A report of today’s USACE’s Navigation Restoration Team conference follows:

1. NOAA/NWS Sub-Tropical Storm ALBERTO:
   • No current tropical watch or warnings in effect for our area.
   • The current weather system affecting the New Orleans area today is NOT part of the Sub-Tropical Storm Alberto.
   • Locations of greatest risk are along Mississippi coast and extreme Southeast Louisiana
   • Tropical Storm conditions could begin as early as Sunday morning.
   • At this time the expected tropical force winds would arrive Sunday night into Monday.
   • Tides could run 1 to 3 feet higher.
   • Predicting a high rainfall event.
   • ANY CHANGE IN FORECASTED TRACK WILL CHANGE ALL PREDICTIONS.
   • Slides can be found here Alerto_01a.
2. Corps of Engineers remarks:
   • No changes in operations. Continuing to monitor.
3. Coast Guard remarks:
   • Internally set Hurricane Condition Five (Always set at beginning of Hurricane Season).
   • Continuing to monitor.
   • No changes in Port Condition at this time.
4. Flood Authorities remarks:
   • Report – Flood Gates being closed.

Stakeholder remarks:

1. Ports – Monitoring Situation.
2. Deep Draft Navigation:
   • BAR Pilots – Making preparations for Tropical Storm conditions “just in case”.
   • Crescent PIlots – Making preparations and monitoring situation.
   • NOBRA Pilots – Monitoring situation.
   • Federal Pilots – Monitoring situation.
3. Shallow Draft Navigation – Monitoring situation.