Port Update
RI / Southern Massachusetts
December 26, 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 2025/12/25 Thu 04:02 AM 0.20 L 2025/12/25 Thu 11:05 AM 3.24 H 2025/12/25 Thu 04:37 PM 0.07 L 2025/12/25 Thu 11:38 PM 3.08 H 2025/12/26 Fri 04:52 AM 0.31 L 2025/12/26 Fri 11:55 AM 3.15 H 2025/12/26 Fri 05:21 PM 0.06 L Providence: Date Day Time Pred High/Low 2025/12/25 Thu 04:18 AM 0.26 L 2025/12/25 Thu 11:27 AM 4.12 H 2025/12/25 Thu 04:50 PM 0.16 L 2025/12/25 Thu 11:56 PM 3.88 H 2025/12/26 Fri 05:03 AM 0.41 L 2025/12/26 Fri 12:18 PM 4.03 H 2025/12/26 Fri 05:34 PM 0.15 L
Weather / Marine Zone Forecast
Providence Weather:
Today
Increasing clouds, with a high near 24. North wind 5 to 9 mph becoming light northeast in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph.
Tonight
Snow, mainly after 11pm. Low around 18. Calm wind becoming north 5 to 7 mph after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.
Saturday
A chance of snow, mainly before 10am. Cloudy through mid morning, then gradual clearing, with a high near 29. North wind 6 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 15. Light northwest wind.
Sunday
Partly sunny, with a high near 38. Calm wind becoming west around 6 mph in the afternoon.
Sunday Night
A chance of rain or freezing rain before 7pm, then freezing rain likely between 7pm and 1am, then rain after 1am. Low around 28. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 90%.
Monday
Rain. High near 47. Southwest wind 6 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%.
Monday Night
Rain likely, mainly before 8pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 25. West wind 9 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Tuesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 30. West wind 14 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 21. West wind 8 to 10 mph.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 34. West wind 9 to 14 mph.
Wednesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 19. West wind around 7 mph.
New Year's Day
Partly sunny, with a high near 28. West wind 6 to 10 mph.
Narragansett Bay:
Narragansett Bay:
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THIS MORNING...
.TODAY...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, diminishing
to 5 to 10 kt this afternoon. Waves 2 to 3 ft.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 foot or less, then around
2 ft after midnight. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.SAT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft. A chance of snow
in the morning with vsby 1 NM or less.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft.
.SUN...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 foot or less.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt with
gusts up to 20 kt after midnight. Waves 1 foot or less, then
around 2 ft after midnight. Rain.
.MON...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Waves 2 to
4 ft. Rain.
.MON NIGHT...W winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Waves
3 to 5 ft. Rain likely.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W winds 25 to 30 kt, diminishing to 20 to
25 kt. Waves around 3 ft, except 4 to 6 ft at the bay entrance.
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Rhode Island Sound:
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THIS MORNING...
.TODAY...N winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt this
afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 4 seconds and E
1 foot at 11 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt with
gusts up to 20 kt after midnight. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail:
NE 2 ft at 3 seconds and SW 1 foot at 6 seconds. A chance of snow
in the evening, then snow after midnight. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.SAT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NE 3 ft
at 4 seconds and SW 1 foot at 7 seconds. A chance of snow in the
morning with vsby 1 NM or less.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NE
2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 1 foot at 7 seconds.
.SUN...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W in the afternoon. Seas
around 2 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 4 seconds and NE 1 foot at
5 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt
after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 5 seconds
and NE 1 foot at 6 seconds. A chance of rain in the evening, then
rain after midnight.
.MON...SW winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 4 to
6 ft. Rain.
.MON NIGHT...W winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Rain likely.
.TUE...W winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...W winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
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Buzzard Bay:
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THIS MORNING...
.TODAY...N winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, diminishing
to 5 to 10 kt this afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft
at 4 seconds and E 1 foot at 11 seconds.
.TONIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail:
NE 1 foot at 3 seconds and W 1 foot at 5 seconds. A chance of
snow in the evening, then snow after midnight. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.SAT...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas around
2 ft. Wave Detail: NE 2 ft at 3 seconds and NW 1 foot at
6 seconds. Snow likely in the morning with vsby 1 NM or less.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft in the
evening, then 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: N 1 foot at 5 seconds
and E 1 foot at 12 seconds, becoming N 1 foot at 3 seconds and E
1 foot at 12 seconds.
.SUN...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: NW
1 foot at 2 seconds and NE 1 foot at 6 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt after
midnight. Seas 1 foot or less, then around 2 ft after midnight.
Wave Detail: SW 1 foot at 3 seconds and NE 1 foot at 6 seconds,
becoming SW 2 ft at 4 seconds and NE 1 foot at 6 seconds. A
chance of rain in the evening, then rain after midnight.
.MON...SW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Rain.
.MON NIGHT...W winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Rain likely.
.TUE...W winds 30 to 35 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas 4 to
6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...W winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft.
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Cape Cod Bay:
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THIS MORNING...
.TODAY...N winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt this
afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 6 ft at 7 seconds and E
2 ft at 11 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: N
4 ft at 6 seconds and E 2 ft at 10 seconds. A chance of snow in
the evening, then snow likely after midnight with vsby 1 NM or
less.
.SAT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft
at 5 seconds and E 2 ft at 11 seconds. Snow likely in the morning
with vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: N
3 ft at 5 seconds and E 2 ft at 11 seconds.
.SUN...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft
at 5 seconds and E 1 foot at 12 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 5 seconds and
W 1 foot at 3 seconds. A chance of rain in the evening, then rain
after midnight.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt,
becoming W 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
Rain.
.TUE...W winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas 3 to
5 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...W winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. A chance of
light freezing spray.
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.
