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LOUISIANA MARITIME ASSOCIATION
DAILY REPORT
————————————————————LOWER MISSISSIPPI RIVER (LMR) NAVIGATION CONDITIONS
LMR is open to navigation with the following notices: October 9, 2018 and until further notice: Due to a partially submerged towing vessel, All vessels are directed to transit from MM 140.5 - MM141.4 AHP at slowest safe speed to minimize wake and proceed with caution. (Click here) October 12, 2018: Due to a crane being stuck under the Sunshine Bridge alternate (west bank) span; the alternate span is closed to all traffic. The main channel span remains open.
Daily LMR River Stage 5-Day Predictions Information from NOAA as of 1031 hours on 10/11/2018.
All stage forecasts include 48 hours of future rainfall.
Today’s LMR Stages at Baton Rouge and New Orleans
Location Time Stage Forecast
Baton Rouge 0600 27.48 Steady
New Orleans 0600 9.86 Steady
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RIVER STAGE FORECASTS STATION FS 6AM 24HR ....F O R E C A S T..... STG CHG 1012 1013 1014 1015 1016
RED RIVER LNDG 48 43.4 +0.1 43.6 43.5 43.1 42.6 42.1BATON ROUGE 35 27.5 -0.1 27.5 27.6 27.6 27.2 26.7DONALDSONVILLE 27 18.6 -0.1 18.7 18.7 18.7 18.5 18.2RESERVE 22 14.2 -0.2 14.3 14.4 14.4 14.3 14.2NEW ORLEANS /17/ 10.2 -0.4 10.2 10.3 10.4 10.3 10.2
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2018 Hurricane Season Gulf of Mexico (Updated Daily) (Source: 2018 StormGeo, Inc)
Active Systems
Leslie Hurricane Leslie is located about 480 miles to the south-southwest of the Azores. It is moving to the east-northeast at 28 mph. Maximum winds are near 90 mph. Leslie will remain a hurricane over the next day or two as it continues on a track to the east-northeast. Leslie will pass north of Madeira, then turn back to the west and affect the Canary Islands next week. The system will likely weaken to a remnant low next week. Michael Extratropical Storm Michael is located 185 miles east-northeast of Norfolk, VA as of 5 AM EDT. It is moving to the northeast at 29 mph. Maximum winds are near 65 mph. Michael will continue to accelerate to the northeast into the North Atlantic over the next few days. Nadine Tropical Storm Nadine is located about 740 miles west of the Cabo Verde Islands. It is moving to the west-northwest near 8 mph. Maximum sustained winds are near 50 mph. Nadine will weaken over the next few days and will dissipate this weekend. It is not expected to affect any land areas. Other Disturbances / Areas to Watch Disturbance 49 is located along 81W. it is moving to the west near 12 mph. It may interact with the monsoon trough over the southwestern Caribbean over the next few days. Environmental conditions are expected to be marginal for development over the weekend and into early next week. There is a 20 percent chance of development. Any system that develops will move into Central America early next week. There are no indications that this potential system would move toward the northern Gulf of Mexico. Disturbance 48 is located along 60W. It is moving to the west near 16 mph. No tropical development is expected as it moves across the Caribbean. It will enhance shower and thunderstorm activity across the Lesser Antilles for today. Thunderstorms have redeveloped across the Bay of Campeche this morning. However, there is no definable rotation or disturbance in the Bay of Campeche this morning. Disturbance 52 has been removed from our analysis as a result.
Name Max Wind Classification Lat LonLeslie 90 mph Category 1 31.9N 31.0W
Michael 65 mph Extratropical Storm 38.0N 73.1WNadine 50 mph Tropical Storm 15.2N 35.5W
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Lower Mississippi River Ship Pilots Report
LAMA Pilot Reminder: Regulated Navigation Area - Avoid Loss of Propulsion MSIB (Click here).
Today’s River Stages
PILOT ASSOCIATION
PILOT AREA MAXIMUM FW
DRAFT
RESTRICTIONS IN PLACE
Federal Pilots SWP to MM 233.5 AHOP 45’ Draft Restrictions - NoneOther - None.
