Daily Update

Cape Canaveral, FL

July 26, 2024

Notices

PORT LIMITS/INFORMATION: (UPDATED 07/25/24)
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Depths - (salt density) is 1.023
Entrance to channel - 46.0 ft
Harbor channel - 44.0 ft
Turning basin – 43’00 ft  Middle turning basin 43.0 ft’ Maximum allowed draft – 40’ FT   / Under keel clearance - channel – 3.0 FT / alongside berths - 0.5 ft   /  Vessels 38'01" – 40’00' will be tide restricted  and require 2 adequate tugs
 
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BERTH LIMITS/INFORMATION: (UPDATED 07/25/24)
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South Cargo Pier 4 – Max. draft – 39’06 – Max loa 975’00 – Max beam -106’00
North Cargo Pier 1A – Max. draft – 38’06”
North Cargo Pier 1B – Max. draft – 38’6”  -  max length for tankers at NCP 1B to be capped at 840’ (A good benchmark to use is a BCM of 420’) / 150’ Max Beam / 95,000 MT Max Displacement  
North Cargo Pier 2 – Max. draft – 39’06 (Vessels over 650’ restricted to 38’06)
 
A vessel with a draft that does not exceed 38 00″may transit the channels and basins at any time and stage of the tide. Vessels that have a draft in excess of 38’00″are considered “tide jobs” and will be advised by the Harbormaster and Canaveral Pilots of the time of boarding with consideration given to the stage of the tide. These vessels are generally scheduled to begin an inbound transit two hours prior to high tide.  A minimum under keel clearance of 2’6” is required during the transit of the channels and basins. (CONFIRMED 07/25/24)
 
54'00" MAX Waterline to Manifold for all TPSI Vessels
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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 paperwork for foreign vessels and US flag arriving foreign to Customs and Border Patrol.
24 Hours (minimum) - Foreign cargo must submit a manifest to the Customs & Border Patrol AMS.
24 Hours - advance notice of arrival required by Port Authority via Harbor Master and Pilots.
 
Port Security - All persons doing ship’s business within Port Canaveral must have TWIC prior to be allowed onto any terminal.  Escort required without a TWIC.  Vehicles must have permanent company markings to be allowed onto any terminal.
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DUE: PER LINK AND ELKA ASTIR
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NEWS ARTICLES:  NONE
 
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CURRENT ISSUES:   07/27/24 -  Saturday, July 27: SpaceX Starlink 10-9 - Mission: A Falcon 9 rocket will launch a batch of 23 Starlink internet satellites from NASA's Kennedy Space Center.  Launch: 12:21 a.m., with backup opportunities available until 4:21 a.m.  Location: pad 39A.  Trajectory: Northeast.  Local sonic boom: No.  Booster landing: Drone ship out in the Atlantic Ocean.  Live coverage: Starts 90 minutes before liftoff at floridatoday.com/space.
 
07/28/24 - Sunday, July 28: SpaceX Starlink 10-4 - SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket fleet was grounded by the Federal Aviation Administration after a July 11 launch from California produced an upper-stage failure that deployed a batch of Starlink satellites into an eccentric orbit. The FAA has approved return to flight, and this mission has not been officially announced — but a FAA operations plan advisory shows this launch window opens early Sunday morning.
 
07/30/24 - Tuesday, July 30: United Launch Alliance USSF-51   Mission: A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket will launch the secretive USSF-51 mission for the Space Force’s Space Systems Command.
Launch window: TBA  Location: Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.  Live coverage: Starts 90 minutes before liftoff at floridatoday.com/space. 
 
No earlier than July 31: SpaceX Polaris Dawn - Mission: Shift4 founder and entrepreneur Jared Isaacman will once again command a SpaceX Dragon orbital mission. This mission will bring the debut of the SpaceX EVA (extravehicular activity) suit, as well as the first spacewalk by a private company.  Launch window: TBA.  Location: TBA.  Live coverage: Starts two hours before liftoff at floridatoday.com/space.
 
