Daily Update

Jacksonville, FL

July 30, 2024

Notices

PORT OF JACKSONVILLE, FL
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Jacksonville Harbor information:
 
Drafts - (fresh)
Entrance to channel - Entrance (pilot boarding area "B") to Blount Island #30 = 46'00"      *project depth 48'
    (Shoaling well within channel in Mile Point and in St. Johns Bluff)
Harbor channel - 1. Upriver of (but not including) JPA #3 to Mathews Bridge = 31'00"       *project depth 34'   (Shoaling between markers #77 & 78)
                                3. Between Mathews Bridge and Hart Bridge = 27'00"       *project depth 34'  (Shoaling near the Hart Bridge & Upper anchorage) – updated by pilots 08/15/23
Air drafts – Dames Point Bridge – 174’; Blount island High Wires - 175’
 
Vessels that have good maneuvering characteristics and have proven to handle well (EHV), may start in with a fresh water draft of 35’00”or less at any time and at any stage of the tide.  The Tide Windows are changing from tide windows based on tidal current to tide windows based on height of tide. The new windows are based on Low Water (LW) and High Water (HW) in Mayport . 
 
INBOUND WINDOWS : TANKERS AND BULKERS
START STOP
33’01” to 36’00” LW +2 hr 15 min HW +1 hr 30 min 36’01” to 40 ‘00” LW +3 hr. HW +45 min (confirmed 07/29/24) Outbound Windows:  For all vessels berthed below buoy 51 at berths DP16, DP17, DP18, BI30, BI31, BI32:
Vessels with a draft less than 38’-00” freshwater can sail anytime if berth and turning basin are at project depth. Vessels with drafts from 38’-00” to 39’-00” freshwater can sail starting 1 hour after HW in Mayport. Vessels with drafts 39’-00” to 40’-00” can sail starting 2 hours after HW in Mayport.
Stop sailing vessels up to 39’-00” freshwater 1 hour before LW in Mayport. Stop sailing vessels up to 40’-00” 2 hours before LW in Mayport.
These windows are approximate and will be adjusted based on prevailing environmental conditions.
Under keel clearance -
channel - 2.5 ft
alongside berths - 0.5 ft
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TERMINAL LIMITS/INFORMATION:
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Maximum drafts allowed alongside berths: (CONFIRMED 07/29/24)
 
Talleyrand Terminals - Talleyrand Terminals Maximum drafts allowed:  #8 0-300’ LOA 37’; 300-900’ LOA 37’00; #4-#7 40’;  #3 Maximum drafts 34’00
Blount Islands – Berth 30- 33’ / Berth 31- 40’ / Berth 32- 39’ / Berth 33- 46.6’ / Berth 34- 47’ / Berth 35- 44’  
Dames Terminals - All berths - Maximum draft Berths Berth 20-22 36’
Apex - Uses Center Point berth for discharge
Center Point - restrictions:   Max LOA 680’- Max Beam 125’ ; MAX DRAFT 37’06 F 37’06 AFT / // 2x8” for Regular, 1x8” for Premium, 2x8” for ULSD, 1x8” for JetA  
Buckeye – Vessels under 650’ FWD 37’06” AFT 38’00”; Vessels over 650’ FWD 37’00” AFT 38’00” Basis STBD Side to at MLLW.   It remains the vessel Master’s choice as to regarding docking, they may dock STBD or PORT Side to, provided the vessel adheres to the draft based on orientation.  2X8” Regular, 1x8” ULSD and Premium – Docking Starboard side to  
JEA - 36'00 (tidal restrictions over 33'00) Coastal - 32'00" No changes
Sunoco (ex-NuStar) Restrictions, Vessels over 33’00 will require tide, Max Draft allowed requiring tide 38’00 up to 800’ LOA; 37’ F 38’ A over 800’LOA,  Connections 2X12” ULSD and all gasoline, 6x12 Black oil  DEPTH AT DOCK 40’00 MLS
MCK (formerly Marathon) – Maximum drafts –  36’-06” FWD and 38’-0” AFT for starboard side docking at the pier/dock. ; 3x8” Regular, 2x8” ULSD, 1x8” Premium  
Asphalt Westway Terminal – 40’ 00” (Now called BWC Terminal Operates out of Talleyrand Terminal)
TransMontaigne – Max draft alongside 26’’ 6’’/ / Max LOA 666 / Max Beam 106 / Max Air draft 175 / Max BCM or SCM 270  - UPDATED 7/28/23
 
