Daily Update
Savannah, GA
September 04, 2024
Notices
PORT OF SAVANNAH, GA
PORT LIMITS/INFORMATION (UPDATED 07/25/24)
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Maximum Depths - (Fresh)
Harbor Entrance - 42 ft
Main Channel - 42 ft
Max allowable vessel draft - 42 ft
BERTH LIMITS/INFORMATION:
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Current maximum drafts allowed at berths:
Colonial # 1 Max Draft 36 ft Max LOA 750 ft Max air draft 185 ft
Colonial # 3 Max Draft 36 ft Max LOA 600 ft
Colonial OT-20 Max Draft 38 ft Max LOA 820 ft
BWC (x-Vopak) Max Draft 36 ft Max LOA 600 ft Max Beam 106 ft Max BCM 400 ft UKC 1’00 (updated 01/30/24)
Marine Port Terminal Brunswick Max Draft 36’00 – Max LOA 750’ Max BM 110’
CTI Foundation Terminal (formerly IMTT North) - Max Draft 37.5 ft Max LOA 800 ft Max Beam 125 ft Max DWT 53,000
CTI Wahlstrom Terminal (formerly IMTT South) - Max Draft 37 ft Max LOA 900ft Max Beam 110 ft. Max DWT 56,000
GKT (Georgia Kaolin Terminal) – Max draft 36’00 East Coast terminal - Max Draft 36 ft
East Coast terminal berth 3 – Max draft 34 ft Imperial Sugar - Max Draft 30 ft
Metro Ports - Max Draft 36 ft Max LOA 700 ft Max Beam 150 ft
Phillips 66 Savannah Lubricants –Max depth 32’ AS OF June 2024 UKC ½ foot –- Max LOA 658’ Max Bm 106’ Max
GPA Ocean Terminal Max Draft 42 ft GPA Garden City Terminal Max Draft 42 ft
Per pilots - restrictions for Tanker movements:
Drafts less than 36’ may transit at anytime Drafts 36’or greater are tide restricted - window: Start in 1 Hour after low water until 1.5 hours before high
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VESSEL TRAFFIC: IN – ATTACHED
DUE: PER ATTACHED
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FEDERAL, STATE & LOCAL FILING REQUIREMENTS:
96 Hours - advance notice of arrival required by USCG
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. Bond must be filed for foreign flag vessels or U.S. flag arriving with foreign cargo aboard. 24 Hours - advance notice to Pilots
24 Hours - advance fax of crew list and approved visitors required by Terminal.
72 Hours - post port call; the Port Authority requires bill of lading figures for all bulk cargo.
Port Security - All persons doing business within Port Authority property must have security pass from GPA. All persons wanting unescorted access to any vessel must have a valid TWIC.
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CURRENT NEWS – NONE
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CURRENT EVENTS: 09/04/24 – SMA - Savannah Maritime After Hours – When Wed, September 4, 5:15pm – 7:30pm Where Coach's Corner 3016 E Victory Dr, Thunderbolt, GA 31404
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FUTURE EVENTS: 09/12/24 – PROPELLER CLUB - Members Luncheon w/speaker Erhard Koehler, US Marine Admin - September 12 @ 11:30 am - 1:00 pm - Discussing the history, decommissioning, and disposition of the N.S. Savannah
10/02/24 – SMA - Savannah Maritime After Hours – When Wed, October 2, 5:15pm – 7:30pm
10/03/24 – SMA - State of the Port – When Thu, October 3, 9am – 10am Where Hutchinson Island
10/10/24 – PROPELLER CLUB - Members Luncheon w/speaker Seth Sawyer of CEMA - October 10 @ 11:30 am - 1:00 pm - The subject is hurricane preparedness and county re-entry procedures.
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SEAPORT SECURITY LEVEL: MARSEC 1
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HURRICANE ALERT – 4/SEASONAL – NO STORMS EXPECTED WITHIN 48 HOURS
800 AM EDT Wed Sep 4 2024
For the North Atlantic...Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico:
1. Northwestern Caribbean Sea and Southwestern Gulf of Mexico:
A tropical wave moving quickly westward at about 20 mph is
producing a broad area of disorganized showers and thunderstorms
near southeastern Cuba, Jamaica, and across portions of the central
Caribbean Sea. Some development is possible late this week when the
wave slows down over the northwestern Caribbean Sea or early next
week over the southwestern Gulf of Mexico.
