Daily Update

Cape Canaveral, FL

September 24, 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:  09/25/24 – 0900 - PORT CANAVERAL MEETING - Canaveral Port Authority - 445 Challenger Road  Cape Canaveral, Fl 32920
 
09/26/24 - No earlier than Thursday, September 26: SpaceX NASA Crew-9 - The original four members of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-9 mission to the International Space Station pose for a photo during training in Hawthorne, California.
Mission: NASA astronaut Nick Hague (commander) and Roscosmos cosmonaut Alexander Gorbunov (mission specialist) — half of the original crew of four — will launch aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 to the International Space Station for a science expedition. Then in February, Starliner astronauts Butch Wilmore and Sunita Williams will clamber into the SpaceX Dragon's two empty seats and join them for a return trip back to Earth.  Launch: 2:05 p.m.  Location: Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.  Sonic booms: Yes.  Live coverage: Starts two hours before liftoff at floridatoday.com/space.
 
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FUTURE ISSUES:  10/02/24 – PROPELLER CLUB - October 2  Luncheon, Fishlips 11:30 am.
10/04/24 - No earlier than Friday, October 4: United Launch Alliance Vulcan Cert-2 - Mission: ULA will launch its second Vulcan rocket to earn certification from the Space Force for future national security missions. The maiden Vulcan flight took place in January.  Launch: TBA.  Location: Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.  Sonic booms: No.  Live coverage: Starts two hours before liftoff at floridatoday.com/space.
10/07/24 – PROPELLER CLUB - October 7  Board Meeting, Fishlips 11:30 am
10/10/24 - Thursday, October 10: SpaceX Falcon Heavy Europa Clipper - Mission: NASA's Europa Clipper is a solar-powered spacecraft designed to conduct the first detailed investigations of Jupiter's icy moon Europa.
Launch window: TBA.  Location: Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center.  Live coverage: Starts two hours before liftoff at floridatoday.com/space. 
10/18/24 – PROPELLER CLUB – GOLF TOURNAMENT - 1st Annual Propeller Club of Port Canaveral Charity Golf Tournament - Join us for the 1st Annual Propeller Club of Port Canaveral Golf Tournament at the picturesque Savannahs Golf Course on Merritt Island.  All proceeds from the tournament will benefit the Propeller Club’s Scholarship Fund, supporting local students and their educational pursuits.
Event Details:  Date: Friday, October 18th  Shotgun Start: 8:00am   Location: The Savannah's Golf Course  3915 Savannah's Trail, Merritt Island
 
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Hurricane Alert:  CONDITION – X-RAY
CONDITION XRAY – TC 9 WINDS DUE WITHIN 48 HOURS – NO INCOMING VESSELS ALLOWED WITHOUT USCG PERMISSION, ALL VESSELS IN PORT MUST BE PREPARED TO DEPART.
Potential Tropical Cyclone Nine Intermediate Advisory Number 4A
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL       AL092024
800 AM EDT Tue Sep 24 2024
 
...HURRICANE AND STORM SURGE WATCHES IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF THE FLORIDA GULF COAST......HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT INVESTIGATING THE DISTURBANCE...SUMMARY OF 800 AM EDT...1200 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...19.2N 83.5W
ABOUT 150 MI...240 KM W OF GRAND CAYMAN
ABOUT 205 MI...335 KM SSE OF THE WESTERN TIP OF CUBA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...35 MPH...55 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...NW OR 305 DEGREES AT 9 MPH...15 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1001 MB...29.56 INCHES
 
WATCHES AND WARNINGS
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CHANGES WITH THIS ADVISORY:
 
None.
 
