Daily Update

Philadelphia / Delaware River & Bay

August 07, 2024

Notices

Port MARSEC Level 1
 
Local Time – GMT -4
 
 
Good day,
 
 
2024 Ozone Action Days begin May 1, 2024
 
Just a reminder that during the following summer months DNREC measures the air quality forecast for pollution and may deem certain days Code Orange or Code Red. 
 
“Ozone Action Day” as defined by the Delaware Reg 1124: a day that is predicted, based on forecasted weather conditions, to reach unhealthy ozone concentrations.  Frequently called a Code Red Day, an Ozone Action Day is declared prior to 1430 hours (local time) for the following day.
 
Below are the Operations Standards regarding Ozone Action Days from the DNREC Title V Permit:
 
Condition 3 – Table 1(a)(1)(iii)(L)
Uncontrolled lightering operations shall not be carried out from 0230 hours until 1630 hours (local time) on any day that the Department declares an Ozone Action Day.  However, if uncontrolled lightering operations have begun prior to the declaration of the Ozone Action Day, those lightering operations may continue until 0230 hours (local time) or until the service vessel is fully loaded, whichever is later.
 
Condition 3 – Table 1(a)(1)(iii)(M)
If the Department declares consecutive Ozone Action Days, the owner or operator of a lightering service shall, to the greatest extent practicable, minimize uncontrolled lightering operations on the second and subsequent consecutively declared Ozone Actions Days as follows:
1) Carrying out controlled lightering operations, if vapor balancing compatible service vessels and   
     ships to be lightered are available.
2) Rescheduling the uncontrolled lightering operations to the periods of 1630 hours to 0230 hours
     (local time) of the second and subsequent consecutively declared Ozone Action Days.
 
With all of that being said, all of our Charterers have made great efforts to charter in vapor balance capable vessels and I don’t foresee any issues with lightering in the event there is a Code Red Day this summer.
 
Below received from DNREC:
 
With Spring just beginning, the Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control (DNREC) is preparing for its annual air quality forecasting season, which runs from May 1 - September 30.
 
Starting on May 1, you'll receive an email from this address if an air quality "action day” is anticipated the next day.  An action day is declared when the levels of ozone and/or particulate matter are predicted to be high and could therefore be unhealthy to sensitive groups and/or the general public.

Draft information
37’ - 40’ outbound from Packer Avenue including Beckett Street
- Use reference station Philadelphia.
- Vessels may sail 3 hours before low water and up until 1.5 hours after low water at Philadelphia.
37’ - 40’ outbound from Paulsboro
- Please use reference station Marcus Hook.
- Vessels may sail from Paulsboro 1 hour before low water up until 3 hours after low water at Marcus Hook.
37’ - 40’ outbound from Marcus Hook (anchorage or berth)
- Please use reference station Marcus Hook.
 

Weather / Marine Zone Forecast

For more information about the air quality alerts and what you can do to reduce air pollution, check out the following website: https://dnrec.alpha.delaware.gov/air/quality/forecast/ 
 
 
 
Dense Fog Advisory
URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
849 AM EDT Wed Aug 7 2024
 
ANZ431-452>455-072000-
/O.NEW.KPHI.MF.Y.0024.240807T1249Z-240807T2000Z/
Delaware Bay waters south of East Point NJ to Slaughter Beach DE-
Coastal waters from Little Egg Inlet to Great Egg Inlet NJ out
20 nm-
Coastal waters from Great Egg Inlet to Cape May NJ out 20 nm-
Coastal waters from Cape May NJ to Cape Henlopen DE out 20 nm-
Coastal waters from Cape Henlopen to Fenwick Island DE out 20 nm-
849 AM EDT Wed Aug 7 2024
 
...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON...
 
* WHAT...Dense fog will reduce visibility to less than 1 NM.
 
* WHERE...The lower Delaware Bay waters south of East Point NJ to
  Slaughter Beach DE. In Atlantic coastal waters, Coastal waters
  from Little Egg Inlet NJ to Fenwick Island DE out 20 nm.
 
* WHEN...Until 4 PM EDT this afternoon.
 
* IMPACTS...Low visibility will make navigation difficult.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
 
If you must navigate, proceed with caution. Use proper fog
signals. Make sure all running lights are on. Remember to use
your radar and compass.
 
&&
 
$$
 
 
Marine Weather

ANZ400-080300-
1003 AM EDT Wed Aug 7 2024

 
 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE COASTAL WATERS FROM SANDY HOOK NJ TO FENWICK
ISLAND DE AND FOR DELAWARE BAY...
A cold front will continue to sag south across the area into tonight
before stalling across the Mid-Atlantic Thursday and Thursday night.
Tropical Storm Debby or its remnants will approach our region Friday
passing through Pennsylvania around the time frame of Friday
night. Another cold front will approach Friday night and will
cross through Saturday; this front will help kick what is left
of Debby out. High pressure begins to build in thereafter,
holding influence over the region into the beginning of the week.

 $$
 
 
 

 ANZ454-080300-
Coastal waters from Cape May NJ to Cape Henlopen DE out 20 nm-
1003 AM EDT Wed Aug 7 2024

 DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON

 
REST OF TODAY
S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE late. Seas 2 to
4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 7 seconds. Isolated tstms. Numerous
showers late this morning and early afternoon, then scattered
showers late. Vsby 1 NM or less.
 
TONIGHT
E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE
3 ft at 7 seconds. Scattered showers in the evening, then
numerous showers after midnight. Vsby 1 NM or less.
 
THU
E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft
at 7 seconds. Showers likely with a chance of tstms. Vsby 1 to
3 NM in the morning.
 
THU NIGHT
SE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 7 seconds. A chance of showers
and tstms.
 
FRI
SE winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas 5 to
7 ft. Wave Detail: E 7 ft at 7 seconds. A chance of tstms in the
morning. Showers likely.
 
FRI NIGHT
S winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas
5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: S 8 ft at 8 seconds. Showers likely with
a chance of tstms.
 
SAT
SW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Showers likely, mainly in the morning.
 
SAT NIGHT
W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
 
SUN
NW winds around 5 kt, becoming SW in the afternoon. Seas
2 to 3 ft.
 
SUN NIGHT
SW winds around 5 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.

 Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

 
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