Daily Update
Port Manatee, FL
November 04, 2024
Notices
PORT MANATEE, FL (27-38’N 82-33’30”W)
PORT LIMITS/INFORMATION (UPDATED 10/24/24)
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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:
Berth 4 - 39'-02"
Berth 5 - 39'-02"
Berth 6 - 39'-06" – TEMPORARILY CLOSED
Berth 7 – 38-00”
Berth 8 – 37’09
Berth 9 - 39'-08" (37'-08" inside 50' of berth 8 bulkhead)
Berth 10 - 39'-03"
Berth 12 - 38'-00"
Berth 14 - 39'10"
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 – ATB DOUBLE SKIN, ATB FREEPORT
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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: 11/19/24 – 0900 – SEAPORT MANATEE - A meeting of the Manatee County Port Authority will be held Tuesday, November 19, 2024, at 9:00 am, or as soon thereafter as is practicable, during a Land Use Meeting, in the Honorable Patricia M. Glass Chambers on the first floor of the Manatee County Administration Building at 1112 Manatee Avenue West, Bradenton.
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Security level: MARSEC 1
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Hurricane Alert: 4/SEASONAL – NO TROPICAL FORCE WINDS EXPECTED WITHIN 48 HOURS
Tropical Depression Eighteen Intermediate Advisory Number 4A
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL AL182024
100 PM EST Mon Nov 04 2024
...DEPRESSION NEARING TROPICAL STORM STRENGTH......TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED TO BEGIN IN JAMAICA LATE TONIGHT...
SUMMARY OF 100 PM EST...1800 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...15.1N 76.4W
ABOUT 200 MI...325 KM S OF KINGSTON JAMAICA
ABOUT 430 MI...690 KM SE OF GRAND CAYMAN
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...35 MPH...55 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...N OR 10 DEGREES AT 9 MPH...15 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1000 MB...29.53 INCHES
WATCHES AND WARNINGS
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CHANGES WITH THIS ADVISORY:
None
SUMMARY OF WATCHES AND WARNINGS IN EFFECT:
A Hurricane Warning is in effect for...
* Cayman Islands
A Hurricane Watch is in effect for...
* Cuban provinces of Pinar del Rio, Artemisa, La Habana, Mayabeque, Matanzas, and the Isle of Youth
A Tropical Storm Warning is in effect for...
* Jamaica
A Tropical Storm Watch is in effect for...
* Cuban provinces of Villa Clara, Cienfuegos, Sancti Spiritus, Ciego de Avila, Camaguey, and Las Tunas
Tides / Currents