SUMMARY OF WATCHES AND WARNINGS IN EFFECT:
 
A Storm Surge Watch is in effect for...
* Indian Pass southward to Flamingo
* Tampa Bay
* Charlotte Harbor
 
A Hurricane Watch is in effect for...
* Cabo Catoche to Tulum, Mexico
* Cuban province of Pinar del Rio
* Englewood to Indian Pass
* Tampa Bay
 
A Tropical Storm Warning is in effect for...
* Grand Cayman
* Rio Lagartos to Tulum, Mexico
* Cuban provinces of Artemisa, Pinar del Rio, and the Isle of Youth
 
A Tropical Storm Watch is in effect for...
* Dry Tortugas
* Lower Florida Keys west of the Seven Mile Bridge
* Flamingo to south of Englewood
* West of Indian Pass to Walton Bay County line
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1. Eastern and Central Tropical Atlantic:  Shower and thunderstorm activity continues to show signs of organization in association with a tropical wave located near the Cabo Verde Islands. Environmental conditions appear favorable for gradual development of this system, and a tropical depression is likely to form in a few days while it moves westward to west-northwestward across the eastern and central tropical Atlantic.
* Formation chance through 48 hours...medium...40 percent.
* Formation chance through 7 days...high...80 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
 
SEPTEMBER 2024
 
Tu  24     High   1:08 AM     3.5   7:12 AM     Set  2:23 PM      61
    24      Low   7:16 AM     0.5   7:16 PM
    24     High   1:56 PM     4.5
    24      Low   8:31 PM     1.0
 
W   25     High   2:15 AM     3.3   7:13 AM    Rise 12:30 AM      50
    25      Low   8:20 AM     0.7   7:15 PM     Set  3:18 PM
    25     High   3:07 PM     4.3
    25      Low   9:36 PM     1.1
 
Th  26     High   3:27 AM     3.3   7:13 AM    Rise  1:31 AM      40
    26      Low   9:24 AM     0.8   7:14 PM     Set  4:04 PM
    26     High   4:16 PM     4.2
    26      Low  10:38 PM     1.1
 
F   27     High   4:34 AM     3.4   7:14 AM    Rise  2:31 AM      30
    27      Low  10:26 AM     0.9   7:12 PM     Set  4:43 PM
    27     High   5:13 PM     4.2
    27      Low  11:32 PM     1.1
 
Sa  28     High   5:30 AM     3.5   7:14 AM    Rise  3:30 AM      21
    28      Low  11:24 AM     0.9   7:11 PM     Set  5:17 PM
    28     High   6:00 PM     4.1
 
Su  29      Low  12:16 AM     1.0   7:15 AM    Rise  4:26 AM      14
    29     High   6:16 AM     3.7   7:10 PM     Set  5:47 PM
    29      Low  12:15 PM     0.8
    29     High   6:41 PM     4.1
 
M   30      Low  12:53 AM     0.9   7:15 AM    Rise  5:20 AM      8
    30     High   6:58 AM     3.9   7:09 PM     Set  6:14 PM
    30      Low  12:59 PM     0.8
    30     High   7:17 PM     4.1
 
OCTOBER 2024
 
Tu   1      Low   1:25 AM     0.8   7:16 AM    Rise  6:13 AM      3
     1     High   7:37 AM     4.0   7:08 PM     Set  6:40 PM
     1      Low   1:39 PM     0.8
     1     High   7:52 PM     4.0
 
W    2      Low   1:56 AM     0.7   7:16 AM    Rise  7:04 AM      0
     2     High   8:15 AM     4.2   7:07 PM     Set  7:06 PM
     2      Low   2:18 PM     0.8
     2     High   8:27 PM     3.9
 
Th   3      Low   2:27 AM     0.7   7:17 AM    Rise  7:56 AM      0
     3     High   8:51 AM     4.3   7:05 PM     Set  7:33 PM
     3      Low   2:56 PM     0.8
     3     High   9:02 PM     3.8
 
F    4      Low   2:59 AM     0.7   7:17 AM    Rise  8:50 AM      0
     4     High   9:28 AM     4.3   7:04 PM     Set  8:02 PM
     4      Low   3:34 PM     0.9
     4     High   9:37 PM     3.7
 
Sa   5      Low   3:32 AM     0.7   7:18 AM    Rise  9:45 AM      3
     5     High  10:04 AM     4.4   7:03 PM     Set  8:34 PM
     5      Low   4:15 PM     1.0
     5     High  10:13 PM     3.5
 
