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| Subject: | CHARLESTON SC DAILY UPDATE / HURRICANE IRENE | | Date: | Thursday, August 25, 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:
KMI4 - SAKURA PRINCESS - IN ETD 2200/25TH
KMI4 - FREJA DANIA - ETA 8/26/11
KMI1 - POCHARD - ETA ANCH 1600/28TH ETB 30TH
KMI4 - 650-3 - ETA 8/31/11
KMI4 - BOW RIYAD - ETA 9/20/11
KNI4 - BOW FLOWER - ETA 9/25/11
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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:
Carnival Fantasy
The cruise ship Carnival Fantasy is boarding passengers this morning for a
six-day cruise from Charleston, but the ship will not be going to Bermuda
as planned.
With Hurricane Irene expected to pass between Charleston and Bermuda late
Friday, the Fantasy has been re-routed to Cozumel, Mexico. Irene is in the
Bahamas this morning and the latest forecast from the National Hurricane
Center, at 11 a.m., suggests Irene will hit the North Carolina coast on
Saturday.
All of coastal South Carolina is currently under a tropical storm watch.
The Fantasy was originally due in King's Wharf, Bermuda, on Saturday.
Instead, the ship is expected to arrive in Cozumel on Sunday.
The Fantasy will return to Charleston on Wednesday, as scheduled, with a
stop in Key West on Monday.
It is the latest of eight itinerary changes announced by Carnival Cruise
Lines due to Hurricane Irene.
The Fantasy is a more than 70,000-ton, 10-deck cruise ship that carries
nearly 3,000 passengers and crew. It's home port is Charleston.
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CURRENT ISSUES:
FUTURE/ONGOING ISSUES:
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 - HURRICANE IRENE
HURRICANE IRENE ADVISORY NUMBER 21
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL092011
1100 AM EDT THU AUG 25 2011
...DANGEROUS HURRICANE IRENE TURNS NORTH-NORTHWESTWARD...CORE
APPROACHING ABACO ISLAND...
SUMMARY OF 1100 AM EDT...1500 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...25.9N 76.8W
ABOUT 75 MI...115 KM NNE OF NASSAU
ABOUT 645 MI...1040 KM S OF CAPE HATTERAS NORTH CAROLINA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...115 MPH...185 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...NNW OR 335 DEGREES AT 13 MPH...20 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...951 MB...28.08 INCHES
WATCHES AND WARNINGS
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CHANGES IN WATCHES AND WARNINGS WITH THIS ADVISORY...
NONE
SUMMARY OF WATCHES AND WARNINGS IN EFFECT...
A HURRICANE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR...
* THE CENTRAL AND NORTHWESTERN BAHAMAS
A HURRICANE WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR...
* NORTH OF SURF CITY NORTH CAROLINA TO THE NORTH CAROLINA-VIRGINIA
BORDER INCLUDING THE PAMLICO...ALBEMARLE...AND CURRITUCK SOUNDS
A TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR...
* NORTH OF EDISTO BEACH SOUTH CAROLINA TO SURF CITY NORTH CAROLINA
A HURRICANE WATCH MEANS THAT HURRICANE CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE
WITHIN THE WATCH AREA. A WATCH IS TYPICALLY ISSUED 48 HOURS
BEFORE THE ANTICIPATED FIRST OCCURRENCE OF TROPICAL-STORM-FORCE
WINDS...CONDITIONS THAT MAKE OUTSIDE PREPARATIONS DIFFICULT OR
DANGEROUS.
A TROPICAL STORM WATCH MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE
POSSIBLE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA...GENERALLY WITHIN 48 HOURS.
WARNINGS WILL LIKELY BE REQUIRED FOR PORTIONS OF THE WATCH AREA
LATER TODAY. THE HURRICANE WATCH WILL ALSO LIKELY NEED TO BE
EXTENDED NORTHWARD ALONG THE MID-ATLANTIC COAST LATER TODAY.
INTERESTS ELSEWHERE IN THE MID-ATLANTIC STATES AND NEW ENGLAND
SHOULD MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF IRENE.
FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA IN THE UNITED
STATES...INCLUDING POSSIBLE INLAND WATCHES AND WARNINGS...PLEASE
MONITOR PRODUCTS ISSUED BY YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
FORECAST OFFICE. FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA OUTSIDE
THE UNITED STATES...PLEASE MONITOR PRODUCTS ISSUED BY YOUR NATIONAL
METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE.
DISCUSSION AND 48-HOUR OUTLOOK
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AT 1100 AM EDT...1500 UTC...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE IRENE WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 25.9 NORTH...LONGITUDE 76.8 WEST. IRENE IS
MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHWEST NEAR 13 MPH...20 KM/H. THIS
MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT WITH A TURN TOWARD
THE NORTH BY EARLY FRIDAY. ON THE FORECAST TRACK...THE CORE OF THE
HURRICANE WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE OVER THE NORTHWESTERN BAHAMAS
TODAY...AND PASS WELL OFFSHORE OF THE EAST COAST OF CENTRAL AND
NORTH FLORIDA TONIGHT AND EARLY FRIDAY. THE HURRICANE IS FORECAST
TO APPROACH THE COAST OF NORTH CAROLINA ON SATURDAY.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 115 MPH...185 KM/H...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS. IRENE IS A CATEGORY THREE HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON
HURRICANE WIND SCALE. SOME STRENGTHENING IS POSSIBLE TODAY AND
TONIGHT.
HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 70 MILES...110 KM...FROM
THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 290
MILES...465 KM.
THE LATEST MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE REPORTED BY AN AIR FORCE RESERVE
HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT WAS 951 MB...28.08 INCHES.
HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
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WIND...HURRICANE FORCE WINDS ARE CURRENTLY SPREADING OVER THE
NORTHWESTERN BAHAMAS. HURRICANE OR TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE
STILL OCCURRING OVER PORTIONS OF THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS...BUT SHOULD
BEGIN TO DIMINISH LATER TODAY. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE
POSSIBLE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA ALONG THE COAST OF NORTH AND SOUTH
CAROLINA BY LATE FRIDAY.
STORM SURGE...IN AREAS OF ONSHORE WINDS NEAR THE CENTER OF IRENE...
AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS STORM SURGE WILL RAISE WATER LEVELS BY AS
MUCH AS 7 TO 11 FEET ABOVE NORMAL TIDE LEVELS OVER THE CENTRAL AND
NORTHWEST BAHAMAS. WATER LEVELS WILL GRADUALLY SUBSIDE OVER THE
SOUTHEASTERN BAHAMAS THROUGH TONIGHT. NEAR THE COAST...THE SURGE
WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY LARGE AND DANGEROUS WAVES.
RAINFALL...IRENE IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE RAINFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 6
TO 12 INCHES OVER THE BAHAMAS.
SURF...SWELLS GENERATED BY IRENE ARE AFFECTING PORTIONS OF THE COAST
OF THE SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES. THESE SWELLS WILL CAUSE
LIFE-THREATENING SURF AND RIP CURRENT CONDITIONS. PLEASE CONSULT
PRODUCTS FROM YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE.
NEXT ADVISORY
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NEXT INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY...200 PM EDT.
NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY...500 PM EDT.
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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 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
F 2 Low 5:40 AM -0.3 6:55 AM Rise 12:02 PM 19
2 High 12:09 PM 6.5 7:44 PM Set 10:41 PM
2 Low 6:24 PM 0.2
Sa 3 High 12:17 AM 5.7 6:56 AM Rise 1:09 PM 29
3 Low 6:34 AM -0.1 7:42 PM Set 11:32 PM
3 High 1:09 PM 6.4
3 Low 7:23 PM 0.5
Su 4 High 1:15 AM 5.4 6:56 AM Rise 2:12 PM 40
4 Low 7:31 AM 0.1 7:41 PM
4 High 2:12 PM 6.2
4 Low 8:26 PM 0.7
M 5 High 2:17 AM 5.2 6:57 AM Set 12:27 AM 51
5 Low 8:34 AM 0.4 7:40 PM Rise 3:09 PM
5 High 3:16 PM 6.1
5 Low 9:29 PM 0.8
Tu 6 High 3:21 AM 5.1 6:58 AM Set 1:26 AM 62
6 Low 9:38 AM 0.5 7:38 PM Rise 3:59 PM
6 High 4:18 PM 6.0
6 Low 10:30 PM 0.8
W 7 High 4:23 AM 5.1 6:58 AM Set 2:26 AM 72
7 Low 10:40 AM 0.5 7:37 PM Rise 4:43 PM
7 High 5:16 PM 6.0
7 Low 11:26 PM 0.7
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
Synopsis...DANGEROUS HURRICANE IRENE IS FORECAST TO PASS EAST OF THE
GEORGIA AND SOUTH CAROLINA COASTS FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT. REFER TO THE
LATEST ADVISORY ON IRENE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER. IMPROVING
CONDITIONS ARE THEN EXPECTED BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK
AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS BACK INTO THE AREA.
Rest Of Today...E winds 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. A slight chance of showers
and tstms.
Tonight...Tropical storm conditions possible. E winds 15 kt with gusts to
20 kt...becoming NE 20 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 9
ft...building to 11 ft after midnight. A slight chance of showers and tstms
until early morning...then a chance of showers and tstms late.
Fri...Tropical storm conditions possible. NE winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 14
ft...building to 16 ft in the afternoon. Showers and tstms.
Fri Night...Tropical storm conditions possible. N winds 35 to 45 kt. Seas
16 ft...subsiding to 14 ft after midnight. Showers and tstms.
Sat...Tropical storm conditions possible. NW winds 30 to 40
kt...diminishing to 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 10 ft...subsiding to
7 ft in the afternoon. Showers and tstms until late afternoon...then a
chance of showers and tstms late.
Sat Night...NW winds 15 to 20 kt...becoming W 10 to 15 kt after midnight.
Seas 5 ft...subsiding to 3 ft after midnight. A chance of showers and tstms
until early morning.
Sun...NW winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming SW in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft.
Sun Night...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
Mon...N winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming SE in the afternoon. Seas 2
ft...building to 3 ft in the afternoon.
| | Notice posted on Thursday, August 25, 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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