New York Harbor and Approaches I Chapter 11 I 393 westward of West Bank. From the gong buoy 0.6 mile (270) Customs, quarantine, immigration, and agricul- southward of Fort Wadsworth, steer southwestward tural quarantine inspections are discussed earlier in through the dredged channel and then steer a course this chapter under New York Harbor. for Old Orchard Shoal Light. Supplies Charts 12331, 12327 (271) Water can be had at most of the wharves in Perth (263) Raritan Bay is that part of Lower Bay lying west- Amboy and South Amboy. Provisions and marine sup- ward of Point Comfort and southward of Staten Island. plies can be had at Perth Amboy, Tottenville, New The bay is full of shoals with depths of 7 to 18 feet. Brunswick, and South Amboy. Channels Chart 12331 (264) A Federal project provides for a 35-foot channel ex- (272) Great Kills Harbor, a shallow bight on the south tending through Lower Bay, the northern part of side of Staten Island northwestward of Old Orchard Raritan Bay, to the junction with Arthur Kill. (See No- Shoal Light, is used as an anchorage by small craft. The tice to Mariners and latest editions of the charts for harbor is entered through a dredged channel that leads controlling depths.) from deep water in Lower New York Bay along the southwesterly side of Crookes Point, thence along the Anchorages westerly side of the harbor to the head. In November (265) General anchorages are in Raritan Bay. (See 110.1 2005, the controlling depths were 6.3 feet to a point abeam the southern tip of Crookes Point, thence shoal- and 110.155 (j) chapter 2, for limits and regulations.) ing to bare across the channel at Buoy 6, thence 6.1 feet to the mouth of the harbor with lesser depths along the Tides easterly side, thence 9.7 feet in the harbor channel to (266) The mean range of tide in Raritan Bay is about 5 the head of the project. Greater depths are available outside the channel; the chart is the best guide. The feet. channel is marked by buoys and a light. Great Kills Light (40°31.3'N., 74°07.9'W.), 35 feet above the water, Ice is shown from a skeleton tower with a red and white di- (267) In ordinary winters ice does not seriously interfere amond-shaped daymark on a red concrete base east of the channel entrance. with navigation in Raritan River or Arthur Kill, but in severe winters the ice sometimes prevents the move- Anchorage ments of vessels for periods of 2 weeks at a time. In (273) A special anchorage is in Great Kills Harbor. (See easterly winds the drift ice in Lower Bay collects in Raritan Bay and obstructs navigation, but usually only 110.1 and 110.6 (r-1), chapter 2, for limits and regu- for a short time, as the prevailing westerly winds drive lations.) the ice out of the bay. (274) Great Kills, on the west side of Great Kills Harbor, Pilotage, Raritan River and Arthur Kill has several small-craft facilities with berths, electricity, (268) Pilotage for ports in the States of New York and gasoline, diesel fuel, water, ice, storage, and marine supplies. A public launching ramp is located in the New Jersey is compulsory for foreign vessels and U.S. northeast corner of the harbor. vessels under register. Pilotage for vessels bound for Perth Amboy, South Amboy, or up the Raritan River (275) Lemon Creek, 0.2 mile westward of Seguine Point, and Arthur Kill is available from the United New York is a narrow shallow stream used only by local boats New Jersey Sandy Hook Pilot Association. Pilotage is which enter at high water. The midchannel controlling also available from the Interport Pilots Agency, Inc. See depth over the bar is about 2 feet with deeper water in- Pilotage, New York Harbor and Approaches (indexed as side. The abutment of a former bridge is on the south such) earlier this chapter. side of the creek just inside the mouth. Overhead power cables crossing the creek at the bridge abutment have a Towage clearance of 47 feet. (269) Tugs are used by the larger vessels and are available (276) A small marina on the creek can haul out craft up in New York. (See Towage, New York Harbor, discussed to 8 tons for minor engine and hull repairs; berths, earlier in this chapter.) electricity, water, ice, and outside storage are available.
394 I Chapter 11 I Coast Pilot 2 (277) A prominent tower of a former lighthouse with a Tide statue on top is on the south side of Staten Island, 0.8 (285) The mean range of tide is about 5 feet. mile westward of Seguine Point. Prominent buildings are near the point at Red Bank, 0.3 mile southwestward (286) A privately dredged channel, about 25 feet wide in of the tower. places, leads about 0.3 mile southwesterly from the mouth of Matawan Creek to a marina basin at the en- (278) Keansburg, on Point Comfort on the south side of trance to Luppatatong Creek. In May 1981, a reported Raritan Bay, is a summer resort. The wharves on the depth of 4 feet was available to the marina. west side of Point Comfort are in ruins and no longer used. (287) Cheesequake Creek and Stump Creek, sharing a common entrance and leading southwesterly and (279) A special anchorage is adjacent to the amusement southeasterly, respectively, are on the south side of pier. (See 110.1 and 110.6 (z), for limits and regula- Raritan Bay 6 miles westward of Point Comfort. The en- tions.) trance is between two stone jetties. The east jetty is awash at high water. The outer ends of jetties are (280) Waackaack Creek and Thorns Creek, about 0.6 marked by a light. A dredged channel leads between the mile southwest of Point Comfort, have a common en- jetties to the Conrail railroad bridge about 0.3 mile trance protected by floodgates. The gates are lowered, above the jetties. In September 2003, the controlling thereby closing the harbor, when tides above 4½ feet depth was 5 feet, except an extensive severe shoal that are sustained for a period of time. An overhead power bares gradually from about midchannel to the lower cable with a clearance of 32 feet crosses the creek en- half of the east jetty. In 1987, the reported controlling trance at the floodgates. Small-craft facilities on depth was 3½ feet in Stump Creek. Thorns Creek provide berths, electricity, ice, water, gasoline, marine supplies, and a 20-ton forklift and a Tide 12-ton mobile hoist for hull and engine repairs. In May (288) The mean range of tide is about 5 feet. 1982, the channels into the creeks were reported dredged to 7 feet. (289) Local boats from Lower Bay usually head for a point about 1.6 miles east-northeastward of the jetties, (281) Keyport Harbor, 3 miles westward of Point Com- and then shape a course to enter between the jetties at fort, is a shallow harbor on the south side of Raritan the entrance to Cheesequake and Stump Creeks. Bay between Conaskonk Point and Matawan Point. A buoyed approach channel leads southward from the Caution bay to a dredged marked channel that leads through (290) Caution should be exercised to avoid the sunken the harbor to the mouth of Matawan Creek. In July 2005, the dredged channel had a controlling depth of wrecks, 0.2 mile eastward of the east jetty. 4.8 feet (6.5 feet at midchannel). (291) The State Route 35 highway bridge, 0.2 mile inside (282) Matawan Creek, entered at the head of Keyport the jetties, has a bascule span with a clearance of 25 Harbor, is used mostly by local craft. In July 2005, the feet. The overhead power cable just north of the bridge controlling depth was 3.7 feet to the first highway has a clearance of 89 feet. The Conrail bridge, 0.3 mile bridge, thence 2.0 feet to the Route 35 highway bridge, inside the jetties, has a bascule span with a clearance of thence in 1981, 2 feet to shoaling to bare was reported 3 feet. The bridgetender monitors VHF-FM channel 13; to the railroad bridge about 1.5 miles above the mouth. call sign KT-3859. (See 117.1 through 117.59 and Greater depths are available with local knowledge. (See 117.709, chapter 2, for drawbridge regulations.) The chart 12327.) Three fixed bridges, one railroad and two twin fixed highway bridges over Cheesequake Creek, highway, cross the creek; least clearances are 49 feet 1.1 miles inside the jetties, have clearances of 16 feet. horizontal and 6 feet vertical. Least clearance of over- head power cables crossing the creek is 54 feet. (292) Laurence Harbor is a summer resort on the east side of Stump Creek, and Morgan is a settlement on the (283) Keyport is a town on the east side of the entrance to west side of Cheesequake Creek. Matawan Creek. Small-craft facilities Small-craft facilities (293) There are small-craft facilities that can provide (284) There are several small-craft facilities on Matawan berths with electricity, gasoline, diesel fuel, water, ice, Creek and on the southeast side of Keyport Harbor at marine supplies, a pump-out station, storage facilities, Keyport. Berths with electricity, gasoline, diesel fuel, lifts to 35 tons, and a 50-foot marine railway; complete water, ice, marine supplies, sewage pump-out, lifts to hull and engine repairs are available. 30 tons, marine railways to 40 feet, and complete hull and engine repairs are available. Vessels proceed to the small-craft facilities at Keyport at high water.
New York Harbor and Approaches I Chapter 11 I 395 Airphoto - Jim Wark Chart 12332 being maintained near project depth and the project above Crossman Dock was not being maintained. (294) Raritan River empties into the western end of (297) A dredged channel in Washington Canal branches Raritan Bay between Perth Amboy and South Amboy. south from Raritan River about 4.3 miles above Garden The channel from South Amboy to New Brunswick is State Parkway bridge and connects with South River. A 11 miles long and very crooked, but is well marked with dredged channel leads south for about 3.4 miles in navigational aids. Waterborne commerce on the river South River. In 1961, the midchannel controlling is in coal, ore, and petroleum products. depths were 12 feet in Washington Canal, thence 10 feet in South River to the first highway bridge, thence 8 Channels feet for about 1 mile, thence ½ foot to a point 800 yards (295) Vessels enter Raritan River from the east by way of north of the highway bridge at Old Bridge. (298) A sunken drydock, marked by a light, is on the east Great Beds Reach and from the north by way of Arthur side of the river, 1.5 miles above the Garden State Park- Kill via Raritan River Cutoff Channel. A Federal project way fixed bridge. The wreck extends 60 feet into the provides for a 20-foot channel in Raritan River Cutoff, a channel and is visible at all stages of the tide. 25-foot channel from Great Beds Reach in Raritan Bay to the head of Red Root Reach about 1.9 miles above Bridges Garden State Parkway bridge, and thence a 15-foot (299) Several drawbridges and fixed bridges cross channel to the junction with Washington Canal. (See Notice to Mariners and latest editions of the charts for Raritan River and South River. The distances above the controlling depths.) Above Washington Canal, the con- mouth of the Raritan River and clearances follow: trolling depth in Raritan River was about 9 feet at ConRail bridge with center-pier swing span, 0.4 mile, 8 midchannel to New Brunswick in 1962. feet, overhead power cable at the bridge has a clearance (296) A dredged channel in Titanium Reach and South of 140 feet; Victory Highway Bridge with center-pier Channel branches south from Raritan River about 0.6 swing span, 1.4 miles, 28 feet. The bridgetender moni- mile above Garden State Parkway bridge. The Federal tors VHF-FM channels 16 and 13, call sign WXY-2676. project depths are 25 feet in Titanium Reach and 15 to In 2000, a bridge was under construction to replace the 10 feet in South Channel to Crossman Dock. (See No- existing swing bridge with a fixed span and a design tice to Mariners and latest editions of the charts for clearance of 106 feet. Mariners are advised to use the controlling depths.) In 1991, the channels were not
396 I Chapter 11 I Coast Pilot 2 south span only; Thomas Edison Memorial Bridge with (305) Highland Park is across Raritan River opposite high-level fixed span, 1.9 miles, 135 feet. In 1999, a sec- New Brunswick. In 1981, a reported depth of about 3½ ond span was under construction adjacent to and just feet was available from the head of the Federal project west of the existing Thomas Edison Bridge. The new to Highland Park, the practical head of navigation. bridge will have a fixed span with a design clearance of 110 feet. Garden State Parkway with fixed span, 2 miles, Charts 12333, 12331 135 feet; overhead power cable near Crab Island, 5.2 miles, 128 feet; New Jersey Turnpike with fixed span, (306) Arthur Kill is the narrow body of water separating 8.7 miles, 45 feet; overhead power cables, 8.9 miles, 114 Staten Island from New Jersey. The cities of Perth feet; and U.S. Highway No. 1 Bridge with two fixed Amboy, Tottenville, Elizabeth, many large factories, spans, 9.6 miles, 90 feet. The highway bridge over and oil refineries and storage facilities are on its shores. South River at the town of South River has a fixed span Northern Arthur Kill and Kill Van Kull are the major with a clearance of 25 feet. The railroad bridge, 0.4 mile channels for bulk, containerized, and petroleum cargo upstream, has a swing span with a clearance of 4 feet. in New York Harbor. (See 117.1 through 117.59, 117.747, and 117.756, chapter 2, for drawbridge regulations.) In January Channels 1987, the fender system of the south draw of the (307) Federal project depth in Arthur Kill is 35 feet. (See ConRail swing bridge sustained significant damage and may be protruding into the channel. Mariners are ad- Notice to Mariners and latest editions of charts for con- vised to exercise caution and navigate the north draw trolling depths.) only. Mariners are requested to avoid bridge openings of this bridge during peak commuter hours of 0700 to Caution 0815 and 1700 to 1815, Monday through Friday. The (308) Numerous sunken and visible wrecks are adjacent bridgetender monitors VHF-FM channel 13; call sign KT-4204. to both sides of the channel in Arthur Kill; caution is advised. Tides and currents (309) A liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) facility is on the (300) The mean range of tide is about 5 feet at South west side of Arthur Kill immediately south of Morses Creek. A moving safety zone has been established Amboy, 5.8 feet at New Brunswick, and 5.5 feet at the around loaded LPG vessels transiting between Scotland highway bridge on South River at the town of South Lighted Whistle Buoy S at the entrance to Sandy Hook River. (For predictions, consult the Tide Tables.) The Channel and the LPG facility. (See 165.1 through tidal current has a velocity of about 1.5 knots at the Vic- 165.7, 165.20 through 165.25, and 165.160, chapter tory Highway Bridge at Perth Amboy. 2, for limits and regulations.) (301) South Amboy is a city on the south side of the en- Anchorages trance to Raritan River. Waterborne commerce at the (310) General anchorages are in Arthur Kill. (See 110.1 port is in fuel oils, coal, sand, and gravel. Depths along- side the wharves and piers range from about 6 to 30 and 110.155 (i), chapter 2, for limits and regulations.) feet. Water, provisions, and marine supplies can be ob- tained here, and berths with electricity, water, ice, and Tides and currents winter dry storage are available at a boat club. (311) The mean range of tide in Arthur Kill is about 5 (302) Sayreville is 6 miles above South Amboy on the feet. Throughout Arthur Kill the flood sets from south bank of the Raritan River. Most of the wharves Raritan Bay to Newark Bay and the ebb in reverse direc- are privately owned. tion. Velocities of current vary with the location from about 1 to 1.5 knots. (303) South River is a town on the west side of South (312) In October 1991, tidal currents in Arthur Kill were River 7.5 miles above South Amboy. A marina about reported to deviate significantly from official predictions 200 yards north of the highway bridge at Old Bridge published by the National Ocean Service. Mariners provides berths, water, marine supplies, a 2-ton lift, and should exercise caution and discretion in the use of engine repairs. In May 1981, a reported depth of about 1 published tidal current predictions. foot could be carried to the marina. (304) The Delaware and Raritan Canal, closed to naviga- tion since 1933, had its entrance to the Raritan River at New Brunswick.
New York Harbor and Approaches I Chapter 11 I 397 Airphoto - Jim Wark Chart 12331 storage facilities, and a 15-ton mobile hoist for do-it-yourself repairs. In May 1981, a reported depth of (313) Perth Amboy is on the point at the junction of about 5 feet could be carried to the facility. Raritan River and Arthur Kill at the western end of (319) Port Socony, on the east side of Arthur Kill 2.9 Raritan Bay. The principal wharves are along the west miles above Ward Point, is a bulk oil storage terminal. A bank of Arthur Kill. The greatest draft entering is about privately maintained dredged channel leads from the 30 feet. The wharves have depths of 14 to 30 feet along- main channel in Arthur Kill to the oil company dock. In side. Good anchorage is found abreast some wharves in 1999, a reported depth of 26 feet was alongside the 30 feet. south half of the dock with 15 to 21 feet reported along- side the north half. Anchorage (320) Smith Creek enters Arthur Kill from northward (314) A special anchorage is south of Perth Amboy. (See about 3.3 miles above Ward Point. The entrance chan- nel is privately marked by buoys. In 1981, a reported 110.1 and 110.60 (aa), chapter 2, for limits and regu- depth of 3 feet was available to just above the first bend lations.) in the channel. The creek is used principally by small (315) Perth Amboy is a customs port of entry. craft. Repairs Small-craft facilities (316) Several ship and boat repair yards are in Perth (321) Several small-craft facilities are along Smith Amboy. Small-craft engine and hull repairs can be Creek. Berths with electricity, gasoline, water, ice, ma- made. rine railways to 40 feet, and partial hull and engine re- pairs are available. Supplies (317) Diesel oil, diesel fuel, gasoline, water, lubricants, (322) Port Reading, 4.5 miles above Ward Point on the north side of Arthur Kill, has several oil storage facili- and marine supplies are available at Perth Amboy. ties. Depths of 18 to 36 feet are reported alongside. (318) Outerbridge Crossing Bridge, 1.7 miles above (323) Fresh Kills enters Arthur Kills from eastward Ward Point, has a fixed span with a clearance of 143 feet about 6 miles above Ward Point. Fresh Kills is used as a across Arthur Kill between Perth Amboy and Tottenville. A private fog signal is at the bridge. A ma- rina at Tottenville provides berths, electricity, water,
398 I Chapter 11 I Coast Pilot 2 New York City garbage landfill and is closed to all navi- (331) Kill Van Kull separates the southern shore of the gation except garbage scows. city of Bayonne from Staten Island and connects the Upper Bay of New York Harbor with Newark Bay and Ar- Chart 12333 thur Kill. Kill Van Kull is a major channel for petro- leum and bulk cargo in New York Harbor, and has (324) Rahway River enters Arthur Kill from westward, extensive through traffic and large factories on its about 7.2 miles above Ward Point, and extends west- shores. ward for about 4.5 miles to the town of Rahway. It is used only by small craft. In May 1981, a reported depth Channels of 5 feet could be taken to Lamberts Wharf about 2.1 (332) A Federal project provides for a 45-foot dredged miles above the mouth and about 0.5 mile above the New Jersey Turnpike bridge. channel leading through Kill Van Kull and north of Shooters Island to Arthur Kill. The dredged channel (325) Name or location, type of span, distance above south of Shooters Island has a project depth of 30 feet. mouth, and clearances of the bridges over Rahway (See Notice to Mariners and latest editions of charts for River are as follows: East Rahway, bascule, 1.7 miles, 6 controlling depths.) feet; Linden and Carteret, fixed, 1.8 miles, 36 feet; Law- rence Street, fixed, 3.8 miles, 6 feet; U.S. Route 1/9, (333) Shoals, obstructions, and numerous wrecks are fixed, 3.9 miles, 23 feet; Milton Avenue, fixed 42-foot along both sides of the dredged channel in Kill Van span, 4.2 miles, 4 feet; Monroe Avenue, fixed 30-foot Kull. Numerous sunken and visible wrecks are in the span, 4.4 miles, 7 feet. (See 117.1 through 117.59 and channel southward of Shooters Island; caution is ad- 117.743, chapter 2, for drawbridge regulations.) vised. Kill Van Kull channel, between Newark Bay and the Upper Bay of New York Harbor, is a regulated navi- (326) An overhead power cable with a clearance of 165 gation area. (See 165.1 through 165.13, and 165.165, feet crosses Arthur Kill about 1.7 miles north of the chapter 2, for limits and regulations.) Rahway River entrance. (334) Bayonne Bridge, a fixed span with a minimum (327) The Goethals Bridge, 10 miles above Ward Point, clearance of 138 feet over the channel (151 feet center- has a fixed span with a clearance of 137 feet over Arthur line), crosses Kill Van Kull from just east of Bergen Kill just southward of Elizabethport. The railroad Point, the southwestern end of the city of Bayonne, and bridge, 200 yards above Goethals Bridge, has a vertical connects with Staten Island. lift span with a clearance of 31 feet down and 135 feet up. The bridgetender at the railroad bridge monitors Tides and currents VHF-FM channel 13; call sign KXS-237. (335) The mean range of tide in Kill Van Kull is about 4.5 (328) Elizabethport, about 11 miles above Ward Point, is feet. The flood current sets westward and the ebb east- the eastern part of the city of Elizabeth. It is at the ward. In the bight on the south side of the channel be- northern end of Arthur Kill at its junction with Newark tween West New Brighton and Port Richmond there is Bay. more or less of an eddy when the current is at strength. (336) In October 1991, tidal currents in Kill Van Kull (329) Most of the wharves along the Elizabeth waterfront were reported to deviate significantly from official pre- are of the bulkhead-marginal type. Depths alongside dictions published by the National Ocean Service. Mar- range from 3 to 32 feet. Waterborne commerce at these iners should exercise caution and discretion in the use wharves is in petroleum, sand and gravel, chemicals of published tidal current predictions. and petrochemicals, and vegetable and animal oils. (337) Constable Hook and Port Johnson, on the north (330) Elizabeth River enters Arthur Kill from westward shore of Kill Van Kull, are parts of the city of Bayonne. at Elizabethport. The overhead power cable just above They are commercially important for the shipment of the entrance has a reported clearance of 23 feet. South petroleum and other products. A dredged channel 23 Front Street Bridge, just above the mouth of the river, feet deep, marked by buoys, leads from the easterly end has a bascule span with a clearance of 3 feet; South of Kill Van Kull to the wharf on the north side of Con- First Street Bridge, 0.5 mile above the mouth has a bas- stable Hook. cule span with a clearance of 5 feet; and Elizabethport railroad bridge, 0.8 mile above the mouth, has a bas- (338) Several private yacht and boat clubs, and a public cule span with a clearance of 14 feet. (See 117.1 marina are on the southwestern shore of Bayonne through 117.59 and 117.719, chapter 2, for draw- above Bergen Point. A 90-ton crane at the marina can bridge regulations.) The bridges above the railroad haul out craft for engine and hull repairs; berths, bridge have a least clearance of 3 feet.
New York Harbor and Approaches I Chapter 11 I 399 electricity, gasoline, water, ice, and marine supplies are reported in about 40°40'26.6\"N., 74°7'57.1\"W., about available. 200 yards NNE of Buoy 14. (339) New Brighton, Port Richmond, and Mariners Har- (347) A large container-handling complex with extensive bor are on the south shore of Kill Van Kull. The largest lift-on/lift-off and roll-on/roll-off systems is at the ter- of several shipyards and floating drydocks on the south minal. Included in this complex are cranes up to 50 shore can handle vessels up to 6,400 tons, 400 feet long, tons, mobile straddle carriers with 32-ton capacities, 85 feet wide, and 26 feet in draft. All kinds of repairs can cargo-handling buildings with more than 1-million be made. square feet of storage space, and a large area for open storage. ConRail provides the terminal with direct rail Charts 12333, 12337 services. Excellent cargo handling and storage facilities are available. (340) Newark Bay has a length of about 4 miles from Kill Channels Van Kull to the junction of the two channels leading to (348) Federal project depth in Elizabeth Channel, lead- Passaic and Hackensack Rivers. The greater part of the bay is very shoal, but a dredged channel leads through ing to the terminal from the main channel in Newark the bay to the rivers. The channel is well marked by Bay, is 45 feet. (See Notice to Mariners and latest edi- lights and buoys. Strangers in small vessels should tions of charts for controlling depths.) have no difficulty when using the chart as a guide. Deep-draft vessels should employ a pilot. (349) Port Newark Terminal, operated by the Port Au- thority of New York and New Jersey, is on the western Channels side of Newark Bay 2.7 miles above the south entrance, (341) Federal project depth in the main channel leading northward of the Port Elizabeth Marine Terminal. It is in the heart of the New Jersey industrial area, adjacent to the branch channels to the Port Elizabeth Marine to the New Jersey Turnpike and Newark Airport. There Terminal and Port Newark Terminal, and thence to the are 37 deep-draft berths; reported depths alongside, 32 junction of Passaic and Hackensack Rivers is 45 feet. to 35 feet; deck heights, 11 to 12 feet; many transit and (See Notice to Mariners and latest editions of charts for storage areas and excellent cargo handling facilities, controlling depths.) used for the receipt and shipment of general cargo, metals, vegetable oils, petroleum, automobiles and ma- Anchorages chinery, and for the receipt of bananas, rubber prod- (342) General and special anchorages are in Newark Bay. ucts, lumber and pulpwood, and chemicals. ConRail provides the terminal with direct rail service. (See 110.1, 110.60 (q), (r), and 110.155 (h), chapter 2, for limits and regulations.) Tides Channels (343) The mean range of tide in Newark Bay is about 5 (350) Federal project depth in Port Newark Channel and feet. Port Newark Pierhead Channel, leading to the terminal from the main channel in Newark Bay, is 40 feet. (See Ice Notice to Mariners and latest editions of charts for con- (344) Ice sometimes closes navigation during a part of trolling depths.) January and February. (351) The New Jersey Turnpike (Interstate 78) bridge, 0.7 mile above the entrance to Port Newark Terminal, has a (345) The Port Elizabeth Marine Terminal operated by fixed span with a clearance of 135 feet. The railroad the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, is on bridge, 0.2 mile above the New Jersey Turnpike bridge, Newark Bay in Elizabeth, N.J., on the south side of Eliz- has a vertical-lift span with a clearance of 35 feet down abeth Channel south of Port Newark. The facility is and 135 feet up. (See 117.1 through 117.59 and about 8 miles from The Narrows via Kill Van Kull. It is 117.735, chapter 2, for drawbridge regulations.) The adjacent to the New Jersey Turnpike and Newark Air- bridgetender at the railroad bridge monitors VHF-FM port in the heart of the New Jersey industrial area, channel 13; call sign KS–9968. about 25 minutes by highway from Manhattan. (352) A marina on the east side of Newark Bay about 0.9 (346) The terminal has 25 deep-draft berths with depths mile above the New Jersey Turnpike bridge provides of 32 to 40 feet reported alongside, and deck heights of berths, gasoline, diesel fuel, water, electricity, ice, stor- 12 feet. In 1996, a rock with 36 feet of water over it was age, marine supplies, and a 25-ton lift; hull and engine repairs can be made.