TIDES: PORT MANATEE, FL
Day High Tide Height Sunrise Moon Time % Moon /Low Time Feet Sunset Visible
NOVEMBER 2024
M 4 High 12:36 AM 2.6 6:44 AM Rise 9:39 AM 4
4 Low 8:57 AM -0.2 5:44 PM Set 7:51 PM
Tu 5 High 1:11 AM 2.6 6:44 AM Rise 10:37 AM 9
5 Low 9:47 AM -0.1 5:43 PM Set 8:46 PM
W 6 High 1:54 AM 2.6 6:45 AM Rise 11:30 AM 16
6 Low 10:46 AM -0.1 5:43 PM Set 9:45 PM
Th 7 High 2:45 AM 2.5 6:46 AM Rise 12:19 PM 24
7 Low 11:53 AM 0.0 5:42 PM Set 10:48 PM
F 8 High 3:52 AM 2.3 6:47 AM Rise 1:02 PM 33
8 Low 1:01 PM 0.0 5:42 PM Set 11:53 PM
Sa 9 High 5:25 AM 2.1 6:47 AM Rise 1:41 PM 44
9 Low 2:02 PM 0.1 5:41 PM
9 High 9:21 PM 1.6
Su 10 Low 1:47 AM 1.3 6:48 AM Set 12:57 AM 55
10 High 7:15 AM 2.0 5:40 PM Rise 2:16 PM
10 Low 2:54 PM 0.2
10 High 9:31 PM 1.7
M 11 Low 3:11 AM 0.9 6:49 AM Set 2:01 AM 66
11 High 8:53 AM 1.9 5:40 PM Rise 2:50 PM
11 Low 3:37 PM 0.4
11 High 9:46 PM 1.9
Tu 12 Low 4:13 AM 0.6 6:50 AM Set 3:05 AM 76
12 High 10:16 AM 1.9 5:39 PM Rise 3:24 PM
12 Low 4:15 PM 0.7
12 High 10:05 PM 2.1
W 13 Low 5:06 AM 0.1 6:50 AM Set 4:11 AM 86
13 High 11:29 AM 1.8 5:39 PM Rise 3:59 PM
13 Low 4:46 PM 0.9
13 High 10:26 PM 2.3
Th 14 Low 5:56 AM -0.3 6:51 AM Set 5:20 AM 93
14 High 12:37 PM 1.7 5:39 PM Rise 4:39 PM
14 Low 5:11 PM 1.1
14 High 10:52 PM 2.6
F 15 Low 6:45 AM -0.5 6:52 AM Set 6:31 AM 98
15 High 1:44 PM 1.6 5:38 PM Rise 5:23 PM
15 Low 5:31 PM 1.3
15 High 11:21 PM 2.7
Sa 16 Low 7:33 AM -0.7 6:53 AM Set 7:43 AM 99
16 High 2:54 PM 1.6 5:38 PM Rise 6:14 PM
16 Low 5:44 PM 1.4
16 High 11:55 PM 2.8
Su 17 Low 8:23 AM -0.7 6:53 AM Set 8:54 AM 98
17 5:37 PM Rise 7:11 PM
M 18 High 12:33 AM 2.8 6:54 AM Set 9:59 AM 95
18 Low 9:14 AM -0.6 5:37 PM Rise 8:14 PM
Tu 19 High 1:15 AM 2.7 6:55 AM Set 10:56 AM 89
19 Low 10:09 AM -0.4 5:37 PM Rise 9:18 PM
W 20 High 2:02 AM 2.5 6:56 AM Set 11:43 AM 81
20 Low 11:05 AM -0.2 5:36 PM Rise 10:21 PM
Th 21 High 2:57 AM 2.2 6:56 AM Set 12:23 PM 72
21 Low 12:03 PM -0.1 5:36 PM Rise 11:21 PM
F 22 High 4:09 AM 1.9 6:57 AM Set 12:57 PM 63
22 Low 12:57 PM 0.1 5:36 PM
22 High 8:43 PM 1.6
Sa 23 Low 12:44 AM 1.3 6:58 AM Rise 12:17 AM 53
23 High 5:52 AM 1.7 5:36 PM Set 1:27 PM
23 Low 1:46 PM 0.3
23 High 8:52 PM 1.6
Su 24 Low 2:29 AM 1.0 6:59 AM Rise 1:11 AM 43
24 High 7:44 AM 1.6 5:36 PM Set 1:55 PM
24 Low 2:29 PM 0.5
24 High 9:07 PM 1.7
M 25 Low 3:35 AM 0.8 7:00 AM Rise 2:02 AM 34
25 High 9:16 AM 1.5 5:35 PM Set 2:21 PM
25 Low 3:07 PM 0.7
25 High 9:23 PM 1.8
Tu 26 Low 4:24 AM 0.4 7:00 AM Rise 2:53 AM 25
26 High 10:31 AM 1.5 5:35 PM Set 2:47 PM
