Rhode Island

COVID 19 Guidance

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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 Draft Restriction

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The US Army Corp of Engineers has advised that the current maximum air draft for Cape Cod Canal transits remains at 135 feet. Max draft in the canal is currently 30 feet. Vessels with drafts over 26 feet will need a tide window for transit

Cape Cod Canal Transit Restriction

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None at the moment

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Current maximum drafts at local terminals in feet:

Davisville: 32-00

Provport: 38-00

Hudson: 27-05

ExxonMobil: 36-00

Shell: 40-00

Sprague Providence: 32-00 (Flood tide restricted for berthing)

Sprague East Providence: 32-06 (Daylight & flood tide restricted for berthing)

Providence, RI Weather

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This Afternoon: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Patchy fog between 3pm and 5pm. High near 75. South wind around 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Tonight: Showers and thunderstorms before midnight, then a slight chance of showers between midnight and 2am. Patchy fog. Low around 64. South wind 5 to 7 mph becoming light and variable in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Thursday: Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 76. Northwest wind around 7 mph.

Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 56. North wind 6 to 9 mph.

Friday: Partly sunny, with a high near 70. North wind 10 to 14 mph.

Friday Night: A slight chance of showers after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 59. Breezy, with a north wind 16 to 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Saturday: A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 71. Windy, with a northwest wind 23 to 26 mph, with gusts as high as 37 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Saturday Night: A chance of showers before 9pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 59. Breezy, with a northwest wind 17 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 77. West wind 11 to 14 mph.

Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 58. Southwest wind 7 to 10 mph.

Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 77. Southwest wind 7 to 11 mph.

Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 59. Southwest wind 7 to 9 mph.

Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 75. Northwest wind 8 to 10 mph.

Providence, RI Tides

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Date

High Tide

Low Tide

Sun

AM

ft

PM

ft

AM

ft

PM

ft

Rise

Set

13

Wed

7:48

4.4

8:05

4.6

12:48

0.8

12:50

0.5

6:22

7:00

14

Thu

8:23

4.6

8:36

4.6

1:24

0.6

1:34

0.4

6:23

6:59

15

Fri

8:57

4.7

9:08

4.6

2:02

0.4

2:18

0.3

6:24

6:57

16

Sat

9:31

4.8

9:43

4.5

2:39

0.3

3:02

0.3

6:25

6:55

17

Sun

10:07

4.8

10:22

4.4

3:16

0.3

3:44

0.4

6:26

6:53

18

Mon

10:45

4.8

11:05

4.2

3:52

0.3

4:24

0.5

6:27

6:52

19

Tue

11:27

4.7

11:52

4.0

4:27

0.4

5:02

0.6

6:28

6:50

20

Wed

12:14

4.6

5:02

0.5

5:42

0.8

6:29

6:48

21

Thu

12:43

3.9

1:06

4.5

5:41

0.6

6:28

1.0

6:30

6:46

22

Fri

1:37

3.9

2:03

4.5

6:29

0.8

7:30

1.2

6:31

6:45

23

Sat

2:34

3.9

3:01

4.6

7:35

0.9

8:50

1.2

6:32

6:43

24

Sun

3:32

4.0

4:03

4.7

8:54

0.8

10:04

0.9

6:33

6:41

25

Mon

4:35

4.3

5:10

4.9

10:06

0.6

11:05

0.6

6:34

6:39

26

Tue

5:42

4.6

6:15

5.3

11:10

0.3

11:55

0.2

6:35

6:38

27

Wed

6:43

5.1

7:11

5.6

12:07

0.0

6:36

6:36

28

Thu

7:36

5.6

8:01

5.7

12:39

-0.1

12:59

-0.2

6:37

6:34

29

Fri

8:26

5.9

8:50

5.7

1:22

-0.4

1:50

-0.3

6:38

6:32

30

Sat

9:15

6.0

9:39

5.5

2:05

-0.5

2:40

-0.2

6:40

6:31

Marine Forecast

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Narragansett Bay:

This Afternoon: S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft. Showers likely with a slight chance of tstms.

Tonight: S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW after midnight. Waves around 2 ft. Patchy fog. Showers with a chance of tstms in the evening. Vsby 1 to 3 nm.

Thu: NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft.

Thu Night: N winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt after midnight. Waves around 2 ft.

Fri: N winds 15 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Gusts up to 30 kt. Waves around 2 ft.

Fri Night: N winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt, increasing to 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt after midnight. Waves around 2 ft. A chance of showers after midnight.

Sat: Tropical storm conditions possible. A chance of showers.

Sat Night: NW winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming W 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Gusts up to 35 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers in the evening.

Sun: W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft.

Sun Night: SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Waves 2 to 3 ft.

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Rhode Island Sound:

 

This Afternoon: S winds around 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Showers likely with isolated tstms.

Tonight: S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Showers likely in the evening. A chance of showers after midnight. Patchy fog after midnight. Vsby 1 to 3 nm.

Thu: NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.

Thu Night: N winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 20 to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 7 ft.

Fri: N winds 25 to 30 kt. Gusts up to 40 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 9 ft.

Fri Night: N winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 45 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. A chance of showers. Vsby 1 to 3 nm after midnight.

Sat: Tropical storm conditions possible. A chance of showers.

Sat Night: Tropical storm conditions possible. A chance of showers in the evening.

Sun: W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.

Sun Night: W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. 

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Buzzards Bay:

This Afternoon: S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Showers likely with isolated tstms.

Tonight: S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W after midnight. Seas around 2 ft. Showers likely in the evening. A chance of showers after midnight. Patchy fog after midnight with vsby 1 to 3 nm.

Thu: NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft.

Thu Night: N winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft.

Fri: N winds 20 to 25 kt, increasing to 25 to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 7 ft.

Fri Night: N winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 45 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. A chance of showers in the evening, then showers likely after midnight with vsby 1 to 3 nm.

Sat: Tropical storm conditions possible. Showers likely, mainly in the morning.

Sat Night: Tropical storm conditions possible. A chance of showers in the evening.

Sun: W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.

Sun Night: SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas around 2 ft.

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Cape Cod Bay:

This Afternoon: S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. A chance of showers.

Tonight: S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight. Seas around 2 ft. Showers likely. Patchy fog after midnight with vsby 1 to 3 nm.

Thu: NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Patchy fog in the morning. A chance of showers in the morning.

Thu Night: N winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft.

Fri: NE winds 20 to 25 kt, increasing to 25 to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 7 ft.

Fri Night: Tropical storm conditions possible. A chance of showers in the evening, then showers likely after midnight.

Sat: Tropical storm conditions possible. Showers likely, mainly in the morning.

Sat Night: Tropical storm conditions possible. A chance of showers in the evening.

Sun: W winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft, subsiding to 2 to 3 ft in the afternoon.

Sun Night: SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas around 2 ft. 

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