* Formation chance through 48 hours...low...near 0 percent.
* Formation chance through 7 days...low...30 percent.
For the North Atlantic...Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico:
1. Northwestern Caribbean Sea and Southwestern Gulf of Mexico:
A tropical wave moving quickly westward at about 20 mph is
producing a broad area of disorganized showers and thunderstorms
near southeastern Cuba, Jamaica, and across portions of the central
Caribbean Sea. Some development is possible late this week when the
wave slows down over the northwestern Caribbean Sea or early next
week over the southwestern Gulf of Mexico.
* Formation chance through 48 hours...low...near 0 percent.
* Formation chance through 7 days...low...30 percent.
2. Central Tropical Atlantic Ocean:
Another tropical wave located about 800 miles east of the Lesser
Antilles is producing limited shower and thunderstorm activity.
Development of this system, if any, is expected to be slow to occur
over the next couple of days while it moves west-northwestward at
10 to 15 mph. Environmental conditions are expected to become
unfavorable for additional development by the end of the week.
* Formation chance through 48 hours...low...10 percent.
* Formation chance through 7 days...low...10 percent.
Another tropical wave located about 800 miles east of the Lesser
Antilles is producing limited shower and thunderstorm activity.
Development of this system, if any, is expected to be slow to occur
over the next couple of days while it moves west-northwestward at
10 to 15 mph. Environmental conditions are expected to become
unfavorable for additional development by the end of the week.
* Formation chance through 48 hours...low...10 percent.
* Formation chance through 7 days...low...10 percent.
3. Eastern Tropical Atlantic Ocean:
A third tropical wave over the far eastern Atlantic is also
producing disorganized shower activity. Some slow development of
this system is possible during the next few days while it moves
slowly northwestward at 5 to 10 mph over the eastern tropical
Atlantic Ocean. This system could produce locally heavy rains
across portions of the Cabo Verde Islands today.
* Formation chance through 48 hours...low...10 percent.
* Formation chance through 7 days...low...20 percent.
A third tropical wave over the far eastern Atlantic is also
producing disorganized shower activity. Some slow development of
this system is possible during the next few days while it moves
slowly northwestward at 5 to 10 mph over the eastern tropical
Atlantic Ocean. This system could produce locally heavy rains
across portions of the Cabo Verde Islands today.
* Formation chance through 48 hours...low...10 percent.
* Formation chance through 7 days...low...20 percent.
Tides / Currents
SAVANNAH - LOCAL TIDES:
Day High Tide Height Sunrise Moon Time % Moon /Low Time Feet Sunset Visible
