Daily Update
Port Manatee, FL
May 28, 2024
Notices
PORT MANATEE, FL (27-38’N 82-33’30”W)
PORT LIMITS/INFORMATION (UPDATED 04/29/24)
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Maximum Depths - (Brackish)
Harbor entrance – Increase maximum draft to 37 06” +/- tide to a maximum of 38 06”.
TERMINAL LIMITS/INFORMATION
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Maximum drafts allowed alongside berths: (UPDATED 04/29/24)
Berth 4 - 39'-02"
Berth 5 - 39'-02"
Berth 6 - 39'-06"
Berth 7 - 39'-09" (38'-07" if past berth 8 face) Berth 8 - 38'-03"
Berth 9 - 39'-09" (37'-08" inside 50' of berth 8 bulkhead) Berth 10 - 39'-06" Berth 12 - 38'-00"
Berth 14 - 39'10" (UPDATED 04/29/24)
The restrictions for docking at Port Manatee are as follows. However, please contact the agents for any vessel with a draft of 37’06 to confirm actual tidal restrictions, as they change daily. (UPDATED 04/29/24)
Tampa Bay Pilots guidelines and/or handling for recommendations for vessels transiting the main shipping channel:
Draft: To From Sea
Draft less than 30 ft docking or sailing anytime Greater than 35 ft requires slack water
Draft: Shifts to or from the north (UPDATED 05/01/23) Draft less than 27 ft - Anytime
27 to 34 Ft – current 0.5 Knots or less Draft greater than 34 Ft - Slack water
There is no longer a 0.3 knot restriction in Manatee
Max LOA 900 ft; Vessels between 700 and 800 feet require less than 0.5 kt current anytime Vessels 800 ft and over require slack water for all movements
Only 1 vessel with draft greater than 36 ft per slack water movement
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TANKER TRAFFIC: IN – NONE
DUE – NONE
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FEDERAL, STATE & LOCAL FILING REQUIREMENTS
96 Hours - advance notice of arrival required by USCG
72 Hours - The Harbormasters office requires a 72 hour minimum notice of a vessel arrival. Any time less than 72 hours will be considered short notice and could result in vessel's delay to berth.
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.
24 Hours - advance fax of crew list and approved visitors required by Port Security Officer.
Port Security - All persons doing ship’s business within Port Manatee must have TWIC and a Port-issued ID Badge. Someone not having one or both must be escorted. 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: NONE
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FUTURE ISSUES: NONE
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Security level: MARSEC 1
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Hurricane Alert: - 5/OUT OF SEASON
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Tides / Currents
TIDES: PORT MANATEE, FL
Day High Tide Height Sunrise Moon Time % Moon /Low Time Feet Sunset Visible
MAY 2024
Tu 28 Low 12:12 AM -0.4 6:36 AM Rise 12:32 AM 81
28 High 4:15 PM 2.5 8:20 PM Set 11:11 AM
W 29 Low 1:07 AM -0.3 6:35 AM Rise 1:14 AM 72
29 High 5:28 PM 2.2 8:20 PM Set 12:17 PM
Th 30 Low 2:00 AM -0.1 6:35 AM Rise 1:51 AM 61
30 High 9:20 AM 1.6 8:21 PM Set 1:22 PM
30 Low 1:24 PM 1.2
30 High 6:59 PM 2.0
F 31 Low 2:48 AM 0.1 6:35 AM Rise 2:26 AM 50
31 High 9:34 AM 1.6 8:21 PM Set 2:25 PM
31 Low 3:13 PM 0.9
31 High 8:43 PM 1.7
JUNE 2024
Sa 1 Low 3:30 AM 0.4 6:35 AM Rise 2:59 AM 38
1 High 9:53 AM 1.9 8:22 PM Set 3:28 PM
1 Low 4:33 PM 0.6
1 High 10:24 PM 1.6
Su 2 Low 4:07 AM 0.7 6:35 AM Rise 3:32 AM 27
2 High 10:17 AM 2.1 8:22 PM Set 4:33 PM
2 Low 5:37 PM 0.2
2 High 11:55 PM 1.5
M 3 Low 4:38 AM 0.9 6:34 AM Rise 4:07 AM 17
