Port Update
RI / Southern Massachusetts
December 22, 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 2025/12/21 Sun 01:20 AM 0.02 L 2025/12/21 Sun 08:17 AM 3.53 H 2025/12/21 Sun 02:22 PM 0.04 L 2025/12/21 Sun 08:39 PM 2.97 H 2025/12/22 Mon 02:01 AM 0.03 L 2025/12/22 Mon 08:54 AM 3.48 H 2025/12/22 Mon 02:56 PM 0.04 L 2025/12/22 Mon 09:19 PM 2.95 H Providence: Date Day Time Pred High/Low 2025/12/21 Sun 01:31 AM 0.03 L 2025/12/21 Sun 08:32 AM 4.36 H 2025/12/21 Sun 02:14 PM 0.16 L 2025/12/21 Sun 08:53 PM 3.80 H 2025/12/22 Mon 02:14 AM 0.04 L 2025/12/22 Mon 09:12 AM 4.33 H 2025/12/22 Mon 02:56 PM 0.18 L 2025/12/22 Mon 09:35 PM 3.77 H
Weather / Marine Zone Forecast
Providence Weather:
Tonight
Increasing clouds, with a low around 26. Light southwest wind.
Tuesday
Snow before 3pm, then rain and snow. High near 35. Calm wind becoming south around 6 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.
Tuesday Night
Rain and snow likely, becoming all snow after 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 31. Calm wind becoming west 5 to 7 mph after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 70%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.
Wednesday
A slight chance of snow before 9am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 40. North wind 7 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Wednesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 22. Calm wind.
Christmas Day
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 41. Light southwest wind increasing to 5 to 9 mph in the morning.
Thursday Night
Cloudy, with a low around 32. Light and variable wind.
Friday
A chance of snow before 7am, then a chance of rain and snow between 7am and 10am, then rain likely after 10am. Cloudy, with a high near 39. North wind 5 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Friday Night
Rain and snow likely before 2am, then a chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 29. North wind around 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Saturday
A chance of snow before 9am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 39. North wind around 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Saturday Night
A chance of rain and snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 29. Light and variable wind. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Sunday
Rain likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 45. South wind 6 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Sunday Night
A chance of rain and snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 21. West wind 8 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Monday
Partly sunny, with a high near 30. West wind 10 to 14 mph.
Narragansett Bay:
Narragansett Bay:
.TONIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft.
.TUE...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft. Patchy fog. Rain.
A chance of snow in the morning. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 15 to 20 kt with
gusts up to 25 kt after midnight. Waves 2 to 3 ft. Patchy fog. A
chance of rain. Vsby 1 to 3 NM in the evening.
.WED...NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Waves 2 to
3 ft.
.WED NIGHT AND THU...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt.
Waves around 2 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Waves
around 2 ft.
.FRI...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. A chance of snow.
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Waves
2 to 3 ft. Snow likely. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.SAT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Waves 2 to
3 ft. A chance of snow. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft.
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Rhode Island Sound:
.TONIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W
3 ft at 5 seconds and N 1 foot at 5 seconds.
.TUE...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 5 seconds and SE 1 foot
at 10 seconds. Patchy fog. Rain. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming W 20 to 25 kt with
gusts up to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft, building to
3 to 5 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 6 seconds and
SE 1 foot at 10 seconds, becoming W 5 ft at 6 seconds and SE
1 foot at 10 seconds. Patchy fog. A chance of rain. Vsby 1 to
3 NM in the evening.
.WED...NW winds 25 to 30 kt, becoming N 20 to 25 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 7 seconds and N
2 ft at 6 seconds.
.WED NIGHT AND THU...W winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave
Detail: SW 4 ft at 5 seconds and N 2 ft at 4 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 6 seconds and E 2 ft at 12 seconds.
.FRI...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. A chance of snow.
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Snow likely.
Vsby 1 NM or less.
.SAT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. A chance of snow.
Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. A chance of
rain.
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Buzzard Bay:
.TONIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: W
2 ft at 4 seconds and N 1 foot at 6 seconds.
.TUE...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 5 seconds
and NE 1 foot at 6 seconds. Patchy fog. A chance of rain in the
morning. Rain in the afternoon. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 20 to 25 kt after
midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 6 seconds and SE
1 foot at 4 seconds. Patchy fog. A chance of rain. Vsby 1 to 3 NM
in the evening.
.WED...NW winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 2 to
3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 5 seconds and NE 2 ft at 6 seconds.
A chance of rain and snow in the morning.
.WED NIGHT AND THU...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt.
Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 5 seconds and NE 2 ft at
4 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: N
2 ft at 5 seconds and E 2 ft at 11 seconds.
.FRI...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to
3 ft. A chance of snow.
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Snow likely.
Vsby 1 NM or less.
.SAT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. A chance of snow.
Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. A chance of
rain.
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Cape Cod Bay:
.TONIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: N
3 ft at 6 seconds and E 1 foot at 10 seconds.
.TUE...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. Seas
around 2 ft. Wave Detail: N 1 foot at 6 seconds and E 1 foot at
10 seconds. A chance of rain and snow in the morning, then rain
with snow likely in the afternoon. Patchy fog in the afternoon
with vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 20 to 25 kt after
midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 4 seconds and SE
1 foot at 4 seconds. Patchy fog. Rain likely. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.WED...NW winds 25 to 30 kt, becoming N 20 to 25 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 5 ft at 6 seconds and E
3 ft at 9 seconds. A chance of rain. A chance of snow in the
morning.
.WED NIGHT AND THU...W winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt.
Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 6 seconds and E 4 ft at
10 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas
around 3 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 5 seconds and E 3 ft at
11 seconds.
.FRI...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of snow.
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft. Snow likely. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.SAT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 3 to
5 ft. A chance of snow. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. A chance of
rain.
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.
