Port Update
RI / Southern Massachusetts
March 03, 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 2026/03/02 Mon 12:09 AM -0.33 L 2026/03/02 Mon 06:50 AM 3.99 H 2026/03/02 Mon 01:00 PM -0.26 L 2026/03/02 Mon 07:09 PM 4.03 H 2026/03/03 Tue 12:55 AM -0.40 L 2026/03/03 Tue 07:33 AM 3.98 H 2026/03/03 Tue 01:28 PM -0.33 L 2026/03/03 Tue 07:53 PM 4.13 H Providence: Date Day Time Pred High/Low 2026/03/02 Mon 07:03 AM 4.91 H 2026/03/02 Mon 12:24 PM -0.07 L 2026/03/02 Mon 07:23 PM 4.93 H 2026/03/03 Tue 12:30 AM -0.41 L 2026/03/03 Tue 07:48 AM 4.91 H 2026/03/03 Tue 01:00 PM -0.22 L 2026/03/03 Tue 08:08 PM 5.02 H
Weather / Marine Zone Forecast
Providence Weather:
This Afternoon
Snow, possibly mixed with rain and sleet before 4pm, then rain, possibly mixed with snow. Patchy fog between 2pm and 3pm. High near 34. South wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. Total daytime snow and sleet accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Tonight
Rain, mainly before 2am. Patchy fog after 10pm. Low around 33. Southeast wind around 6 mph becoming northwest after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Wednesday
Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 55. North wind around 6 mph becoming south in the afternoon.
Wednesday Night
A slight chance of freezing rain after 3am. Patchy fog before 8pm. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with a low around 30. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Thursday
A chance of freezing rain before 8am, then a chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 44. Calm wind becoming northeast around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Thursday Night
Rain, mainly after 10pm. Low around 34. Northeast wind 3 to 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Friday
Rain likely, mainly before noon. Cloudy, with a high near 42. Northeast wind 7 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 33. Northeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Saturday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 52. Calm wind becoming south 5 to 9 mph in the morning.
Saturday Night
A chance of rain after 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 44. Southwest wind around 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Sunday
A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 57. West wind around 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 39. Light southwest wind.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 61. Southwest wind 5 to 9 mph.
Narragansett Bay:
Narragansett Bay:
.THIS AFTERNOON...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft. A
chance of snow, then rain and snow. Patchy fog with vsby 1 NM or
less.
.TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W with gusts up to 20 kt
after midnight. Waves 2 to 3 ft. Patchy fog. Rain. Vsby 1 to
3 NM.
.WED...NW winds around 5 kt, becoming SW around 5 kt in the
afternoon. Waves 2 to 3 ft. Patchy fog in the morning with vsby
1 to 3 NM.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds around 5 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft.
.THU...NE winds around 5 kt, becoming E in the afternoon. Waves
around 2 ft. A chance of rain.
.THU NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt with
gusts up to 20 kt after midnight. Waves around 2 ft. Rain.
.FRI...NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Waves 2 to
3 ft. Rain.
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt
with gusts up to 20 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Waves
2 to 4 ft. A chance of rain.
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Rhode Island Sound:
.THIS AFTERNOON...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave
Detail: SE 2 ft at 4 seconds and SE 2 ft at 8 seconds. A chance
of snow and sleet, then rain with snow likely.
.TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW after midnight. Gusts
up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 8 seconds and
SE 3 ft at 5 seconds. Patchy fog. Rain. Vsby 1 NM or less,
increasing to 1 to 3 NM after midnight.
.WED...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at
8 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning with vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail:
SE 4 ft at 8 seconds.
.THU...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft
at 8 seconds and E 1 foot at 2 seconds. A chance of rain.
.THU NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt
after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 4 seconds
and SE 3 ft at 10 seconds. A chance of rain in the evening, then
rain after midnight.
.FRI...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Rain.
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S 15 to
20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. A chance of
rain.
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Buzzard Bay:
.THIS AFTERNOON...SE winds around 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave
Detail: SE 1 foot at 3 seconds and SE 1 foot at 8 seconds. A
chance of snow, then rain with snow likely.
.TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW after midnight. Gusts
up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 8 seconds
and SE 1 foot at 4 seconds. Patchy fog. Rain. Vsby 1 NM or less,
increasing to 1 to 3 NM after midnight.
.WED...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW in the afternoon. Seas
around 2 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 8 seconds and SW 1 foot at
4 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning with vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds around 5 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail:
S 2 ft at 8 seconds and SW 1 foot at 5 seconds.
.THU...S winds around 5 kt, becoming E in the afternoon. Seas
around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 8 seconds and E 1 foot at
2 seconds. A chance of rain.
.THU NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt
after midnight. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: NE 2 ft at
3 seconds and SE 2 ft at 10 seconds. A chance of rain in the
evening, then rain after midnight.
.FRI...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Rain.
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S 15 to
20 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas
2 to 4 ft. A chance of rain.
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Cape Cod Bay:
.THIS AFTERNOON...S winds around 10 kt with gusts up to 20 kt.
Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: S 1 foot at 2 seconds and NE
1 foot at 4 seconds. A slight chance of snow, then snow and rain.
.TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W after midnight. Gusts
up to 20 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 8 seconds
and SE 1 foot at 4 seconds. Patchy fog. Rain. Vsby 1 NM or less,
increasing to 1 to 3 NM after midnight.
.WED...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW in the afternoon. Seas
around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 8 seconds and NW 1 foot at
2 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning with vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds around 5 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail:
SE 2 ft at 8 seconds and SW 1 foot at 2 seconds.
.THU...SW winds around 5 kt, becoming NE in the afternoon. Seas
around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 9 seconds and NE 1 foot at
2 seconds. A chance of rain.
.THU NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E 10 to 15 kt with
gusts up to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NE
2 ft at 3 seconds and SE 2 ft at 10 seconds. A chance of rain in
the evening, then rain after midnight.
.FRI...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Rain.
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SAT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to
4 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas
2 to 4 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.
