Daily Update

Port Manatee, FL

August 29, 2024

Notices

PORT MANATEE, FL (27-38’N 82-33’30”W)
PORT LIMITS/INFORMATION (UPDATED 07/23/24)
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Maximum Depths - (Brackish)
 
Harbor entrance –  Increase maximum draft to 37 06” +/- tide to a maximum of 38 06”.  
 
TERMINAL LIMITS/INFORMATION
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Maximum drafts allowed alongside berths:  (UPDATED 08/14/24)
 
Berth 4 - 39'-02"
Berth 5 - 39'-02"
Berth 6 - 39'-06" – TEMPORARILY CLOSED
Berth 7 – 38-00”
Berth 8 – 37’09
Berth 9 - 39'-08" (37'-08" inside 50' of berth 8 bulkhead)
Berth 10 - 39'-03"
Berth 12 - 38'-00"
Berth 14 - 39'10"  
 
The restrictions for docking at Port Manatee are as follows.  However, please contact the agents for any vessel with a draft of 37’06 to confirm actual tidal restrictions, as they change daily. (UPDATED 04/29/24)
Tampa Bay Pilots guidelines and/or handling for recommendations for vessels transiting the main shipping channel:
Draft: To From Sea
Draft less than 30 ft docking or sailing anytime Greater than 35 ft requires slack water
Draft: Shifts to or from the north (UPDATED 05/01/23) Draft less than 27 ft  - Anytime
27 to 34 Ft – current 0.5 Knots or less Draft greater than 34 Ft - Slack water
There is no longer a 0.3 knot restriction in Manatee
Max LOA 900 ft; Vessels between 700 and 800 feet require less than 0.5 kt current anytime Vessels 800 ft and over require slack water for all movements
Only 1 vessel with draft greater than 36 ft per slack water movement
 
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TANKER TRAFFIC:     IN – NONE
 
DUE – NONE
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FEDERAL, STATE & LOCAL FILING REQUIREMENTS
 
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.
Port Security - All persons doing ship’s business within Port Manatee must have TWIC and a Port-issued ID Badge.  Someone not having one or both must 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:  NONE
 
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FUTURE ISSUES:  09/19/24 – PROPELLER CLUB – 1800 – SOCIAL AT PIER 22
 
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Security level:  MARSEC 1
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Hurricane Alert: -   4/SEASONAL – NO STORMS EXPECTED WITHIN 48 HOURS
800 AM EDT Thu Aug 29 2024

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

1. Central Tropical Atlantic:  A tropical wave over the central Tropical Atlantic Ocean is producing some disorganized showers and thunderstorms. Environmental conditions appear conducive for gradual development of this system,
and a tropical depression could form by early next week while it moves westward at 10 to 15 mph and approaches the Lesser Antilles. The system is then forecast to move westward to west-northwestward across portions of the eastern Caribbean Sea during the middle part of next week.
* Formation chance through 48 hours...low...near 0 percent.
* Formation chance through 7 days...medium...40 percent.

Tides / Currents

TIDES:  PORT MANATEE, FL
Day        High      Tide  Height   Sunrise    Moon  Time      % Moon            /Low      Time    Feet    Sunset                    Visible
 
 
AUGUST 2024
 
Th  29     High   9:31 AM     2.5   7:08 AM    Rise  2:47 AM      25
    29      Low   6:17 PM     0.1   7:54 PM     Set  5:26 PM
 
F   30     High  10:50 AM     2.5   7:09 AM    Rise  3:47 AM      17
    30      Low   7:02 PM     0.1   7:53 PM     Set  6:10 PM
 
Sa  31     High   2:11 AM     1.7   7:09 AM    Rise  4:47 AM      10
    31      Low   5:31 AM     1.5   7:52 PM     Set  6:48 PM
    31     High  11:50 AM     2.6
    31      Low   7:37 PM     0.2
 
SEPTEMBER 2024
 
Su   1     High   2:17 AM     1.7   7:10 AM    Rise  5:45 AM      5
     1      Low   6:25 AM     1.3   7:50 PM     Set  7:21 PM
     1     High  12:37 PM     2.6
     1      Low   8:05 PM     0.3
 
