Daily Update

Tampa, FL

May 02, 2024

Notices

TAMPA HARBOR –
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Maximum Depths - (Brackish)
Harbor entrance – 39’08 MLW plus tide
Main Channel – 39’08
Vertical Clearance – Sunshine Skyway Bridge – 180’00
 
TERMINAL LIMITS/INFORMATION (updated 03/07/24)
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Maximum drafts allowed alongside berths:
 
Aids to navigation have been corrected, Big Bend, Redwing and Teco can dock in daylight or night. – Currently there is a restriction of daylight due to dredging
 
AMOCO/BP - 31'09" anytime, max 34'08" with tide
CITGO – Max 34-08" + Tide
CHEVRONTEXACO – 31-01 anytime, max 32'04 with tide
MARATHON OIL – 35-01 plus tide
MOTIVA – Max draft 31’00” – Max LOA 720’00 – Max BCM 340’ Max Displacement 55000 MT, Max beam 106 - hoses 3x8 gasoline, 1x8 diesel, 1x8 ethanol  
BUCKEYE NORTH – 33’01 Plus tide (Former Hess berth)  (UPDATED 04/29/24)
TAMPA PORT SERVICES AMMONIA -  36-00 (UPDATED 10/29/22)
KMI PLX Loading – 33-09 +/- tide
KMI PLX WAITING – 33’08 +/- tide (UPDATED 03/09/23)
 
TPA 24 – 34’08
TPA 23 – 34’10 +/- TIDE
TPA 22 – 34’08
TPA 30 – 43’09
TPA 208 – 34’08
TPA 209 – 34’10
TPA 210 – 36’03
TPA 211 – 44’02
TPA 212 – 44’03
TPA 213 – 43’05
TPA 219 – 43’05
TPA 220 – 41’08
TPA 222 – 45’04
TPA 223 – 41’04
TPA 227 – 40’09 – BCM MAX 450
TPA 245 -            N 33’03 (UPDATED 03/01/24)
                              S 33’08 (UPDATED 03/01/24)
 
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VESSEL TRAFFIC – IN – ATTACHED  AND ATB GALVESTON, ATB BROWNSVILLE
 
DUE:  ATTACHED and GREEN POWER, ATB FREEPORT
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FEDERAL, STATE & LOCAL FILING REQUIREMENTS
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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.
72 Hours - post port call, the Port Authority requires bill of lading figures for all bulk cargo.
Port Security - All persons doing ship’s business within the Port of Tampa must have TWIC and a Port-issued ID badge.  Anyone not having one or both, will need to 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:  05/09/24 – PROPELLER CLUB - Thursday, May 9, 2024 – Where  University Club Of Tampa 201 N Franklin St, 3800,  Leadership Luncheon Series  Leadership Luncheon Series - May 2024 
Please join us on Thursday, May 9, 2024, at the University Club of Tampa for a leadership luncheon featuring Craig Latimer, Supervisor of Elections. This event includes networking, a plated meal and a presentation from a well-known distinguished professional. We hope you can attend!
 
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FUTURE ISSUES:    05/21/24 - 0830 – May 21, 2024: Port Tampa Bay Board Meeting  - May 21 2024 09:30 AM - 11:30 AM - The regular business meeting of the Tampa Port Authority, d/b/a Port Tampa Bay, Board of Commissioners meeting will be held in person at PORT TAMPA BAY'S JOSEPH GARCIA INTERNATIONAL CENTER (1101 Channelside Drive, Tampa, FL 33602).  Anyone who wishes to speak during the meeting may do so by signing the Public Comments sign-in sheet that will be provided near the entrance of the Boardroom on the meeting day. The Chair will call on speakers by name in the order in which they have completed the online Public Comment Form. Up to three (3) minutes are allowed for each speaker.    A copy of the current agenda and supporting documents are posted approximately seven days before the Board meeting on the PTB website:  https://meetings.boardbook.org/Public/Organization/1448. (Past meeting agendas can also be accessed through the same link.) The Board meeting Agenda is subject to change until the time of the Board Meeting.  The Agenda posted on the web should not be relied on as the final and official document.  Persons desiring additional information should contact Lynn Reece at Port Tampa Bay, via telephone at (813) 697-4423 or email at cheryllreece@tampaport.com.
 