3 High 10:43 AM 2.3 8:23 PM Set 5:39 PM
3 Low 6:33 PM -0.2
Tu 4 High 1:19 AM 1.5 6:34 AM Rise 4:46 AM 9
4 Low 5:03 AM 1.1 8:23 PM Set 6:47 PM
4 High 11:13 AM 2.6
4 Low 7:24 PM -0.4
W 5 High 2:38 AM 1.4 6:34 AM Rise 5:30 AM 4
5 Low 5:21 AM 1.2 8:24 PM Set 7:55 PM
5 High 11:47 AM 2.7
5 Low 8:13 PM -0.5
Th 6 High 12:23 PM 2.8 6:34 AM Rise 6:20 AM 0
6 Low 9:00 PM -0.6 8:24 PM Set 9:01 PM
F 7 High 1:02 PM 2.8 6:34 AM Rise 7:17 AM 0
7 Low 9:45 PM -0.5 8:24 PM Set 10:01 PM
Sa 8 High 1:44 PM 2.7 6:34 AM Rise 8:17 AM 1
8 Low 10:30 PM -0.4 8:25 PM Set 10:54 PM
Su 9 High 2:28 PM 2.6 6:34 AM Rise 9:19 AM 5
9 Low 11:13 PM -0.3 8:25 PM Set 11:39 PM
M 10 High 3:15 PM 2.4 6:34 AM Rise 10:19 AM 11
10 Low 11:56 PM -0.2 8:26 PM
Tu 11 High 4:07 PM 2.2 6:34 AM Set 12:17 AM 18
11 8:26 PM Rise 11:17 AM
W 12 Low 12:37 AM 0.0 6:34 AM Set 12:50 AM 27
12 High 8:08 AM 1.5 8:26 PM Rise 12:12 PM
12 Low 11:23 AM 1.3
12 High 5:08 PM 2.0
Th 13 Low 1:18 AM 0.2 6:34 AM Set 1:19 AM 36
13 High 8:23 AM 1.6 8:27 PM Rise 1:04 PM
13 Low 1:15 PM 1.2
13 High 6:25 PM 1.7
F 14 Low 1:56 AM 0.4 6:34 AM Set 1:46 AM 45
14 High 8:43 AM 1.7 8:27 PM Rise 1:56 PM
14 Low 2:49 PM 1.0
14 High 7:59 PM 1.6
Sa 15 Low 2:33 AM 0.6 6:34 AM Set 2:12 AM 54
15 High 9:05 AM 1.8 8:27 PM Rise 2:47 PM
15 Low 4:04 PM 0.8
15 High 9:41 PM 1.4
Su 16 Low 3:07 AM 0.9 6:35 AM Set 2:39 AM 64
16 High 9:28 AM 2.0 8:28 PM Rise 3:39 PM
16 Low 5:03 PM 0.5
16 High 11:17 PM 1.4
M 17 Low 3:38 AM 1.0 6:35 AM Set 3:08 AM 73
17 High 9:52 AM 2.1 8:28 PM Rise 4:34 PM
17 Low 5:53 PM 0.2
Tu 18 High 12:44 AM 1.4 6:35 AM Set 3:40 AM 81
18 Low 4:04 AM 1.2 8:28 PM Rise 5:32 PM
18 High 10:20 AM 2.3
18 Low 6:39 PM 0.0
W 19 High 2:04 AM 1.4 6:35 AM Set 4:16 AM 88
19 Low 4:24 AM 1.2 8:28 PM Rise 6:33 PM
19 High 10:51 AM 2.4
19 Low 7:23 PM -0.2
Th 20 High 11:27 AM 2.6 6:35 AM Set 5:00 AM 94
20 Low 8:06 PM -0.4 8:29 PM Rise 7:35 PM
F 21 High 12:08 PM 2.7 6:35 AM Set 5:51 AM 98
21 Low 8:50 PM -0.5 8:29 PM Rise 8:37 PM
Sa 22 High 12:52 PM 2.8 6:36 AM Set 6:50 AM 99
22 Low 9:35 PM -0.5 8:29 PM Rise 9:36 PM
Su 23 High 1:39 PM 2.8 6:36 AM Set 7:54 AM 99
23 Low 10:20 PM -0.5 8:29 PM Rise 10:28 PM
M 24 High 2:30 PM 2.8 6:36 AM Set 9:02 AM 96
24 Low 11:05 PM -0.4 8:29 PM Rise 11:13 PM
Tu 25 High 3:26 PM 2.7 6:37 AM Set 10:10 AM 91
25 Low 11:48 PM -0.3 8:30 PM Rise 11:53 PM
W 26 High 6:52 AM 1.5 6:37 AM Set 11:16 AM 83
26 Low 10:09 AM 1.2 8:30 PM
26 High 4:27 PM 2.4
Th 27 Low 12:31 AM -0.1 6:37 AM Rise 12:28 AM 74
27 High 7:12 AM 1.6 8:30 PM Set 12:20 PM
27 Low 11:51 AM 1.1
27 High 5:39 PM 2.1
F 28 Low 1:10 AM 0.2 6:37 AM Rise 1:02 AM 63
28 High 7:37 AM 1.7 8:30 PM Set 1:23 PM
28 Low 1:31 PM 0.9
28 High 7:07 PM 1.7
Sa 29 Low 1:47 AM 0.6 6:38 AM Rise 1:34 AM 52
29 High 8:05 AM 1.9 8:30 PM Set 2:25 PM
29 Low 3:03 PM 0.6
29 High 8:55 PM 1.5
Su 30 Low 2:21 AM 0.9 6:38 AM Rise 2:08 AM 40
30 High 8:38 AM 2.2 8:30 PM Set 3:29 PM
30 Low 4:24 PM 0.3
30 High 10:54 PM 1.4
JULY 2024
M 1 Low 2:50 AM 1.1 6:39 AM Rise 2:44 AM 29
1 High 9:16 AM 2.4 8:30 PM Set 4:35 PM
1 Low 5:33 PM 0.0
Tu 2 High 12:52 AM 1.4 6:39 AM Rise 3:25 AM 20
2 Low 3:12 AM 1.2 8:30 PM Set 5:41 PM
2 High 9:57 AM 2.5
2 Low 6:33 PM -0.3
W 3 High 10:42 AM 2.7 6:39 AM Rise 4:12 AM 11
3 Low 7:26 PM -0.4 8:30 PM Set 6:47 PM
Th 4 High 11:29 AM 2.7 6:40 AM Rise 5:05 AM 5
4 Low 8:14 PM -0.4 8:30 PM Set 7:49 PM
F 5 High 12:16 PM 2.7 6:40 AM Rise 6:03 AM 1
5 Low 8:57 PM -0.4 8:30 PM Set 8:45 PM
Sa 6 High 1:01 PM 2.7 6:41 AM Rise 7:05 AM 0
6 Low 9:35 PM -0.3 8:30 PM Set 9:33 PM
Su 7 High 1:45 PM 2.7 6:41 AM Rise 8:06 AM 0
