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| Subject: | CHARLESTON DAILY UPDATE | | Date: | Friday, January 30, 2009 | | Priority: | Normal | | Notice: |
URGENT INFORMATION - NONE
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 - Max draft 32'6" Low water / Salt
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 - HIGH NEFELI - IN 0433/29TH SAILED 2330/29TH
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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.
PRIOR TO ARRIVAL - as of 11/15 - Mandatory Right Whale reporting by all
vessels - for information - www.nmfs.noaa/pr/shipstrike.com
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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NEWS ARTICLES: NONE
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CURRENT ISSUES:
NONE
FUTURE/ONGOING ISSUES:
02/06/09 - Maritime Association Banquet
02/10/09 - 1145-0130 CWIT Luncheon
02/25/09 - Propeller Club Oyster Roast
03/10/09 - 1145-0130 CWIT Luncheon
04/14/09 - 1830 CWIT Soiree
05/12/09 - 1145-0130 CWIT Luncheon
2014 - ETA FOR NEW CHARLESTON PORT TERMINAL TO BE COMPLETED
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HURRICANE ALERT - 5 - OUT OF SEASON
SEAPORT SECURITY ALERT CURRENTLY AT YELLOW/ELEVEATED - MARSEC 1
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Tides for Charleston (Customhouse Wharf) starting with January 30, 2009.
Day High Tide Height Sunrise Moon Time % Moon
/Low Time Feet Sunset Visible
F 30 Low 4:03 AM 0.1 7:16 AM Rise 9:23 AM 12
30 High 10:09 AM 5.0 5:51 PM Set 10:11 PM
30 Low 4:29 PM -0.2
30 High 10:25 PM 5.1
Sa 31 Low 4:49 AM 0.2 7:15 AM Rise 9:51 AM 19
31 High 10:47 AM 4.9 5:52 PM Set 11:13 PM
31 Low 5:10 PM -0.2
31 High 11:11 PM 5.2
Su 1 Low 5:40 AM 0.3 7:14 AM Rise 10:23 AM 28
1 High 11:33 AM 4.6 5:53 PM
1 Low 5:58 PM -0.1
M 2 High 12:04 AM 5.2 7:14 AM Set 12:17 AM 38
2 Low 6:39 AM 0.5 5:53 PM Rise 10:59 AM
2 High 12:28 PM 4.5
2 Low 6:53 PM -0.1
Tu 3 High 1:06 AM 5.3 7:13 AM Set 1:25 AM 49
3 Low 7:47 AM 0.6 5:54 PM Rise 11:42 AM
3 High 1:33 PM 4.3
3 Low 7:56 PM -0.1
W 4 High 2:16 AM 5.4 7:12 AM Set 2:33 AM 60
4 Low 8:59 AM 0.5 5:55 PM Rise 12:34 PM
4 High 2:45 PM 4.3
4 Low 9:04 PM -0.2
Th 5 High 3:30 AM 5.6 7:11 AM Set 3:41 AM 71
5 Low 10:08 AM 0.3 5:56 PM Rise 1:35 PM
5 High 3:58 PM 4.5
5 Low 10:12 PM -0.5
F 6 High 4:40 AM 5.8 7:11 AM Set 4:43 AM 81
6 Low 11:11 AM 0.0 5:57 PM Rise 2:44 PM
6 High 5:05 PM 4.8
6 Low 11:15 PM -0.8
Sa 7 High 5:43 AM 6.1 7:10 AM Set 5:37 AM 89
7 Low 12:08 PM -0.4 5:58 PM Rise 3:57 PM
7 High 6:06 PM 5.1
Su 8 Low 12:14 AM -1.1 7:09 AM Set 6:23 AM 95
8 High 6:40 AM 6.3 5:59 PM Rise 5:11 PM
8 Low 1:00 PM -0.6
8 High 7:03 PM 5.4
M 9 Low 1:10 AM -1.2 7:08 AM Set 7:03 AM 99
9 High 7:31 AM 6.3 6:00 PM Rise 6:22 PM
9 Low 1:49 PM -0.8
9 High 7:55 PM 5.7
Tu 10 Low 2:02 AM -1.3 7:07 AM Set 7:38 AM 99
10 High 8:19 AM 6.3 6:01 PM Rise 7:30 PM
10 Low 2:35 PM -0.9
10 High 8:45 PM 5.8
W 11 Low 2:52 AM -1.1 7:06 AM Set 8:09 AM 97
11 High 9:05 AM 6.0 6:02 PM Rise 8:36 PM
11 Low 3:19 PM -0.9
11 High 9:33 PM 5.8
Th 12 Low 3:42 AM -0.9 7:05 AM Set 8:39 AM 93
12 High 9:49 AM 5.7 6:03 PM Rise 9:39 PM
12 Low 4:03 PM -0.7
12 High 10:20 PM 5.7
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
400 AM EST FRI JAN 30 2009
W CENTRAL N ATLC CONTINENTAL SHELF AND SLOPE WATERS BEYOND 20
NM...TO 250 NM OFFSHORE...INCLUDING S OF GEORGES BANK FROM 1000
FM TO...250 NM OFFSHORE.
SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE
HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES. INDIVIDUAL WAVES MAY BE
MORE THAN TWICE THE SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT.
ANZ088-301500-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N OUT TO 32N 73W TO 31N 74W
400 AM EST FRI JAN 30 2009
GALE FORCE WINDS EXPECTED MON AND TUE
TODAY
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT OVER FAR E PORTION
SW 15 TO 25 KT EARLY. WINDS BECOMING W TO NW THROUGHOUT AND
INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT E OF
1000 FM 5 TO 10 FT...HIGHEST FAR NE EARLY...BECOMING 5 TO 8 FT
LATE. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ENDING.
TONIGHT
NW WINDS INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...
EXCEPT E OF 1000 FM BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT.
SAT
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT EARLY...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25
KT... EXCEPT W OF 1000 FM TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS BECOMING 2
TO 5 FT...EXCEPT E OF 1000 FM 5 TO 13 FT...HIGHEST FAR NE.
SAT NIGHT
WINDS DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS
SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT E OF 1000 FM 4 TO 9 FT...HIGHEST
FAR NE.
SUN
VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS EARLY...BECOMING S TO SW 10
TO 20 KT LATE...HIGHEST NW. SEAS BECOMING 3 TO 5 FT.
MON
S TO SW WINDS INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO
7 TO 12 FT...HIGHEST W.
TUE
S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT SHIFTING TO W. SEAS BUILDING TO
8 TO 13 FT...EXCEPT E OF 1000 FM 13 TO 18 FT...HIGHEST NE.
.FORECASTER VUKITS. OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER.
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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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