06/18/24 – PORT TAMPA BOARD MEETING
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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 for Hillsborough Bay, Tampa Bay
Day        High      Tide  Height   Sunrise    Moon  Time      % Moon            /Low      Time    Feet    Sunset                    Visible
 
MAY 2024
 
2024/05/02       Thu        12:13 PM            1.56      H
2024/05/02       Thu        3:53 PM              1.36      L
2024/05/02       Thu        9:42 PM              2.06      H
2024/05/03       Fri          05:18 AM            -0.03     L
2024/05/03       Fri          12:15 PM            1.68      H
2024/05/03       Fri          5:24 PM              0.98      L
2024/05/03       Fri          11:17 PM            1.97      H
2024/05/04       Sat         06:00 AM            0.20      L
2024/05/04       Sat         12:27 PM            1.86      H
2024/05/04       Sat         6:29 PM              0.54      L
2024/05/05       Sun        12:37 AM            1.89      H
2024/05/05       Sun        06:34 AM            0.48      L
2024/05/05       Sun        12:43 PM            2.09      H
2024/05/05       Sun        7:23 PM              0.12      L
2024/05/06       Mon       01:48 AM            1.80      H
2024/05/06       Mon       07:02 AM            0.77      L
2024/05/06       Mon       1:02 PM              2.34      H
2024/05/06       Mon       8:13 PM              -0.23     L
2024/05/07       Tue        02:54 AM            1.68      H
2024/05/07       Tue        07:24 AM            1.02      L
2024/05/07       Tue        1:26 PM              2.57      H
2024/05/07       Tue        9:01 PM              -0.47     L
2024/05/08       Wed      03:59 AM            1.55      H
2024/05/08       Wed      07:41 AM            1.20      L
2024/05/08       Wed      1:53 PM              2.75      H
2024/05/08       Wed      9:48 PM              -0.58     L
2024/05/09       Thu        05:07 AM            1.42      H
2024/05/09       Thu        07:50 AM            1.29      L
2024/05/09       Thu        2:24 PM              2.83      H
2024/05/09       Thu        10:37 PM            -0.58     L
2024/05/10       Fri          2:59 PM              2.83      H
2024/05/10       Fri          11:28 PM            -0.50     L
2024/05/11       Sat         3:38 PM              2.74      H
2024/05/12       Sun        12:22 AM            -0.37     L
2024/05/12       Sun        4:21 PM              2.57      H
2024/05/13       Mon       01:19 AM            -0.22     L
2024/05/13       Mon       5:12 PM              2.35      H
2024/05/14       Tue        02:18 AM            -0.09     L
2024/05/14       Tue        6:19 PM              2.10      H
2024/05/15       Wed      03:13 AM            0.04      L
2024/05/15       Wed      11:39 AM            1.57      H
2024/05/15       Wed      2:28 PM              1.50      L
2024/05/15       Wed      7:56 PM              1.86      H
Th  16      Low   4:28 AM     0.3   6:39 AM     Set  2:50 AM      52
    16     High  11:42 AM     2.1   8:13 PM    Rise  2:20 PM
    16      Low   4:54 PM     2.0
    16     High   9:51 PM     2.1
 
F   17      Low   5:10 AM     0.5   6:39 AM     Set  3:18 AM      61
    17     High  11:52 AM     2.2   8:14 PM    Rise  3:12 PM
    17      Low   6:04 PM     1.4
    17     High  11:22 PM     2.0
 
Sa  18      Low   5:46 AM     0.8   6:38 AM     Set  3:45 AM      70
    18     High  12:04 PM     2.3   8:14 PM    Rise  4:03 PM
    18      Low   6:54 PM     0.9
 
Su  19     High  12:36 AM     2.0   6:38 AM     Set  4:11 AM      78
    19      Low   6:16 AM     1.1   8:15 PM    Rise  4:55 PM
    19     High  12:17 PM     2.6
    19      Low   7:36 PM     0.5
 
M   20     High   1:41 AM     1.8   6:37 AM     Set  4:38 AM      86
    20      Low   6:41 AM     1.5   8:15 PM    Rise  5:49 PM
    20     High  12:31 PM     2.7
    20      Low   8:14 PM     0.0
 
Tu  21     High   2:40 AM     1.8   6:37 AM     Set  5:08 AM      92
    21      Low   7:01 AM     1.7   8:16 PM    Rise  6:46 PM
    21     High  12:48 PM     2.9
    21      Low   8:50 PM    -0.3
 
