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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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">KMI 4 - BOW RIYAD - 7/24
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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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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">CURRENT ISSUES:
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">07/25/13 – 0800 – Nav Ops meeting
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">2018 - ETA FOR NEW CHARLESTON PORT TERMINAL TO BE COMPLETED
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SECURITY LEVEL: MARSEC 1
CURRENT HURRICANE ALERT LEVEL: 4 – NO STORMS EXPECTED
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">800 AM EDT TUE JUL 23 2013
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">FOR THE NORTH ATLANTIC...CARIBBEAN SEA AND THE GULF OF MEXICO...
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">1. A SURFACE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM LOCATED A COUPLE HUNDRED MILES
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF THE CAPE VERDE ISLANDS HAS BECOME BETTER DEFINED
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">THIS MORNING. ALTHOUGH THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY HAS DECREASED...SOME
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">FURTHER DEVELOPMENT OF THIS DISTURBANCE IS STILL POSSIBLE LATER
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">TODAY BEFORE ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS BECOME LESS CONDUCIVE FOR
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">DEVELOPMENT ON WEDNESDAY. THIS SYSTEM HAS A MEDIUM CHANCE...40
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">PERCENT...OF BECOMING A TROPICAL CYCLONE DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">AS IT MOVES WEST-NORTHWESTWARD AT 15 TO 20 MPH. INTERESTS IN THE
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">CAPE VERDE ISLANDS SHOULD MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF THIS DISTURBANCE.
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">ELSEWHERE...TROPICAL CYCLONE FORMATION IS NOT EXPECTED DURING THE
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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
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"">...A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE AT THE SURFACE AND ALOFT WILL PREVAIL ALONG THE
EAST COAST THROUGH MID WEEK. A WEAKENING COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH FROM THE NORTHWEST LATE WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY... STALLING NEAR THE AREA INTO THE WEEKEND. A SECONDARY FRONT COULD SWEEP TOWARD THE EAST COAST EARLY NEXT WEEK.
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<span-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. A slight chance of showers and tstms early this morning.
Tonight: SW winds 15 to 20 kt...becoming W 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. A slight chance of showers and tstms in the evening.
Wed: SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. A slight chance of showers and tstms in the afternoon.
Wed Night: SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers and tstms...mainly after midnight.
Thu: W winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming E in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. A chance of showers and tstms.
Thu Night: NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. A chance of showers and tstms.
Fri: NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. A slight chance of showers and tstms.
Fri Night: NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. A chance of showers and tstms.
Sat: E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. A slight chance of showers and tstms.
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