M    2     High   2:23 AM     1.7   7:10 AM    Rise  6:41 AM      1
     2      Low   7:09 AM     1.1   7:49 PM     Set  7:51 PM
     2     High   1:17 PM     2.5
     2      Low   8:27 PM     0.4
 
Tu   3     High   2:28 AM     1.8   7:10 AM    Rise  7:34 AM      0
     3      Low   7:48 AM     1.0   7:48 PM     Set  8:18 PM
     3     High   1:54 PM     2.4
     3      Low   8:47 PM     0.6
 
W    4     High   2:33 AM     1.9   7:11 AM    Rise  8:26 AM      0
     4      Low   8:26 AM     0.9   7:47 PM     Set  8:44 PM
     4     High   2:31 PM     2.3
     4      Low   9:04 PM     0.8
 
Th   5     High   2:42 AM     2.0   7:11 AM    Rise  9:17 AM      2
     5      Low   9:04 AM     0.7   7:46 PM     Set  9:11 PM
     5     High   3:09 PM     2.2
     5      Low   9:21 PM     0.9
 
F    6     High   2:56 AM     2.2   7:12 AM    Rise 10:09 AM      6
     6      Low   9:44 AM     0.6   7:45 PM     Set  9:39 PM
     6     High   3:51 PM     2.0
     6      Low   9:39 PM     1.0
 
Sa   7     High   3:16 AM     2.3   7:12 AM    Rise 11:02 AM      11
     7      Low  10:27 AM     0.5   7:44 PM     Set 10:09 PM
     7     High   4:38 PM     1.8
     7      Low   9:56 PM     1.2
 
Su   8     High   3:42 AM     2.4   7:13 AM    Rise 11:57 AM      18
     8      Low  11:16 AM     0.5   7:43 PM     Set 10:43 PM
     8     High   5:37 PM     1.7
     8      Low  10:11 PM     1.3
 
M    9     High   4:13 AM     2.5   7:13 AM    Rise 12:55 PM      26
     9      Low  12:16 PM     0.5   7:41 PM     Set 11:22 PM
     9     High   7:05 PM     1.6
     9      Low  10:14 PM     1.4
 
Tu  10     High   4:52 AM     2.5   7:14 AM    Rise  1:54 PM      35
    10      Low   1:33 PM     0.5   7:40 PM
 
W   11     High   5:44 AM     2.5   7:14 AM     Set 12:08 AM      44
    11      Low   3:03 PM     0.4   7:39 PM    Rise  2:54 PM
 
Th  12     High   6:57 AM     2.4   7:15 AM     Set  1:02 AM      54
    12      Low   4:25 PM     0.3   7:38 PM    Rise  3:51 PM
 
F   13     High   8:32 AM     2.5   7:15 AM     Set  2:03 AM      65
    13      Low   5:28 PM     0.2   7:37 PM    Rise  4:43 PM
 
Sa  14     High  10:01 AM     2.6   7:15 AM     Set  3:09 AM      75
    14      Low   6:18 PM     0.1   7:36 PM    Rise  5:31 PM
 
Su  15     High   1:20 AM     1.7   7:16 AM     Set  4:18 AM      84
    15      Low   5:01 AM     1.5   7:34 PM    Rise  6:13 PM
    15     High  11:12 AM     2.7
    15      Low   7:00 PM     0.1
 
M   16     High   1:27 AM     1.7   7:16 AM     Set  5:27 AM      91
    16      Low   6:02 AM     1.2   7:33 PM    Rise  6:52 PM
    16     High  12:13 PM     2.8
    16      Low   7:36 PM     0.2
 
Tu  17     High   1:37 AM     1.8   7:17 AM     Set  6:36 AM      97
    17      Low   6:55 AM     0.9   7:32 PM    Rise  7:28 PM
    17     High   1:09 PM     2.7
    17      Low   8:07 PM     0.4
 
W   18     High   1:49 AM     2.0   7:17 AM     Set  7:44 AM      99
    18      Low   7:47 AM     0.7   7:31 PM    Rise  8:03 PM
    18     High   2:04 PM     2.6
    18      Low   8:35 PM     0.7
 
