The USCG held a Port Coordination Team conference today.  Here is a summary of that meeting.

NOAA/NWS Crest Predictions

• The LMR should crest at 20’ at New Orleans at noon on Saturday.
  • The ‘crest’ should be a 24-hour event from rise to crest to fall.
  • Unsure what kind of rainfall event will happen during that period of time.

USACE:

• All locks fully operational at this time.
  • Possible overtopping at IHNC and Harvey locks. Steps being taken to protect structures.
• Bonne Carre Spillway is open.
  • No plan to open more gates at this time.

Pilots:

• BAR–
  • Operations closed.
  • Beginning to make plans to move BAR equipment out of Venice.

• CRPPA – 
  • 122 ships in port and 28 ships outside.
  • Will safely move in-harbor moves if they can safely be done and if a pilot can make it to the ship.

• NOBRA – Continue to move ships in AOR (anchorages to dock and vice versa).

• Federal Pilots – Possibly will move last vessel in at 0700 tomorrow. No guarantee.
  • Waived off other inbound vessels tomorrow.

USCG:

• • At that this time;not surethe RNA will be enacted.
  • Port Condition Whiskey to be set shortly (today).
    • Expect rapid progression through the Port Conditions to Zulu (Friday).
    • Note: Port Condition Zulu will effectively shut downall vessel movementsin the port. 

Links:

• Port Condition Whiskey (Click here)
• Port Condition X-Ray (Click here)
• Port Condition Yankee (Click here)
• Port Condition Zulu (Click here)