Daily Update

Wilmington, NC

September 06, 2024

Notices

WILMINGTON, NC
 
PORT LIMITS/INFORMATION (UPDATED 07/26/24)
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Maximum Depths - (Fresh)
Harbor Entrance - CHANNEL IS 42 FEET FRESH WATER BUT TO BE SAFE WE SAY 41 FEET FRESH WATER DUE TWO SPOTS IN  CHANNEL AT 41 FEET
Main Channel - 41.0 ft POWER LINES ARE NOW 212 FEET, LOCATED ABT 22 NMILES UP RIVER ON WAY TO WILMINGTON HARBOR
 
BERTH LIMITS/INFORMATION:
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Current maximum drafts allowed at berths:
 
ADM Terminal 34 ft Max Draft,  675 Max LOA Gold Bond Terminal Max Draft 34 ft Max LOA 600 ft
KINDER MORGAN RIVERROAD MAX DRAFT 38 FEET
ERGON ASPHALT/ AXION/CHEMSERVE WILMINGTON/ Koch / Amoco / Mobil Oil Terminal Max Draft 37 ft Max LOA 700 ft
Apex Terminal Max Draft 37’00 (UPDATED 1/18/24) Ft Max ANYTIME LOA 800’
KINDER MORGAN WOODBINE/ (04/14/23) MAX DWT 43500 -  MAX LOA 750 FEET – MAX DRAFT 38 FEET IN MAX DRAFT (VESSEL WITH DRAFT OF MORE THAN 34 FEET SHOULD ARRIVE OFF BERTH ONE(1) HR. BEFORE HIGH WATER) - STARBOARD SIDE TO
Chemserve  - 37 ft Max -  LOA 700’ - DISCHARGE RATE FOR UAN SOLUTION –500 LIQUID S/T PER HR 1 EIGHT INCH HOSE  (03/08/23)
Colonial Terminal Max Draft 35’00 ft Max LOA 700 ft (UPDATED 04/28/23)
COLONIAL (CTI WILMINGTON SOUTH DOCK) – MAX LOA 725’ / MAX BEAM 120’ / MAX DRAFT – 26’00-27’00 CALL EACH TIME (UPDATED 04/30/24_
South Wilmington Terminal (Exxon) – Max draft 38’00; Max LOA 800’
Carolina Marine Terminal – Max draft 38’00 ; Max LOA 675 (updated 01/08/24)’ – possible deeper draft on a vessel by vessel basis
PORT DOCK 1 - MAX DRAFT ON ARRIVAL 41 FEET FRESH WATER ON HIGH TIDE MAX DRAFT ON DEPARTURE 40 FEET FRESH WATER ON HIGH TIDE WILMINGTON NORTH CAROLINA MAX PANAMA SIZE VESSEL – 1150’ x 150’
KMI 6TH STREET CLOSED - NO TRANSIT PASSED CAPE FEAR M. BRIDGE - FOR RIVER TRAFFIC LIKE SHIPS ONLY SMALL CRAFTS
 
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PILOT MESSAGE FOR ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE:  "Please have any engine or shaft power limiting devices (EPL’s) overridden or bypassed prior to arrival/departure.  Any vessel that is incapable of attaining posted engine RPM’s because of any engine deficiency or engine power limiting devices that cannot be overridden may be restricted to daylight transit, fair tide, escort assistance or additional pilotage.”
(NEW AS OF 07/23/24)
 
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VESSEL TRAFFIC (TANKERS):   IN – NONE
 
DUE – ATB SEAPOWER,  FIONIA SWAN, SC TAURUS
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FEDERAL, STATE & LOCAL FILING REQUIREMENTS:
 
96 Hours - advance notice of arrival required by USCG
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.  Bond must be filed for Foreign flag vessels or U.S. flag arriving with foreign cargo aboard.  24 Hours - advance notice to Pilots
24 Hours - advance fax of crew list and approved visitors required by Terminal.
72 Hours - post port call, the Port Authority requires bill of lading figures for all bulk cargo.
Port Security - All persons doing business within Port Authority property must have security pass from NCSPA.  All persons wanting unescorted access to any vessel must have a valid TWIC.
 
