Daily Update

Port Manatee, FL

September 06, 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:  BERTH 6 CLOSED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
 
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FUTURE ISSUES:  09/19/24 – PROPELLER CLUB – 1800 – SOCIAL AT PIER 22
 
09/24/24 – SEAPORT MANATEE - Next scheduled meeting:  A meeting of the Manatee County Port Authority will be held Tuesday, September 24, 2024, at 9:00 am, or as soon thereafter as is practicable, during a Board of County Commissioners meeting, in the Patricia M. Glass Commission Chambers on the first floor of the County Administrative Center at 1112 Manatee Avenue West, Bradenton, Florida.
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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 Fri Sep 6 2024

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

1. Northwestern Gulf of Mexico (AL90):
Showers and thunderstorms associated with a low pressure system and
weak frontal boundary over the northwestern Gulf of Mexico remain
disorganized.  Upper-level winds are expected to remain unfavorable
for significant development of this system while it meanders over
the northwestern Gulf and eventually merges with another approaching
frontal system later today or on Saturday.  Although tropical
cyclone development is unlikely, heavy rainfall is expected to
continue across portions of the northern Gulf Coast during the next
day or so.  Additional information on this system can be found in
products issued by your local National Weather Service Forecast
Office and High Seas Forecasts issued by the National Weather
Service.
* Formation chance through 48 hours...low...10 percent.
* Formation chance through 7 days...low...10 percent.


2. Northwestern Atlantic (AL99):
Satellite images indicate that a gale-force low pressure system
located several hundred miles east of the U.S. Mid-Atlantic coast
is producing a large area of showers and thunderstorms that are
increasingly taking on a non-tropical structure.  The low is
forecast to move north-northeastward at 15 to 20 mph offshore the
northeastern United States, reaching colder waters by this evening
and overnight, and its opportunity to acquire subtropical
characteristics appears to be decreasing.  Additional information
on this system, including gale warnings, can be found in High Seas
Forecasts issued by the National Weather Service.
* Formation chance through 48 hours...low...20 percent.
* Formation chance through 7 days...low...20 percent.


3. Northwestern Caribbean Sea and Southwestern Gulf of Mexico:
A tropical wave located near the coast of Belize and the Yucatan
Peninsula of Mexico continues to produce disorganized showers and
thunderstorms.  The wave is forecast to move across Central
America and southeastern Mexico today and tonight, and some slow
development is possible over the weekend after the system emerges
over the southwestern Gulf of Mexico.
* Formation chance through 48 hours...low...near 0 percent.
* Formation chance through 7 days...low...20 percent.


4. Eastern and Central Tropical Atlantic:
An elongated trough of low pressure over the eastern tropical
Atlantic is producing minimal shower and thunderstorm activity.
Development, if any, should be slow to occur while the disturbance
meanders through the early part of next week and then begins to
move west-northwestward across the central tropical Atlantic during
the middle to latter part of next week.
* Formation chance through 48 hours...low...near 0 percent.
* Formation chance through 7 days...low...10 percent.


 
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Tides / Currents

TIDES:  PORT MANATEE, FL
Day        High      Tide  Height   Sunrise    Moon  Time      % Moon            /Low      Time    Feet    Sunset                    Visible
 
SEPTEMBER 2024
 
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
 
OCTOBER 2024
 
Tu   1     High   1:10 AM     2.0   7:23 AM    Rise  6:21 AM      3
     1      Low   7:11 AM     0.9   7:16 PM     Set  6:48 PM
     1     High   1:18 PM     2.2
     1      Low   7:35 PM     0.8
 
W    2     High   1:16 AM     2.1   7:24 AM    Rise  7:12 AM      0
     2      Low   7:45 AM     0.6   7:15 PM     Set  7:14 PM
     2     High   1:57 PM     2.2
     2      Low   7:51 PM     0.9
 
