Daily Update

Cape Canaveral, FL

May 20, 2024

Notices

PORT LIMITS/INFORMATION: (UPDATED 03/06/24)
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Depths - (salt density) is 1.023
Entrance to channel - 46.0 ft
Harbor channel - 44.0 ft
Turning basin – 43’00 ft  Middle turning basin 43.0 ft’ Maximum allowed draft – 40’ FT   / Under keel clearance - channel – 3.0 FT / alongside berths - 0.5 ft   /  Vessels 38'01" – 40’00' will be tide restricted  and require 2 adequate tugs
 
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BERTH LIMITS/INFORMATION: (UPDATED 03/06/24)
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South Cargo Pier 4 – Max. draft – 39’06 – Max loa 975’00 – Max beam -106’00
North Cargo Pier 1A – Max. draft – 38’06”
North Cargo Pier 1B – Max. draft – 38’6”  -  max length for tankers at NCP 1B to be capped at 840’ (A good benchmark to use is a BCM of 420’) / 150’ Max Beam / 95,000 MT Max Displacement  
North Cargo Pier 2 – Max. draft – 39’06 (Vessels over 650’ restricted to 38’06)
 
A vessel with a draft that does not exceed 38 00″may transit the channels and basins at any time and stage of the tide. Vessels that have a draft in excess of 38’00″are considered “tide jobs” and will be advised by the Harbormaster and Canaveral Pilots of the time of boarding with consideration given to the stage of the tide. These vessels are generally scheduled to begin an inbound transit two hours prior to high tide.  A minimum under keel clearance of 2’6” is required during the transit of the channels and basins. (UPDATED 1/26/24)
 
54'00" MAX Waterline to Manifold for all TPSI Vessels
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FEDERAL, STATE & LOCAL FILING REQUIREMENTS
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96 Hours - advance notice of arrival required by USCG.
48 Hours - advance paperwork for foreign vessels and US flag arriving foreign to Customs and Border Patrol.
24 Hours (minimum) - Foreign cargo must submit a manifest to the Customs & Border Patrol AMS.
24 Hours - advance notice of arrival required by Port Authority via Harbor Master and Pilots.
 
Port Security - All persons doing ship’s business within Port Canaveral must have TWIC prior to be allowed onto any terminal.  Escort required without a TWIC.  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:   05/22/24 - 0900 - Canaveral Port Authority Monthly meeting - 445 Challenger Road  Cape Canaveral, Fl 32920
 
05/23/24 - Thursday, May 23: SpaceX Starlink  - A National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency navigational advisory indicates another 4½-hour launch window will open Thursday night for a SpaceX Starlink mission.  Mission: A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch a payload of Starlink internet satellites.  Launch: 6:45 p.m. until 11:16 p.m.  Trajectory: Southeast.  Local sonic boom: No.  Booster landing: Drone ship in the Atlantic Ocean.  Live coverage: Starts 90 minutes before liftoff at floridatoday.com/space.
 
05/25/24 - No earlier than Saturday, May 25: NASA’s Boeing Starliner crewed flight test - Mission: NASA astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore will fly aboard a Boeing Starliner spacecraft and a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket to the International Space Station.  Launch: 3:09 p.m. (postponed after a May 6 scrub).  Location: Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.  Trajectory: Northeast.  Live coverage: Starts at noon at floridatoday.com/space.
 
05/25/24 – 1000 - PROPELLER CLUB - The Port Canaveral Maritime Day event will be held on Saturday, May 25th at Rusty's Seafood & Oyster Bar at 10 am.   A memorial ceremony at Rusty's will be followed by a Harbor Tour aboard Space Coast River Tours Blue Dolphin for a laying of a wreath on the waters of the harbor. attached
 