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FUTURE ISSUES:  Early August: SpaceX ISS resupply mission - Mission: NASA, Northrop Grumman and SpaceX are targeting early August to launch the Cygnus spacecraft on a resupply mission to the International Space Station.
Launch window: TBA  Location: Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.  Live coverage: Starts 90 minutes before liftoff at floridatoday.com/space. 
Early August: SpaceX NG-21 resupply mission - Mission: NASA, Northrop Grumman and SpaceX are targeting early August to launch the Cygnus spacecraft on a Falcon 9 on a resupply mission to the International Space Station.  Launch window: TBA - Location: Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.  Live coverage: Starts 90 minutes before liftoff at floridatoday.com/space.
 
08/07/24 – PROP - August 7  Luncheon, Fishlips 11:30 am.
08/21/24 – 0900 -PCPA - Canaveral Port Authority  445 Challenger Road Cape Canaveral, Fl 32920  
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Hurricane Alert:  4/SEASONAL  200 PM EDT Fri Jul 26 2024
 
For the North Atlantic...Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico:
 
1. Near the Lesser and Greater Antilles:
An area of disturbed weather over the central tropical Atlantic
Ocean is expected to interact with an approaching tropical wave
during the next several days.  Some development of this system will
be possible while it approaches the Lesser Antilles during the
early to middle part of next week and moves generally
west-northwestward near the Greater Antilles toward the latter part
of the week.
* Formation chance through 48 hours...low...near 0 percent.
* Formation chance through 7 days...low...20 percent.
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CURRENT SECURITY ALERT – MARSEC 1
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Tides / Currents

Tides for Canaveral Harbor (Trident Pier)
 
Day        High      Tide  Height   Sunrise    Moon  Time      % Moon
           /Low      Time    Feet    Sunset                    Visible
 
JULY 2024
 
F   26     High  12:00 AM     4.0   6:41 AM     Set 12:11 PM      76
    26      Low   6:20 AM    -0.4   8:16 PM
    26     High  12:37 PM     3.9
    26      Low   6:52 PM     0.1
 
Sa  27     High  12:51 AM     3.6   6:42 AM    Rise 12:01 AM      65
    27      Low   7:11 AM    -0.4   8:16 PM     Set  1:16 PM
    27     High   1:37 PM     4.0
    27      Low   7:56 PM     0.3
 
Su  28     High   1:47 AM     3.3   6:42 AM    Rise 12:36 AM      54
    28      Low   8:03 AM    -0.3   8:15 PM     Set  2:22 PM
    28     High   2:40 PM     4.0
    28      Low   9:00 PM     0.4
 
M   29     High   2:48 AM     3.1   6:43 AM    Rise  1:15 AM      43
    29      Low   8:57 AM    -0.2   8:15 PM     Set  3:28 PM
    29     High   3:45 PM     4.1
    29      Low  10:06 PM     0.5
 
Tu  30     High   3:51 AM     2.9   6:44 AM    Rise  1:58 AM      32
    30      Low   9:54 AM    -0.2   8:14 PM     Set  4:33 PM
    30     High   4:48 PM     4.1
    30      Low  11:12 PM     0.5
 
W   31     High   4:54 AM     2.9   6:44 AM    Rise  2:48 AM      22
    31      Low  10:52 AM    -0.1   8:13 PM     Set  5:36 PM
    31     High   5:46 PM     4.1
 
AUGUST 2024
 
Th   1      Low  12:13 AM     0.5   6:45 AM    Rise  3:44 AM      14
     1     High   5:52 AM     2.9   8:12 PM     Set  6:32 PM
     1      Low  11:49 AM    -0.1
     1     High   6:39 PM     4.2
 
F    2      Low   1:06 AM     0.5   6:45 AM    Rise  4:43 AM      7
     2     High   6:46 AM     3.0   8:12 PM     Set  7:22 PM
     2      Low  12:42 PM    -0.1
     2     High   7:29 PM     4.1
 
Sa   3      Low   1:52 AM     0.4   6:46 AM    Rise  5:45 AM      3
     3     High   7:36 AM     3.0   8:11 PM     Set  8:04 PM
     3      Low   1:31 PM     0.0
     3     High   8:14 PM     4.1
 
Su   4      Low   2:33 AM     0.4   6:46 AM    Rise  6:45 AM      0
     4     High   8:23 AM     3.1   8:10 PM     Set  8:41 PM
     4      Low   2:16 PM     0.0
     4     High   8:56 PM     4.0
 
