Daily Update

Port Manatee, FL

November 12, 2024

Notices

PORT MANATEE, FL (27-38’N 82-33’30”W)
PORT LIMITS/INFORMATION (UPDATED 10/24/24)
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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:  
 
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 – ATB DOUBLE SKIN, ATB FREEPORT
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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:  11/19/24 – 0900 – SEAPORT MANATEE - A meeting of the Manatee County Port Authority will be held Tuesday, November 19, 2024, at 9:00 am, or as soon thereafter as is practicable, during a Land Use Meeting, in the Honorable Patricia M. Glass Chambers on the first floor of the Manatee County Administration Building at 1112 Manatee Avenue West, Bradenton.
 
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FUTURE ISSUES:  NONE
 
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Security level:  MARSEC 1
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Hurricane Alert:   4/SEASONAL – NO TROPICAL FORCE WINDS EXPECTED WITHIN 48 HOURS
Tropical Weather Outlook
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL
100 PM EST Tue Nov 12 2024
 
For the North Atlantic...Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico:
 
1. Central and Western Caribbean Sea:
Disorganized showers and thunderstorms over the central Caribbean
Sea are associated with a broad area of low pressure. 
Environmental conditions appear conducive for development, and a
tropical depression is likely to form within the next two to three
days while the system moves slowly westward into the western
Caribbean Sea.  Afterward, further development is likely while the
disturbance meanders over the western Caribbean Sea through the
weekend.  The system is forecast begin moving slowly northwestward
by early next week.  Interests across the western and northwestern
Caribbean Sea should monitor the progress of this system.
* Formation chance through 48 hours...medium...60 percent.
* Formation chance through 7 days...high...90 percent.

Tides / Currents

TIDES:  PORT MANATEE, FL
Day        High      Tide  Height   Sunrise    Moon  Time      % Moon            /Low      Time    Feet    Sunset                    Visible
 
NOVEMBER 2024
 
Tu  12      Low   4:13 AM     0.6   6:50 AM     Set  3:05 AM      76
    12     High  10:16 AM     1.9   5:39 PM    Rise  3:24 PM
    12      Low   4:15 PM     0.7
    12     High  10:05 PM     2.1
 
W   13      Low   5:06 AM     0.1   6:50 AM     Set  4:11 AM      86
    13     High  11:29 AM     1.8   5:39 PM    Rise  3:59 PM
    13      Low   4:46 PM     0.9
    13     High  10:26 PM     2.3
 
Th  14      Low   5:56 AM    -0.3   6:51 AM     Set  5:20 AM      93
    14     High  12:37 PM     1.7   5:39 PM    Rise  4:39 PM
    14      Low   5:11 PM     1.1
    14     High  10:52 PM     2.6
 
F   15      Low   6:45 AM    -0.5   6:52 AM     Set  6:31 AM      98
    15     High   1:44 PM     1.6   5:38 PM    Rise  5:23 PM
    15      Low   5:31 PM     1.3
    15     High  11:21 PM     2.7
 
Sa  16      Low   7:33 AM    -0.7   6:53 AM     Set  7:43 AM      99
    16     High   2:54 PM     1.6   5:38 PM    Rise  6:14 PM
    16      Low   5:44 PM     1.4
    16     High  11:55 PM     2.8
 
Su  17      Low   8:23 AM    -0.7   6:53 AM     Set  8:54 AM      98
    17                              5:37 PM    Rise  7:11 PM
 
M   18     High  12:33 AM     2.8   6:54 AM     Set  9:59 AM      95
    18      Low   9:14 AM    -0.6   5:37 PM    Rise  8:14 PM
 
Tu  19     High   1:15 AM     2.7   6:55 AM     Set 10:56 AM      89
    19      Low  10:09 AM    -0.4   5:37 PM    Rise  9:18 PM
 
W   20     High   2:02 AM     2.5   6:56 AM     Set 11:43 AM      81
    20      Low  11:05 AM    -0.2   5:36 PM    Rise 10:21 PM
 
Th  21     High   2:57 AM     2.2   6:56 AM     Set 12:23 PM      72
    21      Low  12:03 PM    -0.1   5:36 PM    Rise 11:21 PM
 
F   22     High   4:09 AM     1.9   6:57 AM     Set 12:57 PM      63
    22      Low  12:57 PM     0.1   5:36 PM
    22     High   8:43 PM     1.6
 
Sa  23      Low  12:44 AM     1.3   6:58 AM    Rise 12:17 AM      53
    23     High   5:52 AM     1.7   5:36 PM     Set  1:27 PM
    23      Low   1:46 PM     0.3
    23     High   8:52 PM     1.6
 
