Port Update
RI / Southern Massachusetts
December 09, 2025
Notices
USCG ENOA
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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 - 5 )
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 2025/12/08 Mon 03:01 AM -0.24 L 2025/12/08 Mon 10:11 AM 4.21 H 2025/12/08 Mon 04:19 PM 0.03 L 2025/12/08 Mon 10:39 PM 3.68 H 2025/12/09 Tue 03:54 AM 0.03 L 2025/12/09 Tue 11:07 AM 3.87 H 2025/12/09 Tue 05:14 PM 0.23 L 2025/12/09 Tue 11:37 PM 3.56 H Providence: Date Day Time Pred High/Low 2025/12/08 Mon 03:02 AM -0.40 L 2025/12/08 Mon 10:27 AM 5.11 H 2025/12/08 Mon 03:50 PM 0.12 L 2025/12/08 Mon 10:56 PM 4.51 H 2025/12/09 Tue 03:52 AM -0.10 L 2025/12/09 Tue 11:22 AM 4.74 H 2025/12/09 Tue 04:34 PM 0.34 L 2025/12/09 Tue 11:52 PM 4.33 H
Weather / Marine Zone Forecast
Providence Weather:
Today
Increasing clouds, with a high near 30. Calm wind becoming southwest around 6 mph in the afternoon.
Tonight
A chance of snow showers before 1am, then a chance of rain showers between 1am and 3am. Mostly cloudy, with a temperature rising to around 33 by 2am. Southwest wind 7 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.
Wednesday
Rain, mainly after 5pm. High near 48. Southwest wind 7 to 12 mph increasing to 13 to 18 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Wednesday Night
Rain before 10pm, then a chance of showers between 10pm and 4am. Low around 33. West wind 11 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Thursday
A slight chance of rain and snow showers before noon, then a slight chance of snow showers after 2pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 35. Northwest wind 13 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Thursday Night
A slight chance of snow showers before 3am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 23. West wind 7 to 14 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 34. West wind 9 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 24. West wind 3 to 6 mph.
Saturday
A chance of snow showers between 10am and 11am. Partly sunny, with a high near 38. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Saturday Night
A chance of snow after 10pm, mixing with rain after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 24. West wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Sunday
A chance of rain and snow. Partly sunny, with a high near 33. Northwest wind 6 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 15. Northwest wind around 8 mph.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 27. Northwest wind 7 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Narragansett Bay:
Narragansett Bay:
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY EVENING...
.TODAY...NW winds around 5 kt, becoming SW this afternoon. Waves
1 foot or less.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Waves
2 to 4 ft. A chance of showers. A chance of snow showers in the
evening.
.WED...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to 25 kt in the
afternoon. Gusts up to 35 kt. Waves 2 to 4 ft, building to 4 to
6 ft in the afternoon. Rain in the afternoon.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming W 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. Gusts up to 30 kt. Waves 4 to 6 ft. Rain in the
evening, then a chance of showers after midnight. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt.
Waves 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to
15 kt. Gusts up to 30 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft.
.SAT...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Waves 2 to
3 ft. A chance of rain and snow showers.
.SAT NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Waves
2 to 3 ft. A chance of snow and rain.
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Rhode Island Sound:
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY
EVENING...
.TODAY...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW this afternoon. Seas
around 2 ft. Wave Detail: N 1 foot at 3 seconds and SE 1 foot at
9 seconds.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 20 to 25 kt. Gusts up to 30 kt, increasing to
40 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft, building to 5 to 7 ft after
midnight. Wave Detail: SW 5 ft at 5 seconds and NE 1 foot at
5 seconds, becoming SW 7 ft at 7 seconds and SW 1 foot at
4 seconds. A chance of showers.
.WED...SW winds 20 to 25 kt, increasing to 25 to 30 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft, building to 6 to 9 ft in the
afternoon. Wave Detail: SW 7 ft at 7 seconds and SW 1 foot at
4 seconds, becoming SW 9 ft at 8 seconds and SW 1 foot at
3 seconds. Rain in the afternoon.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 25 to 30 kt, becoming W 20 to 25 kt after
midnight. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: SW 10 ft at 9 seconds and
W 2 ft at 5 seconds. Rain likely in the evening, then a chance of
showers after midnight with vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...W winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt.
Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: SW 7 ft at 9 seconds and W 3 ft at
5 seconds.
.FRI...W winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas 3 to
5 ft. Wave Detail: SW 5 ft at 8 seconds and W 3 ft at 5 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas
2 to 4 ft. A chance of showers.
.SAT...W winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 3 to
5 ft. A chance of showers.
.SAT NIGHT...W winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas
4 to 6 ft. A chance of rain and snow.
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Buzzard Bay:
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY
EVENING...
.TODAY...NW winds around 5 kt, becoming SW this afternoon. Seas
1 foot or less, then around 2 ft this afternoon. Wave Detail: N
1 foot at 4 seconds and E 1 foot at 9 seconds, becoming W 1 foot
at 3 seconds and NE 1 foot at 4 seconds.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to 25 kt after
midnight. Gusts up to 35 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft, building to 4 to
6 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 4 seconds and NE
1 foot at 5 seconds, becoming SW 5 ft at 5 seconds and NE 1 foot
at 5 seconds. A chance of showers.
.WED...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, increasing to 25 to 30 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: SW 6 ft at 8 seconds and
SW 1 foot at 4 seconds. Rain in the afternoon.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming W 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. Gusts up to 35 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: SW 6 ft
at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 4 seconds. Rain likely in the
evening, then a chance of showers after midnight. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...W winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt.
Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SW 5 ft at 9 seconds and W 3 ft at
5 seconds.
.FRI...W winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 3 to
4 ft. Wave Detail: SW 4 ft at 8 seconds and W 3 ft at 4 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas
2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers.
.SAT...W winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to
4 ft. A chance of rain and snow showers.
.SAT NIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft. A chance of rain and snow.
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Cape Cod Bay:
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY
EVENING...
.TODAY...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW this afternoon. Seas
around 2 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 6 seconds and E 1 foot at
9 seconds.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas 3 to
5 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 3 seconds and NE 1 foot at
5 seconds. A chance of showers.
.WED...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming S 20 to 25 kt in the
afternoon. Gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SW
4 ft at 4 seconds and E 1 foot at 9 seconds. Rain in the
afternoon.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt
after midnight. Gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail:
SW 4 ft at 5 seconds and SE 1 foot at 8 seconds. Rain likely in
the evening, then a chance of showers after midnight. Vsby 1 to
3 NM.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 35 kt.
Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 4 seconds and S 3 ft at
8 seconds.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 15 to
20 kt. Gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at
4 seconds and SW 2 ft at 8 seconds.
.SAT...W winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to
4 ft. A chance of rain and snow showers.
.SAT NIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft. A chance of rain and snow.
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.
