• Long-Term Conditions: 
  • Subsequent river flooding for days ahead.
• Current:
  • A few bands of moderate to heavy rain continue across the region with isolated wind gust to 40 kt.
• LMR levels rising.
  • Currently at New Orleans approximately 16.2’
  • Forecast for rising to 17.0’ late tonight/early tomorrow.
  • Forecast to begin dropping below 17.0’ Wednesday, July 17.
• Two-day rainfall total additional 4-8 inches over a large area.
• Tides 1 to 2 feet above normal.  Slowly decreasing tonight thru early Monday.
• At SWP:
  • Today south wind 20-25 kts with gust near 35 its.
  • Wave heights 6-9 feet.
  • Tonight: winds 20 its, seas 4-7 feet with scattered storms
  • Monday: winds 15-20 its, seas 3-5 feet with occasional 7’.  Scattered storms.

• Locks
  • Harvey Lock – Closed.  Opening tomorrow at earliest.
    • Note that Harvey Gates are still closed.
  • Algiers Lock – Open.
  • IHNC Lock – Closed.  Opening this evening.
    • Note that Seabrook is still closed.
• Dredging and Surveys
  • No dredging ops in Crossings yet.
  • SWP dredging are working.  WHEELER en route with ETA SWP 1700 hours.
  • SWP surveys to start ETA 1400 today.

• Port Condition Normal COTP New Orleans set.  (Click here)
  • Effective 0600 this morning.
  • Note there are some restrictions to canal transits due to various lock operating status.
• ATON discrepancies noted.  Crews to begin work as conditions allow.
• RNA’s lifted.
• MSU Baton Rouge – Watching canal between Bayou Sorrel and Port Allen locks for flooding.
• Port Zulu set for COTP Houma which includes Houma, Morgan City, Fourchon, New Iberia, Intracoastal City, Lafayette. 
  • All traffic on hold in COTP Houma.

• Working to open gates.
• Harvey sector gate still closed.

• No Reports.

• BAR –
  • 40’ Draft Restrictions pending receipt of surveys
  • 4 ships inbound now
  • 2 more inbounds scheduled for about noon
  • 7 scheduled outbound

• CRPPA –
  • 13 ships underway now in CRPPA AOR
  • Expect to have 27 ships moving within 2 hours.

• NOBRA –
  • Started 0600 to dispatch 10 ships outbound.
  • Moving other ships to berth.

• Federal –
  • 3 vessels inbound SWP
  • 4 vessels in harbor shifting
  • 4-5 others inbound SWP tonight 2100 hrs.

Note:  This is the last scheduled conference call for this event.

• NOAA/NWS Briefing Slides