Port Update
RI / Southern Massachusetts
September 25, 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 2025/09/24 Wed 02:59 AM 0.19 L 2025/09/24 Wed 10:02 AM 4.00 H 2025/09/24 Wed 03:38 PM 0.29 L 2025/09/24 Wed 10:19 PM 3.37 H 2025/09/25 Thu 03:33 AM 0.27 L 2025/09/25 Thu 10:38 AM 3.78 H 2025/09/25 Thu 04:15 PM 0.42 L 2025/09/25 Thu 10:57 PM 3.13 H Providence: Date Day Time Pred High/Low 2025/09/24 Wed 03:05 AM 0.22 L 2025/09/24 Wed 10:20 AM 4.88 H 2025/09/24 Wed 03:38 PM 0.38 L 2025/09/24 Wed 10:36 PM 4.20 H 2025/09/25 Thu 03:45 AM 0.32 L 2025/09/25 Thu 10:56 AM 4.64 H 2025/09/25 Thu 04:21 PM 0.50 L 2025/09/25 Thu 11:16 PM 3.95 H
Weather / Marine Zone Forecast
Providence Weather:
Today
Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. Patchy fog. High near 72. South wind 7 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between three quarters and one inch possible.
Tonight
Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 7pm, then a chance of showers. Patchy fog. Otherwise, cloudy, with a low around 66. Southwest wind around 9 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Friday
Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 80. West wind around 7 mph.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 60. Light west wind.
Saturday
Partly sunny, with a high near 76. Light and variable wind becoming northeast around 5 mph in the morning.
Saturday Night
A slight chance of showers after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 59. Light south wind. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Sunday
A chance of showers before 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 75. Calm wind becoming south around 6 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 60. Calm wind.
Monday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 78. Calm wind becoming northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 58. Calm wind becoming north around 5 mph after midnight.
Tuesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 72. Northeast wind 6 to 9 mph.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 50. North wind around 6 mph.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 64. Northeast wind 7 to 11 mph.
Narragansett Bay:
Narragansett Bay:
.THIS AFTERNOON...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt.
Waves 2 to 3 ft. Patchy fog. A slight chance of tstms. A chance
of showers, then showers. Vsby 1 to 3 NM, decreasing to 1 NM or
less.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Waves
2 to 4 ft. Patchy fog. A chance of showers. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.FRI...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. Patchy fog in the
morning with vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.FRI NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW after midnight.
Waves around 2 ft.
.SAT...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E in the afternoon. Waves
around 2 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft. A chance of
showers after midnight.
.SUN...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 foot or less. A chance of
showers.
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around
2 ft.
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Rhode Island Sound:
.THIS AFTERNOON...S winds around 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt.
Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 5 seconds and SE 3 ft at
10 seconds. Patchy fog. A slight chance of tstms. A chance of
showers, then showers likely. Vsby 1 to 3 NM, decreasing to 1 NM
or less.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to
4 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 6 seconds and SE 2 ft at 10 seconds.
Patchy dense fog in the evening. Patchy fog after midnight. A
chance of showers. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.FRI...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SW 4 ft
at 6 seconds and SE 2 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning
with vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.FRI NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW after midnight. Seas
2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 7 seconds and SE 2 ft at
9 seconds.
.SAT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E in the afternoon. Seas
2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 7 seconds and E 1 foot at
11 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail:
S 2 ft at 7 seconds and E 1 foot at 12 seconds. A chance of
showers after midnight.
.SUN...E winds around 5 kt. Seas around 2 ft. A chance of
showers.
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...S winds around 5 kt, becoming W. Seas around
2 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.
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Buzzard Bay:
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON
THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...
.THIS AFTERNOON...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt.
Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 4 seconds and SE 1 foot at
9 seconds. Patchy fog. Showers likely. A slight chance of tstms.
Vsby 1 to 3 NM, decreasing to 1 NM or less.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to
4 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 4 seconds and SE 1 foot at
8 seconds. Patchy fog. A chance of showers. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.FRI...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 6 seconds and
E 1 foot at 9 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning with vsby 1 to
3 NM.
.FRI NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW after midnight. Seas
around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 6 seconds and E 1 foot at
9 seconds.
.SAT...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E in the afternoon. Seas
around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SW 1 foot at 6 seconds and E 1 foot at
9 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave
Detail: E 1 foot at 6 seconds. A chance of showers after
midnight.
.SUN...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. A chance of
showers.
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around
2 ft.
Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.
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Cape Cod Bay:
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON
THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...
.THIS AFTERNOON...SE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt.
Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 3 seconds and NE 2 ft at
6 seconds. Patchy fog. A chance of showers, then showers likely
with a slight chance of tstms. Vsby 1 NM or less, increasing to
1 to 3 NM.
.TONIGHT...S winds around 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to
4 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 3 seconds and E 2 ft at 6 seconds.
Patchy fog. Showers likely, mainly in the evening. Vsby 1 NM or
less.
.FRI...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to around 5 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 3 seconds and
E 2 ft at 7 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning with vsby 1 to
3 NM.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds around 5 kt, becoming NW after midnight.
Seas around 2 ft in the evening, then 1 foot or less. Wave
Detail: E 2 ft at 8 seconds and SW 1 foot at 2 seconds, becoming
W 1 foot at 2 seconds and SE 1 foot at 9 seconds.
.SAT...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E in the afternoon. Seas
1 foot or less. Wave Detail: NW 1 foot at 3 seconds and E 1 foot
at 8 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...SE winds around 5 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave
Detail: E 1 foot at 4 seconds. A chance of showers after
midnight.
.SUN...SE winds around 5 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. A chance of
showers.
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around
2 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.