400 I Chapter 11 I Coast Pilot 2 Chart 12337 the unused railroad swing bridge at Harrison was re- portedly being maintained in the open position. (353) Passaic River, which flows into the northwest end of Newark Bay, is used by vessels to Passaic, a manufac- Tides turing city at the head of navigation 13 miles above the (357) The mean range of tide in Passaic River from the mouth. Above the Wall Street bridge at Passaic the river is obstructed by boulders partly showing above mouth to Passaic is about 5 feet. the water for 1.5 miles to the Dundee Dam. The city of Newark extends along the river for a distance of nearly (358) Freshets overcome the flood current down as far as 5 miles above the mouth. The towns of Belleville, Newark and sometimes to the mouth of the river. Ordi- Arlington, Rutherford, and Nutley, and several villages nary freshets usually of a few hours duration cause a are on the river between Newark and Passaic. The chan- rise of about 2 feet and a current velocity of about 3 nel entrance is well marked. Waterborne commerce on knots at Newark. Destructive freshets occasionally oc- the river consists of barge shipments of sand, gravel, cur at intervals of years, generally in the spring and fall. and petroleum products. Small-craft facilities Channels (359) There are several boatyards along the Passaic River (354) A Federal project provides for a 30-foot channel between the entrance and Passaic. A marine railway at from Newark Bay to a point about 0.5 mile above the Arlington can handle vessels to 40 feet long for com- Lincoln Highway Bridge; thence 20 feet to the Jackson plete engine and hull repairs. Berths, electricity, gaso- Street bridge; thence 16 feet to the ConRail bridge at line, water, ice, storage, and marine supplies are Arlington; thence 10 feet to the Eighth Street Bridge at available along the river below Kearny. Passaic. (See Notice to Mariners and latest editions of charts for controlling depths.) (360) Hackensack River flows into the northeast end of Newark Bay and is navigable for about 17.8 miles to the Bridges dams at New Milford. (355) More than 20 draw and fixed bridges cross the Channels Passaic River between the mouth and Passaic. The min- (361) A Federal project provides for a 32-foot channel imum clearance of the bridges with fixed spans is 100 feet at the New Jersey Turnpike Bridge, 2.4 miles above from Newark Bay to a 25-foot turning basin about 0.3 the mouth. In October 1980, the draws of the railroad mile above the ConRail bridge at Marion. (See Notice to bridge at Arlington, 7.2 miles above the mouth, were so Mariners and latest editions of charts for controlling restricted that mariners were advised to utilize the depths.) Above this point in 1948-February 1971, west fixed span, clearance 35 feet. The minimum clear- depths of 11 feet were available for varying widths with ance of the bridges with drawspans is 7 feet. (See 117.1 local knowledge to the N.Y.S. & W.R.R. bridge at through 117.59 and 117.739, chapter 2, for draw- Hackensack, 14.2 miles above the mouth. The channel bridge regulations.) The bridgetenders at the railroad is well marked with aids. drawbridges 2.3, 4.3, 5.0, 7.0, and 10.2 miles above the entrance monitor VHF-FM channel 13. The call signs Bridges for the railroad bridges at mile 2.3 and mile 4.3 are (362) More than 15 draw and fixed bridges cross the KR-6938 and WRY-593, respectively. The Second Street and Eighth Street bascule span highway bridges and Hackensack River between the mouth and Hackensack. the Gregory Avenue swing span highway bridge at The minimum clearance of the bridges with fixed spans Passaic remain in the closed position with a clearance is 35 feet at the State Route 46 bridge at Little Ferry of 5 feet for the bascule spans and 12 feet for the swing about 11.5 miles above the mouth. The minimum span. The fixed highway bridge between Passaic and clearance of the bridges with drawspans is 2 feet at Garfield has a clearance of 5 feet. The minimum clear- Hackensack, 14.2 miles above the mouth. (See 117.1 ance of the cables over Passaic River is 135 feet. through 117.59 and 117.723, chapter 2, for draw- (356) The center pier and approach spans of a former bridge regulations.) The fixed bridges above railroad swing bridge remain in Passaic River channel Hackensack have a minimum clearance of 2 feet. The about 1.1 miles above the mouth. An obstruction, cov- minimum clearance of the cables over Hackensack ered 15 feet, was reported in the channel east of the River to Hackensack is 89 feet; thence 26 feet to the center pier. Mariners should use extreme caution when dams at New Milford. passing between the former bridge remains. In 1981, (363) In September 1980, the fender system of the Court Street swing bridge 14.1 miles above the mouth was re- ported to be in poor condition. Mariners should
New York Harbor and Approaches I Chapter 11 I 401 exercise caution when transiting the bridge. Only one boats to 50 tons, and a marine railway can handle craft barge at a time should transit the bridge. to 32 feet long for complete engine and hull repairs. (364) The railroad drawbridges over the Hackensack Berths, electricity, gasoline, water, ice, storage, and River are equipped with radiotelephones. The bridge- marine supplies are available. tenders monitor VHF-FM channel 13. The call signs of the railroad bridges, identified by mileage above the (367) Berrys Creek Canal flows into the Hackensack mouth, follow: mile 2.6, KQ-7198; mile 2.9, KR-6939; River from westward 6.8 miles above the mouth. A mile 4.4, KMC-297; mile 4.7, KR-6972; mile 6.0, midchannel depth of about 11 feet is available to the KR-7035; and mile 6.7, KR-7034. To expedite opening bridge about 1 mile above the entrance. Two fixed high- of the ConRail bridge 2.6 miles above the entrance, way bridges with a least clearance of 35 feet cross the mariners are requested to give 1 hour advance notice creek just above the entrance. The bridge about 1 mile by calling 201-963-2552. above the entrance has a clearance of 40 feet, and the overhead power cable close southward of the bridge has Tides and currents a clearance of 45 feet. The overhead power cable 0.8 (365) The mean range of tide is about 5 feet at the mouth mile upstream from the bridge has a clearance of 54 feet. of Hackensack River, 5.3 feet at Little Ferry, and 5.3 feet at Hackensack. (See the Tide Tables for predictions.) (368) Overpeck Creek flows into the Hackensack River The river has little freshet flow, and the tidal currents from eastward 11.1 miles above the mouth. The bridges are rarely affected by it. at the entrance have bascule and swing spans with a minimum clearance of 3 feet. (See 117.1 through Small-craft facilities 117.59 and 117.738, chapter 2, for drawbridge regula- (366) There are several boatyards and marinas on the tions.) A dam, about 0.8 mile above the mouth, forms the head of navigation on the creek. Hackensack River at Little Ferry and at Carlstadt, op- posite Secaucus. A mobile hoist at Carlstadt can handle
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Hudson River I Chapter 12 I 403 Hudson River (1) This chapter describes the Hudson River from New City’s major wharves at 59th Street, about 5.3 miles York City to Troy, N.Y., and includes the principal cities above the entrance. Above this point, the Federal pro- of Yonkers, Newburgh, Poughkeepsie, Kingston, and ject depth is 32 feet to Albany, except for that section of Albany. the channel along the New Jersey Weehawken- Edgewater waterfront between 85th Street and 156th (2) Mileages shown in this chapter for the Hudson Street, Manhattan, where the project depth is 30 feet. River as Mile 0.9E, Mile 12W, etc., are the nautical (See Notice to Mariners and latest editions of charts for miles above The Battery; the letters N, S, E, and W de- controlling depths.) note by compass points the side of the river where each feature is located. Mile 0.0 is a point at the mouth of the Seasonal buoyage Hudson River in 40°42.1'N., 74°01.5'W. (8) The lighted buoys marking the Hudson River chan- (3) It is to be understood that the mileages given are nel are replaced during the winter by smaller lighted approximations. The values are not intended to be fi- ice buoys or unlighted buoys. nite. The intended degree of accuracy is only supposed to be enough to put the user of the chart into the gen- Bridges eral vicinity of the cited object, for the purpose of locat- (9) The bridges over Hudson River from New York to ing the object. Albany have either fixed or suspension spans. Charts 12335, 12341, 12345-12346, 12343, (10) The limiting bridge clearance over the lower Hud- 12347-12348 son River is 139 feet, at the Tappan Zee Bridge (IS (4) Hudson River, sometimes called North River in 87/287). The middle Hudson River has a limiting New York City, has its source in the Adirondack Moun- bridge clearance of 137 feet at the Mid-Hudson Bridge tains, about 275 miles along its course from a junction (US Route 44) at Poughkeepsie. The upper Hudson with East River at The Battery, N.Y., and flows in a gen- River has a limiting bridge clearance of 135 feet at the eral southerly direction into New York Upper Bay. Troy Castleton-on-Hudson Bridge (New York State Thru- Lock and Dam, 134 miles above The Battery, permits way/IS 90 E-W). The least clearance of the overhead ca- vessels to pass from tidewater to the upper river and the bles is 145 feet. New York State Canal System. The river water is usu- ally fresh as far south as Poughkeepsie, halfway from Anchorages Troy Lock and Dam to The Battery. (11) General anchorages begin 5 miles above The Bat- (5) New York City extends along the eastern bank of tery and extend upriver for about 10 miles. (See 110.1 Hudson River for a distance of about 14 miles above and 110.155, chapter 2, for limits and regulations.) The Battery. For about 5 miles northward from The (12) Vessels proceeding from New York to Albany occa- Battery, the New York waterfront is an almost continu- sionally anchor overnight in the vicinity of Kingston, ous line of wharves and piers, some of which can ac- 79 miles above The Battery and 47 miles below Albany, commodate the largest transatlantic liners. to await daylight hours for passing through the con- stricted part of the river. (6) On the opposite side of Hudson River from New (13) A buoyed anchorage, 400 feet wide and 2,400 feet York City are Jersey City, Hoboken, Weehawken, long, with depths of 32 feet is on the east side of the Guttenberg, Hudson Heights, Edgewater, and Fort Lee; channel just above Stuyvesant, 111 miles above The this entire stretch of about 9 miles is lined with piers. Battery and 15 miles below Albany. Channels Dangers (7) The lower Hudson River has depths of 43 feet or (14) Numerous fishtraps are planted each spring, usu- more in midchannel from deep water in Upper New ally from about mid-March to mid-May, during the sea- York Bay off Ellis Island to the upper limit of New York sonal run of shad to the spawning grounds in the upper Hudson. The charts show the fishtrap areas in the
404 I Chapter 12 I Coast Pilot 2 30-mile stretch beginning about 5 miles above The Bat- 1.6 knots at Kingston, and 0.3 knot flood and 0.8 knot tery and extending upriver to Stony Point; Corps of En- ebb at Albany. Near Troy Lock and Dam, the current gineers permits are required for the placing of shad does not flood and the ebb has a velocity of 0.7 knot. nets and poles in the charted areas. Outer limits of the These values are for the summer when the freshwater nets usually are marked by flags during the day and by discharge is at a minimum. lights during the night. Caution is advised when navi- (22) Daily current predictions for The Narrows, New gating a fishtrap area because broken-off poles from York Harbor, are given in the Tidal Current Tables. Pre- previous traps may remain under the surface. dictions for places along Hudson River may be obtained (15) Navigation of the river is easy as far north as by applying the differences and ratios listed for these Kingston, but above Kingston it is more difficult be- places in the tables. The directions and velocities of the cause of the numerous steep-to shoals and middle currents throughout New York Harbor for every hour grounds. In general tows are apt to follow the shoreline of the tidal cycle are shown on the Tidal Current which is most favorable as regards wind and current; Charts, New York Harbor. with a strong northwest wind, tows will follow the west (23) During the summer of 2004, tidal observations shore regardless of the direction in which they are trav- were made in the Hudson River near Haverstraw and it eling. was found that there were significant differences in the timing of the tidal current phases as compared with the No-Discharge Zone predicted tidal current phases. The greatest time differ- (16) The State of New York, with the approval of the En- ence was observed in the slack before ebb, which on av- erage may occur one hour later than the predictions vironmental Protection Agency, has established a given in the 2005 Tidal Current Tables. Mariners No-Discharge Zone (NDZ) in the waters of the Hudson should exercise caution when using the published tidal River. The NDZ extends from the Battery in Manhattan, current predictions. New York to the federal dam at Troy, New York (see charts for limits). Ice (17) Within the NDZ, discharge of sewage, whether (24) In even extremely severe winters, Coast Guard ice- treated or untreated, from all vessels is prohibited. Outside the NDZ, discharge of sewage is regulated by breakers and continuous river traffic maintain an open 40 CFR 140 (see chapter 2). channel to Albany. The ice season usually starts in early January and ends in mid-March. Normally shipping is Tides affected most seriously in the Hudson River between (18) The tides in Hudson River are affected by freshets, Tappan Zee and Albany. Modern vessels experience lit- tle difficulty maneuvering through the ice, but may be winds, and droughts. Because of these variables the slowed by other river traffic. In addition to the problem predictions given in the Tide Tables for points above of getting through the ice, aids to navigation are cov- George Washington Bridge are based upon averages for ered or dragged off station by moving ice. the 6-month period, May to October, when the freshwa- ter discharge is at a minimum. Freshets (19) The mean range of tide is 4.5 feet at The Battery, 3.7 (25) During March, April, and May, freshets have feet at Yonkers, 2.8 feet at Newburgh, 3.1 feet at Poughkeepsie, 3.7 feet at Kingston, 4.6 feet at Albany, reached heights above normal high water of as much as and 4.7 feet at Troy. (Daily predictions for The Battery 18 feet at Albany and 25 feet at Troy Lock and Dam. At and Albany are given in the Tide Tables.) the time of the larger freshets the tide may be com- pletely masked, the water continuing to rise and fall for Currents a period of several days without any tidal oscillation. At (20) The currents in Hudson River are influenced by the the time of smaller freshets the range of tide is greatly diminished and the times of high and low waters are same variables that affect the tides. The times of slack somewhat delayed. water and the velocities and durations of flood and ebb (26) During the smaller freshets, the flood current dis- are subject to extensive changes; the times of strengths appears and the ebb current has a velocity of about 1.5 are less likely to be affected. The currents usually set knots. The larger freshets produce an ebb current that fair with the channels except in the vicinities of bends varies from 1.5 to nearly 5 knots depending on the size and wharves. of the freshet and the stage of the tide. (21) Velocities of currents are 1.4 knots flood and 1.4 knots ebb northwest of The Battery, 1.6 and 2.2 knots at George Washington Bridge, 0.9 and 1.1 knots at Newburgh, 1.1 and 1.2 knots at Poughkeepsie, 1.3 and
Hudson River I Chapter 12 I 405 Pilotage, Hudson River Chart 12341 (27) Pilotage is compulsory on the Hudson River for (35) On the New Jersey side of the river are the piers of foreign vessels and U.S. vessels under register. Pilotage Guttenberg, mile 5.5W; Hudson Heights, Mile 6.5W; north of Yonkers is available from Hudson River Pilots Edgewater, Mile 7.5W; and Fort Lee, Mile 9.5W. Association, 201 Edgewater Street, Staten Island, NY Small-craft facilities at Edgewater can provide berths, 10305, telephone (718) 815-4316, FAX (718) 876-8055. electricity, gasoline, diesel fuel, water, ice, limited ma- The pilot boat, JOHN E. FLYNN, is 40 feet with a black rine supplies, storage, and hull and engine repairs. The hull, white superstructure, and the word PILOT in red largest mobile hoist can handle craft to 25 tons. In May letters, each side. The boat berths at Yonkers, and when 1981, depths of 5 to 7 feet were reported in the basins at underway monitors VHF-FM channel 13, works chan- the facilities. nels 13 or 18A. The pilot boat meets vessels in midriver (40°56'21\"N., 73°54'41\"W.) off Yonkers. Arrangements (36) The New York side of the river is mostly parkway for for pilot services are made in advance through ships’ the length of the chart. A marina, at Mile 5.5E, opposite agents; at least 24-hour advance notice is requested. Guttenberg, can provide berths, electricity, gasoline, (28) Vessels transiting between Ambrose Light and Yon- diesel fuel, water, ice, marine supplies, and minor en- kers or between Long Island Sound and Yonkers are gine repairs. In May 1981, depths at the marina were serviced by United New York New Jersey Sandy Hook reported to range from 12 feet to bare. In May 1987, a Pilot Association. sunken wreck was reported just northwest of the en- (29) U.S. Enrolled vessels in the coastwise trade trance to the marina in about 40°47.2'N., 73°59.2'W. transiting between Ambrose Light and Yonkers or be- tween Long Island Sound and Yonkers are also served (37) Sailors and Soldiers Monument, Mile 6.2E, is a by Interport Pilots Agency, Inc. prominent landmark at 89th Street and Riverside (30) On the Hudson River, pilots maintain bridge-to- Drive, Manhattan. bridge communication on channel 13. (31) Vessels transiting the river to destinations beyond (38) General Grants Tomb, Mile 7.7E, is prominent at the city of Kingston, NY will be required to embark an- 123rd Street and Riverside Drive, Manhattan. other pilot at the Hyde Park Pilot Station (41°49'55\"N., 073°56'32\"W.) located on the eastern shore of Hudson (39) George Washington Bridge, Mile 10, crosses Hud- River in Mills-Norrie State Park. For vessels awaiting son River from Fort Lee, N.J., to Fort Washington daylight transits north of Kingston, a federal anchor- Point, New York City. The suspension span is nearly 0.6 age is located just south of the pilot station. The pilot mile long from shore to shore with a clearance of 195 station is manned only while boarding ships in transit feet, and the tops of the towers are about 600 feet above and maintains a watch on VHF-FM channel 13 an hour the water. When the traveller platform is in use, the prior to ETA for Norrie Point. The Hudson River Pilot bridge clearance is reduced to 180 feet. office may be reached at (718) 448-3900. Anchorage Towage (40) A special anchorage is on the N side of the George (32) Tugs are available in New York Harbor and at Al- Washington Bridge at North Manhattan. (See 110.1 bany. (See chapter 11, and Albany later in this chapter.) and 110.60 (o-3), chapter 2, for limits and regula- tions.) Chart 12345 Quarantine, customs, and immigration (41) From Fort Lee, N.J., the rocky cliffs of Palisades (33) Matters pertaining to these services for places State Park and adjoining Tallman Mountain State Park extend up the west side of the river for about 12 miles to along Hudson River are handled at the Port of New Piermont, N.Y. The Palisades are 300 to 500 feet high York or at Albany. (See chapter 11, New York Harbor, and in places are thickly wooded with scrub. and Albany later in this chapter.) (42) Tubby Hook, Mile 11E, has several small-boat land- Chart 12335 ings. (34) Hudson River averages about 0.6 mile in width (43) Spuyten Duyvil Creek, entered at Mile 12E, is along this 5-mile stretch above The Battery. The chart marked by the railroad swing bridge over the mouth. covers most of the principal wharves on the New York The creek is the Hudson River entrance to Harlem City side and those of Jersey City, Hoboken, and River, which is described in chapter 9. Currents are Weehawken on the west, or New Jersey, side. swift and erratic around the mouth of the creek. (44) Englewood Boat Basin, on the New Jersey side op- posite Spuyten Duyvil Creek, has depths of 3 to 5 feet
406 I Chapter 12 I Coast Pilot 2 and can accommodate craft to 50 feet long; berths, gas- depths of 7 to 10 feet were reported at the lumber oline, diesel fuel, and water are available. wharf. A private boat club is just north of the terminal (45) Yonkers, Mile 16E, adjoins the north side of New wharves; guest moorings are available. York City. Waterborne commerce is in petroleum prod- (56) At Piermont, Mile 22W, an earthen embankment ucts, sugar and syrup products, cement, sand, and extends 0.8 mile channelward from the shore to other building materials. Piermont Pier. ConRail has a terminus at the inner end (46) A sugar refining plant (40°55'41\"N., 73°54'21\"W.) of the embankment; several buildings in Piermont are has a 400-foot marginal wharf with depths of 28 to 30 prominent. A T-head pier, used by Columbia University feet alongside and a deck height of 10 feet. The plant to moor its geological research vessels, extends from has 20,000 tons of covered storage and is served by a the outer end of Piermont Pier; depths of about 16 feet conveyor system with two 20-ton hoppers for the re- are reported alongside the face. The ruins of a former ceipt of raw sugar. Vessels berth outboard of two float- ferry slip and other piers and several visible wrecks are ing cranes moored at the face of the wharf. on the south side of Piermont Pier. (47) Several other private facilities at Yonkers, used mainly by barges, have reported depths of 12 to 30 feet Chart 12343 alongside. (48) The U.S. Volunteer Life Saving Corporation main- (57) A foul area extends about 300 yards northward tains small craft at Yonkers for search and rescue work. from the outer end of Piermont Pier. A sunken wreck is They can be contacted through the Coast Guard in New in this area about 200 yards northward from the end of York. the pier; caution is advised. Chart 12346 (58) In May 1981, shoaling to an unknown extent was reported in the area from the outer end of Piermont (49) Alpine is a prominent landing at Mile 16W. A boat Pier north to Lower Nyack Landing, Mile 24.6W; cau- basin here, operated by the Palisades Interstate Park tion is advised. Commission, affords shelter for numerous small craft; berths, gasoline, electricity, and water are available. In Small-craft facilities May 1981, 4 feet was reported in the basin. (59) Several small-craft facilities are just northward of Anchorages Piermont Pier. Berths, electricity, water, ice, storage, (50) A special anchorage adjoins a yacht club on the marine supplies, mobile hoists up to 10 tons, and hull and engine repairs are available. In May 1981, reported Yonkers side of the Hudson River, 17 miles above The depths of 4 feet could be carried to the facilities. A Battery; another special anchorage is about 0.5 mile to scuba diving team of the Piermont Volunteer Fire De- the northward. (See 110.1 and 110.60 (o) and (o-1), partment is available for underwater search and rescue chapter 2, for limits and regulations.) work. They can be contacted through the Piermont Po- lice Department; telephone 914-359-0240. (51) Several private boat clubs are at Greystone Station, (60) Tappan Zee is the 2-mile-wide part of Hudson River just north of Yonkers; guest moorings are available. between Piermont and Croton Point, 8 miles to the northward. (52) Hastings-on-Hudson, Mile 19E, has a prominent water tank at its waterfront. A yacht club, north of the (61) Tappan Zee Bridge IS 87/287, Mile 23.5, crosses waterfront, is adjoined by a special anchorage. (See Tappan Zee from Nyack to Tarrytown. The fixed span 110.1 and 110.60 (p), chapter 2, for limits and regula- over the main channel has a clearance of 139 feet. The tions.) Limited guest berths are available. In 1981, a re- 470-foot east and west spans, on either side of the main ported depth of 4 feet could be carried to the fuel dock. span, have clearances of 123 feet. Three auxiliary open- ings for small boats have clearances of 11 feet. A (53) The boundary line between the States of New Jer- RACON is atop the center of the main channel span of sey and New York extends northwestward from a point the southernmost bridge. on the west side of Hudson River at Mile 19. The river is 0.8 mile wide at this point. (62) Tarrytown, Mile 24E, has about 1 mile of developed waterfront, part of which has been improved by dredg- (54) Dobbs Ferry is a town at Mile 20.5E. A stack on the ing. waterfront and several cupolas are prominent. (63) An abandoned lighthouse is a prominent landmark (55) Irvington, Mile 22E, has a large lumber terminal at in Tarrytown. In April 2004, the controlling depths in the southern end of the waterfront, and a small private the dredged channel in Tarrytown Harbor were 7.4 feet wharf at the northern end. In May 1981, alongside
Hudson River I Chapter 12 I 407 (7.9 feet at midchannel) in the southwest connecting (73) Ossining is on the east side of Tappan Zee at Mile channel, thence 8.1 feet (8.7 feet at midchannel) in the 29E. In May 1981, depths of 5 to 6 feet were reported on northwest connecting channel, and 6.5 feet (7.1 feet at the flats off the oil storage receiving facility piers at midchannel) in the waterfront channel. An obstruc- Ossining. Sing Sing Prison, a State penitentiary, is on tion, consisting of rocks, is on the east edge of the wa- the low flat shore on the south side of Ossining. Two terfront channel in about 41°04.8'N., 73°52.2'W. Both water towers near the prison are prominent. A marina access channels are buoyed. at the north end of town can handle craft to 15 tons for (64) Tarrytown Harbor usually is open to navigation hull and engine repairs; marine supplies are available. throughout the year, but in severe winters ice floes There are also two boat clubs and a yacht club at from the upper river may temporarily block the chan- Ossining; gasoline, water, ice, and guest berths are nels. available. In May 1981, a reported depth of 4 feet could be carried to the yacht club gasoline dock. Anchorage (65) A special anchorage is at Tarrytown. (See 110.1 (74) From Hook Mountain, Mile 27W, northward to Haverstraw, Mile 33W, the west bank of the Hudson and 110.60 (p-1), chapter 2, for limits and regula- River rises precipitously to heights of more than 800 tions.) feet. (66) Several waterfront terminals, with depths of 10 feet (75) Croton Point, Mile 30E, is a long peninsula that ex- alongside, are available at Tarrytown, and there are rail tends 1.5 miles channelward from the main shore. connections nearby. The wharves are used mostly for Croton Point Park is on the southwest part of the penin- the receipt of petroleum products, sand, gravel, and sula. There are several prominent brick buildings at crushed rock. Harmon, near the inner end of Croton Point. (67) A marina is southward of the principal wharves; (76) Haverstraw Bay is the wide stretch of Hudson River berths, gasoline, diesel fuel, electricity, water, ice, ma- between Croton Point and Stony Point, 5 miles to the rine supplies, and a 15-ton mobile hoist are available. northward; the greatest width is about 2.5 miles. The Two private boat clubs are southward of the marina; a extensive flats in the eastern half of the bay have depths launching ramp is available. of 5 to 9 feet. The dredged channel through Haverstraw Bay is marked by seasonal lighted buoys and two (68) Nyack is on the west side of Tappan Zee at Mile 25W. lighted ranges. Small-craft facilities at Nyack include a boatyard with a marine railway that can handle craft to 40 feet long for (77) Croton-on-Hudson, on the east side of Haverstraw complete engine and hull repairs; the railway, just Bay at Mile 31.5E, has a yacht club. south of Lower Nyack Landing, can only be used at high tide. Storage facilities and marine supplies are avail- (78) High Tor, 820 feet high, is on the west side of able. A boat club on the north side of the waterfront can Haverstraw Bay at Mile 32W. provide guest moorings. In May 1981, it was reported that 4½ feet could be carried to the gasoline dock. (79) Haverstraw, on the west side of Haverstraw Bay at Mile 33W., has several abandoned brickyards along its (69) In May 1981, shoaling to an unknown extent was waterfront. Prominent on Bowline Point (41°12.2'N., reported in the area from Lower Nyack Landing south 73°57.6'W.) are the cement stacks and large red rectan- to the outer end of Piermont Pier, Mile 22W. gular buildings of a powerplant. A T-shaped pier, oper- ated by the powerplant and marked by private lights, Anchorage extends off Bowline Point. (70) A special anchorage is at Nyack. (See 110.1 and (80) Two marginal wharves, used by barges and oper- 110.60 (o-2), chapter 2, for limits and regulations.) ated by sand, stone, and gravel companies, are about 0.7 mile southward of Bowline Point. In May 1981, (71) Upper Nyack, about 0.6 mile north of Nyack, has a depths of 7½ feet were reported alongside the wharves. boatyard with a 50-ton mobile hoist and a 20-ton fixed A small private boat club is in the cove immediately crane. The boatyard wharf has depths of about 5 feet at northward of the more northerly wharf. the face. Berths, electricity, gasoline, water, diesel fuel, ice, marine supplies, and complete engine and hull re- Anchorage pairs are available. (81) A special anchorage is at Haverstraw. (See 110.1 (72) Hook Mountain, 730 feet high, is on the west side of and 110.60 (p–3), chapter 2, for limits and regula- Tappan Zee at Mile 27W. The summit is only 0.3 mile tions.) inland and is very prominent from the river. (82) Grassy Point is on the west side of Haverstraw Bay at Mile 34W. A gypsum pier, marked on its outer end by
408 I Chapter 12 I Coast Pilot 2 a private light, is on the south side of the point; depths (91) A yacht club at Peekskill has guest berths, electric- of about 31 feet are reported alongside. ity, water, ice, and engine repairs. Small-craft facilities Caution (83) Numerous small-craft facilities are north and (92) In August 1985, it was reported that the channel on south of Grassy Point. Berths, electricity, gasoline, die- the north side of Peekskill Bay was obstructed by a sel fuel, water, ice, storage, marine supplies, lifts to 40 sewer outfall extending across from the entrance to tons, and engine and hull repairs are available. In Au- Annsville Creek; caution is advised. gust 2001, a reported depth of 17 feet could be carried into the cove south of the point. (93) Annsville Creek is a very shallow creek on the north side of Peekskill. The railroad bridge over the en- (84) Stony Point, Mile 35W, is marked at the outer end trance has a bascule span with a clearance of 3½ feet. by a light. The bridge is maintained in the closed position. (See 117.805, chapter 2, for drawbridge regulations.) The (85) Verplanck Point, Mile 35.5E, is marked on its highway bridge about 0.2 mile above the railroad northwestern side by prominent gray eroded banks of bridge has a fixed span with a clearance of 19 feet. tailings from a trap-rock plant. Two oil receiving facili- ties at Verplanck Point have depths of 8 to 12 feet re- (94) An oil receiving pier at Roa Hook, on the north side ported alongside. of Peekskill, has a reported depth of about 13 feet alongside. Small-craft facilities (86) Small-craft facilities on the point can provide (95) Dunderberg Mountain, 1,110 feet high, is a densely wooded mountain at Mile 38W. The mountain slopes berths, electricity, gasoline, diesel fuel, water, ice, stor- eastward to Jones Point, which is low and flat. age, and limited marine supplies; lifts to 30 tons are available for hull and engine repairs. In May 1981, re- (96) The river becomes much narrower at Jones Point ported depths of 4 feet could be carried to the facilities. and has an average width of 0.3 mile for the next 8 miles between the bases of the highlands on both sides. When (87) Indian Point, on the east side of Hudson River, 1.7 approaching the sharp turns in this reach, caution miles northward of Verplanck Point, is the site of a nu- should be exercised and a warning signal should be clear powerplant. A tall red and white banded stack, given. lighted on top, and two large domes are conspicuous on the point. (97) Iona Island, formerly a naval depot at Mile 40W, is controlled by the Palisades Interstate Park Commis- (88) Tomkins Cove, a town at Mile 36W, has a large sion. A light, shown from a skeleton tower on the north stone quarry, a rock crusher, and a trap-rock plant. The side of the island, is conspicuous. offshore pier connected to the shore by a conveyor sys- tem has 700 feet of berthing space with dolphins; (98) A rock, with a depth of 10 feet over it and marked by depths of 15 to 25 feet are reported alongside. Crushed a buoy, is 0.2 mile north-northwestward of the north- rock is shipped by barge. Numerous beached barges ernmost point of Iona Island. When descending the south of the pier are prominent. A powerplant pier, just river, particularly with a strong fair current, a careful northward of the wharf, consists of four cement watch should be maintained to avoid being set on this steel-filled cells, the center two of which are connected rock. to each other and the shore by a steel catwalk. Depths of about 40 feet were reported alongside. (99) Bear Mountain State Route 6, Mile 40.3W, is 1,305 feet high and has its summit about 1 mile inland. There (89) An overhead power cable with a clearance of 160 are wharves at Day Line Park, on the riverbank at the feet crosses the Hudson River north of Tompkins Cove. foot of the mountain. (90) Peekskill is at the head of a shallow bight at Mile (100) Anthonys Nose, 900 feet high, is a steep, thickly 38E. A dredged U-shaped channel extends northeast- wooded hill at Mile 40.5E. ward from deep water in Hudson River to the wharf area and thence northwestward back to deep water. The (101) Bear Mountain Bridge, Mile 40.6 crosses the Hud- southern channel is marked by buoys and a light. In son River from Bear Mountain to Anthonys Nose. The 1990, the controlling depths were 5 feet in the south suspension span has a clearance of 155 feet. channel, 4½ feet in the north channel, and 2½ feet in the channel west of the wharves except for shoaling to (102) Con Hook, a small island at Mile 43W, is marked on 1½ feet near the ramps in the southeast corner of the its channel side by a light. A rock, with a depth of 7 feet turn leading from the south channel to the waterfront. over it and marked by a seasonal lighted buoy, is about 0.3 mile southward of Con Hook. When descending the river, particularly with a fair current, there is a ten- dency to set toward the rock; caution is advised.
