Daily Update
Cape Canaveral, FL
August 06, 2024
Notices
PORT LIMITS/INFORMATION:
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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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NEWS ARTICLES: NONE
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CURRENT ISSUES:
08/07/24 – PROP - August 7 Luncheon, Fishlips 11:30 am
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FUTURE ISSUES: No earlier than August 18: NASA Crew-9 - The crew of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-9 mission to the International Space Station poses for a photo during training in Hawthorne, California.
The launch will carry NASA astronauts Zena Cardman, commander; Nick Hague, pilot; and Stephanie Wilson, mission specialist; along with Roscosmos cosmonaut Alexander Gorbunov, mission specialist; aboard a Falcon 9 to the International Space Station for a science expedition. Launch target: TBA Location: pad 39A at Kennedy Space Center. Live coverage: Starts two hours before liftoff at floridatoday.com/space.
08/21/24 – 0900 -PCPA - Canaveral Port Authority 445 Challenger Road Cape Canaveral, Fl 32920
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Hurricane Alert: 4/SEASONAL - Coastal Waters Forecast for East Central Florida
National Weather Service Melbourne FL
National Weather Service Melbourne FL
246 PM EDT Tue Aug 6 2024
Atlantic coastal waters from Flagler Beach to Jupiter Inlet out 60 nm.
Seas are provided as a range of the average height of the highest one third of the waves, along with the occasional height of the average highest ten percent of the waves.
ANZ500-070730
Synopsis for Flagler Beach to Jupiter Inlet out to 60 nm 246 PM EDT Tue Aug 6 2024
Synopsis for Flagler Beach to Jupiter Inlet out to 60 nm 246 PM EDT Tue Aug 6 2024
SYNOPSIS
Tropical Storm Debby is forecast to meander near southeastern seaboard north of the area the next several days, producing poor to hazardous boating conditions across the local Atlantic waters into Wednesday. The southern most rain bands from Debby will continue to sweep isolated to scattered showers and lightning storms across the waters through Wednesday as well. The ridge axis of the Atlantic high will begin to build westward towards the Florida peninsula later this week.
Tropical Storm Debby is forecast to meander near southeastern seaboard north of the area the next several days, producing poor to hazardous boating conditions across the local Atlantic waters into Wednesday. The southern most rain bands from Debby will continue to sweep isolated to scattered showers and lightning storms across the waters through Wednesday as well. The ridge axis of the Atlantic high will begin to build westward towards the Florida peninsula later this week.
GULF STREAM HAZARDS
Southwest winds 20 to 30 knots, highest to the north in the Volusia waters where occasional gusts to 35 knots are possible. Seas 4 to 6 feet, up to 7 feet well offshore of Volusia.
Southwest winds 20 to 30 knots, highest to the north in the Volusia waters where occasional gusts to 35 knots are possible. Seas 4 to 6 feet, up to 7 feet well offshore of Volusia.
The approximate location of the west wall of the Gulf Stream based on the Real Time Ocean Forecast System as of Monday, August 5th.
42 nautical miles east of Ponce Inlet. 28 nautical miles east of Port Canaveral. 23 nautical miles east of Sebastian Inlet. 14 nautical miles east of Fort Pierce Inlet. 10 nautical miles east of Saint Lucie Inlet.