NEW STATE/CBP REQUIREMENT FOR CREW GUARDS AT GANGWAY – ***Effective immediately all arriving vessels into the Port of Wilmington, North Carolina will double the Vessels Gangway watch for the vessels entire stay, 24/7. At no time will the Gangway be left unattended.  At all times there will be a minimum of two Crewmembers at the Security Podium, with an operational radio, and visual of the Gangway.   The piers to be included are any pier within the Cape Fear Region, just not the Port of Wilmington.  Inform the Ship’s Captain that a roving crewmember (s) may be required in addition to doubling the watch, and/or raising the Gangway unless its ships work only.
 
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Current Articles: NONE
 
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CURRENT EVENTS:   NONE    
 
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FUTURE EVENTS:  NONE
 
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SECURITY LEVEL: MARSEC 1
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HURRICANE ALERT LEVEL:  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.

Tides / Currents

TIDES:  WILMINGTON, NC
Day        High      Tide  Height   Sunrise    Moon  Time      % Moon
                     /Low      Time    Feet    Sunset                    Visible
 
SEPTEMBER 2024
 
F    6     High  12:01 AM     4.3   6:49 AM    Rise  9:56 AM      6
     6      Low   6:40 AM     0.5   7:30 PM     Set  9:11 PM
     6     High  12:29 PM     4.3
     6      Low   7:03 PM     0.7
 
Sa   7     High  12:28 AM     4.2   6:50 AM    Rise 10:53 AM      11
     7      Low   7:05 AM     0.5   7:29 PM     Set  9:38 PM
     7     High  12:56 PM     4.3
     7      Low   7:40 PM     0.8
 
Su   8     High  12:51 AM     4.0   6:51 AM    Rise 11:52 AM      18
     8      Low   7:29 AM     0.5   7:28 PM     Set 10:09 PM
     8     High   1:16 PM     4.3
     8      Low   8:20 PM     0.9
 
M    9     High   1:23 AM     3.9   6:51 AM    Rise 12:53 PM      26
     9      Low   8:01 AM     0.5   7:26 PM     Set 10:45 PM
     9     High   1:51 PM     4.3
     9      Low   9:08 PM     1.0
 
Tu  10     High   2:09 AM     3.8   6:52 AM    Rise  1:55 PM      35
    10      Low   8:43 AM     0.6   7:25 PM     Set 11:29 PM
    10     High   2:44 PM     4.3
    10      Low  10:08 PM     1.1
 
W   11     High   3:05 AM     3.8   6:53 AM    Rise  2:56 PM      44
    11      Low   9:38 AM     0.6   7:23 PM
    11     High   3:51 PM     4.3
    11      Low  11:16 PM     1.1
 
Th  12     High   4:13 AM     3.7   6:53 AM     Set 12:21 AM      54
    12      Low  10:51 AM     0.6   7:22 PM    Rise  3:53 PM
    12     High   5:07 PM     4.4
 
F   13      Low  12:20 AM     0.9   6:54 AM     Set  1:23 AM      65
    13     High   5:25 AM     3.8   7:21 PM    Rise  4:44 PM
    13      Low  12:09 PM     0.5
    13     High   6:18 PM     4.6
 
Sa  14      Low   1:20 AM     0.8   6:55 AM     Set  2:31 AM      75
    14     High   6:34 AM     4.0   7:19 PM    Rise  5:28 PM
    14      Low   1:18 PM     0.3
    14     High   7:21 PM     4.8
 
Su  15      Low   2:15 AM     0.5   6:56 AM     Set  3:44 AM      84
    15     High   7:37 AM     4.3   7:18 PM    Rise  6:06 PM
    15      Low   2:21 PM     0.2
    15     High   8:17 PM     5.0
 
M   16      Low   3:07 AM     0.3   6:56 AM     Set  4:58 AM      91
    16     High   8:34 AM     4.6   7:16 PM    Rise  6:40 PM
    16      Low   3:20 PM     0.0
    16     High   9:08 PM     5.2
 
Tu  17      Low   3:57 AM     0.1   6:57 AM     Set  6:11 AM      97
    17     High   9:27 AM     4.9   7:15 PM    Rise  7:11 PM
    17      Low   4:16 PM    -0.1
    17     High   9:57 PM     5.2
 
