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| Subject: | CHARLESTON SC DAILY PORT UPDATE | | Date: | Wednesday, September 01, 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:
BP - T/B INTEGRITY/650-4 - IN ETD 0001/2ND
KMI4 - THEO T - ETA 1400/2ND
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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:
09/14/10 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 - HURRICANE EARL / TS FIONA
LARGE HURRICANE EARL MOVING NORTHWESTWARD EAST OF THE CENTRAL
BAHAMAS...
SUMMARY OF 800 AM EDT...1200 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...24.5N 71.6W
ABOUT 180 MI...295 KM E OF SAN SALVADOR IN THE BAHAMAS
ABOUT 780 MI...1255 KM SSE OF CAPE HATTERAS NORTH CAROLINA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...125 MPH...205 KM/HR
PRESENT MOVEMENT...NW OR 310 DEGREES AT 16 MPH...26 KM/HR
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...943 MB...27.85 INCHES
WATCHES AND WARNINGS
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CHANGES WITH THIS ADVISORY...
NONE.
SUMMARY OF WATCHES AND WARNINGS IN EFFECT...
A HURRICANE WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR...
* NORTH OF SURF CITY NORTH CAROLINA TO PARRAMORE ISLAND
VIRGINIA...INCLUDING THE PAMLICO AND ALBEMARLE SOUNDS
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR...
* SAN SALVADOR ISLAND IN THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS
A TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR...
* THE NORTH CAROLINA COAST FROM CAPE FEAR TO SURF CITYFIONA INTENSIFYING AS
IT APPROACHES THE NORTHERN LEEWARD
ISLANDS...
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SUMMARY OF 800 AM AST...1200 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...18.2N 60.9W
ABOUT 70 MI...110 KM NE OF BARBUDA
ABOUT 145 MI...235 KM E OF THE NORTHERN LEEWARD ISLANDS
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...60 MPH...95 KM/HR
PRESENT MOVEMENT...WNW OR 295 DEGREES AT 15 MPH...24 KM/HR
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...998 MB...29.47 INCHES
WATCHES AND WARNINGS
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CHANGES WITH THIS ADVISORY...
NONE.
SUMMARY OF WATCHES AND WARNINGS IN EFFECT...
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR...
* ST. MARTIN AND ST. BARTHELEMY
A TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR...
* ANTIGUA...BARBUDA...MONTSERRAT...ST. KITTS...NEVIS...AND ANGUILLA
* ST. MAARTEN...SABA...AND ST. EUSTATIUS
INTERESTS ELSEWHERE IN THE NORTHERN LEEWARD ISLANDS SHOULD MONITOR
THE PROGRESS OF FIONA.
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Tides for Charleston (Customhouse Wharf) starting with August 27, 2010
Day High Tide Height Sunrise Moon Time % Moon
/Low Time Feet Sunset Visible
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
W 8 Low 2:08 AM -0.4 6:59 AM Rise 7:08 AM 0
8 High 8:18 AM 6.5 7:35 PM Set 7:32 PM
8 Low 2:31 PM -0.7
8 High 8:39 PM 6.8
Th 9 Low 2:57 AM -0.6 7:00 AM Rise 8:20 AM 0
9 High 9:12 AM 6.8 7:34 PM Set 8:08 PM
9 Low 3:25 PM -0.6
9 High 9:29 PM 6.6
F 10 Low 3:45 AM -0.6 7:00 AM Rise 9:30 AM 3
10 High 10:05 AM 6.9 7:33 PM Set 8:46 PM
10 Low 4:18 PM -0.4
10 High 10:19 PM 6.3
Sa 11 Low 4:33 AM -0.4 7:01 AM Rise 10:40 AM 8
11 High 10:58 AM 6.8 7:31 PM Set 9:27 PM
11 Low 5:11 PM -0.1
11 High 11:09 PM 6.0
Su 12 Low 5:22 AM -0.2 7:02 AM Rise 11:49 AM 16
12 High 11:53 AM 6.6 7:30 PM Set 10:12 PM
12 Low 6:06 PM 0.3
M 13 High 12:00 AM 5.6 7:02 AM Rise 12:53 PM 25
13 Low 6:13 AM 0.1 7:29 PM Set 11:02 PM
13 High 12:49 PM 6.3
13 Low 7:02 PM 0.7
Tu 14 High 12:55 AM 5.3 7:03 AM Rise 1:53 PM 36
14 Low 7:08 AM 0.5 7:27 PM Set 11:56 PM
14 High 1:47 PM 6.1
14 Low 8:01 PM 1.0
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
Synopsis...HIGH PRES WILL DOMINATE TODAY. MAJOR HURCN EARL WILL PASS E OF
THE WATERS THU. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL PUSH THROUGH THE REGION SAT. REFER
TO THE LATEST ADVISORY ON MAJOR HURCN EARL ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURCN CENTER.
Today...NE winds 10 to 15 kt...increasing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3
to 4 ft...building to 4 to 6 ft.
Tonight...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft...building to 6 to 9 ft.
Thu...N winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. A slight
chance of showers.
Thu Night...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft...subsiding to 6 to 9 ft
after midnight. A slight chance of showers in the evening.
Fri...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft...subsiding to 3 to 4 ft in the
afternoon.
Fri Night...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
Sat...NW winds 10 to 15 kt...diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
Sun...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
| | Notice posted on Wednesday, September 01, 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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