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| Subject: | CHARLESTON DAILY UPDATE - HURRICANE FAY | | Date: | Tuesday, August 19, 2008 | | Priority: | Normal | | Notice: | --------------------------------------------------------------------------
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URGENT INFORMATION: CHARLESTON HURRICANE ALERT STATUS IS CURRENTLY AT
LEVEL 3 - X-RAY
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PORT LIMITS/INFORMATION
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Maximum Depths - (Fresh)
Harbor Entrance - 47.0 ft
Main Channel - 45.0 ft
BERTH LIMITS/INFORMATION:
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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:
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BP - TUG INTEGRITY & 650-4 IN 1555/18TH EST OUT 1300/25TH
KINDER MORGAN - COMMANDER N EST IN 1800/19TH
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FEDERAL, STATE & LOCAL FILING REQUIREMENTS:
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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
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FUTURE/ONGOING ISSUES:
09/17 - 0800 - MARITIME ASSOC OF SC BOARD 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 ISSUES - NONE
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CURRENT HURRICANE ALERT STATUS - 3 - X-RAY
TROPICAL STORM FAY DISCUSSION NUMBER 15
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL062008
500 AM EDT TUE AUG 19 2008
SFMR...DROPSONDE...AND FLIGHT-LEVEL OBSERVATIONS INDICATE THAT FAY
DID NOT STRENGTHEN MUCH...IF AT ALL...BEFORE COMING ASHORE. A
DROPSONDE REPORTED A SURFACE WIND OF 49 KT...AND THERE WERE
BELIEVABLE 49 KT WINDS FROM THE SFMR. THE HIGHEST FLIGHT-LEVEL WIND
OBSERVED WAS 61 KT. BASED ON THESE OBSERVATIONS...THE INTENSITY IS
SET AT 50 KT. THERE WERE A FEW SFMR WINDS ABOUT 5 KT HIGHER THAT
MIGHT OR MIGHT NOT HAVE BEEN CORRECT...BUT IN ANY EVENT FAY DIDN'T
MAKE IT TO HURRICANE STRENGTH. FAY SHOULD WEAKEN SLOWLY AS IT
CROSSES THE FLORIDA PENINSULA. IF THE CENTER DOES EMERGE INTO THE
ATLANTIC AS FORECAST...FAY WILL FIND ITSELF IN A MORE FAVORABLE
ANTICYCLONIC UPPER-AIR PATTERN IN ABOUT TWO DAYS...AND SLIGHT
RESTRENGTHENING IS REFLECTED IN THE OFFICIAL FORECAST.
THE INITIAL MOTION IS 025/8. OVER THE PAST DAY OR SO A CONSENSUS
HAS BEEN BUILDING ON FAY BEING TRAPPED BENEATH A MIGRATORY
MID-LEVEL HIGH PRESSURE IN THE WESTERLIES...WITH EVEN THE GFDL
BEGINNING TO BACK OFF ON A PROLONGED NORTHWARD MOTION. THE
GUIDANCE IS IN SLIGHTLY BETTER AGREEMENT ON THIS SCENARIO AND THE
OFFICIAL FORECAST NOW SHOWS A SLIGHTLY SHARPER SLOWDOWN AND TURN TO
THE WEST...IN BEST AGREEMENT WITH THE ECMWF.
FORECAST POSITIONS AND MAX WINDS
INITIAL 19/0900Z 25.9N 81.7W 50 KT...LANDFALL
12HR VT 19/1800Z 27.0N 81.3W 45 KT...INLAND
24HR VT 20/0600Z 28.3N 80.9W 35 KT...INLAND
36HR VT 20/1800Z 29.3N 80.7W 35 KT
48HR VT 21/0600Z 30.0N 81.0W 40 KT
72HR VT 22/0600Z 30.5N 82.0W 30 KT...INLAND
96HR VT 23/0600Z 31.0N 83.5W 25 KT...INLAND
120HR VT 24/0600Z 31.0N 85.5W 20 KT...REMNANT LOW
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT ALONG THE WEST
COAST OF FLORIDA FROM THE MIDDLE OF LONGBOAT KEY SOUTHWARD...AND
ALONG THE EAST COAST OF FLORIDA FROM FLAGLER BEACH SOUTHWARD...
INCLUDING LAKE OKEECHOBEE...AND FOR THE FLORIDA KEYS FROM OCEAN
REEF TO THE WEST END OF THE SEVEN MILE BRIDGE...INCLUDING FLORIDA
BAY.
A TROPICAL STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE FLORIDA EAST COAST
NORTH OF FLAGLER BEACH TO FERNANDINA BEACH.
A TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE NORTHWESTERN BAHAMAS.
FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA...INCLUDING POSSIBLE
INLAND WATCHES AND WARNINGS...PLEASE MONITOR PRODUCTS ISSUED
BY YOUR LOCAL WEATHER OFFICE.
RADAR DATA INDICATE THAT AT 800 AM EDT...1200Z...THE CENTER OF
TROPICAL STORM FAY WAS LOCATED INLAND IN SOUTH FLORIDA NEAR
LATITUDE 26.5 NORTH...LONGITUDE 81.4 WEST...OR ABOUT 30 MILES...50
KM...EAST-SOUTHEAST OF FT. MYERS FLORIDA AND 35 MILES...55 KM
SOUTHWEST OF MOORE HAVEN ON THE WEST SIDE OF LAKE OKEECHOBEE.
