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Subject: | CHARLESTON SC DAILY PORT UPDATE | Date: | Wednesday, September 16, 2009 | Priority: | Normal | Notice: |
URGENT INFORMATION - NONE
PORT LIMITS/INFORMATION ------------------------ Maximum Depths - (Fresh) Harbor Entrance - 47.0 ft Main Channel - 45.0 ft
BERTH LIMITS/INFORMATION: ------------------------- Current maximum drafts allowed at berths:
Amerada Hess - Max draft - 40'00 Delfin - Max Draft - 42'00 Chem Marine - Max Draft - 38'00 MLW 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 45'00 MLW - 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 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: ---------------------------------------------
BP - TUG INTEGRITY & 650-4 - IN 0800/17th
============================================= FEDERAL, STATE & LOCAL FILING REQUIREMENTS: --------------------------------------------- 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. All vessels must sumbit USCG's H1N1 Flu checklist.
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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CURRENT ARTICLES: NONE =========================================
CURRENT ISSUES: 09/17 - 1200 - SAVANNAH - STATE OF THE PORT
FUTURE/ONGOING ISSUES:
09/22 - 1100 - NORFOLK - VPA MONTHLY BOARD MEETING 09/24 - 0815 - CHS - NAV OPS MEETING 10/08 - 1200 - SAVANNAH - PROP LUNCHEON 10/08 - 1800 - CHARLESTON - CWIT DINNER/AUCTION 10/10/09 - TBA - CWIT - Luau Auction 11/24 - 1100 - NORFOLK - VPA MONTHLY BOARD MEETING
2014 - ETA FOR NEW CHARLESTON PORT TERMINAL TO BE COMPLETED
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HURRICANE STATUS - Alert level 4/Seasonal - HURRICANE FRED
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 800 AM EDT WED SEP 16 2009
FOR THE NORTH ATLANTIC...CARIBBEAN SEA AND THE GULF OF MEXICO...
1. THE REMNANTS OF FRED...LOCATED ABOUT 700 MILES EAST-NORTHEAST OF THE NORTHERN LEEWARD ISLANDS...ARE MOVING WEST-NORTHWESTWARD AT ABOUT 15 MPH. ALTHOUGH THE SYSTEM CONTINUES TO PRODUCE INTERMITTENT SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS...THE SURFACE CIRCULATION HAS BECOME LESS WELL-DEFINED OVERNIGHT. ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS ARE NOT PARTICULARLY CONDUCIVE FOR RE-DEVELOPMENT...AND THERE IS A LOW CHANCE...LESS THAN 30 PERCENT...OF THIS SYSTEM BECOMING A TROPICAL CYCLONE DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS.
2. DISORGANIZED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE IN ASSOCIATION WITH AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE AND A TROPICAL WAVE LOCATED ABOUT 400 MILES WEST OF THE CAPE VERDE ISLANDS. DEVELOPMENT...IF ANY...OF THIS SYSTEM IS LIKELY TO BE SLOW TO OCCUR AS IT MOVES WESTWARD AT AROUND 10 MPH. THERE IS A LOW CHANCE...LESS THAN 30 PERCENT...OF THIS SYSTEM BECOMING A TROPICAL CYCLONE DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS.
ELSEWHERE...TROPICAL CYCLONE FORMATION IS NOT EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS.
$$ FORECASTER BLAKE
====================================================== Tides for Charleston (Customhouse Wharf) starting with September 9, 2009. Day High Tide Height Sunrise Moon Time % Moon /Low Time Feet Sunset Visible
Tu 15 High 5:14 AM 5.5 7:04 AM Rise 3:23 AM 19 15 Low 11:27 AM 0.0 7:26 PM Set 5:23 PM 15 High 5:49 PM 6.5
W 16 Low 12:13 AM 0.4 7:04 AM Rise 4:34 AM 11 16 High 6:16 AM 5.9 7:24 PM Set 5:59 PM 16 Low 12:27 PM -0.2 16 High 6:44 PM 6.6
Th 17 Low 1:05 AM 0.0 7:05 AM Rise 5:43 AM 4 17 High 7:13 AM 6.2 7:23 PM Set 6:33 PM 17 Low 1:24 PM -0.3 17 High 7:36 PM 6.7
F 18 Low 1:54 AM -0.2 7:06 AM Rise 6:51 AM 1 18 High 8:06 AM 6.5 7:22 PM Set 7:05 PM 18 Low 2:17 PM -0.4 18 High 8:25 PM 6.6
Sa 19 Low 2:40 AM -0.3 7:06 AM Rise 7:58 AM 0 19 High 8:57 AM 6.7 7:20 PM Set 7:38 PM 19 Low 3:08 PM -0.3 19 High 9:11 PM 6.4
Su 20 Low 3:25 AM -0.2 7:07 AM Rise 9:05 AM 1 20 High 9:45 AM 6.7 7:19 PM Set 8:12 PM 20 Low 3:58 PM -0.1 20 High 9:56 PM 6.1
M 21 Low 4:09 AM 0.0 7:07 AM Rise 10:11 AM 5 21 High 10:33 AM 6.6 7:18 PM Set 8:50 PM 21 Low 4:47 PM 0.2 21 High 10:41 PM 5.8
Tu 22 Low 4:53 AM 0.2 7:08 AM Rise 11:15 AM 11 22 High 11:20 AM 6.4 7:16 PM Set 9:31 PM 22 Low 5:35 PM 0.6 22 High 11:25 PM 5.4
W 23 Low 5:37 AM 0.6 7:09 AM Rise 12:17 PM 19 23 High 12:08 PM 6.1 7:15 PM Set 10:16 PM 23 Low 6:25 PM 1.0
Th 24 High 12:12 AM 5.1 7:09 AM Rise 1:14 PM 28 24 Low 6:22 AM 0.9 7:14 PM Set 11:07 PM 24 High 12:59 PM 5.8 24 Low 7:17 PM 1.3
F 25 High 1:01 AM 4.9 7:10 AM Rise 2:06 PM 37 25 Low 7:12 AM 1.2 7:12 PM 25 High 1:53 PM 5.6 25 Low 8:11 PM 1.5
Sa 26 High 1:55 AM 4.8 7:11 AM Set 12:00 AM 47 26 Low 8:06 AM 1.3 7:11 PM Rise 2:51 PM 26 High 2:49 PM 5.5 26 Low 9:06 PM 1.6
Su 27 High 2:52 AM 4.7 7:11 AM Set 12:56 AM 56 27 Low 9:05 AM 1.4 7:09 PM Rise 3:31 PM 27 High 3:45 PM 5.5 27 Low 10:01 PM 1.6
M 28 High 3:49 AM 4.8 7:12 AM Set 1:53 AM 65 28 Low 10:03 AM 1.4 7:08 PM Rise 4:06 PM 28 High 4:38 PM 5.5 28 Low 10:52 PM 1.4
======================================================= MARITIME WEATHER
Today: ENE wind 8 to 10 kt. Mostly sunny. Seas around 2 ft.
Tonight: E wind around 10 kt. Mostly cloudy. Seas around 2 ft.
Thursday: E wind 8 to 10 kt. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Seas around 2 ft.
Thursday Night: ESE wind around 10 kt. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Seas around 2 ft.
Friday: E wind around 10 kt. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
Friday Night: ESE wind around 10 kt. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Seas around 2 ft.
Saturday: ENE wind around 11 kt. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Seas around 2 ft.
Saturday Night: E wind around 10 kt. A chance of showers. Seas around 2 ft.
Sunday: E wind around 10 kt. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Seas around 3 ft. | Notice posted on Wednesday, September 16, 2009 | | 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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