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Subject: | DAILY UPDATE - HURRICANE BERTHA UPDATE | Date: | Tuesday, July 08, 2008 | Priority: | Normal | Notice: | URGENT INFORMATION: None
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PORT LIMITS/INFORMATION ------------------------ Maximum Depths - (Fresh) Harbor Entrance - 47.0 ft Main Channel - 45.0 ft
BERTH LIMITS/INFORMATION: ------------------------- Current maximum drafts allowed at berths:
Amerada Hess – Max draft of 38’00 if LOA is less than 650’; Max draft of 36’00 if LOA is 650’00 or greater Kinder Morgan – berth 1 - 40'00 Kinder Morgan - berth 2 - 40'00 Kinder Morgan - berth 3 - TBA berth 4 – Max draft 39’00, tide needed for anything deeper than 36’00 BP - TBA Wando Terminal – Max draft 46’00 – Max BM 187’00 North Charleston Terminal – Max 42’00 – Max BM 187’00 CST – Max draft 47’00 – Max BM 187’00
Per pilots – restrictions for Tanker movements: Drafts of 36’00 or less may transit at anytime Drafts of 36’01 to 40’00 – window: Start in 1 Hour before low water until 2 hours before high water Drafts of 40’01 to 41’00 – window: start in 2 hours after low water until 2 hours before high water Drafts of 41’01 to 42’00 – window: start in 3 hours after low water until 3 hours before high water
VESSEL TRAFFIC: ---------------
KMI - PEN 410 - ETA 08/1500, ETS 09/AM - BERGE COMMANDER - ETA 1200/09, ETS PM/10
HESS - STENA PERFORMANCE - IN, ETS 2000/08 ============================================= FEDERAL, STATE & LOCAL FILING REQUIREMENTS: --------------------------------------------- 96 Hours - advance notice of arrival required by USCG
48 Hours - advance receipt of crew list by Immigration for any vessel arriving from a foreign port, or arriving coast wise with detained crew.
24 Hours (minimum) - Foreign cargo must have manifest submitted to Customs & Border Patrol AMS. Bond must be filed for Foreign flag vessels or U.S. flag arriving with foreign cargo aboard.
24 Hours – advance notice to Pilots
24 Hours - advance fax of crew list and approved visitors required by Terminal.
72 Hours - post port call, the Port Authority requires bill of lading figures for all bulk cargo.
Port Security - All persons doing business within Port Authority property must have security pass from SCPA.
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NEWS ARTICLES: None
CURRENT ISSUES: 07/08 - 1700 - Pilot commission meeting 07/15 - 1000 - SCS PA MONTHLY MEETING
FUTURE/ONGOING ISSUES: 07/16 - 0815 - MASC BOARD MEETING 07/22 - TBA - VIRGINIA PORT AUTHORITY MONTHLY MEETING 07/24 - 0800 - CHS NAVIGATION COMMITTEE MEETING 10/08 - 1800 - CWIT OYSTER ROAST 10/30 - TBA - PROPELLOR CLUB 75TH ANNIVERSARY PARTY 2013 - PROPOSED TIME FRAME FOR NEW PORT TERMINAL TO BE COMPLETED
----------------------------------------------- CURRENT HURRICANE ALERT STATUS - 4 - HURRICANE BERTHA
AT 500 AM AST...0900Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE BERTHA WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 21.4 NORTH...LONGITUDE 53.3 WEST OR ABOUT 675 MILES... 1085 KM...EAST-NORTHEAST OF THE NORTHERN LEEWARD ISLANDS AND ABOUT 1035 MILES...1660 KM...SOUTHEAST OF BERMUDA.
BERTHA IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 10 MPH...17 KM/HR...AND THIS GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT 48 HOURS.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 120 MPH...195 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. BERTHA IS A CATEGORY THREE HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON HURRICANE SCALE. SOME FLUCTUATIONS IN INTENSITY MAY OCCUR TODAY... BUT A GRADUAL WEAKENING TREND IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN WITHIN THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.
