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1 LOUISIANA MARITIME ASSOCIATION DAILY REPORT LOWER MISSISSIPPI RIVER (LMR) NAVIGATION CONDITIONS LMR is open to navigation with the following notices: VTS Measure: Sept 6-20, MM , One-way traffic due to dredging Ops (Click here) VTS Measure: Sept 10-17, MM , One-way traffic due to RORO Ops (Click here) Today s LMR Stages at Baton Rouge and New Orleans Location Time Stage Forecast Baton Rouge Falling New Orleans Falling Daily LMR River Stage 5-Day Predictions Information from NOAA as of 1037 hours on 09/09/2018. All stage forecasts include 48 hours of future rainfall. RIVER STAGE FORECASTS STATION FS 6AM 24HR...F O R E C A S T... STG CHG RED RIVER LNDG BATON ROUGE DONALDSONVILLE 27 E6.2 MSG RESERVE NEW ORLEANS /17/ LAMA Daily Report 1

2 2018 Hurricane Season Gulf of Mexico (Updated Daily) (Source: 2018 StormGeo, Inc) Active Systems Name Max Wind Classification Lat Lon Florence 105 mph Category N 59.0W Helene 85 mph Category N 28.6W Isaac 75 mph Category N 42.6W Florence Hurricane Florence is centered about 1300 miles to the east-southeast of Cape Fear, North Carolina. Our forecast takes Florence northwestward and inland into the North Carolina coast Thursday evening as a category 3 hurricane. Florence is forecast to slow down after moving inland Friday into next weekend and may cause a major inland flood event across portions of North Carolina and southern Virginia. Please see our latest advisory on your StormGeo web portal for further details. (Click here) Helene Hurricane Helene is located in the far eastern Atlantic about 300 miles to the west of the southern Cape Verde Islands. Helene should track out to sea to the northwest and turn to the north in 3 days. Helene is forecast to pass to the west of the Azores next weekend. Isaac Hurricane Isaac is centered about 1225 miles to the east of Martinique. Isaac is forecast to track westward over the next few days and track near Dominica and Guadeloupe on Thursday morning as a hurricane or strong tropical storm. Isaac will encounter increasing wind shear after entering the Caribbean and will weaken to a remnant low in the central Caribbean next weekend. Please see our latest advisory on your StormGeo web portal for further details. (Click here) Other Disturbances / Areas to Watch Disturbance 37 is located over the northwestern Caribbean. The disturbance is producing a large area of heavy squalls across the northwest Caribbean, but there are no indications of a circulation center developing. The disturbance will move into the south-central Gulf on Tuesday then track slowly northward and into the Texas coast by Thursday or Friday. Some model guidance indicates slow development over the western Gulf while others show no development. The system will produce squalls with wind gusts to mph across portions of the northwest Gulf on Wednesday into Thursday. The disturbance may bring heavy rain to the Texas coast by Thursday into Friday. The chance of this disturbance developing into a tropical depression or tropical storm has increased from 20 percent to 30 percent. An area of non-tropical low pressure is forecast to develop several hundred miles to the west-southwest of the Azores by the middle of this week. Some slow subtropical or tropical development is possible with the system late this week as it moves to the southwest. The chance of tropical development is estimated at near 40 percent. The system is forecast to meander out to the east of Bermuda next weekend and not affect any land areas. LAMA Daily Report 2

3 Lower Mississippi River Ship Pilots Report PILOT ASSOCIATION PILOT AREA MAXIMUM FW DRAFT RESTRICTIONS IN PLACE Federal Pilots SWP to MM AHOP 45 Draft Restrictions - None Other - None. BAR PIlots SWP to Pilottown (MM 1.9) AHOP 47 Draft Restrictions - None Other - None Crescent River Port Pilots MM 1.9 to MM AHOP 47 Draft Restrictions - None General Anchorage - (Click here) NOBRA Pilots MM to MM AHOP NOBRA PIlots MM to MM AHOP 47 Draft Restrictions - None Reserve Anchorage - (Click here) 45 Draft Restrictions - None Carrollton Gauge Above 7 - (Click here) LAMA Pilot Reminder: Regulated Navigation Area - Avoid Loss of Propulsion MSIB (Click here). Today s River Stages Today s LOWER MISSISSIPPI RIVER STAGES (In Feet) River Mile (AHOP) Today s Stage 24-Hour Change Red River Landing Baton Rouge (Port Allen) Donaldsonville Reserve Bonnet Carre New Orleans (Carrollton) Alliance Venice (0.12) LAMA Daily Report 3