W   22     High   3:35 AM     1.8   6:36 AM     Set  5:41 AM      96
    22      Low   7:16 AM     2.0   8:17 PM    Rise  7:45 PM
    22     High   1:09 PM     3.0
    22      Low   9:27 PM    -0.5
 
Th  23     High   4:30 AM     1.7   6:36 AM     Set  6:20 AM      99
    23      Low   7:26 AM     2.0   8:17 PM    Rise  8:47 PM
    23     High   1:37 PM     3.3
    23      Low  10:06 PM    -0.6
 
F   24     High   2:10 PM     3.4   6:36 AM     Set  7:06 AM      99
    24      Low  10:50 PM    -0.8   8:18 PM    Rise  9:49 PM
 
Sa  25     High   2:48 PM     3.4   6:35 AM     Set  7:59 AM      98
    25      Low  11:38 PM    -0.8   8:18 PM    Rise 10:49 PM
 
Su  26     High   3:33 PM     3.4   6:35 AM     Set  8:59 AM      94
    26                              8:19 PM    Rise 11:43 PM
 
M   27     Low   12:30 AM    -0.8   6:35 AM     Set 10:04 AM      89
    27     High   4:23 PM     3.3   8:19 PM
 
Tu  28     Low    1:26 AM    -0.6   6:34 AM    Rise 12:32 AM      81
    28     High   5:22 PM     3.2   8:20 PM     Set 11:10 AM
 
W   29     Low    2:21 AM    -0.5   6:34 AM    Rise  1:14 AM      72
    29     High   6:35 PM     2.8   8:20 PM     Set 12:16 PM
 
Th  30      Low   3:14 AM    -0.2   6:34 AM    Rise  1:51 AM      61
    30     High  10:27 AM     2.0   8:21 PM     Set  1:21 PM
    30      Low   2:38 PM     2.0
    30     High   8:06 PM     2.6
 
F   31      Low   4:02 AM     0.2   6:34 AM    Rise  2:25 AM      50
    31     High  10:41 AM     2.1   8:21 PM     Set  2:24 PM
    31      Low   4:27 PM     1.5
    31     High   9:50 PM     2.2
 
JUNE 2024
 
Sa   1      Low   4:44 AM     0.6   6:34 AM    Rise  2:58 AM      38
     1     High  11:00 AM     2.4   8:22 PM     Set  3:28 PM
     1      Low   5:47 PM     0.9
     1     High  11:31 PM     2.0
 
Su   2      Low   5:21 AM     1.1   6:33 AM    Rise  3:31 AM      27
     2     High  11:24 AM     2.7   8:22 PM     Set  4:32 PM
     2      Low   6:51 PM     0.3
 
M    3     High   1:02 AM     1.8   6:33 AM    Rise  4:06 AM      17
     3      Low   5:52 AM     1.5   8:23 PM     Set  5:39 PM
     3     High  11:50 AM     2.9
     3      Low   7:47 PM    -0.3
 
Tu   4     High   2:26 AM     1.8   6:33 AM    Rise  4:45 AM      9
     4      Low   6:17 AM     1.8   8:23 PM     Set  6:47 PM
     4     High  12:20 PM     3.3
     4      Low   8:38 PM    -0.6
 
W    5     High   3:45 AM     1.7   6:33 AM    Rise  5:29 AM      4
     5      Low   6:35 AM     2.0   8:24 PM     Set  7:55 PM
     5     High  12:54 PM     3.4
     5      Low   9:27 PM    -0.8
 
Th   6     High   1:30 PM     3.5   6:33 AM    Rise  6:19 AM      0
     6      Low  10:14 PM    -0.9   8:24 PM     Set  9:01 PM
 
F    7     High   2:09 PM     3.5   6:33 AM    Rise  7:15 AM      0
     7      Low  10:59 PM    -0.8   8:25 PM     Set 10:02 PM
 
Sa   8     High   2:51 PM     3.4   6:33 AM    Rise  8:16 AM      1
     8      Low  11:44 PM    -0.6   8:25 PM     Set 10:55 PM
 
Su   9     High   3:35 PM     3.3   6:33 AM    Rise  9:18 AM      5
     9                              8:25 PM     Set 11:39 PM
 
M   10      Low  12:27 AM    -0.5   6:33 AM    Rise 10:18 AM      11
    10     High   4:22 PM     3.0   8:26 PM
 
Tu  11      Low   1:10 AM    -0.3   6:33 AM     Set 12:17 AM      18
    11     High   5:14 PM     2.8   8:26 PM    Rise 11:16 AM
 
