Port Update
RI / Southern Massachusetts
December 17, 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 - 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 2025/12/16 Tue 05:07 AM 3.41 H 2025/12/16 Tue 11:06 AM 0.39 L 2025/12/16 Tue 05:26 PM 2.71 H 2025/12/16 Tue 10:35 PM 0.27 L 2025/12/17 Wed 05:50 AM 3.47 H 2025/12/17 Wed 11:42 AM 0.27 L 2025/12/17 Wed 06:08 PM 2.80 H 2025/12/17 Wed 11:15 PM 0.17 L Providence: Date Day Time Pred High/Low 2025/12/16 Tue 05:21 AM 4.08 H 2025/12/16 Tue 10:41 AM 0.60 L 2025/12/16 Tue 05:40 PM 3.39 H 2025/12/16 Tue 10:34 PM 0.36 L 2025/12/17 Wed 06:05 AM 4.19 H 2025/12/17 Wed 11:24 AM 0.40 L 2025/12/17 Wed 06:23 PM 3.54 H 2025/12/17 Wed 11:19 PM 0.23 L
Weather / Marine Zone Forecast
Providence Weather:
This Afternoon
Mostly sunny, with a high near 44. Southwest wind 10 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 26. West wind around 6 mph becoming calm after midnight.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 51. Calm wind becoming south 5 to 9 mph in the afternoon.
Thursday Night
Rain, mainly after 2am. Low around 41. South wind 6 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Friday
Rain, mainly before 4pm. High near 57. Breezy, with a south wind 14 to 23 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 48 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%.
Friday Night
A chance of rain, mainly before 8pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 26. West wind around 14 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 41. West wind 7 to 9 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 31. Southwest wind 6 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Sunday
Partly sunny, with a high near 47. West wind around 11 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 25. West wind around 7 mph.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 35. Northwest wind 7 to 9 mph.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 20. Northwest wind 3 to 5 mph.
Tuesday
A chance of rain and snow. Partly sunny, with a high near 39. Light and variable wind becoming southwest 5 to 9 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Narragansett Bay:
Narragansett Bay:
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING...
.THIS AFTERNOON...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt.
Waves 2 to 4 ft.
.TONIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt,
diminishing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Waves 2 to 4 ft.
.THU...S winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt with gusts
up to 20 kt in the afternoon. Waves around 2 ft.
.THU NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt,
increasing to 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt after midnight.
Waves 3 to 5 ft. A chance of rain in the evening, then rain
likely after midnight with vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.FRI...S winds 25 to 30 kt, becoming SW in the afternoon. Gusts
up to 45 kt. Waves 4 to 6 ft. Rain. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.FRI NIGHT...W winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Waves
4 to 6 ft, subsiding to 3 ft after midnight. At the bay entrance,
waves 5 to 7 ft.
.SAT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to
30 kt. Waves 2 to 4 ft.
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Rhode Island Sound:
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING...
.THIS AFTERNOON...SW winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt.
Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: SW 7 ft at 7 seconds and SE 1 foot
at 10 seconds.
.TONIGHT...W winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt, becoming
NW 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to
7 ft. Wave Detail: SW 7 ft at 8 seconds and SE 1 foot at
10 seconds.
.THU...S winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt with gusts
up to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SW
4 ft at 8 seconds and SE 1 foot at 10 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...S winds 20 to 25 kt, increasing to 25 to 30 kt with
gusts up to 40 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft, building to
5 to 7 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: S 5 ft at 7 seconds and SE
1 foot at 10 seconds, becoming S 7 ft at 7 seconds and SE 1 foot
at 12 seconds. A chance of rain in the evening, then rain likely
after midnight with vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.FRI...S winds 30 to 35 kt, becoming SW in the afternoon. Gusts
up to 45 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: SW 11 ft at 8 seconds
and SE 11 ft at 12 seconds. Rain. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.FRI NIGHT...W winds 30 to 35 kt, becoming 25 to 35 kt after
midnight. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: S 11 ft at 11 seconds and
W 6 ft at 6 seconds.
.SAT...W winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas 5 to
8 ft.
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...SW winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 35 kt.
Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
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Buzzard Bay:
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING...
.THIS AFTERNOON...SW winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt.
Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SW 5 ft at 6 seconds and SE 1 foot
at 10 seconds.
.TONIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, becoming
NW 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SW
5 ft at 7 seconds and SE 1 foot at 10 seconds.
.THU...S winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt with gusts
up to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW
2 ft at 7 seconds and SE 1 foot at 10 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...S winds 20 to 25 kt, increasing to 25 to 30 kt with
gusts up to 35 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: S
5 ft at 5 seconds and SE 1 foot at 10 seconds. Rain likely after
midnight.
.FRI...S winds 30 to 35 kt, becoming SW 25 to 30 kt in the
afternoon. Gusts up to 50 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: SW
6 ft at 7 seconds and SE 6 ft at 13 seconds. Rain. Vsby 1 to
3 NM.
.FRI NIGHT...W winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas
4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: SW 6 ft at 7 seconds and S 6 ft at
10 seconds.
.SAT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...NW winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
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Cape Cod Bay:
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING...
.THIS AFTERNOON...SW winds around 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt.
Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 4 seconds and SE 1 foot
at 10 seconds.
.TONIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft
at 4 seconds and SE 1 foot at 10 seconds.
.THU...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt with gusts up
to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft
at 3 seconds and SE 1 foot at 10 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to 25 kt after
midnight. Gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft
at 4 seconds and SE 1 foot at 7 seconds. Rain likely after
midnight.
.FRI...S winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 50 kt. Seas 3 to
4 ft, building to 4 to 6 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: S 4 ft
at 5 seconds and SE 4 ft at 13 seconds, becoming SE 6 ft at
9 seconds and S 5 ft at 5 seconds. Rain. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.FRI NIGHT...W winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 5 seconds and S 4 ft at
9 seconds.
.SAT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...W winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to
30 kt. Seas 2 to 4 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.