W   18      Low   4:45 AM    -0.1   6:58 AM     Set  7:24 AM      99
    18     High  10:18 AM     5.2   7:14 PM    Rise  7:42 PM
    18      Low   5:11 PM    -0.1
    18     High  10:44 PM     5.2
 
Th  19      Low   5:32 AM    -0.2   6:58 AM     Set  8:37 AM      99
    19     High  11:09 AM     5.3   7:12 PM    Rise  8:14 PM
    19      Low   6:04 PM    -0.1
    19     High  11:33 PM     5.0
 
F   20      Low   6:18 AM    -0.2   6:59 AM     Set  9:51 AM      96
    20     High  12:02 PM     5.3   7:11 PM    Rise  8:48 PM
    20      Low   6:56 PM     0.0
 
Sa  21     High  12:24 AM     4.8   7:00 AM     Set 11:06 AM      90
    21      Low   7:05 AM    -0.2   7:09 PM    Rise  9:26 PM
    21     High  12:57 PM     5.3
    21      Low   7:50 PM     0.2
 
Su  22     High   1:18 AM     4.6   7:00 AM     Set 12:19 PM      81
    22      Low   7:53 AM     0.0   7:08 PM    Rise 10:11 PM
    22     High   1:56 PM     5.1
    22      Low   8:45 PM     0.4
 
M   23     High   2:16 AM     4.4   7:01 AM     Set  1:29 PM      71
    23      Low   8:45 AM     0.1   7:07 PM    Rise 11:02 PM
    23     High   2:56 PM     4.9
    23      Low   9:43 PM     0.6
 
Tu  24     High   3:15 AM     4.2   7:02 AM     Set  2:31 PM      61
    24      Low   9:41 AM     0.3   7:05 PM
    24     High   3:55 PM     4.8
    24      Low  10:43 PM     0.7
 
W   25     High   4:13 AM     4.1   7:03 AM    Rise 12:00 AM      50
    25      Low  10:42 AM     0.4   7:04 PM     Set  3:25 PM
    25     High   4:53 PM     4.7
    25      Low  11:42 PM     0.7
 
Th  26     High   5:11 AM     4.1   7:03 AM    Rise  1:02 AM      40
    26      Low  11:43 AM     0.5   7:02 PM     Set  4:09 PM
    26     High   5:50 PM     4.6
 
F   27      Low  12:38 AM     0.6   7:04 AM    Rise  2:05 AM      30
    27     High   6:08 AM     4.1   7:01 PM     Set  4:46 PM
    27      Low  12:41 PM     0.4
    27     High   6:45 PM     4.6
 
Sa  28      Low   1:30 AM     0.5   7:05 AM    Rise  3:07 AM      21
    28     High   7:04 AM     4.2   7:00 PM     Set  5:17 PM
    28      Low   1:35 PM     0.4
    28     High   7:36 PM     4.6
 
Su  29      Low   2:18 AM     0.4   7:05 AM    Rise  4:07 AM      14
    29     High   7:56 AM     4.4   6:58 PM     Set  5:43 PM
    29      Low   2:26 PM     0.4
    29     High   8:23 PM     4.7
 
M   30      Low   3:03 AM     0.3   7:06 AM    Rise  5:04 AM      8
    30     High   8:45 AM     4.5   6:57 PM     Set  6:07 PM
    30      Low   3:14 PM     0.3
    30     High   9:06 PM     4.7
 
OCTOBER 2024
 
Tu   1      Low   3:45 AM     0.3   7:07 AM    Rise  6:00 AM      3
     1     High   9:29 AM     4.6   6:55 PM     Set  6:30 PM
     1      Low   3:59 PM     0.4
     1     High   9:46 PM     4.6
 
W    2      Low   4:24 AM     0.3   7:08 AM    Rise  6:55 AM      0
     2     High  10:11 AM     4.7   6:54 PM     Set  6:52 PM
     2      Low   4:43 PM     0.4
     2     High  10:23 PM     4.5
 