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FUTURE ISSUES:   06/05/24 – Propeller Club luncheon
06/25/24 - Tuesday, June 25: SpaceX Falcon Heavy GOES-U - Mission: NOAA’s last GOES-U (Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellites) spacecraft, which will monitor weather and environmental phenomena, will launch atop a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket.  Launch: TBA.  Location: Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center.  Live coverage: Starts 90 minutes before liftoff at floridatoday.com/space.
06/26/24 - 0900 - Canaveral Port Authority Monthly meeting - 445 Challenger Road  Cape Canaveral, Fl 32920
 
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Hurricane Alert:  5/OUT OF SEASON
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CURRENT SECURITY ALERT – MARSEC 1
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Tides / Currents

Tides for Canaveral Harbor (Trident Pier)
 
Day        High      Tide  Height   Sunrise    Moon  Time      % Moon
           /Low      Time    Feet    Sunset                    Visible
 
MAY 2024
 
M   20      Low  12:18 AM     0.5   6:29 AM     Set  4:30 AM      86
    20     High   6:09 AM     2.8   8:09 PM    Rise  5:42 PM
    20      Low  12:12 PM     0.1
    20     High   6:47 PM     3.7
 
Tu  21      Low   1:03 AM     0.4   6:28 AM     Set  5:00 AM      92
    21     High   6:50 AM     2.8   8:10 PM    Rise  6:39 PM
    21      Low  12:50 PM     0.0
    21     High   7:27 PM     3.9
 
W   22      Low   1:46 AM     0.3   6:28 AM     Set  5:33 AM      96
    22     High   7:33 AM     2.8   8:10 PM    Rise  7:38 PM
    22      Low   1:29 PM    -0.1
    22     High   8:07 PM     4.0
 
Th  23      Low   2:27 AM     0.2   6:28 AM     Set  6:11 AM      99
    23     High   8:16 AM     2.8   8:11 PM    Rise  8:40 PM
    23      Low   2:08 PM    -0.1
    23     High   8:49 PM     4.1
 
F   24      Low   3:09 AM     0.2   6:27 AM     Set  6:57 AM      99
    24     High   8:59 AM     2.7   8:11 PM    Rise  9:43 PM
    24      Low   2:48 PM    -0.1
    24     High   9:32 PM     4.1
 
Sa  25      Low   3:52 AM     0.2   6:27 AM     Set  7:50 AM      98
    25     High   9:43 AM     2.7   8:12 PM    Rise 10:42 PM
    25      Low   3:31 PM    -0.1
    25     High  10:16 PM     4.1
 
Su  26      Low   4:39 AM     0.2   6:27 AM     Set  8:50 AM      94
    26     High  10:28 AM     2.7   8:12 PM    Rise 11:37 PM
    26      Low   4:19 PM    -0.1
    26     High  11:02 PM     4.1
 
M   27      Low   5:29 AM     0.2   6:26 AM     Set  9:55 AM      89
    27     High  11:16 AM     2.8   8:13 PM
    27      Low   5:12 PM     0.0
    27     High  11:50 PM     4.0
 
Tu  28      Low   6:21 AM     0.2   6:26 AM    Rise 12:25 AM      81
    28     High  12:08 PM     2.8   8:13 PM     Set 11:01 AM
    28      Low   6:11 PM     0.0
 
W   29     High  12:41 AM     3.9   6:26 AM    Rise  1:07 AM      72
    29      Low   7:13 AM     0.1   8:14 PM     Set 12:08 PM
    29     High   1:06 PM     2.9
    29      Low   7:14 PM     0.1
 
Th  30     High   1:35 AM     3.7   6:26 AM    Rise  1:44 AM      61
    30      Low   8:05 AM     0.0   8:15 PM     Set  1:13 PM
    30     High   2:10 PM     3.1
    30      Low   8:18 PM     0.1
 
F   31     High   2:33 AM     3.6   6:25 AM    Rise  2:18 AM      50
    31      Low   8:56 AM    -0.2   8:15 PM     Set  2:17 PM
    31     High   3:16 PM     3.4
    31      Low   9:23 PM     0.1
 
