Port Update
RI / Southern Massachusetts
March 16, 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 - 4 )
Sunday, March 8, 2026, 2:00:00 am clocks were turned forward 1 hour to
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 2026/03/15 Sun 05:53 AM 2.93 H 2026/03/15 Sun 12:02 PM 0.23 L 2026/03/15 Sun 06:13 PM 2.92 H 2026/03/16 Mon 12:01 AM 0.05 L 2026/03/16 Mon 06:37 AM 3.22 H 2026/03/16 Mon 12:35 PM -0.03 L 2026/03/16 Mon 06:56 PM 3.30 H Providence: Date Day Time Pred High/Low 2026/03/15 Sun 06:01 AM 3.72 H 2026/03/15 Sun 11:49 AM 0.54 L 2026/03/15 Sun 06:21 PM 3.74 H 2026/03/15 Sun 11:58 PM 0.24 L 2026/03/16 Mon 06:50 AM 4.10 H 2026/03/16 Mon 12:29 PM 0.22 L 2026/03/16 Mon 07:08 PM 4.18 H
Weather / Marine Zone Forecast
Providence Weather:
Today
Rain and possibly a thunderstorm. Patchy fog. High near 60. South wind 16 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Tonight
Rain and possibly a thunderstorm before 4am, then a chance of rain. Patchy fog. Low around 39. Breezy, with a south wind 20 to 24 mph, with gusts as high as 65 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between three quarters and one inch possible.
Tuesday
Cloudy through mid morning, then gradual clearing, with a high near 43. West wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 22. West wind around 8 mph.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 38. Northwest wind around 6 mph.
Wednesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26. Light south wind.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 43. Calm wind becoming south 5 to 9 mph in the morning.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 30. South wind 3 to 5 mph.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 50. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30. West wind around 6 mph.
Saturday
A chance of rain and snow. Partly sunny, with a high near 45. West wind 7 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Saturday Night
A chance of rain and snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 29. Southwest wind around 7 mph becoming northwest after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Sunday
A chance of rain and snow. Partly sunny, with a high near 43. West wind 8 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Narragansett Bay:
Narragansett Bay:
...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING THROUGH
LATE TONIGHT...
.THIS AFTERNOON...S winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 35 kt.
Waves 4 to 6 ft. Patchy dense fog. Rain with a chance of tstms.
Vsby 1 NM or less.
.TONIGHT...S winds 25 to 35 kt. Gusts up to 45 kt, increasing to
55 kt after midnight. Waves 6 to 9 ft, except 9 to 12 ft at the
bay entrance. Patchy fog. Rain. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.TUE...W winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Gusts up to 35 kt. Waves 5 to 7 ft. At the bay
entrance, waves 7 to 10 ft, subsiding to 6 to 8 ft in the
afternoon.
.TUE NIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt
after midnight. Gusts up to 25 kt. Waves 3 to 5 ft, subsiding to
2 to 3 ft after midnight. At the bay entrance, waves 4 to 6 ft.
.WED...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW in the afternoon. Waves
2 to 3 ft.
.WED NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft.
.THU THROUGH FRI NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft.
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Rhode Island Sound:
...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH
TUESDAY MORNING...
.THIS AFTERNOON...S winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt.
Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: S 10 ft at 8 seconds and E 1 foot
at 5 seconds. Patchy dense fog. A chance of tstms. Rain, then a
chance of rain. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.TONIGHT...S winds 30 to 40 kt with gusts up to 50 kt. Seas 10 to
14 ft, building to 12 to 16 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: S
14 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 4 seconds, becoming S 16 ft at
10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 5 seconds. Patchy fog. Rain. Vsby 1 NM
or less.
.TUE...W winds 25 to 30 kt, diminishing to 20 to 25 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 9 to 13 ft, subsiding to 7 to 10 ft in the
afternoon. Wave Detail: S 13 ft at 11 seconds and SW 3 ft at
5 seconds, becoming S 10 ft at 11 seconds and SW 3 ft at
5 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...W winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming NW 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. Gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft, subsiding to 5 to
8 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: S 10 ft at 10 seconds and SW
3 ft at 5 seconds, becoming S 8 ft at 10 seconds and W 2 ft at
5 seconds.
.WED...NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, becoming SW
5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: S 6 ft
at 10 seconds and W 2 ft at 5 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S
4 ft at 10 seconds and W 1 foot at 5 seconds.
.THU THROUGH FRI NIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to
25 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
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Buzzard Bay:
...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH
TUESDAY MORNING...
.THIS AFTERNOON...S winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt.
Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: S 5 ft at 8 seconds and SE 4 ft at
5 seconds. Patchy dense fog. Rain with a chance of tstms. Vsby
1 NM or less.
.TONIGHT...S winds 35 to 45 kt with gusts up to 50 kt. Seas 5 to
7 ft, building to 6 to 9 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: S 6 ft
at 10 seconds and S 5 ft at 5 seconds, becoming SW 8 ft at
11 seconds and SW 6 ft at 5 seconds. Patchy fog. Rain. Vsby 1 NM
or less.
.TUE...SW winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt, diminishing
to 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to
7 ft. Wave Detail: SW 7 ft at 11 seconds and SW 4 ft at
5 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...W winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt,
diminishing to 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave
Detail: SW 4 ft at 10 seconds and SW 3 ft at 5 seconds.
.WED...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 10 seconds and
NW 2 ft at 5 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: S
2 ft at 9 seconds and W 1 foot at 4 seconds.
.THU THROUGH FRI NIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
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Cape Cod Bay:
...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH
TUESDAY MORNING...
.THIS AFTERNOON...S winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 35 kt.
Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SE 5 ft at 8 seconds and SE 4 ft at
5 seconds. Patchy fog. Rain with a chance of tstms. Vsby 1 NM or
less.
.TONIGHT...S winds 25 to 35 kt, increasing to 30 to 40 kt after
midnight. Gusts up to 50 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: SW 6 ft
at 5 seconds and SE 6 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy fog. Rain. Vsby
1 NM or less.
.TUE...SW winds 25 to 30 kt, becoming W 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft, subsiding to 3 to 4 ft in the
afternoon. Wave Detail: SW 5 ft at 5 seconds and SE 5 ft at
10 seconds, becoming SE 4 ft at 11 seconds and SW 3 ft at
4 seconds. A chance of rain in the morning.
.TUE NIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas
2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at 11 seconds and W 3 ft at
4 seconds.
.WED...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, diminishing to
5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft
at 5 seconds and SE 3 ft at 11 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: N
2 ft at 5 seconds and SE 2 ft at 10 seconds.
.THU THROUGH FRI NIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 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.
