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Subject:SOUTH CAROLINA DAILY PORT UPDATE
Date:Friday, October 17, 2008
Priority:Normal
Notice:

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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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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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CURRENT ISSUES - NONE

FUTURE/ONGOING ISSUES:
10/21 - 1800 - CHARLESTON COUNTY COUNCIL MEETING
10/30 - PROPELLOR CLUB 75TH ANNIVERSARY PARTY
11/2 - 0815 - MARITIME ASSOCIATION MEETING
2013 - PROPOSED TIME FRAME FOR NEW PORT TERMINAL TO BE COMPLETED

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CURRENT HURRICANE ALERT STATUS - 4

TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
800 AM EDT FRI OCT 17 2008

FOR THE NORTH ATLANTIC...CARIBBEAN SEA AND THE GULF OF MEXICO...

THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER IS ISSUING ADVISORIES ON TROPICAL
STORM OMAR...LOCATED ABOUT 670 MILES SOUTHEAST OF BERMUDA.

CLOUDINESS AND SHOWERS ASSOCIATED WITH A WESTWARD-MOVING TROPICAL
WAVE ARE LOCATED ABOUT 500 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF THE SOUTHERN
WINDWARD ISLANDS. THERE ARE NO SIGNS OF ORGANIZATION AND
DEVELOPMENT...IF ANY...WILL BE SLOW TO OCCUR.

THE REMNANT CIRCULATION OF FORMER TROPICAL DEPRESSION SIXTEEN IS
CENTERED INLAND OVER CENTRAL AMERICA. THIS SYSTEM IS NEARLY
STATIONARY AND WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE LOCALLY HEAVY RAINS FROM
NORTHERN COSTA RICA TO SOUTHEASTERN MEXICO DURING THE NEXT COUPLE
OF DAYS. THESE RAINS COULD CAUSE FLASH FLOODS AND MUD SLIDES.
DEVELOPMENT OF THIS SYSTEM IS NOT ANTICIPATED IN THE CARIBBEAN SEA
WITHIN THE NEXT TWO DAYS.

ELSEWHERE...TROPICAL CYCLONE FORMATION IS NOT EXPECTED DURING THE
NEXT 48 HOURS.

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FORECASTER LANDSEA/STEWART

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

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

M 20 High 12:39 AM 5.2 7:28 AM Set 1:48 PM 68
20 Low 6:45 AM 0.3 6:41 PM
20 High 1:15 PM 6.3
20 Low 7:44 PM 0.9

Tu 21 High 1:47 AM 5.2 7:29 AM Rise 12:00 AM 56
21 Low 7:50 AM 0.5 6:39 PM Set 2:32 PM
21 High 2:22 PM 6.1
21 Low 8:48 PM 1.0

W 22 High 2:56 AM 5.2 7:30 AM Rise 1:09 AM 45
22 Low 8:58 AM 0.6 6:38 PM Set 3:10 PM
22 High 3:27 PM 6.0
22 Low 9:50 PM 0.9

Th 23 High 4:02 AM 5.4 7:31 AM Rise 2:15 AM 34
23 Low 10:05 AM 0.6 6:37 PM Set 3:42 PM
23 High 4:27 PM 5.9
23 Low 10:47 PM 0.7

F 24 High 5:02 AM 5.7 7:31 AM Rise 3:18 AM 24
24 Low 11:06 AM 0.6 6:36 PM Set 4:11 PM
24 High 5:21 PM 5.9
24 Low 11:38 PM 0.5

Sa 25 High 5:56 AM 6.0 7:32 AM Rise 4:19 AM 16
25 Low 12:03 PM 0.5 6:35 PM Set 4:39 PM
25 High 6:10 PM 5.9

Su 26 Low 12:25 AM 0.4 7:33 AM Rise 5:19 AM 9
26 High 6:45 AM 6.2 6:34 PM Set 5:06 PM
26 Low 12:54 PM 0.4
26 High 6:55 PM 5.8

M 27 Low 1:08 AM 0.3 7:34 AM Rise 6:18 AM 4
27 High 7:29 AM 6.4 6:33 PM Set 5:35 PM
27 Low 1:41 PM 0.4
27 High 7:36 PM 5.7

Tu 28 Low 1:49 AM 0.3 7:35 AM Rise 7:17 AM 1
28 High 8:11 AM 6.4 6:32 PM Set 6:05 PM
28 Low 2:25 PM 0.4
28 High 8:16 PM 5.6

W 29 Low 2:27 AM 0.4 7:35 AM Rise 8:17 AM 0
29 High 8:50 AM 6.4 6:31 PM Set 6:40 PM
29 Low 3:07 PM 0.5
29 High 8:55 PM 5.4

Th 30 Low 3:03 AM 0.5 7:36 AM Rise 9:16 AM 0
30 High 9:28 AM 6.3 6:30 PM Set 7:19 PM
30 Low 3:47 PM 0.6
30 High 9:32 PM 5.2

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LOCAL WEATHER:

Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 85. West wind between 7 and 9 mph.

Tonight: Showers likely, mainly after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low
around 62. West wind around 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New
rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

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Notice posted on Friday, October 17, 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.