Su  24      Low   2:29 AM     1.0   6:59 AM    Rise  1:11 AM      43
    24     High   7:44 AM     1.6   5:36 PM     Set  1:55 PM
    24      Low   2:29 PM     0.5
    24     High   9:07 PM     1.7
 
M   25      Low   3:35 AM     0.8   7:00 AM    Rise  2:02 AM      34
    25     High   9:16 AM     1.5   5:35 PM     Set  2:21 PM
    25      Low   3:07 PM     0.7
    25     High   9:23 PM     1.8
 
Tu  26      Low   4:24 AM     0.4   7:00 AM    Rise  2:53 AM      25
    26     High  10:31 AM     1.5   5:35 PM     Set  2:47 PM
    26      Low   3:39 PM     0.9
    26     High   9:39 PM     2.0
 
W   27      Low   5:06 AM     0.1   7:01 AM    Rise  3:45 AM      17
    27     High  11:37 AM     1.5   5:35 PM     Set  3:15 PM
    27      Low   4:07 PM     1.0
    27     High   9:55 PM     2.1
 
Th  28      Low   5:43 AM    -0.1   7:02 AM    Rise  4:38 AM      11
    28     High  12:36 PM     1.5   5:35 PM     Set  3:45 PM
    28      Low   4:29 PM     1.1
    28     High  10:14 PM     2.2
 
F   29      Low   6:19 AM    -0.3   7:03 AM    Rise  5:34 AM      6
    29     High   1:32 PM     1.5   5:35 PM     Set  4:20 PM
    29      Low   4:45 PM     1.2
    29     High  10:37 PM     2.3
 
Sa  30      Low   6:55 AM    -0.4   7:03 AM    Rise  6:32 AM      2
    30     High   2:25 PM     1.4   5:35 PM     Set  5:00 PM
    30      Low   4:56 PM     1.2
    30     High  11:05 PM     2.4
 
DECEMBER 2024
 
Su   1      Low   7:32 AM    -0.5   7:04 AM    Rise  7:31 AM      0
     1     High  11:38 PM     2.5   5:35 PM     Set  5:47 PM
 
M    2      Low   8:13 AM    -0.5   7:05 AM    Rise  8:30 AM      0
     2                              5:35 PM     Set  6:40 PM
 
Tu   3     High  12:16 AM     2.5   7:06 AM    Rise  9:26 AM      2
     3      Low   8:56 AM    -0.5   5:35 PM     Set  7:39 PM
 
W    4     High   1:00 AM     2.5   7:06 AM    Rise 10:17 AM      6
     4      Low   9:44 AM    -0.5   5:35 PM     Set  8:42 PM
 
Th   5     High   1:49 AM     2.4   7:07 AM    Rise 11:02 AM      12
     5      Low  10:35 AM    -0.4   5:35 PM     Set  9:46 PM
 
F    6     High   2:46 AM     2.2   7:08 AM    Rise 11:42 AM      20
     6      Low  11:26 AM    -0.3   5:36 PM     Set 10:50 PM
     6     High   7:06 PM     1.3
     6      Low   9:51 PM     1.1
 
Sa   7     High   3:56 AM     2.0   7:08 AM    Rise 12:17 PM      29
     7      Low  12:17 PM    -0.2   5:36 PM     Set 11:53 PM
     7     High   7:22 PM     1.4
     7      Low  11:59 PM     1.0
 
Su   8     High   5:25 AM     1.7   7:09 AM    Rise 12:50 PM      39
     8      Low   1:06 PM     0.1   5:36 PM
     8     High   7:44 PM     1.6
 
M    9      Low   1:42 AM     0.8   7:10 AM     Set 12:55 AM      51
     9     High   7:13 AM     1.6   5:36 PM    Rise  1:23 PM
     9      Low   1:51 PM     0.3
     9     High   8:08 PM     1.7
 
Tu  10      Low   3:02 AM     0.4   7:10 AM     Set  1:58 AM      62
    10     High   9:01 AM     1.4   5:36 PM    Rise  1:56 PM
    10      Low   2:31 PM     0.6
    10     High   8:35 PM     1.9
 
W   11      Low   4:07 AM    -0.1   7:11 AM     Set  3:03 AM      73
    11     High  10:39 AM     1.4   5:37 PM    Rise  2:32 PM
    11      Low   3:07 PM     0.9
    11     High   9:05 PM     2.2
 
Th  12      Low   5:04 AM    -0.5   7:12 AM     Set  4:10 AM      82
    12     High  12:06 PM     1.4   5:37 PM    Rise  3:13 PM
    12      Low   3:36 PM     1.0
    12     High   9:39 PM     2.4
 
F   13      Low   5:56 AM    -0.7   7:12 AM     Set  5:20 AM      90
    13     High   1:26 PM     1.3   5:37 PM    Rise  3:59 PM
    13      Low   4:00 PM     1.1
    13     High  10:16 PM     2.5
 
