Port Update

RI / Southern Massachusetts

July 09, 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:

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
2025/07/08        Tue      12:30 AM           0.54       L
2025/07/08        Tue      06:46 AM           2.85       H
2025/07/08        Tue      12:00 PM           0.44       L
2025/07/08        Tue      07:08 PM           3.62       H
2025/07/09        Wed      01:13 AM           0.42       L
2025/07/09        Wed      07:28 AM           3.03       H
2025/07/09        Wed      12:45 PM           0.34       L
2025/07/09        Wed      07:48 PM           3.76       H
 
Providence:
Date              Day       Time              Pred      High/Low
2025/07/08        Tue      12:15 AM           0.84       L
2025/07/08        Tue      06:59 AM           3.74       H
2025/07/08        Tue      12:07 PM           0.74       L
2025/07/08        Tue      07:18 PM           4.57       H
2025/07/09        Wed      01:00 AM           0.71       L
2025/07/09        Wed      07:42 AM           3.98       H
2025/07/09        Wed      12:53 PM           0.62       L
2025/07/09        Wed      08:00 PM           4.76       H

Weather / Marine Zone Forecast

Providence Weather:

This Afternoon

A chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 3pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 80. Northeast wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Tonight

A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Patchy fog after 10pm. Otherwise, cloudy, with a low around 68. Light east wind. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Thursday

A chance of showers, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 8am. Patchy fog before 11am. Otherwise, cloudy, with a high near 76. Calm wind becoming east around 6 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Thursday Night

A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Patchy fog before 9pm. Otherwise, cloudy, with a low around 67. Light northeast wind. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Friday

A slight chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 8am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 81. Calm wind becoming east around 6 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Friday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 67. Light southeast wind.

Saturday

Partly sunny, with a high near 83. Calm wind becoming southeast around 6 mph in the afternoon.

Saturday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 67. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.

Sunday

Partly sunny, with a high near 84. Calm wind becoming south 5 to 8 mph in the morning.

Sunday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 69. South wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening.

Monday

Partly sunny, with a high near 86. Southwest wind 3 to 8 mph.

Monday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 70. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.

Tuesday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 89. Light and variable wind becoming south 5 to 7 mph in the morning.

Narragansett Bay:

.THIS AFTERNOON...NW winds around 5 kt, becoming S. Waves around

2 ft. A slight chance of showers. Isolated tstms. Patchy fog.

Vsby 1 to 3 NM.

.TONIGHT...SE winds around 5 kt. Waves around 2 ft. Patchy fog. A

chance of showers after midnight. Vsby 1 to 3 NM, decreasing to

1 NM or less after midnight.

.THU...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft. Patchy fog. Showers

likely with a chance of tstms. Vsby 1 NM or less in the morning.

.THU NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE after midnight.

Waves around 2 ft. Showers likely with a chance of tstms in the

evening, then a chance of showers after midnight. Patchy fog in

the evening with vsby 1 to 3 NM.

.FRI...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE in the afternoon. Waves

around 2 ft. A chance of showers in the morning.

.FRI NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E after midnight.

Waves around 2 ft.

.SAT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft.

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Rhode Island Sound:

.THIS AFTERNOON...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave

Detail: S 4 ft at 7 seconds and SE 1 foot at 12 seconds. Patchy

fog. A slight chance of showers. Isolated tstms. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.

.TONIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S

3 ft at 7 seconds and SE 1 foot at 12 seconds. Patchy fog. A

chance of showers after midnight. Vsby 1 NM or less.

.THU...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft

at 7 seconds and SE 1 foot at 12 seconds. Patchy fog. Showers

likely. A chance of tstms in the afternoon. Vsby 1 NM or less,

increasing to 1 to 3 NM in the afternoon.

.THU NIGHT...S winds around 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S

4 ft at 7 seconds and SE 1 foot at 12 seconds. A chance of tstms.

Showers likely in the evening, then a chance of showers after

midnight. Patchy fog in the evening with vsby 1 to 3 NM.

.FRI...NE winds around 10 kt, becoming SE in the afternoon. Seas

2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 7 seconds and SE 1 foot at

11 seconds. A chance of showers in the morning.

.FRI NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E after midnight. Seas

2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 7 seconds and E 1 foot at

3 seconds.

.SAT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.

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Buzzard Bay:

.THIS AFTERNOON...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave

Detail: SW 2 ft at 7 seconds and SW 1 foot at 3 seconds. Patchy

fog. A slight chance of showers. Isolated tstms. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.

.TONIGHT...SE winds around 5 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail:

SW 2 ft at 7 seconds and W 1 foot at 3 seconds. Patchy fog. A

chance of showers after midnight. Vsby 1 to 3 NM, decreasing to

1 NM or less after midnight.

.THU...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft

at 7 seconds and E 1 foot at 3 seconds. Patchy fog. Showers

likely. Vsby 1 NM or less, increasing to 1 to 3 NM in the

afternoon.

.THU NIGHT...SE winds around 10 kt, becoming NW after midnight.

Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 7 seconds and W 1 foot

at 3 seconds. Showers likely with a chance of tstms in the

evening, then a chance of showers after midnight. Patchy fog in

the evening with vsby 1 to 3 NM.

.FRI...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E in the afternoon. Seas

around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 7 seconds and N 1 foot at

3 seconds. A chance of showers in the morning.

.FRI NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft in the

evening, then 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 7 seconds

and SE 1 foot at 3 seconds, becoming E 1 foot at 3 seconds and S

1 foot at 7 seconds.

.SAT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft.

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Cape Cod Bay:

.THIS AFTERNOON...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave

Detail: NE 1 foot at 3 seconds and S 1 foot at 7 seconds. Patchy

fog. Isolated showers. A slight chance of showers. Vsby 1 NM or

less.

.TONIGHT...NE winds around 5 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave

Detail: N 1 foot at 3 seconds and S 1 foot at 7 seconds. Patchy

fog. A chance of showers after midnight. Vsby 1 NM or less.

.THU...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: NE

1 foot at 3 seconds and S 1 foot at 7 seconds. Patchy fog.

Showers likely. Vsby 1 NM or less, increasing to 1 to 3 NM in the

afternoon.

.THU NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE after midnight. Seas

1 foot or less. Wave Detail: E 1 foot at 2 seconds and W 1 foot

at 2 seconds. A chance of showers. Patchy fog in the evening with

vsby 1 to 3 NM.

.FRI...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: N

1 foot at 3 seconds and S 1 foot at 7 seconds. A chance of

showers in the morning.

.FRI NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft in the

evening, then 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: E 1 foot at 3 seconds

and S 1 foot at 7 seconds.

.SAT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less.

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.

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