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:
Hess - Max draft - 36'00
Delfin - Max Draft - 42'00
Chem Marine - Max Draft - 38'00 MLW
Kinder Morgan - berth 1 - 40'00 - all vessel arrivals require tide
Kinder Morgan - berth 2 - 40'00
Kinder Morgan - berth 3 - 30'00"
Kinder Morgan - berth 4 - Max draft 40'00, tide needed for anything deeper than 38'00
BP - Max draft 30'00" Low water
Wando Terminal - Max draft 43'00 MLW - tide needed for anything deeper Than 43'01" Max BM No restriction North Charleston Terminal - Max draft 45'00 MLW - Max BM No restriction
CST - Max draft 45'00 MLW - Max BM No restrictions
Veterans Terminal 35' MLW tidal restricted
Nucor - Max draft 25'00 (movements daylight & tidal restricted), Max LOA 550', Max Beam 52'
Pier J Max Draft 30 FT
Airdraft under the Don Holt Bridge 155 ft per pilots
Per pilots - restrictions for Tanker movements:
Drafts of 38'00 or less may transit at anytime
Drafts of 38'01 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
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VESSEL TRAFFIC:
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ATB PACIFIC RELIANCE / 650-4 - ETA 0600/30TH<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">
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KMI1 -FEDERAL RHINE – ETA
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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. All persons wanting unescorted access to any vessel must have a valid TWIC.
Vessels 65 ft and longer in length must slow to 10 kts about 20 nm offshore in to the COLREGS demarcation line. Savannah is in the Mid-Atlantic Area. Brunswick is in the South Atlantic area. Savannah
rules will apply from November 1 to April 30 and Brunswick rules are in effect November 15-April 15.
RIGHT WHALE MANDATORY SHIP REPORTING SYSTEM FOR WHALESSOUTH –
The U.S. Mandatory Ship Reporting (MSR) System for Northern Right Whales is in effect from November 15th, 2012 to April 16th, 2013. This mandatory system requires all vessels
300 gross tons and greater to submit a report prior to entering the designated WHALESSOUTH area per Title 33, Code of Federal Regulations Part 169.115 (33 CFR 169.115). The geographical boundaries of the southeast reporting system include coastal waters within
approximately 25 nautical miles along a 90 nautical mile stretch of the Atlantic seaboard in Florida and Georgia. The area extends from the shoreline east to longitude 80°51'.60W, with the southern and northern boundaries at latitudes 30°00'.00N and 31°27'.00N,
respectively.
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CURRENT ARTICLES :
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">VENICE — More than two dozen young and old adults gathered in a bar on the east side of this city earlier this month to plot the course of their year-old effort
to fight the ever larger cruise ships arriving here.
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">In a corner, a slide projector flashed images of many of them sailing small boats, waving “No Grande Navi” flags.
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">The talk centered on strategies to push back at cruise ships when the mega-ships return in bulk in a few months.
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">Clearly, concern over cruise ships isn’t limited to Charleston.
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">But Charleston soon will take center stage in the international debate over how best to balance cruise tourism and preservation concerns in the historic port cities
where the ships often call.
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CURRENT ISSUES:
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01/30/13 - 1800 Prop club dinner – Oyster Roast
01/31/13 - 1700 MASC Happy Hour – Bighorns Sports Grill
FUTURE/ONGOING ISSUES:
02/12/13 - 1130 – CWIT luncheon
02/12/13 - 1700 – Pilot Commission
02/22/13 – 1200 – Chat & Chew with Jim Newsome
02/28/13 - 0800 – Nav Ops meeting
02/28/13 - 1700 MASC Happy Hour
03/08/13 - 1830 - MASC Gala
03/12/13 –
1130 – CWIT luncheon
03/12/13 –
1700 – Pilot Commission
03/28/13 –
0800 – Nav Ops meeting
03/28/13 -
1700 MASC Happy Hour
2018 - ETA FOR NEW CHARLESTON PORT TERMINAL TO BE COMPLETED
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SECURITY LEVEL: MARSEC 1
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Tides for Charleston (Customhouse Wharf) starting with July 21, 2011.
