Port Update
RI / Southern Massachusetts
January 19, 2026
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 2026/01/18 Sun 12:22 AM -0.12 L 2026/01/18 Sun 07:18 AM 3.47 H 2026/01/18 Sun 01:23 PM -0.10 L 2026/01/18 Sun 07:35 PM 3.04 H 2026/01/19 Mon 01:05 AM -0.20 L 2026/01/19 Mon 07:53 AM 3.56 H 2026/01/19 Mon 01:58 PM -0.20 L 2026/01/19 Mon 08:13 PM 3.16 H Providence: Date Day Time Pred High/Low 2026/01/18 Sun 12:26 AM -0.09 L 2026/01/18 Sun 07:31 AM 4.31 H 2026/01/18 Sun 01:09 PM 0.07 L 2026/01/18 Sun 07:47 PM 3.89 H 2026/01/19 Mon 01:10 AM -0.20 L 2026/01/19 Mon 08:08 AM 4.45 H 2026/01/19 Mon 01:50 PM -0.05 L 2026/01/19 Mon 08:26 PM 4.01 H
Weather / Marine Zone Forecast
Providence Weather:
M.L.King Day
A chance of snow showers, mainly before 10am. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 35. Southwest wind 5 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. Total daytime snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 16. Southwest wind around 11 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 24. Northwest wind 7 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 7. Northwest wind 5 to 9 mph.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 34. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Wednesday Night
A chance of snow showers, mainly between 10pm and 4am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26. West wind 7 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.
Thursday
Partly sunny, with a high near 40. Southwest wind 6 to 11 mph.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 19. West wind around 7 mph.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 28. West wind 6 to 10 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 8. West wind around 7 mph.
Saturday
A chance of snow. Mostly sunny, with a high near 17. Northwest wind 8 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Saturday Night
A chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 1. Northwest wind around 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Sunday
A chance of snow. Partly sunny, with a high near 16. Northwest wind 7 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Narragansett Bay:
Narragansett Bay:
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM EST THIS MORNING
THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING...
.TODAY...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, becoming SW
15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt this afternoon. Waves 2 to
3 ft, building to 3 to 5 ft this afternoon. Snow showers this
morning with vsby 1 NM or less.
.TONIGHT...W winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Waves 3 to
5 ft. Light freezing spray after midnight.
.TUE...W winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Gusts up to 30 kt. Waves 2 to 4 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Gusts up to 25 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt.
Waves 2 to 4 ft.
.THU THROUGH FRI NIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to
25 kt. Waves 2 to 4 ft.
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Rhode Island Sound:
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH
TUESDAY MORNING...
.TODAY...W winds 15 to 20 kt, increasing to 25 to 30 kt this
afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft, building to 5 to 7 ft this afternoon.
Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 8 seconds and W 3 ft at 5 seconds,
becoming SW 7 ft at 7 seconds and S 7 ft at 10 seconds. Snow
showers this morning with vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.TONIGHT...W winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas 5 to
8 ft. Wave Detail: SW 8 ft at 7 seconds and S 8 ft at 10 seconds.
Light freezing spray after midnight.
.TUE...W winds 25 to 30 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 7 seconds and S
5 ft at 9 seconds. Light freezing spray in the morning.
.TUE NIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas
4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: SW 5 ft at 8 seconds and SE 3 ft at
9 seconds.
.WED...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft
at 7 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas
4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: SW 6 ft at 6 seconds and SE 1 foot at
10 seconds.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...W winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt.
Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to
25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
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Buzzard Bay:
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH
TUESDAY MORNING...
.TODAY...W winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming SW 20 to 25 kt with gusts
up to 30 kt this afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft, building to 3 to 5 ft
this afternoon. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 5 seconds and S 2 ft at
9 seconds, becoming SW 5 ft at 5 seconds and S 3 ft at
10 seconds. Snow showers this morning with vsby 1 NM or less.
.TONIGHT...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 4 ft at 10 seconds.
Light freezing spray after midnight.
.TUE...W winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to around 15 kt in the
afternoon. Gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SW
4 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 9 seconds. Light freezing spray
in the morning.
.TUE NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas
2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 7 seconds and SE 1 foot at
9 seconds.
.WED...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SW
3 ft at 6 seconds and SE 1 foot at 9 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 6 seconds and SE 1 foot at
10 seconds.
.THU THROUGH FRI...W winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt.
Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...W winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
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Cape Cod Bay:
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH
TUESDAY MORNING...
.TODAY...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, becoming SW
20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt this afternoon. Seas 2 to
4 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 4 seconds and NE 2 ft at 5 seconds.
Snow showers, mainly this morning with vsby 1 NM or less.
.TONIGHT...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 SE 3 ft at 10 seconds.
Light freezing spray after midnight.
.TUE...W winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft
at 5 seconds and S 2 ft at 9 seconds. Light freezing spray in the
morning.
.TUE NIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas
2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 4 seconds and SE 1 foot at
9 seconds.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt.
Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 4 seconds and SE 1 foot at
4 seconds.
.THU THROUGH FRI...W winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt.
Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 4 seconds and SE 1 foot at
5 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...W winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 2 to 3 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.
