Port Update
Tampa, FL
September 23, 2025
Notices
PORT OF TAMPA, FL
TAMPA HARBOR –
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Maximum Depths - (Brackish) (updated 07/25/25)
Harbor entrance – 39'01" MLW plus tide
Hillsborough D Cut - reduced to 38-00 plus tide
Main Channel – 39’01
Vertical Clearance – Sunshine Skyway Bridge – 180’00
TERMINAL LIMITS/INFORMATION
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Maximum drafts allowed alongside berths:
Aids to navigation have been corrected, Big Bend, Redwing and Teco can dock in daylight or night. – Currently there is a restriction of daylight due to dredging
AMOCO/BP - 31'09" anytime, max 34'08" with tide
CITGO – Max 34-03" + Tide
CHEVRONTEXACO – 31-01 anytime, max 32'04 with tide
MARATHON OIL – 36’03 plus tide
PORT TAMPA GLOBAL PARTNERS – Max draft 31’06” – Max LOA 720’00 – Max BCM 340’ Max Displacement 55000 MT, Max beam 106 - hoses 3x8 gasoline, 1x8 diesel, 1x8 ethanol (UPDATED 4/28/25)
BUCKEYE NORTH – 34’00 Plus tide (Former Hess berth)
TAMPA PORT SERVICES AMMONIA - 36-00
KMI PLX Loading – 34-10+/- tide
KMI PLX WAITING – 34-05+/- tide
TPA 30 – 43’06 (UPDATED 01/27/25)
TPA 208 – 35’03
TPA 209 – 33’00
TPA 210 – 34’07
TPA 211 – 43’09
TPA 212 – 44’01
TPA 219N – 39’01
TPA 219S – 43’02
TPA 220 – 41’08
TPA 222 – 47’07
TPA 223 – 40’11
TPA 227 – 41’01 – BCM MAX 450 (UPDATED 01/27/25)
TPA 245 - N 33’03
S 33’05
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VESSEL TRAFFIC – IN – ATB MEREDITH REINAUER, ATB LA FORCE, ATB TANGIER ISLAND, ATB LEGACY
DUE – ATTACHED AND BOW HARMONY, ATB HEATHWOOD, ATB YELLOW FIN
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FEDERAL, STATE & LOCAL FILING REQUIREMENTS
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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.
72 Hours - post port call, the Port Authority requires bill of lading figures for all bulk cargo.
Port Security - All persons doing ship’s business within the Port of Tampa must have TWIC and a Port-issued ID badge. Anyone not having one or both, will need to be escorted. Vehicles must have permanent company markings to be allowed onto any terminal.
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NEWS ARTICLES: MAYOR’S NEWSLETTER IS ATTACHED
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CURRENT ISSUES: 09/26/25 – PROPELLER CLUB - Friday, September 26, 2025 – Where Embassy Suites by Hilton Tampa Brandon 10220 Palm River Rd, Tampa, FL 33619
Coffee Underway - September 2025 - Coffee Underway is a FREE networking event included in your membership! Coffee and breakfast bites will be available as well as good ol'-fashioned networking! Please join us on Friday, September 26, 8:30 -10:30 a.m. at Embassy Suites Tampa Brandon, located at 10220 Palm River Road, Tampa, FL 33619. Come out and network!
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FUTURE ISSUES: 10/10/25 –0730 - TAMPA BAY ALLIANCE - Maritime Alliance’s annual On the Horizon breakfast panel discussion will take place on Thursday, October 9, 2025, at 7:30 a.m. This year’s panel will explore Tampa Bay’s vital role as the logistics hub. We’ll host leaders from Tampa International Airport, the Florida Department of Transportation, and Port Tampa Bay for an engaging conversation about the present and future of supply chain logistics involving planes, trucks, and ships.
10/15/25 – PROPELLER CLUB - Wednesday, October 15, 2025 - BarrieHaus Beer Co 1403 E 5th Ave Tampa, FL 33605 Networking & Socials— October Quarterly Social Please join us for our next Quarterly Social - an Oktoberfest theme, on Wednesday, October 15, 2025, 5-7 p.m. at Barrie Haus Brewery! Sponsored by Pirate Marketing and TOGO. Your ticket comes with two drink tickets and appetizers. This event will sell out!!
