11 Jul 2019 / Beaumont, Port Arthur, Orange, Sabine & Lake Charles, United States
The National Hurricane Center initiated an Advisory for Potential Tropical Cyclone TWO at 1000 CDT on July 10, 2019.
Effective at 1:00 P.M. CDT, the U.S. Coast Guard Captain of the Port, Port Arthur has set Port Condition X-RAY for the ports of Beaumont, TX; Port Arthur, TX; Orange, TX; Sabine, TX and Lake Charles, LA including all tributaries and connecting waterways. Tropical force winds from Potential Tropical Storm TWO are expected to make landfall along the coast of southeast Texas and western Louisiana within 48 hours.
The following restrictions are in effect:
1. All cargo transfer operations must be completed before sustained winds reach 35 MPH.
2. All commercial vessels greater than 500 gross tons intending to remain in port must immediately notify the Captain of the Port of their intentions and submit a Remaining In Port Checklist to the Captain of the Port for approval.
3. Vessels bound for these ports which are unable to depart prior to the closing of the port are advised to seek an alternate destination.
Vessels are advised to seek safe harbor in the northern reaches of the waterway. Survey places to moor or anchor to safely ride out a tropical storm or hurricane, and make available the necessary heavy weather mooring gear. Based on prior experience fishing vessels should moor north of Texaco Island Intersection. Vessels shall not moor in locations that impede the safe transit of vessels in the channel. By regulation, vessels intending to moor at 33 CFR 105 regulated facilities must have an agreed upon security arrangement with the facility prior to the vessels mooring.
Future Port Conditions cannot be predicted with any degree of certainty but, provided the storm remains on the projected course and speed, port stakeholders can expect the following progression of Port Conditions:
PORT CONDITION X-RAY
Set 10 July 1:00pm
PORT CONDITION YANKEE
Predicted 11 July a.m.
PORT CONDITION ZULU
Predicted 11 July p.m.
Arrival of Tropical Force Winds
Predicted 12 July a.m.
(For information about operations in the United States, contact GAC North America at [email protected])
Source: U.S. Coast Guard Marine Safety Information Bulletin 08-19 issued at 1:00pm local time on July 10, 2019
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