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| Subject: | CHARLESTON SC DAILY PORT UPDATE | | Date: | Wednesday, August 25, 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 - OVERSEAS LUXMAR - IN ETD 1830/25TH
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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:
08/26/10 0800 - MARITIME ASSOCIATION NAV/OPS
09/14/10 1145 - CWIT LUNCHEON MEETING
10/7/10 1800 - CWIT SILENT AUCTION
FUTURE/ONGOING ISSUES
2014 - ETA FOR NEW CHARLESTON PORT TERMINAL TO BE COMPLETED
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HURRCANE STATUS: ALERT LEVEL 4 - NO STORMS EXPECTED
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
800 AM EDT WED AUG 25 2010
FOR THE NORTH ATLANTIC...CARIBBEAN SEA AND THE GULF OF MEXICO...
THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER IS ISSUING ADVISORIES ON HURRICANE
DANIELLE...LOCATED ABOUT 795 MILES EAST OF THE NORTHERN LEEWARD
ISLANDS.
A WELL-DEFINED LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM LOCATED ABOUT 300 MILES
WEST-SOUTHWEST OF THE SOUTHERNMOST CAPE VERDE ISLANDS IS MOVING
WESTWARD AT 15 MPH. THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY HAS INCREASED AND IS NOW
MORE CONCENTRATED NEAR THE CENTER...AND A TROPICAL DEPRESSION
APPEARS TO BE DEVELOPING. ADVISORIES WILL LIKELY BE INITIATED ON
THIS DISTURBANCE LATER THIS MORNING. THERE IS A HIGH CHANCE...NEAR
100 PERCENT...OF THIS SYSTEM BECOMING A TROPICAL CYCLONE DURING THE
NEXT 48 HOURS
A WEAK LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM LOCATED OVER THE WESTERN GULF OF MEXICO
TO THE EAST OF SOUTHERN TEXAS IS PRODUCING DISORGANIZED CLOUDINESS
AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS. ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS ARE CURRENTLY
UNFAVORABLE AND DEVELOPMENT...IF ANY...OF THIS SYSTEM IS EXPECTED
TO BE SLOW TO OCCUR AS IT DRIFTS WESTWARD OR WEST-SOUTHWESTWARD.
THERE IS A LOW CHANCE...10 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.
HURRICANE DANIELLE ADVISORY NUMBER 15
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL062010
500 AM AST WED AUG 25 2010
...DANIELLE STRENGTHENS A LITTLE...
SUMMARY OF 500 AM AST...0900 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...18.8N 51.0W
ABOUT 795 MI...1275 KM E OF THE NORTHERN LEEWARD ISLANDS
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...85 MPH...140 KM/HR
PRESENT MOVEMENT...WNW OR 300 DEGREES AT 17 MPH...28 KM/HR
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...982 MB...29.00 INCHES
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Tides for Charleston (Customhouse Wharf) starting with August 12, 2010.
Day High Tide Height Sunrise Moon Time % Moon
/Low Time Feet Sunset Visible
W 25 Low 2:57 AM 0.4 6:50 AM Set 7:37 AM 99
25 High 8:57 AM 5.4 7:53 PM Rise 8:10 PM
25 Low 3:08 PM 0.6
25 High 9:23 PM 5.7
Th 26 Low 3:32 AM 0.4 6:51 AM Set 8:31 AM 98
26 High 9:34 AM 5.4 7:52 PM Rise 8:37 PM
26 Low 3:45 PM 0.7
26 High 9:57 PM 5.6
F 27 Low 4:05 AM 0.5 6:51 AM Set 9:25 AM 95
27 High 10:09 AM 5.5 7:51 PM Rise 9:05 PM
27 Low 4:22 PM 0.9
27 High 10:29 PM 5.4
Sa 28 Low 4:37 AM 0.5 6:52 AM Set 10:20 AM 91
28 High 10:43 AM 5.5 7:50 PM Rise 9:35 PM
28 Low 4:59 PM 1.0
28 High 11:01 PM 5.2
Su 29 Low 5:12 AM 0.6 6:53 AM Set 11:17 AM 84
29 High 11:19 AM 5.5 7:48 PM Rise 10:08 PM
29 Low 5:40 PM 1.1
29 High 11:36 PM 5.0
M 30 Low 5:50 AM 0.6 6:53 AM Set 12:16 PM 77
30 High 11:59 AM 5.5 7:47 PM Rise 10:46 PM
30 Low 6:26 PM 1.3
Tu 31 High 12:16 AM 4.8 6:54 AM Set 1:15 PM 68
31 Low 6:34 AM 0.7 7:46 PM Rise 11:30 PM
31 High 12:47 PM 5.6
31 Low 7:19 PM 1.4
W 1 High 1:05 AM 4.7 6:54 AM Set 2:15 PM 58
1 Low 7:26 AM 0.7 7:45 PM
1 High 1:44 PM 5.7
1 Low 8:19 PM 1.4
Th 2 High 2:04 AM 4.7 6:55 AM Rise 12:21 AM 48
2 Low 8:25 AM 0.6 7:43 PM Set 3:12 PM
2 High 2:48 PM 5.8
2 Low 9:25 PM 1.3
F 3 High 3:11 AM 4.8 6:56 AM Rise 1:20 AM 37
3 Low 9:30 AM 0.5 7:42 PM Set 4:06 PM
3 High 3:54 PM 6.0
3 Low 10:30 PM 1.1
Sa 4 High 4:19 AM 5.0 6:56 AM Rise 2:25 AM 27
4 Low 10:36 AM 0.2 7:41 PM Set 4:55 PM
4 High 4:59 PM 6.3
4 Low 11:30 PM 0.7
Su 5 High 5:24 AM 5.4 6:57 AM Rise 3:34 AM 17
5 Low 11:39 AM -0.1 7:39 PM Set 5:39 PM
5 High 5:59 PM 6.5
M 6 Low 12:26 AM 0.3 6:58 AM Rise 4:45 AM 9
6 High 6:25 AM 5.8 7:38 PM Set 6:19 PM
6 Low 12:39 PM -0.4
6 High 6:55 PM 6.7
Tu 7 Low 1:18 AM -0.1 6:58 AM Rise 5:57 AM 3
7 High 7:23 AM 6.2 7:37 PM Set 6:56 PM
7 Low 1:36 PM -0.6
7 High 7:48 PM 6.8
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
Synopsis...A WEAK FRONT OVER SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF THE WATERS WILL DISSIPATE
THROUGH THU. DRY HIGH PRES WILL BUILD IN FROM THE N THIS WEEKEND THROUGH
EARLY NEXT WEEK.
Today...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A slight chance of showers and
tstms early this morning.
Tonight...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
Thu...NE winds 5 kt...becoming SE in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft.
Thu Night...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. A slight chance of showers and
tstms in the evening...then a chance of showers and tstms after midnight.
Fri...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers and tstms in
the morning...then a slight chance of showers and tstms in the afternoon.
Fri Night...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. A slight chance of tstms
in the evening. A slight chance of showers.
Sat...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft... Building to 5 to 7 ft. A
slight chance of showers.
Sun...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
| | Notice posted on Wednesday, August 25, 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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