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Subject:CHARLESTON DAILY PORT UPDATE
Date:Monday, November 07, 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'
Pier J Max Draft 30 FT
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 - MAERSK CLAIRE – IN, ETS 1400/07
LONDON 11/11/11
STOLT AMI - 11/23/11


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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: 11/08/11 – 1700 PILOTS COMMISSION
11/15/11 – 1300 SCPSA MONTHLY MEETING
11/15/11 - 1800 - PROPELLER CLUB - STATE OF THE PORT DINNER

12/08/11 - TBA - PROPELLER CLUB - PORT HOLIDAY PARTY
2018 - ETA FOR NEW CHARLESTON PORT TERMINAL TO BE COMPLETED

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SECURITY LEVEL: MARSEC 1
CURRENT HURRICANE STATUS - 4 – ONE STORM BEING TRACKED
FOR THE NORTH ATLANTIC...CARIBBEAN SEA AND THE GULF OF MEXICO...

1. A NON-TROPICAL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM LOCATED ABOUT 400 MILES
SOUTHWEST OF BERMUDA IS PRODUCING GALE FORCE WINDS OVER AN AREA
EXTENDING SEVERAL HUNDRED MILES TO THE NORTH OF THE CENTER. THE
ASSOCIATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS HAVE BECOME A LITTLE BETTER
ORGANIZED OVERNIGHT...AND THE LOW COULD ACQUIRE SUBTROPICAL
CHARACTERISTICS OVER THE NEXT DAY OR TWO. THIS SYSTEM HAS A MEDIUM
CHANCE...40 PERCENT...OF BECOMING A SUBTROPICAL CYCLONE DURING THE
NEXT 48 HOURS AS IT MOVES SLOWLY WESTWARD TODAY AND NORTHWESTWARD
ON TUESDAY. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS GALE AREA CAN BE FOUND
IN HIGH SEAS FORECASTS ISSUED BY THE NOAA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
UNDER AWIPS HEADER NFDHSFAT1...AND UNDER WMO HEADER FZNT01 KWBC.

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

M 7 High 5:09 AM 5.8 6:43 AM Set 3:51 AM 86
7 Low 11:31 AM 0.9 5:24 PM Rise 3:29 PM
7 High 5:31 PM 5.4
7 Low 11:35 PM 0.5

Tu 8 High 5:51 AM 6.0 6:44 AM Set 4:44 AM 92
8 Low 12:15 PM 0.8 5:23 PM Rise 4:00 PM
8 High 6:13 PM 5.4

W 9 Low 12:15 AM 0.4 6:44 AM Set 5:39 AM 96
9 High 6:32 AM 6.1 5:23 PM Rise 4:34 PM
9 Low 12:56 PM 0.7
9 High 6:53 PM 5.3

Th 10 Low 12:52 AM 0.4 6:45 AM Set 6:34 AM 99
10 High 7:10 AM 6.1 5:22 PM Rise 5:12 PM
10 Low 1:35 PM 0.7
10 High 7:32 PM 5.2

F 11 Low 1:29 AM 0.4 6:46 AM Set 7:28 AM 99
11 High 7:47 AM 6.1 5:21 PM Rise 5:54 PM
11 Low 2:12 PM 0.7
11 High 8:09 PM 5.1

Sa 12 Low 2:06 AM 0.4 6:47 AM Set 8:22 AM 99
12 High 8:23 AM 6.1 5:21 PM Rise 6:41 PM
12 Low 2:49 PM 0.8
12 High 8:45 PM 5.0

Su 13 Low 2:43 AM 0.5 6:48 AM Set 9:13 AM 96
13 High 8:58 AM 6.0 5:20 PM Rise 7:33 PM
13 Low 3:27 PM 0.8
13 High 9:20 PM 4.9

M 14 Low 3:23 AM 0.5 6:49 AM Set 10:02 AM 91
14 High 9:35 AM 5.9 5:19 PM Rise 8:28 PM
14 Low 4:06 PM 0.9
14 High 9:57 PM 4.8

Tu 15 Low 4:05 AM 0.6 6:50 AM Set 10:46 AM 85
15 High 10:15 AM 5.9 5:19 PM Rise 9:27 PM
15 Low 4:49 PM 0.9
15 High 10:40 PM 4.8

W 16 Low 4:52 AM 0.7 6:51 AM Set 11:27 AM 77
16 High 11:01 AM 5.8 5:18 PM Rise 10:27 PM
16 Low 5:37 PM 0.9
16 High 11:32 PM 4.9

Th 17 Low 5:46 AM 0.7 6:52 AM Set 12:05 PM 68
17 High 11:53 AM 5.7 5:18 PM Rise 11:29 PM
17 Low 6:29 PM 0.8

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MARINE WEATHER: 1000 AM EST MON NOV 7 2011


.SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS...LOW PRES SE OF THE AREA WILL
DRIFT NW AND SLOWLY WEAKEN THIS AFTERNOON INTO WED NIGHT...THEN
TURN N INTO THE WATERS AND BECOME ABSORBED BY A COLD FRONT THU.
A HIGH PRES RIDGE ACROSS THE NRN WATERS WILL WEAKEN THIS
AFTERNOON INTO TUE...THEN SHIFT NE OF THE AREA WED AS A LOW PRES
TROUGH DEVELOPS N TO S ACROSS THE WATERS. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE
OFFSHORE THU...THEN PASS E OVER THE AREA FRI. LOW PRES WILL FORM
ALONG THE FRONT S OF LONG ISLAND LATE THU...THEN PASS WELL N OF
THE AREA FRI WHILE DEEPENING. ANOTHER RIDGE WILL BUILD E INTO
THE WATERS FRI.
$$


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SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE
HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES. INDIVIDUAL WAVES MAY BE
MORE THAN TWICE THE SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT.



ANZ088-072100-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N OUT TO 32N 73W TO 31N 74W
1000 AM EST MON NOV 7 2011

GALE WARNING


THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUE
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT INCREASING TO
25 TO 35 KT THIS AFTERNOON...EXCEPT W OF 1000 FM 15 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 11 FT...EXCEPT E OF 1000 FM 11 TO 18 FT. HIGHEST WINDS
AND SEAS E. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS FAR E.

TUE NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT W
OF 1000 FM BECOMING 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT...EXCEPT E OF
1000 FM SUBSIDING TO 10 TO 14 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS E.
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS FAR E.

WED
N TO NE WINDS BECOMING 15 TO 20 KT THROUGHOUT. SEAS
SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 10 FT.

THU
WINDS BECOMING N TO NW 15 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.

FRI
NW TO N WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING
TO 4 TO 7 FT.
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Notice posted on Monday, November 07, 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.