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| Subject: | SOUTH CAROLINA DAILY UPDATE | | Date: | Monday, October 06, 2008 | | Priority: | Normal | | Notice: |
URGENT INFORMATION: NONE
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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 40'00
Kinder Morgan - berth 1 - 40'00
Kinder Morgan - berth 2 - 40'00
Kinder Morgan - berth 3 - TBA
Kinder Morgan - 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 Nucor - Max draft 25'00 (movements daylight &
tidal restricted), Max LOA 450', Max Beam 52'
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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HESS - TUG PEN 6 & BARGE 120 ETA 1345/6TH
BP - TUG INTEGRITY AND 650-4 ETS 1259/7TH
KINDER MORGAN - SEAMARLIN ETS 0400/7TH
KINDER MORGAN - PELAGOS ETA 1000/8TH
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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:
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CURRENT ISSUES - NONE
10/07 - 1900 - CHARLESTON COUNTY COUNCIL MEETING
10/08 - 1800 - CWIT OYSTER ROAST
FUTURE/ONGOING ISSUES:
10/14 - CWIT FIELD TRIP CLEMSON RESTORATION INSTITUTE
10/21 - 1800 - CHARLESTON COUNTY COUNCIL MEETING
10/30 - PROPELLOR CLUB 75TH ANNIVERSARY PARTY
2013 - PROPOSED TIME FRAME FOR NEW PORT TERMINAL TO BE COMPLETED
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CURRENT HURRICANE ALERT STATUS - 4
MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
225 AM EDT MON OCT 06 2008
MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION FOR GULF OF MEXICO...
CARIBBEAN SEA AND SOUTHWEST NORTH ATLC S OF 31N W OF 55W.
SW N ATLC AND GULF OF MEXICO...
ATLC FRONTAL TROUGH THROUGH 31N74W TO JUST E OF PALM BEACH CONTS
TO DRIFT W AND WEAKEN. GULF OF MEXICO SFC TROUGH EXTENDS FROM
23N90W TO A 1008 MB LOW PRES JUST EMERGING OFF THE MEXICAN COAST
AND EXPECTED TO SLIDE ACROSS THE FAR S PORTIONS OF THE BAY OF
CAMPECHE LATER TODAY. GRADIENT BETWEEN FRONTAL TROUGH/LOWER
PRESS OVER THE BAY OF CAMPECHE/SRN GULF OF MEXICO AND SE CONUS
RIDGE SUPPORTS NE WINDS OF 20 TO LOCALLY 25 KT OVER THE GULF N
OF 27N E OF 90W...A TAD STRONGER THAN FCST. BACKDOOR COLD FRONT
STILL SLATED TO SWEEP SWD OVER ATLC WATERS LATE TUE AND EXTEND
FROM 26N65W TO TO NE FLORIDA BY LATE WED. WINDS INCREASE BRIEFLY
TO 20-25 KT AND SEAS TO 10 FT IN HIGH PRES BUILDING IN WAKE OF
FRONT. IN THE MEANTIME MODELS ARE IN MUCH BETTER AGREEMENT ON
TIMING AND STRENGTH OF NEXT COLD FRONT SLATED TO MOVE OFF THE
TEXAS COAST TUE NIGHT AND EXTEND FROM FL/AL SWD THROUGH 25N90W
TO BAY OF CAMPECHE BY LATE WED. EXPECT A BRIEF PERIOD OF N-NE
WINDS OF 15-20 KT BEHIND FRONT OVER W GULF WED. BY THU RIDGE
OVER THE ERN CONUS BLOCKS EWD ADVANCE OF GULF OF MEXICO FRONT
WITH THE MUCH WEAKER FRONT EXTENDING FROM FL PANHANDLE TO WRN
BAY OF CAMPECHE BY LATE THU. FRONT DRIFTS NWD AND DISSIPATES BY
LATE FRI WITH LIGHT NE TO E WINDS IN ITS WAKE.
CARIBBEAN AND TROPICAL N ATLC...
TROPICAL WAVE S OF 19N ALONG 69W MOVING W 10 KT AND ANOTHER WAVE
LOCATED S OF 18N ALONG 58W ALSO MOVING W AT 10 KT. AS INDICATED
IN THE PREVIOUS DISCUSSION TROPICAL WAVES NOT EXPECTED TO HAVE
MUCH OF AN IMPACT OTHER THAN CONVECTION AND A SLIGHT WIND SHIFT.