Sa  14      Low   6:46 AM    -0.9   7:13 AM     Set  6:31 AM      96
    14     High  10:57 PM     2.6   5:38 PM    Rise  4:53 PM
 
Su  15      Low   7:34 AM    -0.9   7:14 AM     Set  7:38 AM      99
    15     High  11:40 PM     2.6   5:38 PM    Rise  5:54 PM
 
M   16     Low    8:21 AM    -0.9   7:14 AM     Set  8:40 AM      99
    16                              5:38 PM    Rise  6:59 PM
 
Tu  17     High  12:25 AM     2.5   7:15 AM     Set  9:32 AM      97
    17     Low    9:06 AM    -0.7   5:39 PM    Rise  8:04 PM
 
W   18     High   1:11 AM     2.3   7:15 AM     Set 10:16 AM      93
    18     Low    9:48 AM    -0.6   5:39 PM    Rise  9:07 PM
 
Th  19     High   2:00 AM     2.1   7:16 AM     Set 10:54 AM      86
    19     Low   10:29 AM    -0.4   5:40 PM    Rise 10:06 PM
    19     High   5:57 PM     1.2
    19     Low    8:45 PM     1.0
 
F   20     High   2:53 AM     1.9   7:16 AM     Set 11:26 AM      79
    20     Low   11:08 AM    -0.2   5:40 PM    Rise 11:01 PM
    20     High   6:15 PM     1.3
    20     Low   10:26 PM     1.0
 
Sa  21     High   3:55 AM     1.6   7:17 AM     Set 11:55 AM      70
    21     Low   11:46 AM     0.0   5:41 PM    Rise 11:54 PM
    21     High   6:36 PM     1.4
 
Su  22     Low   12:06 AM     0.9   7:17 AM     Set 12:21 PM      61
    22     High   5:15 AM     1.4   5:41 PM
    22     Low   12:23 PM     0.2
    22     High   7:00 PM     1.5
 
M   23     Low    1:37 AM     0.6   7:18 AM    Rise 12:45 AM      52
    23     High   6:58 AM     1.2   5:42 PM     Set 12:48 PM
    23     Low    1:00 PM     0.5
    23     High   7:26 PM     1.6
 
Tu  24     Low    2:50 AM     0.3   7:18 AM    Rise  1:37 AM      42
    24     High   8:52 AM     1.1   5:42 PM     Set  1:15 PM
    24     Low    1:35 PM     0.7
    24     High   7:53 PM     1.7
 
W   25     Low    3:49 AM     0.0   7:19 AM    Rise  2:29 AM      33
    25     High  10:37 AM     1.1   5:43 PM     Set  1:44 PM
    25     Low    2:09 PM     0.9
    25     High   8:21 PM     1.8
 
Th  26     Low    4:39 AM    -0.3   7:19 AM    Rise  3:24 AM      24
    26     High  12:07 PM     1.1   5:43 PM     Set  2:17 PM
    26     Low    2:40 PM     0.9
    26     High   8:53 PM     1.9
 
F   27     Low    5:25 AM    -0.5   7:19 AM    Rise  4:21 AM      17
    27     High   9:28 PM     2.0   5:44 PM     Set  2:55 PM
 
Sa  28     Low    6:08 AM    -0.6   7:20 AM    Rise  5:20 AM      10
    28     High  10:06 PM     2.1   5:45 PM     Set  3:39 PM
 
Su  29      Low   6:49 AM    -0.7   7:20 AM    Rise  6:20 AM      5
    29     High  10:48 PM     2.2   5:45 PM     Set  4:31 PM
 
M   30      Low   7:30 AM    -0.8   7:20 AM    Rise  7:18 AM      1
    30     High  11:32 PM     2.3   5:46 PM     Set  5:29 PM
 
Tu  31      Low   8:10 AM    -0.8   7:21 AM    Rise  8:11 AM      0
    31                              5:47 PM     Set  6:33 PM

Weather / Marine Zone Forecast

MARINE WEATHER:   4NM N Tampa Bay FL
Marine Zone Forecast
 
This AfternoonNortheast winds around 5 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth.
TonightEast winds 5 to 10 knots, increasing to 10 to 15 knots after midnight. Bay and inland waters a moderate chop.
WednesdayEast winds 10 to 15 knots, increasing to 15 to 20 knots in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters choppy.
Wednesday NightEast winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to 10 to 15 knots after midnight. Bay and inland waters choppy.
ThursdayEast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters light chop.
Thursday NightNorth winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northeast after midnight. Bay and inland waters light chop.
FridayNorth winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northwest 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters a moderate chop.
Friday NightNortheast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters a moderate chop.
SaturdayNortheast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters light chop.

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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