Th   3      Low   5:00 AM     0.4   7:08 AM    Rise  7:50 AM      0
     3     High  10:49 AM     4.7   6:53 PM     Set  7:16 PM
     3      Low   5:24 PM     0.5
     3     High  10:58 PM     4.4
 
F    4      Low   5:33 AM     0.5   7:09 AM    Rise  8:47 AM      0
     4     High  11:22 AM     4.6   6:51 PM     Set  7:41 PM
     4      Low   6:03 PM     0.6
     4     High  11:27 PM     4.2
 
Sa   5      Low   6:02 AM     0.5   7:10 AM    Rise  9:45 AM      3
     5     High  11:48 AM     4.6   6:50 PM     Set  8:10 PM
     5      Low   6:41 PM     0.7
     5     High  11:49 PM     4.1
 
Su   6      Low   6:28 AM     0.6   7:11 AM    Rise 10:45 AM      7
     6     High  12:01 PM     4.5   6:49 PM     Set  8:44 PM
     6      Low   7:18 PM     0.8
 
M    7     High  12:10 AM     4.0   7:11 AM    Rise 11:47 AM      13
     7      Low   6:56 AM     0.6   6:47 PM     Set  9:25 PM
     7     High  12:26 PM     4.5
     7      Low   7:58 PM     0.9
 
Tu   8     High  12:45 AM     3.9   7:12 AM    Rise 12:47 PM      20
     8      Low   7:31 AM     0.6   6:46 PM     Set 10:14 PM
     8     High   1:08 PM     4.5
     8      Low   8:45 PM     1.0
 
W    9     High   1:33 AM     3.9   7:13 AM    Rise  1:45 PM      29
     9      Low   8:17 AM     0.6   6:45 PM     Set 11:10 PM
     9     High   2:04 PM     4.5
     9      Low   9:43 PM     1.0
 
Th  10     High   2:32 AM     3.8   7:14 AM    Rise  2:36 PM      39
    10      Low   9:15 AM     0.6   6:43 PM
    10     High   3:14 PM     4.5
    10      Low  10:47 PM     1.0
 
F   11     High   3:45 AM     3.9   7:15 AM     Set 12:14 AM      49
    11      Low  10:31 AM     0.6   6:42 PM    Rise  3:21 PM
    11     High   4:36 PM     4.5
    11      Low  11:51 PM     0.9
 
Sa  12     High   5:02 AM     4.0   7:15 AM     Set  1:23 AM      60
    12      Low  11:51 AM     0.5   6:41 PM    Rise  4:00 PM
    12     High   5:48 PM     4.6
 
Su  13      Low  12:50 AM     0.6   7:16 AM     Set  2:34 AM      70
    13     High   6:12 AM     4.2   6:40 PM    Rise  4:35 PM
    13      Low   1:01 PM     0.4
    13     High   6:51 PM     4.8
 
M   14      Low   1:44 AM     0.4   7:17 AM     Set  3:45 AM      80
    14     High   7:15 AM     4.6   6:38 PM    Rise  5:06 PM
    14      Low   2:04 PM     0.2
    14     High   7:48 PM     4.9
 
Tu  15      Low   2:36 AM     0.1   7:18 AM     Set  4:57 AM      89
    15     High   8:13 AM     4.9   6:37 PM    Rise  5:36 PM
    15      Low   3:03 PM     0.0
    15     High   8:41 PM     5.0
 
W   16      Low   3:27 AM    -0.1   7:19 AM     Set  6:09 AM      95
    16     High   9:07 AM     5.2   6:36 PM    Rise  6:07 PM
    16      Low   4:00 PM    -0.1
    16     High   9:31 PM     5.0
 
Th  17      Low   4:16 AM    -0.2   7:19 AM     Set  7:23 AM      99
    17     High   9:58 AM     5.5   6:35 PM    Rise  6:40 PM
    17      Low   4:54 PM    -0.1
    17     High  10:20 PM     5.0
 
F   18      Low   5:04 AM    -0.3   7:20 AM     Set  8:38 AM      99
    18     High  10:48 AM     5.5   6:33 PM    Rise  7:17 PM
    18      Low   5:47 PM    -0.1
    18     High  11:09 PM     4.8
 
