COVID 19 Guidance
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COVID 19 is providing its own unique challenges, requiring all to stay extra vigilant on changing port call conditions and regulations.
If you would like updates for all USA ports, the easiest method for reviewing our daily port updates is by visiting:
http://ports.moranshipping.com/default.aspx
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 )
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.
Closure:
For your planning purposes, the next and final round of Canal closures for the Vertical Lift Railroad Bridge maintenance project will be on March 13-17 and March 20-24. The span will be lowered and the Canal will be closed to all marine
traffic, Monday through Friday, from 0700-1600. Once lowered for the workday, the bridge won’t be able to move until work is completed each day.
The closures are needed for the rehabilitation and replacement of critical bridge components. The Canal will be reopened each day as early as possible. The number of days with scheduled closures will be reduced if work progresses faster
than predicted. The schedule is weather dependent and subject to change.
Questions about the project or coordinating transits around the daily closures should be directed to the Duty Marine Traffic Controller, US Army Corps of Engineers, Cape Cod Canal Field Office at 978-318-8500 or VHF Channel 14.
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Providence:
Today<span-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:#333333">
<span-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:#333333">Increasing clouds, with a high near 51. Light and variable wind becoming northwest 5 to 10 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high
as 24 mph.
Tonight<span-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:#333333">
<span-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:#333333">Mostly cloudy, with a low around 33. West wind 5 to 7 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Friday<span-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:#333333">
<span-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:#333333">Mostly cloudy, with a high near 56. Calm wind becoming south 5 to 8 mph in the afternoon.
Friday Night<span-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:#333333">
<span-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:#333333">A slight chance of showers before 9pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 40. South wind 7 to 14 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Saturday<span-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:#333333">
<span-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:#333333">Partly sunny, with a high near 51. West wind 8 to 10 mph.
Saturday Night<span-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:#333333">
<span-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:#333333">Partly cloudy, with a low around 28. West wind 10 to 15 mph.
Sunday<span-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:#333333">
<span-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:#333333">Mostly sunny, with a high near 39. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.
Sunday Night<span-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:#333333">
<span-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:#333333">Mostly clear, with a low around 26. Breezy, with a west wind 13 to 20 mph.
Monday<span-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:#333333">
<span-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:#333333">Sunny, with a high near 47. West wind around 14 mph.
Monday Night<span-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:#333333">
<span-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:#333333">Mostly clear, with a low around 29. West wind 8 to 11 mph.
Tuesday<span-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:#333333">
<span-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:#333333">Sunny, with a high near 52. West wind 7 to 10 mph.
Tuesday Night<span-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:#333333">
<span-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:#333333">Mostly clear, with a low around 31. West wind around 9 mph.
Wednesday<span-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:#333333">
<span-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:#333333">Mostly sunny, with a high near 52. Northwest wind 8 to 11 mph becoming west in the afternoon.
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Tides:
Newport:
Date Day Time Pred High/Low
2023/03/16 Thu 03:17 AM 3.36 H
2023/03/16 Thu 10:05 AM 0.41 L
2023/03/16 Thu 03:51 PM 2.85 H
2023/03/16 Thu 09:25 PM 0.21 L
2023/03/17 Fri 04:30 AM 3.50 H
2023/03/17 Fri 11:13 AM 0.20 L
2023/03/17 Fri 05:02 PM 3.13 H
2023/03/17 Fri 10:50 PM -0.01 L
Providence:
Date Day Time Pred High/Low
2023/03/16 Thu 03:31 AM 4.23 H
2023/03/16 Thu 09:21 AM 0.69 L
2023/03/16 Thu 04:03 PM 3.80 H
2023/03/16 Thu 09:29 PM 0.37 L
2023/03/17 Fri 04:38 AM 4.36 H
2023/03/17 Fri 10:33 AM 0.49 L
2023/03/17 Fri 05:10 PM 4.05 H
2023/03/17 Fri 10:39 PM 0.11 L
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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)
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Narragansett Bay:
Synopsis<span-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:#333333">: ANZ200-170000- 701 AM EDT Thu Mar 16 2023
.Synopsis for Massachusetts and Rhode Island coastal waters... A ridge of high pressure approaches from the west today and builds over the waters tonight. Low pres across the Great Lakes early Fri moves into Quebec by Fri afternoon. This will drag a cold front
across the waters on Sat. High pres approaches from the west Sun and builds south of the waters by Mon. $$
Today<span-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:#333333">
<span-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:#333333">NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 25 kt this morning. Waves 2 to 3 ft.
Tonight<span-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:#333333">
<span-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:#333333">W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW after midnight. Waves around 2 ft in the evening, then 1 foot or less.
Fri<span-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:#333333">
<span-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:#333333">SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt in the afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less, then 2 to 3 ft in the afternoon.
Fri Night<span-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:#333333">
<span-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:#333333">SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Waves 2 to 4 ft.
Sat And Sat Night<span-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:#333333">
<span-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:#333333">W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Waves 2 to 4 ft.
Sun<span-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:#333333">
<span-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:#333333">W winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt.
Sun Night Through Mon Night<span-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:#333333">
<span-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:#333333">W winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. 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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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:
Today<span-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:#333333">
<span-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:#333333">NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt this afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
Tonight<span-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:#333333">
<span-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:#333333">W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
Fri<span-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:#333333">
<span-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:#333333">SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
Fri Night<span-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:#333333">
<span-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:#333333">SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
Sat And Sat Night<span-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:#333333">
<span-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:#333333">W winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
Sun And Sun Night<span-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:#333333">
<span-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:#333333">W winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt. Gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft, subsiding to 3 to 5 ft.
Mon And Mon Night<span-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:#333333">
<span-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:#333333">W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. 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:
Today<span-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:#333333">
<span-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:#333333">NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
Tonight<span-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:#333333">
<span-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:#333333">W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW after midnight. Seas around 2 ft.
Fri<span-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:#333333">
<span-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:#333333">SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
Fri Night<span-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:#333333">
<span-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:#333333">SW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
Sat And Sat Night<span-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:#333333">
<span-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:#333333">W winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
Sun And Sun Night<span-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:#333333">
<span-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:#333333">W winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
Mon And Mon Night<span-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:#333333">
<span-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:#333333">W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas around 2 ft. 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:
Today<span-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:#333333">
<span-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:#333333">NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
Tonight<span-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:#333333">
<span-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:#333333">W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW after midnight. Seas around 2 ft.
Fri<span-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:#333333">
<span-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:#333333">SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
Fri Night<span-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:#333333">
<span-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:#333333">SW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
Sat And Sat Night<span-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:#333333">
<span-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:#333333">W winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
Sun And Sun Night<span-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:#333333">
<span-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:#333333">W winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
Mon And Mon Night<span-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:#333333">
<span-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:#333333">W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas around 2 ft. 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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