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 - 40'00
Delfin - Max Draft - 42'00
Chem Marine - Max Draft - 38'00 MLW
Kinder Morgan - berth 1 - 46'00 - 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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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.
CURRENT ARTICLES – NONE
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SECURITY LEVEL: MARSEC 1
CURRENT HURRICANE ALERT LEVEL: 4 – TS CHANTAL
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">BULLETIN
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">TROPICAL STORM CHANTAL INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER 10A
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL032013
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">800 AM EDT WED JUL 10 2013
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">...CHANTAL MOST LIKELY A TROPICAL WAVE...
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">...RECONNAISSANCE PLANE EN ROUTE TO VERIFY...
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">SUMMARY OF 800 AM EDT...1200 UTC...INFORMATION
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">LOCATION...16.5N 70.8W
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">ABOUT 155 MI...245 KM SSW OF SANTO DOMINGO DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...45 MPH...75 KM/H
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">PRESENT MOVEMENT...W OR 275 DEGREES AT 29 MPH...46 KM/H
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1011 MB...29.85 INCHES
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">WATCHES AND WARNINGS
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">CHANGES WITH THIS ADVISORY...
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">NONE.
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">SUMMARY OF WATCHES AND WARNINGS IN EFFECT...
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR...
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">* ENTIRE COAST OF THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">* ENTIRE COAST OF HAITI
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">* TURKS AND CAICOS
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">* SOUTHEASTERN BAHAMAS
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">A TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR...
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">* CENTRAL BAHAMAS
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">INTERESTS IN EASTERN CUBA AND THE NORTHWESTERN BAHAMAS SHOULD
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">IF THE RECONNAISSANCE PLANE VERIFIES THAT CHANTAL HAS DEGENERATED
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">INTO A TROPICAL WAVE...ALL TROPICAL CYCLONE WATCHES AND WARNINGS
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA...PLEASE MONITOR
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">PRODUCTS ISSUED BY YOUR NATIONAL METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE.
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">AT 800 AM EDT...1200 UTC...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM CHANTAL WAS
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">ESTIMATED NEAR LATITUDE 16.5 NORTH...LONGITUDE 70.8 WEST. CHANTAL IS
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 29 MPH...46 KM/H...AND THIS GENERAL
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">MOTION WITH A DECREASE IN FORWARD SPEED IS EXPECTED THROUGH
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">TONIGHT. IF CHANTAL REMAINS A TROPICAL CYCLONE...A GRADUAL TURN
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">TOWARD THE NORTHWEST IS EXPECTED ON THURSDAY. ON THE CURRENT
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">FORECAST TRACK...THE CENTER WILL BE MOVING NEAR OR TO THE SOUTH OF
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">HISPANIOLA TODAY...AND OVER EASTERN CUBA ON THURSDAY. HOWEVER...IF
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">CHANTAL DEGENERATES INTO A TROPICAL WAVE...THE REMNANTS WILL MOVE
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 45 MPH...75 KM/H...WITH HIGHER
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">GUSTS. THESE WINDS ARE CONFINED TO AREAS OF HEAVY THUNDERSTORMS TO
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">THE NORTH AND EAST OF THE CENTER. WEAKENING IS FORECAST DURING THE
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">NEXT 48 HOURS. AN AIR FORCE HURRICANE HUNTER PLANE IS EN ROUTE TO
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 90 MILES...150 KM
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1011 MB...29.85 INCHES.
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">WIND...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS COULD AFFECT THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">THIS MORNING...AND HAITI LATER TODAY. TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">COULD OCCUR OVER PORTIONS OF THE SOUTHEASTERN BAHAMAS AND THE TURKS
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">AND CAICOS TONIGHT...AND OVER PORTIONS OF THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS BY
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">STORM SURGE...A STORM SURGE...ACCOMPANIED BY DANGEROUS WAVES...WILL
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">RAINFALL...CHANTAL IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE TOTAL RAIN ACCUMULATIONS
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">3 TO 6 INCHES OVER PUERTO RICO...THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS...THE
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">SOUTHEASTERN BAHAMAS...THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC AND HAITI. ISOLATED
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">MAXIMUM AMOUNTS OF 10 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE OVER HISPANIOLA.
