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SubjectDatePriority
CHARLESTON, SC - DAILY PORT UPDATE - 2/28/1402/28/2014 Normal
WILMINGTON, NC - DAILY PORT UPDATE - 2/28/1402/28/2014 Normal
SAVANNAH, GA - DAILY PORT UPDATE - 02/28/1402/28/2014 Normal
SAVANNAH, GA - DAILY PORT UPDATE - 02/27/1402/27/2014 Normal
WILMINGTON, NC - DAILY PORT UPDATE - 2/27/1402/27/2014 Normal
CHARLESTON, SC - DAILY PORT UPDATE - 2/27/1402/27/2014 Normal
SAVANNAH, GA - DAILY PORT UPDATE - 02/26/1402/26/2014 Normal
CHARLESTON, SC - DAILY PORT UPDATE - 2/26/1402/26/2014 Normal
WILMINGTON, NC - DAILY PORT UPDATE - 2/26/1402/26/2014 Normal
WILMINGTON, NC - DAILY PORT UPDATE - 2/25/1402/25/2014 Normal
CHARLESTON, SC - DAILY PORT UPDATE - 2/25/1402/25/2014 Normal
SAVANNAH, GA - DAILY PORT UPDATE - 02/25/1402/25/2014 Normal
CHARLESTON, SC - DAILY PORT UPDATE - 2/24/1402/24/2014 Normal
WILMINGTON, NC - DAILY PORT UPDATE - 2/24/1402/24/2014 Normal
SAVANNAH, GA - DAILY PORT UPDATE - 02/24/1402/24/2014 Normal
WILMINGTON, NC - DAILY PORT UPDATE - 2/21/1402/21/2014 Normal
CHARLESTON, SC - DAILY PORT UPDATE - 2/21/1402/21/2014 Normal
WILMINGTON, NC - DAILY PORT UPDATE - 2/20/1402/20/2014 Normal
CHARLESTON, SC - DAILY PORT UPDATE - 2/20/1402/20/2014 Normal
SAVANNAH, GA - DAILY PORT UPDATE - 02/20/1402/20/2014 Normal
SAVANNAH, GA - DAILY PORT UPDATE - 02/19/1402/19/2014 Normal
CHARLESTON, SC - DAILY PORT UPDATE - 2/19/1402/19/2014 Normal
WILMINGTON, NC - DAILY PORT UPDATE - 2/19/1402/19/2014 Normal
SAVANNAH, GA - DAILY PORT UPDATE - 02/18/1402/18/2014 Normal
CHARLESTON, SC - DAILY PORT UPDATE - 2/18/1402/18/2014 Normal
WILMINGTON, NC - DAILY PORT UPDATE - 2/18/1402/18/2014 Normal
CHARLESTON, SC - DAILY PORT UPDATE - 2/14/1402/14/2014 Normal
SAVANNAH, GA - DAILY PORT UPDATE - 02/13/1402/14/2014 Normal
WILMINGTON, NC - DAILY PORT UPDATE - 2/14/1402/14/2014 Normal
WILMINGTON, NC - DAILY PORT UPDATE - 2/13/1402/13/2014 Normal
CHARLESTON, SC - DAILY PORT UPDATE - 2/13/1402/13/2014 Normal
SAVANNAH, GA - DAILY PORT UPDATE - 02/13/1402/13/2014 Normal
WILMINGTON, NC - DAILY PORT UPDATE - 2/12/1402/12/2014 Normal
RE: SAVANNAH, GA - DAILY PORT UPDATE - 02/12/1402/12/2014 Normal
CHARLESTON, SC - DAILY PORT UPDATE - 2/12/1402/12/2014 Normal
WILMINGTON, NC - DAILY PORT UPDATE - 2/11/1402/11/2014 Normal
CHARLESTON, SC - DAILY PORT UPDATE - 2/11/1402/11/2014 Normal
SAVANNAH, GA - DAILY PORT UPDATE - 02/11/1402/11/2014 Normal
WILMINGTON, NC - DAILY PORT UPDATE - 2/10/1402/10/2014 Normal
SAVANNAH, GA - DAILY PORT UPDATE - 02/10/1402/10/2014 Normal
CHARLESTON, SC - DAILY PORT UPDATE - 2/10/1402/10/2014 Normal
ON CALL AGENT FOR SAVANNAH, GA / CHARLESTON, SC / WILMINGTON, NC / FEB 08-09, 201402/07/2014 Normal
WILMINGTON, NC - DAILY PORT UPDATE - 2/7/1402/07/2014 Normal
CHARLESTON, SC - DAILY PORT UPDATE - 2/7/1402/07/2014 Normal
SAVANNAH, GA - DAILY PORT UPDATE - 02/07/1402/07/2014 Normal
CHARLESTON, SC - DAILY PORT UPDATE - 2/6/1402/06/2014 Normal
WILMINGTON, NC - DAILY PORT UPDATE - 2/6/1402/06/2014 Normal
SAVANNAH, GA - DAILY PORT UPDATE - 02/06/1402/06/2014 Normal
SAVANNAH, GA - DAILY PORT UPDATE - 02/05/1402/05/2014 Normal
CHARLESTON, SC - DAILY PORT UPDATE - 2/5/1402/05/2014 Normal
WILMINGTON, NC - DAILY PORT UPDATE - 2/5/1402/05/2014 Normal
CHARLESTON, SC - DAILY PORT UPDATE - 2/4/1402/04/2014 Normal
SAVANNAH, GA - DAILY PORT UPDATE - 02/04/1402/04/2014 Normal
WILMINGTON, NC - DAILY PORT UPDATE - 2/4/1402/04/2014 Normal
WILMINGTON, NC - DAILY PORT UPDATE - 2/3/1402/03/2014 Normal
CHARLESTON, SC - DAILY PORT UPDATE - 2/3/1402/03/2014 Normal
SAVANNAH, GA - DAILY PORT UPDATE - 02/03/1402/03/2014 Normal

