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Subject: | CHARLESTON SC DAILY PORT UPDATE | Date: | Friday, August 19, 2011 | Priority: | Normal | Notice: | 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:
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:
KMI4 - ENERGY PROTECTOR - IN ETD 0700/20TH BP - TUG INTEGRITY & 650-4 - IN ETD 1300/20TH KMI4 - CARONI PLAIN - ETA 8/19/11 KMI4 - BOW ARCHITECT - ETA 8/21/11 KMI4 - SAKURA PRINCESS - 8/23/11 KMI4 - 650-3 - ETA 8/26/11 KMI4 - BOW RIYAD - 8/26/11
============================================ 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. 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:
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 - NO STORMS EXPECTED
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 200 AM EDT FRI AUG 19 2011
FOR THE NORTH ATLANTIC...CARIBBEAN SEA AND THE GULF OF MEXICO...
THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER HAS INITIATED ADVISORIES ON TROPICAL DEPRESSION EIGHT...MOVING TOWARDS THE NORTHEASTERN COAST OF HONDURAS.
1. A LARGE TROPICAL WAVE LOCATED ABOUT 1125 MILES EAST OF THE LESSER ANTILLES CONTINUES TO PRODUCE LIMITED SHOWER ACTIVITY. NO SIGNIFICANT DEVELOPMENT OF THIS WAVE IS EXPECTED TODAY...BUT ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BECOME INCREASINGLY CONDUCIVE AS THE DISTURBANCE APPROACHES THE LESSER ANTILLES ON SATURDAY. THIS SYSTEM HAS A MEDIUM CHANCE...30 PERCENT...OF BECOMING A TROPICAL CYCLONE DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS AS IT MOVES WESTWARD AT 20 MPH.
2. A BROAD AREA OF LOW PRESSURE...ASSOCIATED WITH A TROPICAL WAVE...IS LOCATED JUST OFF THE WEST COAST OF AFRICA ABOUT 325 MILES EAST- SOUTHEAST OF THE SOUTHERNMOST CAPE VERDE ISLANDS. THE LOW IS PRODUCING A LARGE AREA OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS...AND UPPER- LEVEL WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE CONDUCIVE FOR DEVELOPMENT OF THIS SYSTEM AS IT MOVES WEST TO WEST-NORTHWESTWARD AT 10 TO 15 MPH. THIS SYSTEM HAS A MEDIUM CHANCE...40 PERCENT...OF BECOMING A TROPICAL CYCLONE DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS. REGARDLESS OF DEVELOPMENT...LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN AND STRONG GUSTY WINDS ARE POSSIBLE IN THE CAPE VERDE ISLANDS TODAY THROUGH SATURDAY.
ELSEWHERE...TROPICAL CYCLONE FORMATION IS NOT EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS.
=================================================================== Tides for Charleston (Customhouse Wharf) starting with July 21, 2011. Day High Tide Height Sunrise Moon Time % Moon /Low Time Feet Sunset Visible
F 19 Low 5:59 AM 0.6 6:46 AM Set 12:03 PM 77 19 High 12:14 PM 5.3 8:01 PM Rise 10:56 PM 19 Low 6:30 PM 1.3
Sa 20 High 12:32 AM 4.8 6:46 AM Set 12:58 PM 69 20 Low 6:39 AM 0.7 8:00 PM Rise 11:34 PM 20 High 12:58 PM 5.3 20 Low 7:17 PM 1.4
Su 21 High 1:16 AM 4.7 6:47 AM Set 1:53 PM 60 21 Low 7:23 AM 0.8 7:58 PM 21 High 1:47 PM 5.3 21 Low 8:10 PM 1.5
M 22 High 2:06 AM 4.6 6:48 AM Rise 12:16 AM 50 22 Low 8:14 AM 0.8 7:57 PM Set 2:48 PM 22 High 2:42 PM 5.4 22 Low 9:09 PM 1.5
Tu 23 High 3:02 AM 4.5 6:48 AM Rise 1:04 AM 40 23 Low 9:10 AM 0.8 7:56 PM Set 3:42 PM 23 High 3:40 PM 5.5 23 Low 10:10 PM 1.4
W 24 High 4:01 AM 4.6 6:49 AM Rise 1:58 AM 31 24 Low 10:10 AM 0.6 7:55 PM Set 4:32 PM 24 High 4:38 PM 5.7 24 Low 11:08 PM 1.1
Th 25 High 5:00 AM 4.8 6:50 AM Rise 2:57 AM 21 25 Low 11:09 AM 0.4 7:54 PM Set 5:19 PM 25 High 5:34 PM 6.0
F 26 Low 12:02 AM 0.8 6:50 AM Rise 4:01 AM 13 26 High 5:56 AM 5.1 7:52 PM Set 6:02 PM 26 Low 12:06 PM 0.1 26 High 6:27 PM 6.3
Sa 27 Low 12:52 AM 0.4 6:51 AM Rise 5:07 AM 6 27 High 6:51 AM 5.5 7:51 PM Set 6:43 PM 27 Low 1:01 PM -0.2 27 High 7:17 PM 6.5
Su 28 Low 1:40 AM 0.0 6:52 AM Rise 6:15 AM 2 28 High 7:43 AM 5.9 7:50 PM Set 7:20 PM 28 Low 1:54 PM -0.4 28 High 8:06 PM 6.6
M 29 Low 2:27 AM -0.3 6:52 AM Rise 7:24 AM 0 29 High 8:35 AM 6.2 7:49 PM Set 7:58 PM 29 Low 2:47 PM -0.5 29 High 8:54 PM 6.6
Tu 30 Low 3:14 AM -0.5 6:53 AM Rise 8:33 AM 0 30 High 9:26 AM 6.4 7:48 PM Set 8:35 PM 30 Low 3:39 PM -0.5 30 High 9:42 PM 6.5
W 31 Low 4:01 AM -0.5 6:54 AM Rise 9:43 AM 4 31 High 10:18 AM 6.6 7:46 PM Set 9:13 PM 31 Low 4:32 PM -0.4 31 High 10:32 PM 6.3
Th 1 Low 4:49 AM -0.5 6:54 AM Rise 10:53 AM 10 1 High 11:12 AM 6.6 7:45 PM Set 9:55 PM 1 Low 5:27 PM -0.1 1 High 11:23 PM 6.0
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
Synopsis...ATLANTIC HIGH PRESSURE WILL PREVAIL OVER THE REGION THROUGH THIS WEEKEND. A COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH FROM THE NORTHWEST MONDAY...THEN STALL AND EVENTUALLY DISSIPATE OVER OR NEAR THE AREA THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK. Today...N winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming SE late. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
Tonight...S winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming SW 5 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
Sat...N winds 5 kt...becoming SE in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A slight chance of showers and tstms in the afternoon.
Sat Night...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
Sun...SE winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming S 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
Sun Night...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
Mon...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A 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.
Tue...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A slight chance of showers and tstms.
Tue Night...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. A slight chance of showers and tstms.
| Notice posted on Friday, August 19, 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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