Port Update

Miami, FL

October 24, 2025

Notices

MIAMI, FL
PORT LIMITS/INFORMATION (CONFIRMED 10/22/25)
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Maximum Depths - (Salt)
Harbor entrance - 44.0 ft
Turning basin – 44.0 ft
 
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BERTH LIMITS/INFORMATION:
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Current maximum drafts allowed at Oil berths:  
 
FISHER ISLAND – (25-45’48”N / 80-08’38’W)
 
MAX LOA             – 750’
MAX BEAM         - 106’
MAX BCM            - 400’
MAX DRAFT        - 34’06”
MAX M.DEPTH  - 68’06”
 
Loading arm extension – 50’ Maximum – this cannot be exceeded at anytime during the vessel’s call at the berth.
Terminal has 1x12” connect – for crew to connect to vessel’s manifold
*  Notes regarding Moulded Depth Restriction;
    If a vessel's moulded depth falls between 66.5 feet (66 feet, 6 inches) and the maximum of 68.5 feet (68 feet, 6 inches), then the following four (4) criteria must be met:
          1) DRAFT;  vessel to maintain a draft of no less than 20 feet (6.096 meters) at all times during the vessel's call at the TPSI Fisher Island berth.
          2) WIND SPEED; cargo operations will be halted and vessel required to vacate the berth if maintained wind speed reaches or exceeds 40 knots.
          3) MOORING LINES; a minimum of fifteen (15) mooring lines will be required to be deployed by vessel.
          4) ASSIST TUG; if an Atlantic class vessel with an LOA meeting or exceeding 965 feet is passing, then an assist tug will be required to stand by with the vessel on the TPSI Fisher Island berth.
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VESSEL TRAFFIC:  Q-OCEAN SERVICE
 
DUE – NONE
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FEDERAL, STATE & LOCAL FILING REQUIREMENTS:
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96 Hours - advance notice of arrival required by USCG
24 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 Terminal and Ferry service.
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NEWS ARTICLES –  NONE
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CURRENT ISSUES:  NONE
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FUTURE/ONGOING ISSUES:  NONE
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Hurricane Alert: 4/SEASONAL – NO TROPICAL FORCE WINDS EXPECTED WITHIN 48 HOURS
Tropical Storm Melissa Intermediate Advisory Number 12A
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL       AL132025
800 AM EDT Fri Oct 24 2025

...MELISSA DRIFTING EAST-SOUTHEASTWARD AS RECONNAISSANCE
INVESTIGATES THIS MORNING...
...LIFE-THREATENING AND CATASTROPHIC FLASH FLOODING AND LANDSLIDES
EXPECTED IN PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN HISPANIOLA AND JAMAICA THROUGH THE
WEEKEND...

 
SUMMARY OF 800 AM EDT...1200 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...15.9N 75.0W
ABOUT 185 MI...300 KM SE OF KINGSTON JAMAICA
ABOUT 260 MI...415 KM SW OF PORT AU PRINCE HAITI
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...45 MPH...75 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...ESE OR 105 DEGREES AT 1 MPH...2 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1001 MB...29.56 INCHES

 
WATCHES AND WARNINGS
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CHANGES WITH THIS ADVISORY:

None.

SUMMARY OF WATCHES AND WARNINGS IN EFFECT:

A Hurricane Watch is in effect for...
* Southwestern peninsula of Haiti from the border with the
Dominican Republic to Port-Au-Prince
* Jamaica

A Tropical Storm Warning in effect for...
* Southwestern peninsula of Haiti from the border with the
Dominican Republic to Port-Au-Prince
* Jamaica
 
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Maritime Security:           MARSEC 1
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Tides / Currents

TIDES:   Miami Harbor Entrance
Day        High      Tide  Height   Sunrise    Moon  Time      % Moon
           /Low      Time    Feet    Sunset                    Visible
 
