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| Subject: | CHARLESTON SC DAILY PORT UPDATE | | Date: | Friday, July 23, 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:
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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:
08/19/10 0800 - NAV/OPS MEETING
FUTURE/ONGOING ISSUES
2014 - ETA FOR NEW CHARLESTON PORT TERMINAL TO BE COMPLETED
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HURRCANE STATUS:
CURRENT HURRICANE STATUS - 4 - SEASONAL
FOR THE NORTH ATLANTIC...CARIBBEAN SEA AND THE GULF OF MEXICO...
THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER IS ISSUING ADVISORIES ON TROPICAL
STORM BONNIE LOCATED ABOUT 80 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF MIAMI
FLORIDA.
THE MAJORITY OF THE DISORGANIZED SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY
ASSOCIATED WITH A BROAD AREA OF LOW PRESSURE LOCATED OVER EASTERN
MEXICO HAS MOVED INLAND. DEVELOPMENT OF THIS SYSTEM IS NOT
LIKELY...AND THERE IS A LOW CHANCE...NEAR ZERO 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.
PUBLIC ADVISORIES ON TROPICAL STORM BONNIE ARE ISSUED UNDER WMO
HEADER WTNT33 KNHC AND UNDER AWIPS HEADER MIATCPAT3.
FORECAST/ADVISORIES ARE ISSUED UNDER WMO HEADER WTNT23 KNHC AND
UNDER AWIPS HEADER MIATCMAT3.
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Tides for Charleston (Customhouse Wharf) starting with July 22, 2010.
Day High Tide Height Sunrise Moon Time % Moon
/Low Time Feet Sunset Visible
F 23 Low 12:39 AM 0.5 6:28 AM Set 4:06 AM 90
23 High 6:23 AM 4.7 8:25 PM Rise 6:52 PM
23 Low 12:38 PM 0.1
23 High 7:13 PM 5.9
Sa 24 Low 1:27 AM 0.4 6:28 AM Set 5:03 AM 95
24 High 7:13 AM 4.8 8:24 PM Rise 7:34 PM
24 Low 1:26 PM 0.2
24 High 7:57 PM 5.9
Su 25 Low 2:12 AM 0.3 6:29 AM Set 6:01 AM 98
25 High 8:00 AM 4.8 8:23 PM Rise 8:10 PM
25 Low 2:10 PM 0.2
25 High 8:39 PM 5.9
M 26 Low 2:53 AM 0.3 6:30 AM Set 6:58 AM 99
26 High 8:44 AM 4.9 8:23 PM Rise 8:43 PM
26 Low 2:52 PM 0.3
26 High 9:18 PM 5.8
Tu 27 Low 3:32 AM 0.3 6:30 AM Set 7:54 AM 99
27 High 9:25 AM 4.9 8:22 PM Rise 9:12 PM
27 Low 3:32 PM 0.4
27 High 9:55 PM 5.7
W 28 Low 4:08 AM 0.3 6:31 AM Set 8:49 AM 96
28 High 10:05 AM 4.9 8:21 PM Rise 9:39 PM
28 Low 4:10 PM 0.6
28 High 10:30 PM 5.5
Th 29 Low 4:43 AM 0.4 6:32 AM Set 9:42 AM 92
29 High 10:43 AM 5.0 8:21 PM Rise 10:06 PM
29 Low 4:48 PM 0.8
29 High 11:03 PM 5.3
F 30 Low 5:16 AM 0.4 6:32 AM Set 10:36 AM 87
30 High 11:21 AM 5.0 8:20 PM Rise 10:33 PM
30 Low 5:27 PM 0.9
30 High 11:37 PM 5.1
Sa 31 Low 5:51 AM 0.5 6:33 AM Set 11:31 AM 80
31 High 11:59 AM 5.1 8:19 PM Rise 11:01 PM
31 Low 6:09 PM 1.1
Su 1 High 12:13 AM 4.9 6:34 AM Set 12:27 PM 72
1 Low 6:28 AM 0.5 8:18 PM Rise 11:32 PM
1 High 12:41 PM 5.1
1 Low 6:56 PM 1.2
M 2 High 12:53 AM 4.7 6:34 AM Set 1:25 PM 63
2 Low 7:10 AM 0.5 8:17 PM
2 High 1:28 PM 5.2
2 Low 7:49 PM 1.3
Tu 3 High 1:41 AM 4.6 6:35 AM Rise 12:07 AM 53
3 Low 7:59 AM 0.5 8:16 PM Set 2:25 PM
3 High 2:21 PM 5.4
3 Low 8:49 PM 1.3
W 4 High 2:36 AM 4.5 6:36 AM Rise 12:48 AM 43
4 Low 8:54 AM 0.4 8:16 PM Set 3:26 PM
4 High 3:20 PM 5.5
4 Low 9:54 PM 1.2
Th 5 High 3:37 AM 4.5 6:36 AM Rise 1:36 AM 33
5 Low 9:54 AM 0.3 8:15 PM Set 4:27 PM
5 High 4:21 PM 5.8
5 Low 10:57 PM 1.0
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
Synopsis...HIGH PRES WILL EXTEND ACROSS THE WATERS THROUGH TUE.
Today...S winds 5 to 10 kt...increasing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
Tonight...S winds 10 to 15 kt...diminishing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight.
Seas 3 to 4 ft.
Sat...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft...building to 4 to 5 ft in the
afternoon.
Sat Night...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft...subsiding to 3 to 4 ft
after midnight.
Sun...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
Sun Night...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
Mon...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. A slight chance of showers and
tstms.
Tue...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. A slight chance of showers and
tstms. | | Notice posted on Friday, July 23, 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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