FAY IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHEAST NEAR 9 MPH...15 KM/HR...AND
THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TODAY...TAKING THE CENTER OF FAY
ACROSS THE FLORIDA PENINSULA. A DECREASE IN FORWARD SPEED AND A
TURN TO THE NORTH IS EXPECTED ON WEDNESDAY.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS REMAIN NEAR 60 MPH...95 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS. SLOW WEAKENING IS EXPECTED AS FAY MOVES FARTHER INLAND
TODAY.
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 125 MILES...205 KM
FROM THE CENTER.
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 988 MB...29.18 INCHES.
FAY IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE RAINFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8
INCHES...WITH MAXIMUM STORM TOTAL AMOUNTS OF 10 INCHES ACROSS THE
SOUTHERN AND EAST-CENTRAL FLORIDA PENINSULA. ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO
5 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE NORTHWESTERN BAHAMAS.
STORM TIDES OF 3 TO 5 FEET ABOVE NORMAL ARE POSSIBLE ALONG THE
SOUTHWESTERN COAST OF FLORIDA NEAR THE CENTER OF FAY.
ISOLATED TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE TODAY OVER SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL
FLORIDA.
REPEATING THE 800 AM EDT POSITION...26.5 N...81.4 W. MOVEMENT
TOWARD...NORTH-NORTHEAST NEAR 9 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...60
MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...988 MB.
THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT
1100 AM EDT.
SECURITY LEVEL MARSEC 1 - YELLOW - ELEVATED
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Tides for Charleston (Customhouse Wharf) starting with August 15, 2008.
Day High Tide Height Sunrise Moon Time % Moon
/Low Time Feet Sunset Visible
Tu 19 Low 4:10 AM 0.0 6:46 AM Set 9:27 AM 95
19 High 10:09 AM 5.7 8:00 PM Rise 9:27 PM
19 Low 4:25 PM 0.3
19 High 10:32 PM 5.8
W 20 Low 4:50 AM 0.0 6:47 AM Set 10:31 AM 89
20 High 10:53 AM 5.8 7:59 PM Rise 9:58 PM
20 Low 5:14 PM 0.4
20 High 11:13 PM 5.6
Th 21 Low 5:33 AM 0.0 6:48 AM Set 11:37 AM 82
21 High 11:40 AM 5.9 7:58 PM Rise 10:32 PM
21 Low 6:06 PM 0.6
F 22 High 12:00 AM 5.3 6:48 AM Set 12:45 PM 73
22 Low 6:20 AM 0.0 7:56 PM Rise 11:12 PM
22 High 12:33 PM 6.0
22 Low 7:03 PM 0.8
Sa 23 High 12:53 AM 5.1 6:49 AM Set 1:55 PM 62
23 Low 7:13 AM 0.1 7:55 PM Rise 11:59 PM
23 High 1:33 PM 6.0
23 Low 8:07 PM 1.0
Su 24 High 1:54 AM 5.0 6:50 AM Set 3:04 PM 51
24 Low 8:13 AM 0.2 7:54 PM
24 High 2:40 PM 6.0
24 Low 9:15 PM 1.0
M 25 High 3:02 AM 4.9 6:50 AM Rise 12:55 AM 39
25 Low 9:18 AM 0.2 7:53 PM Set 4:08 PM
25 High 3:49 PM 6.1
25 Low 10:23 PM 0.9
Tu 26 High 4:11 AM 4.9 6:51 AM Rise 1:59 AM 28
26 Low 10:24 AM 0.1 7:52 PM Set 5:05 PM
26 High 4:57 PM 6.2
26 Low 11:26 PM 0.7
W 27 High 5:19 AM 5.1 6:52 AM Rise 3:08 AM 18
27 Low 11:29 AM 0.0 7:50 PM Set 5:53 PM
27 High 5:59 PM 6.4
Th 28 Low 12:24 AM 0.5 6:52 AM Rise 4:19 AM 10
28 High 6:21 AM 5.4 7:49 PM Set 6:34 PM
28 Low 12:29 PM -0.2
28 High 6:55 PM 6.5
F 29 Low 1:17 AM 0.2 6:53 AM Rise 5:28 AM 4
29 High 7:18 AM 5.6 7:48 PM Set 7:08 PM
29 Low 1:24 PM -0.3
29 High 7:46 PM 6.5
Sa 30 Low 2:05 AM 0.1 6:54 AM Rise 6:35 AM 1
30 High 8:11 AM 5.9 7:47 PM Set 7:39 PM
30 Low 2:17 PM -0.3
30 High 8:33 PM 6.4
Su 31 Low 2:50 AM 0.0 6:54 AM Rise 7:39 AM 0
31 High 9:00 AM 6.0 7:45 PM Set 8:08 PM
31 Low 3:06 PM -0.1
31 High 9:16 PM 6.3
M 1 Low 3:33 AM 0.0 6:55 AM Rise 8:41 AM 1
1 High 9:47 AM 6.1 7:44 PM Set 8:36 PM
1 Low 3:53 PM 0.1
1 High 9:57 PM 6.0
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MARINE WEATHER
Today: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 2pm. Mostly
cloudy, with a high near 86. East wind between 9 and 14 mph. Chance of
precipitation is 30%.
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| | Notice posted on Tuesday, August 19, 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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