OCTOBER 2025
 
F   24      Low   4:16 AM     0.7   7:24 AM    Rise 10:10 AM      4
    24     High  10:41 AM     3.2   6:45 PM     Set  8:39 PM
    24      Low   4:42 PM     1.1
    24     High  10:41 PM     3.0
 
Sa  25      Low   4:52 AM     0.8   7:25 AM    Rise 11:06 AM      9
    25     High  11:20 AM     3.1   6:44 PM     Set  9:26 PM
    25      Low   5:18 PM     1.3
    25     High  11:19 PM     2.9
 
Su  26      Low   5:29 AM     0.9   7:26 AM    Rise 11:59 AM      15
    26     High  12:03 PM     3.0   6:43 PM     Set 10:19 PM
    26      Low   5:59 PM     1.4
 
M   27     High  12:01 AM     2.8   7:26 AM    Rise 12:49 PM      22
    27      Low   6:12 AM     1.0   6:43 PM     Set 11:15 PM
    27     High  12:50 PM     2.9
    27      Low   6:46 PM     1.5
 
Tu  28     High  12:50 AM     2.7   7:27 AM    Rise  1:34 PM      31
    28      Low   7:03 AM     1.1   6:42 PM
    28     High   1:42 PM     2.9
    28      Low   7:45 PM     1.5
 
W   29     High   1:49 AM     2.7   7:27 AM     Set 12:13 AM      40
    29      Low   8:05 AM     1.1   6:41 PM    Rise  2:15 PM
    29     High   2:39 PM     2.8
    29      Low   8:51 PM     1.4
 
Th  30     High   2:54 AM     2.7   7:28 AM     Set  1:12 AM      50
    30      Low   9:13 AM     1.1   6:40 PM    Rise  2:52 PM
    30     High   3:37 PM     2.9
    30      Low   9:54 PM     1.3
 
F   31     High   4:01 AM     2.8   7:29 AM     Set  2:11 AM      60
    31      Low  10:18 AM     1.0   6:40 PM    Rise  3:27 PM
    31     High   4:33 PM     3.0
    31      Low  10:50 PM     0.9
 
NOVEMBER 2025
 
Sa   1     High   5:04 AM     3.0   7:29 AM     Set  3:11 AM      70
     1      Low  11:16 AM     0.9   6:39 PM    Rise  4:01 PM
     1     High   5:26 PM     3.1
     1      Low  11:42 PM     0.7
 
Su   2     High   5:02 AM     3.3   6:30 AM     Set  3:12 AM      80
     2      Low  11:10 AM     0.8   5:38 PM    Rise  3:35 PM
     2     High   5:17 PM     3.2
     2      Low  11:31 PM     0.3
 
M    3     High   5:56 AM     3.5   6:31 AM     Set  4:15 AM      88
     3      Low  12:00 PM     0.7   5:38 PM    Rise  4:11 PM
     3     High   6:06 PM     3.3
 
Tu   4      Low  12:19 AM     0.1   6:31 AM     Set  5:22 AM      95
     4     High   6:47 AM     3.6   5:37 PM    Rise  4:51 PM
     4      Low  12:50 PM     0.6
     4     High   6:54 PM     3.4
 
W    5      Low   1:07 AM    -0.1   6:32 AM     Set  6:32 AM      98
     5     High   7:38 AM     3.7   5:36 PM    Rise  5:37 PM
     5      Low   1:39 PM     0.5
     5     High   7:43 PM     3.5
 
Th   6      Low   1:56 AM    -0.1   6:33 AM     Set  7:45 AM      99
     6     High   8:28 AM     3.9   5:36 PM    Rise  6:30 PM
     6      Low   2:28 PM     0.6
     6     High   8:34 PM     3.5
 
F    7      Low   2:47 AM    -0.1   6:33 AM     Set  8:58 AM      97
     7     High   9:20 AM     3.7   5:35 PM    Rise  7:30 PM
     7      Low   3:20 PM     0.6
     7     High   9:26 PM     3.4
 