BAR PIlots SWP to Pilottown (MM 1.9) AHOP
47’ Draft Restrictions - NoneOther - None
Crescent River Port Pilots
MM 1.9 to MM 104.7 AHOP 47’ Draft Restrictions - NoneGeneral Anchorage - (Click here)
NOBRA Pilots MM 104.7 to MM 180.0 AHOP
47’ Draft Restrictions - None Reserve Anchorage - (Click here)
NOBRA PIlots MM 180.0 to MM 233.5 AHOP
45’ Draft Restrictions - NoneCarrollton Gauge Above 7’ -
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Today’s LOWER MISSISSIPPI RIVER STAGES (In Feet)
River Mile (AHOP) Today’s Stage 24-Hour Change
Red River Landing 302.4 43.47 0.10
Baton Rouge (Port Allen)
228.4 27.48 0.02
Donaldsonville 175.4 18.40 (0.18)
Reserve 138.7 13.87 (0.35)
Bonnet Carre 127.1 12.59 (0.36)
New Orleans (Carrollton)
102.8 9.86 (0.44)
Alliance 62.5 5.76 (0.48)
Venice 10.7 2.23 (0.43)
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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. http://www.mvn.usace.army.mil/Missions/Engineering/Geospatial-Section/MRNB_2015/MRNB_2015_Map.aspx
Today’s GIWW Lock Status
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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
95.7 Carrollton (New Orleans)
171.0 9.86 161.14 49.12
Crescent City Upper
95.8 Carrollton (New Orleans)
171.0 9.86 161.14 49.12
Huey P Long
106.1 Carrollton (New Orleans)
152.3 9.86 142.44 43.42
Hale Boggs Luling
121.6 Reserve 158.0 13.87 144.13 43.93
Gramercy 145.9 Reserve 164.0 13.87 150.13 45.76
Sunshine Bridge
167.4 Donaldsonville 171.0 18.40 152.60 46.51
Baton Rouge I-10
229.3 Port Allen (Baton Rouge)
174.0 27.48 146.52 44.66
Baton Rouge Hwy 90/RR
233.9 Port Allen (Baton Rouge)
111.0 27.48 83.52 25.46
Lock Name Average Processing in Minutes (Past 24
Hours)
Average Delay in Minutes (Past 4
Hours)
Average Delay in Minutes (Past 24
Hours)
Algiers 36 1445 1644
Harvey 31 85 98
Inner Harbor Navigation Canal
43 29 153
Port Allen 52 18 31
Last Update (EDT) 0800 (EDT) 10/12/2018
(Same) (Same)
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NOAA Southwest Pass Tides (Updated Daily) (All Times Local)
NOTE: The “Pred” (Prediction) is shown in ‘feet’.
Today’s NOAA “Ports” Information
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Lower Mississippi River PORTS, NOAA/NOS 2018-10-12 07:16 CDT
----------------------------Water Levels (above MLLW)---------------------------Carrollton-LWRP 8.4 ft, Steady Pilottown 1.1 ft, FallingPilots St. East 1.5 ft, Falling --------------------------------------Winds------------------------------------- Spd Dir Gusts Spd Dir GustsPilottown 5 kn NNE 7 Pilots St. East 14 kn NNE 17----------------------------Air and Water Temperature--------------------------- Air Water Air WaterCarrollton-LWRP 77 °F Pilottown 68 °F 78 °FPilots St. East 71 °F 78 °F -------------------------------Barometric Pressure------------------------------Pilottown 1015 mb Rising Pilots St. East 1016 mb Rising -----------------Air Gap/Bridge Clearance (above water surface)-----------------Huey P. Long Bridge 142.4 ft, Stdy. Crescent City 161.0 ft, Stdy.------------------Currents (F)lood, (S)lack, (E)bb, towards °T------------------ Spd Dir Spd DirPort Allen 1.7 kn (E), 210.0°T First Street Wharf 1.6 kn (E), 75.0°T
Date Day Time Pred&High/Low
2018/10/12 Fri 08:54 0.53 L2018/10/12 Fri 23:30 1.89 H2018/10/13 Sat 10:03 0.49 L2018/10/14 Sun 00:07 1.91 H2018/10/14 Sun 11:07 0.47 L2018/10/15 Mon 00:49 1.89 H2018/10/15 Mon 12:07 0.48 L2018/10/16 Tue 01:35 1.83 H2018/10/16 Tue 13:01 0.50 L2018/10/17 Wed 02:29 1.76 H2018/10/17 Wed 13:49 0.55 L2018/10/18 Thu 03:37 1.66 H2018/10/18 Thu 14:30 0.62 L2018/10/19 Fri 05:07 1.56 H2018/10/19 Fri 15:02 0.72 L
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Today’s 3-Day SWP Weather Forecast
Today’s 10-Day Weather Forecast
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4444 AM EDT Fri Oct 12 2018
.TODAY...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.TONIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft, building to 3 to 5 ft early in the morning.