JUNE 2024
 
Sa   1     High   3:33 AM     3.4   6:25 AM    Rise  2:51 AM      38
     1      Low   9:47 AM    -0.3   8:16 PM     Set  3:20 PM
     1     High   4:18 PM     3.7
     1      Low  10:29 PM     0.1
 
Su   2     High   4:30 AM     3.3   6:25 AM    Rise  3:23 AM      27
     2      Low  10:39 AM    -0.5   8:16 PM     Set  4:25 PM
     2     High   5:16 PM     4.1
     2      Low  11:33 PM     0.0
 
M    3     High   5:26 AM     3.2   6:25 AM    Rise  3:58 AM      17
     3      Low  11:31 AM    -0.6   8:17 PM     Set  5:32 PM
     3     High   6:11 PM     4.3
 
Tu   4      Low  12:34 AM    -0.1   6:25 AM    Rise  4:36 AM      9
     4     High   6:21 AM     3.1   8:17 PM     Set  6:40 PM
     4      Low  12:22 PM    -0.7
     4     High   7:04 PM     4.5
 
W    5      Low   1:29 AM    -0.1   6:25 AM    Rise  5:20 AM      4
     5     High   7:15 AM     3.1   8:17 PM     Set  7:49 PM
     5      Low   1:12 PM    -0.7
     5     High   7:55 PM     4.5
 
Th   6      Low   2:21 AM    -0.1   6:24 AM    Rise  6:10 AM      0
     6     High   8:08 AM     3.0   8:18 PM     Set  8:55 PM
     6      Low   2:01 PM    -0.6
     6     High   8:46 PM     4.5
 
F    7      Low   3:11 AM    -0.1   6:24 AM    Rise  7:06 AM      0
     7     High   9:00 AM     2.9   8:18 PM     Set  9:55 PM
     7      Low   2:50 PM    -0.5
     7     High   9:36 PM     4.3
 
Sa   8      Low   4:01 AM     0.0   6:24 AM    Rise  8:07 AM      1
     8     High   9:51 AM     2.9   8:19 PM     Set 10:48 PM
     8      Low   3:38 PM    -0.3
     8     High  10:23 PM     4.1
 
Su   9      Low   4:50 AM     0.1   6:24 AM    Rise  9:09 AM      5
     9     High  10:40 AM     2.8   8:19 PM     Set 11:33 PM
     9      Low   4:28 PM    -0.1
     9     High  11:08 PM     3.9
 
M   10      Low   5:40 AM     0.2   6:24 AM    Rise 10:09 AM      11
    10     High  11:28 AM     2.8   8:20 PM
    10      Low   5:20 PM     0.1
    10     High  11:53 PM     3.7
 
Tu  11      Low   6:28 AM     0.3   6:24 AM     Set 12:11 AM      18
    11     High  12:17 PM     2.7   8:20 PM    Rise 11:08 AM
    11      Low   6:14 PM     0.3
 
W   12     High  12:37 AM     3.4   6:24 AM     Set 12:43 AM      27
    12      Low   7:14 AM     0.3   8:20 PM    Rise 12:03 PM
    12     High   1:09 PM     2.7
    12      Low   7:09 PM     0.5
 
Th  13     High   1:22 AM     3.2   6:24 AM     Set  1:12 AM      36
    13      Low   7:57 AM     0.3   8:21 PM    Rise 12:56 PM
    13     High   2:05 PM     2.8
    13      Low   8:03 PM     0.6
 
F   14     High   2:09 AM     3.0   6:25 AM     Set  1:38 AM      45
    14      Low   8:37 AM     0.3   8:21 PM    Rise  1:47 PM
    14     High   3:01 PM     2.9
    14      Low   8:58 PM     0.7
 
Sa  15     High   2:58 AM     2.8   6:25 AM     Set  2:04 AM      54
    15      Low   9:18 AM     0.2   8:21 PM    Rise  2:39 PM
    15     High   3:54 PM     3.1
    15      Low   9:53 PM     0.7
 
