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Subject:Charleston Daily Port Update
Date:Monday, September 20, 2010
Priority:Normal
Notice:URGENT INFORMATION: NONE

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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 40'00, 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 RESOLVE/ 650-3 ETA in - etd 1600/20th

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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:

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CURRENT ISSUES:
09/21/10 - 0900 - SCPA MONTHLY MEETING
09/22/10 - 1430 - NCPA MONTHLY MEETING
09/23/2010 0800 - NAV/OPS COMMITTEE
09/27/2010 1800 - PROPELLOR CLUB CANDITATE FORUM - VINCENT SHEHEEN
FUTURE/ONGOING ISSUES:
10/06/10 - 1715 - SAVANNAH MARITIME AFTER HOURS MEETING
10/07/2010 1800 - CWIT SILENT AUCTION
10/14/10 - SAVANNAH PROPELLER CLUB LUNCHEON
11/19/10 - SAVANNAH PROPELLER CLUB OYSTER ROAST


2014 - ETA FOR NEW CHARLESTON PORT TERMINAL TO BE COMPLETED

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SECURITY LEVEL: MARSEC 1
HURRICANE STATUS - 4 - HURRICANE IGOR - TS JULIA

TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS STILL OCCURRING ON BERMUDA...
SUMMARY OF 800 AM AST...1200 UTC...INFORMATION

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LOCATION...35.2N 64.0W

ABOUT 200 MI...320 KM N OF BERMUDA

ABOUT 975 MI...1565 KM SW OF CAPE RACE NEWFOUNDLAND

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...75 MPH...120 KM/HR

PRESENT MOVEMENT...NNE OR 25 DEGREES AT 21 MPH...33 KM/HR

MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...957 MB...28.26 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...

* BERMUDA



A TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR...

* THE COAST OF NEWFOUNDLAND FROM STONES COVE NORTHWARD AND WESTWARD

TO JONES HARBOUR



JULIA MAINTAINING TROPICAL STORM INTENSITY IN THE OPEN ATLANTIC
OCEAN...


SUMMARY OF 500 AM AST...0900 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...35.5N 47.9W
ABOUT 1165 MI...1880 KM W OF THE AZORES
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...45 MPH...75 KM/HR
PRESENT MOVEMENT...ENE OR 65 DEGREES AT 9 MPH...15 KM/HR
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...998 MB...29.47 INCHES


WATCHES AND WARNINGS
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THERE ARE NO COASTAL WATCHES OR WARNINGS IN EFFECT.


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Tides for Charleston (Customhouse Wharf) starting with September 20,
2010.
Day High Tide Height Sunrise Moon Time % Moon
/Low Time Feet Sunset Visible

M 20 Low 12:27 AM 0.9 7:07 AM Set 4:38 AM 89
20 High 6:25 AM 5.4 7:19 PM Rise 5:46 PM
20 Low 12:41 PM 0.8
20 High 6:59 PM 5.9

Tu 21 Low 1:07 AM 0.7 7:07 AM Set 5:32 AM 94
21 High 7:08 AM 5.6 7:18 PM Rise 6:14 PM
21 Low 1:24 PM 0.8
21 High 7:38 PM 5.9

W 22 Low 1:45 AM 0.6 7:08 AM Set 6:26 AM 98
22 High 7:49 AM 5.8 7:17 PM Rise 6:41 PM
22 Low 2:05 PM 0.7
22 High 8:16 PM 5.8

Th 23 Low 2:20 AM 0.5 7:09 AM Set 7:20 AM 99
23 High 8:27 AM 5.9 7:15 PM Rise 7:08 PM
23 Low 2:43 PM 0.8
23 High 8:52 PM 5.7

F 24 Low 2:55 AM 0.5 7:09 AM Set 8:15 AM 99
24 High 9:03 AM 6.0 7:14 PM Rise 7:38 PM
24 Low 3:21 PM 0.8
24 High 9:26 PM 5.5

Sa 25 Low 3:28 AM 0.5 7:10 AM Set 9:11 AM 97
25 High 9:37 AM 6.0 7:13 PM Rise 8:10 PM
25 Low 3:58 PM 0.9
25 High 9:58 PM 5.4

Su 26 Low 4:03 AM 0.6 7:11 AM Set 10:09 AM 94
26 High 10:11 AM 6.0 7:11 PM Rise 8:47 PM
26 Low 4:36 PM 1.0
26 High 10:31 PM 5.2

M 27 Low 4:40 AM 0.7 7:11 AM Set 11:08 AM 88
27 High 10:47 AM 6.0 7:10 PM Rise 9:29 PM
27 Low 5:18 PM 1.1
27 High 11:07 PM 5.1

Tu 28 Low 5:21 AM 0.7 7:12 AM Set 12:07 PM 81
28 High 11:29 AM 5.9 7:08 PM Rise 10:17 PM
28 Low 6:04 PM 1.3
28 High 11:49 PM 5.0

W 29 Low 6:08 AM 0.8 7:13 AM Set 1:04 PM 73
29 High 12:19 PM 5.9 7:07 PM Rise 11:12 PM
29 Low 6:57 PM 1.3

Th 30 High 12:42 AM 4.9 7:13 AM Set 1:58 PM 63
30 Low 7:02 AM 0.8 7:06 PM
30 High 1:19 PM 5.9
30 Low 7:57 PM 1.4

F 1 High 1:45 AM 4.9 7:14 AM Rise 12:13 AM 53
1 Low 8:04 AM 0.8 7:05 PM Set 2:47 PM
1 High 2:24 PM 6.0
1 Low 9:01 PM 1.2

Sa 2 High 2:55 AM 5.1 7:15 AM Rise 1:18 AM 42
2 Low 9:12 AM 0.6 7:03 PM Set 3:31 PM
2 High 3:32 PM 6.1
2 Low 10:05 PM 1.0

Su 3 High 4:04 AM 5.4 7:15 AM Rise 2:26 AM 31
3 Low 10:20 AM 0.4 7:02 PM Set 4:12 PM
3 High 4:36 PM 6.3
3 Low 11:05 PM 0.6


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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
500 AM EDT MON SEP 20 2010
W CENTRAL N ATLC CONTINENTAL SHELF AND SLOPE WATERS BEYOND 20
NM...TO 250 NM OFFSHORE...INCLUDING S OF GEORGES BANK FROM 1000
FM TO...250 NM OFFSHORE.
SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE
HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES. INDIVIDUAL WAVES MAY BE
MORE THAN TWICE THE SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT.
ANZ088-201500-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N OUT TO 32N 73W TO 31N 74W
500 AM EDT MON SEP 20 2010

TODAY
W OF 1000 FM...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO
VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 7 TO 14 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 10 FT
IN E SWELL. E OF 1000 FM...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO N
TO NE 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 12 TO 19 FT SUBSIDING TO 10 TO 12 FT.
HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS W.

TONIGHT
WINDS BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO
5 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT E OF 1000 FM 7 TO 10 FT.

TUE
WINDS BECOMING E 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 10 FT...HIGHEST E.

TUE NIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT E OF
1000 FM 7 TO 10 FT.

WED AND THU
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT
THU.

FRI
WINDS DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
Notice posted on Monday, September 20, 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.