26 Low 3:39 PM 0.9
26 High 9:39 PM 2.0
W 27 Low 5:06 AM 0.1 7:01 AM Rise 3:45 AM 17
27 High 11:37 AM 1.5 5:35 PM Set 3:15 PM
27 Low 4:07 PM 1.0
27 High 9:55 PM 2.1
Th 28 Low 5:43 AM -0.1 7:02 AM Rise 4:38 AM 11
28 High 12:36 PM 1.5 5:35 PM Set 3:45 PM
28 Low 4:29 PM 1.1
28 High 10:14 PM 2.2
F 29 Low 6:19 AM -0.3 7:03 AM Rise 5:34 AM 6
29 High 1:32 PM 1.5 5:35 PM Set 4:20 PM
29 Low 4:45 PM 1.2
29 High 10:37 PM 2.3
Sa 30 Low 6:55 AM -0.4 7:03 AM Rise 6:32 AM 2
30 High 2:25 PM 1.4 5:35 PM Set 5:00 PM
30 Low 4:56 PM 1.2
30 High 11:05 PM 2.4
DECEMBER 2024
Su 1 Low 7:32 AM -0.5 7:04 AM Rise 7:31 AM 0
1 High 11:38 PM 2.5 5:35 PM Set 5:47 PM
M 2 Low 8:13 AM -0.5 7:05 AM Rise 8:30 AM 0
2 5:35 PM Set 6:40 PM
Tu 3 High 12:16 AM 2.5 7:06 AM Rise 9:26 AM 2
3 Low 8:56 AM -0.5 5:35 PM Set 7:39 PM
W 4 High 1:00 AM 2.5 7:06 AM Rise 10:17 AM 6
4 Low 9:44 AM -0.5 5:35 PM Set 8:42 PM
Th 5 High 1:49 AM 2.4 7:07 AM Rise 11:02 AM 12
5 Low 10:35 AM -0.4 5:35 PM Set 9:46 PM
F 6 High 2:46 AM 2.2 7:08 AM Rise 11:42 AM 20
6 Low 11:26 AM -0.3 5:36 PM Set 10:50 PM
6 High 7:06 PM 1.3
6 Low 9:51 PM 1.1
Sa 7 High 3:56 AM 2.0 7:08 AM Rise 12:17 PM 29
7 Low 12:17 PM -0.2 5:36 PM Set 11:53 PM
7 High 7:22 PM 1.4
7 Low 11:59 PM 1.0
Su 8 High 5:25 AM 1.7 7:09 AM Rise 12:50 PM 39
8 Low 1:06 PM 0.1 5:36 PM
8 High 7:44 PM 1.6
M 9 Low 1:42 AM 0.8 7:10 AM Set 12:55 AM 51
9 High 7:13 AM 1.6 5:36 PM Rise 1:23 PM
9 Low 1:51 PM 0.3
9 High 8:08 PM 1.7
Tu 10 Low 3:02 AM 0.4 7:10 AM Set 1:58 AM 62
10 High 9:01 AM 1.4 5:36 PM Rise 1:56 PM
10 Low 2:31 PM 0.6
10 High 8:35 PM 1.9
W 11 Low 4:07 AM -0.1 7:11 AM Set 3:03 AM 73
11 High 10:39 AM 1.4 5:37 PM Rise 2:32 PM
11 Low 3:07 PM 0.9
11 High 9:05 PM 2.2
Th 12 Low 5:04 AM -0.5 7:12 AM Set 4:10 AM 82
12 High 12:06 PM 1.4 5:37 PM Rise 3:13 PM
12 Low 3:36 PM 1.0
12 High 9:39 PM 2.4
F 13 Low 5:56 AM -0.7 7:12 AM Set 5:20 AM 90
13 High 1:26 PM 1.3 5:37 PM Rise 3:59 PM
13 Low 4:00 PM 1.1
13 High 10:16 PM 2.5
Sa 14 Low 6:46 AM -0.9 7:13 AM Set 6:31 AM 96
14 High 10:57 PM 2.6 5:38 PM Rise 4:53 PM
Su 15 Low 7:34 AM -0.9 7:14 AM Set 7:38 AM 99
15 High 11:40 PM 2.6 5:38 PM Rise 5:54 PM
M 16 Low 8:21 AM -0.9 7:14 AM Set 8:40 AM 99
16 5:38 PM Rise 6:59 PM
Tu 17 High 12:25 AM 2.5 7:15 AM Set 9:32 AM 97
17 Low 9:06 AM -0.7 5:39 PM Rise 8:04 PM
W 18 High 1:11 AM 2.3 7:15 AM Set 10:16 AM 93
18 Low 9:48 AM -0.6 5:39 PM Rise 9:07 PM
Th 19 High 2:00 AM 2.1 7:16 AM Set 10:54 AM 86
19 Low 10:29 AM -0.4 5:40 PM Rise 10:06 PM
19 High 5:57 PM 1.2
19 Low 8:45 PM 1.0
