Port Update
RI / Southern Massachusetts
September 23, 2025
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: 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 2025/09/22 Mon 01:59 AM 0.20 L 2025/09/22 Mon 08:48 AM 4.24 H 2025/09/22 Mon 02:23 PM 0.20 L 2025/09/22 Mon 09:06 PM 3.80 H 2025/09/23 Tue 02:27 AM 0.17 L 2025/09/23 Tue 09:26 AM 4.16 H 2025/09/23 Tue 03:01 PM 0.22 L 2025/09/23 Tue 09:42 PM 3.60 H Providence: Date Day Time Pred High/Low 2025/09/22 Mon 01:47 AM 0.27 L 2025/09/22 Mon 09:05 AM 5.14 H 2025/09/22 Mon 02:10 PM 0.30 L 2025/09/22 Mon 09:21 PM 4.68 H 2025/09/23 Tue 02:25 AM 0.20 L 2025/09/23 Tue 09:43 AM 5.06 H 2025/09/23 Tue 02:54 PM 0.31 L 2025/09/23 Tue 09:58 PM 4.46 H
Weather / Marine Zone Forecast
Providence Weather:
Today
Mostly sunny, with a high near 80. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Tonight
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 11pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between 11pm and 3am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 3am. Patchy fog after 10pm. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 63. Southwest wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Wednesday
A chance of showers. Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high near 69. Calm wind becoming northeast 5 to 7 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Wednesday Night
Showers likely, mainly after 3am. Cloudy, with a low around 62. Northeast wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Thursday
Showers likely, with thunderstorms also possible after 5pm. Cloudy, with a high near 71. South wind 5 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Thursday Night
Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Cloudy, with a low around 65. Southwest wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Friday
A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 76. West wind 6 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Friday Night
A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 61. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Saturday
A chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 77. Light and variable wind becoming southwest 5 to 7 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Saturday Night
A chance of showers after 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 61. Light southwest wind. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 77. West wind 5 to 9 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 55. Northwest wind 3 to 6 mph.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 73. Northwest wind 6 to 8 mph becoming west in the afternoon.
Narragansett Bay:
Narragansett Bay:
.TODAY...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt with
gusts up to 20 kt this afternoon. Waves 2 to 3 ft.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt,
diminishing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Waves 2 to 3 ft. Patchy
fog. A chance of showers. Vsby 1 to 3 NM after midnight.
.WED...N winds around 5 kt, becoming NE in the afternoon. Waves
2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers. Patchy fog in the morning with
vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.WED NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. A chance of
showers in the evening, then showers likely after midnight.
.THU...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt with gusts up
to 20 kt in the afternoon. Waves around 2 ft. Showers likely.
.THU NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft. Showers. A
chance of tstms in the evening. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.FRI...SW winds around 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft. Showers likely.
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around
2 ft. A chance of showers.
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Rhode Island Sound:
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON EDT TODAY THROUGH
LATE TONIGHT...
.TODAY...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 3 to
4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at 12 seconds and SW 3 ft at
4 seconds.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt,
diminishing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave
Detail: SE 4 ft at 12 seconds and SW 3 ft at 4 seconds. Patchy
fog. A chance of showers. Vsby 1 to 3 NM after midnight.
.WED...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E in the afternoon. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at 12 seconds and SW 2 ft at
5 seconds. A chance of showers. Patchy fog in the morning with
vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.WED NIGHT...E winds around 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail:
SE 3 ft at 11 seconds and SW 1 foot at 5 seconds. A chance of
showers in the evening, then showers likely after midnight.
.THU...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 10 seconds and SE 2 ft at
4 seconds. Showers likely.
.THU NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas
2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 5 seconds and SE 3 ft at
10 seconds. Showers with a chance of tstms. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.FRI...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to
3 ft. Showers likely with a chance of tstms.
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to
3 ft. A chance of showers.
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Buzzard Bay:
.TODAY...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to
3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 3 seconds and SE 2 ft at
12 seconds.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt,
diminishing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave
Detail: SW 2 ft at 4 seconds and SE 2 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy
fog. A chance of showers. Vsby 1 NM or less after midnight.
.WED...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE in the afternoon. Seas
around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 12 seconds and SW 1 foot at
4 seconds. A chance of showers. Patchy fog in the morning with
vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.WED NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail:
SE 2 ft at 11 seconds and NE 1 foot at 2 seconds. A chance of
showers in the evening, then showers likely after midnight.
.THU...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 10 seconds and SE 1 foot
at 5 seconds. Showers likely.
.THU NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas
around 2 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 3 seconds and SE 1 foot at
7 seconds. Showers.
.FRI...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas around
2 ft. Showers likely.
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around
2 ft. A chance of showers.
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Cape Cod Bay:
.TODAY...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt with
gusts up to 20 kt this afternoon. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail:
SE 2 ft at 10 seconds and SW 1 foot at 2 seconds.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt,
diminishing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas around 2 ft. Wave
Detail: SE 2 ft at 12 seconds and SW 1 foot at 3 seconds. Patchy
fog. A chance of showers in the evening. Showers likely after
midnight with vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.WED...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE in the afternoon. Seas
around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 12 seconds and W 1 foot at
2 seconds. Showers likely, mainly in the morning. Patchy fog in
the morning with vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.WED NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail:
SE 2 ft at 12 seconds and E 1 foot at 3 seconds. A chance of
showers in the evening, then showers likely after midnight. Vsby
1 to 3 NM in the evening.
.THU...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the afternoon.
Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 11 seconds and SE
1 foot at 3 seconds. Showers likely.
.THU NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt after
midnight. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: S 1 foot at 3 seconds
and E 1 foot at 5 seconds. Showers likely.
.FRI...SW winds around 10 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas around
2 ft. Showers likely.
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around
2 ft. A chance of showers.
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.
