Daily Update
Southern California
April 02, 2024
Weather / Marine Zone Forecast
Point Forecast: 33.68°N 118.17°W
Last Update: 9:52 am PDT Aug 1, 2023 Forecast Valid: 12pm PDT Aug 1, 2023-6pm PDT Aug 7, 2023
This Afternoon WSW wind around 15 kt. Sunny. Mixed swell...W 2 ft at 11 seconds and S 1 ft at 13 seconds. Wind waves around 2 ft.
Tonight W wind 10 to 15 kt decreasing to 5 to 10 kt in the evening. Increasing clouds. Mixed swell...W 2 ft at 11 seconds and S 1 ft at 13 seconds. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.
Wednesday WSW wind 5 to 10 kt becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the morning. Patchy fog before 11am. Mixed swell...W 2 ft at 9 seconds and S 1 ft at 14 seconds. Wind waves 1 ft or less building to 3 ft.
Wednesday Night W wind 5 to 15 kt, with gusts as high as 20 kt. Increasing clouds. Mixed swell...W 3 ft and S 1 ft becoming SW. Wind waves 1 to 3 ft.
Thursday W wind 5 to 10 kt increasing to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Cloudy. Mixed swell...W 4 ft and SW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less building to 3 ft.
Thursday Night W wind 20 to 25 kt. A chance of showers, mainly after 11pm. Mixed swell...W 5 ft and SW 1 ft. Wind waves 3 to 4 ft.
Friday W wind 10 to 20 kt. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mixed swell...W 5 ft and S 1 ft becoming WSW. Wind waves 2 to 4 ft.
Friday Night WNW wind 20 to 25 kt decreasing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. A chance of showers. Mixed swell...W 5 ft and WSW 1 ft becoming S. Wind waves 2 to 4 ft.
Saturday NW wind 5 to 10 kt becoming WSW in the afternoon. Sunny. Mixed swell...W 3 to 4 ft and S 1 ft. Wind waves around 1 ft.
Port / Terminal Restrictions
National Terrorism Advisory System
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The National Terrorism Advisory System is at (MARSEC Level I)for the Port Los Angeles/Long Beach.
MARINE EXCHANGE
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LA/LGB ADVANCE ARRIVAL REPORT ATTACHED
Channel Depth
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The LONG BEACH main channel, inside the breakwater, is dredged to -76.0 feet MLLW* as far as the Gerald Desmond Bridge. Thereafter reducing to -54 feet MLLW* at the turning basin, and 45 feet MLLW approaching the Terminal docks at Pier B.
UKC POLICY-Between the Long Beach sea buoy and the Long Beach Channel Buoy #3, minimum under-keel clearance before correction for roll and pitch is 10% of the vessel's draft. In the channel between the Long Beach Channel Buoy #3 and a position off the designated berth, minimum under-keel clearance is 2.0’ (0.61m).
The LOS ANGELES main channel, inside the breakwater, is dredged to -53.0 feet MLLW* UKC POLICY - Between the Los Angeles Approach Channel Lighted Buoy #1 and the Los Angeles Main Channel Buoy #11, minimum under-keel clearance before correction for roll and pitch is 10% of the vessel's draft.In the channel between the Los Angeles Main Channel Buoy #11 and a position off the designated berth, minimum under-keel clearance is 2.0’ (0.61m).
Current Maximum Drafts at Oil Terminals (SW)
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LOS ANGELES
LA 118 (KINDER MORGAN) 31’
LA 238 (PBF ENERGY) 31’09”
LA 149 (PHILLIPS 66) 33’00”
LA 163 (NUSTAR) 36’00” w fenders
LA 164 (VALERO) 37’00” w fenders
LA 169 (SHELL) 36’03”
LA 189 (VOPAK) 44’06”
LONG BEACH
LB B77 (MARATHON) 36’08”
LB B78 (MARATHON) 38’07”
LB 84A(MARATHON/PAT) 50’05” (subject to approval over 49.5’)
LB 86 (MARATHON/PAT) 50’05” (subject to approval over 49.5’)
LB 121 (MARATHON) 69’ Per pilots restrictions (subject to approval over 54’)
LB F209 (CHEMOIL) 39’00” (depth alongside is 39’, over 37.6 requires positive tide) Long Beach, Ca Weather
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