Notice
Charleston, SC
October 10, 2024
Notices
(CHANGES ARE HIGH-LIGHTED)
CURRENT PORT STATUS:
ZULU – PORT CLOSED – TAMPA, PORT MANATEE, PORT CANAVERAL, JACKSONVILLE – Milton has passed, however these ports remain closed until USCG can confirm the channels are free of debris and terminal docks have no damage.
YANKEE – MIAMI
Prohibited Operations: • Inbound vessel transits are prohibited. • All oceangoing commercial vessels greater than 500 gross tons must have departed the ports and anchorages. • Cargo operations not associated with storm preparations are prohibited
X-RAY – NO PORTS CURRENTLY IN X-RAY
WHISKEY –SAVANNAH, CHARLESTON - these ports may still be experiencing storm surge.
4/SEASONAL – PORT EVERGLADES, WILMINGTON
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NHC UPDATE - Hurricane Milton Advisory Number 22 - NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL AL142024 1100 AM EDT Thu Oct 10 2024
...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AND STORM SURGE CONTINUE ALONG PORTIONS OF THE SOUTHEAST U.S. COAST AND EXTREME NORTHWESTERN BAHAMAS...
SUMMARY OF 1100 AM EDT...1500 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...29.1N 78.5W
ABOUT 135 MI...220 KM ENE OF CAPE CANAVERAL FLORIDA
ABOUT 205 MI...330 KM NNW OF GREAT ABACO ISLAND
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...80 MPH...130 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...ENE OR 65 DEGREES AT 20 MPH...31 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...983 MB...29.03 INCHES
WATCHES AND WARNINGS
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CHANGES WITH THIS ADVISORY:
The Hurricane Warning from Sebastian Inlet to the Flagler/Volusia County Line has been changed to a Tropical Storm Warning.
The Tropical Storm Warning has been discontinued south of Sebastian Inlet and for Lake Okeechobee.
The government of the Bahamas has discontinued the Tropical Storm Warning for Bimini.
SUMMARY OF WATCHES AND WARNINGS IN EFFECT:
A Storm Surge Warning is in effect for...
* Sebastian Inlet Florida to Altamaha Sound Georgia, including the St. Johns River
A Tropical Storm Warning is in effect for...
* Sebastian Inlet Florida northward to Edisto Beach South Carolina
* Extreme northwestern Bahamas, including Grand Bahama Island and the Abacos
DISCUSSION AND OUTLOOK
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At 1100 AM EDT (1500 UTC), the center of Hurricane Milton was located near latitude 29.1 North, longitude 78.5 West. Milton is moving toward the east-northeast near 20 mph (31 km/h). A turn toward the east is expected later today, with that motion forecast to continue over the western Atlantic for the next few days. On the forecast track, the center of Milton will continue to move away from the east coast of Florida and pass north of the northwestern Bahamas today.
Maximum sustained winds are near 80 mph (130 km/h) with higher gusts. Milton is forecast to become a powerful post-tropical storm this afternoon or evening, with gradual weakening expected during the next several days.
Hurricane-force winds extend outward up to 70 miles (110 km) from the center and tropical-storm-force winds extend outward up to 310 miles (500 km). A sustained wind of 39 mph (63 km/h) and a gust to 44 mph (71 km/h) were recently reported at Settlement Point on Grand Bahama Island.
The estimated minimum central pressure is 983 mb (29.03 inches).
THIS IS THE FINAL UPDATE ON HURRICANE MILTON TO BE GIVEN BY MORAN SHIPPING AGENCY.
NEXT UPDATE ON PORT STATUS WILL BE SENT AT 1700