.SUN...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
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LMR 28-Day River Stage Predictions (Updated Daily) (Provided by the NWS) (As of 1040 on 10/11/2018)
(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)
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DATE ARSA4 GEEM6 VCKM6 NTZM6 RRLL1 BTRL1 DONL1 RRVL1 NORL1
10-12-18 24.1 35.9 33.2 41.2 43.6 27.5 18.7 14.3 10.210-13-18 23.1 34.8 32.3 40.7 43.5 27.6 18.7 14.4 10.310-14-18 22.5 34.0 31.5 40.0 43.1 27.6 18.7 14.4 10.410-15-18 22.3 33.7 30.8 39.3 42.6 27.2 18.5 14.3 10.310-16-18 22.4 33.7 30.4 38.7 42.1 26.7 18.2 14.2 10.210-17-18 22.6 33.9 30.3 38.2 41.7 26.3 18.0 14.1 10.110-18-18 23.0 34.2 30.5 38.2 41.3 25.9 17.6 13.8 10.010-19-18 23.5 34.7 30.6 38.3 41.2 25.6 17.3 13.6 9.810-20-18 23.9 35.2 30.9 38.6 41.3 25.4 17.1 13.5 9.710-21-18 24.4 35.7 31.1 38.7 41.5 25.5 17.1 13.4 9.710-22-18 24.9 36.2 31.3 38.9 41.7 25.6 17.1 13.4 9.710-23-18 25.2 36.5 31.5 39.0 41.7 25.8 17.3 13.4 9.610-24-18 25.5 36.9 31.7 39.2 41.8 25.9 17.4 13.5 9.710-25-18 25.5 37.0 31.8 39.3 41.9 26.0 17.5 13.6 9.710-26-18 24.9 36.6 31.8 39.4 42.0 26.1 17.6 13.7 9.810-27-18 23.7 35.4 31.8 39.4 42.1 26.2 17.7 13.8 9.910-28-18 23.0 34.2 31.3 39.4 42.1 26.3 17.7 13.8 9.910-29-18 22.3 33.3 30.4 39.2 42.2 26.3 17.8 13.8 9.910-30-18 21.7 32.5 29.7 38.7 42.0 26.4 17.8 13.8 9.910-31-18 21.1 31.8 29.1 37.9 41.6 26.2 17.7 13.8 9.911-01-18 20.4 31.1 28.5 37.2 41.2 25.8 17.6 13.7 9.811-02-18 19.8 30.5 27.9 36.5 40.7 25.4 17.3 13.5 9.711-03-18 19.2 29.9 27.3 36.0 40.3 24.9 17.0 13.3 9.611-04-18 18.5 29.2 26.7 35.4 39.8 24.5 16.7 13.1 9.511-05-18 17.9 28.7 26.0 34.8 39.4 24.1 16.4 12.9 9.311-06-18 17.3 28.2 25.4 34.3 39.0 23.6 16.1 12.7 9.211-07-18 16.7 27.7 24.9 33.9 38.6 23.3 15.8 12.5 9.011-08-18 16.3 27.2 24.4 33.5 38.3 22.9 15.4 12.3 8.8
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LMR River Crossings Survey Report The following reports are provided by the USACE. (Update Posted 10/05/2018). Below are the latest USACE survey results for the LMR crossings, with updated survey information for the crossing at Medora, Philadelphia, and Fairview.
!
Changes from the previous survey at this location are reflected below.
USCG Navigation Center - Local Notice to Mariners
Edition: Week 41/18, Date: October 11, 2018 USCG Eighth District Gulf Coast LNM - (Click here).
USCG Eighth District Western River LNM - (Click here).
