SC 20-034 SUBJECT: Marine Division Reopened – Tropical Storm Cristóbal The MS River Pilots and USCG Captain of the Port have lifted vessel movement restrictions on the Mississippi River. The CBP New Orleans Marine Division has reopened effective immediately. As…
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Summary: Port Condition NORMAL set today at 1300. LMR is open to all navigation. NOAA/NWS Report Tropical Storm CRISTOBAL No change since this morning’s report. Showers should be moving off to the north over the next couple of days. USCBP…
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MSIB XX-068 Regulated Navigation Area – East Effective immediately, the Captain of the Port New Orleans (COTP) rescinds the enforcement of the Hurricane Regulated Navigation Area (RNA) East, which includes the Inner Harbor Navigational Channel south from the Seabrook Flood…
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MSIB XX-067 Effective immediately, the Captain of the Port New Orleans (COTP) rescinds the enforcement of the Hurricane Regulated Navigation Area (RNA) West, which includes the Harvey Canal from the LaPalco Bridge south to the confluence of the Harvey and…
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MXIB XX-066 Set Port Condition Normal This Marine Safety Information Bulletin (MSIB) supersedes MSIB Volume XX, Issue 060 (Port Condition WHISKEY), 062 (Port Condition X-RAY), 064 (Port Condition YANKEE), and 065 (Port Condition ZULU). Effective immediately on June 8, 2020,…
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Summary: Monday, 08 June 2020 as of 0900: Port Condition Zulu – Navigation remains closed on the LMR. (Click here) BAR and FED Pilots have boats out checking the channel. BAR Pilots report waves of 10-12 foot offshore. The USCG has…
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This report shows updates from this morning’s report of the Navigation Restoration meeting NOAA/NWS Report Tropical Storm CRISTOBAL Forecasts for the LMR has been decreased from 17’ down to 16’ cresting sometime later this evening. Winds look to peak at…
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This summary shows updates from this morning’s report of the Navigation Restoration meeting NOAA/NWS Report Tropical Storm CRISTOBAL Forecasts for the LMR has been decreased from 17’ down to 16’ cresting sometime later this evening. Winds look to peak at…
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NOAA/NWS – Tropical Depression Cristobal (see slides) What has changed: No significant changes. Greatest threats continue to be heavy rain and coastal flooding. Landfall due later this afternoon. Other §A HIGH RISK of flash flooding has been highlighted for portions of southeastern LA…
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Due the approach of Tropical Storm Cristóbal in the New Orleans metropolitan area this afternoon, the CBP New Orleans Marine Division will close at 12:30 PM on Sunday June 7, 2020. See Southern Currents 20-032 dated Saturday June 6, 2020 where a Blanket Delay in Departure was…
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MSIB XX-065 UNITED STATES COAST GUARD SECTOR NEW ORLEANS MARINE SAFETY INFORMATION BULLETIN Set Port Condition ZULU Effective at 10:00 pm local on June 6, 2020 due to the continued intensification and progression of TS CRISTOBAL, the Captain of the…
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Here is a summary of today’s meeting. NOAA/NWS Report (See 1300 Hrs Update Attached) Tropical Storm CRISTOBAL Landfall tomorrow afternoon. A Tropical Storm Warning is in effect for all of SE LA and SW and coastal MS A Storm Surge…
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MSIB XX-064 Effective immediately, due to the continued progression and intensification of severe weather, the Captain of the Port (COTP) Sector New Orleans is setting Port Condition YANKEE in accordance with the Maritime Hurricane Contingency Port Plan (MHCPP). The COTP…
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MSIB XX-063 The Captain of the Port (COTP) Sector New Orleans has ordered the enforcement of the Hurricane Regulated Navigation Area (RNA) – West, described in Title 33 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) 165.838 as follows: • Harvey Canal from the…
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SC 20-032 In preparation for Tropical Depression/Storm Cristobal, a blanket delay in departure is approved for the New Orleans Tri-Port (New Orleans, Gramercy and Baton Rouge) until the Lower Mississippi River [LMR] is opened by the River Pilots and the USCG Captain…
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MSIB XX-062 Set Port Condition X-RAY Effective immediately, in preparation for the approaching tropical system CRISTOBAL, the Captain of the Port (COTP) Sector New Orleans is setting Port Condition X-RAY in accordance with the Maritime Hurricane Contingency Port Plan (MHCPP).…
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MSIB XX-061 The Captain of the Port (COTP) Sector New Orleans has ordered the enforcement of the Hurricane Regulated Navigation Area (RNA) – East, described in Title 33 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) 165.838 as follows: • the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway…
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MSIB XX-060 UNITED STATES COAST GUARD SECTOR NEW ORLEANS MARINE SAFETY INFORMATION BULLETIN Set Port Condition WHISKEY At 1600 local time, June 4, 2020, in preparation for the approaching tropical system (CRISTOBAL), the Captain of the Port (COTP), Sector New…
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