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">Mostly sunny, with a high near 72. Light south wind increasing to 9 to 14 mph in the morning.
Tonight<span-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:#333333">
<span-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:#333333">Showers likely, mainly before 9pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48. West wind 5 to 14 mph becoming north in the evening. Chance of precipitation
is 70%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Thursday<span-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:#333333">
<span-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:#333333">Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 66. North wind 10 to 13 mph.
Thursday 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 44. North wind around 6 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">Sunny, with a high near 69. Northwest wind 5 to 9 mph.
Friday 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 46. Southeast wind around 6 mph becoming light and variable after midnight.
Saturday<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 76. North wind 5 to 11 mph becoming east in the afternoon.
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 50. South wind 7 to 11 mph becoming west after midnight.
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 80. South wind 7 to 10 mph.
Sunday 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 55. South wind 8 to 10 mph.
Memorial Day<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 79. Northwest wind 8 to 11 mph becoming east in the afternoon.
Monday 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 54. East wind 8 to 13 mph becoming northeast after midnight.
Tuesday<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 78. Northeast wind around 10 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon.
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Tides:
Newport:
Date Day Time Pred High/Low
2023/05/24 Wed 05:15 AM 0.56 L
2023/05/24 Wed 12:10 PM 3.00 H
2023/05/24 Wed 05:03 PM 0.59 L
2023/05/25 Thu 12:25 AM 3.14 H
2023/05/25 Thu 06:00 AM 0.70 L
2023/05/25 Thu 12:59 PM 2.90 H
2023/05/25 Thu 05:53 PM 0.76 L
Providence:
Date Day Time Pred High/Low
2023/05/24 Wed 05:10 AM 0.77 L
2023/05/24 Wed 12:28 PM 3.92 H
2023/05/24 Wed 05:17 PM 0.79 L
2023/05/25 Thu 12:39 AM 3.97 H
2023/05/25 Thu 05:55 AM 0.96 L
2023/05/25 Thu 01:14 PM 3.83 H
2023/05/25 Thu 06:05 PM 1.00 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:
Today<span-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:#333333">
<span-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:#333333">SE winds around 5 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt this afternoon. Waves around 2 ft.
Tonight<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, becoming N after midnight. Gusts up to 25 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. Showers likely.
Thu<span-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:#333333">
<span-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:#333333">N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft.
Thu Night<span-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:#333333">
<span-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:#333333">NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft.
Fri And Fri Night<span-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:#333333">
<span-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:#333333">NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft.
Sat Through Sun Night<span-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:#333333">
<span-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:#333333">SW winds 5 to 10 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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Rhode Island Sound:
Today<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. 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 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. A chance of showers.
Thu<span-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:#333333">
<span-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:#333333">N winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NE 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
Thu Night<span-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:#333333">
<span-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:#333333">S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 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">NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW 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">S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
Sat Through Sun 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. Seas 2 to 3 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">SE winds around 5 kt, becoming S this afternoon. Seas around 2 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, becoming N after midnight. Gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers.
Thu<span-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:#333333">
<span-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:#333333">N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
Thu Night<span-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:#333333">
<span-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:#333333">N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
Fri And Fri Night<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. Seas around 2 ft.
Sat Through Sun Night<span-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:#333333">
<span-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:#333333">SW winds 5 to 10 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">SE winds around 5 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt this afternoon. Seas around 2 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, becoming N 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. A chance of showers.
Thu<span-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:#333333">
<span-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:#333333">N winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
Thu Night<span-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:#333333">
<span-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:#333333">N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 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">NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE 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">S winds around 5 kt, becoming W after midnight. Seas around 2 ft.
Sat Through Sun 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. 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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