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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 18-004 - Vessels Arriving in the Area Port of New Orleans forBunkering/Stores and Departing Within 24 Hours (Click here) (Posted 10/27/2018)
2. CBP Southern Currents 18-009 - 2018 CBP User Fee Schedule (Click here) (Posted 12/18/2017)
3. CBP Southern Currents 18-013 - 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 18-016 - Electronic Submission of the Export Manifest via the Document Imaging System (DIS) for Interested Carriers (Click here) 02/21/2018
5. CBP Southern Currents 18-017 - Telephone Numbers and Points of Contact for CBP Crewmen / Passenger and Vessel / Aircraft Branch Units in the Port of New Orleans (Click here) 02/21/2018
6. CBP Southern Currents 18-018 - 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) 02/21/2018
7. CBP Southern Currents 18-019 - Automated Commercial Vessel Notice of Arrival Pilot Program (Click here) 02/21/2018
8. CBP Southern Currents 18-021 - Updated CBP Form 6043 [Delivery Ticket] Process(Click here) 03/10/2018
9. CBP Southern Currents 18-022 - CBP Form 3171 Submissions (Click here) 03/13/2018Supersedes Southern Currents No: 17-009 (For Updated Draft —> Click here)
10.CBP Southern Currents 18-023 - CBP Tri-Port Guidance on CBP Form 1300 Submissions(Click here) 03/13/2018 [For Slide Show Instructions (Click here)]
27.CBP Southern Currents 18-025 - Translations Required for Documents Presented to CBP in Foreign Languages (Click here) 04/13/2018 28.CBP Southern Currents 18-028 - Carriers’ and Importers’ Responsibility Relating to Liquid Bulk Cargo Releases (Click here) 05/10/2018 (Supersedes Southern Currents 11-008) 29.CBP Southern Currents 18-030 - CBP Group E-Mail Contacts for Cargo Shipment Information (Click here) 05/30/2018 30.CBP Southern Currents 18-031 - FIRMS Codes for all In-Bond Arrival Facilities (Click here) Posted 05/31/2018 31.CBP Southern Currents 18-035 - Crewmen - Detention Prior to Examination (Click here) Posted 09/14/2018
USCG Marine Safety Information Bulletins 1. MSIB Vol XIII, Issue 089: Watertight Integrity on UTV's, Sept 30, 2013. (Click here) 2. MSIB Vol XIV, Issue 093: Hazmat Training for Vessel Pers, Sept 11, 2014. (Click here) 3. MSIB Vol XV, Issue 062: Mississippi River RNA Vessel Requirements load-limiting and
automatic acceleration limiting programs, published August 21, 2015. (Click here) 4. MSIB Vol XVI, Issue 044: Automatic Identification System (AIS) Installation
Requirements, published March 9, 2016. (Click here) 5. MSIB Vol XVI, Issue 056: Liferaft Facility Information, May 2, 2016. (Click here) 6. MSIB Vol XVII, Issue 002: USA and MTSA Regulated Waterfront Facility Reporting
Process, Published February 09, 2017. (Click here)
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7. MSIB Vol XVII, Issue 033: Required Documentation for Inspected Towing Vessels, Issued 05/15/2018. (Click here) 9. MSIB Vol XVIII, Issue 056: Low Water Baton Rouge 12 Feet and Falling, Issued 08/08/2012. (Click here) 10. MSIB Vol XVIII, Issue 066: Low Water Baton Rouge 16 Feet and Rising, Issued 09/19/2018 (Click here) 11. MSIB Vol XVIII, Issue 067: Carrollton Gauge 8 Feet and Rising, Issued 09/25/2018 (Click here)
National Maritime Intelligence Center - Maritime Piracy Reports Current Issue Posted 12 Oct 2018
1. 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. (10/3/18) (Click here) Posted 10/08/2018.
2. LMR Dredging Update Report of Oct 4, 2018. (Click here) Posted Oct 8, 2018. 3. USCG Port Security Advisory (PSA) 3-17 Conditions of Entry. (Click here) Posted July
25, 2018. 4. Update: ZIKA Virus Advisory for Vessels Destined to China Summary of Information
(Click here) Posted 9/07/2016. 5. LAMA Report: Updated: US Entry of Vessels Trading with Cuba (Click here) Updated
Posted 09/26/2016 6. The Corps’ Mississippi Valley New Orleans (MVN) District’s Lock and Waterway Status
60-Day Forecast (Click here) Update Posted August 28, 2018. 7. The USACE’s 2018 Revetment Schedule and Transit Restrictions Update (Click here)
Posted 08/23/2018.
LAMA Products, Reports, and Services Available
1. Custom Branded AIS Service and 3-D Channel Soundings now available! FREE to all LAMA Members. (Click here for instructions)
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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) [email protected]
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