10/21/25 – 0930 – Tampa Port Authority monthly meeting
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Security level: MARSEC 1
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Hurricane Alert: 4/SEASONAL - Hurricane Gabrielle Advisory Number 26 - NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL AL072025 - 500 AM AST Tue Sep 23 2025
...GABRIELLE MOVING NORTHEASTWARD INTO THE OPEN CENTRAL ATLANTIC......INTERESTS IN THE AZORES SHOULD MONITOR ITS PROGRESS...
SUMMARY OF 500 AM AST...0900 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...33.2N 59.7W
ABOUT 305 MI...485 KM ENE OF BERMUDA
ABOUT 1855 MI...2985 KM W OF THE AZORES
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...140 MPH...220 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...NE OR 45 DEGREES AT 13 MPH...20 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...949 MB...28.03 INCHES
WATCHES AND WARNINGS
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There are no coastal watches or warnings in effect.
Interests in the Azores should monitor the progress of Gabrielle.
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1. Central and Western Tropical Atlantic (AL93): Shower and thunderstorm activity associated with a tropical wave located a little less than 1000 miles east of the Lesser Antilles continues to show signs of organization. Environmental conditions are forecast to be favorable for development over the next several days, and a tropical depression is likely to form by the latter half of this week while the system moves west-northwestward to
northwestward into the western tropical Atlantic.
* Formation chance through 48 hours...medium...50 percent.
* Formation chance through 7 days...high...90 percent.
2. East of the Leeward Islands (AL94): A tropical wave is producing a large area of disorganized showers and thunderstorms, and gusty winds across much of the Windward and Leeward Islands. This wave is expected to move west-northwestward at 15 to 20 mph, spreading heavy rainfall and gusty winds into Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands tonight and Wednesday. The system is then expected to slow down and turn northwestward when it
reaches the southwestern Atlantic near the Bahamas late this week, and a tropical depression could form when the disturbance is in that region. Interests in the Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico, the Turks and Caicos Islands, and the Bahamas should monitor the progress of this
system.
* Formation chance through 48 hours...low...20 percent.
* Formation chance through 7 days...medium...60 percent.
Tides / Currents
Tides for Hillsborough Bay, Tampa Bay
Day High Tide Height Sunrise Moon Time % Moon /Low Time Feet Sunset Visible
SEPTEMBER 2025
Tu 23 High 3:00 AM 2.9 7:19 AM Rise 8:51 AM 0
23 Low 10:01 AM 0.8 7:25 PM Set 8:20 PM
23 High 4:10 PM 2.6
23 Low 9:49 PM 1.8
W 24 High 3:14 AM 3.0 7:20 AM Rise 9:46 AM 3
