Daily Update
Southern California
December 16, 2024
Notices
National Terrorism Advisory System
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The National Terrorism Advisory System is at (MARSEC Level I)for the Port Los Angeles/Long Beach.
MARINE EXCHANGE
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LA/LGB ADVANCE ARRIVAL REPORT ATTACHED
Channel Depth
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The LONG BEACH main channel, inside the breakwater, is dredged to -76.0 feet MLLW* as far as the Gerald Desmond Bridge. Thereafter reducing to -54 feet MLLW* at the turning basin, and 45 feet MLLW approaching the Terminal docks at Pier B.
UKC POLICY-Between the Long Beach sea buoy and the Long Beach Channel Buoy #3, minimum under-keel clearance before correction for roll and pitch is 10% of the vessel's draft. In the channel between the Long Beach Channel Buoy #3 and a position off the designated berth, minimum under-keel clearance is 2.0’ (0.61m).
The LOS ANGELES main channel, inside the breakwater, is dredged to -53.0 feet MLLW* UKC POLICY - Between the Los Angeles Approach Channel Lighted Buoy #1 and the Los Angeles Main Channel Buoy #11, minimum under-keel clearance before correction for roll and pitch is 10% of the vessel's draft.In the channel between the Los Angeles Main Channel Buoy #11 and a position off the designated berth, minimum under-keel clearance is 2.0’ (0.61m).
Current Maximum Drafts at Oil Terminals (SW)
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LOS ANGELES
LA 118 (KINDER MORGAN) 31’
LA 238 (PBF ENERGY) 31’09”
LA 149 (PHILLIPS 66) 33’00”
LA 163 (NUSTAR) 36’00” w fenders
LA 164 (VALERO) 36’08” w fenders
LA 169 (SHELL) 36’03”
LA 189 (VOPAK) 44’06”
LONG BEACH
LB B77 (MARATHON) 36’08”
LB B78 (MARATHON) 38’07”
LB 84A(MARATHON/PAT) 50’05” (subject to approval over 49.5’)
LB 86 (MARATHON/PAT) 50’05” (subject to approval over 49.5’)
LB 121 (MARATHON) 69’ Per pilots restrictions (subject to approval over 54’)
LB F209 (CHEMOIL) 39’00” (depth alongside is 39’, over 37.6 requires positive tide) Long Beach, Ca Weather
Weather / Marine Zone Forecast
Weather conditions in Port of LA/LGB
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Today
Sunny, with a high near 64. Light and variable wind becoming west 5 to 10 mph in the morning.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 48. West wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 67. Calm wind becoming west southwest around 5 mph in the morning.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 53. North wind around 5 mph.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 75. North wind around 5 mph becoming west in the afternoon.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 52.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 71.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 51.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 68.
Friday Night
Patchy fog after 10pm. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 51.
Saturday
Patchy fog. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 65.
Saturday Night
Patchy fog. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 50.
Sunday
Patchy fog. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high near 64.
Weather conditions at PAL
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Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore
746 AM PST Mon Dec 16 2024
TODAY
NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
TONIGHT
NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
TUE
NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft, building to 8 to 13 ft.
TUE NIGHT
N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft.
WED
N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming variable 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
WED NIGHT
N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
THU
Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
THU NIGHT
Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
FRI
S winds 5 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
FRI NIGHT
Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
COVID-19:
Currently there are no Covid restrictions for crew arriving/departing.