Hudson River I Chapter 12 I 409 (103) A tower at Highland Falls, Mile 44W, is prominent. shown from a skeleton tower 0.1 mile off the west side Highland Falls has a small marina with transient of the island. berths for small craft up to 35 feet. The reported depth (116) Newburgh, Mile 53W, is a major petroleum distri- alongside the dock is 30 feet; electricity and water is bution center. Most of the piers of the major oil compa- available. A launching ramp is at the marina. nies are at New Windsor, the southern end of the 2-mile waterfront at Newburgh. Depths at the piers are re- (104) A yacht club at Garrison, Mile 45E, has depths of ported to range from about 14 feet at the northern end about 20 feet alongside its fuel dock. Craft up to 60 feet to 35 feet at the southern end of the waterfront. in length can be accommodated at the slips; gasoline, (117) The yacht club landing near the north end of the water, electricity, and some marine supplies are avail- Newburgh waterfront has reported depths of about 10 able. feet alongside. The marine railways here can handle craft up to 46 feet for minor engine and hull repairs; (105) West Point, Mile 45W, is the site of the U.S. Mili- berths, electricity, gasoline, diesel fuel, water, ice, tary Academy. The academy is easily recognized from the launching ramps, and marine supplies are available. A prominence of the buildings and the road leading up the shipbuilding company at Newburgh can make emer- hillside from the railroad station and wharfs on the river- gency repairs to commercial vessels. A marine railway bank. at the yard can handle vessels to 140 feet, and cranes to 150 tons are available. Anchorage (118) Beacon, on the east bank of the Hudson River op- (106) A special anchorage is at West Point. (See 110.1 posite Newburgh, has some manufacturing facilities. An oil pier at the southern end of the waterfront has a and 110.60 (p-2), chapter 2, for limits and regula- reported depth of 5 feet alongside. The New- tions.) burg-Beacon Bridge (IS 84), two spanned fixed high- way bridges, with a clearance of 147 feet for a middle (107) The northeastern extremity of West Point descends 760-foot width and 172 feet at the center, crosses the to Gees Point, a rocky feature which is marked by a river between Beacon and Newburgh. A private fog sig- light. About 0.2 mile south of Gees Point, another light nal is at the bridge and a RACON is atop the center of marks the outer edge of a rocky shallow area along the the main channel span of the southernmost bridge. west bank. (119) Two submerged obstructions are reported about 150 yards south of seasonal Lower Hudson River (108) Worlds End, a sharp bend in the Hudson River at Lighted Buoy 52, Mile 55. A submerged obstruction, Mile 46, has depths of more than 100 feet. Extreme cau- covered ½ foot, is reported about 700 yards west of tion should be exercised when passing through Worlds Buoy 52. End; the view is obstructed and vessels should reduce (120) Chelsea, Mile 56.5E, has a boatyard and yacht club; speed and sound a warning signal. berths, electricity, gasoline, water, ice, marine supplies, and complete hull and engine repairs are available. A (109) Constitution Island is on the upper side of Worlds 12-ton mobile crane is available for do-it-yourself re- End at Mile 46.5E. Magazine Point, on the channel side pairs. of the island, is marked by a light. (121) Danskammer Point, Mile 58W, is marked by a con- spicuous powerplant with two large buildings, four (110) Crows Nest, Mile 47W, is 1,403 feet high and prom- stacks, a radio tower, and an oil receiving pier. There inent. A boat club is at Cold Spring, Mile 47.3E. are numerous brickyards on both sides of the river be- tween Newburgh and Danskammer Point, but most of (111) Little Stony Point, Mile 48E, is the site of a rock them have been abandoned. quarry. Chart 12347 (112) Storm King Mountain, 1,355 feet high, is promi- nent at Mile 49W. (122) Wappinger Creek is entered at Mile 58.5E through a channel that leads to just below Wappingers Falls, 1.6 (113) Breakneck Point, on the opposite side of Hudson miles above the entrance. In 1977, it was reported that River from Storm King Mountain, is marked by one the creek had silted in and was no longer navigable. highway tunnel and two railroad tunnels; the lights are prominent at night. Behind Breakneck Point is Break- (123) The railroad bridge across the mouth of Wappinger neck Ridge, 1,196 feet high. Creek has a bascule span with a clearance of 1 foot. (See (114) Cornwall-on-Hudson is at Mile 50W. The wharf at Cornwall is in ruins. A boat club and a yacht club, about 0.6 mile southeastward of the wharf in ruins, can pro- vide gasoline, water, and ice; guest moorings and a launching ramp are available. In May 1981, the re- ported depths were 10 feet at the gasoline dock and 3 feet in the basin. (115) Pollepel Island, Mile 50E, is a private estate with buildings that resemble a medieval castle. A light is
410 I Chapter 12 I Coast Pilot 2 117.813, chapter 2, for drawbridge regulations.) The (133) The Hyde Park Pilot Station (41°49'55\"N., nearby overhead cables have a clearance of 43 feet over 073°56'32\"W.) is located on the eastern shore of the the creek. The fixed highway bridge about 300 yards Hudson River in Mills-Norrie State Park just above the above the railroad bridge has a clearance of 12 feet. An anchorage. Vessels transiting the river to destinations overhead power cable at the bridge has a clearance of above Kingston, NY will be required to embark another 47 feet. An overhead power cable with a clearance of 31 pilot at this point. The pilot station is manned only feet crosses the creek about 1.5 miles above the mouth. while boarding ships in transit and maintains a watch (124) Diamond Reef, with a depth of 5 feet over it and on VHF-FM channel 13 an hour prior to ETA for Norrie marked by a seasonal lighted buoy, lies in about the Point. The Hudson River Pilot office may be reached at middle of Hudson River 0.2 mile above the entrance to (718) 448-3900. Wappinger Creek. Between Diamond Reef and Poughkeepsie the west side of the river should be fa- (134) The Poughkeepsie Yacht Club, about 0.5 mile vored to avoid two 18-foot spots which are buoyed. north of the anchorage area, has berths, electricity, (125) A marina at New Hamburg, just north of the en- gasoline, diesel fuel, water, a 15-ton mobile hoist, ice, trance to Wappinger Creek, has berths, electricity, gas- and a sewage pump-out facility. In 1981, 8 feet was re- oline, water, ice, a 12-ton lift, and marine supplies; hull ported available alongside the gasoline dock. and engine repairs can be made. In June 1981, depths of 20 feet were reported alongside the gasoline dock and 3 (135) Esopus Island, Mile 73, is marked by a light on the feet alongside the berths. south end. A ledge, partly bare at low water and extend- (126) A boat club at Marlboro, Mile 59.7W, can provide ing about 300 yards from the north end, is marked by a gasoline and water. buoy. The better channel is westward of the island. A (127) Poughkeepsie, Mile 66E, is an important industrial prominent large graystone building is on the west side center specializing in manufactured goods, oil, and of the river above Esopus, about 1 mile north of Esopus lumber. Island. (128) Mid Hudson Bridge (U.S. 44), a fixed span with a clearance of 134 feet, and a fixed railroad bridge with a (136) Indian Kill flows into the Hudson River at Mile clearance of 167 feet, 0.5 mile northward, cross the 73.8E. At the entrance to Indian Kill is a small-boat ba- river at Poughkeepsie; both bridges are well lighted at sin operated by the State of New York as part of Taconic night and are equipped with private fog signals. The State Park. Private seasonal lights and buoys mark the Mid Hudson Bridge also has a RACON in the middle of entrance to the boat basin. In June 1981, the reported the span. Submerged pilings, covered 2 feet, are re- controlling depth was 7½ feet in the entrance channel ported to exist on the westerly side of the Hudson River with 5½ feet available in the basin. Gasoline, diesel fuel, between the second and third abutments of the railroad water, ice, a sewage pump-out facility, and a 20-foot bridge. concrete launching ramp are available in the basin. (129) Several bulk oil receiving wharves with reported Supplies can be obtained nearby. depths of 13 to 20 feet alongside are on the east shore about 1 mile south of the Mid Hudson Highway Bridge. (137) A shoal about 0.6 mile long and 150 yards wide with A town park and a small-craft launching ramp are a least depth of about 16 feet is just west of the center of about 0.2 mile north of the highway bridge. the channel, about 1.1 miles above Indian Kill en- (130) A marina, on the east side of the river near Mile trance. The shoal is marked by a seasonal lighted buoy 68E, has berths, electricity, gasoline, water, ice, a about midway along the east edge. launching ramp, marine supplies, and a 20-ton crane; hull, engine, and electronic repairs can be made. In Au- (138) Esopus Meadows Light, Mile 75.8, 52 feet above gust 2001, 17 feet was reported alongside the docks. the water, is shown from a white brick lighthouse on (131) Hyde Park, Mile 71E, is the birthplace of Franklin the west side of the main channel. Shoals with depths Delano Roosevelt, the 32nd President of the United less than 3 feet extend as much as 0.4 mile from either States. The residence and library are about 0.4 mile in- shore from about 1 mile below the light to Rondout land. Creek at Kingston. The shoal area on the east side of the river is marked by buoys. Anchorage (132) A special anchorage is just west of Hyde Park. (See (139) Rondout Creek is entered from the Hudson River at Mile 79W through a dredged channel that leads be- 110.1 and 110.155 (c)(6), chapter 2, for limits and tween two long, submerged jetties to Eddyville, about 3 regulations.) miles above the channel entrance. The jetties are marked by lights at the outer ends and by daybeacons. In August 2005, the controlling depth was 12.5 feet from the entrance to the second highway bridge about 1.1 miles above the mouth, thence 9.2 feet to the
Hudson River I Chapter 12 I 411 southwest end of Gumaer Island, thence 5.2 feet to the (146) Kingston-Rhinecliff Bridge State Route 199 head of the dredged channel at Eddyville. The channel crosses the Hudson River at Mile 82.7. The fixed chan- is partially marked by buoys. The head of practical navi- nel spans have a clearance of 135 feet. A private fog sig- gation is at the lock of the abandoned Delaware and nal is at the bridge and a RACON is in the center of the Hudson Canal, 3.3 miles above the entrance. The lower west channel span. 2-mile portion of Rondout Creek serves as a harbor for Kingston. (147) Esopus Creek is entered at Mile 88.5W. The en- (140) Kingston is partly on the lowlands adjacent to the trance is between two dikes; both are marked by lights. north bank of Rondout Creek and partly on the elevated Saugerties is on the north bank of the creek about 1 plateau to the north and westward of it. Waterborne mile above the entrance. In June 2005, the controlling traffic consists chiefly of sand, gravel, crushed rock, depth was 5.1 feet to the steamboat wharf about 0.7 brick, and petroleum products. mile above the entrance. The mean range of tide is about 4 feet. Above the steamboat wharf several shoals Bridges bare at low water and there are many large boulders. (141) Rondout Creek is crossed by a fixed highway bridge Small craft, with local knowledge, use this area as an anchorage, but it should be avoided by strangers. A dam with a clearance of 56 feet, about 1 mile above the en- crosses the creek about 1.3 miles above the entrance. trance, a highway suspension bridge with a clearance of 86 feet, about 0.1 mile above the fixed bridge, and the Small-craft facilities Conrail fixed railroad bridge with a clearance of 144 (148) Small-craft facilities below the steamboat wharf feet, about 2 miles above the entrance. An overhead power cable with a clearance of 75 feet crosses the can provide berths, electricity, gasoline, diesel fuel, wa- creek about 0.45 mile above the railroad bridge. ter, ice, outside storage, and some marine supplies. A forklift can handle craft to 2 tons for engine and hull re- Tides pairs; launching ramps are also available. In June 1981, (142) The mean range of tide at the entrance to Rondout depths of 15 to 20 feet were reported alongside the fuel dock. Creek is about 3.7 feet. (149) A rescue vessel of the Ulster County Sheriff’s De- Small-craft facilities partment is at Saugerties. The Sheriff’s office can be (143) There are several small-craft facilities on Rondout contacted through the Coast Guard on VHF-FM chan- nel 16 or directly by telephone (914-338-3640). Creek. Berths, electricity, gasoline, diesel fuel, water, ice, marine supplies, launching ramps, a sewage (150) In March 2004, shoaling to 9 feet was reported at pump-out facility, and wet and dry storage are available the southern boundary of Green Flats. Vessels are ad- as far upstream as Eddyville. Lifts to 35 tons and a vised to transit along the centerline of the channel in 75-foot marine railway can handle craft for hull and en- the vicinity of Hudson River Lighted Buoy 94. gine repairs. (151) The Maelstrom is a dangerous whirlpool on the Charts 12347, 12348 east side of the main channel about 2 miles north of Esopus Creek. (144) In the Hudson River above Kingston many shoals with depths less than 3 feet are in midriver or extend (152) Several large cement manufacturing plants that from the shore on either side. The bottom is rocky at have prominent buildings and elevators are near many of the bar crossings. Most of the channels Cementon, Mile 92.5W. Another cement factory is at through the critical areas are marked with lights and Dewitt Point, 2 miles above Cementon. A wharf just be- buoys, but strangers in all except small boats are ad- low the point has a reported depth of 30 feet at the face. vised to take a pilot. Pilots are engaged at New York. The landing for North Germantown is across the river opposite this wharf. Chart 12347 (153) Catskill Creek, marked at the entrance by buoys, is (145) Kingston Point, Mile 80W, is an oil terminal. Tugs entered at Mile 97.5W. Catskill is about 1 mile above and barges drawing 15 to 20 feet transport petroleum the mouth. In June 2005, the centerline controlling products both up and down the river from this termi- depth was 6.3 feet to about 100 yards below the high- nal. way bridge, 0.9 mile above the mouth. The bridge has a fixed span with a vertical clearance of 11 feet. An over- head power cable about 200 yards above the bridge has a clearance of 60 feet. The north edge of the channel leads close to the end of the wharf at the entrance, then passes 75 feet off the first small pier, lying 200 yards
412 I Chapter 12 I Coast Pilot 2 inside the end of the wharf, and then passes close to the north end of town. A State-owned 20-foot concrete next small pier on the north side. The best water is then launching ramp is also available at Coxsackie. in midcreek when approaching the first sharp bend to (161) Cement and coal are shipped and gypsum is re- avoid a rock with 4 feet over it about 50 feet off the ceived at facilities about 1 mile above Coeymans; the western end of the wharf. The channel then favors the marginal wharf has 666 feet of berthing space with dol- south bank until about 350 yards from the highway phins and 32 feet reported alongside. bridge, then follows the north bank to the highway bridge. Anchorage (154) A long wharf extends along the north side of Cats- (162) A 32-foot buoyed anchorage basin is on the east kill Creek from the entrance to Catskill. bank of the river north of Stuyvesant about 3.1 miles Small-craft facilities above Coxsackie. (155) Several small-craft facilities are on the creek. (163) A boatyard at New Baltimore, Mile 113.5W, can Berths, electricity, gasoline, diesel fuel, storage facili- provide berths, electricity, gasoline, diesel fuel, water, ties, water, ice, marine supplies, a sewage pump-out fa- storage, and marine supplies. A launching ramp and a cility, and lifts to 20 tons are available; hull and engine 20-ton mobile hoist are available; hull and engine re- repairs can be made. pairs can be made. In June 1981, a reported depth of 20 feet was available at the fuel dock with 6 feet at the (156) Rip Van Winkle Bridge State Route 23 crosses the berths. Hudson River at Mile 98.7. The fixed span over the channel has a clearance of 142 feet. A private fog signal (164) Coeymans, Mile 115W, has a boatyard that can pro- is at the bridge and a RACON is the center of the main vide berths, electricity, gasoline, diesel fuel, water, ice, channel span. High-voltage power cables with a clear- and a 12-ton lift; hull and engine repairs can be made. ance of 145 feet cross the river about 2.4 miles above the bridge. Red lights are atop the suspension towers (165) A submerged jetty, marked by daybeacons, is just E on both sides of the river. of Coeymans. (157) Hudson, Mile 102E, is on a slope that rises from the Anchorage east bank of the Hudson River. Waterborne commerce (166) A special anchorage is at Coeymans. (See 110.1 is in petroleum products. The bulk petroleum pier has reported depths of about 10 feet alongside. Gasoline, and 110.60 (v), chapter 2, for limits and regulations.) berths, electricity, water, and a launching ramp are available at a boat club at Hudson. In June 1981, depths (167) The Conrail fixed railroad bridge with a clearance of 20 feet were reported alongside the gasoline dock. of 139 feet crosses the Hudson River at Mile 117.8. An overhead power cable just southward of the bridge has (158) Athens is on the west side of the Hudson River op- a clearance of 185 feet. The Castleton-on-Hudson posite Hudson. An asphalt receiving facility and a bulk Bridge (New York State Thruway, IS 90 E-W), a fixed petroleum storage facility are at Athens. Barges call at highway bridge, about 150 yards above the railroad these facilities, which have reported depths of about 7 bridge has a clearance of 135 feet. to 15 feet alongside. In June 1981, shoaling to an un- known extent was reported north of Middle Ground (168) Castleton-on-Hudson, Mile 119E, has a boat club Flats; barges approach Athens through the channel that can provide berths, electricity, gasoline, diesel south of the flats only. In October 1990, shoaling to an fuel, water, ice, and a launching ramp. Gin poles are unknown extent was reported in the area between Ath- available at the boat club for stepping masts. In June ens and Middle Ground Flats. 1982, depths of 9 feet were reported alongside the docks. Small-craft facility (159) A small-craft facility at the north end of town has (169) The Castleton Fire Department maintains a rescue vessel at the boat club for emergency medical assistance, berths, electricity, gasoline, water, ice, and limited ma- firefighting, lifesaving, and damage control. The rescue rine supplies, and can make minor engine repairs. vessel can be contacted through the Coast Guard on VHF-FM channel 16, or by telephone (518-272-5501). Chart 12348 Anchorage (160) Coxsackie is at Mile 108W. Berths, gasoline, elec- (170) A special anchorage is at Mile 120W, just below Ce- tricity, water, and ice are available at a yacht club at the dar Hill. (See 110.1 and 110.60 (w), chapter 2, for limits and regulations.)
Hudson River I Chapter 12 I 413 (171) Overhead power cables crossing the river at Mile Weather, Albany and vicinity 122.9 and Mile 123.1 have clearances of 169 and 194 (179) The climate at Albany is primarily continental in feet, respectively. character, but is subject to some modification from the (172) Albany, Mile 126W, is the capital of New York State maritime climate which prevails in the extreme south- and the principal port on the river above New York City. eastern portion of New York State. The moderating ef- The port of Albany is the terminus for deep-draft ves- fect on temperatures is more pronounced during the sels on the Hudson River and serves as a transshipping warmer months than in the cold winter season when point for the immediate vicinity, large areas of New outbursts of cold air sweep down from Canada with England, and most of the areas accessible by water- greater vigor than at other times of the year. In the ways. warmer portion of the year temperatures rise rapidly during the daytime to moderate levels. As a rule, tem- (173) Waterborne commerce at the port is mostly in pe- peratures fall rapidly after sunset so that the nights are troleum products, but grain, automobiles, coal, molas- relatively cool. Very occasionally, the area experiences ses, scrap iron, aggregates, lumber, wood byproducts, extended periods of oppressive heat up to a week or bananas, steel, chemicals, and general cargo are also more in duration. handled. (180) The highest temperature of record is 100°F (37.8°C) recorded both in July and September 1953. (174) The Albany Port District includes the lower harbor The extreme minimum temperature at Albany is -28°F between points about 0.2 mile below and 1.9 miles (-33.3°C) recorded in January 1971. The average tem- above the entrance to Island Creek (42°36'26\"N., perature for Albany is 48°F (8.9°C). The average high is 73°45'50\"W.), and the upper harbor extending north- 58°F (14.4°C) and the average low is 37°F (2.8°C). July ward of this point to the northern limits of Albany on is the warmest month with an average high of 83°F the west side and Rensselaer on the east side. (28.3°C) and an average low of 60°F (15.6°C). January is the coldest month with an average high of 31°F Channels (-0.6°C) and an average low of 13°F (-10.6°C). An aver- (175) The Federal project depth is 32 feet from New York age of 11 days each year records maximum tempera- tures in excess of 90°F (32.2°C) and an average of 147 Harbor to Albany. Above the Port of Albany, the project days record extreme minimums below 32°F (0°C). An depth is 14 feet to the Troy Lock and Dam. (See Notice average of 22 days each year will have an extreme mini- to Mariners and latest editions of the charts for control- mum below 5°F (-15°C). ling depths.) (181) Precipitation is sufficient to serve the economy of the region in most years, and only occasionally do peri- Anchorages ods of drought become a threat. A considerable portion (176) The restricted width of the river at Albany is not of the rainfall in the warmer months is from showers associated with thunderstorms, but hail is not usually sufficient to permit vessels to swing at anchor without of any consequence. Average annual precipitation to- interfering with passing craft. However, in an emer- tals nearly 36 inches (914 mm) and is evenly distrib- gency, vessels sometimes anchor in midstream to wait uted throughout the year. The difference between the for berthing space. driest month, February, and the wettest month, June, averages exactly one inch (25.4 mm). Precipitation falls Bridges an average 205 days each year with the early winter sea- (177) The Dunn Memorial fixed highway bridge with a son being the most likely time. Thunderstorms occur on average 24 days each year with June, July, and Au- clearance of 60 feet crosses Hudson River at Albany at gust being the most favored period. Mile 126.4. The Conrail/Amtrak railroad bridge has a (182) Winters are usually cold and occasionally fairly se- swing span with a clearance of 25 feet. (See 117.1 vere. Maximum temperatures during the colder winter through 117.59 and 117.791, chapter 2, for drawbridge months often are below freezing, and nighttime low regulations.) An overhead power cable at the railroad temperatures frequently drop to 10°F (-12.2°C) or bridge has a clearance of 135 feet. lower. Sub-zero temperatures (<-17.8°C) occur rather infrequently, about a dozen times a year. Snowfall in Tides the area is quite variable and over some of the higher (178) The mean range of tide at Albany is 4.6 feet. (For nearby areas ranges up to 75 inches (1905 mm) or more for a season. Snow flurries are quite frequent during daily predictions see Tide Tables.) Tidal currents for the cold months. The average annual snowfall is 63 Hudson River are described at the beginning of this chapter.
414 I Chapter 12 I Coast Pilot 2 inches (1600 mm) and snow can be expected each Wharves month, October through May. January is the snowiest (194) There are about 30 waterfront facilities at Albany month averaging over 16 inches (406 mm). The 24-hour snowfall record is 22 inches (559 mm), and oc- and Rensselaer; most are located on the west side of the curred in March 1993. Hudson River at Albany. All have highway connections (183) On the whole, wind velocities are moderate. The and, with the exception of the petroleum berths, rail- north-south Hudson River Valley has had a marked ef- road connections. Cargo is generally handled by ships’ fect on the lighter winds and the warm months usually tackle. Crawler and truck cranes up to 140 tons can be average out as a south wind. Destructive winds occur rented. The alongside depths given for each facility are infrequently. reported; for information on the latest depths, contact (184) The area enjoys one of the highest percentages of the operator. Only the major facilities are described. sunshine that can be found in the State. This is true of For a complete description of the port facilities refer to the Hudson Valley area from Albany southward to the Port Series No. 6, published and sold by the U.S. Army coast with slightly more sunshine progressively south- Corps of Engineers. (See Appendix A for address.) ward. Seldom does the area experience extended peri- (195) West side of Hudson River below Island Creek ods of cloudy days or extended periods of smog. (42°36'26\"N., 73°45'50\"W.): Occasionally during the warm months, there are short (196) Sears Oil Co. Tanker Wharf: about 1.2 miles south- periods when high humidity associated with tempera- ward of Island Creek; offshore wharf, 191 feet with dol- tures above 85°F (29.4°C) is rather uncomfortable. phins; 31 feet alongside; deck height, 10 feet; pipelines (185) Tornadoes are rather rare in the Albany area; six extend from wharf to storage tanks, total capacity of 2 have been reported since 1826. Since 1871, eight tropi- million barrels; receipt of petroleum products; owned cal storms have approached within 25 miles of Albany. and operated by Sears Oil Co., Inc. All have approached from the southwest, therefore (197) Texaco North Wharf: about 0.85 mile southward of have been greatly modified by the time traveled over Island Creek; offshore wharf, 230 feet with dolphins; 32 land. The last storm to directly influence the Albany feet alongside; deck height, 14 feet; pipelines extend area was the remnants of Hurricane Gracie in Septem- from wharf to storage tanks, total capacity of 838,000 ber 1959. By the time Gracie reached Albany, it had barrels; receipt and shipment of petroleum products; completed the extra tropical transition and highest owned and operated by Texaco Inc. sustained winds were only 30 knots. (198) West side of Hudson River above Island Creek: (186) (See page 441 for Albany climatological table.) (199) Agway Petroleum Wharf: about 0.1 mile northward of Island Creek; offshore wharf, 260 feet with dolphins; Pilotage, Albany 30 feet alongside; deck height, 11 feet; pipelines extend (187) See Pilotage, Hudson River (indexed as such), ear- from wharf to storage tanks, total capacity of 334,000 barrels; receipt and shipment of petroleum products; lier this chapter. owned and operated by Agway Petroleum, Inc. (200) Cibro Petroleum Ship Dock: about 0.5 mile north- Towage ward of Island Creek; bulkhead wharf, 1000 feet; 28 to (188) Tugs up to 6,800 hp, based at New York City, and 32 feet alongside; deck height, 16½ feet; pipelines ex- tend from wharf to storage tanks, total capacity of tugs up to 1,800 hp, based at Rensselaer, are available at about 193,000 barrels of asphalt, 955,000 barrels of fuel Albany. Arrangements for tugs are usually made in ad- oil, and 450,000 barrels of crude oil; receipt of crude oil vance by ships’ agents. and petroleum products; receipt and shipment of as- (189) Albany is a customs port of entry. phalt; owned by Albany Port District Commission and operated by Cibro Petroleum Products, Inc. Quarantine, customs, immigration, and agricultural (201) Albany Port District Commission Berths 1 quarantine through 9: provide 3,770 feet of continuous berthing; (190) (See chapter 3, Vessel Arrival Inspections, and Ap- depths of 32 feet alongside; deck heights, 16½ feet; wa- pendix A for addresses.) ter and electrical shore power connections; owned by (191) Quarantine is enforced in accordance with the reg- Albany Port District Commission. ulations of the U.S. Public Health Service. (See Public (202) Berths 7, 8, and 9: about 0.8 mile northward of Is- Health Service, chapter 1.) land Creek; 1,270-foot marginal wharf; 10½-million- (192) Albany has several hospitals. bushel grain elevator; special grain-handling equip- ment; conveyor-belt loading system, rate 1,340 long Harbor regulations tons per hour; pipelines extend from wharf to molasses (193) Local rules and regulations for the port are handled storage tanks; total capacity of 4½ million gallons; by the Albany Port District Commission.