UKC required by USCG/Terminal – 06” alongside the dock, 1’ during transit (tidal restrictions over 33'00)
 
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FEDERAL, STATE & LOCAL FILING REQUIREMENTS:
 
96 Hours - advance notice of arrival required by USCG.
96 Hours - advance notice to M.A.S.T. division of Customs and Border Patrol.
48 Hours - advance submission of ship's documents for all foreign arrival vessels required by Customs and Border Patrol
24 Hours (minimum) - Foreign cargo must submit manifest to the Customs & Border Patrol AMS.  
 
Port Security - All persons doing ship’s business within the Port of Jacksonville must have TWIC and a security pass from Duval County Sheriff, prior to be allowed onto any terminal.  Anyone not possessing both, must be escorted.  Vehicles must have permanent company markings to be allowed onto any terminal.
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VESSEL TRAFFIC – IN – NONE
 
DUE:  TORM THOR, ARDMORE SEAHAWK, SEAKAY STAR
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NEWS ARTICLES:  NOTICE FROM JAXPORT REGARDING SHORE LEAVE BREACHES - ATTACHED
 
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CURRENT EVENTS:  NONE
 
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UPCOMING EVENTS:  08/14/24 - 07/24/24 - OHPA - monthly meetings are held on the 2nd and 4th Wednesday of each month, unless otherwise indicated below
08/26/24  – 0900 – JAXPORT Board meeting
 
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SECURITY LEVEL: MARSEC 1
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CURRENT HURRICANE ALERT:    4/SEASONAL –  800 AM EDT Tue Jul 30 2024

For the North Atlantic...Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico:

1. Near the Greater Antilles and the Bahamas:
A large tropical wave centered several hundred miles east of the Lesser Antilles is producing limited shower activity due to environmental dry air.  Conditions are forecast to become a little more conducive for development over the warmer waters of the southwestern Atlantic Ocean, and a tropical depression could form late this week while the system is in the vicinity of the Greater Antilles or the Bahamas.  Interests in the Greater Antilles, the Bahamas, and the southeastern U.S. should monitor the progress of this system.
* Formation chance through 48 hours...low...near 0 percent.
* Formation chance through 7 days...medium...60 percent.
 
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Tides / Currents

Day        High      Tide  Height   Sunrise    Moon  Time      % Moon
           /Low      Time    Feet    Sunset                    Visible
 
JULY 2024
 
Tu  30     High   4:56 AM     4.1   6:43 AM    Rise  1:57 AM      32
    30      Low  10:42 AM     0.0   8:21 PM     Set  4:42 PM
    30     High   5:42 PM     5.1
    30      Low  11:42 PM     0.4
 
W   31     High   6:00 AM     4.0   6:44 AM    Rise  2:46 AM      22
    31      Low  11:40 AM     0.0   8:20 PM     Set  5:45 PM
    31     High   6:41 PM     5.1
 
AUGUST 2024
 
Th   1      Low  12:40 AM     0.3   6:45 AM    Rise  3:41 AM      14
     1     High   6:58 AM     4.0   8:19 PM     Set  6:42 PM
     1      Low  12:36 PM     0.0
     1     High   7:34 PM     5.1
 
F    2      Low   1:33 AM     0.2   6:45 AM    Rise  4:41 AM      7
     2     High   7:51 AM     4.1   8:19 PM     Set  7:31 PM
     2      Low   1:29 PM    -0.1
     2     High   8:23 PM     5.1
 
Sa   3      Low   2:21 AM     0.1   6:46 AM    Rise  5:43 AM      3
     3     High   8:40 AM     4.1   8:18 PM     Set  8:13 PM
     3      Low   2:18 PM    -0.1
     3     High   9:07 PM     5.0
 
Su   4      Low   3:05 AM     0.1   6:46 AM    Rise  6:44 AM      0
     4     High   9:25 AM     4.2   8:17 PM     Set  8:48 PM
     4      Low   3:03 PM    -0.1
     4     High   9:48 PM     5.0
 
