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| Subject: | CHARLESTON SC DAILY PORT UPDATE | | Date: | Thursday, February 24, 2011 | | Priority: | Normal | | Notice: |
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 38'00
BP - Max draft 30'00" 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 38'00 or less may transit at anytime Drafts of 38'01 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 - SHARON SEA - ETA 0330/27TH
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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. 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:
02/24/2011 - CHARLESTON PROP CLUB OYSTER ROAST
FUTURE/ONGOING ISSUES:
03/08/2011 - COMMISSIONERS OF PILOTAGE MEETING
03/08/2011 - CWIT LUNCHEON
04/12/2011 - CWIT ANNUAL BANQUET
2014 - ETA FOR NEW CHARLESTON PORT TERMINAL TO BE COMPLETED
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SECURITY LEVEL: MARSEC 1
HURRICANE STATUS - 5 - OUT OF SEASON
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Tides for Charleston (Customhouse Wharf) starting with February 22, 2011.
Day High Tide Height Sunrise Moon Time % Moon
/Low Time Feet Sunset Visible
Th 24 High 12:34 AM 5.7 6:53 AM Rise 12:37 AM 62
24 Low 6:51 AM 0.0 6:12 PM Set 10:55 AM
24 High 12:44 PM 4.7
24 Low 6:59 PM -0.1
F 25 High 1:38 AM 5.4 6:52 AM Rise 1:39 AM 51
25 Low 7:54 AM 0.3 6:13 PM Set 11:48 AM
25 High 1:47 PM 4.5
25 Low 8:04 PM 0.1
Sa 26 High 2:43 AM 5.3 6:51 AM Rise 2:35 AM 40
26 Low 8:58 AM 0.4 6:14 PM Set 12:44 PM
26 High 2:52 PM 4.4
26 Low 9:09 PM 0.2
Su 27 High 3:47 AM 5.2 6:50 AM Rise 3:25 AM 30
27 Low 9:59 AM 0.4 6:15 PM Set 1:43 PM
27 High 3:55 PM 4.5
27 Low 10:12 PM 0.2
M 28 High 4:45 AM 5.3 6:49 AM Rise 4:08 AM 21
28 Low 10:54 AM 0.3 6:16 PM Set 2:41 PM
28 High 4:52 PM 4.6
28 Low 11:08 PM 0.1
Tu 1 High 5:35 AM 5.3 6:48 AM Rise 4:46 AM 14
1 Low 11:42 AM 0.2 6:17 PM Set 3:39 PM
1 High 5:43 PM 4.8
1 Low 11:58 PM 0.0
W 2 High 6:20 AM 5.4 6:47 AM Rise 5:19 AM 8
2 Low 12:26 PM 0.0 6:17 PM Set 4:35 PM
2 High 6:28 PM 5.1
Th 3 Low 12:43 AM -0.1 6:45 AM Rise 5:50 AM 3
3 High 7:01 AM 5.4 6:18 PM Set 5:30 PM
3 Low 1:06 PM -0.1
3 High 7:09 PM 5.2
F 4 Low 1:24 AM -0.1 6:44 AM Rise 6:18 AM 0
4 High 7:38 AM 5.4 6:19 PM Set 6:24 PM
4 Low 1:43 PM -0.2
4 High 7:47 PM 5.3
Sa 5 Low 2:02 AM -0.1 6:43 AM Rise 6:45 AM 0
5 High 8:14 AM 5.3 6:20 PM Set 7:18 PM
5 Low 2:17 PM -0.1
5 High 8:23 PM 5.4
Su 6 Low 2:39 AM 0.0 6:42 AM Rise 7:13 AM 0
6 High 8:48 AM 5.2 6:20 PM Set 8:12 PM
6 Low 2:50 PM -0.1
6 High 8:56 PM 5.4
M 7 Low 3:14 AM 0.1 6:40 AM Rise 7:42 AM 3
7 High 9:21 AM 5.0 6:21 PM Set 9:06 PM
7 Low 3:22 PM 0.0
7 High 9:28 PM 5.4
Tu 8 Low 3:49 AM 0.3 6:39 AM Rise 8:13 AM 7
8 High 9:52 AM 4.8 6:22 PM Set 10:02 PM
8 Low 3:54 PM 0.1
8 High 10:01 PM 5.3
W 9 Low 4:25 AM 0.5 6:38 AM Rise 8:48 AM 13
9 High 10:24 AM 4.6 6:23 PM Set 10:58 PM
9 Low 4:30 PM 0.2
9 High 10:36 PM 5.2
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
Synopsis...HIGH PRES WILL SHIFT OFFSHORE TODAY AS A WEAK COASTAL TROUGH
DISSIPATES NEAR THE COAST. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE WATERS FRI
EVENING FOLLOWED BY HIGH PRES INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK.
Today...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
Tonight...S winds 10 to 15 kt...increasing to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 3
to 4 ft. Patchy fog after midnight.
Fri...SW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft...building to 4 to 6 ft in the
afternoon. Patchy fog in the morning. A chance of showers.
Fri Night...W winds 10 to 15 kt...becoming N 15 to 20 kt after midnight.
Seas 3 to 4 ft...subsiding to 2 to 3 ft after midnight.
Sat...NE winds 15 to 20 kt...becoming E 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3
to 4 ft...subsiding to 2 to 3 ft in the afternoon.
Sat Night...E winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming SE after midnight. Seas 2 to 3
ft. Patchy fog in the evening...then areas of fog after midnight.
Sun...S winds 5 to 10 kt...increasing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Areas
of fog.
Mon...S winds 20 to 25 kt...becoming W. Seas 4 to 5 ft. A chance of showers | | Notice posted on Thursday, February 24, 2011 | |
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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