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 Daily Port Update

Subject:Daily Update - Boston
Date:Thursday, September 14, 2023
Priority:Normal
Notice:

 

<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">BOSTON Harbor is at MARSEC Level 1

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<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">BOSTON CBP has noted the following:

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<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Crew changes are being permitted.  Offsigner flights need to be vetted by CBP in advance.

<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> 

<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Shore leave is permitted on a case by case basis by CBP.

<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">There will be no restrictions on services provided to the vessels (techs / etc). They are leaving it up to the individual company to follow their own response plan to determine if they should board a vessel or not.

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<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif;background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow">If you would like updates for all OR other USA ports, the easiest method for reviewing our daily port updates is by visiting: http://ports.moranshipping.com/default.aspx<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">

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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">Sunny, 67°F

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">Feels Like 67° F

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">Today’s High 76°F

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">Wind,   NW 8 mph

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">Humidity 81%

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">Visibility 10.0 mi

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">Pressure 29.98 in

 

Clouds giving way to sun.

 

<span-family:"Courier New";color:black">Synopsis for Massachusetts and Rhode Island coastal waters:<span-family:"Courier New"">

<span-family:"Courier New"">Dry weather returns today and Friday. Rain from Hurricane Lee

<span-family:"Courier New"">arrives Friday evening into Saturday, most likely for eastern MA.

<span-family:"Courier New"">Increased wave heights from Hurricane Lee arrive today with 4-8 ft

<span-family:"Courier New"">seas, increasing to greater than 10-15 ft on the outer waters by

<span-family:"Courier New"">Friday. Saturday Hurricane Lee will continue to bring dangerous seas

<span-family:"Courier New"">and strong winds to the waters. Winds and seas continue to decrease

<span-family:"Courier New"">on Sunday.

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<span-family:"Courier New"">Coastal waters east of Ipswich Bay and the Stellwagen Bank

<span-family:"Courier New"">National Marine Sanctuary:

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<span-family:"Courier New"">..TROPICAL STORM WATCH IN EFFECT...

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<span-family:"Courier New"">.TODAY...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. A slight chance of

<span-family:"Courier New"">showers this morning.

<span-family:"Courier New"">.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 15 to 20 kt after

<span-family:"Courier New"">midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft, building to 4 to 6 ft after midnight.

<span-family:"Courier New"">.FRI...Tropical storm conditions possible. NE winds 15 to 20 kt,

<span-family:"Courier New"">becoming N 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 7 ft, building

<span-family:"Courier New"">to 6 to 8 ft in the afternoon.

<span-family:"Courier New"">.FRI NIGHT...Tropical storm conditions possible. N winds 25 to

<span-family:"Courier New"">30 kt with gusts up to 45 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft, building to 9 to

<span-family:"Courier New"">14 ft after midnight. A chance of showers after midnight with

<span-family:"Courier New"">vsby 1 to 3 NM.

<span-family:"Courier New"">.SAT...Tropical storm conditions possible. N winds 25 to 35 kt,

<span-family:"Courier New"">becoming NW 30 to 35 kt in the afternoon. Gusts up to 50 kt. Seas

<span-family:"Courier New"">15 to 20 ft. Patchy fog. Showers likely. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.

<span-family:"Courier New"">.SAT NIGHT...Tropical storm conditions possible. NW winds 25 to

<span-family:"Courier New"">30 kt with gusts up to 45 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft, subsiding to 7 to

<span-family:"Courier New"">10 ft after midnight. A chance of showers in the evening with

<span-family:"Courier New"">vsby 1 to 3 NM.

<span-family:"Courier New"">.SUN...W winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt, diminishing to

<span-family:"Courier New"">10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to

<span-family:"Courier New"">8 ft, subsiding to 3 to 5 ft in the afternoon.

<span-family:"Courier New"">.SUN NIGHT...SW winds around 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.

<span-family:"Courier New"">.MON...SW winds around 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.