F 20 High 2:53 AM 1.9 7:16 AM Set 11:26 AM 79
20 Low 11:08 AM -0.2 5:40 PM Rise 11:01 PM
20 High 6:15 PM 1.3
20 Low 10:26 PM 1.0
Sa 21 High 3:55 AM 1.6 7:17 AM Set 11:55 AM 70
21 Low 11:46 AM 0.0 5:41 PM Rise 11:54 PM
21 High 6:36 PM 1.4
Su 22 Low 12:06 AM 0.9 7:17 AM Set 12:21 PM 61
22 High 5:15 AM 1.4 5:41 PM
22 Low 12:23 PM 0.2
22 High 7:00 PM 1.5
M 23 Low 1:37 AM 0.6 7:18 AM Rise 12:45 AM 52
23 High 6:58 AM 1.2 5:42 PM Set 12:48 PM
23 Low 1:00 PM 0.5
23 High 7:26 PM 1.6
Tu 24 Low 2:50 AM 0.3 7:18 AM Rise 1:37 AM 42
24 High 8:52 AM 1.1 5:42 PM Set 1:15 PM
24 Low 1:35 PM 0.7
24 High 7:53 PM 1.7
W 25 Low 3:49 AM 0.0 7:19 AM Rise 2:29 AM 33
25 High 10:37 AM 1.1 5:43 PM Set 1:44 PM
25 Low 2:09 PM 0.9
25 High 8:21 PM 1.8
Th 26 Low 4:39 AM -0.3 7:19 AM Rise 3:24 AM 24
26 High 12:07 PM 1.1 5:43 PM Set 2:17 PM
26 Low 2:40 PM 0.9
26 High 8:53 PM 1.9
F 27 Low 5:25 AM -0.5 7:19 AM Rise 4:21 AM 17
27 High 9:28 PM 2.0 5:44 PM Set 2:55 PM
Sa 28 Low 6:08 AM -0.6 7:20 AM Rise 5:20 AM 10
28 High 10:06 PM 2.1 5:45 PM Set 3:39 PM
Weather / Marine Zone Forecast
MARINE WEATHER: 4NM S Gandy Bridge FL
Marine Zone Forecast
TodayEast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters a moderate chop.
TonightEast winds 15 to 20 knots. Bay and inland waters choppy.
TuesdayEast winds 10 to 15 knots, increasing to 15 to 20 knots in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters choppy. A slight chance of showers late.
Tuesday NightEast winds 15 to 20 knots. Bay and inland waters choppy. A slight chance of showers in the evening.
WednesdayEast winds 10 to 15 knots, increasing to 15 to 20 knots in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters choppy. A slight chance of thunderstorms. A slight chance of showers in the morning, then a chance of showers in the afternoon.
Wednesday NightEast winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Bay and inland waters choppy. A chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms.
ThursdaySoutheast winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters choppy. A slight chance of thunderstorms.
Thursday NightSoutheast winds 15 to 20 knots, becoming east 10 to 15 knots after midnight. Bay and inland waters choppy. A chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms early in the evening, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the late evening and early morning.
FridayEast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters a moderate chop.
winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.