Sa  19      Low   5:52 AM    -0.2   7:21 AM     Set  9:55 AM      97
    19     High  11:40 AM     5.5   6:32 PM    Rise  8:00 PM
    19      Low   6:39 PM     0.1
 
Su  20     High  12:00 AM     4.6   7:22 AM     Set 11:09 AM      92
    20      Low   6:40 AM    -0.1   6:31 PM    Rise  8:51 PM
    20     High  12:34 PM     5.3
    20      Low   7:31 PM     0.2
 
M   21     High  12:55 AM     4.4   7:23 AM     Set 12:18 PM      85
    21      Low   7:29 AM     0.1   6:30 PM    Rise  9:48 PM
    21     High   1:31 PM     5.1
    21      Low   8:24 PM     0.4
 
Tu  22     High   1:54 AM     4.2   7:24 AM     Set  1:17 PM      76
    22      Low   8:20 AM     0.3   6:29 PM    Rise 10:51 PM
    22     High   2:31 PM     4.8
    22      Low   9:19 PM     0.6
 
W   23     High   2:53 AM     4.1   7:24 AM     Set  2:06 PM      66
    23      Low   9:15 AM     0.4   6:28 PM    Rise 11:56 PM
    23     High   3:29 PM     4.6
    23      Low  10:16 PM     0.7
 
Th  24     High   3:51 AM     4.0   7:25 AM     Set  2:46 PM      56
    24      Low  10:14 AM     0.6   6:26 PM
    24     High   4:25 PM     4.5
    24      Low  11:12 PM     0.6
 
F   25     High   4:48 AM     4.0   7:26 AM    Rise 12:59 AM      46
    25      Low  11:15 AM     0.6   6:25 PM     Set  3:19 PM
    25     High   5:19 PM     4.4
 
Sa  26      Low  12:06 AM     0.6   7:27 AM    Rise  2:00 AM      36
    26     High   5:44 AM     4.1   6:24 PM     Set  3:47 PM
    26      Low  12:13 PM     0.6
    26     High   6:11 PM     4.4
 
Su  27      Low  12:56 AM     0.4   7:28 AM    Rise  2:58 AM      27
    27     High   6:38 AM     4.2   6:23 PM     Set  4:12 PM
    27      Low   1:07 PM     0.5
    27     High   7:01 PM     4.4
 
M   28      Low   1:43 AM     0.3   7:29 AM    Rise  3:54 AM      19
    28     High   7:29 AM     4.4   6:22 PM     Set  4:35 PM
    28      Low   1:58 PM     0.4
    28     High   7:49 PM     4.4
 
Tu  29      Low   2:26 AM     0.3   7:30 AM    Rise  4:49 AM      12
    29     High   8:18 AM     4.5   6:21 PM     Set  4:57 PM
    29      Low   2:47 PM     0.4
    29     High   8:33 PM     4.4
 
W   30      Low   3:07 AM     0.2   7:31 AM    Rise  5:44 AM      6
    30     High   9:02 AM     4.7   6:20 PM     Set  5:20 PM
    30      Low   3:33 PM     0.4
    30     High   9:15 PM     4.4

Weather / Marine Zone Forecast

MARINE WEATHER -  2NM SE 5 Mile Boxcars MR
Marine Zone Forecast
 
Rest Of TodayNE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave detail: E 4 ft at 9 seconds and SE 1 ft at 9 seconds.
TonightE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave detail: E 3 ft at 8 seconds and SE 1 ft at 8 seconds. A chance of showers after midnight.
SatNE winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave detail: E 3 ft at 8 seconds and NE 2 ft at 4 seconds. A chance of tstms. Showers likely. Vsby 1 to 3 nm.
Sat NightN winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave detail: NE 3 ft at 5 seconds and S 2 ft at 6 seconds. A chance of showers and tstms.
SunNE winds 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave detail: NE 3 ft at 5 seconds and S 2 ft at 6 seconds. A slight chance of tstms in the morning. A slight chance of showers.
Sun NightNE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave detail: E 4 ft at 9 seconds and E 3 ft at 6 seconds.
MonNE winds 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
Mon NightNE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
TueNE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
Tue NightNE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
 
winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

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