 Daily Port Update

Subject:CHARLESTON, SC - DAILY PORT UPDATE - 2/18/14
Date:Tuesday, February 18, 2014
Priority:Normal
Notice:

PORT OF CHARLESTON, SC

 

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:

 

Buckeye ( formerly Hess ) - Max draft - 40'00

Delfin - Max Draft - 38'00 Max LOA 690'

ODFJELL Terminal - Max Draft - 30'00 Max LOA 700'

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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KINDER MORGAN 4 –  UACC MASAFI - ETA 2/20<span-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">

                                                      <span-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">OSG 214 – ETA 02/26-27

<span-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">                                         ATB INTEGRITY - ETA 2/25

                                         NORD STABILITY – ETA 3/1

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">                                         YASA COLDEN DARDANELLES - ETA 2/25

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<span-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">KINDER MORGAN 1 –  FEDERAL KUMANO – ETA 2/25

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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.

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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">The Port of Charleston's container volume growth outpaced the market by a significant margin in CY2013. Charleston finished the year handling 1,601,366 TEU, up 6% over CY2012. Notably, the Port of Charleston gained an amazing 72% share of all container volume growth in its competitive port range since CY2011.  Key points:

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">•           For the period 2011-2013, the region's ports grew a combined total of 306,423 TEU.

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">•           Of that, Charleston earned 220,018 TEU or 72% of the growth.

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">•           The increase is a result of an aggressive commercial position, which simultaneously targets new clients and commodity lines from discretionary markets, efforts to capture all inland-favorable freight, and economic development to grow the freight base.

