Port Update
RI / Southern Massachusetts
December 11, 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 Daylight Savings Time (GMT -5)
Current maximum drafts at local terminals in feet:
Davisville: 32-00
Provport: 38-00
Hudson: 27-06
ExxonMobil: 38-00
Shell: 40-00
Sprague Providence: 32-00 (Flood tide restricted for berthing)
Sprague East Providence: 32-06 (Daylight & flood tide restricted for berthing)
Tides / Currents
Weather / Marine Zone Forecast
Providence, RI Weather
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Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 21. West wind around 11 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.
Friday: Sunny, with a high near 33. West wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph.
Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 17. West wind around 6 mph becoming calm after midnight.
Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high near 38. Calm wind becoming southwest 5 to 7 mph in the morning.
Saturday Night: A chance of snow, mainly after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26. Light southwest wind. Chance of precipitation is 40%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.
Sunday: Snow likely, mainly before 11am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 32. Light west wind becoming northwest 5 to 9 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.
Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 16. Northwest wind 9 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Monday: Sunny, with a high near 28. Northwest wind 10 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 19. West wind around 6 mph.
Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 32. West wind 6 to 8 mph.
Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 20. Southwest wind 3 to 5 mph.
Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 42. Southwest wind 6 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 32. Southwest wind around 7 mph.
Thursday: A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 50. Southwest wind 6 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Marine Forecast
Friday: Sunny, with a high near 33. West wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph.
Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 17. West wind around 6 mph becoming calm after midnight.
Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high near 38. Calm wind becoming southwest 5 to 7 mph in the morning.
Saturday Night: A chance of snow, mainly after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26. Light southwest wind. Chance of precipitation is 40%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.
Sunday: Snow likely, mainly before 11am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 32. Light west wind becoming northwest 5 to 9 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.
Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 16. Northwest wind 9 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Monday: Sunny, with a high near 28. Northwest wind 10 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 19. West wind around 6 mph.
Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 32. West wind 6 to 8 mph.
Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 20. Southwest wind 3 to 5 mph.
Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 42. Southwest wind 6 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 32. Southwest wind around 7 mph.
Thursday: A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 50. Southwest wind 6 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Marine Forecast
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Narragansett Bay:
Tonight: W winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Waves 3 to 4 ft.
Fri: W winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft.
Fri Night: W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 30 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt with gusts up to 20 kt after midnight. Waves around 2 ft.
Sat: W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt in the afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less, then around 2 ft in the afternoon.
Sat Night: W winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Waves around 2 ft. A chance of snow after midnight.
Sun: NW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt in the afternoon. Waves around 2 ft. Snow likely, mainly in the morning. Vsby 1 nm or less, increasing to 1 to 3 nm in the afternoon.
Sun Night: NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. A chance of snow in the evening.
Mon Through Tue Night: W winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft.
Fri: W winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft.
Fri Night: W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 30 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt with gusts up to 20 kt after midnight. Waves around 2 ft.
Sat: W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt in the afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less, then around 2 ft in the afternoon.
Sat Night: W winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Waves around 2 ft. A chance of snow after midnight.
Sun: NW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt in the afternoon. Waves around 2 ft. Snow likely, mainly in the morning. Vsby 1 nm or less, increasing to 1 to 3 nm in the afternoon.
Sun Night: NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. A chance of snow in the evening.
Mon Through Tue Night: W winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft.
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Rhode Island Sound:
Tonight: W winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 45 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave detail: W 8 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 8 seconds.
Fri: W winds 25 to 30 kt, diminishing to 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Gusts up to 40 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft, subsiding to 3 to 5 ft in the afternoon. Wave detail: W 7 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 9 seconds, becoming W 5 ft at 7 seconds and S 1 foot at 10 seconds.
Fri Night: W winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave detail: W 4 ft at 6 seconds and S 1 foot at 9 seconds.
Sat: W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave detail: SW 3 ft at 4 seconds and S 1 foot at 10 seconds.
Sat Night: W winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave detail: SW 3 ft at 6 seconds and SE 1 foot at 9 seconds. A chance of rain and snow after midnight with vsby 1 to 3 nm.
Sun: NW winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave detail: W 3 ft at 6 seconds and SE 1 foot at 8 seconds. Snow likely with a chance of rain in the morning, then a chance of snow in the afternoon. Vsby 1 nm or less.
Sun Night: NW winds 20 to 25 kt, increasing to 25 to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. A chance of snow.