Hudson River I Chapter 12 I 415 shipment of grain; receipt and shipment of molasses; 295 feet with dolphins; 33 feet alongside; deck height, operated by Albany Port District Commission, National 11 feet; water connections; pipelines extend from wharf Molasses Co., and Cargill, Inc. to storage tanks, total capacity 1½ million barrels; re- (203) Berths 5 and 6: immediately northward of Berth 7; ceipt of petroleum products; owned by Atlan- 750-foot marginal wharf; 60,000 square feet covered tic-Richfield Co., operated by Atlantic-Richfield Co., storage; 35 acres open storage; pipelines extend from Gulf Oil Products Co. and Amoco Oil Co. wharf to storage tanks, total capacity of 7½ million gal- (213) Petroleum Fuel and Terminal Co. Rensselaer Ma- lons of molasses and 1 million gallons of liquid fertil- rine Terminal: about 0.75 mile northward of Island izer; receipt and shipment of general cargo and liquid Creek; offshore wharf, 375 feet with dolphins; 32 feet fertilizer; receipt of molasses; operated by Albany Port alongside; deck height, 14 feet; pipelines extend from District Commission, Pacific Molasses Co., and Allied wharf to storage tanks, total capacity of 668,000 bar- Chemical Corp. rels; receipt and shipment of petroleum products; (204) Berth 4: immediately northward of Berth 5; owned and operated by Petroleum Fuel and Terminal 425-foot marginal wharf; 26,000 square feet of covered Co. storage; 28 acres open storage; receipt and shipment of (214) Bray Terminals: about 0.8 mile northward of Island general cargo; receipt of automobiles; operated by Al- Creek; offshore wharf, 250 feet with dolphins; 23 feet bany Port District Commission. alongside; deck height, 12 feet; water and electrical (205) Berth 3: immediately northward of Berth 4; shore power connections; receipt and shipment of pe- 425–foot marginal wharf; 72,000 square feet of covered troleum products; pipelines extend from wharf to stor- storage; receipt of bananas; operated by Albany Port age tanks, total capacity of 646,000 barrels; owned by District Commission and United Brands, Inc. Bray Terminals, Inc., operated by Bray Terminals, Inc., (206) Berth 2: immediately northward of Berth 3; and Getty Refining and Marketing Co. 300-foot marginal wharf; 28 acres open storage; receipt (215) Port of Albany Rensselaer Wharf: about 1.25 miles and shipment of general cargo; receipt of automobiles; above Island Creek; marginal wharf, 1,205 feet; 32 feet operated by Albany Port District Commission. alongside; deck height, 16½ feet; pipeline extends from (207) Berth 1: immediately northward of Berth 2; wharf to storage tank, total capacity 500,000 gallons; 20 600–foot marginal wharf; 45,000 square feet of covered acres open storage; 43,000 square feet covered storage; storage; receipt and shipment of general cargo; receipt receipt of caustic soda, shipment of scrap metal; owned of automobiles; operated by Albany Port District Com- by Albany Port District Commission, operated by Al- mission. bany Port District Commission and Ashland Chemical (208) Mobil Oil Corp. Ship Dock: about 200 yards north- Co. ward of Berth 1; offshore wharf, 200 feet with dolphins; 29 feet alongside; deck height, 16 feet; freshwater con- Supplies nections; pipelines extend from wharf to storage tanks, (216) Bunkering services for deep-draft vessels are not storage tanks have a total capacity of 2¼ million bar- rels; receipt of petroleum products; owned and oper- available at Albany; this service is obtained in New ated by Mobil Oil Corp. York. Diesel fuel, through metered pumps, is available (209) East Side of Hudson River: for small vessels; water, marine supplies, and provi- (210) Amerada Hess Corp. Wharf: about 0.3 mile north- sions are available. ward of Island Creek; offshore wharf, 290 feet with dol- phins; 30 feet alongside; deck height, 8 feet; pipelines Repairs extend from wharf to storage tanks, total capacity of 1 (217) There are no drydocks or marine railway facilities million barrels; receipt of petroleum products; owned by Amerada Hess Corp., operated by Amerada Hess for ocean-going vessels at the port of Albany. All types Corp. and Sun Refining and Marketing Co. of repairs not requiring hauling out are available for (211) Ultramar Petroleum Wharf: about 0.5 mile north- steel and wooden hulls; machinery and boiler repairs ward of Island Creek; offshore wharf; 180 feet with dol- and machine shop work are available. phins; 12 feet alongside; deck height, 11 feet; pipelines (218) A marine repair facility at Cohoes, on the west side extend from wharf to storage tanks, total capacity of 1 of the river 8 miles above Albany and 1.5 miles above million barrels; receipt and shipment of petroleum the Troy Lock and Dam, is equipped to make all types of products; owned and operated by Ultramar Petroleum, above-the-waterline repairs to tugs, barges, and other Inc. small vessels. The State of New York operates a drydock (212) Atlantic-Richfield Co. Rensselaer Wharf: about adjacent to Lock 3 of the Erie Canal at Waterford, just 0.65 mile northward of Island Creek; offshore wharf, north of Cohoes. The graving dock is 450 feet long, 42 feet wide at the entrance, and has a depth of 14 feet over the keel blocks.
416 I Chapter 12 I Coast Pilot 2 Small-craft facilities waterfront. The only public docking facility is at the (219) A yacht club is on the east side of the Hudson River State barge canal terminal. The oil storage terminals on the island under the railroad bridge have depths up at Rensselaer at Mile 126.4, about 0.2 mile south of the to 14 feet alongside. Facilities for repairs to hulls, ma- fixed highway bridge; berths, electricity, gasoline, die- chinery, and boiler equipment are available for vessels sel fuel, and water are available. In June 1981, reported not requiring hauling out. depths of 15 feet were available on the west side of the (226) The Troy Lock and Dam is about 8 miles above Al- yacht club dock with 8 feet on the east side. A municipal bany. The lock dimensions are: length 492.5 feet; width launching ramp is at Mile 127.2W. 44.4 feet; depth over upper miter sill 16.3 feet at normal pool level; and depth over lower miter sill 13 feet at low- Communications est low water. The lift at the lowest stages is 17.3 feet. (220) Albany is served by air and rail communications. The mean range of tide is about 4.7 feet below the lock. (See 207.50 and 207.60, chapter 2, for navigation reg- The Delaware and Hudson Railroad serves facilities on ulations for the lock and operating regulations for the the west side of the river while ConRail serves facilities dam.) on both sides of the river. The Albany Port Railroad Corporation, a terminal switching line, serves the wa- Caution terfront facilities and property owned by the Albany (227) The area within about 500 feet below the Troy Dam Port District Commission and connects with the main line railroads. is extremely dangerous because of the turbulence caused by water discharge from the dam. The danger (221) The Patroon Island Bridge (IS 90), a fixed high- area is marked by buoys. way bridge, with a clearance of 60 feet crosses the Hud- son River just above Albany at Mile 127.8. (228) The Hudson River above the Troy Lock and Dam joins with the New York State Canal System to form a (222) The Troy-Menands Bridge (State Route 378), a connecting waterway westward to Lake Erie and Lake fixed highway bridge, crossing the Hudson River at Ontario, and northward to Lake Champlain. South Troy, Mile 130.5, has a clearance of 61 feet. The overhead power cables between Albany and Troy have a (229) The New York State Canal System, comprising least clearance of 87 feet. Red lights are shown from the Erie Canal, Oswego Canal, Cayuga and Seneca Canal, suspension towers on both sides of the river. and Champlain Canal, is under the jurisdiction of the State of New York. Navigation on the State canals is free (223) Troy, Mile 132E, is a manufacturing center. except for mooring, dockage, wharfage, storage, or use Watervliet, on the west side of the river opposite Troy, is of canal equipment or facilities for which a permit is re- the site of the United States Arsenal with a 755-foot quired. Detailed data regarding movement through the stone bulkhead. The harbor extends from the southern New York State Canal System may be obtained from the limits of the city of Troy to the Troy Lock and Dam. Ves- New York State Canal Corporation, Office of Canals, sels usually berth on arrival, because the narrow width 200 Southern Boulevard, P.O. Box 189, Albany, NY of the river and character of the bottom are not suitable 12201-0189, telephone 1-800-4CANAL4 or visit website for anchorage. http://www.canals.state.ny.us. (224) The Congress Street Bridge (State Route 2) con- Controlling dimensions of channels, locks, and necting Watervliet and Troy, at Mile 132.2, has a fixed bridges span with a clearance of 55 feet. The highway-railroad (230) The Great Lakes-Hudson River Waterway Im- bridge 0.5 mile upstream has a lift span with a clearance provement is that part of the barge canal system in- of 24 feet down and 129 feet up. (See 117.1 through cluding the Erie Canal from Waterford west to Three 117.59 and 117.791, chapter 2, for drawbridge regula- Rivers and thence the Oswego Canal to Lake Ontario. tions.) The bridge collapsed in 1977 and was being re- This section of the system, funded by the U.S. Govern- moved in 1978. In 1979, a vertical lift highway bridge ment and maintained by the State of New York, has a with a design clearance of 29 feet down and 60 feet up project depth of 14 feet at normal pool level between was under construction on the alinement of the de- locks and 13 feet at normal pool level through all locks stroyed bridge. In 1978, the Green Island Bridge (State and guard gates. These channels have widths of 104 feet Route 7), a fixed highway bridge, with a design clear- in earth cuts, 120 feet in rock cuts, and 200 feet in river ance of 60 feet was under construction at Mile 132.9. A and lake sections. rock ledge is on the east side of the river at the high- (231) Elsewhere in the New York State Canal System, the way-railroad bridge in about 42°44'07\"N., 73°41'22\"W. project depth is 12 feet in all channels and through all (225) Well-equipped wharves at Troy have berthing space of about 2,400 feet and depths of 9 to 14 feet alongside. A mile-long concrete bulkhead extends along the
Hudson River I Chapter 12 I 417 locks and guard gates. These channels have widths of between the ports along its shores. The controlling 75 feet in earth cuts, 94 feet in rock cuts, and generally depth is about 12 feet at low lake level through the 200 feet in canalized rivers. main channel to the Canadian border and to the princi- (232) Usable dimensions of the locks in the New York pal ports. The least overhead clearance is 92 feet at a State Canal System are 300 feet in length and 43½ feet fixed bridge at Crown Point, about 32 miles above in width. The locks and guard gates have depths of 12 Whitehall. feet over the sills at normal pool level, except 13 feet (240) An international waterway for commerce is avail- over the sills in the Great Lakes-Hudson River Water- able between the United States and Canada by the use of way Improvement. Champlain Canal, Lake Champlain, and the Riviere (233) The least clearance of bridges and cables over the Richelieu and Canal de Chambly, which extend from Great Lakes-Hudson River Waterway Improvement is the northerly end of Lake Champlain for about 70 miles 20 feet. The least clearance of bridges and cables over in Canadian waters to the St. Lawrence River, 40 miles the other waterways of the New York State Canal Sys- below Montreal. The size of vessels that can navigate tem is 15 feet. this route is controlled by the least dimensions of the (234) The navigation season is normally from the first Canal de Chambly locks which are: usable length, 111 part of May to the latter part of November. feet, 5 inches; width, 23 feet; depth over sills, 6½ feet. Bridges over the waterway are provided with draws; the (235) Erie Canal, a 294-mile waterway, extends from the least overhead clearance of cables is 120 feet. The least pool of the Troy dam in the Hudson River at Waterford clearance for bridges across Canal de Chambly in the westerly through the Mohawk River and landcuts to vicinity of the city of St. Jean, Quebec, is 29 feet. The Oneida Lake, thence through Oneida, Seneca, and navigation season is from about the middle of April to Clyde Rivers, landcuts, an artificial channel, and the middle of November. Tonawanda Creek to Niagara River at Tonawanda. The (241) Permit requirements and toll charge information Niagara River connects the Erie Canal with Lake Erie at for Canal de Chambly and St. Ours Lock may be ob- Buffalo. tained from the Superintendent, Quebec Canals (see Appendix A for address). (236) Oswego Canal, a 21-mile waterway, extends north- ward from the Erie Canal, 141 miles westward of the Charts and Coast Pilot Information Troy dam, to Oswego where it joins Lake Ontario. For (242) The National Ocean Service’s nautical chart cover- the most part the canal follows the Oswego River from its confluence with the Oneida and Seneca Rivers. age of the New York State Canal System is as follows: chart 14786, all the canals from the Hudson River at (237) Cayuga and Seneca Canal extends southward from Troy, N.Y., westward to Lyons, N.Y., and to Lake Ontario the Erie Canal 177 miles west to the Troy dam. The ca- at Oswego; chart 14788, Oneida Lake; and chart 14791, nal follows the improved Seneca River to Cayuga Lake Cayuga and Seneca Lakes. Charts of Lake Champlain and extends through the lake to Ithaca at the south are published by NOS. end. From the north end of Cayuga Lake, the canal fol- (243) Coast Pilot information for the above waterways is lows Seneca River west to Seneca Lake and extends contained in United States Coast Pilot 6 (formerly through the lake to Watkins Glen at the south end. A known as the Great Lakes Pilot), also published by 2.2-mile canal extends south from Watkins Glen to NOS. Montour Falls. These lakes are two of the so-called Fin- (244) Coverage of the canal system from Syracuse, west ger Lakes of central New York and are each about 30 to the Niagara River at Tonawanda, NY, is contained in miles in length. New York State Canal Guide, available from Mid-Lakes Navigation Company, Ltd., Box 61, Skaneateles, NY (238) Champlain Canal, a 52-mile waterway, follows the 13152, 1-800-545-4318; 315-685-8500. Hudson River northward from Waterford for about 32 (245) Charts and pilot information for the Riviere miles to Fort Edward, thence through a landcut and Richelieu, Canal de Chambly and other Canadian wa- Wood Creek to Whitehall at the entrance to Lake ters are available from the Canadian Hydrographic Champlain. Chart Distribution Office (see Appendix A for address). (239) Lake Champlain, about 97 miles long from White- hall to the Canadian border and up to 10 miles wide at its widest part, has considerable water commerce
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I Appendix A I 419 Appendix A Sales Information Charts and Publications-National Ocean Service (1) National Ocean Service (NOS) publications, nauti- cal charts and unclassified National Geospatial-Intelli- Nautical Charts (See Chart Catalogs) gence Agency (NGA) nautical charts are sold by NOS (12) United States Coastal and Intracoastal waters, and and its authorized sales agents in many U.S. ports and some foreign ports through the National Aeronautical possessions. Charting Office. Mail orders should be addressed to: (13) Great Lakes, Lake Champlain, New York State Ca- (2) Federal Aviation Administration nals, and the St. Lawrence River–St. Regis to Cornwall, (3) National Aeronautical Charting Office Canada. (4) Distribution Division (AVN-530) (14) Publications (See the publication Dates of Latest (5) 10201 Good Luck Road Editions for latest editions and prices) (6) Glenn Dale, MD 20769-9700. (7) Mail orders must be accompanied by a check or Reporting chart deficiencies (15) Users are requested to report all discrepancies and money order (payable in U.S. funds) payable to FAA. Re- mittance from outside the United States should be suggested additions to NOAA nautical charts, including made either by an International Money Order or by a depth information in privately maintained channels check payable on a U.S. bank. Chart catalogs, which in- and basins; obstructions, wrecks, and other dangers; clude a listing of authorized sales agents, are free upon new landmarks or the nonexistence or relocation of request. Telephone orders may be placed by calling charted ones; uncharted fixed private aids to naviga- 301-436-8301 or toll-free 1-800-638-8972 (Visa, tion; and deletions or additions of small-craft facilities. MasterCard or Discover accepted); or by FAX, All such reports should be sent to: 301-436-6829 or by Email: [email protected]. (16) Chief, Marine Chart Division (N/CS2) Sales information is located on the internet website ad- (17) National Ocean Service, NOAA dress, http://www.naco.faa.gov. (18) 1315 East-West Highway (19) Silver Spring, MD 20910-3282. National Ocean Service Offices (20) The Marine Chart Division also maintains a website, http://ocsdata.ncd.noaa.gov/dr/, where the (8) Washington, DC (Headquarters): Assistant Admin- public can report NOAA nautical chart and Coast Pilot istrator, National Ocean Service, NOAA, Herbert C. discrepancies or suggested changes. Hoover Bldg., 14th Street and Constitution Avenue, (21) Note: Reported discrepancies and suggested NW, Room 5805, Washington, DC 20230-0001. changes to NOAA's nautical charts are also examined for possible revisions to the corresponding NOAA Coast (9) Silver Spring: Chief, Office of Coast Survey, Na- Pilot. tional Ocean Service, NOAA, 1315 East-West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910-3282. Chart validity (22) CAUTION: A NOAA nautical chart is not a valid (10) Norfolk: Director, Atlantic Marine Center, National Ocean Service, NOAA, 439 West York Street, Norfolk, document until its publication is announced in the Va. 23510-1114. NGA Weekly Notice to Mariners. This also applies to NOAA nautical publications such as Coast Pilot. The (11) Seattle: Director, Marine Operations Center (Pa- date of a chart is also of vital importance to the naviga- cific), National Ocean Service, NOAA, 1801 Fairview tor. When charted information becomes obsolete, fur- Avenue East, Seattle, WA 98102-3767. ther use of the chart for navigation may be dangerous. The free NOAA publication, Dates of Latest Editions, published quarterly, gives the edition and date of the latest edition of NOAA charts. Copies may be obtained
420 I Appendix A I Coast Pilot 2 from sales agents who sell NOAA charts, or by writing Distance Tables to: (23) FAA, National Aeronautical Charting Office (43) Distances Between United States Ports (available (24) Distribution Division AVN-530 on the internet only at http://chartmarker.ncd.noaa. (25) 10201 Good Luck Road gov/nsd/ports.html). (26) Glenn Dale, MD 20769-9700 (27) This publication is also available on the Internet at Tide Tables http://nauticalcharts.noaa.gov/mcd/dole.htm. (44) Europe and West Coast of Africa. Coast Pilots (45) East Coast, North and South America. (46) West Coast, North and South America. (28) U.S. Coast Pilot 1, Atlantic Coast, Eastport to Cape (47) Central and Western Pacific Ocean and Indian Cod. Ocean. (29) U.S. Coast Pilot 2, Atlantic Coast, Cape Cod to (48) Supplemental Tidal Predictions–Anchorage, Nikiski, Sandy Hook. Seldovia, and Valdez, Alaska. (30) U.S. Coast Pilot 3, Atlantic Coast, Sandy Hook to Cape Henry. Tidal Current Tables (31) U.S. Coast Pilot 4, Atlantic Coast, Cape Henry to (49) Atlantic Coast, North America. Key West. (50) Pacific Coast, North America and Asia. (32) U.S. Coast Pilot 5, Atlantic Coast-Gulf of Mexico, Regional Tide and Tidal Current Table Puerto Rico, and Virgin Islands. (51) New York to Chesapeake Bay. (33) U.S. Coast Pilot 6, Great Lakes, Lakes Ontario, Erie, Huron, Michigan and Superior, and St. Lawrence River. Dates of Latest Editions (34) U.S. Coast Pilot 7, Pacific Coast, California, Ore- (52) Gives the edition and date of the latest edition of gon, Washington, and Hawaii charts and publications of the National Ocean Service. Published quarterly and available free from National (35) U.S. Coast Pilot 8, Pacific Coast Alaska, Dixon En- Aeronautical Charting Office, AN-530, Federal Aviation trance to Cape Spencer. Administration, Glenn Dale, MD, 20769-9700; tele- phone 1-800-638-8972. (36) U.S. Coast Pilot 9, Pacific and Arctic Coasts, Alaska-Cape Spencer to Beaufort Sea. Charts and Publications–Other U.S. Government Agencies Reporting Coast Pilot deficiencies (37) Users are requested to report all significant dis- (53) A partial list of publications and charts considered of navigational value is included for the ready reference crepancies or additions to NOAA Coast Pilots, includ- of the mariner. In addition to the agents located in the ing depth information in privately maintained principal seaports handling publication sales, certain channels and basins; obstructions, wrecks, and other libraries have been designated by the Congress of the dangers; new landmarks, landmarks that have moved United States to receive the publications as issued for or been demolished; uncharted fixed private aids to public review. navigation; and deletions or additions of small-craft fa- cilities. A form has been included at the back of this Government Printing Office book (NOAA Form 77-6) which can be used to report (54) Publications of the U.S. Government Printing Of- discrepancies. Discrepancies can also be reported us- ing the NOAA website at http://ocsdata.ncd. fice may be ordered from Superintendent of Docu- noaa.gov/dr/inquiry.asp. All correspondence regarding ments, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, Coast Pilots should be addressed to: DC 20402-9325. Orders may be charged to Visa or (38) Chief, Coast Pilot Branch MasterCard by calling 202-512-1800 during normal (39) NOAA, SSMC3, N/CS51 business hours. Inquiries on availability, cost, etc. of (40) 1315 East-West Highway (41) Silver Spring, MD 20910-3282. (42) Note: Reported discrepancies and suggested changes to NOAA's Coast Pilot are also examined for re- visions to the corresponding NOAA nautical charts.
I Appendix A I 421 GPO publications may be addressed to a 24-hour FAX (64) Electronic versions of the Local Notices to Mari- number: 202-512-2250. ners are posted weekly on the U.S. Coast Guard Naviga- tion Center's website at : http://www.navcen.uscg.gov/ National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency lnm/default.htm. The National Geospatial-Intelligence Procurement Information Agency Notices to Mariners are available at: (55) Unclassified publications produced by the National http://pollux.nss.nga.mil/untm/. Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) are available from the U.S. Government Printing Office, Superinten- (65) Special Notice to Mariners are published annually dent of Documents, P.O. Box 371954, Pittsburgh, PA in National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency Notice to 15250-1954. Orders can be placed on the U.S. Govern- Mariners 1. These notices contain important informa- ment Online Bookstore (http://bookstore.gpo.gov), by tion of considerable interest to all mariners. Interested phone (202-512-1800) or by FAX (202-512-2250). Clas- parties are advised to read these notices. sified NGA publications and charts are available to au- thorized users from National Geospatial-Intelligence (66) Light Lists (United States and Possessions): Pub- Agency Combat Support Center (Attn: PMSR), Wash- lished by U.S. Coast Guard; for sale by the Government ington, DC 20315-0020. NGA Customer Assistance Of- Printing Office. (See Government Printing Office, early fice may be contacted at 1-800-826-0342 or 287-2495 this appendix.) (Autovon). (67) List of Lights (Foreign Countries): Published by Nautical Charts National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (see National (56) U.S. Waters: Geospatial-Intelligence Agency Procurement Informa- (57) Apalachicola, Chattahoochee and Flint Rivers Nav- tion above). igation Charts, Alabama River Charts, and Black War- (68) Sailing Directions (Foreign Countries): Published rior-Tombigbee Rivers River Charts: Published and for by National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (see Na- sale by U.S. Army Engineer District Mobile, P.O. Box tional Geospatial-Intelligence Agency Procurement In- 2288, Mobile, AL 36602, Attn: Map Sales, LM-SR; tele- formation above). phone, 251-441-5631. (58) Flood Control and Navigation Maps of the Missis- (69) Radio Navigational Aids, Pub. 117: Published by sippi River, Cairo, IL to the Gulf of Mexico: Published by National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (see National Mississippi River Commission and for sale by U.S. Army Geospatial-Intelligence Agency Procurement Informa- Engineer District Vicksburg, 4155 Clay Street, tion above). Vicksburg, MS 39183-3435, Attn: Map Sales; telephone: 601-631-5042. (70) The Nautical Almanac, the Air Almanac, and As- (59) Upper Mississippi River Navigation Charts (Missis- tronomical Almanac: Published by U.S. Naval Observa- sippi River, Cairo, IL to Minneapolis, MN): Published tory; for sale by Government Printing Office. (see and for sale by U.S. Army Engineer District Rock Is- Government Printing Office, early this appendix.) land, Clock Tower Bldg., P.O. Box 2004, Rock Island, IL 61204-2004; telephone, 309-794-5338. (71) American Practical Navigator (Bowditch) (Pub. 9): (60) Charts of the Illinois Waterway, from Mississippi Published by National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency River at Grafton, IL to Lake Michigan at Chicago and (see National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency Procure- Calumet Harbors: Published and for sale by U.S. Army ment Information above). Engineer District Rock Island, Clock Tower Bldg., P.O. Box 2004, Rock Island, IL 61204-2004; telephone, (72) International Code of Signals (Pub. 102): Pub- 309-794-5338. lished by National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (see (61) Foreign Waters: Published by National Geospatial- National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency Procurement Intelligence Agency (see National Geospatial-Intelli- Information above). gence Agency Procurement Information above). (62) Marine Weather Services Charts: Published by the (73) Marine Product Dissemination Information: National Weather Service; for sale by NOS Distribution maintained by the National Weather Service on the Division (see Sales Information above). internet, (http://www.nws.noaa.gov/om/marine/home. htm). Publications (63) Notices to Mariners: (74) Navigation Rules: Navigation Rules, Interna- tional-Inland (COMDTINST M16672.2 series): Pub- lished by the U.S. Coast Guard; for sale by Government Printing Office. (see Government Printing Office, early this appendix.) (75) Federal Requirements for Recreational Boats: Published by U.S. Coast Guard; available without charge by contacting the toll free Boating Safety Hot- line (telephone, 800-368-5647). (76) Port Series of the United States: Published and sold by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Water Resources
