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| Subject: | CHARLESTON SC DAILY PORT UPDATE | | Date: | Monday, September 19, 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
Wando Terminal - Max draft 43'00 MLW - tide needed 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 - BOW RIYAD - ETA 9/27/11
MINERVA ANNA - ETA 9/28/11
BOW FLOWER - ETA 10/1/11
BP - TUG INTEGRITY & 650-4 - ETA 9/19/11 0945
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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:
09/19/11 - 1300 - SCSPA Monthly Meeting
09/20/11 - 1145 - CWIT LUNCHEON
09/21/11 - 0815 - MASC Board meeting
09/22/11 - 0815 - NavOps meeting
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
800 AM EDT MON SEP 19 2011
FOR THE NORTH ATLANTIC...CARIBBEAN SEA AND THE GULF OF MEXICO...
1. AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE LOCATED ABOUT 1450 MILES EAST OF THE
WINDWARD ISLANDS CONTINUES TO SHOW SIGNS OF ORGANIZATION...AND
ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS APPEAR FAVORABLE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF A
TROPICAL DEPRESSION DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. THIS SYSTEM HAS
A HIGH CHANCE...60 PERCENT...OF BECOMING A TROPICAL CYCLONE DURING
THE NEXT 48 HOURS AS IT BEGINS TO MOVE WESTWARD AT ABOUT 10 MPH.
2. THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY IS LIMITED IN ASSOCIATION WITH A SMALL AREA OF
LOW PRESSURE LOCATED ABOUT 900 MILES EAST OF THE NORTHERN LEEWARD
ISLANDS. ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS ARE NOT FAVORABLE FOR SIGNIFICANT
DEVELOPMENT...AND THIS SYSTEM HAS A LOW CHANCE...NEAR 0 PERCENT...
OF BECOMING A TROPICAL CYCLONE DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS AS IT MOVES
WESTWARD AT 10 TO 15 MPH.
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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
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
Tu 20 High 1:25 AM 4.7 7:07 AM Set 2:23 PM 57
20 Low 7:37 AM 1.0 7:20 PM
20 High 1:59 PM 5.6
20 Low 8:30 PM 1.6
W 21 High 2:24 AM 4.8 7:07 AM Rise 12:44 AM 47
21 Low 8:36 AM 1.0 7:18 PM Set 3:10 PM
21 High 3:00 PM 5.7
21 Low 9:32 PM 1.4
Th 22 High 3:28 AM 4.9 7:08 AM Rise 1:44 AM 36
22 Low 9:40 AM 0.8 7:17 PM Set 3:53 PM
22 High 4:01 PM 5.9
22 Low 10:31 PM 1.1
F 23 High 4:30 AM 5.2 7:08 AM Rise 2:47 AM 26
23 Low 10:43 AM 0.5 7:16 PM Set 4:34 PM
23 High 5:00 PM 6.1
23 Low 11:27 PM 0.7
Sa 24 High 5:29 AM 5.6 7:09 AM Rise 3:53 AM 17
24 Low 11:44 AM 0.2 7:14 PM Set 5:12 PM
24 High 5:55 PM 6.4
Su 25 Low 12:20 AM 0.3 7:10 AM Rise 5:00 AM 9
25 High 6:26 AM 6.1 7:13 PM Set 5:50 PM
25 Low 12:41 PM -0.1
25 High 6:48 PM 6.6
M 26 Low 1:10 AM -0.1 7:10 AM Rise 6:09 AM 3
26 High 7:19 AM 6.5 7:11 PM Set 6:27 PM
26 Low 1:36 PM -0.4
26 High 7:39 PM 6.6
Tu 27 Low 1:58 AM -0.4 7:11 AM Rise 7:19 AM 0
27 High 8:12 AM 6.9 7:10 PM Set 7:06 PM
27 Low 2:30 PM -0.5
27 High 8:30 PM 6.6
W 28 Low 2:47 AM -0.5 7:12 AM Rise 8:30 AM 0
28 High 9:05 AM 7.1 7:09 PM Set 7:47 PM
28 Low 3:23 PM -0.5
28 High 9:20 PM 6.5
Th 29 Low 3:36 AM -0.5 7:12 AM Rise 9:42 AM 2
29 High 9:58 AM 7.1 7:07 PM Set 8:33 PM
29 Low 4:16 PM -0.3
29 High 10:11 PM 6.3
F 30 Low 4:26 AM -0.4 7:13 AM Rise 10:53 AM 8
30 High 10:53 AM 7.0 7:06 PM Set 9:23 PM
30 Low 5:10 PM 0.0
30 High 11:04 PM 6.0
Sa 1 Low 5:18 AM -0.2 7:14 AM Rise 12:00 PM 16
1 High 11:50 AM 6.8 7:05 PM Set 10:19 PM
1 Low 6:06 PM 0.3
Su 2 High 12:00 AM 5.7 7:14 AM Rise 1:01 PM 25
2 Low 6:13 AM 0.1 7:04 PM Set 11:18 PM
2 High 12:50 PM 6.5
2 Low 7:05 PM 0.6
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OFFSHORE WEATHER FORECAST:
Synopsis...HIGH PRESSURE CENTERED NORTH OF THE WATERS WILL GRADUALLY WEAKEN
AND MOVE OFFSHORE BY MID WEEK. A COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH FROM THE WEST ON
FRIDAY.
Today...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Isolated showers.
Tonight...E winds 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers becoming
numerous after midnight. A few tstms.
Tue...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Showers and tstms likely.
Tue Night...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Showers and tstms likely in
the evening...then a chance of showers and tstms after midnight.
Wed...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft...subsiding to 2 to 3 ft in the
afternoon. A chance of showers and tstms.
Wed Night...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers and tstms.
Thu...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers and tstms.
Thu Night...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers and tstms.
Fri...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers and tstms.
Fri Night...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers and tstms.
| | Notice posted on Monday, September 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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