Port Update
RI / Southern Massachusetts
July 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 2025/07/15 Tue 04:58 AM 0.00 L 2025/07/15 Tue 11:54 AM 3.79 H 2025/07/15 Tue 05:16 PM 0.33 L 2025/07/16 Wed 12:12 AM 3.74 H 2025/07/16 Wed 05:37 AM 0.03 L 2025/07/16 Wed 12:45 PM 3.90 H 2025/07/16 Wed 06:11 PM 0.47 L Providence: Date Day Time Pred High/Low 2025/07/15 Tue 05:09 AM 0.16 L 2025/07/15 Tue 12:13 PM 4.83 H 2025/07/15 Tue 05:26 PM 0.58 L 2025/07/16 Wed 12:33 AM 4.80 H 2025/07/16 Wed 05:49 AM 0.14 L 2025/07/16 Wed 01:04 PM 4.97 H 2025/07/16 Wed 06:15 PM 0.73 L
Weather / Marine Zone Forecast
Providence Weather:
Today
Sunny, with a high near 89. Heat index values as high as 98. South wind 5 to 8 mph.
Tonight
Increasing clouds, with a low around 73. South wind 3 to 6 mph.
Thursday
A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 2pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 87. Southwest wind 6 to 11 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Thursday Night
A chance of showers, mainly before 9pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 75. Southwest wind around 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 86. Northwest wind 6 to 9 mph.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 63. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 83. Calm wind becoming south 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66. Southwest wind 3 to 6 mph.
Sunday
A chance of showers. The rain could be heavy at times. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 81. Southwest wind 5 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Sunday Night
A chance of showers before 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming light and variable in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 81. Northeast wind around 7 mph.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 63. East wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 82. Light and variable wind becoming east 5 to 8 mph in the morning.
Narragansett Bay:
Narragansett Bay:
.THIS AFTERNOON...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 foot or less, then
around 2 ft. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.TONIGHT...SW winds around 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft. Patchy fog.
Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.THU...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Waves 2 to
3 ft. A chance of showers in the morning.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the
evening. Waves 2 to 3 ft.
.FRI...NW winds around 10 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S. Waves around
2 ft.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W. Waves around
2 ft. A chance of showers.
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Rhode Island Sound:
.THIS AFTERNOON...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave
Detail: S 2 ft at 5 seconds and SE 1 foot at 8 seconds. Patchy
fog. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S
3 ft at 7 seconds. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 to 3 NM, decreasing to 1 NM
or less after midnight.
.THU...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft
at 6 seconds and SE 1 foot at 9 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: S 4 ft at 7 seconds.
.FRI...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SW 4 ft
at 7 seconds and E 1 foot at 10 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds around 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail:
S 3 ft at 7 seconds and E 1 foot at 8 seconds.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E winds around 10 kt, becoming S. Seas 2 to
3 ft.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt,
becoming W. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers.
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Buzzard Bay:
.THIS AFTERNOON...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt. Seas
1 foot or less, then around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SW 1 foot at
3 seconds and SE 1 foot at 7 seconds. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 NM or
less, increasing to 1 to 3 NM.
.TONIGHT...SW winds around 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail:
SW 1 foot at 3 seconds and SE 1 foot at 7 seconds. Patchy fog.
Vsby 1 to 3 NM, decreasing to 1 NM or less after midnight.
.THU...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SW
3 ft at 4 seconds and SE 1 foot at 8 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 3 ft at 5 seconds and E 1 foot at 9 seconds.
.FRI...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 7 seconds and SE 1 foot
at 9 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail:
SW 2 ft at 7 seconds and NE 1 foot at 4 seconds.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S. Seas around
2 ft.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt,
becoming W. Seas around 2 ft. A chance of showers.
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Cape Cod Bay:
.THIS AFTERNOON...S winds around 5 kt, increasing to around 10 kt
with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 1 foot or less, then around 2 ft.
Wave Detail: SW 1 foot at 2 seconds and SE 1 foot at 7 seconds.
Patchy fog. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.TONIGHT...SW winds around 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail:
SW 1 foot at 3 seconds and E 1 foot at 7 seconds. Patchy fog
after midnight with vsby 1 NM or less.
.THU...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to
4 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 3 seconds and SE 1 foot at
7 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning with vsby 1 NM or less.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas
2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 3 seconds and E 1 foot at
9 seconds.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt.
Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: W 1 foot at 3 seconds and SE
1 foot at 9 seconds.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S. Seas around
2 ft, then 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: N 1 foot at 5 seconds and
SE 1 foot at 15 seconds, becoming SE 1 foot at 4 seconds and SE
1 foot at 15 seconds.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt,
becoming W. Seas around 2 ft. A chance of showers.
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.
