Port Update
RI / Southern Massachusetts
August 20, 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 2025/08/19 Tue 04:58 AM 3.32 H 2025/08/19 Tue 10:33 AM 0.47 L 2025/08/19 Tue 05:38 PM 4.05 H 2025/08/20 Wed 12:27 AM 0.47 L 2025/08/20 Wed 06:02 AM 3.54 H 2025/08/20 Wed 11:37 AM 0.36 L 2025/08/20 Wed 06:37 PM 4.18 H Providence: Date Day Time Pred High/Low 2025/08/19 Tue 12:22 AM 0.96 L 2025/08/19 Tue 05:07 AM 4.22 H 2025/08/19 Tue 10:15 AM 0.64 L 2025/08/19 Tue 05:45 PM 4.93 H 2025/08/20 Wed 01:08 AM 0.84 L 2025/08/20 Wed 06:14 AM 4.42 H 2025/08/20 Wed 11:15 AM 0.52 L 2025/08/20 Wed 06:48 PM 5.08 H
Weather / Marine Zone Forecast
Providence Weather:
Today
A chance of rain, mainly between 1pm and 4pm, then showers likely after 4pm. The rain could be heavy at times. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 68. East wind 6 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Tonight
Showers. The rain could be heavy at times. Patchy fog before 3am. Low around 58. Northeast wind around 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between three quarters and one inch possible.
Thursday
A chance of showers, mainly before 8am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 69. Northeast wind 8 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Thursday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 58. North wind around 11 mph.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 77. North wind 13 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 59. Northeast wind around 6 mph becoming northwest after midnight.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 82. Northwest wind 5 to 9 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 62. South wind 3 to 6 mph.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 79. South wind 5 to 11 mph.
Sunday Night
A chance of showers after 10pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65. South wind 5 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Monday
A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 78. South wind 6 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Monday Night
A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 61. South wind around 6 mph becoming light and variable after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 78. West wind 5 to 10 mph.
Narragansett Bay:
Narragansett Bay:
.THIS AFTERNOON...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt. Waves
2 to 4 ft. Patchy fog. Showers likely.
.TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Waves 2 to
3 ft, except 4 to 6 ft at the bay entrance. Patchy fog. Showers
likely. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.THU...NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Waves 2 to
3 ft, except 5 to 7 ft at the bay entrance. A chance of showers
in the morning.
.THU NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Waves
around 3 ft, except 5 to 8 ft at the bay entrance.
.FRI...N winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Waves around
3 ft, except 5 to 8 ft at the bay entrance.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt, becoming
NW 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt after midnight. Waves 2 to
3 ft, except 4 to 6 ft at the bay entrance.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt.
Waves 2 to 3 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Waves
2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers.
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Rhode Island Sound:
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY
AFTERNOON...
.THIS AFTERNOON...E winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt.
Gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: S 5 ft at
14 seconds and E 4 ft at 5 seconds. Patchy fog. Showers likely
with vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.TONIGHT...E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: E
7 ft at 7 seconds and S 5 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog. Showers
likely. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.THU...NE winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 7 to
10 ft. Wave Detail: E 7 ft at 7 seconds and S 7 ft at 16 seconds.
A chance of showers. Patchy fog in the morning.
.THU NIGHT...NE winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas
8 to 11 ft, building to 9 to 13 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: S
10 ft at 17 seconds and E 8 ft at 7 seconds, becoming S 12 ft at
18 seconds and E 8 ft at 8 seconds.
.FRI...N winds 25 to 30 kt, becoming NE 20 to 25 kt in the
afternoon. Gusts up to 40 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft, subsiding to 7 to
10 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: S 12 ft at 17 seconds and E
8 ft at 8 seconds, becoming SE 9 ft at 15 seconds and E 8 ft at
8 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt, becoming
NW with gusts up to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave
Detail: E 7 ft at 10 seconds and SE 6 ft at 13 seconds.
.SAT...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 4 to
6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas
2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers.
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Buzzard Bay:
.THIS AFTERNOON...E winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt.
Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: S 5 ft at 14 seconds and E 4 ft at
5 seconds. Patchy fog. Showers likely.
.TONIGHT...E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: SE
7 ft at 6 seconds and S 5 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog. Showers
likely. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.THU...NE winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 6 to
8 ft, building to 7 to 10 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: SE
7 ft at 7 seconds and S 6 ft at 16 seconds, becoming E 8 ft at
7 seconds and S 7 ft at 16 seconds. A chance of showers.
.THU NIGHT...NE winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas
9 to 12 ft, building to 10 to 14 ft after midnight. Wave Detail:
S 10 ft at 17 seconds and E 8 ft at 7 seconds, becoming S 14 ft
at 18 seconds and NE 9 ft at 7 seconds.
.FRI...N winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas 9 to
13 ft, subsiding to 6 to 9 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: S
13 ft at 17 seconds and NE 8 ft at 7 seconds, becoming SE 8 ft at
15 seconds and N 7 ft at 6 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming NW 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. Gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: SE 7 ft
at 12 seconds and N 6 ft at 5 seconds.
.SAT...W winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 4 to
6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt. Seas
2 to 4 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...S winds around 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas
2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers.
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Cape Cod Bay:
..GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE FRIDAY
NIGHT...
.THIS AFTERNOON...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt. Seas
2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at 3 seconds and S 2 ft at
14 seconds. A chance of rain.
.TONIGHT...E winds around 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to
3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 3 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
Patchy fog. Showers likely, mainly in the evening. Vsby 1 to
3 NM.
.THU...NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 3 to
4 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 4 seconds and S 3 ft at 16 seconds.
A chance of showers in the morning.
.THU NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt, increasing to 25 to 30 kt
after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NE 5 ft at 5 seconds
and S 4 ft at 18 seconds.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt.
Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 6 ft at 5 seconds and S 4 ft at
18 seconds.
.SAT...N winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 3 to
5 ft. Wave Detail: NE 5 ft at 9 seconds and NW 3 ft at 5 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt.
Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas
2 to 3 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.
