Port Update
Savannah, GA
August 21, 2025
Notices
PORT OF SAVANNAH, GA
PORT LIMITS/INFORMATION (UPDATED 08/05/25)
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Maximum Depths - (Fresh)
Harbor Entrance - 42 ft
Main Channel - 42 ft
Max allowable vessel draft - 42 ft
Max air draft – 180’00 mhw
BERTH LIMITS/INFORMATION:
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Current maximum drafts allowed at berths:
Colonial # 1 Max Draft 36 ft Max LOA 750 ft Max air draft 185 ft
Colonial # 3 Max Draft 36 ft Max LOA 600 ft
Colonial OT-20 Max Draft 38 ft Max LOA 820 ft , MAX LOA 750’00 (08/05/25)
BWC (x-Vopak) Max Draft 36 ft Max LOA 600 ft Max Beam 106 ft Max BCM 400 ft UKC 1’00
Marine Port Terminal Brunswick Max Draft 36’00 – Max LOA 750’ Max BM 110’
CTI Foundation Terminal (formerly IMTT North) - Max Draft 37.5 ft Max LOA 800 ft Max Beam 125 ft Max DWT 53,000
CTI Wahlstrom Terminal (formerly IMTT South) - Max Draft 37 ft Max LOA 900ft Max Beam 110 ft. Max DWT 56,000
GKT (Georgia Kaolin Terminal) – Max draft 36’00 East Coast terminal - Max Draft 36 ft
East Coast terminal berth 3 – Max draft 34 ft Imperial Sugar - Max Draft 30 ft
Metro Ports - Max Draft 36 ft Max LOA 700 ft Max Beam 150 ft
Phillips 66 Savannah Lubricants –Max depth 28’00 as of 06/24/25 UKC ½ foot –- Max LOA 658’ Max Bm 106’ Max
GPA Ocean Terminal Max Draft 42 ft GPA Garden City Terminal Max Draft 42 ft
Per pilots - restrictions for Tanker movements:
Drafts less than 36’ may transit at anytime Drafts 36’or greater are tide restricted - window: Start in 1 Hour after low water until 1.5 hours before high
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VESSEL TRAFFIC: IN –ATB LINDA MORAN
DUE: ATTACHED AND ATB GALVESTON, ATB BROWNSVILLE
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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 GPA. All persons wanting unescorted access to any vessel must have a valid TWIC.
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CURRENT NEWS – NONE
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CURRENT EVENTS: NOW THROUGH 8/22 - Between August 19, 2025, and August 22, 2025, the U. S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) will place 13 survey buoys along the Savannah River in Savannah, GA. The buoy placement will be installed utilizing commercial divers and accompanied by a support vessel and barge. The temporary buoys will be installed for a period of 40 days for a water quality survey. Weekly buoy maintenance will occur following the installation. Please see the attached MSIB 20-25 for further details regarding this project.
NOW THROUGH 08/26 - Between August 20, 2025, and August 26, 2025, commercial dive operations will be conducted in the vicinity of the Talmadge Bridge on the Savannah River, Savannah, GA. An approximate 250-yard Safety Zone restricting vessel traffic in either direction of the Talmadge Bridge will be enforced during dive operations. Mariners will be advised of the Safety Zone enforcement periods through a Safety Marine Information Broadcast (SMIB) via VHF-HF Channel 16 and the on-scene Patrol Commander. Please see the attached MSIB 18-25 for further details regarding this project.
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FUTURE EVENTS: 09/03/25 – 1715 – SMA after hours
09/11/25 – 1130 PROPELLER CLUB
09/17/25 – SMA Monthly meeting
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SEAPORT SECURITY LEVEL: MARSEC 1
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HURRICANE ALERT STATUS: 4/SEASONAL – Hurricane Erin Intermediate Advisory Number 40A - NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL AL052025 - 800 AM EDT Thu Aug 21 2025
...COASTAL FLOODING CONTINUES ALONG PORTIONS OF THE NORTH CAROLINA
AND MID-ATLANTIC COASTS......BEACHGOERS ARE CAUTIONED AGAINST SWIMMING AT MOST U.S. EAST COAST BEACHES DUE TO LIFE-THREATENING SURF AND RIP CURRENTS...
SUMMARY OF 800 AM EDT...1200 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...34.8N 71.8W
ABOUT 210 MI...340 KM E OF CAPE HATTERAS NORTH CAROLINA
ABOUT 440 MI...710 KM WNW OF BERMUDA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...105 MPH...165 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...NNE OR 25 DEGREES AT 17 MPH...28 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...945 MB...27.91 INCHES
WATCHES AND WARNINGS
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CHANGES WITH THIS ADVISORY:
None.
SUMMARY OF WATCHES AND WARNINGS IN EFFECT:
A Storm Surge Warning is in effect for...