Su  16     High   3:47 AM     2.7   6:25 AM     Set  2:31 AM      64
    16      Low   9:59 AM     0.2   8:22 PM    Rise  3:32 PM
    16     High   4:42 PM     3.3
    16      Low  10:48 PM     0.7
 
M   17     High   4:36 AM     2.6   6:25 AM     Set  2:59 AM      73
    17      Low  10:42 AM     0.1   8:22 PM    Rise  4:27 PM
    17     High   5:26 PM     3.5
    17      Low  11:41 PM     0.6
 
Tu  18     High   5:23 AM     2.6   6:25 AM     Set  3:30 AM      81
    18      Low  11:26 AM     0.0   8:22 PM    Rise  5:25 PM
    18     High   6:10 PM     3.7
 
W   19      Low  12:30 AM     0.5   6:25 AM     Set  4:06 AM      88
    19     High   6:10 AM     2.6   8:22 PM    Rise  6:26 PM
    19      Low  12:11 PM    -0.1
    19     High   6:53 PM     3.9
 
Th  20      Low   1:17 AM     0.3   6:26 AM     Set  4:49 AM      94
    20     High   6:57 AM     2.6   8:23 PM    Rise  7:29 PM
    20      Low  12:56 PM    -0.2
    20     High   7:39 PM     4.0
 
F   21      Low   2:01 AM     0.2   6:26 AM     Set  5:40 AM      98
    21     High   7:44 AM     2.7   8:23 PM    Rise  8:32 PM
    21      Low   1:41 PM    -0.3
    21     High   8:25 PM     4.1
 
Sa  22      Low   2:46 AM     0.1   6:26 AM     Set  6:39 AM      99
    22     High   8:33 AM     2.7   8:23 PM    Rise  9:30 PM
    22      Low   2:27 PM    -0.4
    22     High   9:12 PM     4.2
 
Su  23      Low   3:31 AM     0.1   6:26 AM     Set  7:44 AM      99
    23     High   9:22 AM     2.8   8:23 PM    Rise 10:21 PM
    23      Low   3:14 PM    -0.4
    23     High   9:59 PM     4.3
 
M   24      Low   4:19 AM     0.0   6:27 AM     Set  8:52 AM      96
    24     High  10:12 AM     2.9   8:23 PM    Rise 11:06 PM
    24      Low   4:05 PM    -0.3
    24     High  10:45 PM     4.2
 
Tu  25      Low   5:08 AM    -0.1   6:27 AM     Set 10:00 AM      91
    25     High  11:03 AM     3.0   8:23 PM    Rise 11:46 PM
    25      Low   5:01 PM    -0.3
    25     High  11:33 PM     4.1
 
W   26      Low   5:59 AM    -0.1   6:27 AM     Set 11:07 AM      83
    26     High  11:57 AM     3.2   8:24 PM
    26      Low   6:01 PM    -0.1
 
Th  27     High  12:22 AM     3.9   6:27 AM    Rise 12:21 AM      74
    27      Low   6:49 AM    -0.2   8:24 PM     Set 12:11 PM
    27     High  12:54 PM     3.3
    27      Low   7:03 PM     0.0
 
F   28     High   1:13 AM     3.7   6:28 AM    Rise 12:54 AM      63
    28      Low   7:39 AM    -0.3   8:24 PM     Set  1:14 PM
    28     High   1:55 PM     3.5
    28      Low   8:07 PM     0.1
 
Sa  29     High   2:09 AM     3.4   6:28 AM    Rise  1:26 AM      52
    29      Low   8:29 AM    -0.4   8:24 PM     Set  2:18 PM
    29     High   2:59 PM     3.7
    29      Low   9:12 PM     0.2
 
Su  30     High   3:08 AM     3.2   6:28 AM    Rise  1:59 AM      40
    30      Low   9:21 AM    -0.5   8:24 PM     Set  3:22 PM
    30     High   4:02 PM     3.9
    30      Low  10:17 PM     0.2
 