Tides: SAVANNAH RIVER ENT., FORT PULASKI
SEPTEMBER 2024
W 4 Low 3:39 AM 0.7 7:01 AM Rise 8:18 AM 0
4 High 9:40 AM 7.1 7:43 PM Set 8:37 PM
4 Low 3:57 PM 0.7
4 High 9:50 PM 7.3
Th 5 Low 4:12 AM 0.7 7:02 AM Rise 9:12 AM 2
5 High 10:16 AM 7.1 7:42 PM Set 9:01 PM
5 Low 4:35 PM 0.9
5 High 10:25 PM 7.1
F 6 Low 4:44 AM 0.8 7:03 AM Rise 10:06 AM 6
6 High 10:51 AM 7.1 7:41 PM Set 9:26 PM
6 Low 5:12 PM 1.1
6 High 11:01 PM 6.8
Sa 7 Low 5:16 AM 0.9 7:03 AM Rise 11:02 AM 11
7 High 11:28 AM 7.0 7:39 PM Set 9:54 PM
7 Low 5:50 PM 1.3
7 High 11:39 PM 6.5
Su 8 Low 5:50 AM 1.1 7:04 AM Rise 12:00 PM 18
8 High 12:08 PM 6.9 7:38 PM Set 10:26 PM
8 Low 6:31 PM 1.5
M 9 High 12:22 AM 6.3 7:04 AM Rise 12:59 PM 26
9 Low 6:28 AM 1.2 7:37 PM Set 11:03 PM
9 High 12:53 PM 6.9
9 Low 7:18 PM 1.8
Tu 10 High 1:10 AM 6.1 7:05 AM Rise 2:00 PM 35
10 Low 7:13 AM 1.3 7:36 PM Set 11:48 PM
10 High 1:45 PM 6.9
10 Low 8:13 PM 1.9
W 11 High 2:03 AM 6.1 7:06 AM Rise 3:01 PM 44
11 Low 8:07 AM 1.4 7:34 PM
11 High 2:42 PM 7.0
11 Low 9:16 PM 1.9
Th 12 High 2:59 AM 6.1 7:06 AM Set 12:41 AM 54
12 Low 9:11 AM 1.3 7:33 PM Rise 3:58 PM
12 High 3:42 PM 7.2
12 Low 10:21 PM 1.6
F 13 High 3:59 AM 6.3 7:07 AM Set 1:42 AM 65
13 Low 10:19 AM 1.1 7:32 PM Rise 4:49 PM
13 High 4:43 PM 7.5
13 Low 11:22 PM 1.3
Sa 14 High 4:59 AM 6.6 7:07 AM Set 2:50 AM 75
14 Low 11:23 AM 0.7 7:30 PM Rise 5:34 PM
14 High 5:43 PM 7.8
Su 15 Low 12:17 AM 0.7 7:08 AM Set 4:01 AM 84
15 High 5:59 AM 7.1 7:29 PM Rise 6:14 PM
15 Low 12:24 PM 0.3
15 High 6:40 PM 8.2
M 16 Low 1:10 AM 0.2 7:09 AM Set 5:13 AM 91
16 High 6:56 AM 7.6 7:28 PM Rise 6:50 PM
16 Low 1:21 PM -0.1
16 High 7:33 PM 8.5
Tu 17 Low 2:00 AM -0.3 7:09 AM Set 6:25 AM 97
17 High 7:50 AM 8.2 7:26 PM Rise 7:23 PM
17 Low 2:17 PM -0.4
17 High 8:23 PM 8.6
W 18 Low 2:49 AM -0.6 7:10 AM Set 7:37 AM 99
18 High 8:41 AM 8.6 7:25 PM Rise 7:55 PM
18 Low 3:11 PM -0.5
18 High 9:11 PM 8.6
Th 19 Low 3:37 AM -0.8 7:10 AM Set 8:48 AM 99
19 High 9:32 AM 8.8 7:24 PM Rise 8:28 PM
19 Low 4:03 PM -0.5
19 High 10:00 PM 8.4
F 20 Low 4:24 AM -0.8 7:11 AM Set 10:00 AM 96
20 High 10:23 AM 8.9 7:22 PM Rise 9:04 PM
20 Low 4:55 PM -0.3
20 High 10:51 PM 8.0
Sa 21 Low 5:11 AM -0.6 7:12 AM Set 11:13 AM 90
21 High 11:16 AM 8.7 7:21 PM Rise 9:44 PM
21 Low 5:47 PM 0.1
21 High 11:45 PM 7.5
Su 22 Low 6:00 AM -0.3 7:12 AM Set 12:25 PM 81
22 High 12:13 PM 8.4 7:20 PM Rise 10:30 PM
22 Low 6:41 PM 0.6
M 23 High 12:43 AM 7.1 7:13 AM Set 1:34 PM 71
23 Low 6:52 AM 0.2 7:18 PM Rise 11:22 PM
23 High 1:12 PM 8.1
23 Low 7:39 PM 1.1
Tu 24 High 1:43 AM 6.8 7:14 AM Set 2:36 PM 61
24 Low 7:49 AM 0.7 7:17 PM
24 High 2:13 PM 7.8
24 Low 8:43 PM 1.5
W 25 High 2:43 AM 6.5 7:14 AM Rise 12:20 AM 50
25 Low 8:53 AM 1.0 7:16 PM Set 3:30 PM
25 High 3:13 PM 7.5
25 Low 9:51 PM 1.6
Th 26 High 3:43 AM 6.5 7:15 AM Rise 1:21 AM 40
26 Low 9:59 AM 1.2 7:14 PM Set 4:15 PM