Day High Tide Height Sunrise Moon Time % Moon
/Low Time Feet Sunset Visible
JANUARY 2013
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">M 28 Low 2:15 AM -0.4 7:17 AM Set 7:49 AM 99
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black"> 28 High 8:27 AM 5.6 5:49 PM Rise 7:33 PM
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black"> 28 Low 2:44 PM -0.2
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black"> 28 High 8:50 PM 5.0
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">Tu 29 Low 2:56 AM -0.4 7:16 AM Set 8:24 AM 97
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black"> 29 High 9:01 AM 5.5 5:50 PM Rise 8:32 PM
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black"> 29 Low 3:20 PM -0.3
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black"> 29 High 9:26 PM 5.1
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">W 30 Low 3:38 AM -0.3 7:16 AM Set 8:57 AM 92
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black"> 30 High 9:37 AM 5.4 5:51 PM Rise 9:31 PM
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black"> 30 Low 3:59 PM -0.3
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black"> 30 High 10:04 PM 5.1
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">Th 31 Low 4:23 AM -0.2 7:15 AM Set 9:32 AM 86
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black"> 31 High 10:16 AM 5.3 5:52 PM Rise 10:32 PM
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black"> 31 Low 4:40 PM -0.3
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black"> 31 High 10:48 PM 5.2
FEBRUARY 2013
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">F 1 Low 5:12 AM -0.1 7:14 AM Set 10:08 AM 78
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black"> 1 High 11:01 AM 5.1 5:53 PM Rise 11:34 PM
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black"> 1 Low 5:26 PM -0.3
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black"> 1 High 11:39 PM 5.2
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">Sa 2 Low 6:08 AM 0.1 7:14 AM Set 10:48 AM 68
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black"> 2 High 11:52 AM 4.9 5:53 PM
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black"> 2 Low 6:19 PM -0.2
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">Su 3 High 12:39 AM 5.3 7:13 AM Rise 12:38 AM 58
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black"> 3 Low 7:10 AM 0.2 5:54 PM Set 11:32 AM
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black"> 3 High 12:52 PM 4.8
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black"> 3 Low 7:19 PM -0.2
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">M 4 High 1:47 AM 5.3 7:12 AM Rise 1:42 AM 46
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black"> 4 Low 8:17 AM 0.2 5:55 PM Set 12:22 PM
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black"> 4 High 1:59 PM 4.7
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black"> 4 Low 8:26 PM -0.2
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">Tu 5 High 2:59 AM 5.5 7:11 AM Rise 2:46 AM 35
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black"> 5 Low 9:25 AM 0.1 5:56 PM Set 1:18 PM
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black"> 5 High 3:09 PM 4.7
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black"> 5 Low 9:34 PM -0.4
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">W 6 High 4:09 AM 5.7 7:11 AM Rise 3:47 AM 24
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black"> 6 Low 10:29 AM -0.2 5:57 PM Set 2:20 PM
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black"> 6 High 4:18 PM 4.9
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black"> 6 Low 10:40 PM -0.6
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">Th 7 High 5:13 AM 5.9 7:10 AM Rise 4:43 AM 15
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black"> 7 Low 11:29 AM -0.5 5:58 PM Set 3:25 PM
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black"> 7 High 5:22 PM 5.1
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black"> 7 Low 11:40 PM -0.9
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">F 8 High 6:11 AM 6.2 7:09 AM Rise 5:34 AM 7
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black"> 8 Low 12:23 PM -0.7 5:59 PM Set 4:32 PM
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black"> 8 High 6:21 PM 5.4
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">Sa 9 Low 12:36 AM -1.1 7:08 AM Rise 6:19 AM 2
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black"> 9 High 7:04 AM 6.3 6:00 PM Set 5:39 PM
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black"> 9 Low 1:14 PM -0.9
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black"> 9 High 7:15 PM 5.6
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">Su 10 Low 1:29 AM -1.1 7:07 AM Rise 7:00 AM 0
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black"> 10 High 7:53 AM 6.3 6:01 PM Set 6:44 PM
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black"> 10 Low 2:01 PM -1.0
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black"> 10 High 8:05 PM 5.8
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M 11 Low 2:19 AM -1.1 7:06 AM Rise 7:38 AM 0
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New""> 11 High 8:39 AM 6.1 6:02 PM Set 7:47 PM
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New""> 11 Low 2:47 PM -1.0
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New""> 11 High 8:52 PM 5.8
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">Tu 12 Low 3:07 AM -0.9 7:05 AM Rise 8:13 AM 3
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New""> 12 High 9:23 AM 5.9 6:03 PM Set 8:49 PM
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New""> 12 Low 3:31 PM -0.8
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New""> 12 High 9:38 PM 5.7
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">W 13 Low 3:54 AM -0.6 7:04 AM Rise 8:48 AM 7
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New""> 13 High 10:06 AM 5.5 6:03 PM Set 9:48 PM