JULY 2024
 
M    1     High   4:08 AM     3.0   6:29 AM    Rise  2:35 AM      29
     1      Low  10:13 AM    -0.5   8:24 PM     Set  4:28 PM
     1     High   5:01 PM     4.1
     1      Low  11:22 PM     0.2
 
Tu   2     High   5:07 AM     2.9   6:29 AM    Rise  3:15 AM      20
     2      Low  11:08 AM    -0.5   8:24 PM     Set  5:35 PM
     2     High   5:57 PM     4.2
 
W    3      Low  12:23 AM     0.2   6:30 AM    Rise  4:02 AM      11
     3     High   6:03 AM     2.8   8:24 PM     Set  6:41 PM
     3      Low  12:02 PM    -0.5
     3     High   6:50 PM     4.3
 
Th   4      Low   1:19 AM     0.1   6:30 AM    Rise  4:54 AM      5
     4     High   6:58 AM     2.8   8:24 PM     Set  7:43 PM
     4      Low  12:54 PM    -0.4
     4     High   7:42 PM     4.3
 
F    5      Low   2:09 AM     0.1   6:31 AM    Rise  5:53 AM      1
     5     High   7:51 AM     2.8   8:24 PM     Set  8:39 PM
     5      Low   1:44 PM    -0.4
     5     High   8:31 PM     4.2
 
Sa   6      Low   2:55 AM     0.1   6:31 AM    Rise  6:54 AM      0
     6     High   8:42 AM     2.9   8:23 PM     Set  9:26 PM
     6      Low   2:32 PM    -0.3
     6     High   9:18 PM     4.1
 
Su   7      Low   3:39 AM     0.2   6:31 AM    Rise  7:56 AM      0
     7     High   9:31 AM     2.9   8:23 PM     Set 10:07 PM
     7      Low   3:18 PM    -0.2
     7     High  10:01 PM     4.0
 
M    8      Low   4:23 AM     0.2   6:32 AM    Rise  8:56 AM      3
     8     High  10:17 AM     2.9   8:23 PM     Set 10:42 PM
     8      Low   4:04 PM     0.0
     8     High  10:42 PM     3.8
 
Tu   9      Low   5:05 AM     0.2   6:32 AM    Rise  9:53 AM      7
     9     High  11:01 AM     2.9   8:23 PM     Set 11:12 PM
     9      Low   4:52 PM     0.2
     9     High  11:20 PM     3.6
 
W   10      Low   5:46 AM     0.3   6:33 AM    Rise 10:47 AM      13
    10     High  11:45 AM     2.9   8:23 PM     Set 11:40 PM
    10      Low   5:41 PM     0.4
    10     High  11:58 PM     3.4

Weather / Marine Zone Forecast

MARINE WEATHER: Hazardous Weather Conditions
Hazardous Weather Outlook
Last Update: 951 AM EDT Mon May 20 2024
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30NM E Port Canaveral FL
Marine Zone Forecast
 
Rest Of TodayNorthwest winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming north late. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave detail: northwest 3 feet at 4 seconds and east 2 feet at 9 seconds. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms this afternoon.
TonightNortheast winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to around 10 knots after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave detail: north 4 feet at 7 seconds and northeast 3 feet at 9 seconds. A chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms.
TuesdayNortheast winds around 10 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave detail: north 4 feet at 7 seconds and northeast 3 feet at 8 seconds. A chance of thunderstorms. Showers likely in the morning, then a chance of showers in the afternoon.
Tuesday NightEast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave detail: north 3 feet at 7 seconds. A chance of showers. A chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then a slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight.
WednesdayEast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave detail: north 3 feet at 7 seconds and northeast 3 feet at 8 seconds. A slight chance of showers in the morning. A slight chance of showers.
ThursdayEast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave detail: northeast 3 feet at 8 seconds and north 2 feet at 7 seconds.
FridaySouth winds around 5 knots, becoming southeast in the afternoon, increasing to 10 to 15 knots in the evening, becoming south after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 feet. A slight chance of showers.
 
winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.     

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