Seaport Security Alert currently at YELLOW/ELEVATED - MARSEC 1 Airport Security Alert currently at ORANGE/HIGH
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TIDE INFORMATION (BASED FROM CUSTOMS WHARF):
Day High Tide Height Sunrise Moon Time % Moon /Low Time Feet Sunset Visible
Tu 8 High 12:34 AM 5.6 6:19 AM Rise 12:13 PM 27 8 Low 6:55 AM 0.0 8:31 PM 8 High 1:18 PM 5.3 8 Low 7:18 PM 0.5
W 9 High 1:20 AM 5.2 6:19 AM Set 12:10 AM 37 9 Low 7:41 AM 0.2 8:30 PM Rise 1:11 PM 9 High 2:10 PM 5.3 9 Low 8:14 PM 0.8
Th 10 High 2:07 AM 4.9 6:20 AM Set 12:37 AM 47 10 Low 8:27 AM 0.3 8:30 PM Rise 2:09 PM 10 High 3:01 PM 5.3 10 Low 9:11 PM 0.9
F 11 High 2:55 AM 4.6 6:20 AM Set 1:05 AM 57 11 Low 9:15 AM 0.4 8:30 PM Rise 3:06 PM 11 High 3:52 PM 5.4 11 Low 10:07 PM 1.0
Sa 12 High 3:45 AM 4.4 6:21 AM Set 1:37 AM 66 12 Low 10:03 AM 0.5 8:30 PM Rise 4:04 PM 12 High 4:42 PM 5.4 12 Low 11:01 PM 1.0
Su 13 High 4:36 AM 4.4 6:22 AM Set 2:12 AM 75 13 Low 10:51 AM 0.5 8:29 PM Rise 5:01 PM 13 High 5:31 PM 5.5 13 Low 11:52 PM 0.9
M 14 High 5:27 AM 4.4 6:22 AM Set 2:53 AM 82 14 Low 11:39 AM 0.5 8:29 PM Rise 5:57 PM 14 High 6:19 PM 5.6
Tu 15 Low 12:40 AM 0.8 6:23 AM Set 3:40 AM 89 15 High 6:17 AM 4.4 8:28 PM Rise 6:49 PM 15 Low 12:26 PM 0.4 15 High 7:06 PM 5.7
W 16 Low 1:24 AM 0.7 6:23 AM Set 4:33 AM 94 16 High 7:05 AM 4.5 8:28 PM Rise 7:37 PM 16 Low 1:11 PM 0.4 16 High 7:50 PM 5.8
Th 17 Low 2:07 AM 0.6 6:24 AM Set 5:30 AM 98 17 High 7:51 AM 4.6 8:28 PM Rise 8:19 PM 17 Low 1:54 PM 0.3 17 High 8:31 PM 5.8
F 18 Low 2:47 AM 0.4 6:25 AM Set 6:30 AM 99 18 High 8:34 AM 4.6 8:27 PM Rise 8:56 PM 18 Low 2:35 PM 0.3 18 High 9:10 PM 5.8
Sa 19 Low 3:25 AM 0.3 6:25 AM Set 7:30 AM 99 19 High 9:15 AM 4.7 8:27 PM Rise 9:29 PM 19 Low 3:16 PM 0.3 19 High 9:46 PM 5.8
Su 20 Low 4:03 AM 0.2 6:26 AM Set 8:31 AM 97 20 High 9:54 AM 4.8 8:26 PM Rise 9:59 PM 20 Low 3:58 PM 0.3 20 High 10:21 PM 5.7
=========================================== MARINE WEATHER:
WATERS FROM SOUTH SANTEE RIVER TO EDISTO BEACH SC OUT 20 NM- WATERS FROM EDISTO BEACH SC TO SAVANNAH GA OUT 20 NM- 320 AM EDT TUE JUL 8 2008
TODAY S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON...THEN ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS LATE.
TONIGHT S WINDS 15 KT...BECOMING SW 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
WED SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
WED NIGHT SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...BUILDING TO 3 TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
THU SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT... SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
THU NIGHT SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
FRI AND SAT SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS. | Notice posted on Tuesday, July 08, 2008 | | Disclaimer For quality assurance purposes please note well that while the above information is regularly vetted for accuracy it is not intended to replace the local knowledge or expertise pertaining to port conditions of our marine operations personnel. Port précis should always be verified by contacting the corresponding marine department of a particular location for the most up-to-date information.
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