<span-family:"Courier New"">.MON NIGHT...SW winds around 10 kt, becoming NW after midnight.

<span-family:"Courier New"">Seas 2 to 3 ft..

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Boston, MA Tides<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">

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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">            High                    Low                       Sun

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">Date        AM     hgt    PM     hgt  AM     hgt    PM     hgt   rise  set

 

SEPTEMBER     

14          Thu       11:48    9.4         11:59    9.9           5:36       0.7         5:46       1.0              6:21       6:57      

15          Fri                                       12:22    9.6          6:10       0.6         6:24       0.8              6:22       6:56      

16          Sat         12:36    9.9         12:56    9.7         6:45       0.6         7:02        0.6              6:23       6:54      

17          Sun        1:13       9.8         1:29       9.9         7:20       0.7         7:40       0.6              6:24       6:52      

18          Mon      1:50       9.6         2:04       9.9         7:56       0.8         8:20       0.6              6:25       6:50      

19          Tue        2:29       9.3         2:41       9.9         8:33       1.1         9:01       0.6              6:26       6:49      

20          Wed      3:10       9.0         3:21       9.9         9:13       1.3         9:47       0.8              6:28       6:47      

21          Thu       3:56       8.7         4:07       9.9         9:58       1.5         10:39    0.9              6:29       6:45      

22          Fri          4:48       8.5         5:01       9.8         10:51    1.7         11:37    1.0              6:30       6:43      

23          Sat         5:47       8.3         6:01       9.9         11:50    1.8                                           6:31       6:41      

24          Sun        6:50       8.4         7:05       10.0       12:38    0.9         12:52    1.7              6:32       6:40      

25          Mon      7:55       8.7         8:11       10.3       1:41       0.6         1:56       1.3             6:33       6:38      

26          Tue        8:57       9.3         9:14       10.7       2:42       0.2         3:00       0.8             6:34       6:36      

27          Wed      9:54       10.0       10:13    11.1       3:40       -0.2       3:59       0.1              6:35       6:34      

28          Thu       10:46    10.6       11:08    11.3       4:33       -0.6       4:55       -0.6              6:36       6:33      

29          Fri          11:36    11.2                                   5:23       -0.9       5:48       -1.0              6:37       6:31      

30          Sat         12:01    11.3       12:24    11.5       6:12       -0.9       6:39       -1.2             6:38       6:29                   

 

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">Current Maximum Drafts at Oil Terminals

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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">Citgo Braintree         36-00 Fresh Water

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">ExxonMobil Everett      38-00 Salt Water

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">Global Chelsea          32-00 Salt Water

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">Global Revere           32-00 Salt Water

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">Gulf Chelsea            35-00 Salt Water

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">Irving Revere           36-00 Salt Water

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">Sprague Deepwater       34-00 BERTH DEPTH, Salt Water

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">Sunoco East Boston      37-06 BERTH DEPTH, Salt Water

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">TRT Quincy              29-00 Salt Water

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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">McArdle Bridge Update

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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">The McArdle Bridge is operating on normal on

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">demand bridge openings for marine traffic.

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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">Chelsea Street Bridge Update

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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">The Chelsea Street Bridge is operating on normal

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">on demand bridge openings for marine traffic.

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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">Fore River Bridge Update

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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">The Fore River Bridge is operating on normal

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">on demand bridge openings for marine traffic.

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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">MSA Useful Links

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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">Army Corp of Engineers

http://www.nae.usace.army.mil/<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:#1F497D">

http://www.nae.usace.army.mil/Missions/Navigation.aspx<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">

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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">Boston Harbor Pilot Association, LLC

http://www.bostonpilots.com/<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">

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NOAA

Chart viewer<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New""> - handy tool for chart reference

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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">Weather WEB Sites

National Hurricane Center<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">

National Data Buoy Center

Dial-A-Buoy<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:blue">

Oceanweather, Inc.<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:blue">

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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.