M    5      Low   3:11 AM     0.4   6:47 AM    Rise  7:43 AM      0
     5     High   9:08 AM     3.2   8:10 PM     Set  9:13 PM
     5      Low   2:58 PM     0.1
     5     High   9:34 PM     4.0
 
Tu   6      Low   3:47 AM     0.4   6:48 AM    Rise  8:38 AM      1
     6     High   9:50 AM     3.2   8:09 PM     Set  9:41 PM
     6      Low   3:41 PM     0.3
     6     High  10:10 PM     3.8
 
W    7      Low   4:23 AM     0.4   6:48 AM    Rise  9:32 AM      4
     7     High  10:31 AM     3.3   8:08 PM     Set 10:07 PM
     7      Low   4:24 PM     0.4
     7     High  10:45 PM     3.7
 
Th   8      Low   4:59 AM     0.4   6:49 AM    Rise 10:23 AM      9
     8     High  11:11 AM     3.4   8:07 PM     Set 10:33 PM
     8      Low   5:09 PM     0.6
     8     High  11:20 PM     3.5
 
F    9      Low   5:36 AM     0.4   6:49 AM    Rise 11:15 AM      16
     9     High  11:52 AM     3.4   8:06 PM     Set 11:00 PM
     9      Low   5:57 PM     0.8
     9     High  11:56 PM     3.2
 
Sa  10      Low   6:15 AM     0.5   6:50 AM    Rise 12:08 PM      23
    10     High  12:34 PM     3.4   8:05 PM     Set 11:28 PM
    10      Low   6:47 PM     0.9
 
Su  11     High  12:35 AM     3.0   6:50 AM    Rise  1:02 PM      32
    11      Low   6:55 AM     0.5   8:05 PM     Set 11:59 PM
    11     High   1:21 PM     3.4
    11      Low   7:39 PM     1.0
 
M   12     High   1:19 AM     2.9   6:51 AM    Rise  1:59 PM      41
    12      Low   7:39 AM     0.5   8:04 PM
    12     High   2:12 PM     3.5
    12      Low   8:32 PM     1.1
 
Tu  13     High   2:09 AM     2.7   6:51 AM     Set 12:35 AM      51
    13      Low   8:26 AM     0.5   8:03 PM    Rise  2:59 PM
    13     High   3:08 PM     3.6
    13      Low   9:27 PM     1.1
 
W   14     High   3:07 AM     2.7   6:52 AM     Set  1:18 AM      60
    14      Low   9:17 AM     0.5   8:02 PM    Rise  4:00 PM
    14     High   4:06 PM     3.7
    14      Low  10:24 PM     1.0
 
Th  15     High   4:06 AM     2.8   6:52 AM     Set  2:08 AM      70
    15      Low  10:12 AM     0.3   8:01 PM    Rise  5:01 PM
    15     High   5:01 PM     4.0
    15      Low  11:21 PM     0.9
 
F   16     High   5:03 AM     2.9   6:53 AM     Set  3:07 AM      79
    16      Low  11:09 AM     0.2   8:00 PM    Rise  5:58 PM
    16     High   5:54 PM     4.2
 
Sa  17      Low  12:15 AM     0.7   6:53 AM     Set  4:12 AM      87
    17     High   5:58 AM     3.1   7:59 PM    Rise  6:49 PM
    17      Low  12:05 PM     0.0
    17     High   6:46 PM     4.4
 
Su  18      Low   1:04 AM     0.4   6:54 AM     Set  5:22 AM      94
    18     High   6:53 AM     3.4   7:58 PM    Rise  7:35 PM
    18      Low  12:59 PM    -0.2
    18     High   7:36 PM     4.6
 
M   19      Low   1:51 AM     0.2   6:55 AM     Set  6:33 AM      98
    19     High   7:47 AM     3.7   7:57 PM    Rise  8:15 PM
    19      Low   1:52 PM    -0.4
    19     High   8:25 PM     4.7
 
Tu  20      Low   2:37 AM     0.0   6:55 AM     Set  7:43 AM      99
    20     High   8:41 AM     4.0   7:56 PM    Rise  8:52 PM
    20      Low   2:45 PM    -0.4
    20     High   9:13 PM     4.7
 
