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Subject:CHARLESTON SC DAILY PORT UPDATE
Date:Tuesday, September 06, 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 - SCF YENESEI - IN ETD 0200/7TH
BOW VANGUARD - ETA 9/6/11
CAPE BILLE - ETA 09/09/11
BOW RIYAD - ETA 9/19/11
BOW KISO - ETA 9/22/11
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: NONE

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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
11/15/11 - TBA - PROPELLER CLUB - STATE OF THE PORT DINNER
2018 - ETA FOR NEW CHARLESTON PORT TERMINAL TO BE COMPLETED

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SECURITY LEVEL: MARSEC 1
CURRENT HURRICANE STATUS - 4 TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK

TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
200 AM EDT TUE SEP 6 2011

FOR THE NORTH ATLANTIC...CARIBBEAN SEA AND THE GULF OF MEXICO...

THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER IS ISSUING ADVISORIES ON HURRICANE
KATIA...LOCATED ABOUT 450 MILES SOUTH OF BERMUDA.

1. SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY ASSOCIATED WITH AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE
LOCATED ABOUT 600 MILES SOUTHWEST OF THE SOUTHERN CAPE VERDE ISLANDS HAS
CHANGED LITTLE IN ORGANIZATION DURING THE PAST SEVERAL HOURS.
HOWEVER...ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS APPEAR FAVORABLE FOR A TROPICAL
DEPRESSION TO FORM DURING THE NEXT DAY OR TWO AS THIS DISTURBANCE MOVES
WESTWARD OR WEST-NORTHWESTWARD AT AROUND 15 MPH. THIS SYSTEM HAS A HIGH
CHANCE...60 PERCENT...OF BECOMING A TROPICAL CYCLONE DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS.

ELSEWHERE...TROPICAL CYCLONE FORMATION IS NOT EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 48
HOURS.

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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

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

Th 8 High 5:22 AM 5.3 6:59 AM Set 3:26 AM 81
8 Low 11:38 AM 0.5 7:36 PM Rise 5:21 PM
8 High 6:08 PM 6.1

F 9 Low 12:17 AM 0.6 6:59 AM Set 4:25 AM 88
9 High 6:15 AM 5.4 7:34 PM Rise 5:55 PM
9 Low 12:30 PM 0.4
9 High 6:54 PM 6.1

Sa 10 Low 1:03 AM 0.5 7:00 AM Set 5:22 AM 94
10 High 7:03 AM 5.6 7:33 PM Rise 6:26 PM
10 Low 1:18 PM 0.4
10 High 7:37 PM 6.1

Su 11 Low 1:45 AM 0.4 7:01 AM Set 6:17 AM 97
11 High 7:47 AM 5.7 7:32 PM Rise 6:55 PM
11 Low 2:03 PM 0.5
11 High 8:16 PM 6.0

M 12 Low 2:24 AM 0.4 7:01 AM Set 7:12 AM 99
12 High 8:28 AM 5.8 7:30 PM Rise 7:24 PM
12 Low 2:44 PM 0.5
12 High 8:54 PM 5.9

Tu 13 Low 3:01 AM 0.4 7:02 AM Set 8:06 AM 99
13 High 9:06 AM 5.9 7:29 PM Rise 7:53 PM
13 Low 3:23 PM 0.7
13 High 9:30 PM 5.7

W 14 Low 3:36 AM 0.5 7:03 AM Set 9:01 AM 98
14 High 9:43 AM 5.9 7:28 PM Rise 8:24 PM
14 Low 4:01 PM 0.8
14 High 10:05 PM 5.5

Th 15 Low 4:09 AM 0.6 7:03 AM Set 9:55 AM 94
15 High 10:18 AM 5.8 7:26 PM Rise 8:57 PM
15 Low 4:38 PM 1.0
15 High 10:40 PM 5.3

F 16 Low 4:43 AM 0.7 7:04 AM Set 10:50 AM 89
16 High 10:54 AM 5.7 7:25 PM Rise 9:33 PM
16 Low 5:15 PM 1.2
16 High 11:15 PM 5.1

Sa 17 Low 5:19 AM 0.8 7:05 AM Set 11:45 AM 82
17 High 11:31 AM 5.6 7:24 PM Rise 10:13 PM
17 Low 5:55 PM 1.4
17 High 11:52 PM 4.9

Su 18 Low 5:59 AM 0.9 7:05 AM Set 12:39 PM 75
18 High 12:13 PM 5.6 7:22 PM Rise 10:58 PM
18 Low 6:40 PM 1.5

M 19 High 12:35 AM 4.8 7:06 AM Set 1:32 PM 66
19 Low 6:44 AM 1.0 7:21 PM Rise 11:49 PM
19 High 1:02 PM 5.6
19 Low 7:32 PM 1.6

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MARITIME WEATHER FORECAST: 500 AM EDT FRI SEP 2 2011

Synopsis...STRONG LOW PRESSURE...THE REMNANTS OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION
LEE...WILL LIFT NORTHEAST ACROSS THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS TODAY...WITH A
TRAILING COLD FRONT THEN EXPECTED TO MOVE ACROSS THE AREA LATE TONIGHT INTO
EARLY WEDNESDAY. THE FRONT WILL THEN BECOME NEARLY STATIONARY OFFSHORE
THROUGH LATE WEEK...CAUSING HURRICANE KATIA IN THE ATLANTIC TO TURN AND
PASS OFFSHORE. REFER TO THE LATEST ADVISORIES ON KATIA ISSUED BY THE
NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.
Today...S winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Scattered
showers with isolated tstms early this morning...then scattered showers and
tstms late this morning and afternoon.

Tonight...S winds 15 to 20 kt...becoming SW 10 to 15 kt after midnight.
Seas 5 to 7 ft. Scattered tstms. Numerous showers.

Wed...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. A chance of showers and tstms in
the morning...then a slight chance of showers and tstms in the afternoon.

Wed Night...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.

Thu...W winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming SW in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6
ft...building to 5 to 7 ft in the afternoon.

Thu Night...W winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft...subsiding to 4 to 5 ft after
midnight.

Fri...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.

Fri Night...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

Sat...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot.

Sat Night...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
Notice posted on Tuesday, September 06, 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.