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CURRENT SECURITY ALERT – MARSEC 1
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Tides / Currents
Day High Tide Height Sunrise Moon Time % Moon
/Low Time Feet Sunset Visible
AUGUST 2024
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
SEPTEMBER 2024
Su 1 Low 1:28 AM 0.7 7:01 AM Rise 5:36 AM 5
1 High 7:19 AM 3.5 7:43 PM Set 7:14 PM
1 Low 1:17 PM 0.4
1 High 7:50 PM 4.1
M 2 Low 2:03 AM 0.7 7:02 AM Rise 6:32 AM 1
2 High 8:02 AM 3.6 7:42 PM Set 7:43 PM
2 Low 1:58 PM 0.4
2 High 8:27 PM 4.1
Tu 3 Low 2:36 AM 0.6 7:02 AM Rise 7:25 AM 0
3 High 8:43 AM 3.7 7:41 PM Set 8:10 PM
3 Low 2:38 PM 0.5
3 High 9:02 PM 4.0
W 4 Low 3:07 AM 0.6 7:03 AM Rise 8:17 AM 0
4 High 9:22 AM 3.8 7:40 PM Set 8:36 PM
4 Low 3:18 PM 0.6
4 High 9:36 PM 3.9
Th 5 Low 3:40 AM 0.6 7:03 AM Rise 9:09 AM 2
5 High 9:59 AM 3.9 7:39 PM Set 9:02 PM
5 Low 3:58 PM 0.7
5 High 10:10 PM 3.7
F 6 Low 4:13 AM 0.6 7:04 AM Rise 10:01 AM 6
6 High 10:37 AM 3.9 7:37 PM Set 9:30 PM
6 Low 4:40 PM 0.9
6 High 10:45 PM 3.6
Sa 7 Low 4:48 AM 0.7 7:04 AM Rise 10:55 AM 11
7 High 11:15 AM 3.9 7:36 PM Set 9:59 PM
7 Low 5:25 PM 1.0
7 High 11:20 PM 3.4
Su 8 Low 5:26 AM 0.8 7:04 AM Rise 11:51 AM 18
8 High 11:55 AM 3.9 7:35 PM Set 10:33 PM
8 Low 6:13 PM 1.1
8 High 11:59 PM 3.2
M 9 Low 6:09 AM 0.9 7:05 AM Rise 12:49 PM 26
9 High 12:39 PM 3.9 7:34 PM Set 11:12 PM
9 Low 7:04 PM 1.2
Tu 10 High 12:42 AM 3.1 7:05 AM Rise 1:48 PM 35
10 Low 6:56 AM 0.9 7:33 PM Set 11:58 PM
10 High 1:30 PM 3.9
10 Low 7:58 PM 1.3
W 11 High 1:33 AM 3.0 7:06 AM Rise 2:48 PM 44
11 Low 7:49 AM 0.9 7:31 PM
11 High 2:28 PM 3.9
11 Low 8:55 PM 1.3
Th 12 High 2:34 AM 3.0 7:06 AM Set 12:52 AM 54
12 Low 8:46 AM 0.8 7:30 PM Rise 3:45 PM
12 High 3:31 PM 4.0
12 Low 9:52 PM 1.2
F 13 High 3:38 AM 3.1 7:07 AM Set 1:52 AM 65
13 Low 9:45 AM 0.6 7:29 PM Rise 4:37 PM
13 High 4:31 PM 4.2
13 Low 10:49 PM 1.0
Sa 14 High 4:40 AM 3.4 7:07 AM Set 2:59 AM 75
14 Low 10:46 AM 0.4 7:28 PM Rise 5:25 PM
14 High 5:26 PM 4.4
14 Low 11:43 PM 0.8
Weather / Marine Zone Forecast
MARINE WEATHER: Hazardous Weather Conditions
Hazardous Weather Outlook
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...
This Afternoon
SW wind around 20 kt. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Seas around 4 ft.
Tonight
SW wind 15 to 20 kt, with gusts as high as 25 kt. A chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 5am. Seas around 3 ft.
Wednesday
WSW wind 15 to 20 kt, with gusts as high as 25 kt. A chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after noon. Seas around 3 ft.
Wednesday Night
SW wind 10 to 15 kt. A chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 2am. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
Thursday
SW wind around 15 kt, with gusts as high as 20 kt. A chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 2pm. Seas around 3 ft.
Thursday Night
SSW wind around 15 kt. A chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 8pm. Seas around 3 ft.
Friday
S wind 10 to 15 kt. A chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
Friday Night
S wind around 10 kt. A chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 8pm. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
Saturday
SW wind around 10 kt becoming S in the afternoon. A chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Seas around 2 ft.