Port Update

RI / Southern Massachusetts

February 18, 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:

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
2026/02/17         Tue       12:49 AM           -0.34       L
2026/02/17         Tue       07:27 AM            3.64       H
2026/02/17         Tue       01:24 PM           -0.39       L
2026/02/17         Tue       07:47 PM            3.52       H
2026/02/18         Wed       01:31 AM           -0.44       L
2026/02/18         Wed       08:06 AM            3.72       H
2026/02/18         Wed       01:55 PM           -0.51       L
2026/02/18         Wed       08:27 PM            3.70       H
 
Providence:
Date               Day        Time               Pred       High/Low
2026/02/17         Tue       12:50 AM           -0.30       L
2026/02/17         Tue       07:43 AM            4.59       H
2026/02/17         Tue       01:21 PM           -0.24       L
2026/02/17         Tue       08:01 PM            4.42       H
2026/02/18         Wed       01:33 AM           -0.40       L
2026/02/18         Wed       08:23 AM            4.69       H
2026/02/18         Wed       01:59 PM           -0.41       L
2026/02/18         Wed       08:43 PM            4.61       H

Weather / Marine Zone Forecast

Providence Weather:

Today

Rain before 4pm, then snow, possibly mixed with rain. Patchy fog. High near 38. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 80%. Total daytime snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Tonight

Snow likely, mainly before 1am. Patchy fog between 10pm and midnight. Otherwise, cloudy, with a low around 27. Light north wind. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New snow accumulation of around an inch possible.

Thursday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 40. Light and variable wind.

Thursday Night

A slight chance of snow between 1am and 4am, then a chance of freezing rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 27. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Friday

Rain, snow, and freezing rain likely before 11am, then snow likely, possibly mixed with rain between 11am and noon, then rain after noon. High near 38. Calm wind becoming east 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Friday Night

Rain and snow before 4am, then a chance of snow. Low around 30. North wind 3 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Saturday

A chance of snow before noon, then a chance of rain between noon and 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 39. North wind 3 to 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Saturday Night

A chance of snow between 8pm and 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 22. Light north wind. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Sunday

A chance of snow after 11am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 36. Northeast wind 3 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Sunday Night

Snow likely, mainly between 9pm and 3am. Cloudy, with a low around 27. Northeast wind 7 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Monday

A chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 34. North wind 9 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Monday Night

A chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 19. Northwest wind around 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Tuesday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 31. Northwest wind around 9 mph.

Narragansett Bay:

.TODAY...SW winds around 5 kt, becoming NE this afternoon. Waves

around 2 ft. Patchy fog. A slight chance of rain this morning,

then rain this afternoon. Vsby 1 NM or less.

.TONIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft. Snow and rain

likely in the evening, then a chance of snow after midnight.

Patchy fog in the evening with vsby 1 NM or less.

.THU...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E in the afternoon. Waves

2 to 3 ft.

.THU NIGHT...E winds around 5 kt. Waves around 2 ft. A chance of

snow after midnight.

.FRI...E winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt in the

afternoon. Waves around 2 ft. Rain. A chance of snow in the

morning.

.FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt after

midnight. Waves 2 to 3 ft. A chance of snow. Rain in the evening,

then a chance of rain after midnight.

.SAT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. A chance of snow.

.SAT NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft.

.SUN...NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Waves 2 to

3 ft. A chance of snow.

.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Waves

2 to 3 ft. Snow likely.

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Rhode Island Sound:

.TODAY...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE this afternoon. Seas

2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 5 seconds and S 2 ft at

9 seconds. Patchy dense fog this morning, then patchy fog this

afternoon. A chance of rain this morning, then rain this

afternoon. Vsby 1 NM or less.

.TONIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt after

midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NE 2 ft at 3 seconds and S

2 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy fog. Rain and snow likely in the

evening, then a chance of snow after midnight. Vsby 1 NM or less,

increasing to 1 to 3 NM after midnight.

.THU...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming E 5 to 10 kt in the

afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 8 seconds and

NE 2 ft at 3 seconds.

.THU NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S

3 ft at 8 seconds and NE 1 foot at 5 seconds. A chance of snow

after midnight.

.FRI...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the afternoon.

Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 5 seconds and S 3 ft at

8 seconds. Rain. A chance of snow in the morning.

.FRI NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt after

midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at 6 seconds and N

1 foot at 4 seconds. Rain.

.SAT...N winds around 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. A chance of rain.

.SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.

.SUN...NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to

4 ft. A chance of snow.

.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas

5 to 7 ft. Snow likely.

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Buzzard Bay:

.TODAY...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N this afternoon. Seas

around 2 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at 11 seconds and SW 1 foot at

5 seconds. Patchy dense fog this morning, then patchy fog this

afternoon. A slight chance of rain this morning, then rain likely

with a chance of snow this afternoon. Vsby 1 NM or less.

.TONIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less, then around

2 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: NE 1 foot at 2 seconds and SW

1 foot at 5 seconds, becoming E 2 ft at 12 seconds and NE 1 foot

at 2 seconds. Patchy fog. Snow likely with a chance of rain in

the evening. Vsby 1 NM or less, increasing to 1 to 3 NM after

midnight.

.THU...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E in the afternoon. Seas

around 2 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 7 seconds and N 1 foot at

3 seconds.

.THU NIGHT...E winds around 5 kt, increasing to 5 to 10 kt after

midnight. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 8 seconds and

NE 1 foot at 5 seconds. A chance of snow after midnight.

.FRI...E winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt in the

afternoon. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at 3 seconds and

S 1 foot at 8 seconds. A chance of snow. A chance of rain and

freezing rain in the morning, then rain in the afternoon.

.FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail:

NE 2 ft at 4 seconds and S 2 ft at 8 seconds. Rain. A chance of

snow after midnight.

.SAT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. A chance of rain and

snow.

.SAT NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft.

.SUN...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas around 2 ft. A chance of snow.

.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Snow likely.

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Cape Cod Bay:

.TODAY...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW this afternoon. Seas

2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 11 seconds and W 1 foot at

2 seconds. Patchy fog. A slight chance of rain this morning, then

a chance of snow and rain this afternoon. Vsby 1 NM or less,

increasing to 1 to 3 NM this afternoon.

.TONIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E

3 ft at 12 seconds and N 2 ft at 3 seconds. A chance of snow.

Patchy fog in the evening with vsby 1 to 3 NM.

.THU...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at

4 seconds and E 2 ft at 11 seconds.

.THU NIGHT...SE winds around 5 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail:

N 2 ft at 5 seconds and S 1 foot at 9 seconds.

.FRI...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E 10 to 15 kt in the

afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less, then around 2 ft in the

afternoon. Wave Detail: NE 1 foot at 4 seconds and S 1 foot at

8 seconds, becoming E 1 foot at 3 seconds and S 1 foot at

8 seconds. A chance of snow. A chance of rain in the morning,

then rain in the afternoon.

.FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas

2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at 3 seconds and S 1 foot at

7 seconds. Rain. A chance of snow after midnight.

.SAT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of rain and

snow.

.SAT NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.

.SUN...NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to

3 ft. A chance of snow.

.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Snow likely.

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.

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