Su   6      Low   4:07 AM     0.8   7:18 AM    Rise 10:42 AM      7
     6     High  10:42 AM     4.3   7:02 PM     Set  9:11 PM
     6      Low   4:58 PM     1.1
     6     High  10:50 PM     3.4
 
M    7      Low   4:46 AM     0.9   7:19 AM    Rise 11:40 AM      13
     7     High  11:22 AM     4.3   7:01 PM     Set  9:54 PM
     7      Low   5:45 PM     1.2
     7     High  11:30 PM     3.3
 
Tu   8      Low   5:30 AM     1.0   7:20 AM    Rise 12:39 PM      20
     8     High  12:06 PM     4.2   7:00 PM     Set 10:44 PM
     8      Low   6:36 PM     1.3
 
W    9     High  12:14 AM     3.2   7:20 AM    Rise  1:36 PM      29
     9      Low   6:21 AM     1.0   6:59 PM     Set 11:41 PM
     9     High  12:57 PM     4.1
     9      Low   7:31 PM     1.4
 
Th  10     High   1:06 AM     3.1   7:21 AM    Rise  2:29 PM      39
    10      Low   7:19 AM     1.0   6:58 PM
    10     High   1:56 PM     4.1
    10      Low   8:27 PM     1.3
 
F   11     High   2:09 AM     3.2   7:21 AM     Set 12:43 AM      49
    11      Low   8:20 AM     0.9   6:57 PM    Rise  3:17 PM
    11     High   2:59 PM     4.2
    11      Low   9:24 PM     1.2
 
Sa  12     High   3:16 AM     3.4   7:22 AM     Set  1:48 AM      60
    12      Low   9:23 AM     0.8   6:56 PM    Rise  3:59 PM
    12     High   4:00 PM     4.3
    12      Low  10:19 PM     1.0
 
Su  13     High   4:21 AM     3.7   7:22 AM     Set  2:56 AM      70
    13      Low  10:27 AM     0.6   6:54 PM    Rise  4:37 PM
    13     High   4:57 PM     4.5
    13      Low  11:11 PM     0.7
 
M   14     High   5:19 AM     4.1   7:23 AM     Set  4:03 AM      80
    14      Low  11:29 AM     0.4   6:53 PM    Rise  5:13 PM
    14     High   5:49 PM     4.6
 
Tu  15      Low  12:01 AM     0.4   7:24 AM     Set  5:10 AM      89
    15     High   6:15 AM     4.6   6:52 PM    Rise  5:47 PM
    15      Low  12:27 PM     0.2
    15     High   6:40 PM     4.6
 
W   16      Low  12:49 AM     0.1   7:24 AM     Set  6:18 AM      95
    16     High   7:08 AM     5.0   6:51 PM    Rise  6:22 PM
    16      Low   1:23 PM     0.1
    16     High   7:30 PM     4.6
 
Th  17      Low   1:35 AM    -0.1   7:25 AM     Set  7:28 AM      99
    17     High   8:01 AM     5.3   6:50 PM    Rise  6:59 PM
    17      Low   2:17 PM     0.1
    17     High   8:21 PM     4.5
 
F   18      Low   2:21 AM    -0.2   7:25 AM     Set  8:39 AM      99
    18     High   8:53 AM     5.4   6:49 PM    Rise  7:41 PM
    18      Low   3:11 PM     0.1
    18     High   9:12 PM     4.3
 
Sa  19      Low   3:09 AM    -0.2   7:26 AM     Set  9:51 AM      97
    19     High   9:45 AM     5.4   6:48 PM    Rise  8:27 PM
    19      Low   4:05 PM     0.3
    19     High  10:03 PM     4.1
 
Su  20      Low   3:59 AM     0.0   7:27 AM     Set 11:03 AM      92
    20     High  10:38 AM     5.3   6:47 PM    Rise  9:20 PM
    20      Low   5:02 PM     0.5
    20     High  10:55 PM     3.9
 
M   21      Low   4:52 AM     0.2   7:27 AM     Set 12:10 PM      85
    21     High  11:31 AM     5.0   6:47 PM    Rise 10:19 PM
    21      Low   6:03 PM     0.7
    21     High  11:49 PM     3.7
 
