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| Subject: | CHARLESTON SC DAILY PORT UPDATE | | Date: | Thursday, July 08, 2010 | | Priority: | Normal | | Notice: |
URGENT INFORMATION:
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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 - 30'00"
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
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VESSEL TRAFFIC:
KMI4 - CARONI PLAIN - IN ETD 2300/8TH
BP - TUG INTEGRITY & 650-4 - ETA 1330/8TH
KMI4 - MOONLIGHT VENTURE - ETA 2030/10TH
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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:
FUTURE/ONGOING ISSUES
2014 - ETA FOR NEW CHARLESTON PORT TERMINAL TO BE COMPLETED
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TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
800 AM EDT THU JUL 8 2010
FOR THE NORTH ATLANTIC...CARIBBEAN SEA AND THE GULF OF MEXICO...
THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER IS ISSUING ADVISORIES ON TROPICAL
DEPRESSION TWO LOCATED ABOUT 80 MILES EAST OF BROWNSVILLE TEXAS.
ELSEWHERE...TROPICAL CYCLONE FORMATION IS NOT EXPECTED DURING THE
NEXT 48 HOURS.
PUBLIC ADVISORIES ON TROPICAL DEPRESSION TWO ARE ISSUED UNDER WMO
HEADER WTNT32 KNHC AND UNDER AWIPS HEADER MIATCPAT2.
FORECAST/ADVISORIES ARE ISSUED UNDER WMO HEADER WTNT22 KNHC AND
UNDER AWIPS HEADER MIATCMAT2.
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Tides for Charleston (Customhouse Wharf) starting with July 7, 2010.
Day High Tide Height Sunrise Moon Time % Moon
/Low Time Feet Sunset Visible
Th 8 High 5:13 AM 4.5 6:19 AM Rise 2:56 AM 19
8 Low 11:24 AM 0.0 8:31 PM Set 5:42 PM
8 High 5:51 PM 5.9
F 9 Low 12:25 AM 0.5 6:19 AM Rise 3:50 AM 11
9 High 6:10 AM 4.6 8:31 PM Set 6:44 PM
9 Low 12:19 PM -0.3
9 High 6:45 PM 6.2
Sa 10 Low 1:19 AM 0.2 6:20 AM Rise 4:52 AM 5
10 High 7:06 AM 4.8 8:30 PM Set 7:41 PM
10 Low 1:14 PM -0.5
10 High 7:39 PM 6.5
Su 11 Low 2:10 AM 0.0 6:20 AM Rise 6:00 AM 1
11 High 8:02 AM 5.0 8:30 PM Set 8:32 PM
11 Low 2:08 PM -0.7
11 High 8:32 PM 6.6
M 12 Low 3:00 AM -0.3 6:21 AM Rise 7:12 AM 0
12 High 8:57 AM 5.3 8:30 PM Set 9:17 PM
12 Low 3:02 PM -0.8
12 High 9:23 PM 6.7
Tu 13 Low 3:49 AM -0.5 6:21 AM Rise 8:24 AM 1
13 High 9:52 AM 5.5 8:29 PM Set 9:57 PM
13 Low 3:56 PM -0.8
13 High 10:14 PM 6.6
W 14 Low 4:38 AM -0.6 6:22 AM Rise 9:36 AM 6
14 High 10:47 AM 5.6 8:29 PM Set 10:33 PM
14 Low 4:51 PM -0.6
14 High 11:05 PM 6.4
Th 15 Low 5:27 AM -0.6 6:22 AM Rise 10:45 AM 13
15 High 11:44 AM 5.8 8:29 PM Set 11:07 PM
15 Low 5:47 PM -0.4
15 High 11:56 PM 6.1
F 16 Low 6:17 AM -0.6 6:23 AM Rise 11:52 AM 22
16 High 12:41 PM 5.8 8:28 PM Set 11:40 PM
16 Low 6:45 PM -0.1
Sa 17 High 12:48 AM 5.7 6:24 AM Rise 12:58 PM 32
17 Low 7:08 AM -0.5 8:28 PM
17 High 1:39 PM 5.9
17 Low 7:45 PM 0.2
Su 18 High 1:42 AM 5.4 6:24 AM Set 12:15 AM 44
18 Low 8:02 AM -0.3 8:27 PM Rise 2:04 PM
18 High 2:38 PM 5.9
18 Low 8:47 PM 0.4
M 19 High 2:38 AM 5.1 6:25 AM Set 12:52 AM 55
19 Low 8:58 AM -0.2 8:27 PM Rise 3:08 PM
19 High 3:37 PM 5.9
19 Low 9:50 PM 0.5
Tu 20 High 3:36 AM 4.9 6:26 AM Set 1:34 AM 65
20 Low 9:55 AM 0.0 8:26 PM Rise 4:11 PM
20 High 4:36 PM 5.9
20 Low 10:50 PM 0.6
W 21 High 4:33 AM 4.7 6:26 AM Set 2:20 AM 75
21 Low 10:52 AM 0.1 8:26 PM Rise 5:10 PM
21 High 5:31 PM 5.9
21 Low 11:47 PM 0.5
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
Synopsis...WEAK HIGH PRES WILL REMAIN IN PLACE THROUGH FRI. A FRONT WILL
DROP INTO THE WATERS FROM THE N OVER THE WEEKEND...THE LIFT N AS A WARM
FRONT EARLY NEXT WEEK.
Today...W winds 10 kt...becoming S late. Seas 1 to 2 ft.
Tonight...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 to 2 ft. A slight chance of showers
and tstms.
Fri...SW winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming S in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. A
slight chance of showers and tstms in the morning.
Fri Night...S winds 10 to 15 kt...becoming SW 15 to 20 kt after midnight.
Seas 2 to 3 ft...building to 3 to 4 ft after midnight.
Sat...SW winds 15 to 20 kt...diminishing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 3 to 4 ft. A slight chance of showers and tstms.
Sat Night...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft... Subsiding to 2 to 3 ft
after midnight. A chance of showers and tstms.
Sun...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers and tstms.
Mon...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A slight chance of showers and
tstms. | | Notice posted on Thursday, July 08, 2010 | |
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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