7 Low 10:09 PM -0.2 8:29 PM Set 10:13 PM
M 8 High 5:26 AM 1.4 6:42 AM Rise 9:06 AM 3
8 Low 7:48 AM 1.2 8:29 PM Set 10:49 PM
8 High 2:29 PM 2.5
8 Low 10:41 PM -0.1
Tu 9 High 5:34 AM 1.5 6:42 AM Rise 10:02 AM 7
9 Low 8:57 AM 1.2 8:29 PM Set 11:19 PM
9 High 3:14 PM 2.4
9 Low 11:12 PM 0.1
W 10 High 5:47 AM 1.6 6:42 AM Rise 10:56 AM 13
10 Low 10:06 AM 1.1 8:29 PM Set 11:47 PM
10 High 4:02 PM 2.2
10 Low 11:41 PM 0.2
Weather / Marine Zone Forecast
MARINE WEATHER: 1100 AM EDT Tue May 28 2024
.SYNOPSIS...Weak surface ridging will continue to dominate
across the Gulf through Sat. As a result, winds will be SE
gentle to moderate west of 87W through Thu, but become moderate
to fresh Wed evening through Sat night. A weak cold front will
move across the far NE Gulf today, followed by gentle W to NW
winds. Otherwise, fresh to strong NE to E winds will pulse near
the N and W portions of the Yucatan peninsula during the late
afternoons and at night for the next several days. Haze west of
87W due to agricultural fires over Central America and Mexico will
continue for at least the next couple of days. Visibilities will
be 3 NM or less in the SW Gulf of Mexico.
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GMZ057-290300-
NE Gulf N of 26N E of 87W-
1100 AM EDT Tue May 28 2024
TODAY
W to NW winds 10 kt late in the morning, becoming
variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Haze.
TONIGHT
Variable winds less than 5 kt W of 85W, and NW 10 kt E
of 85W. Seas 3 ft or less. Haze.
WED
N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Haze.
WED NIGHT
NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
THU
E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
THU NIGHT
SE winds 10 kt W of 85W, and variable less than 5 kt
E of 85W. Seas 3 ft or less.
FRI
E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
FRI NIGHT
E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
SAT
E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
SAT NIGHT
E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.SYNOPSIS...Weak surface ridging will continue to dominate
across the Gulf through Sat. As a result, winds will be SE
gentle to moderate west of 87W through Thu, but become moderate
to fresh Wed evening through Sat night. A weak cold front will
move across the far NE Gulf today, followed by gentle W to NW
winds. Otherwise, fresh to strong NE to E winds will pulse near
the N and W portions of the Yucatan peninsula during the late
afternoons and at night for the next several days. Haze west of
87W due to agricultural fires over Central America and Mexico will
continue for at least the next couple of days. Visibilities will
be 3 NM or less in the SW Gulf of Mexico.
$$
GMZ057-290300-
NE Gulf N of 26N E of 87W-
1100 AM EDT Tue May 28 2024
TODAY
W to NW winds 10 kt late in the morning, becoming
variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Haze.
TONIGHT
Variable winds less than 5 kt W of 85W, and NW 10 kt E
of 85W. Seas 3 ft or less. Haze.
WED
N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Haze.
WED NIGHT
NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
THU
E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
THU NIGHT
SE winds 10 kt W of 85W, and variable less than 5 kt
E of 85W. Seas 3 ft or less.
FRI
E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
FRI NIGHT
E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
SAT
E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
SAT NIGHT
E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