Sa   8      Low   3:40 AM     0.0   6:34 AM     Set 10:07 AM      93
     8     High  10:13 AM     3.6   5:35 PM    Rise  8:36 PM
     8      Low   4:14 PM     0.7
     8     High  10:20 PM     3.3
 
Su   9      Low   4:36 AM     0.2   6:35 AM     Set 11:07 AM      85
     9     High  11:08 AM     3.4   5:34 PM    Rise  9:44 PM
     9      Low   5:12 PM     0.8
     9     High  11:19 PM     3.2
 
M   10      Low   5:37 AM     0.5   6:35 AM     Set 11:59 AM      76
    10     High  12:05 PM     3.2   5:34 PM    Rise 10:50 PM
    10      Low   6:16 PM     0.9
 
Tu  11     High  12:21 AM     3.0   6:36 AM     Set 12:42 PM      66
    11      Low   6:43 AM     0.7   5:33 PM    Rise 11:52 PM
    11     High   1:05 PM     3.1
    11      Low   7:24 PM     0.9
 
W   12     High   1:28 AM     2.9   6:37 AM     Set  1:19 PM      55
    12      Low   7:51 AM     0.8   5:33 PM
    12     High   2:06 PM     3.0
    12      Low   8:30 PM     0.9
 
Th  13     High   2:36 AM     2.9   6:37 AM    Rise 12:51 AM      45
    13      Low   8:57 AM     0.9   5:32 PM     Set  1:51 PM
    13     High   3:06 PM     3.0
    13      Low   9:30 PM     0.8
 
F   14     High   3:40 AM     2.9   6:38 AM    Rise  1:45 AM      34
    14      Low   9:56 AM     0.9   5:32 PM     Set  2:21 PM
    14     High   4:00 PM     2.9
    14      Low  10:22 PM     0.7
 
Sa  15     High   4:37 AM     3.0   6:39 AM    Rise  2:38 AM      25
    15      Low  10:48 AM     0.9   5:32 PM     Set  2:49 PM
    15     High   4:49 PM     2.9
    15      Low  11:07 PM     0.6
 
Su  16     High   5:26 AM     3.0   6:40 AM    Rise  3:30 AM      17
    16      Low  11:34 AM     0.9   5:31 PM     Set  3:18 PM
    16     High   5:32 PM     2.9
    16      Low  11:49 PM     0.6
 
M   17     High   6:09 AM     3.1   6:40 AM    Rise  4:22 AM      11
    17      Low  12:15 PM     0.9   5:31 PM     Set  3:47 PM
    17     High   6:12 PM     2.9
 
Tu  18      Low  12:27 AM     0.5   6:41 AM    Rise  5:15 AM      5
    18     High   6:49 AM     3.1   5:31 PM     Set  4:20 PM
    18      Low  12:54 PM     0.9
    18     High   6:49 PM     2.9
 
W   19      Low   1:04 AM     0.5   6:42 AM    Rise  6:09 AM      2
    19     High   7:26 AM     3.1   5:30 PM     Set  4:56 PM
    19      Low   1:31 PM     0.9
    19     High   7:26 PM     2.9
 
Th  20      Low   1:40 AM     0.5   6:42 AM    Rise  7:04 AM      0
    20     High   8:03 AM     3.1   5:30 PM     Set  5:37 PM
    20      Low   2:07 PM     0.9
    20     High   8:03 PM     2.9
 
F   21      Low   2:16 AM     0.5   6:43 AM    Rise  8:00 AM      0
    21     High   8:41 AM     3.1   5:30 PM     Set  6:23 PM
    21      Low   2:43 PM     0.9
    21     High   8:41 PM     2.8
 
Sa  22      Low   2:51 AM     0.5   6:44 AM    Rise  8:54 AM      1
    22     High   9:20 AM     3.0   5:30 PM     Set  7:14 PM
    22      Low   3:19 PM     0.9
    22     High   9:19 PM     2.8
 