24 Low 10:37 AM 0.6 7:24 PM Set 8:50 PM
24 High 4:52 PM 2.4
24 Low 10:04 PM 2.0
Th 25 High 3:34 AM 3.2 7:20 AM Rise 10:41 AM 7
25 Low 11:16 AM 0.5 7:23 PM Set 9:24 PM
25 High 5:39 PM 2.3
25 Low 10:18 PM 2.3
F 26 High 3:59 AM 3.3 7:21 AM Rise 11:37 AM 13
26 Low 12:00 PM 0.5 7:21 PM Set 10:03 PM
26 High 6:38 PM 2.1
26 Low 10:29 PM 2.3
Sa 27 High 4:29 AM 3.3 7:21 AM Rise 12:34 PM 20
27 Low 12:54 PM 0.6 7:20 PM Set 10:46 PM
Su 28 High 5:07 AM 3.2 7:21 AM Rise 1:29 PM 28
28 Low 2:03 PM 0.6 7:19 PM Set 11:35 PM
M 29 High 5:56 AM 3.0 7:22 AM Rise 2:22 PM 37
29 Low 3:26 PM 0.8 7:18 PM
Tu 30 High 7:07 AM 2.9 7:22 AM Set 12:30 AM 47
30 Low 4:46 PM 0.6 7:17 PM Rise 3:10 PM
OCTOBER 2025
W 1 High 8:48 AM 2.9 7:23 AM Set 1:29 AM 57
1 Low 5:49 PM 0.5 7:16 PM Rise 3:54 PM
Th 2 High 1:24 AM 2.2 7:23 AM Set 2:30 AM 66
2 Low 4:43 AM 2.6 7:14 PM Rise 4:34 PM
2 High 10:27 AM 2.9
2 Low 6:37 PM 0.5
F 3 High 1:24 AM 2.3 7:24 AM Set 3:32 AM 76
3 Low 5:58 AM 2.3 7:13 PM Rise 5:10 PM
3 High 11:42 AM 3.0
3 Low 7:17 PM 0.5
Sa 4 High 1:30 AM 2.3 7:25 AM Set 4:35 AM 84
4 Low 6:52 AM 1.8 7:12 PM Rise 5:44 PM
4 High 12:44 PM 3.0
4 Low 7:50 PM 0.8
Su 5 High 1:40 AM 2.6 7:25 AM Set 5:39 AM 91
5 Low 7:39 AM 1.2 7:11 PM Rise 6:17 PM
5 High 1:40 PM 3.0
5 Low 8:20 PM 1.1
M 6 High 1:52 AM 2.7 7:26 AM Set 6:44 AM 97
6 Low 8:24 AM 0.8 7:10 PM Rise 6:52 PM
6 High 2:34 PM 3.0
6 Low 8:47 PM 1.4
Tu 7 High 2:09 AM 2.9 7:26 AM Set 7:51 AM 99
7 Low 9:10 AM 0.3 7:09 PM Rise 7:28 PM
7 High 3:30 PM 2.8
7 Low 9:10 PM 1.8
W 8 High 2:30 AM 3.2 7:27 AM Set 9:00 AM 99
8 Low 9:58 AM -0.2 7:08 PM Rise 8:09 PM
8 High 4:28 PM 2.6
8 Low 9:30 PM 2.1
Th 9 High 2:56 AM 3.4 7:27 AM Set 10:12 AM 96
9 Low 10:50 AM -0.3 7:07 PM Rise 8:55 PM
9 High 5:35 PM 2.3
9 Low 9:43 PM 2.4
F 10 High 3:28 AM 3.7 7:28 AM Set 11:25 AM 90
10 Low 11:48 AM -0.3 7:06 PM Rise 9:49 PM
10 High 7:08 PM 2.1
10 Low 9:39 PM 2.4
Sa 11 High 4:06 AM 3.7 7:28 AM Set 12:34 PM 82
11 Low 12:56 PM -0.2 7:05 PM Rise 10:49 PM
Su 12 High 4:52 AM 3.5 7:29 AM Set 1:38 PM 72
12 Low 2:16 PM 0.0 7:04 PM Rise 11:54 PM
M 13 High 5:52 AM 3.3 7:29 AM Set 2:32 PM 61
13 Low 3:43 PM 0.2 7:02 PM
Tu 14 High 7:25 AM 3.0 7:30 AM Rise 1:00 AM 50
14 Low 4:59 PM 0.3 7:01 PM Set 3:18 PM
W 15 High 9:34 AM 2.8 7:31 AM Rise 2:04 AM 39
15 Low 5:56 PM 0.5 7:00 PM Set 3:56 PM
Th 16 High 1:00 AM 2.3 7:31 AM Rise 3:05 AM 29
16 Low 5:33 AM 2.3 6:59 PM Set 4:29 PM
16 High 11:14 AM 2.8
16 Low 6:39 PM 0.6
F 17 High 1:06 AM 2.3 7:32 AM Rise 4:03 AM 20
17 Low 6:39 AM 1.8 6:58 PM Set 4:59 PM
17 High 12:25 PM 2.8
17 Low 7:12 PM 0.9
Sa 18 High 1:16 AM 2.6 7:32 AM Rise 4:58 AM 13
18 Low 7:27 AM 1.4 6:57 PM Set 5:27 PM
18 High 1:22 PM 2.7
18 Low 7:39 PM 1.2
Su 19 High 1:26 AM 2.7 7:33 AM Rise 5:51 AM 7
19 Low 8:07 AM 0.9 6:57 PM Set 5:54 PM
19 High 2:13 PM 2.6
19 Low 8:00 PM 1.5
M 20 High 1:35 AM 2.8 7:34 AM Rise 6:45 AM 2
20 Low 8:43 AM 0.5 6:56 PM Set 6:22 PM
20 High 2:58 PM 2.4