422 I Appendix A I Coast Pilot 2 Support Center, Port Facilities Branch, Casey Building, (111) New York District Office: 26 Federal Plaza, New Fort Belvoir, VA 22060-5586. York, NY 10278-00090. National Ocean Service Center for Operational (112) The New York District includes western Vermont, Oceanographic Products and Services small portions of western Massachusetts and Connecti- (77) For Tide and Tidal Current Predictions: cut, eastern and south-central New York, including (78) Products and Services Division (N/OPS3) Long Island, and northeastern New Jersey embraced in (79) Room 7115 the drainage basins tributary to Lake Champlain and (80) 1305 East-West Highway the St. Lawrence River system east thereof and to the (81) Silver Spring, MD 20910-3281 Atlantic Ocean from the New York-Connecticut State (82) TEL 301-713-2815 Exts. 123, 122 (voice) line to, but not including, Manasquan Inlet, N.J. (83) FAX 301-713-4500 (24 hours) (84) EMAIL [email protected] (113) It exercises jurisdiction, however, over all matters pertaining to the improvement of the Great Lakes to For Tide Observations, Datums and Levels, Hudson River waterway. Under the direction of the Sec- Benchmark Sheets: retary of the Army, the district engineer, as Supervisor (85) Products and Services Division (N/OPS3) of New York Harbor, also exercises jurisdiction under (86) Room 7317 the laws enacted for the preservation of the tidal waters (87) 1305 East-West Highway of New York Harbor, its adjacent or tributary waters, (88) Silver Spring, MD 20910-3281 and the waters of Long Island Sound. (89) TEL 301-713-2877 Exts. 128, 176 (90) FAX 301-713-4437 (24 hours) Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Offices (91) EMAIL [email protected] (114) Regional offices and States in the EPA coastal re- (92) PORTS® Information and Data (93) Products and Services Division (N/OPS3) gions: (94) Room 7317 (115) Region I (New Hampshire, Vermont, Maine, Mas- (95) 1305 East-West Highway (96) Silver Spring, MD 20910-3281 sachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island): J. F. Kennedy (97) TEL 301-713-2877 Exts. 128, 176 Federal Bldg., Room 2203, Boston, Mass. 02203. (98) FAX 301-713-4437 (24 hours) (116) Region II (New Jersey, New York, Puerto Rico, Vir- (99) EMAIL [email protected] gin Islands): 26 Federal Plaza, Room 1009, New York, N.Y. 10278. Publishers of Tide Tables and Tidal Current Tables: (117) Region III (Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, District (100) ProStar Publications Inc. of Columbia, Pennsylvania): 841 Chestnut Street, Phil- (101) 8643 Hayden Place adelphia, PA 19107. (102) Culver City, CA 90232-2901 (118) Region IV (Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, (103) TEL (800) 481-6277 South Carolina, North Carolina): 345 Courtland Street, (104) FAX (800) 481-6277 NE., Atlanta, Ga. 30365. (105) International Marine (119) Region V (Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, (106) P.O. Box 547 Ohio, Wisconsin): 230 South Dearborn Street, Chi- (107) Backlick, OH 43004 cago, Ill. 60604. (108) TEL (800) 626-4729 (120) Region VI (Louisiana, Texas): 1445 Ross Avenue, Dallas, TX 75270. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Offices (121) Region IX (California, Hawaii, Guam): 215 (109) New England District Office: 696 Virginia Road, Fremont Street, San Francisco, Calif. 94105 (122) Region X (Alaska, Oregon, Washington): 1200 Concord, MA 01742-2751. Sixth Avenue, Seattle, Wash. 98101. (110) The New England District covers all of New Eng- U.S. Coast Guard Navigation Center (NAVCEN) land except western Vermont and small portions of (123) The Navigation Center is the United States Coast Massachusetts and Connecticut along their western boundaries, and includes small portions of southeast- Guard's Navigation Center of Excellence. It is located ern New York, all embraced in the drainage basins trib- in Alexandria, VA, south of the Washington Beltway, on utary to Long Island Sound and the Atlantic Ocean east the grounds of the Coast Guard Telecommunications of the New York-Connecticut State line. It also includes and Information Systems Command (TISCOM) facility. Fishers Island, N.Y. (124) Formerly the “Omega Navigation Center”, NAVCEN now controls 78 DGPS sites and 24 LORAN stations across the United States (approximately half of the DGPS sites and LORAN stations are controlled by
I Appendix A I 423 the Navigation Center Detachment in Petaluma, Cali- (144) Cape Cod Coast Guard Air Station (41°37.5'N., fornia). In addition, NAVCEN has responsibility for the 70°31.5'W.). On Cape Cod at Otis Air Force Base. development of high accuracy DGPS, and the develop- ment of new navigation technologies such as the use of (145) Provincetown (42°02.7'N., 70°11.6'W.). On south- inertial and enhanced LORAN to back up GPS. west side of harbor, about 0.4 mile southwest of town (125) For further information and/or operational ques- pier. tions regarding GPS, DGPS, OR LORAN-C, contact: (126) Commanding Officer (146) Chatham (41°40.3'N., 69°57.0'W.). Southeastern (127) U.S. Coast Guard Navigation Center Cape Cod, near Chatham Light. (128) 7323 Telegraph Road (129) Alexandria, VA 22315 (147) Woods Hole (41°31.2'N., 70°40.0'W.). On west side (130) TEL: 703-313-5900; FAX: 703-313-5920; of Little Harbor, about 450 yards northward of Juniper (131) Email: [email protected]; Point. (132) Website: http://www.navcen.uscg.gov/ (148) Brant Point (41°17.4'N., 70°05.5'W.). On west side Coast Guard District Offices of entrance to Nantucket Harbor, near Brant Point (133) Commander, First Coast Guard District, 408 Atlan- Light. tic Avenue, Boston, MA, 02210-3350. Maine; New (149) Menemsha (41°21.0'N., 70°45.9'W.). West end of Hampshire; Vermont; Massachusetts; Rhode Island; Martha’s Vineyard, near Menemsha Light. Connecticut; New York except that part north of lati- tude 42°N. and west of longitude 74°39'W; that part of (150) Rhode Island: New Jersey north of 39°57'N.(about the mouth of Toms (151) Castle Hill (41°27.7'N., 71°21.5'W.). On west shore River), east of 74°27'W. and northeast of a line from 39°57'N. 74°27'W northwest to the New York, New Jer- of Newport Neck, near Castle Hill Light. sey, and Pennsylvania boundaries at Tristate. (152) Point Judith (41°21.7'N., 71°28.9'W.). On Point Ju- (134) Note: A Marine Safety Office combines the func- tions of the Captain of the Port and Marine Inspection dith near Point Judith Light, 0.5 mile east of Point Ju- Office. dith Harbor of Refuge. (135) The symbol (D) preceding an office indicates that a (153) Connecticut: Documentation Office is at the same address. (154) New London (41°20.7'N., 72°05.7'W.). At Fort (136) Coast Guard Marine Safety Offices Trumbull, on west side of main channel northward of (137) (D) Boston, MA: 447 Commercial Street, 02109-1096. Greens Harbor. (138) Portland, ME: 103 Commercial Street, 04101-4726. (155) New Haven (41°16.4'N., 72°54.2'W.). On the north (139) Providence, RI: 20 Risho Avenue, East Providence, side of the jutting point, about 1.5 miles northward of RI 02914-1208. Lighthouse Point. (140) Group/MSO Long Island Sound: 120 Woodward Av- (156) New York: enue, New Haven, CT 06512-3698. (157) Fishers Island (41°15.4'N., 72°01.9'W.). In Silver Eel Pond, on east end of island (manned during sum- Coast Guard Stations mer months only). (141) The stations listed are in the area covered by this (158) Eatons Neck (40°57.3'N., 73°23.9'W.). Near Eatons Neck Light, north shore of Long Island, east side of en- Coast Pilot. They have search and rescue capabilities trance to Huntington Bay. and may provide lookout, communication, and/or pa- (159) Montauk Point (41°04.3'N., 71°56.1'W.). In Montauk trol functions to assist vessels in distress. The National Harbor, Long Island. VHF-FM Distress System provides continuous coastal (160) Shinnecock (40°51.0'N., 72°30.3'W.). East side of radio coverage outwards to 20 miles on channel 16. Af- Ponquogue Point, 1.3 miles northwest of Shinnecock ter contact on channel 16, communications with the Inlet. Coast Guard should be on channel 22A. If channel 22 is (161) Moriches (40°47.3'N., 72°45.0'W.). On the east side not available to the mariner, communications may be of the entrance to Tuthill Cove. made on channel 12. Selected stations guard the Inter- (162) Fire Island (40°37.5'N., 73°15.6'W.). Near west end national Radiotelephone Distress, Safety and Calling of island, 1.9 miles west-southward of Fire Island Light. Frequencies. (163) Jones Beach (40°35.4'N., 73°33.4'W.). Near west (142) Massachusetts: end of Jones Beach. (143) Cape Cod Canal (41°46.4'N., 70°30.0'W.). East en- (164) Rockaway (40°34.1'N., 73°53.1'W.). On Rockaway trance to the canal, near Sandwich, Mass. Beach, 2.5 miles east of Rockaway Point. (165) Fort Totten (40°47.6'N., 73°46.9'W.). On the east side of Little Bay. (166) New York (40°36.7'N., 74°03.7'W.). On the west side of the Narrows, about 0.5 mile above Fort Wadsworth at Rosebank, Staten Island. (167) New Jersey:
424 I Appendix A I Coast Pilot 2 (168) Sandy Hook (40°28.2'N., 74°00.8'W.). On the Bay Coast Guard Maritime Safety Line side, 0.5 mile south of the northern extremely of Sandy (181) For current local waterway information, port open- Hook. ings, closures, and restrictions from the Mississippi Coast Guard Radio Broadcasts River to the Atlantic Ocean, telephone 1-800-682-1796. (169) Urgent, safety, and scheduled marine information U.S. NAVETX Transmitting Stations broadcasts are made by Coast Guard radio stations. In (182) NAVTEX coverage is reasonably continuous to 200 general, these broadcasts provide information vital to vessels operating in the approaches and coastal waters NM off the U.S. East, Gulf and West Coasts; Puerto of the United States including Puerto Rico and U.S. Vir- Rico; Southwest Alaska; Hawaii; and 300-400 NM off gin Islands. Transmissions are as follows: Guam. U.S. Coast Guard NAVTEX broadcast stations (170) By radiotelephone: (a) upon receipt; (b) repeated and message content follow: 15 minutes later, (for urgent messages only); (c) text (183) Boston (NMF)(Station F) only on the first scheduled broadcast unless canceled; (184) First Coast Guard District Broadcast Notices to (d) additional broadcasts at the discretion of the origi- Mariners. nator. (185) Distress Urgent, and Safety messages. (171) Urgent broadcasts are preceded by the urgent sig- (186) International Ice Patrol Reports (in season). nal PAN-PAN. Both the urgent signal and message are (187) Gale, storm, and hurricane warnings. transmitted on 2182 kHz, and VHF-FM channel 16. (188) Offshore marine weather forecasts for: (172) Safety broadcasts are preceded by the signal (189) New England continental shelf to 1000 fathoms; SECURITY. After the preliminary safety signal is broad- (190) Gulf of Maine; cast on 2182 kHz and VHF-FM channel 16, broadcast (191) Georges Bank; stations will shift to 2670 kHz and VHF-FM channel (192) South of New England; 22A, respectively. (193) South of Nova Scotia. (194) Broadcast times: 0045, 0445, 0845, 1245, 1645, Scheduled broadcasts 2045 GMT. (173) The following Coast Guard radio stations make (195) Portsmouth (NMN)(Station N) (196) Fifth Coast Guard District Broadcast Notices to scheduled broadcasts, preceded by a preliminary call Mariners. on 2182 kHz and VHF-FM channel 16 at the times and (197) Distress, Urgent, and Safety messages. frequencies indicated (VHF-FM channel 22A control (198) Gale, storm, and hurricane warnings. stations are given, followed by remote antenna sites.): (199) Offshore marine weather forecasts for the west (174) NMF, Boston, 2670 kHz, 1140 and 2340 e.s.t.. central North Atlantic from 32°N to 40°N and west of (175) NMF-7, Boston, channel 22a 0535 and 1735 e.s.t., 65°W including the continental shelf to 1000 fathoms. antennas: Boston Bank Building, Boston (42°21.5'N., (200) Broadcast times: 0130, 0530, 0930, 1330, 1730, 71°03.5'W.), Eastern Point, Gloucester (42°34.8'N., 2130 GMT. 70°39.9'W.). (201) Miami (NMA)(Station A) (176) NMF-2, Woods Hold, MA channel 22A, 0505 and (202) Seventh Coast Guard District Broadcast Notices to 1705 e.s.t., antennas: Pilgrim Monument, Provincetown Mariners. (42°03'N.,70°11'W.), Nobska Point, Woods Hole (203) Distress, Urgent, and Safety messages. (41°31'N., 70°39.5'W.), Brant Point, Nantucker Harbor (204) Gale, storm, and hurricane warnings. (41°17.5'N., 70°06'W.). (205) Offshore marine weather forecasts for the south- (177) NMY-41, East Moriches, Long Island, 2670 kHz west North Atlantic south of 32°N and west of 65°W. 0710 and 1910 e.s.t., antenna: 1.5 miles north of (206) Broadcast times: 0000, 0400, 0800, 1200, 1600, Moriches Inlet (40°47.3'N., 72°44.9'W.). 2000 GMT. (178) Channel 22A, 0710 and 1919 e.s.t., antennas: atop (207) San Juan (NMR)(Station R) Montauk Point Light, 1.2 miles northwest of (208) Greater Antilles Section Broadcast Notices to Mari- Shinnecock Inlet (40°50.9'N., 72°30.2'W.), and Fire Is- ners. land CG Station (40°37.3'N., 73°15.7'W.). (209) Distress, Urgent, and Safety messages. (179) NMK, Atlantic City , 2670 kHz, 0603 and 1803 e.s.t., (210) Gale, storm, and hurricane warnings. antenna: Cape May. (211) Offshore marine weather forecasts for: (180) Channel 22A 0603 and 1803 e.s.t., antennas: (212) Puerto Rico and Virgin Islands water out 20 NM; Manasquan, Barnegat, Atlantic City, and Fortescue. (213) Eastern Caribbean Sea east of 75°W. (214) Broadcast times: 0200, 0600, 1000, 1400, 1800, 2200 GMT.
I Appendix A I 425 (215) New Orleans (NMG)(Station G) (241) 6501.0 kHz, 0030, 0500, 0630, 1100, 1700, 1830, (216) Eighth Coast Guard District Broadcast Notices to and 2300 e.s.t. Mariners. (242) 8764.0 kHz, 0030, 0500, 0630, 1100, 1230, 1700, (217) Distress, Urgent, and Safety messages. 1830, and 2300 e.s.t. (218) Gale, storm, and hurricane warnings. (219) Offshore marine weather forecasts for the Gulf of (243) 13089.0 kHz, 0630, 1100, 1230, 1700, and 1830 e.s.t. Mexico. (220) Broadcast times: 0300, 0900, 1500, 2100 GMT. (244) 17314.0 kHz, 1230 e.s.t. (245) Marine Weather Services Charts are available for (221) Customs Ports of Entry and Stations (222) Vessels may be entered and cleared at any port of the areas covered by this Coast Pilot: (246) Eastport, ME to Montauk Point, N.Y. entry or customs station, but at the latter only with ad- (247) Montauk Point, NY to Manasquan, NJ. vance authorization from the Customs Service district (248) VHF-FM weather broadcast schedules of Coast director. (223) Northeast Region Guard radio stations are also listed in the description of (224) Boston District: Coast Guard Radio Broadcasts found elsewhere in this (225) Port of Entry: New Bedford and Fall River, Mass.; appendix. New London, Hartford, New Haven, and Bridgeport, Conn. NOAA Weather Radio (226) Customs Station: Provicetown, Mass. (supervised (249) National Weather Service VHF-FM radio stations by Plymouth port of entry). (227) Providence District: provide mariners with continuous FM broadcasts of (228) Ports of Entry: Newport and Providence, R.I. weather warnings, forecasts, radar reports, and surface (229) New York Region weather observations. These stations usually transmit (230) New York District: on 162.55, 162.475, or 162.40 MHz. Reception range is (231) Ports of Entry: Albany and New York, N.Y.; Perth up to 40 miles from the antenna site, depending on the Amboy, N.J. terrain, type of receiver, and antenna used. The follow- ing VHF-FM radio stations with location of antenna are National Weather Service Offices in or near the area covered by this Coast Pilot: (232) The following offices will provide forecasts and cli- (250) KHB-35, Boston, Mass. (42°12'N., 71°06'W.), 162.475 MHz. matological data or arrange to obtain these services (251) KEC-73, Hyannis, Mass. (42°41'N., 70°20'W.), from other offices. They will also check barometers in 162.55 MHz. their offices or by telephone; refer to the local tele- (252) WXJ-39, Providence, R.I. (41°48'N., 71°28'W.), phone directory for numbers. 162.40 MHz. (233) Bridgeport, CT: Sikorsky Memorial Airport, (253) WXJ-42, Meriden, Conn. (41°33'N., 72°50'W.), Stratford, CT 06497. 162.40 MHz. (234) Hartford, CT: Bradley International Airport, Wind- (254) KHB-47, New London, Conn. (41°26'N., 72°08'W.), sor Locks, CT 06096. 162.44 MHz. (235) Newark, NJ: Newark International Airport, Build- (255) WXM-80, Riverhead, NY (40°53'N., 72°43'W.), ing 51, Room 421, 07114. 162.475 MHz. (236) New York, NY: 30 Rockeller Plaza, Mezzanine Floor (256) KWO-35, New York, N.Y. (40°45'N., 73°58'W.), Room 9, 10112. 162.55 MHz. (237) Providence, RI: T.F. Green Airport, 562 Airport (257) The National Weather Service provides Radio Fac- Road, Warwick, RI 02886. simile Weather Information for east coast waters through the Coast Guard Communications Station Radio Weather Broadcasts Boston (NMF). Broadcasts are made on the following (238) Taped or direct broadcasts of marine weather fore- frequencies: 4235 (02z, 08z), 6340.5, 9110, 12750 (14z) kHz. For carrier frequency, subtract 1.9 kHz. Fax casts and storm warnings are made by commercial and schedules are transmitted at 0243 and 1405 GMT, and Coast Guard radio stations in the area covered by this provide area coverage and descriptions of services. For Coast Pilot. The Coast Guard broadcasts coastal and further information, go to www.nws.noaa.gov/om/ma- offshore marine weather forecasts at the times and fre- rine/radiofax.htm. quencies indicated: (239) NMN, Portsmouth, Va.: Marine Weather Forecasts (240) 4426.0 kHz, 0030, 0500, and 2300 e.s.t. (258) Scheduled coastal marine forecasts are issued four times daily by National Weather Service Offices. For
426 I Appendix A I Coast Pilot 2 further information on coastal marine forecasts as well Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant as additional types of forecasts, go to www.nws.noaa. Health Inspection Service (APHIS) Offices gov/om/marine/forecast.htm. (278) Listed below are ports covered by this volume where APHIS inspectors are available to inspect plants, Space Environment Center (SEC) and plant and animal products, and locations of Animal (259) The Space Environment Center disseminates space Import Centers where livestock and birds are in- spected. weather alerts and forecasts (information concerning (279) Information on importation of plants, animals, and solar activity, radio propagation, etc.). plant and animal products is available from APHIS, De- (260) For general information write or call: partment of Agriculture, Federal Building, 6505 (261) NOAA, National Weather Service Belcrest Road, Hyattsville, Md. 20782. The specific of- (262) National Center for Environmental Prediction fices to contact are as follows: for plants, including (263) Space Environment Center, W/NP9 fruits and vegetables, and plant products, Plant Protec- (264) 325 Broadway tion and Quarantine, Room 635, telephone, (265) Boulder, CO 80305 301-436-6799; for animal products, Import-Export An- (266) Telephone (303) 497-3171 imals and Products Staff, Room 756A, telephone (267) Website: http://www.sec.noaa.gov/ 301-436-7885; and for live ruminants, swine, equines, and poultry and other birds, Veterinary Services, Im- Public Health Service Quarantine Stations port-Export Animals and Products Staff, Room 764, (268) Stations where quarantine examinations are per- telephone, 301-436-8590. (280) Connecticut: formed: (281) Wallingford: Federal Bldg., P.O. Box 631, 06492. (269) Boston: U.S. Quarantine Station. Logan Interna- (282) Massachusetts: (283) Boston: U.S. Custom House 02109; Logan Interna- tional Airport, East Boston, Mass. 02128. tional Airport, East Boston 02128. (270) New York: U.S. Quarantine Station, International (284) New Jersey: (285) Hoboken: 209 River Street 07030. Arrivals Bldg., J.F. Kennedy International Airport, Ja- (286) New York: maica, NY 11430-1081. (287) Albany: 80 Wolf Road, Suite 503, 12205. (271) At other ports, quarantine and/or medical exami- (288) New York: 26 Federal Plaza 10007. nations are usually performed by Public Health Service (289) New York; John F. Kennedy International Airport, contract personnel or by quarantine inspectors from International Arrivals Bldg., Jamaica 11430. the nearest quarantine station. Inquiries concerning (290) Rhode Island:. quarantine matters should be directed to the nearest (291) Warwick: 48 Quaker Lane, West Warwick 02893. quarantine station. Animal Import Centers: Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Regional (292) Honolulu, Hawaii: 300 Ala Moana Boulevard, Offices (272) Northeast Region (New York, Maine, Connecticut, 96850. New Hampshire, Vermont, Rhode Island): 830 Third (293) Miami, Fla.: 8120 NW 53rd Street, Suite 102, Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11232. (273) Mid-Atlantic Region (Delaware, Pennsylvania, Vir- 33166. ginia, Maryland, Ohio, New Jersey): U.S. Customhouse, (294) Rock Tavern, N.Y.: New York Animal Import Center, 2nd and Chestnut Streets, Philadelphia, PA 19106. (274) Southeast Region (South Carolina, North Stewart Airport, Rural Route 1, Box 74, 12575. Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi, Florida, Puerto Rico): 60 Eight Street, N.E., Atlanta, GA Immigration and Naturalization Service Offices 30309. (295) Connecticut: (275) Midwest Region (Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Wis- (296) Hartford: Ribicoff Federal Bldg., 450 Main Street consin): 20 N. Michigan Avenue, Chicago, IL 60602. (276) Southwest Region (Texas): 3032 Bryan Street, Dal- 06103-3060. las, TX 75204. (297) Massachusetts: (277) Pacific Region (California, Hawaii, Alaska, Wash- (298) Boston: John F. Kennedy Federal Bldg., Govern- ington, Oregon): 50 U.N. Plaza, San Francisco, CA 94102. ment Center 02203. (299) New Jersey: (300) Newark: Federal Bldg., 970 Broad Street 07102. (301) New York:
I Appendix A I 427 (302) Albany: U.S. Post Office and Courthouse, 445 Radio shore stations providing medical Broadway 12207. advice (303) Flushing: Flushing Federal Savings Bldg., 136-21 (314) Messages to shore stations may be transmitted in Roosevelt Avenue 11354. code groups or plain language; messages should be signed by the master and be prefixed RADIOMEDICAL. (304) New York: 26 Federal Plaza 10278. The following stations will provide radio services for (305) Rhode Island: medical advice. (See Medical advice, chapter 1.) (306) Providence: John O. Pastore Federal Bldg.-U.S. (315) NMF, Sandwich, Cape Code Cod, MA, U.S. Coast Post Office, Exchange Terrace 02903. Guard on HF single-sideband radiotelephone channels 424 (4134 kHz), 601 (6200 kHz), 816 (8240 kHz), or Federal Communications Commission Offices 1205 (12242 kHz). (307) District Field Offices: (308) Boston, Massachusetts: U.S. Customhouse, 165 (316) WCC, Chatham, Cape Cod, MA, RCA Global Com- munications, Inc. maintains a continuous guard on State Street 02109. 500 kHz. (309) New York, N.Y., 201 Varick Street 10014. Canadian Government Agencies Measured Courses (310) Director General, Canadian Hydrographic Service, (317) The positions of measured courses are shown on Department of Fisheries and Oceans, Ottawa, Ontario, the chart and their description is included in the Coast KIA OE6, Canada. Pilots when information is reported to the National Ocean Service. Courses are located in the following (311) Hydrographic Chart Distribution Office, Depart- places covered by this Coast Pilot: ment of Fisheries and Oceans, P.O. Box 8080, 1675 Rus- sell Road, Ottawa, Ontario, K1G 3H6, Canada. (318) Beach Channel, along south shore of Jamaica Bay 12350. (312) Canadian Coast Guard, Department of Fisheries and Oceans, 340 Slater Street, Ottawa, Ontario K1A (319) Captain Harbor, on south side of Great Captain Is- ON7, Canada. land 12367. (313) Canadian Communications Group, 45 Sacre-Coeur (320) Eatons Neck, on west side of Eatons Neck 12365. Boulevard, Hull, Quebec K1A 0S9, Canada. (321) Port Jefferson, off Port Jefferson Harbor 12362. (322) Sandy Hook Bay, on south side of Sandy Hook Bay off Municipal Yacht Basin 12327. (323) The pages in the text describing the courses can be obtained by referring to the index for the geographic places; chart numbers follows the names.