Tu  22      Low   5:50 AM     0.5   7:28 AM     Set  1:09 PM      76
    22     High  12:27 PM     4.7   6:46 PM    Rise 11:21 PM
    22      Low   7:05 PM     0.9
 
W   23     High  12:47 AM     3.5   7:29 AM     Set  2:00 PM      66
    23      Low   6:53 AM     0.7   6:45 PM
    23     High   1:29 PM     4.4
    23      Low   8:08 PM     1.1
 
Th  24     High   1:53 AM     3.3   7:29 AM    Rise 12:23 AM      56
    24      Low   7:57 AM     0.9   6:44 PM     Set  2:43 PM
    24     High   2:36 PM     4.1
    24      Low   9:08 PM     1.1
 
F   25     High   3:06 AM     3.3   7:30 AM    Rise  1:24 AM      46
    25      Low   9:01 AM     1.0   6:43 PM     Set  3:19 PM
    25     High   3:42 PM     4.0
    25      Low  10:03 PM     1.1
 
Sa  26     High   4:12 AM     3.5   7:31 AM    Rise  2:21 AM      36
    26      Low  10:02 AM     1.1   6:42 PM     Set  3:50 PM
    26     High   4:37 PM     3.9
    26      Low  10:52 PM     1.1
 
Su  27     High   5:06 AM     3.6   7:31 AM    Rise  3:16 AM      27
    27      Low  10:59 AM     1.1   6:41 PM     Set  4:18 PM
    27     High   5:23 PM     3.9
    27      Low  11:33 PM     0.9
 
M   28     High   5:51 AM     3.8   7:32 AM    Rise  4:08 AM      19
    28      Low  11:51 AM     1.0   6:40 PM     Set  4:44 PM
    28     High   6:02 PM     3.8
 
Tu  29      Low  12:10 AM     0.8   7:33 AM    Rise  5:00 AM      12
    29     High   6:31 AM     4.0   6:40 PM     Set  5:10 PM
    29      Low  12:36 PM     1.0
    29     High   6:39 PM     3.7
 
W   30      Low  12:43 AM     0.7   7:33 AM    Rise  5:52 AM      6
    30     High   7:08 AM     4.2   6:39 PM     Set  5:36 PM
    30      Low   1:17 PM     0.9
    30     High   7:15 PM     3.7

Weather / Marine Zone Forecast

MARINE WEATHER:  Hazardous Weather Conditions
Hazardous Weather Outlook
Last Update: 852 AM EDT Tue Sep 24 2024
 
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36NM NE Port Canaveral FL
Marine Zone Forecast
 
Rest Of TodayEast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave detail: east 4 feet at 10 seconds and east 3 feet at 4 seconds.
TonightSoutheast winds around 15 knots. Seas 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave detail: northeast 4 feet at 11 seconds and east 3 feet at 5 seconds.
WednesdaySoutheast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 5 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. Wave detail: southeast 5 feet at 6 seconds and northeast 4 feet at 11 seconds. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon.
Wednesday NightSoutheast winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 6 to 8 feet, occasionally to 10 feet. Wave detail: southeast 8 feet at 7 seconds and east 4 feet at 10 seconds. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms.
ThursdayTropical storm conditions possible. Southeast winds 25 to 30 knots, increasing to 30 to 35 knots with gusts up to 45 knots in the afternoon. Seas 8 to 9 feet, occasionally to 11 feet, building to 10 to 12 feet, occasionally to 15 feet in the afternoon. Wave detail: southeast 10 feet at 7 seconds and northeast 3 feet at 10 seconds in the afternoon. Showers with a chance of thunderstorms.
Thursday NightTropical storm conditions possible.
FridaySouth winds 20 to 25 knots, diminishing to 15 to 20 knots in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 feet, occasionally to 10 feet. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms.
Friday NightSouthwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms.
SaturdaySouthwest winds around 10 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. A chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers in the morning, then showers likely in the afternoon.
Saturday NightSouthwest winds around 10 knots, becoming west after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 feet. A chance of showers and thunderstorms.
 
winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

Disclaimer: For quality assurance purposes please note well that while the information contained in this website 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.

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