W   21      Low   3:23 AM    -0.2   6:56 AM     Set  8:51 AM      98
    21     High   9:34 AM     4.2   7:55 PM    Rise  9:26 PM
    21      Low   3:39 PM    -0.3
    21     High  10:01 PM     4.5
 
Th  22      Low   4:09 AM    -0.3   6:56 AM     Set  9:58 AM      94
    22     High  10:27 AM     4.4   7:54 PM    Rise 10:01 PM
    22      Low   4:36 PM    -0.1
    22     High  10:49 PM     4.3
 
F   23      Low   4:58 AM    -0.3   6:57 AM     Set 11:05 AM      87
    23     High  11:21 AM     4.5   7:53 PM    Rise 10:36 PM
    23      Low   5:35 PM     0.1
    23     High  11:38 PM     4.0
 
Sa  24      Low   5:49 AM    -0.2   6:57 AM     Set 12:12 PM      78
    24     High  12:16 PM     4.5   7:52 PM    Rise 11:14 PM
    24      Low   6:38 PM     0.4
 
Su  25     High  12:30 AM     3.7   6:58 AM     Set  1:20 PM      68
    25      Low   6:43 AM    -0.1   7:51 PM    Rise 11:57 PM
    25     High   1:15 PM     4.4
    25      Low   7:42 PM     0.6
 
M   26     High   1:27 AM     3.4   6:58 AM     Set  2:27 PM      57
    26      Low   7:39 AM     0.1   7:50 PM
    26     High   2:19 PM     4.3
    26      Low   8:48 PM     0.7
 
Tu  27     High   2:31 AM     3.2   6:59 AM    Rise 12:45 AM      46
    27      Low   8:38 AM     0.2   7:49 PM     Set  3:30 PM
    27     High   3:28 PM     4.2
    27      Low   9:54 PM     0.9
 
W   28     High   3:40 AM     3.1   6:59 AM    Rise  1:38 AM      35
    28      Low   9:39 AM     0.4   7:48 PM     Set  4:29 PM
    28     High   4:35 PM     4.2
    28      Low  10:59 PM     0.9
 
Th  29     High   4:45 AM     3.1   7:00 AM    Rise  2:37 AM      25
    29      Low  10:40 AM     0.4   7:47 PM     Set  5:20 PM
    29     High   5:34 PM     4.2
    29      Low  11:58 PM     0.9
 
F   30     High   5:43 AM     3.2   7:00 AM    Rise  3:37 AM      17
    30      Low  11:39 AM     0.4   7:45 PM     Set  6:04 PM
    30     High   6:25 PM     4.2
 
Sa  31      Low  12:47 AM     0.8   7:01 AM    Rise  4:37 AM      10
    31     High   6:34 AM     3.3   7:44 PM     Set  6:42 PM
    31      Low  12:31 PM     0.4
    31     High   7:10 PM     4.2

Weather / Marine Zone Forecast

MARINE WEATHER:    Hazardous Weather Conditions
Hazardous Weather Outlook
Last Update: 332 PM EDT Fri Jul 26 2024
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31NM ENE Port Canaveral FL
Marine Zone Forecast
 
TonightSouth winds around 10 knots, becoming 5 to 10 knots after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave detail: east 3 feet at 8 seconds. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms late this evening and overnight.
SaturdaySouthwest winds around 5 knots, becoming south in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave detail: east 3 feet at 8 seconds. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Saturday NightSouth winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southwest after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave detail: east 2 feet at 8 seconds and south 1 foot at 4 seconds. A chance of showers and thunderstorms.
SundayWest winds around 5 knots, becoming east in the afternoon. Seas 2 feet. Wave detail: east 2 feet at 8 seconds and south 1 foot at 4 seconds. A chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Sunday NightSoutheast winds around 5 knots, becoming west after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave detail: east 3 feet at 8 seconds and northwest 2 feet at 6 seconds. A chance of showers and thunderstorms.
MondayNortheast winds around 5 knots, becoming southeast after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave detail: east 3 feet at 8 seconds and north 2 feet at 6 seconds. A chance of thunderstorms. Showers likely in the morning, then a chance of showers.
TuesdaySoutheast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 feet. A chance of showers and thunderstorms.
WednesdaySouth winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 feet. A chance of showers and thunderstorms.
 
winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.    

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