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430 I Appendix B I Coast Pilot 2 T = trace (not measurable) of precipitation. CLIMATOLOGICAL TABLES MISS or (blank) is a missing value. NANTUCKET, MA (41°15'N, 70°04'W) 43 feet (13.1 m) WEATHER ELEMENTS JAN. FEB. MAR. APR. MAY JUN. JUL. AUG. SEP. OCT. NOV. DEC. YEAR YEARS OF RECORD SEA LEVEL PRESSURE* Mean (Millibars) 1016.0 1015.6 1014.0 1014.6 1015.6 1014.7 1015.6 1015.9 1018.1 1017.7 1016.4 1017.1 1016.0 29 TEMPERATURE (DEGREES F) 31.5 31.6 36.8 44.5 52.8 61.8 68.5 68.5 62.7 54.3 45.9 36.4 49.6 34 Mean 38.0 37.9 42.9 51.0 59.7 68.5 75.1 74.9 69.4 61.0 52.2 42.9 56.1 34 Mean Daily Maximum 24.5 24.7 30.2 37.4 45.4 54.5 61.4 61.6 55.5 47.0 39.1 29.4 42.6 34 Mean Daily Minimum 63 58 62 77 84 90 92 100 86 82 74 60 100 34 Extreme - Highest -1 0 34 Extreme - Lowest 7 20 28 35 47 39 34 22 18 -3 -3 RELATIVE HUMIDITY 35.5 30.7 15.1 21.4 31.2 22.2 30.9 34.5 56.1 51.7 38.7 45.8 34.5 29.0 Average Percentage 20.6 21.7 22.7 21.9 20.4 17.7 16.3 20.9 25.0 26.4 18.3 18.7 20.9 29.0 CLOUD COVER 29.0 Percent of time Clear 14.3 16.1 16.0 15.8 16.8 20.1 20.5 20.9 19.6 20.0 18.4 18.7 18.1 29.0 Percent of time Scattered 29.0 Percent of time Broken 12.8 13.7 13.5 14.0 16.2 19.3 20.1 19.3 17.2 16.8 16.8 14.8 16.2 Percent of time Overcast 52.3 48.6 47.9 48.3 46.5 42.9 43.0 39.0 38.2 36.8 46.4 47.9 44.8 PRECIPITATION Mean Amount (inches) 4.04 3.60 3.79 3.50 3.28 2.20 2.52 3.24 3.40 3.40 4.10 4.35 41.42 34 Greatest Amount (inches) 8.24 7.96 8.88 8.41 10.38 6.83 7.45 6.74 9.49 7.45 7.83 9.74 60.39 34 Least Amount (inches) 1.19 0.75 0.67 1.35 0.59 0.01 0.07 0.00 0.07 0.88 1.20 1.31 25.31 34 Maximum Amount-24 hrs (inches) 2.70 2.21 2.38 3.17 6.48 2.68 4.37 3.37 4.98 3.05 4.93 4.25 6.48 34 Mean Number of Days with Precipitation 19 16 18 15 15 12 12 13 12 13 16 19 180 28 Snow - Mean Amount (inches) 7.7 8.7 6.3 0.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 T 0.2 5.9 29.6 28 40.2 9.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 T 2.7 24.7 73.4 28 Snow - Greatest Amount (inches) 38.9 35.1 28 T 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 T T 28 Snow - Least Snowfall Amount (inches) TT 13.6 7.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 T 2.2 15.5 14.9 28 42 Snow - Maximum Amount in 24 hours (inches) 12.8 14.9 8 2 0 0 0 0 0 Miss 2 9 29 0.38 29 Mean Number of Days with Snow 11 10 11.3 29 WIND 6.3 29 5.3 29 % of Observations with Gales 0.22 0.42 0.41 0.34 0.03 0.00 0.00 0.04 0.17 0.14 0.28 0.27 4.9 29 4.1 29 Mean Wind Speed (knots) 12.4 12.8 12.9 12.4 11.1 10.2 9.4 9.3 10.0 11.0 11.4 12.0 3.8 29 3.4 29 Direction (percentage of observations) 3.7 29 4.3 29 North 8.1 7.8 7.3 6.8 5.1 3.5 3.6 4.9 6.0 7.1 7.6 7.6 6.3 29 5.0 7.0 5.2 4.7 3.2 5.4 8.1 7.4 5.8 3.8 7.4 29 North Northeast 3.6 4.1 4.4 4.7 5.1 4.9 3.5 5.3 8.1 7.9 4.6 3.4 10.3 29 4.4 4.1 5.1 3.7 2.6 3.3 6.1 5.9 4.1 3.7 9.8 29 Northeast 2.9 4.4 4.6 3.8 3.9 3.1 2.9 3.4 4.9 5.0 3.7 3.8 6.9 29 4.0 3.3 4.0 3.1 2.9 3.5 3.5 4.2 3.5 2.8 7.9 29 East Northeast 3.0 3.7 3.6 3.9 5.2 4.1 3.8 3.8 3.4 3.5 3.9 2.8 8.0 29 3.4 4.3 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.2 5.0 4.2 4.2 3.6 6.3 29 East 2.7 3.6 4.9 6.1 6.9 8.5 9.3 8.8 7.1 5.4 5.6 5.0 1.6 4.6 6.7 9.9 12.9 13.1 11.8 7.4 5.3 4.6 3.7 29 East Southeast 2.6 3.5 6.5 10.4 13.9 18.6 18.8 15.0 11.0 8.6 6.4 4.4 11.7 29 7.8 12.0 12.5 13.1 14.6 12.7 9.7 9.0 6.5 6.3 12.8 29 Southeast 2.9 3.0 8.0 7.7 5.5 5.8 6.7 6.4 6.1 6.4 7.1 7.0 11.9 29 10.5 6.3 3.7 3.3 3.3 3.8 4.1 6.7 11.5 13.6 11.4 29 South Southeast 3.2 3.5 11.1 6.2 3.5 2.2 2.4 2.6 3.5 6.0 11.6 16.3 10.6 29 8.9 6.0 4.2 2.4 2.5 3.1 4.5 5.5 7.6 10.5 11.5 29 South 4.0 4.0 1.2 1.1 1.4 1.3 1.7 1.7 1.8 2.0 1.7 2.0 11.0 29 10.7 29 South Southwest 4.6 3.9 10.3 29 11.0 29 Southwest 4.6 5.6 10.8 29 11.6 29 West Southwest 6.2 6.9 11.2 29 11.9 29 West 7.9 8.4 12.1 29 12.2 West Northwest 14.3 13.4 28 200 29 Northwest 16.3 13.6 6.33 North Northwest 11.4 8.8 Calm 2.1 1.6 Direction (Mean Speed, knots) North 11.9 12.4 12.9 13.2 11.2 10.1 9.8 9.8 11.2 11.8 11.6 11.8 North Northeast 13.3 14.1 15.1 15.0 13.0 12.1 11.0 11.5 11.9 12.5 11.7 11.8 Northeast 13.9 13.4 13.9 13.0 12.9 11.8 10.0 10.5 10.3 12.3 10.2 11.0 East Northeast 12.9 12.6 13.5 12.7 11.7 10.4 9.1 9.4 10.3 10.8 11.0 11.5 East 12.3 12.8 13.1 12.2 10.4 9.3 7.9 8.4 9.0 9.6 10.6 11.3 East Southeast 11.7 13.7 14.0 12.3 11.0 9.8 8.6 9.2 10.3 11.5 12.0 13.0 Southeast 12.8 13.4 12.9 12.4 10.9 9.5 8.6 8.5 9.6 10.6 11.5 13.3 South Southeast 12.8 13.4 12.7 12.2 10.4 9.6 8.5 9.0 10.0 9.6 10.9 12.8 South 11.4 12.1 12.1 11.8 9.8 9.4 9.2 8.8 9.5 9.5 11.6 11.3 South Southwest 12.7 12.7 13.0 12.4 11.1 10.2 10.1 9.6 10.6 10.7 11.7 12.1 Southwest 12.3 12.0 11.5 11.9 11.3 10.4 10.1 9.5 9.8 11.3 11.7 12.0 West Southwest 12.6 12.7 13.0 12.8 12.1 10.9 10.0 9.9 10.5 11.7 12.5 13.5 West 12.4 13.6 12.9 12.0 10.4 10.1 9.2 8.8 8.8 10.6 11.3 12.2 West Northwest 13.0 13.8 13.1 11.8 9.9 9.9 8.7 7.9 9.0 10.6 11.9 12.2 Northwest 12.8 13.0 13.4 12.2 10.5 9.9 8.5 8.2 9.4 11.9 11.6 12.4 North Northwest 13.1 12.5 13.2 12.1 11.4 10.1 9.6 10.5 11.4 12.2 12.4 12.6 VISIBILITY Mean Number of Days with Fog 14 12 15 16 19 21 23 22 17 14 14 13 % Observations with Visibility <= ½ mile 4.09 4.90 4.70 5.36 7.65 10.93 13.12 8.70 6.20 3.80 3.54 3.06 * Sea level pressure is station pressure reduced to sea level. These tables were prepared by the National Climatic Data Center (NCDC), National Environmental Satellite, Data & Information Service (NESDIS), NOAA
I Appendix B I 431 T = trace (not measurable) of precipitation. CLIMATOLOGICAL TABLES MISS or (blank) is a missing value. NEWPORT, RI (41°32'N, 71°21'W) 10 feet (3 m) WEATHER ELEMENTS JAN. FEB. MAR. APR. MAY JUN. JUL. AUG. SEP. OCT. NOV. DEC. YEAR YEARS OF RECORD SEA LEVEL PRESSURE* Mean (Millibars) 1019.6 1018.2 1017.3 1017.8 1017.8 1015.7 1016.2 1017.7 1019.8 1018.7 1017.0 1018.3 1017.9 2 TEMPERATURE (DEGREES F) 30.8 31.6 38.2 47.0 56.2 65.0 71.1 70.9 64.6 55.2 45.9 35.3 51.1 34 Mean 38.1 38.9 45.6 55.1 64.4 72.9 78.6 78.1 72.1 62.8 53.0 42.4 58.6 34 Mean Daily Maximum 23.0 23.8 30.3 38.4 47.4 56.6 63.1 63.2 56.6 47.1 38.3 27.6 43.1 34 Mean Daily Minimum 65 65 74 86 89 93 96 98 93 81 75 65 98 34 Extreme - Highest -9 -3 34 Extreme - Lowest 3 10 25 37 41 41 35 26 11 -5 -9 3 CLOUD COVER 11.7 10.6 6.6 10.2 10.1 10.3 18.6 13.9 15.7 15.6 12.4 11.3 12.3 3 Percent of time Clear 26.0 29.0 27.5 26.1 29.5 22.4 15.0 17.5 19.1 19.9 22.2 31.9 23.7 3 Percent of time Scattered 24.0 21.2 22.4 19.9 26.7 26.9 29.4 26.6 23.6 26.2 29.7 17.1 24.5 3 Percent of time Broken 38.3 39.2 43.5 43.8 33.8 40.4 37.0 42.0 41.6 38.3 35.7 39.7 39.5 Percent of time Overcast 3.82 3.69 4.40 4.28 3.59 3.04 2.94 3.29 3.69 3.30 4.57 4.38 45.01 35 PRECIPITATION 35 Mean Amount (inches) 11.81 6.53 10.63 10.54 8.99 9.26 6.47 12.91 10.60 6.46 9.85 8.98 63.46 35 Greatest Amount (inches) 35 Least Amount (inches) 0.90 0.86 1.17 1.19 0.87 0.63 0.89 0.44 0.25 1.51 0.89 0.91 27.65 14 Maximum Amount-24 hrs (inches) Mean Number of Days with Precipitation 2.71 2.66 4.42 3.78 4.87 3.05 3.21 4.43 7.81 2.77 3.96 3.13 7.81 16 15 16 16 16 14 14 14 13 12 15 17 178 Snow - Mean Amount (inches) 7.2 6.6 2.5 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 T 0.5 3.4 20.3 32 44.5 32 Snow - Greatest Amount (inches) 30.5 28.0 15.0 5.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 T 6.0 13.6 1.5 32 20.0 32 Snow - Least Snowfall Amount (inches) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 26 14 Snow - Maximum Amount in 24 hours (inches) 10.0 20.0 6.5 5.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 T 6.0 11.0 0.10 2 7.5 2 Mean Number of Days with Snow 78 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 Miss 1 5 8.8 2 WIND 6.6 2 9.0 2 % of Observations with Gales 0.47 0.00 0.16 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.15 0.00 0.17 0.00 0.19 1.8 2 3.0 2 Mean Wind Speed (knots) 8.9 9.4 8.7 8.4 7.1 6.1 5.1 5.6 6.2 7.3 9.2 9.0 1.6 2 4.7 2 Direction (percentage of observations) 2.0 2 6.6 2 North 10.4 12.9 9.9 7.7 7.6 3.0 6.4 7.5 10.1 8.2 8.8 13.7 8.8 2 19.6 2 North Northeast 4.9 6.4 8.4 6.5 8.3 6.3 4.6 4.9 8.4 6.0 7.8 7.8 6.1 2 6.4 2 Northeast 8.0 10.1 8.7 13.7 12.0 6.4 8.0 8.5 9.9 10.8 6.3 5.5 3.5 2 8.6 2 East Northeast 1.9 3.3 2.3 1.7 1.2 0.5 1.6 2.1 2.6 2.2 1.3 0.6 2.6 2 20.3 2 East 2.8 3.3 5.4 2.9 4.9 3.4 3.6 2.4 1.8 1.8 1.5 1.3 7.5 2 East Southeast 0.8 0.8 1.9 2.6 2.3 1.4 1.0 1.9 1.9 2.0 1.0 1.5 8.0 2 7.1 2 Southeast 2.7 1.3 5.4 7.2 6.3 5.5 6.2 4.3 4.7 6.8 2.9 2.8 6.5 2 6.0 2 South Southeast 0.6 1.5 2.0 3.1 2.5 1.1 3.3 1.9 3.7 2.0 1.9 0.8 6.3 2 6.4 2 South 3.9 3.1 6.2 6.5 6.3 8.8 10.7 9.3 10.2 7.0 3.1 2.1 6.5 2 6.8 2 South Southwest 5.4 4.3 6.8 10.2 11.4 14.6 12.7 13.0 9.4 8.0 4.8 3.6 7.2 2 8.4 2 Southwest 15.7 20.6 12.2 20.5 20.6 28.9 21.2 21.1 18.5 21.3 20.3 13.3 8.1 2 8.2 2 West Southwest 7.4 5.1 4.2 3.2 4.8 6.7 4.6 6.7 3.7 6.7 10.9 10.8 7.3 2 7.8 2 West 14.3 7.8 8.7 4.1 3.5 2.7 3.4 3.3 4.7 5.2 8.4 12.0 7.4 2 West Northwest 3.9 3.8 4.8 2.4 2.1 3.9 3.1 1.9 2.3 2.3 6.1 6.8 77 14 0.42 2 Northwest 15.3 11.2 10.9 4.4 4.0 5.1 5.9 8.1 6.0 6.8 12.2 14.0 North Northwest 1.9 4.5 2.0 2.7 2.1 1.3 3.3 2.8 1.5 2.8 2.7 3.2 Calm 0.0 63.7 0.2 0.7 57.9 0.3 0.7 0.1 0.5 56.8 80.7 0.2 Direction (Mean Speed, knots) North 8.2 9.3 8.8 7.4 6.2 5.7 5.5 4.7 6.9 6.9 6.7 9.7 North Northeast 9.6 8.7 10.5 7.4 6.5 4.6 5.3 5.1 6.2 11.7 11.3 8.5 Northeast 8.5 8.4 8.0 9.6 6.8 5.3 5.0 5.2 5.2 7.1 7.3 7.0 East Northeast 6.7 10.1 8.5 7.4 6.7 6.0 4.9 6.1 3.6 4.3 4.5 5.7 East 7.5 6.6 7.2 6.5 6.4 5.4 5.1 5.1 4.8 4.4 5.4 4.3 East Southeast 4.6 7.6 6.7 8.7 6.2 4.9 6.0 5.8 4.2 3.8 9.0 9.9 Southeast 8.0 7.6 6.3 8.2 6.8 5.7 4.9 5.7 3.9 5.8 9.4 9.5 South Southeast 4.0 10.8 8.9 6.9 7.0 4.3 4.6 5.7 5.1 6.2 9.8 5.2 South 8.7 7.5 8.5 7.0 7.0 5.5 5.1 5.4 7.7 7.0 8.7 8.8 South Southwest 8.2 7.5 9.2 9.3 7.0 5.7 5.2 6.1 6.9 7.6 9.7 10.3 Southwest 10.2 11.4 11.2 9.5 8.2 6.6 5.7 6.2 7.1 7.9 10.5 9.3 West Southwest 9.9 10.0 9.1 10.1 6.9 6.7 4.9 5.7 5.7 7.1 9.4 10.1 West 9.2 9.7 7.4 7.9 7.2 7.4 5.3 5.0 5.2 7.7 10.8 9.3 West Northwest 7.3 7.8 9.0 8.7 7.9 6.9 3.6 4.5 4.0 5.4 8.2 9.1 Northwest 9.3 9.2 7.7 6.4 7.4 7.6 4.6 5.1 6.4 8.0 8.4 8.8 North Northwest 7.1 9.6 8.7 7.9 7.6 6.9 4.6 5.3 7.8 7.4 8.7 7.4 VISIBILITY Mean Number of Days with Fog 34 5 6 9 10 12 9 7 6 4 2 % Observations with Visibility <= ½ mile 0.00 0.00 0.84 0.00 0.00 2.70 0.26 0.00 1.16 0.00 0.00 0.00 * Sea level pressure is station pressure reduced to sea level. These tables were prepared by the National Climatic Data Center (NCDC), National Environmental Satellite, Data & Information Service (NESDIS), NOAA
432 I Appendix B I Coast Pilot 2 CLIMATOLOGICAL TABLES T = trace (not measurable) of precipitation. MISS or (blank) is a missing value. PROVIDENCE, RI (41°44'N, 71°26'W) Elevation 56 feet (17.1 m) WEATHER ELEMENTS JAN. FEB. MAR. APR. MAY JUN. JUL. AUG. SEP. OCT. NOV. DEC. YEAR YEARS OF RECORD SEA LEVEL PRESSURE* Mean (Millibars) 1016.8 1016.8 1015.2 1014.7 1015.4 1014.5 1015.3 1016.3 1018.4 1018.7 1017.3 1017.9 1016.4 48 TEMPERATURE (DEGREES F) 28.8 30.3 38.0 48.4 58.1 67.4 73.1 71.6 63.7 53.7 44.1 33.2 51.0 48 Mean 36.8 38.4 46.1 57.7 67.8 77.0 82.2 80.6 73.2 63.5 52.5 41.0 59.8 48 Mean Daily Maximum 20.3 21.6 29.3 38.7 47.9 57.3 63.6 62.1 53.8 43.4 35.2 24.8 41.6 48 Mean Daily Minimum 69 72 80 98 94 97 102 104 100 88 81 70 104 48 Extreme - Highest -13 -7 48 Extreme - Lowest 1 14 29 41 48 40 32 20 6 -10 -13 48 RELATIVE HUMIDITY 43.1 43.0 26.8 21.8 29.1 20.3 28.3 38.0 58.6 61.6 47.5 53.7 39.3 Average Percentage 27.2 28.4 24.8 21.3 19.0 18.5 17.2 21.4 25.3 30.4 24.3 27.0 23.7 48 CLOUD COVER 13.4 13.0 14.3 13.8 15.9 19.5 20.8 20.3 18.5 16.7 15.7 13.4 16.3 48 Percent of time Clear 11.5 11.4 11.6 14.7 16.1 18.4 20.6 19.4 14.8 13.6 12.4 11.0 14.7 48 Percent of time Scattered 44.2 43.9 45.1 45.0 43.4 37.5 35.0 33.3 36.2 35.2 43.3 45.1 40.6 48 Percent of time Broken Percent of time Overcast 3.93 3.55 4.28 4.09 3.59 2.89 3.07 3.92 3.49 3.57 4.48 4.25 45.12 48 11.66 7.19 48 PRECIPITATION 0.50 0.39 8.84 12.74 10.58 11.08 8.08 11.12 7.92 11.89 11.01 10.75 67.52 48 Mean Amount (inches) 2.90 2.59 48 Greatest Amount (inches) 15 0.56 1.48 0.71 0.05 0.32 0.71 0.77 0.40 0.81 0.58 25.44 48 Least Amount (inches) 16 Maximum Amount-24 hrs (inches) 3.15 4.30 5.15 2.97 4.78 6.31 4.71 5.39 3.52 3.47 6.31 Mean Number of Days with Precipitation 16 16 16 14 14 14 13 12 15 17 178 Snow - Mean Amount (inches) 9.8 10.1 7.1 0.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 1.0 6.5 35.2 48 48 Snow - Greatest Amount (inches) 31.7 30.9 31.6 7.6 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.5 8.0 19.8 70.7 48 48 Snow - Least Snowfall Amount (inches) 0.2 T T 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 6.2 48 Snow - Maximum Amount in 24 hours (inches) 10.4 18.3 14.7 7.3 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.5 8.0 10.6 18.3 48 48 Mean Number of Days with Snow 12 10 8 2 Miss 0 0 0 0 Miss 3 10 45 48 WIND 48 48 % of Observations with Gales 0.05 0.01 0.07 0.01 0.00 0.01 0.00 0.03 0.03 0.02 0.05 0.08 0.03 48 48 Mean Wind Speed (knots) 9.5 9.8 10.3 10.2 9.1 8.5 8.0 7.8 8.0 8.2 8.9 9.3 9.0 48 48 Direction (percentage of observations) 48 48 North 9.6 9.8 10.0 7.1 6.6 5.1 4.8 5.9 8.3 8.6 8.7 9.7 7.8 48 6.9 6.9 6.3 4.7 3.1 4.6 5.9 6.8 5.6 5.4 5.7 48 North Northeast 5.5 6.3 5.7 6.2 6.5 4.2 3.0 4.2 5.7 5.0 4.1 3.4 4.6 48 3.0 3.1 3.5 2.6 1.7 2.6 3.0 2.4 2.5 1.9 2.6 48 Northeast 3.1 4.3 1.8 2.0 2.0 1.7 1.4 1.7 1.7 1.5 1.5 1.2 1.6 48 1.4 1.8 1.6 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.1 1.3 48 East Northeast 1.8 2.4 3.6 4.2 6.0 4.1 4.2 3.4 3.1 2.7 2.3 1.7 3.3 48 5.5 7.7 10.2 9.1 7.9 6.5 5.6 4.7 4.0 2.2 5.8 48 East 0.9 1.4 6.6 8.6 10.9 12.6 11.5 10.4 8.5 7.3 6.6 4.7 8.1 4.9 6.3 7.3 9.6 11.4 10.1 8.2 6.4 5.8 5.3 7.1 48 East Southeast 0.9 1.2 4.9 6.3 7.5 10.6 13.0 11.1 8.9 8.4 7.8 7.1 8.2 48 5.2 5.6 6.0 7.9 8.7 8.1 7.0 7.6 8.0 8.5 7.3 48 Southeast 1.6 2.2 5.9 6.3 5.0 6.2 6.5 7.1 6.5 7.3 8.1 8.2 6.9 48 11.4 8.9 6.2 6.9 7.3 7.3 6.9 8.4 10.0 12.2 9.3 48 South Southeast 2.5 3.5 11.5 9.2 5.8 5.9 6.2 6.2 7.9 8.0 10.2 12.7 9.2 48 8.9 7.1 5.1 4.3 4.8 5.5 6.8 7.8 8.5 10.2 7.3 48 South 4.7 5.1 3.0 2.7 3.4 3.1 3.3 4.1 4.7 6.1 5.1 4.9 4.1 48 48 South Southwest 5.1 4.3 48 48 Southwest 6.2 6.1 48 48 West Southwest 7.9 6.9 48 48 West 8.5 7.0 48 West Northwest 13.4 12.7 48 48 Northwest 13.9 13.0 North Northwest 9.9 9.6 Calm 4.9 4.3 Direction (Mean Speed, knots) North 9.9 10.2 10.5 10.0 9.2 8.3 7.8 7.9 8.3 8.6 9.1 9.3 9.2 North Northeast 10.3 11.0 11.3 11.3 10.0 9.8 8.5 8.8 9.7 10.3 9.6 9.8 10.2 Northeast 9.6 10.1 10.9 11.0 10.2 9.6 8.4 9.0 9.2 10.0 9.3 10.0 9.9 East Northeast 7.7 8.6 9.1 9.5 8.7 8.2 7.1 7.6 8.0 9.0 8.7 8.3 8.4 East 6.0 6.7 7.5 7.6 7.2 6.7 6.0 6.4 6.0 6.2 6.7 7.4 6.8 East Southeast 7.2 8.1 9.0 8.2 7.4 7.3 6.8 7.7 6.8 8.6 9.0 8.1 7.9 Southeast 8.4 8.9 9.3 10.0 9.1 8.8 8.8 8.5 8.7 8.5 8.8 9.5 9.0 South Southeast 8.1 9.0 9.7 10.4 9.6 8.9 9.0 8.8 8.5 8.6 8.7 8.7 9.1 South 8.1 8.2 8.8 9.3 8.7 8.2 8.1 8.0 8.1 7.9 8.6 8.0 8.3 South Southwest 10.2 9.5 10.5 10.6 10.0 8.8 8.8 8.5 9.0 9.0 10.0 10.0 9.4 Southwest 9.6 10.3 10.8 11.1 10.4 9.3 8.8 8.4 8.8 9.1 9.7 9.3 9.4 West Southwest 9.2 9.8 10.3 10.3 9.3 8.8 8.0 8.0 8.1 8.1 9.2 8.9 8.9 West 9.5 9.8 10.2 9.2 8.4 8.3 7.4 7.5 7.2 7.8 8.6 9.1 8.6 West Northwest 11.1 11.7 11.6 11.7 10.1 9.2 8.3 8.0 8.0 8.9 10.1 10.8 10.2 Northwest 11.0 11.3 11.5 11.5 10.4 9.3 8.6 8.1 8.3 9.2 10.1 10.9 10.3 North Northwest 10.7 10.6 11.5 11.1 9.8 8.9 8.1 8.4 8.2 8.7 9.9 10.4 9.9 VISIBILITY Mean Number of Days with Fog 11 10 13 13 15 16 17 17 15 14 13 12 166 1.31 0.82 1.25 1.01 0.61 0.56 0.69 1.47 1.19 1.19 1.09 % Observations with Visibility <= ½ mile 1.44 1.55 * Sea level pressure is station pressure reduced to sea level.
I Appendix B I 433 T = trace (not measurable) of precipitation. CLIMATOLOGICAL TABLES MISS or (blank) is a missing value. BLOCK ISLAND, RI (41°10'N, 71°35'W) 108 feet (32.9 m) WEATHER ELEMENTS JAN. FEB. MAR. APR. MAY JUN. JUL. AUG. SEP. OCT. NOV. DEC. YEAR YEARS OF RECORD TEMPERATURE (DEGREES F) Mean 32.0 32.0 37.6 45.9 54.6 63.9 70.3 70.1 64.0 55.2 46.6 36.7 50.9 47 Mean Daily Maximum 52.1 61.0 70.3 76.5 76.0 69.9 61.0 52.2 42.6 56.9 47 Mean Daily Minimum 37.9 37.9 43.3 39.2 47.8 57.0 63.7 63.7 57.6 48.9 40.6 30.2 44.4 47 Extreme - Highest 92 85 90 92 95 89 80 72 64 95 47 Extreme - Lowest 25.5 25.7 31.4 18 34 41 51 45 39 30 16 -4 -10 47 PRECIPITATION 62 62 74 Mean Amount (inches) Greatest Amount (inches) -7 -10 7 Least Amount (inches) Maximum amount-24 hrs (inches) 3.44 3.26 3.89 3.60 3.26 2.46 2.71 3.63 3.13 2.97 4.08 3.93 40.35 47 Mean Number of days with precipitation 47 8.83 6.88 8.52 9.21 6.09 8.66 7.09 9.73 11.51 8.74 9.11 8.12 59.55 47 47 0.25 0.52 0.77 0.83 0.72 T 0.31 0.16 0.21 0.81 0.89 0.83 24.08 18 3.39 2.86 2.70 2.69 3.67 4.30 3.39 4.26 6.55 6.51 3.42 4.33 6.55 16 15 16 16 16 14 14 14 13 12 15 17 178 Snow - Mean Amount (inches) 6.1 6.2 5.4 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 T 0.2 2.8 21.0 35 35 Snow - Greatest Amount (inches) 44.1 16.9 24.1 3.9 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 T 2.5 10.4 65.0 35 35 Snow - Least Snowfall Amount (inches) T 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 5.0 18 Snow - Maximum Amount in 24 hours (inches) 21.2 16.7 11.0 3.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 T 2.1 4.8 21.2 18 Mean Number of Days with Snow 11 11 9 2 0 0 0 0 0 Miss 1 8 42 VISIBILITY Mean Number of Days with Fog 2 1 2 1 1 3 3 3 2 1 1 2 22 These tables were prepared by the National Climatic Data Center (NCDC), National Environmental Satellite, Data & Information Service (NESDIS), NOAA