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New""> 13 Low 4:13 PM -0.6
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New""> 13 High 10:22 PM 5.5
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">Th 14 Low 4:41 AM -0.2 7:03 AM Rise 9:23 AM 14
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New""> 14 High 10:48 AM 5.2 6:04 PM Set 10:46 PM
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New""> 14 Low 4:55 PM -0.3
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New""> 14 High 11:06 PM 5.3
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">F 15 Low 5:27 AM 0.2 7:02 AM Rise 9:59 AM 22
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New""> 15 High 11:32 AM 4.8 6:05 PM Set 11:42 PM
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New""> 15 Low 5:38 PM 0.0
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New""> 15 High 11:52 PM 5.1
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">Sa 16 Low 6:16 AM 0.5 7:01 AM Rise 10:37 AM 31
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New""> 16 High 12:18 PM 4.5 6:06 PM
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New""> 16 Low 6:24 PM 0.3
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">Su 17 High 12:41 AM 4.9 7:00 AM Set 12:37 AM 40
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New""> 17 Low 7:09 AM 0.8 6:07 PM Rise 11:18 AM
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New""> 17 High 1:09 PM 4.3
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New""> 17 Low 7:14 PM 0.5
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">M 18 High 1:35 AM 4.8 6:59 AM Set 1:29 AM 50
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New""> 18 Low 8:06 AM 1.0 6:08 PM Rise 12:02 PM
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New""> 18 High 2:04 PM 4.2
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New""> 18 Low 8:08 PM 0.6
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">Tu 19 High 2:32 AM 4.7 6:58 AM Set 2:19 AM 59
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New""> 19 Low 9:04 AM 1.0 6:09 PM Rise 12:49 PM
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New""> 19 High 3:02 PM 4.2
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New""> 19 Low 9:06 PM 0.6
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">W 20 High 3:31 AM 4.8 6:57 AM Set 3:07 AM 68
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New""> 20 Low 10:00 AM 0.9 6:10 PM Rise 1:39 PM
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New""> 20 High 3:59 PM 4.3
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New""> 20 Low 10:02 PM 0.4
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">Th 21 High 4:26 AM 4.9 6:56 AM Set 3:51 AM 76
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New""> 21 Low 10:51 AM 0.7 6:10 PM Rise 2:32 PM
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New""> 21 High 4:52 PM 4.5
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New""> 21 Low 10:55 PM 0.2
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">F 22 High 5:16 AM 5.1 6:55 AM Set 4:33 AM 84
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New""> 22 Low 11:37 AM 0.5 6:11 PM Rise 3:27 PM
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New""> 22 High 5:42 PM 4.7
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New""> 22 Low 11:43 PM 0.0
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">Sa 23 High 6:02 AM 5.3 6:54 AM Set 5:11 AM 90
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New""> 23 Low 12:19 PM 0.2 6:12 PM Rise 4:24 PM
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New""> 23 High 6:27 PM 4.9
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">Su 24 Low 12:29 AM -0.2 6:53 AM Set 5:48 AM 95
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New""> 24 High 6:45 AM 5.5 6:13 PM Rise 5:23 PM
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New""> 24 Low 12:59 PM -0.1
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New""> 24 High 7:09 PM 5.2
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MARINE FORECAST<span-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black">
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Synopsis<span-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">...HIGH PRESSURE TO THE NORTH OF THE AREA WILL GRADUALLY SHIFT INTO THE ATLANTIC
TODAY. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH FROM THE WEST MID WEEK...BRINGING WINDY CONDITIONS AND THE THREAT FOR THUNDERSTORMS WEDNESDAY. AFTER THE COLD FRONT PUSHES OFFSHORE WEDNESDAY NIGHT...HIGH PRESSURE WILL BRING COOLER AND DRIER CONDITIONS THROUGH THE
END OF THE WEEK.
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<span-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Today:
<span-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">NE winds 10 to 15 kt...becoming SE 5 to 10 kt late. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
Tonight: SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
Tue: SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 nm or less.
Tue Night: S winds 10 to 15 kt...increasing to 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
Wed: S winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt... Increasing to 25 to 30 kt with gusts to 40 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft... Building to 6 to 9 ft in the afternoon. A slight chance of showers in the morning...then a chance of showers with a slight
chance of tstms in the afternoon.
Wed Night: SW winds 25 to 30 kt...becoming W 20 to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 9 ft...subsiding to 5 to 7 ft after midnight. Showers likely with a slight chance of tstms in the evening...then a chance of showers after midnight.
Thu: NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. A slight chance of showers.
Thu Night: NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
Fri: W winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
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