MODELS ALL AGREE ON SUB-NORMAL 10-15 KT TRADES IN TROPICAL ATLC
AND CARIBBEAN. ON FRI SWELL TRAIN FROM BUILDING ATLC RIDGE
ARRIVES OVER THE FAR N PORTIONS OF THE TROPICAL N ATLC AND MAKES
IT AS FAR S AS 17N. SEAS MAY REACH 8 FT.
WARNINGS...
ATLANTIC...
NONE.
CARIBBEAN...
NONE.
GULF OF MEXICO...
NONE.
SEAPORT SECURITY ALERT CURRENTLY AT YELLOW/ELEVEATED - MARSEC 1
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Tides for Charleston (Customhouse Wharf) starting with October 6, 2008.
Day High Tide Height Sunrise Moon Time % Moon
/Low Time Feet Sunset Visible
M 6 High 12:50 AM 4.7 7:18 AM Rise 2:04 PM 36
6 Low 6:51 AM 1.4 6:57 PM Set 11:55 PM
6 High 1:39 PM 5.4
6 Low 7:59 PM 1.7
Tu 7 High 1:43 AM 4.6 7:18 AM Rise 2:46 PM 45
7 Low 7:45 AM 1.5 6:56 PM
7 High 2:36 PM 5.4
7 Low 8:54 PM 1.7
W 8 High 2:41 AM 4.7 7:19 AM Set 12:53 AM 55
8 Low 8:46 AM 1.5 6:55 PM Rise 3:24 PM
8 High 3:33 PM 5.4
8 Low 9:49 PM 1.6
Th 9 High 3:40 AM 4.8 7:20 AM Set 1:53 AM 64
9 Low 9:48 AM 1.4 6:54 PM Rise 3:57 PM
9 High 4:26 PM 5.6
9 Low 10:41 PM 1.3
F 10 High 4:37 AM 5.1 7:21 AM Set 2:53 AM 73
10 Low 10:48 AM 1.1 6:52 PM Rise 4:28 PM
10 High 5:16 PM 5.7
10 Low 11:29 PM 1.0
Sa 11 High 5:29 AM 5.5 7:21 AM Set 3:54 AM 82
11 Low 11:44 AM 0.9 6:51 PM Rise 4:57 PM
11 High 6:03 PM 5.9
Su 12 Low 12:14 AM 0.6 7:22 AM Set 4:56 AM 89
12 High 6:18 AM 5.9 6:50 PM Rise 5:26 PM
12 Low 12:36 PM 0.6
12 High 6:48 PM 6.0
M 13 Low 12:58 AM 0.3 7:23 AM Set 6:00 AM 95
13 High 7:05 AM 6.3 6:49 PM Rise 5:56 PM
13 Low 1:27 PM 0.3
13 High 7:32 PM 6.1
Tu 14 Low 1:42 AM 0.0 7:24 AM Set 7:06 AM 98
14 High 7:50 AM 6.6 6:48 PM Rise 6:29 PM
14 Low 2:16 PM 0.2
14 High 8:17 PM 6.0
W 15 Low 2:26 AM -0.2 7:24 AM Set 8:16 AM 99
15 High 8:37 AM 6.9 6:46 PM Rise 7:07 PM
15 Low 3:05 PM 0.1
15 High 9:02 PM 5.9
Th 16 Low 3:12 AM -0.3 7:25 AM Set 9:28 AM 98
16 High 9:25 AM 7.0 6:45 PM Rise 7:51 PM
16 Low 3:56 PM 0.2
16 High 9:50 PM 5.8
F 17 Low 4:00 AM -0.2 7:26 AM Set 10:41 AM 94
17 High 10:15 AM 6.9 6:44 PM Rise 8:43 PM
17 Low 4:48 PM 0.3
17 High 10:41 PM 5.6
Sa 18 Low 4:51 AM -0.1 7:27 AM Set 11:51 AM 87
18 High 11:10 AM 6.8 6:43 PM Rise 9:44 PM
18 Low 5:43 PM 0.5
18 High 11:37 PM 5.4
Su 19 Low 5:45 AM 0.1 7:27 AM Set 12:54 PM 78
19 High 12:10 PM 6.5 6:42 PM Rise 10:51 PM
19 Low 6:41 PM 0.8
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| | Notice posted on Monday, October 06, 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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