434 I Appendix B I Coast Pilot 2 CLIMATOLOGICAL TABLES T = trace (not measurable) of precipitation. MISS or (blank) is a missing value. HARTFORD, CT (41°56'N, 72°41'W) Elevation 200 feet (61 m) WEATHER ELEMENTS JAN. FEB. MAR. APR. MAY JUN. JUL. AUG. SEP. OCT. NOV. DEC. YEAR YEARS OF RECORD SEA LEVEL PRESSURE* Mean (Millibars) 1017.3 1016.8 1015.3 1014.4 1015.3 1014.3 1015.2 1016.2 1018.3 1018.9 1017.3 1018.1 1016.5 47 TEMPERATURE (DEGREES F) 25.8 28.3 37.1 49.0 59.6 68.6 73.7 71.6 63.2 52.7 42.0 30.1 50.3 47 Mean 34.1 37.0 46.1 59.9 71.4 80.0 84.8 82.4 74.3 63.9 50.9 38.1 60.4 47 Mean Daily Maximum 17.0 19.1 27.7 37.6 47.4 56.7 62.2 60.2 51.6 41.0 32.6 21.5 39.7 47 Mean Daily Minimum 66 73 87 96 97 101 102 101 101 91 83 74 102 47 Extreme - Highest -26 -21 -8 9 28 37 44 36 27 17 1 -14 -26 47 Extreme - Lowest 48.2 43.4 28.2 18.5 28.0 17.5 27.0 36.9 57.9 64.1 47.8 56.4 39.7 47 RELATIVE HUMIDITY Average Percentage 20.6 22.9 20.9 17.6 16.4 15.5 15.1 18.1 22.2 26.7 18.6 19.7 19.5 47 16.2 16.0 15.5 15.2 16.3 19.6 21.5 22.3 18.7 17.6 16.8 15.9 17.6 47 CLOUD COVER 14.9 14.2 14.6 17.1 19.5 22.8 24.1 21.6 17.7 15.9 15.8 13.4 17.6 47 Percent of time Clear 44.4 43.5 44.9 45.1 41.9 36.1 33.3 32.4 36.3 34.9 44.5 47.2 40.3 47 Percent of time Scattered Percent of time Broken 3.44 3.13 3.86 3.88 3.72 3.54 3.28 4.02 3.75 3.65 4.07 3.86 44.20 47 Percent of time Overcast 9.61 7.27 47 0.38 0.45 9.46 9.90 12.00 13.60 8.43 21.87 9.02 11.61 8.53 8.36 64.55 47 PRECIPITATION 2.20 2.16 47 Mean Amount (inches) 17 15 0.27 1.38 0.73 0.28 1.07 0.54 0.84 0.35 0.51 0.78 29.04 46 Greatest Amount (inches) Least Amount (inches) 2.52 2.98 4.81 5.88 2.96 7.70 5.10 4.31 3.33 2.96 7.70 Maximum Amount-24 hrs (inches) Mean Number of Days with Precipitation 17 16 16 14 13 13 13 12 15 17 178 Snow - Mean Amount (inches) 12.4 11.5 9.1 1.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.0 9.7 46.1 47 88.2 47 Snow - Greatest Amount (inches) 37.0 32.2 43.3 14.3 1.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.7 8.7 35.4 17.0 47 14.3 47 Snow - Least Snowfall Amount (inches) 0.2 0.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 T 54 46 Snow - Maximum Amount in 24 hours (inches) 14.1 14.3 14.0 14.1 1.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.7 7.6 13.5 0.04 47 7.3 47 Mean Number of Days with Snow 14 11 10 3 Miss 0 0 0 0 Miss 4 12 11.5 47 WIND 6.5 47 3.8 47 % of Observations with Gales 0.01 0.01 0.03 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.02 0.01 1.5 47 8.6 8.5 7.5 6.9 6.3 6.1 6.3 6.8 7.3 7.5 1.2 47 Mean Wind Speed (knots) 7.7 8.2 1.2 47 2.4 47 Direction (percentage of observations) 5.6 47 12.7 47 North 13.3 13.5 12.2 10.2 9.6 8.0 8.2 11.0 12.7 12.2 12.7 13.9 6.9 47 5.1 47 North Northeast 6.8 7.3 8.1 7.3 7.0 5.2 4.2 5.8 6.9 6.9 6.3 6.7 4.3 47 5.2 47 Northeast 2.7 3.6 4.7 4.9 5.1 3.8 3.0 3.6 4.1 4.0 3.1 2.7 8.0 47 10.8 47 East Northeast 0.7 1.3 1.6 2.1 2.3 1.7 1.3 1.7 1.8 1.5 1.3 0.8 8.4 47 5.2 47 East 0.6 0.9 1.4 1.7 1.7 1.4 1.2 1.2 1.3 1.5 1.1 0.7 7.0 47 East Southeast 0.7 0.9 1.3 1.5 1.8 1.3 1.2 1.2 1.3 1.0 1.0 0.9 7.2 47 7.0 47 Southeast 1.9 2.0 2.1 2.4 3.4 3.1 2.9 2.5 2.6 2.2 1.9 1.9 5.9 47 5.0 47 South Southeast 3.6 3.7 4.5 5.9 7.7 8.3 7.2 6.5 6.2 5.5 4.2 3.3 5.5 47 5.8 47 South 8.7 8.9 9.6 13.3 16.6 18.1 16.9 14.9 12.8 12.6 10.8 9.0 6.8 47 7.5 47 South Southwest 5.1 4.9 4.3 6.0 7.7 9.6 9.3 8.8 7.6 6.9 6.3 5.9 7.9 47 8.0 47 Southwest 4.8 3.9 2.9 3.6 4.3 6.1 7.5 6.5 5.3 4.7 5.5 5.9 7.3 47 7.5 47 West Southwest 4.5 4.1 3.6 3.9 3.6 4.2 5.0 4.5 3.7 4.2 5.0 4.7 9.5 47 9.6 47 West 5.5 5.5 5.1 5.1 4.1 5.0 5.7 5.3 4.9 5.1 5.8 5.0 7.8 47 West Northwest 10.5 10.2 10.6 8.7 6.0 6.0 6.1 5.8 6.2 7.2 9.2 9.6 162 46 1.21 47 Northwest 14.9 14.4 14.3 11.7 8.1 7.9 7.5 7.9 8.2 9.9 11.4 13.9 North Northwest 10.1 10.4 10.3 8.3 6.6 5.8 6.9 6.9 8.3 8.0 9.1 9.8 Calm 5.6 4.6 3.6 3.4 4.2 4.4 6.2 6.2 6.3 6.1 5.6 5.6 Direction (Mean Speed, knots) North 7.4 7.7 8.0 7.9 7.0 6.3 5.7 5.9 6.3 6.6 7.0 7.3 North Northeast 7.4 7.8 8.6 8.5 7.6 6.5 5.8 6.0 6.4 7.1 6.7 7.3 Northeast 5.8 7.2 8.3 8.5 7.0 7.2 5.8 6.5 6.1 7.2 6.3 5.9 East Northeast 4.4 5.4 6.2 7.4 6.8 6.0 5.1 5.4 5.5 6.1 5.5 5.0 East 3.2 4.2 5.8 5.8 5.7 5.3 4.5 4.9 4.4 5.5 4.8 3.5 East Southeast 4.2 4.9 5.9 7.1 6.1 5.4 5.1 5.6 5.2 5.0 5.5 4.8 Southeast 4.8 5.3 6.6 7.3 6.3 5.7 5.4 5.6 5.5 5.3 5.6 5.0 South Southeast 6.1 7.0 7.5 7.8 7.2 7.1 6.5 6.2 6.2 6.4 6.3 6.2 South 7.2 7.6 8.1 8.7 8.3 7.6 7.2 6.8 7.1 7.2 7.4 6.9 South Southwest 7.7 7.9 8.5 8.8 8.6 8.0 7.5 7.2 8.0 7.9 7.8 7.8 Southwest 8.6 8.5 8.6 8.6 8.5 7.8 7.6 7.4 7.7 7.7 8.6 7.9 West Southwest 7.7 7.6 8.7 8.1 7.6 7.2 6.9 6.5 6.5 6.8 7.5 7.2 West 8.1 8.8 8.8 8.4 7.4 7.0 6.7 6.1 6.3 6.7 7.3 7.9 West Northwest 10.2 10.9 11.3 10.6 9.3 8.3 7.3 6.8 7.6 8.4 9.5 10.3 Northwest 10.4 11.0 10.8 10.7 9.7 8.2 7.3 7.1 7.8 8.8 9.8 10.2 North Northwest 8.4 8.8 9.1 8.8 7.8 7.0 6.3 6.0 6.5 7.1 7.9 8.0 VISIBILITY Mean Number of Days with Fog 12 10 12 12 13 15 16 17 16 14 13 12 1.33 0.61 0.46 0.74 0.71 0.79 1.11 1.53 1.13 2.19 % Observations with Visibility <= ½ mile 1.99 1.95 * Sea level pressure is station pressure reduced to sea level. These tables were prepared by the National Climatic Data Center (NCDC), National Environmental Satellite, Data & Information Service (NESDIS), NOAA
I Appendix B I 435 NEW HAVEN, CT (41°16'N, 72°53'W) 23 feet (7m) WEATHER ELEMENTS JAN. FEB. MAR. APR. MAY JUN. JUL. AUG. SEP. OCT. NOV. DEC. YEAR YEARS OF RECORD TEMPERATURE (DEGREES F) Mean 29.4 31.3 38.0 48.2 57.5 67.2 72.7 71.6 64.7 54.8 44.4 33.2 51.7 28 Mean Daily Maximum 36.6 38.7 45.4 56.9 66.5 75.8 52.0 40.3 59.7 28 Mean Daily Minimum 21.7 23.5 30.1 39.1 48.0 58.1 80.8 79.8 73.3 63.8 36.2 25.6 43.1 28 Extreme - Highest 65 67 73 87 92 96 76 65 100 28 Extreme - Lowest -7 -5 5 17 32 40 64.1 62.9 55.6 45.4 14 -3 -7 28 PRECIPITATION 100 100 91 84 Mean Amount (inches) Greatest Amount (inches) 51 43 34 24 Least Amount (inches) Maximum amount-24 hrs (inches) 3.25 3.31 3.86 3.71 3.49 2.93 3.01 3.49 3.37 3.49 3.99 4.24 42.14 29 Mean Number of days with precipitation 29 8.35 4.75 10.78 6.53 6.49 12.67 8.73 10.95 7.98 10.06 8.58 7.88 57.22 29 29 0.25 1.05 1.55 1.56 0.77 0.12 0.81 0.93 0.64 0.26 0.37 0.98 27.68 14 2.60 2.76 3.76 2.36 2.35 5.24 4.59 3.67 5.07 3.85 4.33 2.93 5.24 17 16 17 17 17 15 14 14 13 13 16 17 186 Snow - Mean Amount (inches) 8.6 9.4 6.7 1.3 T 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.8 6.9 33.8 29 29 Snow - Greatest Amount (inches) 21.9 25.3 26.9 19.3 T 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.3 5.0 18.8 63.9 29 29 Snow - Least Snowfall Amount (inches) 1.4 0.6 T 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 T 11.8 14 Snow - Maximum Amount in 24 hours (inches) 13.9 16.1 13.0 17.1 T 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.3 5.0 14.2 17.1 14 Mean Number of Days with Snow 19 18 15 4 Miss 0 0 0 0 1 5 15 77 VISIBILITY Mean Number of Days with Fog Miss 0 Miss Miss 0 0 0 Miss 0 0 0 Miss 1 These tables were prepared by the National Climatic Data Center (NCDC), National Environmental Satellite, Data & Information Service (NESDIS), NOAA
436 I Appendix B I Coast Pilot 2 T = trace (not measurable) of precipitation. CLIMATOLOGICAL TABLES MISS or (blank) is a missing value. BRIDGEPORT, CT (41°10'N., 73°08'W.) 26 feet (7.9 m) WEATHER ELEMENTS JAN. FEB. MAR. APR. MAY JUN. JUL. AUG. SEP. OCT. NOV. DEC. YEAR YEARS OF RECORD SEA LEVEL PRESSURE* Mean (Millibars) 1018.0 1017.5 1016.0 1014.9 1016.0 1015.1 1015.8 1016.9 1018.9 1019.5 1018.1 1018.7 1017.1 40 TEMPERATURE (DEGREES F) 30.1 31.3 38.7 48.9 58.8 68.2 74.2 73.0 65.9 55.7 45.6 34.6 52.2 47 Mean 47 Mean Daily Maximum 36.8 38.3 46.0 57.1 67.3 76.7 82.2 80.9 74.0 64.0 52.9 41.3 59.9 47 Mean Daily Minimum 47 Extreme - Highest 22.8 23.8 30.8 40.1 49.9 59.3 65.7 64.7 57.2 46.9 37.8 27.4 44.0 47 Extreme - Lowest 65 67 84 91 92 96 103 100 99 85 78 65 103 RELATIVE HUMIDITY Average Percentage -7 -5 4 18 31 41 49 44 36 26 16 -4 -7 CLOUD COVER 55.3 50.0 34.5 24.4 35.2 26.4 33.4 43.8 63.5 69.9 55.8 62.4 46.5 47 Percent of time Clear Percent of time Scattered 24.5 25.2 23.5 20.9 17.8 18.6 16.6 19.4 23.5 28.8 22.8 24.2 22.2 32 Percent of time Broken 14.8 15.5 15.2 15.5 17.3 20.6 22.7 23.9 20.2 19.2 17.3 15.3 18.1 32 Percent of time Overcast 13.4 13.0 14.3 16.3 17.8 19.8 22.5 20.6 17.2 15.8 14.3 12.8 16.5 32 43.2 42.0 42.9 41.7 41.2 34.7 31.8 29.8 33.4 31.4 40.7 43.6 38.0 32 PRECIPITATION Mean Amount (inches) 3.18 2.92 3.81 3.66 3.65 3.01 3.53 3.75 3.14 3.24 3.75 3.51 41.14 47 Greatest Amount (inches) 11.20 6.65 47 Least Amount (inches) 0.40 0.43 9.40 10.72 9.53 17.70 12.84 13.29 7.42 10.72 10.22 7.87 73.93 47 Maximum Amount-24 hrs (inches) 4.30 2.30 47 Mean Number of Days with Precipitation 16 0.69 0.69 0.41 0.07 0.47 0.72 0.43 0.33 0.36 0.33 23.01 39 17 4.20 3.15 3.21 6.18 5.95 4.66 4.46 4.76 3.12 3.69 6.18 17 17 17 15 14 14 13 13 16 17 186 Snow - Mean Amount (inches) 7.4 7.7 4.8 0.4 T 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.6 4.9 25.9 47 21.8 6.0 T 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 6.6 20.8 59.8 47 Snow - Greatest Amount (inches) 26.2 27.9 6.8 47 T 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 T 15.9 47 Snow - Least Snowfall Amount (inches) 0.5 T 11.1 6.0 T 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 6.2 15.0 42 39 Snow - Maximum Amount in 24 hours (inches) 15.7 15.9 8 2 Miss 0 0 0 0 Miss 2 9 0.15 40 10.2 40 Mean Number of Days with Snow 11 10 6.8 40 WIND 4.9 40 6.6 40 % of Observations with Gales 0.21 0.21 0.15 0.09 0.02 0.02 0.00 0.04 0.06 0.12 0.16 0.13 5.2 40 4.9 40 Mean Wind Speed (knots) 11.0 11.4 11.4 11.0 9.9 9.1 8.6 8.6 9.5 10.1 10.7 10.9 3.3 40 2.5 40 Direction (percentage of observations) 2.5 40 4.3 40 North 7.7 7.7 7.9 6.1 4.9 4.4 4.7 5.9 7.8 8.5 7.7 8.4 5.5 40 4.7 4.0 3.6 3.3 3.3 5.0 7.0 6.6 5.9 5.6 9.3 40 North Northeast 5.1 5.2 6.3 5.2 5.3 4.0 3.6 5.4 8.2 8.9 8.3 8.7 9.5 40 6.9 6.5 6.8 4.3 3.3 3.7 4.7 4.7 4.5 5.3 8.1 40 Northeast 7.9 7.0 6.8 7.1 9.0 6.6 4.6 4.3 4.3 4.0 3.2 2.4 8.2 40 3.6 4.4 5.4 5.0 4.3 3.7 3.7 2.9 2.1 1.5 8.6 40 East Northeast 5.6 6.4 2.1 2.8 3.4 3.9 3.4 3.4 3.1 2.4 1.8 1.2 7.4 40 1.6 2.6 3.3 3.5 4.2 3.8 3.4 2.5 1.7 1.3 2.6 40 East 2.9 4.5 3.0 4.8 5.6 6.4 7.3 7.1 5.3 3.9 2.9 1.7 3.9 5.6 7.5 8.8 10.6 9.1 6.6 4.2 3.3 2.0 9.4 40 East Southeast 1.4 2.1 7.0 9.2 10.7 15.0 15.3 14.1 10.8 8.4 6.4 4.4 9.5 40 6.6 8.6 10.4 13.4 13.6 11.1 8.2 8.6 8.7 7.7 10.3 40 Southeast 0.9 1.5 6.8 6.6 5.6 6.3 6.6 6.2 5.9 8.7 10.8 11.9 11.1 40 9.1 7.6 4.6 4.0 4.3 4.3 5.6 8.2 11.6 13.4 10.4 40 South Southeast 0.8 1.0 11.4 8.6 5.9 4.7 4.6 5.1 6.4 7.9 10.2 11.5 9.7 40 9.9 8.0 5.6 4.5 4.6 5.3 6.4 7.6 8.3 9.6 8.8 40 South 1.5 2.1 2.5 2.4 2.4 2.2 2.1 2.8 2.6 2.4 2.6 3.5 8.6 40 8.7 40 South Southwest 2.0 2.4 10.2 40 10.3 40 Southwest 4.7 5.8 10.2 40 10.5 40 West Southwest 8.4 8.3 12.0 40 12.2 40 West 12.3 9.3 11.1 40 West Northwest 13.4 11.1 172 39 1.54 40 Northwest 13.4 12.9 North Northwest 9.3 10.0 Calm 3.0 3.1 Direction (Mean Speed, knots) North 9.9 10.5 11.2 10.8 9.7 9.1 7.7 7.5 8.4 9.2 8.8 9.5 North Northeast 10.0 10.9 10.7 10.2 10.2 9.0 7.7 8.2 9.1 9.2 9.2 9.5 Northeast 10.8 11.3 11.1 11.1 10.2 9.5 8.1 8.7 9.9 10.4 10.3 10.9 East Northeast 10.6 12.2 12.3 12.4 10.5 10.3 9.1 9.5 11.0 11.4 11.1 10.8 East 9.6 10.8 12.0 11.5 10.4 9.1 8.3 9.2 10.3 10.7 11.4 9.7 East Southeast 8.9 9.7 9.9 10.6 9.1 9.1 8.5 9.4 10.1 10.6 11.1 11.2 Southeast 8.6 9.1 9.0 8.7 8.8 8.0 8.0 8.1 9.4 9.5 10.9 9.4 South Southeast 8.2 9.8 9.4 8.9 8.3 7.7 7.7 7.8 8.9 9.1 10.1 10.3 South 8.5 8.9 9.0 9.3 9.2 8.6 8.4 8.0 8.8 8.7 9.3 9.2 South Southwest 10.8 9.1 10.8 11.1 10.6 9.7 9.6 9.4 10.3 10.8 12.4 11.0 Southwest 10.7 10.6 10.5 10.8 10.2 9.4 9.3 9.4 10.6 11.3 11.9 11.8 West Southwest 11.6 10.9 10.4 10.1 9.6 8.9 8.8 9.4 10.4 11.4 11.4 11.8 West 12.2 11.6 11.5 10.1 9.0 8.3 7.8 8.1 9.4 10.6 11.6 11.9 West Northwest 12.6 13.6 14.0 13.4 11.4 10.4 9.2 8.9 9.6 10.8 12.0 12.5 Northwest 12.6 13.7 13.9 14.0 12.5 11.3 9.5 9.5 9.7 10.8 11.6 12.2 North Northwest 11.6 12.4 12.7 12.5 11.2 10.5 9.3 8.8 9.3 10.1 10.8 11.4 VISIBILITY Mean Number of Days with Fog 12 12 14 14 16 16 16 17 15 14 13 13 2.30 1.81 2.66 1.88 0.86 0.35 0.38 0.86 0.93 1.87 % Observations with Visibility <= ½ mile 2.16 2.55 * Sea level pressure is station pressure reduced to sea level. These tables were prepared by the National Climatic Data Center (NCDC), National Environmental Satellite, Data & Information Service (NESDIS), NOAA
I Appendix B I 437 T = trace (not measurable) of precipitation. CLIMATOLOGICAL TABLES MISS or (blank) is a missing value. ISLIP, NY (40°47'N, 73°07'W) 85 feet (25.9 m) WEATHER ELEMENTS JAN. FEB. MAR. APR. MAY JUN. JUL. AUG. SEP. OCT. NOV. DEC. YEAR YEARS OF RECORD SEA LEVEL PRESSURE* Mean (Millibars) 1018.5 1018.1 1017.4 1015.6 1016.0 1015.0 1016.1 1017.4 1019.3 1019.5 1019.8 1019.4 1017.6 12 TEMPERATURE (DEGREES F) 31.7 32.8 39.8 49.4 59.4 68.6 74.4 72.8 65.1 54.9 45.7 36.0 52.7 12 Mean 39.0 40.1 47.6 57.3 68.2 76.9 81.7 80.4 72.9 63.7 53.8 43.5 60.6 12 Mean Daily Maximum 23.9 25.0 31.5 41.0 50.1 59.8 66.7 64.9 56.7 45.6 37.1 28.0 44.4 12 Mean Daily Minimum 67 67 82 86 95 95 101 94 91 85 78 66 101 12 Extreme - Highest -7 2 12 Extreme - Lowest 8 24 34 46 50 45 38 28 11 7 -7 60.4 55.7 12 RELATIVE HUMIDITY 49.1 30.6 34.8 25.2 36.0 49.0 67.9 70.2 72.7 68.7 51.4 Average Percentage 23.8 27.0 25.5 20.7 20.2 17.2 14.1 18.1 23.4 31.3 22.7 23.2 22.2 12 CLOUD COVER 16.0 16.0 16.6 17.4 20.2 24.4 23.8 24.7 22.1 19.4 20.2 17.4 19.9 12 Percent of time Clear 17.5 16.2 17.3 19.4 21.4 25.9 27.6 28.5 21.1 18.6 20.8 17.0 21.0 12 Percent of time Scattered 39.7 37.4 36.8 38.9 34.7 28.9 30.0 24.3 29.2 27.0 33.3 38.1 33.1 12 Percent of time Broken Percent of time Overcast 3.42 3.12 3.85 3.08 4.25 3.63 3.63 4.99 3.36 3.55 4.14 3.60 44.62 12 6.28 5.55 5.53 5.06 10.14 7.86 8.36 13.78 5.06 8.71 8.02 6.06 65.32 12 PRECIPITATION 1.34 1.11 1.32 1.29 0.73 0.58 1.21 0.47 0.81 0.31 1.27 0.90 34.41 12 Mean Amount (inches) 1.62 2.33 2.52 1.80 4.01 3.52 2.69 6.74 2.23 3.90 2.63 2.65 6.74 12 Greatest Amount (inches) 15 13 15 16 15 12 13 12 13 11 14 15 164 12 Least Amount (inches) Maximum Amount-24 hrs (inches) Mean Number of Days with Precipitation Snow - Mean Amount (inches) 5.9 6.0 4.4 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.8 3.3 20.7 12 13.3 3.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 7.6 10.4 33.8 12 Snow - Greatest Amount (inches) 13.5 20.0 11.8 12 T 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 T 8.0 12 Snow - Least Snowfall Amount (inches) TT 8.0 3.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 7.6 9.2 30 12 6100000016 Snow - Maximum Amount in 24 hours (inches) 5.7 7.0 0.53 12 7.7 12 Mean Number of Days with Snow 88 6.5 12 WIND 4.9 12 4.2 12 % of Observations with Gales 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.04 0.00 3.4 12 8.9 8.4 7.6 7.5 6.5 6.3 6.6 7.0 8.2 8.2 3.0 12 Mean Wind Speed (knots) 8.3 8.6 2.5 12 2.6 12 Direction (percentage of observations) 2.8 12 5.6 12 North 5.8 7.3 8.3 5.3 5.3 5.2 4.7 5.6 8.5 8.3 7.0 6.8 7.4 12 5.8 5.5 4.4 3.3 3.1 4.1 4.9 6.8 5.1 5.5 10.2 12 North Northeast 4.3 6.2 3.7 4.9 4.5 2.5 3.2 4.3 4.9 3.7 4.4 4.5 6.7 12 3.0 4.4 4.2 3.2 2.2 4.3 4.2 2.6 3.1 3.5 5.6 12 Northeast 5.5 4.0 3.4 3.7 3.2 3.0 3.1 2.9 3.8 2.5 2.2 2.4 6.8 12 2.5 4.6 3.8 2.7 2.8 2.2 2.0 2.5 2.2 1.5 7.6 12 East Northeast 3.1 3.1 3.4 4.4 4.6 2.4 2.9 1.7 2.5 2.8 2.4 1.2 7.5 12 3.1 4.2 4.2 3.2 4.2 3.0 2.7 3.0 1.9 1.3 13.0 12 East 1.7 3.8 4.9 6.0 7.1 8.0 9.4 8.5 6.2 4.3 3.7 2.3 6.5 6.8 8.9 12.4 12.2 9.6 8.1 5.5 5.6 3.5 8.1 12 East Southeast 1.6 1.6 6.8 8.7 11.1 14.8 14.3 14.1 9.8 9.5 10.1 7.3 8.7 12 4.0 4.9 5.4 7.6 7.2 6.9 6.2 6.2 9.1 9.0 9.3 12 Southeast 1.4 1.5 4.6 5.0 4.0 3.4 3.6 2.8 4.0 5.9 8.0 9.7 8.5 12 7.6 6.5 4.8 4.8 3.1 3.7 3.4 6.3 7.5 11.3 7.5 12 South Southeast 1.1 1.4 11.4 8.3 6.1 6.0 4.3 4.0 5.0 6.0 8.1 9.5 8.4 12 10.7 7.9 6.0 7.7 5.4 6.3 7.0 6.3 7.7 8.2 9.2 12 South 2.8 2.7 10.3 9.0 12.3 10.3 14.8 16.4 16.7 18.0 12.2 12.9 8.4 12 7.5 12 South Southwest 3.9 5.1 9.2 12 9.0 12 Southwest 7.7 7.7 7.6 12 7.9 12 West Southwest 8.0 6.1 9.9 12 10.5 12 West 9.5 7.4 9.4 12 West Northwest 12.6 11.2 196 12 1.67 12 Northwest 11.0 11.5 North Northwest 7.3 10.4 Calm 12.6 9.8 Direction (Mean Speed, knots) North 8.3 9.4 9.3 8.1 7.8 7.7 6.9 6.6 7.5 7.8 7.8 8.7 North Northeast 9.3 8.4 9.7 9.6 9.0 8.3 6.8 7.6 7.6 8.8 8.9 9.2 Northeast 9.1 9.2 11.2 10.6 9.5 8.3 7.3 8.2 8.5 9.7 9.5 9.7 East Northeast 8.8 9.2 10.9 9.3 8.5 6.7 6.7 7.8 7.6 8.3 9.0 8.8 East 7.4 8.2 8.7 8.3 7.8 7.3 5.6 6.3 7.0 6.9 7.6 9.4 East Southeast 8.1 9.7 9.2 9.0 8.1 7.9 7.2 7.2 8.3 8.0 9.8 10.2 Southeast 9.2 9.8 9.7 9.3 9.3 8.4 8.3 8.8 8.4 9.6 11.0 8.5 South Southeast 9.0 9.7 9.6 8.3 8.2 8.0 7.2 7.6 8.1 8.6 11.2 8.8 South 7.6 7.4 7.9 7.7 7.8 7.5 7.1 7.3 6.9 7.6 8.8 7.0 South Southwest 9.6 9.4 10.2 10.0 9.1 9.5 8.8 8.2 8.7 9.2 9.4 9.4 Southwest 9.3 9.0 9.7 9.4 9.4 9.0 8.7 8.0 9.1 9.1 9.4 9.1 West Southwest 8.8 8.2 8.3 7.6 7.5 7.3 6.8 6.8 6.8 7.8 7.7 8.0 West 9.2 8.3 9.1 7.8 7.4 7.0 6.0 5.6 6.2 6.9 8.4 8.8 West Northwest 10.9 10.3 11.3 10.2 8.7 8.2 8.2 7.3 7.8 9.2 10.6 10.4 Northwest 11.0 11.2 11.3 10.6 9.8 9.4 8.1 8.7 9.4 9.7 11.9 11.7 North Northwest 9.6 10.8 10.5 10.1 8.8 8.7 8.2 7.7 8.3 8.8 9.6 9.8 VISIBILITY Mean Number of Days with Fog 15 14 16 16 18 16 22 19 17 15 14 14 1.61 2.81 2.12 1.74 0.81 0.50 0.66 2.29 1.36 1.94 % Observations with Visibility <= ½ mile 1.81 2.40 * Sea level pressure is station pressure reduced to sea level. These tables were prepared by the National Climatic Data Center (NCDC), National Environmental Satellite, Data & Information Service (NESDIS), NOAA
438 I Appendix B I Coast Pilot 2 CLIMATOLOGICAL TABLES T = trace (not measurable) of precipitation. MISS or (blank) is a missing value. NEW YORK (MANHATTAN), NY (40°47'N, 73°58'W) Elevation 131 feet (40 m) WEATHER ELEMENTS JAN. FEB. MAR. APR. MAY JUN. JUL. AUG. SEP. OCT. NOV. DEC. YEAR YEARS OF RECORD SEA LEVEL PRESSURE* Mean (Millibars) 1017.5 1016.8 1015.6 1015.2 1015.3 1015.4 1015.8 1016.8 1018.0 1018.7 1017.2 1017.3 1016.6 18 TEMPERATURE (DEGREES F) 32.2 33.8 42.6 52.9 63.2 72.0 77.3 75.9 68.2 57.6 47.8 37.1 55.1 33 Mean 33 Mean Daily Maximum 38.1 40.4 49.9 61.5 72.0 80.4 85.5 83.9 76.1 65.2 54.1 42.7 62.5 33 Mean Daily Minimum 33 Extreme - Highest 25.7 26.7 34.7 43.9 53.8 63.0 68.6 67.4 59.9 49.6 41.0 30.8 47.2 33 Extreme - Lowest 68 75 85 96 97 101 104 99 99 88 81 72 104 RELATIVE HUMIDITY Average Percentage -2 -2 8 21 36 46 53 50 40 29 17 -1 -2 CLOUD COVER 61.2 60.3 58.5 55.3 62.7 65.2 64.2 66.0 67.8 65.6 65.4 64.2 63.0 18 Percent of time Clear Percent of time Scattered 22.7 25.0 26.8 19.2 20.3 24.4 26.4 18.1 15.0 39.3 25.3 18.8 23.5 2 Percent of time Broken 22.3 19.6 26.2 21.2 30.0 35.0 36.7 35.6 28.5 26.6 18.7 26.4 27.1 2 Percent of time Overcast 16.6 15.2 13.3 18.8 19.1 20.2 20.6 23.3 21.5 12.7 15.7 18.8 17.9 2 38.5 40.2 33.8 40.8 30.6 20.4 16.3 22.9 35.0 21.4 40.3 36.1 31.4 2 PRECIPITATION Mean Amount (inches) 3.54 3.14 4.05 3.80 4.37 3.65 4.42 4.10 4.04 3.43 4.44 3.76 46.73 32 Greatest Amount (inches) 10.52 6.04 7.82 12.41 9.98 67.03 32 Least Amount (inches) 0.58 0.53 10.41 8.26 10.24 9.30 11.77 12.36 9.32 0.14 0.34 0.58 26.09 32 Maximum Amount-24 hrs (inches) 3.45 2.98 4.09 7.40 2.49 7.40 32 Mean Number of Days with Precipitation 13 0.94 1.27 0.57 1.17 1.25 0.18 1.33 11 14 16 165 28 15 3.44 3.42 3.99 3.07 3.47 4.64 5.54 15 15 15 14 13 13 12 Snow - Mean Amount (inches) 7.1 8.6 3.8 0.4 T 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 T 0.4 3.3 23.6 33 17.4 9.6 T 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 T 4.7 11.5 52.8 33 Snow - Greatest Amount (inches) 20.3 26.4 5.6 33 T 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 T 15.5 33 Snow - Least Snowfall Amount (inches) 0.2 T 10.2 9.6 T 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 T 4.4 6.7 33 28 Snow - Maximum Amount in 24 hours (inches) 11.5 15.5 61#0000#27 0.01 18 8.0 18 Mean Number of Days with Snow 98 8.6 18 WIND 1.7 18 11.6 18 % of Observations with Gales 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.02 0.02 0.05 1.7 18 9.3 8.5 7.3 6.8 6.6 6.6 7.2 7.7 8.3 9.1 4.3 18 Mean Wind Speed (knots) 9.1 9.2 0.7 18 6.6 18 Direction (percentage of observations) 1.6 18 6.9 18 North 9.9 9.9 9.8 9.3 7.4 6.6 6.3 8.7 10.2 8.2 8.3 8.2 1.6 18 14.6 18 North Northeast 2.0 2.3 1.4 1.6 1.5 1.3 1.4 1.7 2.0 2.3 2.2 1.9 2.4 18 14.1 18 Northeast 9.0 11.8 13.9 12.3 14.2 9.7 9.4 10.8 14.0 12.8 11.1 11.5 3.8 18 15.1 18 East Northeast 1.1 1.9 1.8 1.8 1.7 2.0 1.2 1.9 2.3 1.1 1.9 1.6 2.9 18 1.8 18 East 2.5 2.5 4.6 5.1 4.9 4.9 3.9 3.7 6.7 6.2 4.4 3.8 7.2 18 East Southeast 0.5 0.4 0.7 0.8 1.0 0.8 0.8 0.7 0.9 0.9 0.5 0.3 7.7 18 8.8 18 Southeast 2.6 3.3 6.1 7.8 10.6 9.0 8.8 7.1 7.4 5.1 4.0 3.4 8.7 18 6.7 18 South Southeast 0.4 1.0 1.5 1.6 2.7 3.0 2.0 1.6 2.0 1.4 1.4 0.7 7.0 18 7.4 18 South 3.3 4.1 5.2 5.6 8.2 11.1 10.6 10.1 6.9 6.3 5.0 3.6 7.8 18 7.6 18 South Southwest 0.9 1.0 1.4 1.0 1.7 2.0 2.3 2.0 1.8 1.4 1.8 1.5 8.5 18 7.6 18 Southwest 13.3 12.7 8.3 13.0 13.9 19.0 19.4 19.7 14.3 14.8 14.1 12.3 8.3 18 7.8 18 West Southwest 2.7 2.2 1.7 2.5 2.3 2.5 2.9 2.0 1.8 3.4 5.2 3.3 10.2 18 9.2 18 West 20.6 16.4 13.7 11.4 10.7 11.0 13.1 14.3 12.4 15.5 16.3 17.3 8.8 18 West Northwest 5.7 5.1 4.9 4.1 2.4 2.7 2.8 2.1 2.5 3.5 3.9 5.4 1 28 Northwest 21.0 20.0 19.2 18.2 11.2 10.2 10.4 9.5 10.9 12.1 15.0 20.8 North Northwest 3.1 4.4 5.2 2.1 2.6 1.4 2.4 2.2 2.4 2.8 2.6 3.2 Calm 1.4 1.1 0.7 1.8 3.0 2.8 2.2 2.2 1.5 2.1 2.3 1.6 Direction (Mean Speed, knots) North 7.9 8.1 8.7 7.8 6.7 6.5 5.8 6.1 6.1 6.5 7.2 7.8 North Northeast 8.6 7.5 8.7 7.3 6.8 6.1 6.6 7.1 8.2 7.5 9.0 8.3 Northeast 9.9 10.2 9.4 9.7 8.7 7.5 6.8 7.5 8.7 8.5 9.0 9.9 East Northeast 9.1 9.4 10.3 9.1 7.6 7.6 7.1 7.4 8.3 7.6 9.8 10.5 East 7.1 7.6 7.3 7.2 6.2 5.9 5.8 5.8 6.6 6.4 7.1 7.9 East Southeast 9.2 6.6 7.8 8.4 6.4 6.6 6.4 5.3 7.2 6.7 7.6 7.3 Southeast 7.9 8.2 8.2 8.2 7.4 6.8 7.0 6.7 6.9 6.9 7.7 7.7 South Southeast 9.7 8.8 9.3 7.4 7.6 7.4 7.0 7.2 8.1 8.5 7.3 8.3 South 8.1 9.2 8.9 7.7 7.5 7.2 7.4 7.2 7.3 7.7 7.6 7.9 South Southwest 9.7 9.6 8.8 8.8 7.6 7.8 8.1 8.4 8.8 8.4 8.7 8.5 Southwest 8.3 8.5 8.2 8.0 7.5 7.2 7.0 7.1 7.1 7.7 8.0 8.2 West Southwest 9.6 8.7 8.4 8.1 7.4 7.0 6.9 7.8 8.5 9.0 8.6 8.9 West 9.2 9.0 9.3 8.0 6.8 6.2 6.0 5.8 6.2 7.5 8.3 9.0 West Northwest 12.1 11.4 11.4 10.4 8.1 7.2 7.2 6.9 9.7 10.4 10.8 11.0 Northwest 10.0 10.4 10.5 9.9 8.1 7.6 6.6 6.6 7.0 8.9 9.6 10.4 North Northwest 10.0 9.9 10.6 8.9 7.7 7.2 6.9 6.1 7.4 8.1 8.9 9.9 VISIBILITY Mean Number of Days with Fog 00 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Miss * Sea level pressure is station pressure reduced to sea level. These tables were prepared by the National Climatic Data Center (NCDC), National Environmental Satellite, Data & Information Service (NESDIS), NOAA