M    5      Low   3:45 AM     0.1   6:47 AM    Rise  7:43 AM      0
     5     High  10:07 AM     4.2   8:16 PM     Set  9:19 PM
     5      Low   3:45 PM     0.0
     5     High  10:25 PM     4.9
 
Tu   6      Low   4:21 AM     0.1   6:48 AM    Rise  8:40 AM      1
     6     High  10:47 AM     4.2   8:15 PM     Set  9:46 PM
     6      Low   4:25 PM     0.2
     6     High  11:00 PM     4.8
 
W    7      Low   4:56 AM     0.2   6:48 AM    Rise  9:34 AM      4
     7     High  11:25 AM     4.3   8:14 PM     Set 10:11 PM
     7      Low   5:05 PM     0.5
     7     High  11:34 PM     4.6
 
Th   8      Low   5:28 AM     0.4   6:49 AM    Rise 10:27 AM      9
     8     High  12:01 PM     4.4   8:14 PM     Set 10:36 PM
     8      Low   5:46 PM     0.7
 
F    9     High  12:09 AM     4.5   6:49 AM    Rise 11:20 AM      16
     9      Low   6:00 AM     0.5   8:13 PM     Set 11:01 PM
     9     High  12:38 PM     4.4
     9      Low   6:30 PM     1.0
 
Sa  10     High  12:45 AM     4.4   6:50 AM    Rise 12:13 PM      23
    10      Low   6:34 AM     0.7   8:12 PM     Set 11:28 PM
    10     High   1:16 PM     4.5
    10      Low   7:19 PM     1.2
 
Su  11     High   1:24 AM     4.2   6:51 AM    Rise  1:09 PM      32
    11      Low   7:12 AM     0.8   8:11 PM     Set 11:59 PM
    11     High   1:58 PM     4.5
    11      Low   8:12 PM     1.3
 
M   12     High   2:08 AM     4.1   6:51 AM    Rise  2:07 PM      41
    12      Low   7:57 AM     0.9   8:10 PM
    12     High   2:45 PM     4.6
    12      Low   9:08 PM     1.4
 
Tu  13     High   2:58 AM     4.0   6:52 AM     Set 12:34 AM      51
    13      Low   8:48 AM     0.9   8:09 PM    Rise  3:08 PM
    13     High   3:41 PM     4.6
    13      Low  10:04 PM     1.3
 
W   14     High   3:55 AM     4.0   6:52 AM     Set  1:15 AM      60
    14      Low   9:43 AM     0.8   8:08 PM    Rise  4:09 PM
    14     High   4:44 PM     4.7
    14      Low  11:00 PM     1.2
 
Th  15     High   4:58 AM     4.0   6:53 AM     Set  2:05 AM      70
    15      Low  10:41 AM     0.6   8:07 PM    Rise  5:10 PM
    15     High   5:46 PM     4.9
    15      Low  11:56 PM     0.9
 
F   16     High   6:00 AM     4.1   6:54 AM     Set  3:04 AM      79
    16      Low  11:41 AM     0.4   8:06 PM    Rise  6:07 PM
    16     High   6:44 PM     5.1
 
Sa  17      Low  12:49 AM     0.6   6:54 AM     Set  4:10 AM      87
    17     High   6:59 AM     4.3   8:05 PM    Rise  6:58 PM
    17      Low  12:39 PM     0.1
    17     High   7:37 PM     5.3
 
Su  18      Low   1:39 AM     0.3   6:55 AM     Set  5:21 AM      94
    18     High   7:54 AM     4.5   8:04 PM    Rise  7:42 PM
    18      Low   1:35 PM    -0.2
    18     High   8:28 PM     5.5
 
M   19      Low   2:27 AM    -0.1   6:55 AM     Set  6:33 AM      98
    19     High   8:47 AM     4.8   8:03 PM    Rise  8:21 PM
    19      Low   2:29 PM    -0.5
    19     High   9:17 PM     5.6
 
Tu  20      Low   3:12 AM    -0.4   6:56 AM     Set  7:44 AM      99
    20     High   9:40 AM     5.1   8:02 PM    Rise  8:57 PM
    20      Low   3:21 PM    -0.6
    20     High  10:06 PM     5.6
 
