Daily Update
Savannah, GA
September 26, 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 AND CHEM ALTIMIRA, MUREX
DUE: PER ATTACHED AND SEAPOWER
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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: 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
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FUTURE EVENTS: 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 - YANKEE - NO INCOMING VESSELS, VESSELS IN PORT MUST BE PREPARED TO DEPART IMMEDIATELY.
HURRICANE SUMMARY – 09/26/24
Hurricane Helene Advisory Number 13 - NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL AL092024 - 1000 AM CDT Thu Sep 26 2024
...HELENE STRENGTHENING AND EXPECTED TO MAKE LANDFALL IN THE FLORIDA BIG BEND THIS EVENING AS A MAJOR HURRICANE......PREPARATIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY SHOULD BE RUSHED TO COMPLETION...
SUMMARY OF 1000 AM CDT...1500 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...25.5N 85.5W
ABOUT 255 MI...405 KM SW OF TAMPA FLORIDA
ABOUT 290 MI...470 KM S OF APALACHICOLA FLORIDA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...105 MPH...165 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...NNE OR 25 DEGREES AT 14 MPH...22 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...960 MB...28.35 INCHES
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Tropical Storm Isaac Advisory Number 3 - NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL AL102024 - 1100 AM AST Thu Sep 26 2024
...ISAAC FORECAST TO STRENGTHEN OVER THE NORTH ATLANTIC DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS...
SUMMARY OF 1100 AM AST...1500 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...37.3N 51.7W
ABOUT 1345 MI...2170 KM W OF THE AZORES
ABOUT 820 MI...1315 KM ENE OF BERMUDA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...50 MPH...85 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...E OR 80 DEGREES AT 12 MPH...19 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...997 MB...29.44 INCHES
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1. Eastern and Central Tropical Atlantic (AL98): Shower and thunderstorm activity associated with an area of low pressure located several hundred miles west of the Cabo Verde Islands has become more organized during the past several hours. Environmental conditions appear conducive for continued development of this system, and a tropical depression could form as soon as later today while it moves generally westward to west-northwestward near 15 mph today and tomorrow. The system is then forecast to slow down and turn northward late Friday and Saturday.
* Formation chance through 48 hours...high...80 percent.
* Formation chance through 7 days...high...90 percent.
* Formation chance through 48 hours...high...80 percent.
* Formation chance through 7 days...high...90 percent.
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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
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
Tu 29 Low 12:35 AM 1.0 7:39 AM Rise 5:01 AM 12
29 High 6:44 AM 7.3 6:36 PM Set 5:10 PM
29 Low 1:03 PM 1.0
29 High 6:54 PM 7.1
W 30 Low 1:13 AM 0.9 7:39 AM Rise 5:55 AM 6
30 High 7:26 AM 7.5 6:35 PM Set 5:34 PM
30 Low 1:46 PM 0.9
30 High 7:35 PM 7.1
Weather / Marine Zone Forecast
MARINE WEATHER : 1103 AM EDT Thu Sep 26 2024
.SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS...A high pressure ridge will
slowly shift E of the area today and tonight. Winds and seas
will increase over the S portion today through Fri ahead of
Hurricane Helene moving from the eastern Gulf of Mexico inland
into the Southeast U.S. All marine interests should closely
monitor the latest forecasts from the National Hurricane Center.
Otherwise, a cold front will move S into the northern waters
late Fri into Fri night then continue into the central waters
Sat while becoming nearly stationary. A broad area of low
pressure will develop along the NC coast Sat night into early
Sun then drift offshore late Sun through Mon night while
dragging a cold front through the far southern waters.
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ANZ835-270230-
Cape Fear to 31N to 1000 FM-
1103 AM EDT Thu Sep 26 2024
TROPICAL STORM WARNING
TODAY
SE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms.
TONIGHT
S to SE winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 10 to 17 ft.
Scattered showers and tstms.
FRI
S winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming S to SW 15 to 25 kt. Seas
9 to 16 ft. Scattered showers and tstms.
FRI NIGHT
S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
Scattered showers and tstms.
SAT
W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
SAT NIGHT
S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
SUN
W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
SUN NIGHT
SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
MON
W winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
MON NIGHT
W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