4 TODAY S LMR BRIDGE AIR GAPS Bridge Name River Mile (AHOP) Reference Gauge Max Vertical Clearance (Feet) Today s Gauge Reading (Ft) Today s Air Gap (Feet) Today s Air Gap (Meters) Crescent City Lower Crescent City Upper Huey P Long 95.7 Carrollton (New Orleans) 95.8 Carrollton (New Orleans) Carrollton (New Orleans) Hale Boggs Luling Reserve Gramercy Reserve Sunshine Bridge Donaldsonville Baton Rouge I Port Allen (Baton Rouge) Baton Rouge Hwy 90/RR Port Allen (Baton Rouge) Max Vertical Clearances as listed in 2015 USACE Mississippi River Navigation Chart Folio, 63rd Edition (Except HPL-The HPL Bridge air-gap in this formula is measured from the Low-Steel of the Main Navigation Channel Span. Today s GIWW Lock Status Lock Name Average Processing in Minutes (Past 24 Hours) Average Delay in Minutes (Past 4 Hours) Average Delay in Minutes (Past 24 Hours) Algiers Harvey Inner Harbor Navigation Canal Port Allen 60 NA 7 Last Update (EDT) 0845 (EDT) 09/10/2018 (Same) (Same) LAMA Daily Report 4

5 NOAA Southwest Pass Tides (Updated Daily) (All Times Local) Date Day Time Pred&High/Low 2018/09/10 Mon 11: H 2018/09/10 Mon 19: L 2018/09/11 Tue 00: H 2018/09/11 Tue 04: L 2018/09/11 Tue 12: H 2018/09/11 Tue 18: L 2018/09/11 Tue 23: H 2018/09/12 Wed 06: L 2018/09/12 Wed 23: H 2018/09/13 Thu 08: L 2018/09/14 Fri 00: H 2018/09/14 Fri 10: L 2018/09/15 Sat 01: H 2018/09/15 Sat 12: L 2018/09/16 Sun 01: H 2018/09/16 Sun 13: L NOTE: The Pred (Prediction) is shown in feet. Today s NOAA Ports Information Lower Mississippi River PORTS, NOAA/NOS :52 CDT Water Levels (above MLLW) Carrollton-LWRP 2.4 ft, Steady Pilottown 0.9 ft, Rising Pilots St. East 2.0 ft, Rising Winds Spd Dir Gusts Spd Dir Gusts Pilottown 5 kn SW 6 Pilots St. East 4 kn SW Air and Water Temperature Air Water Air Water Carrollton-LWRP 84 F Pilottown 85 F 84 F Pilots St. East 83 F 84 F Barometric Pressure Pilottown 1013 mb Rising Pilots St. East 1014 mb Rising Air Gap/Bridge Clearance (above water surface) Huey P. Long Bridge ft, Stdy. Crescent City ft, Stdy Currents (F)lood, (S)lack, (E)bb, towards T Spd Dir Spd Dir Port Allen 1.4 kn (E), T First Street Wharf 0.8 kn (E), 78.0 T LAMA Daily Report 5

6 Today s 3-Day SWP Weather Forecast 441 AM EDT Mon Sep TODAY...SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms..tonight...se to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms..tue...se winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms..tue NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms..wed...e to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft..wed NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Today s 10-Day Weather Forecast LAMA Daily Report 6

7 LMR 28-Day River Stage Predictions (Updated Daily) (Provided by the NWS) (As of 1042 on 09/09/2018) DATE ARSA4 GEEM6 VCKM6 NTZM6 RRLL1 BTRL1 DONL1 RRVL1 NORL (1) All stage forecasts include 48 hours of future rainfall from the posted date. (2) Red River Landing (RRLL1), Baton Rouge (BRRL1), Donaldsonville (DONL1) Reserve (RRVL1), New Orleans (NORL1) LAMA Daily Report 7

8 ! LMR River Crossings Survey Report The following reports are provided by the USACE. (Update Posted 09/07/2018). Below are the latest USACE survey results for the LMR crossings, with updated survey information for the crossings at Rich Bend and Belmont. Changes from the previous surveys at these locations are reflected below. LAMA Daily Report 8

