Port Update
RI / Southern Massachusetts
September 05, 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 2025/09/04 Thu 05:37 AM 3.01 H 2025/09/04 Thu 11:19 AM 0.50 L 2025/09/04 Thu 06:04 PM 3.58 H 2025/09/05 Fri 12:17 AM 0.41 L 2025/09/05 Fri 06:27 AM 3.37 H 2025/09/05 Fri 12:08 PM 0.25 L 2025/09/05 Fri 06:50 PM 3.88 H Providence: Date Day Time Pred High/Low 2025/09/04 Thu 05:43 AM 3.84 H 2025/09/04 Thu 11:20 AM 0.78 L 2025/09/04 Thu 06:15 PM 4.50 H 2025/09/05 Fri 12:09 AM 0.74 L 2025/09/05 Fri 06:39 AM 4.24 H 2025/09/05 Fri 12:10 PM 0.48 L 2025/09/05 Fri 07:05 PM 4.88 H
Weather / Marine Zone Forecast
Providence Weather:
Today
Mostly sunny, with a high near 82. South wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 67. South wind 7 to 10 mph.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 83. South wind 8 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.
Saturday Night
Showers and thunderstorms likely, then showers after 2am. Patchy fog after 10pm. Low around 62. South wind 6 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Sunday
Showers likely, mainly before 9am. Patchy fog before 11am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high near 71. Northwest wind 5 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Sunday Night
A chance of showers, mainly before 10pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 53. Northwest wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 74. Northwest wind around 7 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 51. Northwest wind 3 to 5 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 73. North wind 5 to 7 mph becoming east in the afternoon.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 50. East wind 3 to 6 mph.
Wednesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 71. Northeast wind 5 to 7 mph.
Wednesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 53. East wind around 5 mph becoming light and variable in the evening.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 75. Northwest wind 5 to 7 mph.
Narragansett Bay:
Narragansett Bay:
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING...
.THIS AFTERNOON...S winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt.
Gusts up to 25 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft.
.TONIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Waves 2 to 3 ft.
.SAT...S winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Gusts up to 25 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 25 kt in the
evening. Waves 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers in the evening.
Showers likely after midnight. Patchy fog after midnight. Vsby
1 to 3 NM.
.SUN...W winds around 10 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. Patchy fog. Showers
likely in the morning. A chance of showers in the afternoon. Vsby
1 to 3 NM.
.SUN NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW after midnight.
Waves 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers in the evening.
.MON THROUGH TUE NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft.
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Rhode Island Sound:
.THIS AFTERNOON...S winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt.
Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 6 seconds.
.TONIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S
4 ft at 7 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight with vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.SAT...S winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to
4 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 7 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning
with vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft
at 7 seconds. A chance of showers in the evening. Showers likely
after midnight. Patchy fog after midnight. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.SUN...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft
at 7 seconds. Patchy fog. Showers likely in the morning. A chance
of showers in the afternoon. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.SUN NIGHT...W winds around 10 kt, becoming NW after midnight.
Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 8 seconds and NW 2 ft at
3 seconds. A chance of showers. Vsby 1 to 3 NM in the evening.
.MON THROUGH TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
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Buzzard Bay:
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING...
.THIS AFTERNOON...S winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt.
Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 4 seconds and SE 1 foot
at 8 seconds.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to
4 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 6 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight
with vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.SAT...S 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 3 ft
at 7 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning with vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft
at 6 seconds. A chance of showers. Patchy fog after midnight with
vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.SUN...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the afternoon.
Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 7 seconds. Patchy fog.
Showers likely in the morning. A chance of showers in the
afternoon. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.SUN NIGHT...W winds around 10 kt, becoming NW after midnight.
Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 9 seconds and SW 1 foot
at 3 seconds. A chance of showers. Vsby 1 to 3 NM in the evening.
.MON THROUGH TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to
20 kt. Seas around 2 ft.
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Cape Cod Bay:
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING...
.THIS AFTERNOON...S winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt.
Gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at
3 seconds and SE 2 ft at 8 seconds.
.TONIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 3 seconds and SE
2 ft at 7 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight with vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.SAT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to
4 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 3 seconds and SE 2 ft at 7 seconds.
Patchy fog in the morning with vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas
2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 3 seconds and SE 2 ft at
7 seconds. A chance of showers. Patchy fog after midnight with
vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.SUN...W winds around 10 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas around
2 ft. Wave Detail: W 1 foot at 3 seconds and SE 1 foot at
7 seconds. Patchy fog. Showers likely in the morning. A chance of
showers in the afternoon. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds around 10 kt, becoming NW with gusts up to
20 kt after midnight. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at
3 seconds and SE 1 foot at 7 seconds. A chance of showers. Patchy
fog in the evening with vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.MON THROUGH TUE NIGHT...E 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.