26 High 4:11 PM 7.4
26 Low 10:53 PM 1.6
F 27 High 4:41 AM 6.5 7:15 AM Rise 2:23 AM 30
27 Low 11:00 AM 1.1 7:13 PM Set 4:53 PM
27 High 5:07 PM 7.4
27 Low 11:46 PM 1.4
Sa 28 High 5:37 AM 6.7 7:16 AM Rise 3:24 AM 21
28 Low 11:55 AM 1.0 7:12 PM Set 5:25 PM
28 High 5:59 PM 7.4
Su 29 Low 12:32 AM 1.2 7:17 AM Rise 4:22 AM 14
29 High 6:28 AM 6.9 7:10 PM Set 5:52 PM
29 Low 12:44 PM 0.9
29 High 6:46 PM 7.5
M 30 Low 1:14 AM 1.0 7:17 AM Rise 5:18 AM 8
30 High 7:14 AM 7.2 7:09 PM Set 6:18 PM
30 Low 1:30 PM 0.8
30 High 7:28 PM 7.5
OCTOBER 2024
Tu 1 Low 1:52 AM 0.9 7:18 AM Rise 6:13 AM 3
1 High 7:56 AM 7.4 7:08 PM Set 6:42 PM
1 Low 2:12 PM 0.8
1 High 8:07 PM 7.5
W 2 Low 2:28 AM 0.8 7:19 AM Rise 7:07 AM 0
2 High 8:34 AM 7.6 7:07 PM Set 7:05 PM
2 Low 2:53 PM 0.8
2 High 8:44 PM 7.4
Th 3 Low 3:02 AM 0.8 7:19 AM Rise 8:01 AM 0
3 High 9:09 AM 7.6 7:05 PM Set 7:30 PM
3 Low 3:32 PM 0.8
3 High 9:19 PM 7.3
F 4 Low 3:36 AM 0.8 7:20 AM Rise 8:56 AM 0
4 High 9:43 AM 7.6 7:04 PM Set 7:57 PM
4 Low 4:09 PM 0.9
4 High 9:54 PM 7.0
Sa 5 Low 4:09 AM 0.9 7:21 AM Rise 9:53 AM 3
5 High 10:16 AM 7.5 7:03 PM Set 8:27 PM
5 Low 4:47 PM 1.1
5 High 10:28 PM 6.8
Su 6 Low 4:43 AM 1.0 7:21 AM Rise 10:52 AM 7
6 High 10:50 AM 7.4 7:02 PM Set 9:03 PM
6 Low 5:25 PM 1.3
6 High 11:05 PM 6.5
M 7 Low 5:19 AM 1.1 7:22 AM Rise 11:52 AM 13
7 High 11:27 AM 7.3 7:00 PM Set 9:44 PM
7 Low 6:05 PM 1.5
7 High 11:46 PM 6.3
Tu 8 Low 5:58 AM 1.3 7:23 AM Rise 12:52 PM 20
8 High 12:14 PM 7.1 6:59 PM Set 10:33 PM
8 Low 6:51 PM 1.7
W 9 High 12:35 AM 6.2 7:23 AM Rise 1:49 PM 29
9 Low 6:44 AM 1.4 6:58 PM Set 11:30 PM
9 High 1:10 PM 7.1
9 Low 7:45 PM 1.8
Th 10 High 1:32 AM 6.2 7:24 AM Rise 2:41 PM 39
10 Low 7:39 AM 1.5 6:57 PM
10 High 2:11 PM 7.2
10 Low 8:47 PM 1.8
F 11 High 2:33 AM 6.3 7:25 AM Set 12:33 AM 49
11 Low 8:45 AM 1.4 6:55 PM Rise 3:27 PM
11 High 3:14 PM 7.3
11 Low 9:52 PM 1.5
Sa 12 High 3:35 AM 6.6 7:26 AM Set 1:41 AM 60
12 Low 9:56 AM 1.2 6:54 PM Rise 4:08 PM
12 High 4:16 PM 7.6
12 Low 10:53 PM 1.1
Su 13 High 4:37 AM 7.0 7:26 AM Set 2:50 AM 70
13 Low 11:03 AM 0.8 6:53 PM Rise 4:44 PM
13 High 5:16 PM 7.9
13 Low 11:49 PM 0.5
M 14 High 5:37 AM 7.6 7:27 AM Set 4:00 AM 80
14 Low 12:06 PM 0.4 6:52 PM Rise 5:16 PM
14 High 6:13 PM 8.1
Tu 15 Low 12:41 AM 0.0 7:28 AM Set 5:10 AM 89
15 High 6:34 AM 8.2 6:51 PM Rise 5:48 PM
15 Low 1:04 PM 0.0
15 High 7:07 PM 8.3
W 16 Low 1:31 AM -0.5 7:28 AM Set 6:21 AM 95
16 High 7:28 AM 8.7 6:50 PM Rise 6:21 PM
16 Low 2:00 PM -0.3
16 High 7:58 PM 8.4
Th 17 Low 2:21 AM -0.7 7:29 AM Set 7:33 AM 99
17 High 8:20 AM 9.1 6:48 PM Rise 6:56 PM
17 Low 2:54 PM -0.5
17 High 8:48 PM 8.3
F 18 Low 3:10 AM -0.9 7:30 AM Set 8:47 AM 99
18 High 9:10 AM 9.2 6:47 PM Rise 7:34 PM
18 Low 3:46 PM -0.4
18 High 9:37 PM 8.1
Sa 19 Low 3:58 AM -0.8 7:31 AM Set 10:01 AM 97
19 High 10:00 AM 9.1 6:46 PM Rise 8:19 PM
19 Low 4:37 PM -0.2
19 High 10:28 PM 7.7