Su  23      Low   3:27 AM     0.6   6:45 AM    Rise  9:45 AM      5
    23     High  10:00 AM     3.0   5:30 PM     Set  8:09 PM
    23      Low   3:56 PM     1.0
    23     High   9:59 PM     2.7
 
M   24      Low   4:05 AM     0.6   6:45 AM    Rise 10:31 AM      10
    24     High  10:41 AM     2.9   5:29 PM     Set  9:06 PM
    24      Low   4:37 PM     1.0
    24     High  10:43 PM     2.6
 
Tu  25      Low   4:47 AM     0.7   6:46 AM    Rise 11:13 AM      17
    25     High  11:25 AM     2.8   5:29 PM     Set 10:04 PM
    25      Low   5:23 PM     1.0
    25     High  11:31 PM     2.6
 
W   26      Low   5:36 AM     0.8   6:47 AM    Rise 11:51 AM      24
    26     High  12:11 PM     2.8   5:29 PM     Set 11:02 PM
    26      Low   6:16 PM     1.0
 
Th  27     High  12:26 AM     2.6   6:48 AM    Rise 12:25 PM      34
    27      Low   6:33 AM     0.8   5:29 PM     Set 11:59 PM
    27     High   1:01 PM     2.7
    27      Low   7:14 PM     0.9
 
F   28     High   1:27 AM     2.6   6:48 AM    Rise 12:58 PM      44
    28      Low   7:36 AM     0.8   5:29 PM
    28     High   1:54 PM     2.7
    28      Low   8:14 PM     0.7
 
Sa  29     High   2:31 AM     2.7   6:49 AM     Set 12:58 AM      54
    29      Low   8:41 AM     0.8   5:29 PM    Rise  1:30 PM
    29     High   2:49 PM     2.8
    29      Low   9:13 PM     0.5
 
Su  30     High   3:35 AM     2.9   6:50 AM     Set  1:57 AM      65
    30      Low   9:43 AM     0.8   5:29 PM    Rise  2:04 PM
    30     High   3:45 PM     2.8
    30      Low  10:09 PM     0.2

Weather / Marine Zone Forecast

MARINE WEATHER - Hazardous Weather Conditions
Small Craft Advisory until October 26, 02:00 PM EDT
Last Update: 251 AM EDT Fri Oct 24 2025
 
View Nearby Observations
 
24NM E Miami Beach FL
Marine Zone Forecast
 
TodayNE winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft, occasionally to 10 ft. Wave detail: NE 8 ft at 7 seconds. Intracoastal waters rough in exposed areas. A chance of showers.
TonightNE winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft, occasionally to 13 ft. Wave detail: NE 9 ft at 7 seconds. Intracoastal waters very rough in exposed areas.
SatNE winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft, occasionally to 13 ft. Wave detail: NE 8 ft at 7 seconds. Intracoastal waters very rough in exposed areas. A chance of showers in the afternoon.
Sat NightNE winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft, occasionally to 13 ft. Wave detail: NE 8 ft at 7 seconds. Intracoastal waters very rough in exposed areas. A chance of showers.
SunE winds around 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft, occasionally to 11 ft. Wave detail: NE 8 ft at 7 seconds. Intracoastal waters rough in exposed areas.
Sun NightE winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft, occasionally to 10 ft. Wave detail: E 7 ft at 6 seconds and N 2 ft at 8 seconds. Intracoastal waters rough in exposed areas. A chance of showers.
MonE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft, occasionally to 8 ft. Intracoastal waters choppy in exposed areas. A chance of showers in the afternoon.
Mon NightNE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft, occasionally to 5 ft. Intracoastal waters choppy in exposed areas. A chance of showers.
TueNE winds around 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft, occasionally to 5 ft. Intracoastal waters a moderate chop.
Tue NightNE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft, occasionally to 6 ft. Intracoastal waters a moderate chop. A chance of showers.

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