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

1. NOAA/NWS Sub-Tropical Storm ALBERTO:
   • Storm just entering the GOM
   • Flash Flood Watch in effect for our area through Tuesday.
   • Latest predicted track has shifted slightly back to the east.
   • Locations of greatest risk are along Mississippi coast and extreme Southeast Louisiana
   • Tropical Storm conditions could begin as early as Sunday afternoon.
   • At this time the expected tropical force winds would arrive late Sunday evening.
   • Tides could run 1 to 3 feet higher.
   • Predicting a high rainfall event.
   • ANY CHANGE IN FORECASTED TRACK WILL CHANGE ALL PREDICTIONS.
   • Slides are attached here Alberto_COE_10am
2. Corps of Engineers remarks:
   • No changes in operations. Continuing to monitor.
   • Dredges watching conditions.
3. Coast Guard remarks:
   • Internally set Hurricane Condition Three (No affect on industry).
   • Continuing to monitor.
   • No changes in Port Condition at this time.
4. Flood Authorities remarks:
   • Report – Monitoring and closing flood gates as necessary.
5. Stakeholder remarks:
   1. Ports – Monitoring Situation.
   2. Deep Draft Navigation:
      • • BAR Pilots – Making preparations for Tropical Storm conditions “just in case”.
          Watching Sunday evening when interruptions to service ‘might’ happen.
        • Crescent PIlots – Making preparations and monitoring situation.
        • NOBRA Pilots – Monitoring situation.
        • Federal Pilots – Monitoring situation.

       

   3. Shallow Draft Navigation – Monitoring situation.

Updates will be provided as received.