Port Update
RI / Southern Massachusetts
February 08, 2024
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 )
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: 37-00
Shell: 40-00
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 2024/02/08 Thu 06:10 AM 3.97 H 2024/02/08 Thu 12:20 PM -0.36 L 2024/02/08 Thu 06:33 PM 3.51 H 2024/02/09 Fri 12:06 AM -0.65 L 2024/02/09 Fri 07:00 AM 4.26 H 2024/02/09 Fri 01:05 PM -0.58 L 2024/02/09 Fri 07:23 PM 3.87 H Providence: Date Day Time Pred High/Low 2024/02/08 Thu 06:25 AM 4.87 H 2024/02/08 Thu 12:07 PM -0.23 L 2024/02/08 Thu 06:47 PM 4.45 H 2024/02/09 Fri 12:09 AM -0.69 L 2024/02/09 Fri 07:15 AM 5.24 H 2024/02/09 Fri 12:53 PM -0.50 L 2024/02/09 Fri 07:37 PM 4.81 H
Weather / Marine Zone Forecast
Providence Weather:
Today
Sunny, with a high near 45. Light and variable wind.
Tonight
Patchy fog after 2am. Otherwise, increasing clouds, with a low around 29. Light south wind.
Friday
Patchy fog before 11am. Otherwise, cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 48. Light south wind increasing to 5 to 9 mph in the morning.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 37. Southwest wind 5 to 7 mph.
Saturday
A chance of showers, mainly after 3pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 55. Southwest wind 5 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Saturday Night
A chance of showers, mainly before 8pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 41. West wind 13 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 50. West wind around 14 mph.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 31. West wind 7 to 13 mph.
Monday
A chance of rain after 3pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 45. West wind 6 to 9 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Monday Night
A chance of rain before 5am, then a chance of rain and snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 34. Southeast wind 8 to 14 mph becoming northeast after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Tuesday
A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 41. Breezy, with a north wind 14 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Tuesday Night
A chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 25. Blustery, with a northwest wind 18 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 36. Breezy, with a northwest wind 18 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph.
Narragansett Bay:
Narragansett Bay:
This Afternoon
NE winds around 5 kt, becoming SE around 5 kt. Waves 1 foot or less.
Tonight
S winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 foot or less. Patchy fog after midnight with vsby 1 to 3 nm.
Fri
S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 foot or less, then around 2 ft in the afternoon. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 to 3 nm.
Fri Night
SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft.
Sat
SW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Waves 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers in the afternoon.
Sat Night
W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Waves 2 to 4 ft. A chance of showers in the evening.
Sun And Sun Night
W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft.
Mon And Mon Night
W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. A chance of rain. seas are reported as significant wave height, which is the average of the highest third of the waves. Individual wave heights may be more than twice the significant wave height.
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Rhode Island Sound:
This Afternoon
NE winds around 5 kt, becoming E. Seas around 2 ft, then 1 foot or less.
Tonight
SE winds around 5 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Patchy fog after midnight with vsby 1 to 3 nm.
Fri
S winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas around 2 ft. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 nm or less, increasing to 1 to 3 nm in the afternoon.
Fri Night
SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
Sat
SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers in the afternoon.
Sat Night
W winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
Sun And Sun Night
NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
Mon
W winds around 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. A chance of rain.
Mon Night
E winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. A chance of rain. seas are reported as significant wave height, which is the average of the highest third of the waves. Individual wave heights may be more than twice the significant wave height.
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Buzzards Bay:
This Afternoon
N winds around 5 kt, becoming E. Seas 1 foot or less.
Tonight
SE winds around 5 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. Patchy fog after midnight with vsby 1 to 3 nm.
Fri
S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less, then around 2 ft in the afternoon. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 nm or less, increasing to 1 to 3 nm in the afternoon.
Fri Night
SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft.
Sat
SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas around 2 ft. A chance of showers in the afternoon.
Sat Night
SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers in the evening.
Sun And Sun Night
W winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
Mon And Mon Night
W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 1 foot or less, then 2 to 3 ft. A chance of rain. seas are reported as significant wave height, which is the average of the highest third of the waves. Individual wave heights may be more than twice the significant wave height.
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Cape Cod Bay:
This Afternoon
NE winds around 5 kt. Seas around 2 ft.
Tonight
E winds around 5 kt, becoming S after midnight. Seas around 2 ft.
Fri
S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Patchy fog in the morning with vsby 1 to 3 nm.
Fri Night
SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
Sat
SW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers in the afternoon.
Sat Night
SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. A chance of showers in the evening.
Sun And Sun Night
W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
Mon
W winds around 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. A chance of rain.
Mon Night
SE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. A chance of rain. seas are reported as significant wave height, which is the average of the highest third of the waves. Individual wave heights may be more than twice the significant wave height.
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 30 ft due to shoaling. Vessels over 23 ft will need tide window for transit.
