Port Update
RI / Southern Massachusetts
January 23, 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 2026/01/22 Thu 03:05 AM -0.22 L 2026/01/22 Thu 09:52 AM 3.46 H 2026/01/22 Thu 03:29 PM -0.35 L 2026/01/22 Thu 10:19 PM 3.38 H 2026/01/23 Fri 03:46 AM -0.13 L 2026/01/23 Fri 10:39 AM 3.31 H 2026/01/23 Fri 04:04 PM -0.33 L 2026/01/23 Fri 11:08 PM 3.43 H Providence: Date Day Time Pred High/Low 2026/01/22 Thu 03:18 AM -0.20 L 2026/01/22 Thu 10:14 AM 4.37 H 2026/01/22 Thu 03:43 PM -0.31 L 2026/01/22 Thu 10:38 PM 4.21 H 2026/01/23 Fri 03:59 AM -0.10 L 2026/01/23 Fri 11:02 AM 4.21 H 2026/01/23 Fri 04:20 PM -0.32 L 2026/01/23 Fri 11:27 PM 4.27 H
Weather / Marine Zone Forecast
Providence Weather:
This Afternoon
Mostly sunny, with a high near 32. West wind 10 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 4. Wind chill values as low as -10. Northwest wind 8 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 16. Wind chill values as low as -10. Northwest wind 6 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 6. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Sunday
Snow, mainly after 10am. The snow could be heavy at times. High near 26. Calm wind becoming northeast 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow accumulation of 3 to 5 inches possible.
Sunday Night
Snow. The snow could be heavy at times. Low around 17. Northeast wind 7 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow accumulation of 4 to 8 inches possible.
Monday
Snow. High near 29. North wind 10 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%.
Monday Night
Snow likely, mainly before 9pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 7. Northwest wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 22. West wind around 10 mph.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 6. West wind around 6 mph.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 24. West wind 6 to 8 mph.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 6. West wind 3 to 5 mph.
Thursday
Partly sunny, with a high near 21. Northwest wind 5 to 9 mph.
Narragansett Bay:
Narragansett Bay:
Narragansett Bay-
1007 AM EST Fri Jan 23 2026
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING...
.THIS AFTERNOON...W winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt.
Waves 2 to 3 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Waves
2 to 3 ft. Freezing spray.
.SAT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt, diminishing
to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Waves 2 to 3 ft. Freezing spray
in the morning.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft.
.SUN...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE 15 to 20 kt with gusts up
to 25 kt in the afternoon. Waves 2 to 3 ft. Snow likely in the
morning, then snow in the afternoon.
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt, increasing to 25 to 30 kt
after midnight. Waves 2 to 3 ft. Snow. Sleet after midnight.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming NW. Gusts up
to 30 kt. Waves around 3 ft. Snow.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to
15 kt. Gusts up to 25 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft
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Rhode Island Sound:
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING...
...FREEZING SPRAY ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM EST THIS EVENING
THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON...
.THIS AFTERNOON...W winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt.
Seas 3 to 4 ft, building to 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: SW 4 ft at
7 seconds and W 2 ft at 4 seconds, becoming SW 5 ft at 6 seconds
and SE 1 foot at 11 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 25 to 30 kt, diminishing to 20 to 25 kt after
midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 6 seconds and SE
1 foot at 11 seconds. Freezing spray.
.SAT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt, diminishing
to 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to
4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 5 seconds and SE 1 foot at
11 seconds. Freezing spray.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail:
N 2 ft at 4 seconds and SE 1 foot at 11 seconds.
.SUN...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 20 to 25 kt with gusts
up to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NE
4 ft at 4 seconds and W 2 ft at 3 seconds. Snow likely in the
morning, then snow in the afternoon.
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming NE 30 to 35 kt after
midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NE 6 ft at 7 seconds and
SE 6 ft at 8 seconds. Snow. Rain and sleet after midnight.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N winds 25 to 30 kt, becoming NW 25 to
35 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Snow.
.TUE...W winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. A chance of light
freezing spray.
.TUE NIGHT...W winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas
4 to 6 ft. A chance of light freezing spray.
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Buzzard Bay:
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING...
...FREEZING SPRAY ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM EST THIS EVENING
THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON...
.THIS AFTERNOON...W winds 15 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to 25 kt.
Gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SW 4 ft at
6 seconds and SE 1 foot at 11 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 3 to
4 ft. Wave Detail: SW 4 ft at 7 seconds and NW 3 ft at 5 seconds.
Freezing spray.
.SAT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt, diminishing
to 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to
3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 6 seconds and SE 1 foot at
11 seconds. Freezing spray in the morning.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 2 ft in the
evening, then 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 3 seconds
and N 1 foot at 6 seconds, becoming N 1 foot at 4 seconds and SE
1 foot at 11 seconds.
.SUN...N winds around 10 kt, becoming NE 20 to 25 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less, then 2 to 4 ft in the afternoon.
Wave Detail: N 1 foot at 3 seconds and SE 1 foot at 11 seconds,
becoming N 2 ft at 4 seconds and SE 1 foot at 11 seconds. Snow
likely in the morning, then snow in the afternoon.
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 25 to 30 kt, becoming NE 30 to 35 kt after
midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NE 5 ft at 5 seconds and
SE 4 ft at 9 seconds. Snow. Sleet after midnight.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N winds 25 to 30 kt, becoming NW. Seas 3 to
5 ft. Snow.
.TUE...W winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. A chance of light
freezing spray.
.TUE NIGHT...W winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. A chance of
light freezing spray.
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Cape Cod Bay:
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM EST THIS
EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON...
.THIS AFTERNOON...W winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt.
Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 4 seconds and SW 2 ft at
7 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas 3 to
5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and SE 1 foot at
11 seconds. Freezing spray.
.SAT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 5 ft
at 7 seconds and SE 1 foot at 11 seconds. Freezing spray.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas
2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 7 seconds and SE 1 foot at
11 seconds.
.SUN...N winds around 10 kt, becoming NE 15 to 20 kt with gusts
up to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft
at 5 seconds and SE 1 foot at 11 seconds. A chance of snow in the
morning, then snow in the afternoon.
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 25 to 30 kt, becoming NE 30 to 35 kt after
midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NE 6 ft at 5 seconds and
SE 4 ft at 11 seconds. Snow. Sleet after midnight.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NE winds 25 to 30 kt, becoming NW. Seas 4 to
6 ft. Snow.
.TUE...W winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. A chance of light
freezing spray.
.TUE NIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 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.
