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| Subject: | CHARLESTON SC DAILY PORT UPDATE | | Date: | Thursday, August 04, 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:
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 43'00 MLW - tide neede for anything deeper than
43'01" 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
Veterans Terminal 35' MLW tidal restricted
Nucor - Max draft 25'00 (movements daylight & tidal restricted), Max LOA
550', 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:
HESS - KLARA - IN ETD 1400/4TH
KMI4 - STOLT VISION - ETA 8/7/11
KMI4 - JO KASHI - ETA 8/12/11
KMI4 - OAKDEN - 2200/12
KMI4 - BOW ARCHITECT - ETA 8/12/11
KMI4 - SANKO BRIGHT - ETA 8/15/11
KMI4 - GLORY - ETA 8/18/11
KMI4 - ENERGY PROTECTOR - ETA 8/19/11
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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:
08/06/11 - 1700 - PORT INDUSTRY NIGHT WITH THE RIVERDOGS
FUTURE/ONGOING ISSUES:
08/24/11 - 1800 - NOAA WRIGHT WHALE MEETING IN SAVANNAH GARDEN CITY HALL
08/25/11 - 0800 - NAV OPS MEETING
09/20/11 - 1145 - CWIT LUNCHEON
09/23/11 - 1030 - CHS TRAFFIC AND TRANS CLUB GOLF TOURN. AT STONO FERRY
10/06/22 - PM - BBQ AND BLUEGRASS SOCIAL
10/20/11 - 1800 - CWIT ANNUAL AUCTION
2018 - ETA FOR NEW CHARLESTON PORT TERMINAL TO BE COMPLETED
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SECURITY LEVEL: MARSEC 1
CURRENT HURRICANE STATUS - 4 - T/S EMILY
BULLETIN
TROPICAL STORM EMILY INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER 11A
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL052011
800 AM EDT THU AUG 04 2011
...EMILY MEANDERING JUST SOUTH OF HISPANIOLA...HEAVY RAINS SHOULD
CONTINUE...
SUMMARY OF 800 AM EDT...1200 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...17.1N 71.8W
ABOUT 40 MI...65 KM SSW OF ISLA BEATA DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
ABOUT 105 MI...170 KM SSE OF PORT AU PRINCE HAITI
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...50 MPH...85 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...STATIONARY
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1005 MB...29.68 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...
* THE SOUTHERN COAST OF THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC FROM CABO ENGANO
WESTWARD TO THE SOUTHERN BORDER WITH HAITI
* THE NORTHERN COAST OF THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC FROM CABO FRANCIS
VIEJO WESTWARD TO THE NORTHERN BORDER WITH HAITI
* HAITI
* SOUTHEASTERN AND CENTRAL BAHAMAS...AND TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS
* GUANTANAMO AND HOLGUIN PROVINCES IN EASTERN CUBA
A TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR...
* NORTHWESTERN BAHAMAS
INTERESTS ELSEWHERE IN EAST-CENTRAL CUBA AND IN SOUTH FLORIDA SHOULD
MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF EMILY.
FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA...PLEASE MONITOR
PRODUCTS ISSUED BY YOUR NATIONAL METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE.
DISCUSSION AND 48-HOUR OUTLOOK
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AT 800 AM EDT...1200 UTC...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM EMILY WAS
LOCATED BY AN AIR FORCE RECONNAISSANCE PLANE NEAR LATITUDE 17.1
NORTH...LONGITUDE 71.8 WEST. EMILY HAS BEEN MEANDERING DURING THE
PAST FEW HOURS BUT IS EXPECTED TO RESUME A WEST-NORTHWEST TRACK
NEAR 7 MPH...11 KM/H...THIS MORNING. A TURN TOWARD THE NORTHWEST
WITH AN INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED IS EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT DAY
OR SO. ON THIS TRACK...THE CENTER OF EMILY WILL MOVE ACROSS THE
SOUTHWESTERN PENINSULA OF HAITI LATER TODAY AND MOVE OVER EXTREME
EASTERN CUBA TONIGHT OR EARLY FRIDAY.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS REMAIN NEAR 50 MPH...85 KM/H...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS. SOME WEAKENING IS POSSIBLE DURING THE NEXT 24 TO 36 HOURS AS
EMILY INTERACTS WITH THE HIGH TERRAIN OF HAITI AND EASTERN CUBA.
SOME RE-STRENGTHENING IS POSSIBLE WHEN THE CYCLONE MOVES OVER THE
BAHAMAS.
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 115 MILES...185 KM
MAINLY TO THE NORTH AND EAST OF THE CENTER.
THE MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE RECENTLY REPORTED BY AN AIR FORCE
RECONNAISSANCE PLANE WAS 1005 MB...29.68 INCHES.
HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
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RAINFALL...EMILY IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE TOTAL RAINFALL ACCUMULATIONS
OF 6 TO 12 INCHES WITH ISOLATED AMOUNTS OF 20 INCHES POSSIBLE
OVER THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC AND HAITI. THESE RAINS COULD CAUSE
LIFE-THREATENING FLASH FLOODS AND MUD SLIDES. TOTAL RAIN
ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE EXPECTED IN THE SOUTHEASTERN AND
CENTRAL BAHAMAS...AND THE TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS. EMILY IS
EXPECTED TO PRODUCE ADDITIONAL RAIN ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES
IN PUERTO RICO.
