mph.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 89. Southwest wind 6 to 10 mph.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 70. Southwest wind 3 to 6 mph.
Monday
Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 92. Southwest wind 5 to 8 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 72. Southwest wind around 6 mph.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 94. West wind 6 to 9 mph.
Narragansett Bay:
Narragansett Bay:
.THIS AFTERNOON...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft. Patchy
fog. A slight chance of showers. Vsby 1 NM or less, increasing to
1 to 3 NM.
.TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft. Patchy fog.
Vsby 1 NM or less.
.THU...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt with gusts
up to 25 kt in the afternoon. Waves 2 to 3 ft. Patchy fog in the
morning.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Waves
2 to 4 ft.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 2 to 4 ft.
.SAT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to
20 kt. Waves around 2 ft.
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Rhode Island Sound:
.THIS AFTERNOON...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave
Detail: S 2 ft at 7 seconds. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S
2 ft at 7 seconds. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.THU...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt with gusts
up to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft
at 7 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning with vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: S 5 ft at 7 seconds.
.FRI...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 3 to
5 ft. Wave Detail: SW 5 ft at 7 seconds and SE 1 foot at
8 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SW 4 ft at 8 seconds and
SE 1 foot at 8 seconds.
.SAT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to
20 kt. Seas around 2 ft.
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Buzzard Bay:
.THIS AFTERNOON...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave
Detail: SE 2 ft at 7 seconds and S 1 foot at 3 seconds. Patchy
fog. Vsby 1 NM or less, increasing to 1 to 3 NM.
.TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: S
1 foot at 3 seconds and SE 1 foot at 7 seconds. Patchy fog. Vsby
1 NM or less.
.THU...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt with gusts
up to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas around 2 ft, building to 3 to
4 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: SW 1 foot at 3 seconds and SE
1 foot at 7 seconds, becoming SW 3 ft at 4 seconds and SE 1 foot
at 7 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning with vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 5 seconds and SE 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. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 6 seconds and E 1 foot at
8 seconds.
.SAT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to
20 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 7 seconds and E
1 foot at 8 seconds.
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Cape Cod Bay:
.THIS AFTERNOON...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave
Detail: SE 2 ft at 6 seconds and S 1 foot at 2 seconds. Patchy
fog. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE
2 ft at 7 seconds and S 1 foot at 2 seconds. Patchy fog. Vsby
1 NM or less.
.THU...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt with gusts
up to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SW
2 ft at 3 seconds and E 2 ft at 7 seconds. Patchy fog in the
morning with vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt
after midnight. Gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail:
SW 2 ft at 4 seconds and E 2 ft at 8 seconds.
.FRI...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to
3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 3 seconds and E 2 ft at 8 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: W
1 foot at 4 seconds and E 1 foot at 8 seconds.
.SAT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...SW 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.
