Active Systems None Other Disturbances / Areas to Watch Disturbance 4 continues its west-northwest motion across the western Gulf of Mexico. The system exhibits disorganized, yet at times heavy, shower and thunderstorm activity. There is a slight (20 percent) chance…
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Active Systems None Other Disturbances / Areas to Watch Thunderstorms associated with Disturbance 4 in the southwest Gulf of Mexico have increased considerably overnight. However, there are no signs of a developing low-level circulation center and there is little model…
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Active Systems None Other Disturbances / Areas to Watch Disturbance 4 and Disturbance 6 have merged into one system. We are calling it Disturbance 4. The disturbance is very near the west coast of the Yucatan Peninsula. A west-northwest motion…
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LMR is open to navigation.
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Active Systems None Other Disturbances / Areas to Watch Disturbance 4 is located in the Gulf of Mexico along 94W. The disturbance remains poorly organized and development chances are 10 percent or less. The system will bring a risk of…
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Active Systems None Other Disturbances / Areas to Watch Disturbance 4 is located just east of the Yucatan Peninsula along 86W. There are no indications of improving organization, and overall conditions remain somewhat unfavorable. All guidance keeps it a weak…
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LMR is open to navigation. TODAY – Bomack Contractor’s are requesting a Slowest Safe Speed MM117.6, RDB, have delayed heavy lift operations until 8:00 AM, today, 13Jun18. the crane barge will be out into the river approximately 200′ through 8:00…
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Active Systems None Other Disturbances / Areas to Watch Disturbance 4 is located to the northeast of Nicaragua near 15N, 83W. The disturbance is drifting slowly to the northwest. It will track across the northwestern Caribbean Sea today and move…
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Forwarded below is a USCG Safety Alert regarding contaminated Intermediate Fuel Oil (IFO 380) with specific reference to the U.S. Gulf Coast. The following link addresses vessels affected by contaminated fuel in Houston, TX —> http://www.v-p-s.com/latest-news/ Quote…. ———————————————“The Coast Guard recommends…
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As of June 12, 2018 at 07:19 LMR is open to navigation. Note: As the LMR is below 8 feet, and all navigational drafts have returned to normal depths; the High-Water Restrictions reporting has ended.
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Active Systems None Other Disturbances / Areas to Watch Disturbance 4 is located to the east of Nicaragua near 14N, 82W. Disturbance 5 has merged with Disturbance 4 over the southwestern and western Caribbean. The merged disturbance is drifting slowly…
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The United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) has officially released their distribution plan for the Fiscal Year 2018 (FY 2018) Work Plan amount, click here to review the complete details. The Work Plan amount to supplement the Corps Mississippi…
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The Corps’ Mississippi Valley New Orleans (MVN) District’s Lock and Waterway Status 60-Day Forecast as issued today (June 11, 2018) is attached. The status report updates conditions on the conditions on the Bayou Boeuf and Calcasieu Locks and the Schooner…
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The Corps of Engineers Mississippi Valley New Orleans (MVN) continues to respond to the shoaling in Southwest Pass and on the Crossings Above New Orleans created by the extended high river stages of early 2018. The MVN is actively dredging…
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CRPPA Pilots – High Water Restrictions 8 ft River Carrolton Gauge Below 8 feet Maximum length for General Anchorage 500 ft 8ft and above Maximum length for General Anchorage 600 ft Head downs (daylight only) Stern first Chalmette Slip (daylight…
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Per the attached, the following CRPPA restrictions are in place: 8 Foot River Carrollton Gauge Maximum Vessel Length for General Anchorage – 500 Feet Head-down moorings are daylight only. Stern-first mooring in Chalmette Slip conducted in daylight only. High River…
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Active Systems None Other Disturbances / Areas to Watch Disturbance 4 is becoming slowly better defined over the southwestern Caribbean today. The disturbance will start moving slowly to the northwest Tuesday into Wednesday. Thereafter, it is likely to move…
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Active Systems None Other Disturbances / Areas to Watch Disturbance 4 is the eastern extent of a monsoon trough located over the southwestern Caribbean. Over the next several days, the disturbance should become better defined and start moving slowly to…
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Captain Michael Miller, President of the BAR Pilots, has announced that they will increase the Maximum Recommended Draft at SWP to 47’ (FW) effective at 1000 hours, local, today. Here is the official notice: BAR SWP to 47 Feet.pdf Southwest Pass,…
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Active Systems None Other Disturbances / Areas to Watch Disturbance 4 is the eastern extent of a monsoon trough. Over the next several days, the disturbance should become better defined and start moving slowly to the northwest. This should take…
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