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| Subject: | CHARLESTON SC DAILY PORT UPDATE | | Date: | Friday, September 25, 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 - 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:
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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. 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
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CURRENT ISSUES:
09/24 - 0815 - CHS - NAV OPS MEETING
FUTURE/ONGOING ISSUES:
10/08 - 1200 - SAVANNAH - PROP LUNCHEON
10/08 - 1800 - CHARLESTON - CWIT DINNER/AUCTION
10/10 - TBA - CWIT - LUAU AUCTION
10/13 - CWIT LUNCHEON
10/22 - PROPELLER CLUB WELCOMES NEW PORT CEO NEWSOME
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 - NO STORMS EXPECTED
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
800 AM EDT FRI SEP 25 2009
FOR THE NORTH ATLANTIC...CARIBBEAN SEA AND THE GULF OF MEXICO...
1. SHOWER ACTIVITY ASSOCIATED WITH A TROPICAL WAVE LOCATED ABOUT
325 MILES WEST OF THE CAPE VERDE ISLANDS HAS BECOME BETTER ORGANIZED
THIS MORNING. SOME ADDITIONAL DEVELOPMENT OF THIS SYSTEM IS
POSSIBLE DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS BEFORE UPPER-LEVEL WINDS BECOME
LESS CONDUCIVE. THERE IS A MEDIUM CHANCE...30 TO 50 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.
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FORECASTER BEVEN
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Tides for Charleston (Customhouse Wharf) starting with September 24,
2009.
Day High Tide Height Sunrise Moon Time % Moon
/Low Time Feet Sunset Visible
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
Tu 29 High 4:44 AM 5.0 7:13 AM Set 2:49 AM 74
29 Low 10:59 AM 1.3 7:07 PM Rise 4:37 PM
29 High 5:26 PM 5.6
29 Low 11:38 PM 1.2
W 30 High 5:35 AM 5.2 7:13 AM Set 3:45 AM 82
30 Low 11:49 AM 1.1 7:06 PM Rise 5:06 PM
30 High 6:11 PM 5.7
Th 1 Low 12:20 AM 0.9 7:14 AM Set 4:42 AM 89
1 High 6:22 AM 5.5 7:04 PM Rise 5:33 PM
1 Low 12:36 PM 0.9
1 High 6:53 PM 5.8
F 2 Low 1:00 AM 0.7 7:15 AM Set 5:38 AM 94
2 High 7:05 AM 5.8 7:03 PM Rise 6:01 PM
2 Low 1:20 PM 0.8
2 High 7:33 PM 5.8
Sa 3 Low 1:38 AM 0.5 7:15 AM Set 6:36 AM 98
3 High 7:46 AM 6.0 7:02 PM Rise 6:29 PM
3 Low 2:03 PM 0.6
3 High 8:11 PM 5.8
Su 4 Low 2:16 AM 0.4 7:16 AM Set 7:36 AM 99
4 High 8:24 AM 6.2 7:00 PM Rise 7:00 PM
4 Low 2:45 PM 0.6
4 High 8:48 PM 5.7
M 5 Low 2:54 AM 0.3 7:17 AM Set 8:38 AM 99
5 High 9:02 AM 6.4 6:59 PM Rise 7:34 PM
5 Low 3:27 PM 0.6
5 High 9:25 PM 5.6
Tu 6 Low 3:33 AM 0.2 7:18 AM Set 9:43 AM 97
6 High 9:42 AM 6.4 6:58 PM Rise 8:13 PM
6 Low 4:12 PM 0.6
6 High 10:04 PM 5.5
W 7 Low 4:15 AM 0.3 7:18 AM Set 10:49 AM 92
7 High 10:25 AM 6.4 6:56 PM Rise 9:00 PM
7 Low 4:59 PM 0.8
7 High 10:47 PM 5.3
Th 8 Low 5:01 AM 0.3 7:19 AM Set 11:54 AM 85
8 High 11:13 AM 6.4 6:55 PM Rise 9:54 PM
8 Low 5:50 PM 0.9
8 High 11:37 PM 5.2
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
Today: Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming S 5 to 8 kt in the morning.
Mostly sunny. Seas around 2 ft.
Tonight: S wind 5 to 8 kt becoming E after midnight. A chance of showers
after 2am. Seas around 2 ft.
Saturday: ENE wind 9 to 12 kt. A chance of showers. Seas around 2 ft.
Saturday Night: E wind 7 to 10 kt becoming SW after midnight. A slight
chance of showers, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2am.
Seas around 2 ft.
Sunday: WSW wind 8 to 10 kt. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Seas
around 2 ft.
Sunday Night: WSW wind 8 to 10 kt. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms before 2am. Seas around 2 ft.
Monday: WSW wind 9 to 14 kt. Sunny. Seas around 2 ft.
Monday Night: WSW wind 11 to 13 kt becoming NW after midnight. Mostly
clear. Seas around 2 ft.
Tuesday: NW wind 9 to 11 kt becoming W in the afternoon. Sunny. Seas around
2 ft.
| | Notice posted on Friday, September 25, 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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