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Subject: | Sabine/Neches Daily Update | Date: | Friday, April 01, 2011 | Priority: | Normal | Notice: | PILOT/TRAFFIC ADVISORIES:
***SPECIAL NOTICE UPDATE CHANGE***
Beginning March 16, 2011 through June 16, 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.
VESSEL TRAFFIC STARTED INBOUND 0500/1ST WITH ONE DAYLIGHT RESTRICTED VESSEL AND A LNG VESSEL. ONE DAYLIGHT RESTRICTED VESSEL IS SCHEDULED FOR OUTBOUND TRANSIT APPROX 1100/1ST.
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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 0500-1100 Hrs Oil Tanking 0500-1130 Hrs Sun Terminal 0500-1200 Hrs Chevron 0500-1200 Hrs Motiva Pt. Neches 0500-1300 Hrs Total 0500-1330 Hrs
(OUTBOUND)
ExxonMobil 0600-1430 Hrs Oil Tanking 0600-1500 Hrs Sun Terminal 0600-1530 Hrs Chevron 0600-1530 Hrs Motiva Pt. Neches 0600-1630 Hrs Total 0600-1630 Hrs Fina Anchorage 0600-1700 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
An absolute gorgeous day outside today with sunny skies, virtually no clouds, cooler and drier air in place in the area today. Tonight, we'll see lows back in the middle 50's with highs back near 80. We will not see the high humidity back in place until late tomorrow as winds switch back in from the south.
Highs temps for the next few afternoons will be near 80, lows temps will slowly climb back into the 60's for Saturday and Sunday morning. Only a slight chance of a brief shower or thunderstorms especially in the lakes (20%) as a cool front stalls and bounces north as warm front.
Another stronger cold front arrives Monday later in the day giving us excellent rain chances at 70-80%, some thunderstorms may be strong to even severe like yesterday's event. Depending on the timing and speed of the system, there may be some linger showers and storms early Tuesday morning.
Thereafter, much cooler and drier air arrives beginning Tuesday with lows in the middle 50's, and highs only into the upper 60's.
Wednesday looks to be the coolest with lows dipping back into the upper 40's Wednesday morning and highs into the 65 under sunny skies.
Short Term Forecast
Triangle Tonight: Clear and cool...no rainfall forecasted. Low near: 54. Winds: SW < 5 mph.
Triangle Friday: Mostly sunny & pleasant...no rainfall forecasted. High near: 80. Winds: South 5-15 mph.
Lakes Tonight: Clear and cool...no rainfall forecasted. Low near: 51. Winds: calm
Lakes Friday: Sunny to mostly sunny & pleasant...no rainfall forecasted. High near: 80. Winds: SSE 5-10 mph.
Extended Forecast
Saturday: Partly cloudy & warmer...20% rainfall forecasted. Low near: 61. High near: 80. Winds: SE 5-16 mph.
Sunday: Morning cloudiness becoming partly cloudy with a 10% chance of light showers, warm & breezy...10% rainfall forecasted. Low near: 66. High near: 82. Winds: SSE 10-20 mph.
Monday: Increasing clouds, warm & humid, windy...70% chance of shower and storms late. 1/4 - 1" rainfall forecasted. Low near: 70. High near: 80. Winds: S 15-25 mph.
Tuesday: 50% morning rain and cloudy, late afternoon clearing, cooler & breezy...1/4" rainfall forecasted. Low near: 56. High near: 68. Winds: NW 10-20 mph.
Wednesday: Sunny & pleasant...no rainfall forecasted. Low near: 49. High near: 65. Winds: East/SE 5-15 mph.
Thursday: Partly sunny, mild...no rainfall forecasted. Low near: 53. High near: 71. Winds: SSW 6-16 mph. | Notice posted on Friday, April 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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