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Subject: | Sabine/Neches Channel Closed due to FOG | Date: | Tuesday, February 01, 2011 | Priority: | Normal | Notice: | PILOT/TRAFFIC ADVISORIES:
***SPECIAL NOTICE UPDATE***
Beginning March 1, 2011 through May 31, 2011 TXDOT will conduct maintenance on the MLK/Gulf Gate Bridge. Maximum air draft for ALL VESSELS transiting the Sabine/Neches waterway will be reduced to 134ft.
AS OF 2307/31ST THE SABINE PILOTS SUSPENDED SERVICE AND THE CHANNEL CLOSED DUE TO DENSE FOG AND REMAINS CLOSED AT THIS TIME. THE PILOTS ARE WATCHING A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM MOVING INTO THE AREA AND WILL RESUME SERVICE AFTER IT PASSES, IF CONDITIONS ALLOW.
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Vessels that meet one of the following criteria are considered daylight restricted.
85,000 Dead Weight or over 875 ft Length Over All or over 125 ft Beam or over Please find the following updated daylight restriction times from the Sabine Pilots for the Sabine/Neches Channel.
(INBOUND)
ExxonMobil 0500-0930 Hrs Oil Tanking 0500-1000 Hrs Sun Terminal 0500-1030 Hrs Chevron 0500-1030 Hrs Motiva Pt. Neches 0500-1130 Hrs Total 0500-1200 Hrs
(OUTBOUND)
ExxonMobil 0600-1300 Hrs Oil Tanking 0600-1330 Hrs Sun Terminal 0600-1400 Hrs Chevron 0600-1400 Hrs Motiva Pt. Neches 0600-1500 Hrs Total 0600-1500 Hrs Fina Anchorage 0600-1530 Hrs *********************** CHANNEL DRAFT:MAX.40FT FW. *********************** AIRDRAFT :MAX. 136FT AT 40FT FW.(THREE BRIDGES) *************************************************
TERMINALS REQUIRING AIRDRAFT RESTRICTION:
PORT OF PORT ARTHUR PABTEX/GLOBAL PORT OF ORANGE TOTAL HUNTSMAN MOTIVA-PT NECHES UNOCAL/CHEVRON OIL TANKING DUPONT TEPPCO EXXONMOBIL REFIN. AND CHEMICAL. PORT OF BEAUMONT
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U.S.C.G ADVISORIES: YELLOW/ELEVATED - MARSEC 1
USCG – clarification re salvage and marine firefighting The US Coast Guard issued a clarification regarding its salvage and marine firefighting requirements for vessel response plans (VRPs) for oil. On September 3, the agency announced that the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) had approved the collection of information associated with those requirements. The announcement also indicated that the requirement would be enforced beginning September 3. The Coast Guard has now clarified that the information collection will be enforced as of February 22, 2011, when the salvage and marine firefighting regulations come into force. 75 Fed. Reg. 55973 (September 15, 2010).
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WEATHER
Forecast Discussion
Near one-hundred percent coverage of rain and thunderstorms is expected today with temperatures FALLING into the lower-forties by the end of the Day. The coldest weather of this season is expected through the end of the week. Wednesday through Thursday, lows will be in the middle-twenties with highs in the middle-thirties to near-forty. Friday, an upper-level disturbance will bring rain to Southeast Texas which will then change over to sleet during the late-afternoon/evening hours and for a short time late Friday Night into the wee hours Saturday, light snow. Warming trend is expected Sunday and Monday with highs bouncing back into the lower- seventies Monday.
Today, 100% coverage of heavy rainfall and thunderstorms (with strong to severe storms possible) during late-morning into the mid-afternoon. One to two inches of rainfall is possible. After the frontal passage, FALLING TEMPERATURES are forecasted. By the end of the day, temperatures may be in the lower-forties. South winds will shift towards the northwest with gusts to twenty-five miles-per-hour.
An extended period of cold weather expected Wednesday through Saturday with the coldest weather of the season...
Wednesday will be very cold and blustery with wind chills in the teens and twenties. Low temperatures will be in the middle-twenties with afternoon highs in the middle-thirties under partly sunny skies. Winds will be from the north and northwest around twenty miles-per-hour.
Thursday will be very cold under partly sunny to mostly cloudy skies. Lows will be in the middle-twenties with afternoon highs in the upper-thirties. North winds will be breezy.
Friday will be quite an interesting day weather-wise across Southeast Texas thanks to a very cold upper-level trough of low pressure moving across the area. Cloudy skies are forecasted. Lows will be in the middle-twenties with highs in the middle-thirties. A forty percent coverage of sleet changing over to light snow late Friday Night into the very early morning hours of Saturday. This will not be like 2008's heavy snow fall and this could very easily change as new data comes in.
Saturday will be cold. Sunny skies are expected. Lows will be in the middle-twenties with afternoon highs in the lower-fifties. Westerly winds are forecasted.
Sunday, mostly sunny skies and warmer temperatures are expected. Lows will be in the middle-thirties with afternoon highs in the lower-sixties. Southerly winds are forecasted.
Monday, partly sunny skies are forecasted with a 20% chance of afternoon showers. Lows will be in the lower-fifties with afternoon highs in the lower-seventies. South to southwesterly winds are forecasted.
Extended Forecast
Wednesday: Becoming partly sunny, much colder, wind chills in the teens and twenties...no precipitation forecasted. Low near: 24 High near: 37 Winds: N-NW 15-22 mph and gusty.
Thursday: Partly sunny to mostly cloudy, cold...no precipitation forecasted. Low near: 26 High near: 38 Winds: N 8-15 mph.
Friday: Cloudy, 40% sleet changing over to light snow Friday Evening into the very early morning hours of Saturday Morning...dusting of snowfall forecasted. Low near: 27 High near: 36 Winds: N 8-15 mph.
Saturday: Sunny, chilly...no precipitation forecasted. Low near: 25 High near: 52 Winds: W 8-15 mph
Sunday: Mostly sunny, warmer...no rainfall forecasted. Low near: 37 High near: 64 Winds: S 6-15 mph.
Monday: Partly sunny, warmer, 20% afternoon showers...1/4" rainfall forecasted. Low near: 53 High near: 73 Winds: S-SW 14-20 mph. | Notice posted on Tuesday, February 01, 2011 | | Disclaimer For quality assurance purposes please note well that while the above information 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. Port précis should always be verified by contacting the corresponding marine department of a particular location for the most up-to-date information.
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