WIND...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY OCCURRING OVER PORTIONS
OF THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC...PRIMARILY ALONG THE SOUTHERN
COAST...AND WILL LIKELY SPREAD OVER HAITI TODAY. TROPICAL STORM
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO REACH EXTREME EASTERN CUBA...THE
SOUTHEASTERN BAHAMAS AND THE TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS TONIGHT...AND
THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS ON FRIDAY. TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE
POSSIBLE IN THE NORTHWESTERN BAHAMAS EARLY SATURDAY.
STORM SURGE...A STORM SURGE WILL RAISE WATER LEVELS BY 1 TO 3 FEET
ABOVE NORMAL TIDE LEVELS IN THE TROPICAL STORM WARNING AREA. NEAR
THE COAST...THE SURGE WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY LARGE AND DANGEROUS
WAVES.
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Tides for Charleston (Customhouse Wharf) starting with July 21, 2011.
Day High Tide Height Sunrise Moon Time % Moon
/Low Time Feet Sunset Visible
Th 4 Low 6:03 AM -0.5 6:35 AM Rise 11:59 AM 21
4 High 12:28 PM 6.0 8:16 PM Set 11:16 PM
4 Low 6:39 PM 0.1
F 5 High 12:33 AM 5.7 6:36 AM Rise 1:06 PM 32
5 Low 6:55 AM -0.4 8:15 PM Set 11:57 PM
5 High 1:26 PM 6.0
5 Low 7:39 PM 0.3
Sa 6 High 1:30 AM 5.4 6:37 AM Rise 2:13 PM 43
6 Low 7:50 AM -0.2 8:14 PM
6 High 2:28 PM 6.0
6 Low 8:42 PM 0.5
Su 7 High 2:29 AM 5.1 6:38 AM Set 12:44 AM 54
7 Low 8:50 AM -0.1 8:13 PM Rise 3:17 PM
7 High 3:31 PM 6.0
7 Low 9:46 PM 0.6
M 8 High 3:32 AM 5.0 6:38 AM Set 1:35 AM 65
8 Low 9:52 AM 0.0 8:12 PM Rise 4:18 PM
8 High 4:34 PM 6.1
8 Low 10:49 PM 0.6
Tu 9 High 4:34 AM 5.0 6:39 AM Set 2:31 AM 75
9 Low 10:54 AM 0.0 8:11 PM Rise 5:12 PM
9 High 5:33 PM 6.1
9 Low 11:47 PM 0.5
W 10 High 5:35 AM 5.0 6:40 AM Set 3:31 AM 84
10 Low 11:52 AM 0.0 8:10 PM Rise 6:01 PM
10 High 6:28 PM 6.2
Th 11 Low 12:40 AM 0.3 6:40 AM Set 4:31 AM 91
11 High 6:31 AM 5.1 8:09 PM Rise 6:43 PM
11 Low 12:46 PM 0.0
11 High 7:18 PM 6.2
F 12 Low 1:30 AM 0.2 6:41 AM Set 5:32 AM 96
12 High 7:23 AM 5.2 8:08 PM Rise 7:20 PM
12 Low 1:36 PM 0.0
12 High 8:04 PM 6.2
Sa 13 Low 2:15 AM 0.2 6:42 AM Set 6:31 AM 99
13 High 8:11 AM 5.3 8:07 PM Rise 7:53 PM
13 Low 2:23 PM 0.1
13 High 8:46 PM 6.1
Su 14 Low 2:57 AM 0.1 6:42 AM Set 7:29 AM 99
14 High 8:55 AM 5.4 8:06 PM Rise 8:24 PM
14 Low 3:07 PM 0.2
14 High 9:25 PM 5.9
M 15 Low 3:36 AM 0.2 6:43 AM Set 8:25 AM 98
15 High 9:37 AM 5.4 8:05 PM Rise 8:53 PM
15 Low 3:48 PM 0.4
15 High 10:03 PM 5.8
Tu 16 Low 4:13 AM 0.3 6:44 AM Set 9:19 AM 95
16 High 10:16 AM 5.4 8:04 PM Rise 9:22 PM
16 Low 4:29 PM 0.6
16 High 10:39 PM 5.5
W 17 Low 4:48 AM 0.4 6:44 AM Set 10:14 AM 91
17 High 10:55 AM 5.4 8:03 PM Rise 9:51 PM
17 Low 5:08 PM 0.9
17 High 11:15 PM 5.3
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
Synopsis...A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL PERSIST INLAND INTO THE WEEKEND.
TROPICAL STORM EMILY IS FORECAST TO REMAIN OFF THE SE COAST OF THE UNITED
STATES THIS WEEKEND...BEFORE TURNING NE MON. REFER TO THE LATEST ADVISORY
ON TROPICAL STORM EMILY ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.
Today...SW winds 15 to 20 kt...becoming S this afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
Tonight...SW winds 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft...building to 4 to 5 ft after
midnight.
Fri...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. A slight chance of showers and
tstms in the afternoon.
Fri Night...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
Sat...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
Sat Night...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
Sun...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. A slight chance of showers and
tstms.
Sun Night...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. A slight chance of
showers and tstms.
Mon...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. A slight chance of showers and
tstms.
Mon Night...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A slight chance of
showers and tstms. | | Notice posted on Thursday, August 04, 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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