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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">Intermodal Rail Up 50% Since 2011

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">The Port of Charleston increased its intermodal rail volume by 50 percent since 2011, thanks to  efforts aimed at capturing discretionary cargo from major points in the Southeast, Gulf, Midwest and Ohio Valley. International intermodal rail lifts in Charleston increased 18 percent in 2013 following a 27 percent increase in

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CURRENT ISSUES:<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">

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02/20/14 – 1830 – PROPELLER CLUB OYSTER ROAST – PILOTS BUILDING

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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">02/27/14 - 1700 - WATERFRONT HAPPY HOUR

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">02/28/14 - CHAT N CHEW WITH JIM NEWSOME

 

03/11/14 – CWIT LUNCHEON/PILOT COMMISSION

03/27/14 – NAVOPS MEETING/WATERFRONT HAPPY HOUR

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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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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">SECURITY LEVEL: MARSEC 1

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HURRICANE STATUS - OUT OF SEASON<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">

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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">RIGHT WHALE SEASON IS CURRENTLY IN EFFECT. 

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black">Specific dimensions for the Seasonal Management Area and the applicable rules are available from NOAA at http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/pr/shipstrike/ 

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Tides for Charleston (Customhouse Wharf)   

Day        High      Tide  Height   Sunrise    Moon  Time      % Moon

           /Low      Time    Feet    Sunset                    Visible

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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">FEBRUARY 2014

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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black"> 

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">Tu  18      Low   3:45 AM    -0.1   7:00 AM     Set  8:45 AM      92

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">    18     High   9:41 AM     5.2   6:08 PM    Rise  9:44 PM

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">    18      Low   3:57 PM    -0.1

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">    18     High  10:06 PM     5.2

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black"> 

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">W   19      Low   4:27 AM     0.0   6:59 AM     Set  9:20 AM      86

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">    19     High  10:16 AM     5.0   6:09 PM    Rise 10:42 PM

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">    19      Low   4:36 PM    -0.1

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">    19     High  10:45 PM     5.2

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black"> 

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">Th  20      Low   5:13 AM     0.1   6:58 AM     Set  9:59 AM      78

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">    20     High  10:58 AM     4.9   6:09 PM    Rise 11:41 PM

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">    20      Low   5:20 PM     0.0

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">    20     High  11:32 PM     5.2

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black"> 

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">F   21      Low   6:06 AM     0.3   6:56 AM     Set 10:41 AM      69

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">    21     High  11:48 AM     4.8   6:10 PM

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">    21      Low   6:11 PM     0.0

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black"> 

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">Sa  22     High  12:29 AM     5.2   6:55 AM    Rise 12:42 AM      59

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">    22      Low   7:06 AM     0.3   6:11 PM     Set 11:29 AM

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">    22     High  12:46 PM     4.7

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">    22      Low   7:12 PM     0.0

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black"> 

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">Su  23     High   1:37 AM     5.3   6:54 AM    Rise  1:42 AM      48

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">    23      Low   8:12 AM     0.3   6:12 PM     Set 12:23 PM

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">    23     High   1:53 PM     4.7

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">    23      Low   8:19 PM    -0.1

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black"> 

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">M   24     High   2:49 AM     5.4   6:53 AM    Rise  2:41 AM      37

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">    24      Low   9:20 AM     0.2   6:13 PM     Set  1:22 PM

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">    24     High   3:04 PM     4.8

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">    24      Low   9:29 PM    -0.2

 

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">Tu  25     High   4:00 AM     5.7   6:52 AM    Rise  3:37 AM      26

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">    25      Low  10:23 AM    -0.1   6:14 PM     Set  2:26 PM

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">    25     High   4:13 PM     5.0

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">    25      Low  10:36 PM    -0.5

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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">W   26     High   5:05 AM     5.9   6:51 AM    Rise  4:29 AM      16

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">    26      Low  11:22 AM    -0.5   6:14 PM     Set  3:33 PM

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">    26     High   5:18 PM     5.4

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">    26      Low  11:38 PM    -0.9

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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">Th  27     High   6:04 AM     6.2   6:50 AM    Rise  5:17 AM      8

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">    27      Low  12:17 PM    -0.8   6:15 PM     Set  4:42 PM

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">    27     High   6:17 PM     5.8

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black"> 

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">F   28      Low  12:35 AM    -1.1   6:49 AM    Rise  6:01 AM      3

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">    28     High   6:58 AM     6.3   6:16 PM     Set  5:50 PM

