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Subject: | CHARLESTON SC DAILY PORT UPDATE | Date: | Monday, September 27, 2010 | Priority: | Normal | Notice: | URGENT INFORMATION: NONE -------------------
PORT LIMITS/INFORMATION ------------------------ Maximum Depths - (Fresh) Harbor Entrance - 47.0 ft Main Channel - 45.0 ft
BERTH LIMITS/INFORMATION: ------------------------- 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:
KMI4 - SONGA RUBY - 1800/28TH
============================================= FEDERAL, STATE & LOCAL FILING REQUIREMENTS: --------------------------------------------- 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: 09/27/2010 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 AUCTIO 10/12/10 - 1145 - CWIT LUNCHEON 10/14/10 - SAVANNAH PROPELLER CLUB LUNCHEON 10/28/10 - 0800 - NAV/OPS MEETING 11/09/10 - 1145 - CWIT LUNCHEON 11/19/10 - SAVANNAH PROPELLER CLUB OYSTER ROAST
2014 - ETA FOR NEW CHARLESTON PORT TERMINAL TO BE COMPLETED
=============================================== SECURITY LEVEL: MARSEC 1 HURRICANE STATUS - 4 - TROPICAL STORM LISA - TROPICAL STORM MATTHEW
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 800 AM EDT MON SEP 27 2010
FOR THE NORTH ATLANTIC...CARIBBEAN SEA AND THE GULF OF MEXICO...
DISORGANIZED CLOUDINESS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE NORTHWESTERN CARIBBEAN SEA ARE ASSOCIATED WITH A BROAD AREA OF LOW PRESSURE. ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS APPEAR FAVORABLE FOR GRADUAL DEVELOPMENT OF THIS SYSTEM DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS AS IT DRIFTS NORTHWARD. THERE IS A MEDIUM CHANCE...30 PERCENT...OF THIS SYSTEM BECOMING A TROPICAL CYCLONE DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS.
A SMALL...SLOW-MOVING...LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM LOCATED ABOUT 725 MILES WEST-SOUTHWEST OF THE CAPE VERDE ISLANDS IS PRODUCING DISORGANIZED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. DEVELOPMENT...IF ANY...OF THIS SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO BE SLOW TO OCCUR. 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.
=================================================================== Tides for Charleston (Customhouse Wharf) starting with September 24, 2010. Day High Tide Height Sunrise Moon Time % Moon /Low Time Feet Sunset Visible
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
M 4 High 5:09 AM 5.8 7:16 AM Rise 3:35 AM 20 4 Low 11:24 AM 0.1 7:01 PM Set 4:49 PM 4 High 5:36 PM 6.5
Tu 5 Low 12:00 AM 0.2 7:17 AM Rise 4:44 AM 12 5 High 6:09 AM 6.3 6:59 PM Set 5:25 PM 5 Low 12:24 PM -0.1 5 High 6:31 PM 6.6
W 6 Low 12:52 AM -0.1 7:17 AM Rise 5:54 AM 5 6 High 7:05 AM 6.7 6:58 PM Set 6:00 PM 6 Low 1:21 PM -0.4 6 High 7:24 PM 6.6
Th 7 Low 1:42 AM -0.4 7:18 AM Rise 7:04 AM 1 7 High 7:59 AM 7.0 6:57 PM Set 6:38 PM 7 Low 2:15 PM -0.4 7 High 8:15 PM 6.5
F 8 Low 2:30 AM -0.5 7:19 AM Rise 8:15 AM 0 8 High 8:51 AM 7.2 6:55 PM Set 7:18 PM 8 Low 3:08 PM -0.4 8 High 9:05 PM 6.3
Sa 9 Low 3:18 AM -0.4 7:20 AM Rise 9:26 AM 1 9 High 9:42 AM 7.1 6:54 PM Set 8:02 PM 9 Low 3:59 PM -0.2 9 High 9:54 PM 6.1
Su 10 Low 4:06 AM -0.2 7:20 AM Rise 10:34 AM 6 10 High 10:33 AM 6.9 6:53 PM Set 8:51 PM 10 Low 4:51 PM 0.1 10 High 10:43 PM 5.8
========================================================================== OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
Synopsis...WEAK LOW PRES WILL FORM OVER GEORGIA THIS MORNING AND LIFT N THROUGH THE DAY. A TRAILING COLD FRONT WILL PUSH INTO THE AREA FROM THE W THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...THEN STALL ACROSS THE NEARBY ATLC WATERS BY TUE. THE REMNANTS OF THE FRONT WILL SHIFT BACK CLOSER TO THE AREA WED INTO EARLY THU...BEFORE PUSHING A LITTLE FURTHER AWAY INTO THE ATLC FRI THROUGH SUN. Today...S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Showers and tstms likely. Some tstms may be severe with damaging winds... Tornadoes and frequent lightning. Locally heavy rainfall possible.
Tonight...S winds 20 to 25 kt...becoming SW after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Showers and tstms. Some tstms may be severe with damaging winds... Tornadoes and frequent lightning in the evening. Locally heavy rainfall possible in the evening.
Tue...W winds 10 to 15 kt... Becoming SW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. A chance of showers with a slight chance of tstms.
Tue Night...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. A chance of showers with a slight chance of tstms.
Wed...E winds 5 to 10 kt...increasing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. A chance of showers and tstms.
Wed Night...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft...building to 4 to 6 ft after midnight. A chance of showers and tstms.
Thu...NE winds 20 to 25 kt...becoming N 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft...subsiding to 5 to 7 ft. A chance of showers and tstms.
Fri...NE winds 15 kt...increasing to 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. | Notice posted on Monday, September 27, 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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