Su 20 Low 4:47 AM -0.5 7:31 AM Set 11:15 AM 92
20 High 10:53 AM 8.8 6:45 PM Rise 9:10 PM
20 Low 5:28 PM 0.2
20 High 11:22 PM 7.3
M 21 Low 5:37 AM -0.1 7:32 AM Set 12:23 PM 85
21 High 11:48 AM 8.4 6:44 PM Rise 10:08 PM
21 Low 6:20 PM 0.7
Tu 22 High 12:20 AM 6.9 7:33 AM Set 1:22 PM 76
22 Low 6:28 AM 0.4 6:43 PM Rise 11:11 PM
22 High 12:47 PM 7.9
22 Low 7:15 PM 1.2
W 23 High 1:21 AM 6.6 7:34 AM Set 2:12 PM 66
23 Low 7:24 AM 0.9 6:42 PM
23 High 1:48 PM 7.5
23 Low 8:15 PM 1.5
Th 24 High 2:21 AM 6.4 7:35 AM Rise 12:15 AM 56
24 Low 8:26 AM 1.3 6:41 PM Set 2:53 PM
24 High 2:46 PM 7.3
24 Low 9:19 PM 1.7
F 25 High 3:19 AM 6.4 7:35 AM Rise 1:17 AM 46
25 Low 9:31 AM 1.5 6:40 PM Set 3:27 PM
25 High 3:41 PM 7.1
25 Low 10:19 PM 1.6
Sa 26 High 4:15 AM 6.5 7:36 AM Rise 2:16 AM 36
26 Low 10:33 AM 1.5 6:39 PM Set 3:56 PM
26 High 4:34 PM 7.0
26 Low 11:11 PM 1.5
Su 27 High 5:09 AM 6.7 7:37 AM Rise 3:13 AM 27
27 Low 11:28 AM 1.3 6:38 PM Set 4:22 PM
27 High 5:23 PM 7.0
27 Low 11:55 PM 1.3
M 28 High 5:58 AM 7.0 7:38 AM Rise 4:08 AM 19
28 Low 12:17 PM 1.2 6:37 PM Set 4:46 PM
28 High 6:10 PM 7.1
Weather / Marine Zone Forecast
MARINE WEATHER : Hazardous Weather Conditions
Small Craft Advisory until September 6, 06:00 AM EDT
Last Update: 932 AM EDT Wed Sep 4 2024
View Nearby Observations
17NM SSW R7 Navy Tower MR
Marine Zone Forecast
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT...
Rest Of TodayNE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave detail: NE 8 ft at 8 seconds. A chance of showers with a slight chance of tstms.
TonightNE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave detail: NE 7 ft at 8 seconds. Showers likely with a slight chance of tstms.
ThuNE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave detail: NE 6 ft at 8 seconds. Showers likely with a slight chance of tstms.
Thu NightNE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft, subsiding to 4 to 6 ft after midnight. Wave detail: NE 5 ft at 8 seconds, becoming NE 5 ft at 9 seconds. Showers likely with a slight chance of tstms.
FriNE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave detail: NE 5 ft at 9 seconds. Showers likely with a slight chance of tstms.
Fri NightE winds 10 kt, becoming SE after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave detail: NE 4 ft at 8 seconds. Showers likely with a slight chance of tstms.
SatW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Showers likely with a slight chance of tstms.
Sat NightN winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. A chance of showers with a slight chance of tstms.
SunNE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. A chance of showers with a slight chance of tstms.
Sun NightNE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. A chance of showers with a slight chance of tstms.
winds and seas higher in and near tstms.