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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
July 2013
W 10 Low 4:02 AM 0.3 6:20 AM Rise 8:29 AM 2
10 High 10:07 AM 4.7 8:30 PM Set 9:51 PM
10 Low 4:01 PM 0.3
10 High 10:12 PM 5.6
Th 11 Low 4:37 AM 0.3 6:20 AM Rise 9:24 AM 5
11 High 10:44 AM 4.8 8:30 PM Set 10:24 PM
11 Low 4:41 PM 0.4
11 High 10:46 PM 5.5
F 12 Low 5:12 AM 0.3 6:21 AM Rise 10:20 AM 11
12 High 11:21 AM 4.8 8:30 PM Set 10:57 PM
12 Low 5:23 PM 0.5
12 High 11:22 PM 5.4
Sa 13 Low 5:50 AM 0.2 6:21 AM Rise 11:16 AM 18
13 High 12:01 PM 4.9 8:29 PM Set 11:30 PM
13 Low 6:10 PM 0.6
Su 14 High 12:03 AM 5.3 6:22 AM Rise 12:14 PM 26
14 Low 6:32 AM 0.2 8:29 PM
14 High 12:47 PM 5.1
14 Low 7:02 PM 0.6
M 15 High 12:49 AM 5.2 6:23 AM Set 12:05 AM 36
15 Low 7:18 AM 0.1 8:29 PM Rise 1:14 PM
15 High 1:39 PM 5.3
15 Low 8:00 PM 0.7
Tu 16 High 1:42 AM 5.1 6:23 AM Set 12:42 AM 46
16 Low 8:11 AM 0.0 8:28 PM Rise 2:15 PM
16 High 2:38 PM 5.5
16 Low 9:03 PM 0.6
W 17 High 2:41 AM 5.0 6:24 AM Set 1:24 AM 57
17 Low 9:09 AM -0.1 8:28 PM Rise 3:19 PM
17 High 3:40 PM 5.8
17 Low 10:08 PM 0.5
Th 18 High 3:44 AM 5.0 6:25 AM Set 2:10 AM 68
18 Low 10:11 AM -0.3 8:27 PM Rise 4:24 PM
18 High 4:44 PM 6.1
18 Low 11:12 PM 0.3
F 19 High 4:49 AM 5.1 6:25 AM Set 3:04 AM 78
19 Low 11:14 AM -0.5 8:27 PM Rise 5:28 PM
19 High 5:47 PM 6.4
Sa 20 Low 12:13 AM 0.0 6:26 AM Set 4:04 AM 87
20 High 5:53 AM 5.2 8:26 PM Rise 6:29 PM
20 Low 12:15 PM -0.7
20 High 6:48 PM 6.6
Su 21 Low 1:10 AM -0.3 6:26 AM Set 5:09 AM 94
21 High 6:56 AM 5.4 8:26 PM Rise 7:25 PM
21 Low 1:15 PM -0.8
21 High 7:46 PM 6.8
M 22 Low 2:05 AM -0.6 6:27 AM Set 6:18 AM 98
22 High 7:56 AM 5.6 8:25 PM Rise 8:15 PM
22 Low 2:12 PM -0.9
22 High 8:41 PM 6.9
Tu 23 Low 2:57 AM -0.8 6:28 AM Set 7:28 AM 99
23 High 8:55 AM 5.8 8:24 PM Rise 9:00 PM
23 Low 3:07 PM -0.9
23 High 9:34 PM 6.8
W 24 Low 3:48 AM -0.8 6:28 AM Set 8:36 AM 98
24 High 9:51 AM 5.9 8:24 PM Rise 9:41 PM
24 Low 4:01 PM -0.7
24 High 10:25 PM 6.6
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Th 25 Low 4:38 AM -0.8 6:29 AM Set 9:42 AM 93
25 High 10:46 AM 5.9 8:23 PM Rise 10:19 PM
25 Low 4:55 PM -0.4
25 High 11:16 PM 6.3
F 26 Low 5:27 AM -0.6 6:30 AM Set 10:46 AM 86
26 High 11:39 AM 5.8 8:22 PM Rise 10:56 PM
26 Low 5:49 PM -0.1
Sa 27 High 12:05 AM 5.9 6:30 AM Set 11:47 AM 78
27 Low 6:15 AM -0.4 8:22 PM Rise 11:32 PM
27 High 12:33 PM 5.7
27 Low 6:44 PM 0.3
Su 28 High 12:54 AM 5.5 6:31 AM Set 12:46 PM 68
28 Low 7:04 AM -0.2 8:21 PM
28 High 1:25 PM 5.6
28 Low 7:40 PM 0.6
M 29 High 1:44 AM 5.2 6:32 AM Rise 12:08 AM 58
29 Low 7:53 AM 0.0 8:20 PM Set 1:44 PM
29 High 2:18 PM 5.5
29 Low 8:37 PM 0.9
Tu 30 High 2:35 AM 4.9 6:32 AM Rise 12:47 AM 48