9 2018 USCBP Southern Currents Information Note: LAMA Members - Southern Currents issued prior to 2018 can be found in the Tools/ Documents section of the LAMA Website (Click here) 1. CBP Southern Currents Vessels Arriving in the Area Port of New Orleans for Bunkering/Stores and Departing Within 24 Hours (Click here) (Posted 10/27/2018) 2. CBP Southern Currents CBP User Fee Schedule (Click here) (Posted 12/18/2017) 3. CBP Southern Currents Telephone Numbers and Points of Contacts for CBP Cargo Enforcement Units in the Port of New Orleans (Click here) (Posted 01/25/2018) 4. CBP Southern Currents Electronic Submission of the Export Manifest via the Document Imaging System (DIS) for Interested Carriers (Click here) 02/21/ CBP Southern Currents Telephone Numbers and Points of Contact for CBP Crewmen / Passenger and Vessel / Aircraft Branch Units in the Port of New Orleans (Click here) 02/21/ CBP Southern Currents Automation Pilot of CBP Form 3171 Application Permit Special License Unlading Lading Overtime Services Submission, Review and Approval Process in the Port of New Orleans (Click here) 02/21/ CBP Southern Currents Automated Commercial Vessel Notice of Arrival Pilot Program (Click here) 02/21/ CBP Southern Currents Updated CBP Form 6043 [Delivery Ticket] Process (Click here) 03/10/ CBP Southern Currents CBP Form 3171 Submissions (Click here) 03/13/2018 Supersedes Southern Currents No: (For Updated Draft > Click here) 10. CBP Southern Currents CBP Tri-Port Guidance on CBP Form 1300 Submissions (Click here) 03/13/2018 [For Slide Show Instructions (Click here)] 27.CBP Southern Currents Translations Required for Documents Presented to CBP in Foreign Languages (Click here) 04/13/ CBP Southern Currents Carriers and Importers Responsibility Relating to Liquid Bulk Cargo Releases (Click here) 05/10/2018 (Supersedes Southern Currents ) 29.CBP Southern Currents CBP Group Contacts for Cargo Shipment Information (Click here) 05/30/ CBP Southern Currents FIRMS Codes for all In-Bond Arrival Facilities (Click here) Posted 05/31/ CBP Southern Currents Blanket Delay in Departure TS Gordon (Click here) Posted 09/05/2018 USCG Marine Safety Information Bulletins 1. MSIB Vol XIII, Issue 089: Watertight Integrity on UTV's, Sept 30, (Click here) 2. MSIB Vol XIV, Issue 093: Hazmat Training for Vessel Pers, Sept 11, (Click here) 3. MSIB Vol XV, Issue 062: Mississippi River RNA Vessel Requirements load-limiting and automatic acceleration limiting programs, published August 21, (Click here) 4. MSIB Vol XVI, Issue 044: Automatic Identification System (AIS) Installation Requirements, published March 9, (Click here) 5. MSIB Vol XVI, Issue 056: Liferaft Facility Information, May 2, (Click here) 6. MSIB Vol XVII, Issue 002: USA and MTSA Regulated Waterfront Facility Reporting Process, Published February 09, (Click here) LAMA Daily Report 9

10 7. Federal Register - Conditions of Entry for Vessels Arriving From Micronesia, Effective September 5, (Click here) Posted 08/23/ MSIB Vol XVII, Issue 033: Required Documentation for Inspected Towing Vessels, Issued 05/15/2018. (Click here) 9. MSIB Vol XVIII, Issue 055: Low Water Baton Rouge 13 Feet and Falling, Issued 08/01/2018. (Click here) 10. MSIB Vol XVIII, Issue 056: Low Water Baton Rouge 12 Feet and Falling, Issued 08/08/2012. (Click here) National Maritime Intelligence Center - Maritime Piracy Reports Current Issue 29 August Piracy Analysis and Warning Weekly PAWW - (Click here) 2. Worldwide Threat to Shipping WTS - (Click here) Louisiana Maritime Association (LAMA) Reports 1. LAMA USACE LMR Maintenance Forum Meeting Report. (08/01/2018) (Click here) Posted 08/02/ LMR Dredging Update Report of Sept 4, (Click here) Posted Sept 5, USCG Port Security Advisory (PSA) 3-17 Conditions of Entry. (Click here) Posted July 25, Update: ZIKA Virus Advisory for Vessels Destined to China Summary of Information (Click here) Posted 9/07/ LAMA Report: US Entry of Vessels Trading with Cuba (Click here) Posted 11/09/ The Corps Mississippi Valley New Orleans (MVN) District s Lock and Waterway Status 60-Day Forecast (Click here) Update Posted August 28, The USACE s 2018 Revetment Schedule and Transit Restrictions Update (Click here) Posted 08/23/2018. LAMA Products and Services Available 1. Custom Branded AIS Service and 3-D Channel Soundings now available! FREE to all LAMA Members. (Click here for instructions) Federal Partners Contact Information > (Click Here) Upcoming Scheduled Events of Interest and Items of Interest 1. None. Sincerely, "Capt Ron" Ronald W. Branch, CAPT. USCG (Ret.) President Louisiana Maritime Association (LAMA) Ron.Branch@louisianamaritime.org Desk: (504) Cell: (330) Website: The Watch Stander LAMA Daily Report 10