* Cape Lookout to Duck, North Carolina
A Tropical Storm Warning is in effect for...
* Beaufort Inlet, North Carolina to Chincoteague, Virginia,
including Pamlico and Albemarle Sounds
A Tropical Storm Watch is in effect for...
* Bermuda
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1. Near the Leeward Islands in the Tropical Atlantic: An area of showers and thunderstorms associated with a tropical wave located a few hundred miles east of the Leeward Islands has changed little over the past several hours. Environmental conditions appear conducive for further development of this system, and a tropical depression is likely to form this weekend while it moves near or to the north of the northern Leeward Islands.
* Formation chance through 48 hours...medium..40 percent.
* Formation chance through 7 days...high...70 percent.
2. Eastern Tropical Atlantic (AL99): Showers and thunderstorms associated with a tropical wave located
several hundred miles west-southwest of the Cabo Verde Islands show some signs of organization. Environmental conditions appear marginally favorable for additional development over the next day or
so while the system moves west-southwestward at around 15 mph, and a short-lived tropical depression could form. In a couple of days, environmental conditions are expected to become unfavorable for further development.
* Formation chance through 48 hours...medium...40 percent.
* Formation chance through 7 days...medium...40 percent.
3. Central Atlantic: A small area of low pressure located about 1200 miles southwest of
the Azores is producing limited showers and thunderstorms. Upper-level winds are only marginally conducive for development while the system moves slowly eastward over the next couple of days
* Formation chance through 48 hours...low...30 percent.
* Formation chance through 7 days...low...30 percent.
Tides / Currents
SAVANNAH - LOCAL TIDES:
Day High Tide Height Sunrise Moon Time % Moon /Low Time Feet Sunset Visible
Tides: SAVANNAH RIVER ENT., FORT PULASKI
AUGUST 2025
Th 21 Low 1:21 AM 0.5 6:52 AM Rise 4:59 AM 7
21 High 7:11 AM 6.8 8:01 PM Set 7:20 PM
21 Low 1:29 PM -0.1
21 High 7:39 PM 8.0
F 22 Low 2:11 AM 0.4 6:53 AM Rise 6:05 AM 2
22 High 8:04 AM 7.0 8:00 PM Set 7:53 PM
22 Low 2:20 PM -0.1
22 High 8:26 PM 8.0
Sa 23 Low 2:57 AM 0.2 6:54 AM Rise 7:08 AM 0
23 High 8:52 AM 7.2 7:58 PM Set 8:22 PM
23 Low 3:08 PM 0.0
23 High 9:09 PM 7.9
Su 24 Low 3:38 AM 0.2 6:54 AM Rise 8:09 AM 0
24 High 9:36 AM 7.2 7:57 PM Set 8:49 PM
24 Low 3:54 PM 0.2
24 High 9:49 PM 7.7
M 25 Low 4:17 AM 0.3 6:55 AM Rise 9:06 AM 2
25 High 10:18 AM 7.2 7:56 PM Set 9:14 PM
25 Low 4:36 PM 0.4
25 High 10:29 PM 7.4
Tu 26 Low 4:52 AM 0.4 6:56 AM Rise 10:03 AM 6
26 High 10:59 AM 7.2 7:55 PM Set 9:40 PM
26 Low 5:17 PM 0.7
26 High 11:08 PM 7.0
W 27 Low 5:26 AM 0.6 6:56 AM Rise 10:59 AM 11
27 High 11:41 AM 7.1 7:54 PM Set 10:07 PM
27 Low 5:57 PM 1.1
27 High 11:50 PM 6.7
Th 28 Low 6:00 AM 0.9 6:57 AM Rise 11:56 AM 18
28 High 12:25 PM 6.9 7:52 PM Set 10:36 PM
28 Low 6:38 PM 1.4
F 29 High 12:34 AM 6.4 6:57 AM Rise 12:53 PM 26
