Port Update
RI / Southern Massachusetts
October 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 2025/10/19 Sun 12:29 AM 0.35 L 2025/10/19 Sun 07:03 AM 4.07 H 2025/10/19 Sun 12:52 PM 0.35 L 2025/10/19 Sun 07:23 PM 3.62 H 2025/10/20 Mon 12:49 AM 0.26 L 2025/10/20 Mon 07:43 AM 4.15 H 2025/10/20 Mon 01:24 PM 0.26 L 2025/10/20 Mon 08:01 PM 3.58 H Providence: Date Day Time Pred High/Low 2025/10/19 Sun 12:05 AM 0.56 L 2025/10/19 Sun 07:20 AM 4.88 H 2025/10/19 Sun 12:25 PM 0.54 L 2025/10/19 Sun 07:39 PM 4.45 H 2025/10/20 Mon 12:37 AM 0.35 L 2025/10/20 Mon 07:59 AM 5.01 H 2025/10/20 Mon 01:06 PM 0.39 L 2025/10/20 Mon 08:16 PM 4.42 H
Weather / Marine Zone Forecast
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 )
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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Providence Weather:
Today
Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 2pm, then a slight chance of showers between 2pm and 3pm. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. Patchy fog before 2pm. High near 66. South wind 9 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 38 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Tonight
Partly cloudy, with a low around 46. Southwest wind 8 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 64. Southwest wind 7 to 10 mph.
Tuesday Night
Showers likely, mainly after 4am. Increasing clouds, with a low around 52. South wind 5 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Wednesday
Showers, mainly before 3pm. High near 65. Southwest wind 5 to 11 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Wednesday Night
A chance of showers, mainly before 9pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 44. Southwest wind 5 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Thursday
A chance of showers after 5pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 59. Southwest wind 6 to 11 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 41. West wind 3 to 6 mph.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 57. West wind 5 to 9 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 39. West wind 3 to 5 mph.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 57. West wind 3 to 7 mph.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 40. Calm wind.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 58. Light and variable wind becoming west 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon.
Narragansett Bay:
Narragansett Bay:
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON...
.TODAY...SE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 35 kt, becoming SW
with gusts up to 25 kt this afternoon. Waves 3 to 5 ft. Patchy
fog. Showers. A slight chance of tstms this morning. Vsby 1 NM or
less, increasing to 1 to 3 NM this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Waves 2 to
4 ft.
.TUE...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Waves 2 to
3 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the
evening. Waves around 2 ft. Showers likely after midnight.
.WED...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Waves 2 to
3 ft. Showers.
.WED NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the
evening. Waves 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers in the evening.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt.
Waves 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft.
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Rhode Island Sound:
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...
.TODAY...SE winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming SW this afternoon. Gusts
up to 35 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: S 7 ft at 6 seconds and
E 1 foot at 10 seconds. Patchy fog. Showers. A slight chance of
tstms this morning. Vsby 1 NM or less, increasing to 1 to 3 NM
this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...W winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: SW
6 ft at 8 seconds and SE 2 ft at 9 seconds.
.TUE...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SW 5 ft
at 8 seconds and E 1 foot at 10 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail:
SW 4 ft at 7 seconds and E 1 foot at 11 seconds. Showers likely
after midnight.
.WED...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to
5 ft. Wave Detail: SW 5 ft at 7 seconds and E 1 foot at
12 seconds. Showers.
.WED NIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SW 5 ft at 7 seconds and E 1 foot at
12 seconds. A chance of showers in the evening.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt.
Seas 3 to 5 ft. A chance of showers.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
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Buzzard Bay:
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...
.TODAY...SE winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming SW 15 to 20 kt this
afternoon. Gusts up to 35 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SW
5 ft at 6 seconds and E 2 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy fog. A slight
chance of tstms. A chance of showers this morning, then showers
this afternoon. Vsby 1 to 3 NM, decreasing to 1 NM or less this
afternoon.
.TONIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to
4 ft. Wave Detail: SW 4 ft at 8 seconds and E 2 ft at 9 seconds.
.TUE...SW winds around 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to
3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 8 seconds and E 1 foot at
10 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds around 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas
2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 6 seconds and E 1 foot at
11 seconds. Showers likely after midnight.
.WED...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to
4 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 6 seconds and E 1 foot at
11 seconds. Showers.
.WED NIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas
2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SW 4 ft at 6 seconds and E 1 foot at
11 seconds. A chance of showers in the evening.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt.
Seas 2 to 4 ft. A chance of showers.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt.
Seas around 2 ft.
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Cape Cod Bay:
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...
.TODAY...SE winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming S 15 to 20 kt this
afternoon. Gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE
3 ft at 4 seconds and E 2 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy fog. A chance
of showers this morning, then showers with a slight chance of
tstms this afternoon with vsby 1 NM or less.
.TONIGHT...SW winds around 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas
2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 3 seconds and E 2 ft at
9 seconds.
.TUE...SW 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 10 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the
evening. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 3 seconds and
E 1 foot at 10 seconds. A chance of showers after midnight.
.WED...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to
3 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 3 seconds and E 1 foot at
11 seconds. Showers.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the
evening. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 3 seconds and E
1 foot at 11 seconds. A chance of showers in the evening.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt.
Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft, then
1 foot or less.
Port / Terminal Restrictions
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 )
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.