W   12      Low   1:51 AM     0.0   6:33 AM     Set 12:50 AM      27
    12     High   9:15 AM     1.8   8:27 PM    Rise 12:11 PM
    12      Low  12:37 PM     2.1
    12     High   6:15 PM     2.6
 
Th  13      Low   2:32 AM     0.3   6:33 AM     Set  1:19 AM      36
    13     High   9:30 AM     2.0   8:27 PM    Rise  1:04 PM
    13      Low   2:29 PM     2.0
    13     High   7:32 PM     2.2
 
F   14      Low   3:10 AM     0.6   6:33 AM     Set  1:46 AM      45
    14     High   9:50 AM     2.2   8:27 PM    Rise  1:55 PM
    14      Low   4:03 PM     1.7
    14     High   9:06 PM     2.0
 
Sa  15      Low   3:47 AM     0.9   6:33 AM     Set  2:12 AM      54
    15     High  10:12 AM     2.3   8:28 PM    Rise  2:46 PM
    15      Low   5:18 PM     1.2
    15     High  10:48 PM     1.7
 
Su  16      Low   4:21 AM     1.4   6:33 AM     Set  2:39 AM      64
    16     High  10:35 AM     2.6   8:28 PM    Rise  3:39 PM
    16      Low   6:17 PM     0.8
 
M   17     High  12:24 AM     1.7   6:34 AM     Set  3:07 AM      73
    17      Low   4:52 AM     1.7   8:28 PM    Rise  4:34 PM
    17     High  10:59 AM     2.7
    17      Low   7:07 PM     0.3
 
Tu  18     High   1:51 AM     1.7   6:34 AM     Set  3:39 AM      81
    18      Low   5:18 AM     2.0   8:28 PM    Rise  5:32 PM
    18     High  11:27 AM     2.9
    18      Low   7:53 PM     0.0
 
W   19     High   3:11 AM     1.7   6:34 AM     Set  4:15 AM      88
    19      Low   5:38 AM     2.0   8:29 PM    Rise  6:33 PM
    19     High  11:58 AM     3.0
    19      Low   8:37 PM    -0.3
 
Th  20     High  12:34 PM     3.3   6:34 AM     Set  4:58 AM      94
    20      Low   9:20 PM    -0.6   8:29 PM    Rise  7:36 PM
 
F   21     High   1:15 PM     3.4   6:34 AM     Set  5:49 AM      98
    21      Low  10:04 PM    -0.8   8:29 PM    Rise  8:38 PM
 
Sa  22     High   1:59 PM     3.5   6:35 AM     Set  6:48 AM      99
    22      Low  10:49 PM    -0.8   8:29 PM    Rise  9:36 PM
 
Su  23     High   2:46 PM     3.5   6:35 AM     Set  7:53 AM      99
    23      Low  11:34 PM    -0.8   8:30 PM    Rise 10:28 PM
 
M   24     High   3:37 PM     3.5   6:35 AM     Set  9:01 AM      96
    24                              8:30 PM    Rise 11:13 PM
 
Tu  25      Low  12:19 AM    -0.6   6:35 AM     Set 10:09 AM      91
    25     High   4:33 PM     3.4   8:30 PM    Rise 11:53 PM
 
W   26     Low    1:02 AM    -0.5   6:36 AM     Set 11:15 AM      83
    26     High   7:59 AM     1.8   8:30 PM
    26     Low   11:23 AM     2.0
    26     High   5:34 PM     3.0

Weather / Marine Zone Forecast

MARINE WEATHER:       Tampa Bay FL
Marine Zone Forecast
 
This AfternoonSoutheast winds around 5 knots, becoming southwest late. Bay and inland waters light chop. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms late.
TonightNorth winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east after midnight. Bay and inland waters light chop. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening.
FridayEast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters light chop.
Friday NightNorth winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east 10 to 15 knots after midnight. Bay and inland waters a moderate chop.
SaturdaySoutheast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southwest in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters light chop.
Saturday NightNorth winds around 10 knots, becoming east after midnight. Bay and inland waters light chop.
SundaySoutheast winds around 10 knots, becoming southwest in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters light chop.
Sunday NightNorth winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east after midnight. Bay and inland waters light chop.
MondaySoutheast winds around 10 knots, becoming southwest in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters light chop.
 
winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.   

Attachments

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