29 Low 6:36 AM 1.1 7:51 PM Set 11:10 PM
29 High 1:11 PM 6.8
29 Low 7:22 PM 1.7
Sa 30 High 1:21 AM 6.1 6:58 AM Rise 1:52 PM 35
30 Low 7:17 AM 1.3 7:50 PM Set 11:48 PM
30 High 1:59 PM 6.7
30 Low 8:14 PM 1.9
Su 31 High 2:11 AM 6.0 6:59 AM Rise 2:49 PM 44
31 Low 8:06 AM 1.5 7:49 PM
31 High 2:50 PM 6.7
31 Low 9:12 PM 2.0
SEPTEMBER 2025
M 1 High 3:02 AM 5.9 6:59 AM Set 12:33 AM 54
1 Low 9:03 AM 1.5 7:47 PM Rise 3:45 PM
1 High 3:44 PM 6.8
1 Low 10:13 PM 1.9
Tu 2 High 3:55 AM 6.0 7:00 AM Set 1:25 AM 63
2 Low 10:05 AM 1.5 7:46 PM Rise 4:37 PM
2 High 4:39 PM 7.0
2 Low 11:10 PM 1.7
W 3 High 4:50 AM 6.1 7:01 AM Set 2:24 AM 73
3 Low 11:06 AM 1.2 7:45 PM Rise 5:24 PM
3 High 5:34 PM 7.2
Th 4 Low 12:03 AM 1.3 7:01 AM Set 3:27 AM 81
4 High 5:45 AM 6.4 7:44 PM Rise 6:05 PM
4 Low 12:02 PM 0.9
4 High 6:26 PM 7.5
F 5 Low 12:52 AM 0.9 7:02 AM Set 4:33 AM 88
5 High 6:37 AM 6.8 7:42 PM Rise 6:41 PM
5 Low 12:55 PM 0.5
5 High 7:14 PM 7.9
Sa 6 Low 1:39 AM 0.4 7:02 AM Set 5:39 AM 94
6 High 7:26 AM 7.2 7:41 PM Rise 7:14 PM
6 Low 1:46 PM 0.2
6 High 7:59 PM 8.1
Su 7 Low 2:25 AM 0.0 7:03 AM Set 6:46 AM 98
7 High 8:13 AM 7.7 7:40 PM Rise 7:45 PM
7 Low 2:37 PM 0.0
7 High 8:42 PM 8.2
M 8 Low 3:09 AM -0.3 7:04 AM Set 7:53 AM 99
8 High 8:59 AM 8.1 7:39 PM Rise 8:16 PM
8 Low 3:27 PM -0.2
8 High 9:26 PM 8.2
Tu 9 Low 3:54 AM -0.5 7:04 AM Set 9:01 AM 98
9 High 9:45 AM 8.3 7:37 PM Rise 8:47 PM
9 Low 4:16 PM -0.2
9 High 10:11 PM 8.0
W 10 Low 4:38 AM -0.5 7:05 AM Set 10:10 AM 94
10 High 10:33 AM 8.4 7:36 PM Rise 9:21 PM
10 Low 5:06 PM 0.0
10 High 10:59 PM 7.7
Th 11 Low 5:24 AM -0.4 7:05 AM Set 11:22 AM 88
11 High 11:26 AM 8.4 7:35 PM Rise 10:00 PM
11 Low 5:57 PM 0.3
11 High 11:53 PM 7.3
F 12 Low 6:13 AM -0.2 7:06 AM Set 12:34 PM 79
12 High 12:23 PM 8.2 7:33 PM Rise 10:45 PM
12 Low 6:52 PM 0.7
Sa 13 High 12:51 AM 7.0 7:07 AM Set 1:45 PM 69
13 Low 7:06 AM 0.1 7:32 PM Rise 11:37 PM
13 High 1:24 PM 8.0
13 Low 7:53 PM 1.0
Su 14 High 1:53 AM 6.7 7:07 AM Set 2:51 PM 58
14 Low 8:06 AM 0.5 7:31 PM
14 High 2:28 PM 7.9
14 Low 9:01 PM 1.3
Th 11 Low 5:24 AM -0.4 7:05 AM Set 11:22 AM 88
11 High 11:26 AM 8.4 7:35 PM Rise 10:00 PM
11 Low 5:57 PM 0.3
11 High 11:53 PM 7.3
F 12 Low 6:13 AM -0.2 7:06 AM Set 12:34 PM 79
12 High 12:23 PM 8.2 7:33 PM Rise 10:45 PM
12 Low 6:52 PM 0.7
Sa 13 High 12:51 AM 7.0 7:07 AM Set 1:45 PM 69
13 Low 7:06 AM 0.1 7:32 PM Rise 11:37 PM
13 High 1:24 PM 8.0
13 Low 7:53 PM 1.0
Su 14 High 1:53 AM 6.7 7:07 AM Set 2:51 PM 58
14 Low 8:06 AM 0.5 7:31 PM
14 High 2:28 PM 7.9
14 Low 9:01 PM 1.3
M 15 High 2:57 AM 6.6 7:08 AM Rise 12:37 AM 46
15 Low 9:13 AM 0.7 7:29 PM Set 3:50 PM
15 High 3:31 PM 7.7
15 Low 10:10 PM 1.3
Tu 16 High 4:00 AM 6.6 7:08 AM Rise 1:43 AM 35
16 Low 10:21 AM 0.7 7:28 PM Set 4:39 PM
16 High 4:34 PM 7.7
16 Low 11:14 PM 1.2
W 17 High 5:03 AM 6.7 7:09 AM Rise 2:49 AM 25
17 Low 11:24 AM 0.6 7:27 PM Set 5:20 PM
17 High 5:34 PM 7.7
Th 18 Low 12:10 AM 1.0 7:10 AM Rise 3:55 AM 16
18 High 6:03 AM 6.9 7:25 PM Set 5:54 PM
18 Low 12:21 PM 0.5
18 High 6:29 PM 7.8
F 19 Low 1:00 AM 0.7 7:10 AM Rise 4:58 AM 9
19 High 6:57 AM 7.2 7:24 PM Set 6:24 PM
19 Low 1:14 PM 0.4