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">    28      Low   1:08 PM    -1.1

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">    28     High   7:12 PM     6.0

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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">MARCH 2014

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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">Sa   1      Low   1:29 AM    -1.3   6:47 AM    Rise  6:43 AM      0

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">     1     High   7:49 AM     6.4   6:17 PM     Set  6:58 PM

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">     1      Low   1:57 PM    -1.2

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">     1     High   8:04 PM     6.2

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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">Su   2      Low   2:21 AM    -1.2   6:46 AM    Rise  7:23 AM      0

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">     2     High   8:37 AM     6.2   6:18 PM     Set  8:04 PM

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">     2      Low   2:44 PM    -1.2

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">     2     High   8:54 PM     6.3

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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">M    3      Low   3:12 AM    -1.0   6:45 AM    Rise  8:03 AM      3

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">     3     High   9:25 AM     6.0   6:18 PM     Set  9:08 PM

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">     3      Low   3:31 PM    -1.0

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">     3     High   9:42 PM     6.1

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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">Tu   4      Low   4:01 AM    -0.7   6:44 AM    Rise  8:42 AM      8

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">     4     High  10:11 AM     5.7   6:19 PM     Set 10:10 PM

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">     4      Low   4:17 PM    -0.8

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">     4     High  10:30 PM     5.9

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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">W    5      Low   4:51 AM    -0.3   6:43 AM    Rise  9:23 AM      15

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">     5     High  10:58 AM     5.3   6:20 PM     Set 11:09 PM

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">     5      Low   5:03 PM    -0.4

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">     5     High  11:18 PM     5.6

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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">Th   6      Low   5:42 AM     0.1   6:41 AM    Rise 10:06 AM      24

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">     6     High  11:47 AM     4.9   6:21 PM

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">     6      Low   5:51 PM     0.0

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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">F    7     High  12:08 AM     5.3   6:40 AM     Set 12:06 AM      33

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">     7      Low   6:36 AM     0.5   6:21 PM    Rise 10:52 AM

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">     7     High  12:38 PM     4.6

          <span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">7      Low   6:42 PM     0.3

 

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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">MARINE WEATHER: 

Synopsis<span-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">...A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL DROP SOUTH THROUGH THE AREA THIS MORNING... THEN LIFT NORTH AS A WARM FRONT TONIGHT. ANOTHER WEAKENING COLD FRONT STALL OVER OR CLOSE TO THE REGION WEDNESDAY. ATLANTIC HIGH PRESSURE WILL THEN EXPAND OVER THE SOUTHEAST STATES THROUGH LATE WEEK...BEFORE A STRONGER COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE REGION FRIDAY NIGHT. THE COLD FRONT WILL THEN STALL JUST OFF THE SOUTHEAST COAST...AND A SERIES OF LOW PRESSURES WILL TRACK NORTHEAST ALONG THE STATIONARY FRONT THIS WEEKEND INTO EARLY NEXT 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"">SW winds 10 to 15 kt...becoming NW 5 to 10 kt late this morning and early afternoon...then becoming S late. Seas 3 to 4 ft...subsiding to 1 to 2 ft this afternoon.

Tonight: S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 to 2 ft...building to 3 to 4 ft after midnight. A slight chance of showers and tstms after midnight. Patchy fog after midnight.

Wed: SW winds 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft...subsiding to 3 to 4 ft in the afternoon. Patchy fog.

Wed Night: SW winds 15 kt...becoming S 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft...subsiding to 2 to 3 ft after midnight. Patchy fog.

Thu: S winds 5 to 10 kt...increasing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft...building to 3 to 4 ft in the afternoon. Patchy fog.

Thu Night: S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft... Building to 4 to 6 ft after midnight. Areas of fog. A slight chance of showers after midnight.

Fri: SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. A chance of showers with a slight chance of tstms. Areas of fog.

Fri Night: W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. A chance of showers.

Sat: N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. A chance of showers.

Sat Night: N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.

Notice posted on Tuesday, February 18, 2014

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.