30 Low 8:44 AM 0.2 8:20 PM Set 2:39 PM
30 High 3:11 PM 5.5
30 Low 9:35 PM 1.0
W 31 High 3:27 AM 4.8 6:33 AM Rise 1:27 AM 39
31 Low 9:36 AM 0.4 8:19 PM Set 3:33 PM
31 High 4:03 PM 5.5
31 Low 10:31 PM 1.1
AUGUST 2013
Th 1 High 4:19 AM 4.7 6:34 AM Rise 2:10 AM 29
1 Low 10:27 AM 0.4 8:18 PM Set 4:23 PM
1 High 4:54 PM 5.5
1 Low 11:23 PM 1.0
F 2 High 5:11 AM 4.7 6:34 AM Rise 2:56 AM 21
2 Low 11:18 AM 0.4 8:17 PM Set 5:11 PM
2 High 5:44 PM 5.6
Sa 3 Low 12:12 AM 0.9 6:35 AM Rise 3:45 AM 14
3 High 6:02 AM 4.8 8:16 PM Set 5:56 PM
3 Low 12:06 PM 0.4
3 High 6:30 PM 5.7
Su 4 Low 12:57 AM 0.8 6:36 AM Rise 4:36 AM 8
4 High 6:50 AM 4.9 8:15 PM Set 6:37 PM
4 Low 12:52 PM 0.3
4 High 7:14 PM 5.8
M 5 Low 1:38 AM 0.6 6:37 AM Rise 5:29 AM 3
5 High 7:36 AM 5.0 8:14 PM Set 7:16 PM
5 Low 1:35 PM 0.2
5 High 7:56 PM 5.9
Tu 6 Low 2:17 AM 0.5 6:37 AM Rise 6:24 AM 1
6 High 8:19 AM 5.0 8:14 PM Set 7:52 PM
6 Low 2:17 PM 0.2
6 High 8:34 PM 5.9
W 7 Low 2:54 AM 0.4 6:38 AM Rise 7:19 AM 0
7 High 9:00 AM 5.1 8:13 PM Set 8:27 PM
7 Low 2:58 PM 0.2
7 High 9:11 PM 5.9
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Synopsis<span-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">...ATLANTIC HIGH PRESSURE WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE WATERS THROUGH THURSDAY. A
WEAKENING COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE REGION FROM THE NORTHWEST LATE IN THE WEEK...THEN STALL OVER OR CLOSE TO THE AREA OVER THE WEEKEND...WHILE TROPICAL CYCLONE CHANTAL APPROACHES THE SOUTHEAST COAST. PLEASE REFER TO THE LATEST ADVISORY ON CHANTAL ISSUED
BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.
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<span-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">S winds 5 to 10 kt...increasing to 10 to 15 kt late. Seas 2 ft.
Tonight: S winds 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
Thu: SW winds 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. A chance of showers and tstms...mainly in the afternoon.
Thu Night: SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Showers and tstms likely.
Fri: SW winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming S in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Showers and tstms likely.
Fri Night: SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Showers and tstms likely.
Sat: SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Showers and tstms likely.
Sat Night: SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. A chance of showers and tstms.
Sun: SE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. A chance of showers and tstms.
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