Daily Update

Port Manatee, FL

September 19, 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:  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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FUTURE ISSUES:  10/15/24 – 1700 – PROPELLER CLUB – HOCKEY GAME
 
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Security level:  MARSEC 1
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Hurricane Alert: -   4/SEASONAL – NO STORMS EXPECTED WITHIN 48 HOURS
Tropical Weather Outlook
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL
200 PM EDT Thu Sep 19 2024

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

1. Central Subtropical Atlantic (Remnants of Gordon):
An area of showers and thunderstorms located over the central
subtropical Atlantic is associated with the remnants of Gordon. 
Some development of this system is possible while it moves northward
or north-northeastward over the next few days.
* Formation chance through 48 hours...low...30 percent.
* Formation chance through 7 days...low...30 percent.

2. Central and Western Subtropical Atlantic:
An area of low pressure located about 750 miles southeast of
Bermuda is producing disorganized showers and thunderstorms. 
Environmental conditions appear only marginally conducive, but some
development of this system is possible while it meanders over the
open waters of the central or western Subtropical Atlantic though
early next week.
* Formation chance through 48 hours...low...10 percent.
* Formation chance through 7 days...low...20 percent.

3. Northwestern Caribbean Sea and Southeastern Gulf of Mexico:
A broad area of low pressure could form by early next week over the
northwestern Caribbean Sea.  Thereafter, gradual development of this
system is possible, and a tropical depression could form as the
system moves slowly to the north or northwest over the northwestern
Caribbean Sea and into the southern Gulf of Mexico through 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
 
SEPTEMBER 2024
 
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 NNW Tampa Bay FL
Marine Zone Forecast
 
TonightNorthwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northeast after midnight. Bay and inland waters light chop.
FridayNortheast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters light chop. Isolated showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon.
Friday NightNortheast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters light chop. Isolated showers and thunderstorms in the evening.
SaturdayNortheast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters light chop.
Saturday NightNortheast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters a moderate chop.
SundayNortheast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters light chop.
Sunday NightNortheast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters a moderate chop.
MondayEast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters a moderate chop.
Monday NightEast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters a moderate chop.
TuesdayEast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters a moderate chop. Isolated showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon.
 
winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

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