Th   3     High   1:23 AM     2.2   7:24 AM    Rise  8:04 AM      0
     3      Low   8:17 AM     0.5   7:14 PM     Set  7:42 PM
     3     High   2:35 PM     2.0
     3      Low   8:06 PM     1.1
 
F    4     High   1:35 AM     2.4   7:25 AM    Rise  8:57 AM      0
     4      Low   8:50 AM     0.3   7:12 PM     Set  8:11 PM
     4     High   3:13 PM     1.9
     4      Low   8:19 PM     1.2
 
Sa   5     High   1:53 AM     2.5   7:25 AM    Rise  9:51 AM      3
     5      Low   9:26 AM     0.2   7:11 PM     Set  8:44 PM
     5     High   3:55 PM     1.8
     5      Low   8:33 PM     1.3
 
Su   6     High   2:17 AM     2.6   7:26 AM    Rise 10:48 AM      7
     6      Low  10:06 AM     0.2   7:10 PM     Set  9:21 PM
     6     High   4:45 PM     1.7
     6      Low   8:45 PM     1.4
 
M    7     High   2:46 AM     2.6   7:27 AM    Rise 11:47 AM      13
     7      Low  10:54 AM     0.2   7:09 PM     Set 10:04 PM
     7     High   5:54 PM     1.6
     7      Low   8:50 PM     1.4
 
Tu   8     High   3:22 AM     2.6   7:27 AM    Rise 12:45 PM      20
     8      Low  11:54 AM     0.3   7:08 PM     Set 10:54 PM
 
W    9     High   4:06 AM     2.6   7:28 AM    Rise  1:42 PM      29
     9      Low   1:11 PM     0.3   7:07 PM     Set 11:51 PM
 
Th  10     High   5:06 AM     2.5   7:28 AM    Rise  2:35 PM      39
    10      Low   2:35 PM     0.3   7:06 PM
 
F   11     High   6:33 AM     2.4   7:29 AM     Set 12:53 AM      49
    11      Low   3:48 PM     0.2   7:05 PM    Rise  3:23 PM
 
Sa  12     High   8:22 AM     2.3   7:29 AM     Set  1:59 AM      60
    12      Low   4:46 PM     0.2   7:04 PM    Rise  4:05 PM
    12     High  11:54 PM     1.7
 
Su  13      Low   4:07 AM     1.4   7:30 AM     Set  3:05 AM      70
    13     High   9:56 AM     2.4   7:03 PM    Rise  4:44 PM
    13      Low   5:33 PM     0.2
 
M   14     High  12:01 AM     1.8   7:30 AM     Set  4:12 AM      80
    14      Low   5:13 AM     1.1   7:02 PM    Rise  5:20 PM
    14     High  11:11 AM     2.4
    14      Low   6:12 PM     0.4
 
Tu  15     High  12:12 AM     1.9   7:31 AM     Set  5:19 AM      89
    15      Low   6:08 AM     0.8   7:01 PM    Rise  5:55 PM
    15     High  12:16 PM     2.4
    15      Low   6:45 PM     0.6
 
W   16     High  12:26 AM     2.1   7:31 AM     Set  6:26 AM      95
    16      Low   6:58 AM     0.4   7:00 PM    Rise  6:31 PM
    16     High   1:17 PM     2.3
    16      Low   7:13 PM     0.9
 
Th  17     High  12:44 AM     2.4   7:32 AM     Set  7:35 AM      99
    17      Low   7:46 AM     0.0   6:59 PM    Rise  7:08 PM
    17     High   2:17 PM     2.1
    17      Low   7:37 PM     1.1
 
F   18     High   1:05 AM     2.6   7:33 AM     Set  8:46 AM      99
    18      Low   8:35 AM    -0.2   6:58 PM    Rise  7:50 PM
    18     High   3:18 PM     2.0
    18      Low   7:55 PM     1.3
 