Th  19     High   2:05 AM     2.2   7:18 AM     Set  8:52 AM      99
    19      Low   8:38 AM     0.4   7:30 PM    Rise  8:40 PM
    19     High   3:01 PM     2.4
    19      Low   8:59 PM     0.9
 
F   20     High   2:25 AM     2.4   7:18 AM     Set 10:01 AM      96
    20      Low   9:31 AM     0.2   7:29 PM    Rise  9:18 PM
    20     High   4:02 PM     2.1
    20      Low   9:19 PM     1.2
 
Sa  21     High   2:51 AM     2.6   7:19 AM     Set 11:11 AM      90
    21      Low  10:28 AM     0.1   7:27 PM    Rise 10:01 PM
    21     High   5:12 PM     1.8
    21      Low   9:32 PM     1.4
 
Su  22     High   3:22 AM     2.7   7:19 AM     Set 12:20 PM      81
    22      Low  11:31 AM     0.1   7:26 PM    Rise 10:49 PM
    22     High   6:54 PM     1.6
    22      Low   9:28 PM     1.5
 
M   23     High   3:59 AM     2.7   7:20 AM     Set  1:27 PM      71
    23      Low  12:46 PM     0.2   7:25 PM    Rise 11:43 PM
 
Tu  24     High   4:46 AM     2.6   7:20 AM     Set  2:29 PM      61
    24      Low   2:14 PM     0.3   7:24 PM
 
W   25     High   5:53 AM     2.5   7:21 AM    Rise 12:41 AM      50
    25      Low   3:41 PM     0.3   7:23 PM     Set  3:23 PM
 
Th  26     High   7:42 AM     2.3   7:21 AM    Rise  1:41 AM      40
    26      Low   4:50 PM     0.3   7:22 PM     Set  4:10 PM
 
F   27     High  12:54 AM     1.8   7:22 AM    Rise  2:42 AM      30
    27      Low   3:28 AM     1.7   7:20 PM     Set  4:50 PM
    27     High   9:36 AM     2.3
    27      Low   5:41 PM     0.3
 
Sa  28     High  12:48 AM     1.8   7:22 AM    Rise  3:40 AM      21
    28      Low   4:59 AM     1.5   7:19 PM     Set  5:24 PM
    28     High  10:53 AM     2.3
    28      Low   6:20 PM     0.4
 
Su  29     High  12:55 AM     1.8   7:22 AM    Rise  4:36 AM      14
    29      Low   5:53 AM     1.2   7:18 PM     Set  5:54 PM
    29     High  11:50 AM     2.3
    29      Low   6:50 PM     0.5
 
M   30     High   1:03 AM     1.9   7:23 AM    Rise  5:29 AM      8
    30      Low   6:35 AM     1.0   7:17 PM     Set  6:22 PM
    30     High  12:37 PM     2.3
    30      Low   7:15 PM     0.7

Weather / Marine Zone Forecast

MARINE WEATHER:  3NM NNW Tampa Bay FL
Marine Zone Forecast
 
This AfternoonSoutheast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters light chop. Scattered showers and thunderstorms early. Numerous thunderstorms and scattered showers late.
TonightEast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters light chop. Numerous showers and thunderstorms in the evening.
FridayEast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters light chop. Scattered showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon.
Friday NightEast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters light chop. Scattered showers and thunderstorms, mainly in the evening.
SaturdayEast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters light chop. Scattered showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon.
Saturday NightEast winds around 10 knots. Bay and inland waters light chop. Scattered showers and thunderstorms in the evening.
SundaySoutheast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters light chop. Isolated showers and thunderstorms in the morning, then numerous showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon.
Sunday NightSoutheast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters light chop. Numerous showers and thunderstorms, mainly in the evening.
MondaySoutheast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters light chop. Scattered showers and thunderstorms in the morning, then numerous showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon.
 
winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

Disclaimer: For quality assurance purposes please note well that while the information contained in this website is regularly vetted for accuracy it is not intended to replace the local knowledge or expertise pertaining to port conditions of our marine operations personnel.

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