19 High 7:18 PM 7.9
Sa 20 Low 1:45 AM 0.6 7:11 AM Rise 5:58 AM 4
20 High 7:45 AM 7.4 7:23 PM Set 6:51 PM
20 Low 2:02 PM 0.4
20 High 8:01 PM 7.8
Su 21 Low 2:27 AM 0.5 7:12 AM Rise 6:56 AM 1
21 High 8:28 AM 7.6 7:21 PM Set 7:17 PM
21 Low 2:47 PM 0.4
21 High 8:41 PM 7.7
M 22 Low 3:05 AM 0.5 7:12 AM Rise 7:53 AM 0
22 High 9:08 AM 7.7 7:20 PM Set 7:42 PM
22 Low 3:30 PM 0.5
22 High 9:18 PM 7.5
Tu 23 Low 3:40 AM 0.6 7:13 AM Rise 8:49 AM 0
23 High 9:45 AM 7.7 7:19 PM Set 8:08 PM
23 Low 4:10 PM 0.7
23 High 9:55 PM 7.3
W 24 Low 4:14 AM 0.7 7:13 AM Rise 9:46 AM 3
24 High 10:22 AM 7.6 7:17 PM Set 8:37 PM
24 Low 4:48 PM 0.9
24 High 10:33 PM 7.0
Th 25 Low 4:47 AM 0.9 7:14 AM Rise 10:43 AM 7
25 High 10:59 AM 7.4 7:16 PM Set 9:09 PM
25 Low 5:25 PM 1.2
25 High 11:12 PM 6.7
F 26 Low 5:21 AM 1.1 7:15 AM Rise 11:41 AM 13
26 High 11:39 AM 7.2 7:15 PM Set 9:45 PM
26 Low 6:04 PM 1.5
26 High 11:53 PM 6.4
Sa 27 Low 5:57 AM 1.4 7:15 AM Rise 12:39 PM 20
27 High 12:23 PM 7.0 7:13 PM Set 10:27 PM
27 Low 6:45 PM 1.8
Su 28 High 12:40 AM 6.2 7:16 AM Rise 1:36 PM 28
28 Low 6:37 AM 1.6 7:12 PM Set 11:16 PM
28 High 1:13 PM 6.8
28 Low 7:33 PM 2.0
M 29 High 1:31 AM 6.0 7:17 AM Rise 2:28 PM 37
29 Low 7:25 AM 1.7 7:11 PM
29 High 2:08 PM 6.8
29 Low 8:30 PM 2.1
Tu 30 High 2:24 AM 6.0 7:17 AM Set 12:11 AM 47
30 Low 8:23 AM 1.8 7:09 PM Rise 3:16 PM
30 High 3:04 PM 6.9
30 Low 9:31 PM 2.0
Weather / Marine Zone Forecast
MARINE WEATHER: Hazardous Weather Conditions
Small Craft Advisory until August 22, 08:00 AM EDT
Last Update: 926 AM EDT Thu Aug 21 2025
View Nearby Observations
19NM SSW R7 Navy Tower MR
Marine Zone Forecast
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING...
TodayNW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S late. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave detail: E 7 ft at 15 seconds.
TonightS winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft, subsiding to 4 to 6 ft after midnight. Wave detail: E 7 ft at 13 seconds, becoming E 6 ft at 12 seconds. A chance of showers and tstms.
FriN winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave detail: E 5 ft at 12 seconds. Showers likely. A chance of tstms in the morning, then tstms likely in the afternoon.
Fri NightE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave detail: E 5 ft at 12 seconds and SE 1 foot at 8 seconds. Showers. Tstms likely, mainly in the evening.
SatE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave detail: E 5 ft at 12 seconds and SE 1 foot at 8 seconds. Showers with a chance of tstms.
Sat NightE winds 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave detail: E 5 ft at 12 seconds. A chance of tstms. Showers.
SunNW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Showers likely with a chance of tstms.
Sun NightW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Showers likely with a chance of tstms.
MonW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. A chance of showers and tstms.
Mon NightSW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers with a slight chance of tstms.
winds and seas higher in and near tstms.
