PILOT/TRAFFIC ADVISORIES:
TWO DAYLIGHT RESTRICTED VESSELS STARTED OUTBOUND TRANSIT AT
0600/26TH. AT THIS TIME, NO DAYLIGHT RESTRICTED VESSELS ARE
SCHEDULED FOR INBOUND TRANSIT THE 26TH.
MAY 3RD – 6TH THE PORT NECHES RIVERFEST WILL BE TAKING PLACE
NEAR PORT NECHES PARK. THERE WILL BE CHANNEL CLOSURES DURING
THE WEEKEND FOR BOAT RACES. THE CLOSURE TIMES WILL BE ADVISED
AS THE EVENT GETS CLOSER. THE TERMINALS AFFECTED BY THIS WILL
BE OILTANKING PORT NECHES, CHEVRON, SUN, OILTANKING BEAUMONT,
MARTIN, EXXONMOBIL AND THE PORT OF BEAUMONT.
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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 0500-1130 Hrs
Oil Tanking 0500-1200 Hrs
Sun Terminal 0500-1230 Hrs
Chevron 0500-1230 Hrs
Motiva Pt. Neches 0500-1330 Hrs
Total 0500-1400 Hrs
(OUTBOUND)
ExxonMobil 0600-1500 Hrs
Oil Tanking 0600-1530 Hrs
Sun Terminal 0600-1600 Hrs
Chevron 0600-1600 Hrs
Motiva Pt. Neches 0600-1700 Hrs
Total 0600-1700 Hrs
Fina Anchorage 0600-1730 Hrs
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CHANNEL DRAFT:MAX.40FT FW.
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AIRDRAFT :MAX. 136FT AT 40FT FW.(THREE BRIDGES)
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TERMINALS REQUIRING AIRDRAFT RESTRICTION:
PORT OF PORT ARTHUR
PABTEX/GLOBAL
PORT OF ORANGE
TOTAL
HUNTSMAN
OILTANKING-PT NECHES
UNOCAL/CHEVRON
OILTANKING-BEAUMONT
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
We'll continue with another partly cloudy day with high temps back into the lower 80's. The lakes will be even warmer with highs back up into the middle 80's perhaps as high as 86.<span-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#5A5A5A">
For tonight, a few extra low clouds with lows dropping back into the upper 60's.<span-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#5A5A5A">
For the next several days, including the weekend we'll have highs back into the lower to middle 80's and lows in the upper 60's.<span-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#5A5A5A">
Next week, low temps in the morning warm up into the low 70's with a nice humid tropical airmass. Highs will back into the low 80's.<span-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#5A5A5A">
Rain chances remain nearly non-existent for most of the forecast period. With only just a slight chance of rain early next week at 20%.<span-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#5A5A5A">
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Andy Collins, Operations Manager
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