W   21      Low   3:58 AM    -0.6   6:57 AM     Set  8:54 AM      98
    21     High  10:32 AM     5.3   8:01 PM    Rise  9:30 PM
    21      Low   4:14 PM    -0.5
    21     High  10:56 PM     5.5
 
Th  22      Low   4:44 AM    -0.6   6:57 AM     Set 10:02 AM      94
    22     High  11:24 AM     5.5   8:00 PM    Rise 10:03 PM
    22      Low   5:09 PM    -0.3
    22     High  11:45 PM     5.3
 
F   23      Low   5:32 AM    -0.5   6:58 AM     Set 11:11 AM      87
    23     High  12:17 PM     5.5   7:58 PM    Rise 10:37 PM
    23      Low   6:08 PM     0.0
 
Sa  24     High  12:36 AM     5.1   6:58 AM     Set 12:19 PM      78
    24      Low   6:25 AM    -0.3   7:57 PM    Rise 11:13 PM
    24     High   1:12 PM     5.5
    24      Low   7:12 PM     0.3
 
Su  25     High   1:30 AM     4.8   6:59 AM     Set  1:28 PM      68
    25      Low   7:22 AM     0.0   7:56 PM    Rise 11:55 PM
    25     High   2:10 PM     5.4
    25      Low   8:18 PM     0.6
 
M   26     High   2:29 AM     4.6   7:00 AM     Set  2:36 PM      57
    26      Low   8:23 AM     0.2   7:55 PM
    26     High   3:13 PM     5.3
    26      Low   9:23 PM     0.8
 
Tu  27     High   3:34 AM     4.4   7:00 AM    Rise 12:42 AM      46
    27      Low   9:25 AM     0.4   7:54 PM     Set  3:40 PM
    27     High   4:21 PM     5.2
    27      Low  10:26 PM     0.9
 
W   28     High   4:42 AM     4.3   7:01 AM    Rise  1:36 AM      35
    28      Low  10:27 AM     0.5   7:53 PM     Set  4:38 PM
    28     High   5:26 PM     5.2
    28      Low  11:25 PM     0.9
 
Th  29     High   5:46 AM     4.3   7:01 AM    Rise  2:34 AM      25
    29      Low  11:26 AM     0.6   7:52 PM     Set  5:29 PM
    29     High   6:24 PM     5.2
 
F   30      Low  12:21 AM     0.8   7:02 AM    Rise  3:35 AM      17
    30     High   6:43 AM     4.4   7:50 PM     Set  6:12 PM
    30      Low  12:23 PM     0.5
    30     High   7:15 PM     5.3
 
Sa  31      Low   1:12 AM     0.7   7:02 AM    Rise  4:36 AM      10
    31     High   7:33 AM     4.5   7:49 PM     Set  6:49 PM
    31      Low   1:15 PM     0.5
    31     High   8:01 PM     5.3

Weather / Marine Zone Forecast

MARINE WEATHER:    3NM E Jacksonville Beach FL
Marine Zone Forecast
 
Rest Of TodaySouthwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast this afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave detail: northeast 2 feet at 7 seconds and east 2 feet at 9 seconds. Intracoastal waters light chop. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms this afternoon.
TonightSouthwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave detail: northeast 2 feet at 7 seconds and east 2 feet at 9 seconds. Intracoastal waters light chop.
WednesdaySouthwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. Seas around 2 feet. Wave detail: southeast 2 feet at 4 seconds. Intracoastal waters a moderate chop. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon.
Wednesday NightSouth winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming southwest 5 to 10 knots after midnight. Seas around 2 feet. Wave detail: southeast 2 feet at 4 seconds. Intracoastal waters a moderate chop. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms.
ThursdaySouthwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast in the afternoon. Seas around 2 feet. Wave detail: southeast 2 feet at 4 seconds. Intracoastal waters light chop. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon.
Thursday NightSouth winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave detail: southeast 2 feet at 4 seconds. Intracoastal waters light chop. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Friday Through SaturdaySouth winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Intracoastal waters a moderate chop. A chance of showers and thunderstorms.
 
winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

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