Mon: NW winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
Mon Night Through Tue Night: W winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
Fri: W winds 25 to 30 kt, diminishing to 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Gusts up to 40 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft, subsiding to 3 to 5 ft in the afternoon. Wave detail: W 7 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 9 seconds, becoming W 5 ft at 7 seconds and S 1 foot at 10 seconds.
Fri Night: W winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave detail: W 4 ft at 6 seconds and S 1 foot at 9 seconds.
Sat: W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave detail: SW 3 ft at 4 seconds and S 1 foot at 10 seconds.
Sat Night: W winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave detail: SW 3 ft at 6 seconds and SE 1 foot at 9 seconds. A chance of rain and snow after midnight with vsby 1 to 3 nm.
Sun: NW winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave detail: W 3 ft at 6 seconds and SE 1 foot at 8 seconds. Snow likely with a chance of rain in the morning, then a chance of snow in the afternoon. Vsby 1 nm or less.
Sun Night: NW winds 20 to 25 kt, increasing to 25 to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. A chance of snow.
Mon: NW winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
Mon Night Through Tue Night: W winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
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Buzzards Bay:
This Afternoon: W winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave detail: SW 5 ft at 8 seconds and W 3 ft at 5 seconds.
Tonight: W winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 45 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave detail: W 5 ft at 6 seconds and SE 1 foot at 9 seconds. A chance of light freezing spray after midnight.
Fri: W winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave detail: W 5 ft at 6 seconds and S 1 foot at 10 seconds. A chance of light freezing spray in the morning.
Fri Night: W winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave detail: W 3 ft at 5 seconds.
Sat: W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas around 2 ft. Wave detail: SW 2 ft at 6 seconds and W 1 foot at 3 seconds.
Sat Night: W winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the evening. Seas around 2 ft. Wave detail: SW 2 ft at 4 seconds and SE 1 foot at 9 seconds. A chance of rain and snow after midnight.
Sun: NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Snow likely. Vsby 1 nm or less.
Sun Night: NW winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. A chance of light freezing spray. A chance of snow.
Mon: NW winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. A chance of light freezing spray.
Mon Night: W winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
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Cape Cod Bay:
Tonight: W winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 45 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave detail: W 4 ft at 5 seconds and S 1 foot at 9 seconds.
Fri: W winds 25 to 30 kt, diminishing to 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Gusts up to 40 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave detail: W 4 ft at 5 seconds and S 1 foot at 9 seconds.
Fri Night: W winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 35 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave detail: W 3 ft at 5 seconds.
Sat: SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave detail: W 2 ft at 5 seconds and SE 1 foot at 7 seconds.
Sat Night: W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave detail: W 1 foot at 3 seconds and SE 1 foot at 6 seconds. A chance of snow and rain after midnight.
Sun: NW winds around 10 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds and SE 1 foot at 9 seconds. Snow likely with a chance of rain. Vsby 1 nm or less, increasing to 1 to 3 nm in the afternoon.
Sun Night: NW winds 20 to 25 kt, increasing to 25 to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft, building to 5 to 6 ft after midnight. A chance of snow. Vsby 1 to 3 nm.
Mon: NW winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. A chance of snow.
Mon Night: W winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
Tue And Tue Night: W winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
Fri: W winds 25 to 30 kt, diminishing to 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Gusts up to 40 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave detail: W 4 ft at 5 seconds and S 1 foot at 9 seconds.
Fri Night: W winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 35 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave detail: W 3 ft at 5 seconds.
Sat: SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave detail: W 2 ft at 5 seconds and SE 1 foot at 7 seconds.
Sat Night: W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave detail: W 1 foot at 3 seconds and SE 1 foot at 6 seconds. A chance of snow and rain after midnight.
Sun: NW winds around 10 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds and SE 1 foot at 9 seconds. Snow likely with a chance of rain. Vsby 1 nm or less, increasing to 1 to 3 nm in the afternoon.
Sun Night: NW winds 20 to 25 kt, increasing to 25 to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft, building to 5 to 6 ft after midnight. A chance of snow. Vsby 1 to 3 nm.
Mon: NW winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. A chance of snow.
Mon Night: W winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
Tue And Tue Night: W winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
Port / Terminal Restrictions
Cape Cod Canal Draft Restriction
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The US Army Corp of Engineers has advised that the current maximum air draft for Cape Cod Canal transits remains at 135 feet. Max draft in the canal is currently 30 feet. Vessels with drafts over 28 feet will need a tide window for transit
Cape Cod Canal Transit Restriction
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