Sa  19     High   1:31 AM     2.8   7:33 AM     Set  9:58 AM      97
    19      Low   9:26 AM    -0.3   6:57 PM    Rise  8:37 PM
    19     High   4:26 PM     1.7
    19      Low   8:07 PM     1.5
 
Su  20     High   2:02 AM     2.9   7:34 AM     Set 11:09 AM      92
    20      Low  10:20 AM    -0.3   6:56 PM    Rise  9:31 PM
 
M   21     High   2:38 AM     2.8   7:34 AM     Set 12:16 PM      85
    21      Low  11:20 AM    -0.2   6:55 PM    Rise 10:29 PM
 
Tu  22     High   3:20 AM     2.7   7:35 AM     Set  1:15 PM      76
    22      Low  12:29 PM     0.0   6:54 PM    Rise 11:31 PM
 
W   23     High   4:11 AM     2.5   7:36 AM     Set  2:06 PM      66
    23      Low   1:46 PM     0.1   6:53 PM
 
Th  24     High   5:25 AM     2.3   7:36 AM    Rise 12:33 AM      56
    24      Low   2:59 PM     0.2   6:52 PM     Set  2:49 PM
 
F   25     High   7:26 AM     2.1   7:37 AM    Rise  1:33 AM      46
    25      Low   3:58 PM     0.3   6:52 PM     Set  3:26 PM
    25     High  11:25 PM     1.7
 
Sa  26      Low   3:53 AM     1.4   7:38 AM    Rise  2:31 AM      36
    26     High   9:20 AM     2.0   6:51 PM     Set  3:57 PM
    26      Low   4:44 PM     0.4
    26     High  11:31 PM     1.8
 
Su  27      Low   5:00 AM     1.1   7:38 AM    Rise  3:25 AM      27
    27     High  10:39 AM     1.9   6:50 PM     Set  4:26 PM
    27      Low   5:21 PM     0.6
    27     High  11:42 PM     1.9
 
M   28      Low   5:47 AM     0.9   7:39 AM    Rise  4:17 AM      19
    28     High  11:40 AM     1.9   6:49 PM     Set  4:52 PM
    28      Low   5:50 PM     0.7
    28     High  11:52 PM     2.0
 
Tu  29      Low   6:26 AM     0.6   7:40 AM    Rise  5:08 AM      12
    29     High  12:33 PM     1.9   6:48 PM     Set  5:18 PM
    29      Low   6:15 PM     0.9
 
W   30     High  12:01 AM     2.1   7:40 AM    Rise  5:59 AM      6
    30      Low   7:00 AM     0.4   6:48 PM     Set  5:45 PM
    30     High   1:21 PM     1.8
    30      Low   6:35 PM     1.0

Weather / Marine Zone Forecast

MARINE WEATHER:  3NM NNE Tampa Bay FL
Marine Zone Forecast
 
This AfternoonSoutheast winds around 5 knots, becoming southwest late. Bay and inland waters light chop. Scattered showers and thunderstorms.
TonightWest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast after midnight. Bay and inland waters light chop. Scattered showers and thunderstorms, mainly in the evening.
SaturdaySoutheast winds around 5 knots, becoming southwest in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters light chop. Scattered showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon.
Saturday NightNorth winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east after midnight. Bay and inland waters light chop. Scattered showers and thunderstorms.
SundayEast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters light chop. Isolated showers and thunderstorms in the morning, then numerous showers and scattered thunderstorms in the afternoon.
Sunday NightNortheast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east after midnight. Bay and inland waters light chop. Scattered thunderstorms. Numerous showers, mainly in the evening.
MondayEast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters light chop. Scattered thunderstorms. Scattered showers in the morning, then numerous showers in the afternoon.
Monday NightEast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters a moderate chop. Scattered thunderstorms. Numerous showers, mainly in the evening.
TuesdayEast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters light chop. Isolated showers and thunderstorms in the morning, then numerous showers and scattered 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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