20 Low 8:18 PM 1.8
Tu 21 High 1:46 AM 3.0 7:34 AM Rise 7:38 AM 0
21 Low 9:16 AM 0.3 6:55 PM Set 6:51 PM
21 High 3:41 PM 2.3
21 Low 8:33 PM 2.0
W 22 High 2:00 AM 3.2 7:35 AM Rise 8:33 AM 0
22 Low 9:48 AM 0.0 6:54 PM Set 7:24 PM
22 High 4:23 PM 2.2
22 Low 8:46 PM 2.1
Th 23 High 2:19 AM 3.3 7:35 AM Rise 9:29 AM 1
23 Low 10:21 AM 0.0 6:53 PM Set 8:01 PM
23 High 5:07 PM 2.1
23 Low 8:58 PM 2.3
F 24 High 2:43 AM 3.3 7:36 AM Rise 10:26 AM 4
24 Low 10:59 AM 0.0 6:52 PM Set 8:43 PM
24 High 5:57 PM 2.0
24 Low 9:08 PM 2.3
Sa 25 High 3:13 AM 3.3 7:37 AM Rise 11:21 AM 9
25 Low 11:42 AM 0.0 6:51 PM Set 9:30 PM
Su 26 High 3:49 AM 3.3 7:37 AM Rise 12:15 PM 15
26 Low 12:35 PM 0.2 6:50 PM Set 10:22 PM
M 27 High 4:32 AM 3.2 7:38 AM Rise 1:04 PM 22
27 Low 1:38 PM 0.3 6:49 PM Set 11:18 PM
Tu 28 High 5:26 AM 2.9 7:39 AM Rise 1:49 PM 31
28 Low 2:47 PM 0.3 6:49 PM
W 29 High 6:40 AM 2.8 7:39 AM Set 12:17 AM 40
29 Low 3:53 PM 0.3 6:48 PM Rise 2:29 PM
29 High 11:50 PM 2.1
Th 30 Low 2:55 AM 2.4 7:40 AM Set 1:17 AM 50
30 High 8:21 AM 2.7 6:47 PM Rise 3:05 PM
30 Low 4:49 PM 0.5
30 High 11:49 PM 2.2
F 31 Low 4:42 AM 2.1 7:41 AM Set 2:18 AM 60
31 High 10:03 AM 2.6 6:46 PM Rise 3:39 PM
31 Low 5:36 PM 0.6
31 High 11:59 PM 2.3
Weather / Marine Zone Forecast
MARINE WEATHER - 3NM NNE Tampa Bay FL
Marine Zone Forecast
TodayEast winds around 5 knots, becoming west 5 to 10 knots late. Bay and inland waters smooth. Scattered showers and thunderstorms this afternoon.
TonightNorthwest winds around 5 knots, becoming southeast after midnight. Bay and inland waters smooth. Scattered showers and thunderstorms in the evening.
WednesdayEast winds around 5 knots, becoming west 5 to 10 knots in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters smooth. scattered showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon.
Wednesday NightNorth winds around 5 knots, becoming east after midnight. Bay and inland waters smooth. Scattered showers and thunderstorms in the evening.
ThursdaySoutheast winds around 5 knots, becoming west 5 to 10 knots in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters light chop. scattered showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon.
Thursday NightNorthwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters light chop. Scattered showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then isolated showers after midnight.
FridaySouthwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters light chop. Scattered showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon.
Friday NightNorthwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters light chop. Scattered showers and thunderstorms, mainly in the evening.
SaturdayNorth winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming west in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters light chop. Scattered showers and thunderstorms.
winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.