I Appendix B I 439 CLIMATOLOGICAL TABLES T = trace (not measurable) of precipitation. MISS or (blank) is a missing value. NEW YORK (KENNEDY AIRPORT), NY (40°39'N, 73°47'W) Elevation 13 feet (4 m) WEATHER ELEMENTS JAN. FEB. MAR. APR. MAY JUN. JUL. AUG. SEP. OCT. NOV. DEC. YEAR YEARS OF RECORD SEA LEVEL PRESSURE* Mean (Millibars) 1018.0 1017.4 1015.9 1015.1 1015.8 1014.9 1015.7 1016.6 1018.5 1018.9 1017.9 1018.5 1016.9 48 TEMPERATURE (DEGREES F) 32.5 33.5 41.2 50.8 60.6 70.0 76.0 75.0 67.8 57.2 47.5 37.5 54.2 34 Mean 38.6 39.9 48.1 58.3 68.1 77.4 83.1 82.1 75.0 64.5 54.0 43.5 61.1 34 Mean Daily Maximum 26.0 26.6 33.8 42.8 52.5 62.1 68.5 67.5 60.1 49.5 40.6 31.1 46.8 34 Mean Daily Minimum 69 68 85 90 99 99 104 101 98 85 77 70 104 34 Extreme - Highest -2 0 34 Extreme - Lowest 7 20 34 45 55 46 41 30 19 2 -2 47 RELATIVE HUMIDITY 54.7 48.7 33.8 26.1 32.5 23.9 31.7 41.0 59.6 63.5 54.0 60.4 44.2 Average Percentage 23.6 24.7 23.7 22.3 18.4 18.2 17.5 19.2 24.4 29.3 22.8 22.9 22.2 48 CLOUD COVER 16.1 16.6 16.3 16.7 18.8 21.7 25.0 24.7 21.2 19.9 17.9 17.3 19.3 48 Percent of time Clear 14.2 14.5 16.0 17.5 20.0 22.3 23.8 22.7 20.1 17.1 16.7 14.7 18.3 48 Percent of time Scattered 42.0 40.5 40.2 38.9 37.7 32.3 27.9 28.1 29.6 29.1 37.9 41.2 35.5 48 Percent of time Broken Percent of time Overcast 3.25 2.86 3.55 3.68 3.92 3.09 3.74 3.56 3.30 2.88 3.42 3.59 40.84 34 8.33 4.89 8.17 9.51 10.71 8.07 8.48 8.30 9.65 6.58 9.51 6.73 59.12 34 PRECIPITATION 0.49 1.01 0.95 1.37 0.62 T 0.54 0.22 0.96 0.93 0.32 0.61 25.38 34 Mean Amount (inches) 2.59 2.46 2.40 3.15 2.88 2.85 3.21 3.77 4.49 3.21 3.92 2.55 4.49 34 Greatest Amount (inches) 15 13 16 16 15 14 13 13 12 11 14 16 168 34 Least Amount (inches) Maximum Amount-24 hrs (inches) Mean Number of Days with Precipitation Snow - Mean Amount (inches) 6.7 8.0 3.4 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 T 0.4 3.4 22.4 34 15.5 8.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 T 3.7 22.4 48.9 34 Snow - Greatest Amount (inches) 20.1 24.7 34 T 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 T 1.3 34 Snow - Least Snowfall Amount (inches) TT 9.0 8.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 T 3.2 18.0 19.9 34 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 Miss 2 6 30 Snow - Maximum Amount in 24 hours (inches) 13.0 19.9 48 48 Mean Number of Days with Snow 88 48 WIND 48 48 % of Observations with Gales 0.06 0.11 0.05 0.08 0.01 0.03 0.00 0.02 0.04 0.02 0.10 0.10 0.18 48 48 Mean Wind Speed (knots) 11.4 11.5 11.8 11.2 9.9 9.4 8.9 8.7 9.0 9.5 10.6 11.0 10.2 48 48 Direction (percentage of observations) 48 48 North 7.3 7.6 7.3 6.3 5.4 4.9 5.0 5.9 6.7 7.2 6.2 7.1 6.4 48 6.0 5.2 4.8 4.3 4.1 5.9 6.9 7.6 5.9 6.2 5.7 48 North Northeast 5.3 6.6 5.5 4.7 5.3 3.9 4.0 5.3 7.3 7.2 5.4 6.3 5.5 48 5.4 4.6 4.7 3.6 3.2 4.3 6.5 5.3 4.9 4.7 4.7 48 Northeast 5.4 5.6 4.1 4.7 4.8 3.9 2.9 2.9 4.0 3.6 3.2 2.6 3.6 48 3.2 4.1 4.9 3.8 3.1 2.7 3.1 2.4 2.2 1.1 2.8 48 East Northeast 4.2 4.9 2.5 3.7 4.6 4.0 3.2 3.0 2.7 2.4 2.0 1.3 2.7 48 3.7 5.2 6.6 5.9 6.2 5.2 4.9 3.1 2.5 1.5 4.1 48 East 2.8 3.7 8.5 12.4 14.8 17.6 16.7 14.3 10.4 7.9 6.7 4.0 10.3 5.9 7.6 9.8 13.5 14.4 12.8 9.5 7.7 6.0 4.7 8.5 48 East Southeast 1.4 1.9 4.1 5.2 6.3 8.0 10.0 10.3 7.9 7.9 7.2 6.7 7.1 48 5.6 5.9 6.1 7.2 8.7 8.5 7.3 8.4 10.0 10.6 8.0 48 Southeast 1.1 1.7 6.1 5.4 4.4 4.4 4.8 5.1 5.2 6.6 9.1 10.5 6.7 48 9.1 6.7 4.1 3.9 3.8 3.6 4.4 6.8 9.8 11.6 7.2 48 South Southeast 1.3 2.4 12.7 9.5 5.8 4.9 4.1 4.3 5.4 7.6 10.1 12.2 8.5 48 8.9 7.2 5.8 4.9 4.5 4.3 6.1 6.6 7.6 8.3 6.8 48 South 4.5 5.4 1.1 1.3 1.8 1.2 1.5 1.7 1.4 1.7 1.3 1.0 1.4 48 48 South Southwest 5.0 5.3 48 48 Southwest 5.9 5.5 48 48 West Southwest 9.7 7.9 48 48 West 10.8 8.3 48 West Northwest 12.5 10.2 34 48 Northwest 13.3 12.6 North Northwest 8.4 9.4 Calm 1.3 0.9 Direction (Mean Speed, knots) North 10.4 10.9 11.2 10.9 10.0 9.4 8.4 8.6 9.3 9.3 9.4 10.3 9.9 North Northeast 10.3 10.2 11.5 11.2 10.0 9.6 8.4 8.9 9.2 9.3 9.6 9.9 9.8 Northeast 10.0 10.6 11.2 11.0 9.8 9.0 7.7 8.2 8.4 9.3 9.3 9.6 9.5 East Northeast 8.6 9.6 10.8 10.0 8.9 7.7 6.9 7.0 8.0 8.4 8.5 8.4 8.6 East 7.8 8.9 10.0 9.3 8.4 7.4 6.5 7.1 7.3 8.0 8.6 8.1 8.2 East Southeast 7.8 8.6 9.6 9.7 8.5 8.2 7.1 7.7 8.0 8.6 9.4 10.0 8.6 Southeast 9.3 9.7 10.2 9.7 9.2 9.3 9.2 8.8 9.1 9.3 10.5 9.9 9.4 South Southeast 10.7 10.2 10.5 10.7 10.1 9.5 9.7 9.4 9.7 9.3 10.2 11.6 10.0 South 9.7 9.2 10.9 11.3 10.9 10.4 10.2 9.9 10.0 9.2 10.3 9.7 10.3 South Southwest 10.0 9.8 9.9 10.6 9.9 9.6 9.7 9.4 9.4 9.3 9.5 9.8 9.7 Southwest 9.5 9.6 10.0 9.4 9.3 8.6 8.4 8.2 8.9 9.0 9.5 9.7 9.1 West Southwest 10.4 10.6 11.5 10.7 9.3 8.7 8.2 8.4 8.4 9.2 10.3 10.0 9.6 West 13.1 13.0 13.1 12.6 10.2 8.7 8.3 8.3 9.1 10.1 11.7 11.8 11.2 West Northwest 14.0 14.4 15.1 13.9 12.3 11.2 10.3 9.4 10.2 11.6 13.0 13.6 13.0 Northwest 14.3 14.8 14.6 14.1 12.7 11.9 10.4 10.3 11.0 12.1 13.2 13.6 13.3 North Northwest 12.1 13.0 12.8 12.5 11.5 11.3 9.7 9.8 10.5 10.7 11.7 11.9 11.7 VISIBILITY Mean Number of Days with Fog 10 9 11 11 13 12 13 12 11 10 11 10 133 1.68 1.64 1.90 1.55 0.62 0.41 0.42 1.10 1.26 1.41 1.31 % Observations with Visibility <= ½ mile 2.00 1.80 * Sea level pressure is station pressure reduced to sea level.
440 I Appendix B I Coast Pilot 2 T = trace (not measurable) of precipitation. CLIMATOLOGICAL TABLES MISS or (blank) is a missing value. NEWARK, NJ (40°42'N, 74°10'W) 26 feet (7.9. m) WEATHER ELEMENTS JAN. FEB. MAR. APR. MAY JUN. JUL. AUG. SEP. OCT. NOV. DEC. YEAR YEARS OF RECORD SEA LEVEL PRESSURE* Mean (Millibars) 1018.3 1017.9 1016.1 1015.1 1015.6 1015.0 1015.5 1016.5 1018.5 1019.1 1018.0 1018.9 1017.0 48 TEMPERATURE (DEGREES F) 31.6 33.3 41.6 52.2 62.8 72.0 77.2 75.6 68.0 57.3 46.7 35.7 54.7 61 Mean 38.5 40.7 49.7 61.3 72.1 81.1 86.0 84.1 76.7 66.2 54.3 42.5 63.0 61 Mean Daily Maximum 24.2 25.4 33.1 42.7 52.9 62.3 68.0 66.5 58.8 47.9 38.6 28.4 45.9 61 Mean Daily Minimum 74 76 89 94 98 102 105 103 105 93 85 72 105 61 Extreme - Highest -8 -7 61 Extreme - Lowest 6 16 33 41 52 45 35 25 15 -1 -8 48 RELATIVE HUMIDITY 57.8 54.0 35.9 26.2 31.0 24.8 30.0 39.7 59.8 65.7 54.9 64.5 45.2 Average Percentage 24.1 24.2 23.8 21.3 18.3 18.5 18.5 20.1 23.5 29.8 24.1 22.9 22.4 48 CLOUD COVER 16.5 17.5 18.1 18.9 21.2 25.5 25.9 26.8 23.3 21.2 18.5 17.3 20.9 48 Percent of time Clear 14.6 14.5 15.5 18.4 20.1 22.0 24.4 22.7 20.1 17.2 16.9 14.8 18.5 48 Percent of time Scattered 44.8 43.7 42.7 41.4 40.3 33.9 31.2 30.4 33.1 31.8 40.5 45.1 38.2 48 Percent of time Broken Percent of time Overcast 3.41 2.97 4.02 3.69 3.89 3.29 4.23 4.14 3.62 3.05 3.75 3.42 43.48 61 10.10 5.88 11.14 11.14 10.22 6.40 61 PRECIPITATION 0.45 0.76 1.10 0.90 0.52 0.07 9.98 11.84 10.28 8.20 11.53 9.47 65.50 61 Mean Amount (inches) 2.95 2.36 2.71 2.82 3.98 2.97 61 Greatest Amount (inches) 14 15 0.89 0.36 0.14 0.21 0.51 0.27 26.09 61 Least Amount (inches) 16 16 16 16 Maximum Amount-24 hrs (inches) 3.50 5.93 4.71 3.96 6.73 2.77 6.73 Mean Number of Days with Precipitation 14 13 12 12 14 16 174 Snow - Mean Amount (inches) 8.9 9.2 3.7 0.7 T 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 T 0.6 3.9 27.0 61 26.0 13.8 T 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 5.7 29.1 33.4 61 Snow - Greatest Amount (inches) 31.6 33.4 1.9 61 T 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 7.0 27.4 61 Snow - Least Snowfall Amount (inches) 0.1 T 17.6 12.8 T 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 5.7 25.9 37 61 Snow - Maximum Amount in 24 hours (inches) 27.4 20.0 7 1 Miss 0 0 0 0 Miss 2 7 0.02 48 8.9 48 Mean Number of Days with Snow 11 9 5.8 48 WIND 8.2 48 5.4 48 % of Observations with Gales 0.01 0.02 0.01 0.03 0.01 0.01 0.00 0.01 0.03 0.03 0.04 0.03 3.2 48 10.3 9.7 8.8 8.3 7.8 7.6 7.9 8.3 8.9 9.4 2.8 48 Mean Wind Speed (knots) 9.7 9.9 3.5 48 4.0 48 Direction (percentage of observations) 4.1 48 5.2 48 North 5.8 6.4 6.5 5.5 5.0 4.4 5.0 5.4 7.1 6.2 5.8 6.0 7.3 48 8.4 6.5 6.4 5.8 5.6 7.6 10.1 10.6 9.1 9.9 10.7 48 North Northeast 9.3 8.8 6.1 5.4 6.1 4.4 4.0 5.0 5.9 6.2 4.6 5.3 9.0 48 4.5 4.1 3.9 2.6 2.5 2.5 3.4 3.5 2.7 2.3 7.0 48 Northeast 5.6 6.7 3.4 4.1 4.4 3.4 2.3 2.5 2.9 2.5 2.5 1.6 8.1 48 3.9 5.7 6.6 5.3 3.3 3.1 3.6 3.0 2.5 1.2 8.5 48 East Northeast 2.5 3.3 3.7 5.5 6.9 6.4 5.5 4.9 4.3 3.5 2.5 1.3 5.8 48 3.5 4.5 5.8 6.2 6.8 5.8 4.7 3.5 2.5 2.0 1.7 48 East 1.7 2.4 4.1 4.8 5.6 6.8 7.9 7.7 5.9 4.6 4.6 3.6 4.8 6.3 7.7 8.9 9.3 9.0 8.2 8.5 7.4 6.1 9.0 48 East Southeast 1.3 2.2 6.1 8.3 10.3 13.1 13.0 13.6 12.1 11.8 11.8 10.7 9.0 48 7.0 7.1 7.5 8.9 10.3 9.3 7.7 9.0 9.6 10.5 8.9 48 Southeast 1.1 1.8 6.6 5.9 4.7 5.8 6.6 6.2 6.1 6.7 8.6 9.7 8.2 48 10.5 8.6 5.7 6.0 6.4 5.8 5.6 6.3 9.1 11.2 6.4 48 South Southeast 1.7 2.2 12.2 9.7 6.7 6.1 6.0 5.2 6.1 6.7 9.2 10.4 7.4 48 8.0 6.7 5.3 4.6 4.2 4.7 4.9 5.7 5.5 6.5 7.8 48 South 3.3 3.9 1.1 1.2 1.5 1.4 1.7 1.7 1.7 2.0 2.2 1.8 7.5 48 6.8 48 South Southwest 5.7 5.3 7.6 48 8.2 48 Southwest 9.8 7.7 8.9 48 9.2 48 West Southwest 11.5 9.1 11.2 48 12.3 48 West 9.7 8.1 11.2 48 West Northwest 11.5 10.6 118 61 0.55 48 Northwest 11.1 12.5 North Northwest 6.7 7.3 Calm 1.9 1.9 Direction (Mean Speed, knots) North 9.2 10.1 10.5 9.9 8.8 8.6 7.7 7.8 8.4 8.5 8.5 9.2 North Northeast 9.5 9.6 9.7 9.6 9.4 8.9 7.7 8.3 8.6 8.9 8.8 9.2 Northeast 9.3 9.3 9.8 9.9 9.1 8.4 7.6 8.0 8.6 8.6 8.4 8.9 East Northeast 7.8 8.4 9.1 9.0 8.1 7.9 6.9 7.0 7.8 8.5 7.9 8.2 East 5.4 6.2 7.3 6.9 6.3 6.3 5.7 5.9 6.2 6.8 6.9 5.7 East Southeast 6.3 6.8 8.1 8.2 7.4 7.1 6.8 6.7 7.4 7.6 7.9 7.6 Southeast 6.9 7.1 8.1 8.4 8.0 7.9 7.7 7.7 7.8 7.5 7.6 6.9 South Southeast 6.4 7.3 7.7 7.7 7.7 7.5 7.6 7.8 7.6 6.9 7.1 7.4 South 5.9 6.3 6.9 7.1 7.2 7.1 7.1 7.1 6.9 6.4 6.7 6.0 South Southwest 7.3 7.7 8.1 8.6 8.1 7.9 7.6 7.4 7.3 7.1 7.4 7.5 Southwest 8.3 8.7 9.6 9.2 8.7 8.4 7.8 7.5 7.4 7.7 8.0 8.0 West Southwest 9.7 9.6 10.3 9.9 9.5 8.6 8.1 7.7 7.7 8.2 9.1 8.8 West 10.1 10.3 10.9 10.3 9.3 8.3 7.8 6.9 7.6 8.2 9.4 9.7 West Northwest 12.2 12.5 13.0 12.3 10.7 9.6 9.1 8.7 8.8 10.1 11.6 12.0 Northwest 13.0 13.5 13.8 13.5 11.9 11.1 9.9 9.6 10.2 11.1 12.4 12.9 North Northwest 12.0 12.3 12.1 12.2 11.1 10.6 9.5 9.2 9.9 10.7 11.1 11.5 VISIBILITY Mean Number of Days with Fog 99 10 9 11 10 9 10 11 11 9 10 0.57 0.47 0.53 0.31 0.10 0.11 0.16 0.69 0.54 1.01 % Observations with Visibility <= ½ mile 1.23 0.94 * Sea level pressure is station pressure reduced to sea level. These tables were prepared by the National Climatic Data Center (NCDC), National Environmental Satellite, Data & Information Service (NESDIS), NOAA
I Appendix B I 441 T = trace (not measurable) of precipitation. CLIMATOLOGICAL TABLES MISS or (blank) is a missing value. ALBANY, NY (42°45'N, 73°48'W) 292 feet (89 m) WEATHER ELEMENTS JAN. FEB. MAR. APR. MAY JUN. JUL. AUG. SEP. OCT. NOV. DEC. YEAR YEARS OF RECORD SEA LEVEL PRESSURE* Mean (Millibars) 1018.2 1017.4 1015.8 1014.9 1015.1 1014.3 1015.3 1016.3 1018.6 1019.0 1017.4 1018.4 1016.8 51 TEMPERATURE (DEGREES F) 22.1 24.1 34.3 46.9 57.9 66.8 71.8 69.6 61.3 50.8 39.8 27.2 47.8 50 Mean 30.8 33.2 50 Mean Daily Maximum 12.9 14.4 43.4 57.6 69.5 78.2 83.2 80.7 72.5 61.7 48.1 35.0 58.0 50 Mean Daily Minimum 65 67 50 Extreme - Highest -28 -21 24.6 35.7 45.8 54.9 59.9 57.9 49.7 39.4 30.9 18.8 37.2 50 Extreme - Lowest 86 92 94 99 100 99 100 89 82 71 100 RELATIVE HUMIDITY Average Percentage -21 10 26 36 40 34 24 16 5 -22 -28 CLOUD COVER 57.4 49.4 32.5 24.4 26.2 18.0 28.1 38.0 60.8 65.4 49.4 58.9 42.5 51 Percent of time Clear Percent of time Scattered 16.4 18.0 16.7 15.7 14.1 12.7 13.4 16.0 19.4 22.4 12.0 14.0 15.9 51 Percent of time Broken 13.7 14.4 14.4 14.8 15.8 20.3 22.9 22.0 19.8 17.0 13.9 12.5 16.8 51 Percent of time Overcast 14.4 14.9 16.4 18.0 19.9 25.0 27.1 24.7 20.2 18.2 16.5 14.5 19.1 51 51.3 48.6 47.9 46.6 43.8 35.5 29.7 31.0 34.6 36.7 52.3 54.6 42.8 51 PRECIPITATION Mean Amount (inches) 2.37 2.28 2.86 3.01 3.47 3.28 3.15 3.31 3.02 2.96 3.11 2.91 35.73 50 Greatest Amount (inches) 6.44 5.02 5.90 7.95 8.96 7.36 6.96 7.33 7.89 8.83 8.07 6.73 47.18 50 Least Amount (inches) 0.42 0.24 0.26 1.14 1.05 0.65 0.49 0.73 0.40 0.20 0.59 0.64 21.55 50 Maximum Amount-24 hrs (inches) 1.78 1.60 2.00 2.01 2.17 3.47 2.70 4.08 3.46 2.82 2.21 3.16 4.08 50 Mean Number of Days with Precipitation 22 18 19 17 18 15 15 14 14 14 18 21 205 50 Snow - Mean Amount (inches) 16.2 14.4 10.9 2.5 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 4.1 14.2 62.5 50 106.7 50 Snow - Greatest Amount (inches) 47.8 34.5 34.7 17.7 1.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 6.5 24.6 57.5 21.1 50 22.0 50 Snow - Least Snowfall Amount (inches) 0.6 1.8 T 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 50 77 Snow - Maximum Amount in 24 hours (inches) 13.4 17.3 22.0 17.3 1.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 6.5 21.8 13.9 51 0.12 51 Mean Number of Days with Snow 19 16 13 4 Miss 0 0 0 0 1 7 17 7.7 51 WIND 8.2 51 4.1 51 % of Observations with Gales 0.01 0.04 0.02 0.00 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.00 2.1 51 9.1 9.1 7.8 7.2 6.5 6.0 6.4 6.9 7.9 8.2 1.1 51 Mean Wind Speed (knots) 8.5 8.8 1.2 51 1.0 51 Direction (percentage of observations) 3.2 51 11.9 51 North 9.7 10.1 9.8 8.8 7.9 6.6 6.0 7.7 7.9 8.1 7.5 8.9 14.3 51 3.7 51 North Northeast 4.3 5.0 5.4 4.6 4.5 3.5 2.8 3.7 3.7 3.5 3.9 4.2 2.2 51 3.2 51 Northeast 2.2 2.3 2.6 2.4 2.5 2.1 1.6 2.0 2.0 1.9 1.8 1.9 9.0 51 13.2 51 East Northeast 1.4 1.2 1.3 1.2 1.4 1.0 0.9 1.2 1.0 0.9 1.1 1.0 6.6 51 4.4 51 East 0.9 1.1 1.1 1.3 1.4 1.2 1.1 1.4 1.3 1.1 0.9 1.1 10.6 51 East Southeast 0.6 0.8 0.7 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.1 0.9 0.7 7.0 51 8.0 51 Southeast 1.9 2.2 2.8 3.2 3.7 4.1 4.0 3.9 4.0 3.3 2.8 2.5 6.5 51 5.3 51 South Southeast 9.7 9.3 10.0 12.4 12.9 13.7 13.5 12.2 13.2 12.1 12.9 10.6 4.0 51 5.5 51 South 12.3 10.9 9.6 11.6 15.2 18.1 18.0 16.1 16.2 15.4 13.9 13.9 7.6 51 9.1 51 South Southwest 2.5 2.5 2.3 3.0 3.9 4.9 5.2 4.8 4.4 4.3 3.3 3.1 8.1 51 6.4 51 Southwest 1.8 1.6 1.5 2.0 2.4 2.9 3.2 2.6 2.4 1.9 2.2 1.9 6.0 51 8.3 51 West Southwest 3.2 3.0 3.0 3.3 3.3 3.6 3.7 3.6 2.6 3.1 3.5 3.2 10.2 51 11.7 51 West 9.8 9.9 10.1 10.5 8.9 9.0 8.7 7.6 7.3 7.6 9.2 9.0 9.4 51 6.9 West Northwest 17.2 18.1 18.5 16.2 11.0 9.7 9.5 8.1 9.0 11.0 14.5 16.5 50 152 51 Northwest 8.1 7.8 8.4 7.2 6.0 5.2 5.4 5.2 5.1 5.8 7.3 7.6 0.80 North Northwest 5.3 5.1 5.2 4.5 4.3 3.5 3.5 4.3 4.0 4.3 4.0 4.4 Calm 9.2 9.2 7.9 6.7 9.3 9.6 11.8 14.2 14.5 14.5 10.1 9.7 Direction (Mean Speed, knots) North 7.2 7.5 7.7 7.7 7.2 6.7 6.1 6.5 6.7 6.9 6.7 6.8 North Northeast 7.7 8.4 8.7 9.0 8.6 7.6 7.2 7.1 7.6 8.1 7.4 7.3 Northeast 5.5 6.8 6.8 8.3 7.3 6.8 6.1 5.9 6.0 5.9 6.2 5.7 East Northeast 4.7 4.8 5.9 6.5 5.9 5.6 4.6 4.7 4.8 5.5 4.9 5.0 East 3.5 3.7 4.3 4.8 4.4 4.4 3.8 3.5 3.4 4.0 4.2 3.3 East Southeast 4.3 5.8 6.5 6.5 6.1 5.4 5.1 5.1 5.1 5.6 5.5 5.4 Southeast 7.5 7.9 9.1 8.6 7.7 7.3 6.9 6.8 7.3 7.2 7.9 7.3 South Southeast 9.5 9.6 10.3 10.6 9.3 8.6 8.1 7.7 8.5 8.8 9.5 9.2 South 8.6 8.5 8.9 9.1 8.5 7.8 7.3 7.1 7.5 7.7 8.3 8.4 South Southwest 6.9 6.6 7.5 7.7 6.6 6.1 5.8 5.8 6.0 6.4 6.7 6.5 Southwest 6.8 6.7 7.2 6.7 6.1 5.9 5.4 5.0 5.5 5.7 6.5 6.4 West Southwest 9.5 9.8 9.2 9.0 8.6 7.7 7.0 6.7 7.1 8.2 8.5 9.0 West 11.7 11.8 11.8 11.5 9.9 9.0 8.3 8.2 8.4 9.2 10.3 11.2 West Northwest 12.8 13.3 13.0 12.6 11.3 10.4 9.6 9.0 9.8 10.5 11.6 12.4 Northwest 10.3 10.5 10.3 10.2 9.0 8.6 8.1 7.8 7.8 9.0 9.6 10.0 North Northwest 6.9 7.0 7.2 7.4 7.4 7.2 6.6 6.1 6.4 6.6 7.2 6.8 VISIBILITY Mean Number of Days with Fog 10 9 11 9 12 13 14 17 17 15 13 12 0.76 0.32 0.31 0.34 0.36 0.65 1.45 1.85 0.88 1.14 % Observations with Visibility <= ½ mile 0.83 0.73 * Sea level pressure is station pressure reduced to sea level. These tables were prepared by the National Climatic Data Center (NCDC), National Environmental Satellite, Data & Information Service (NESDIS), NOAA
442 I Appendix B I Coast Pilot 2 METEOROLOGICAL TABLE FOR COASTAL AREA OFF CHATHAM, MA Boundaries: Between 41°N TO 42°N FROM 66°W TO 70°W WEATHER ELEMENTS JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC ANN Wind > 33 Knots (1) 7.5 7.2 5.3 2.6 0.8 0.3 0.1 0.2 0.7 1.6 4.1 7.1 2.5 Wave Height > 9 ft (1) 11.8 11.7 9.6 6.5 2.7 0.9 0.3 1.1 2.6 5.6 10.1 11.1 5.0 Visibility < 2 nm (1) 6.8 9.0 10.5 13.8 24.8 36.0 41.3 30.4 14.9 7.0 5.4 4.2 18.9 Precipitation (1) 17.7 17.4 10.9 9.3 6.9 4.5 3.9 4.2 5.3 6.6 9.6 14.3 7.8 Temperature > 69 F (1) 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.8 6.2 9.7 4.0 0.6 0.0 0.1 2.5 Mean Temperature (F) 38.1 37.9 39.5 43.4 49.3 56.0 62.5 64.6 61.5 55.9 49.4 42.1 52.8 Temperature < 33 F (1) 22.2 24.7 10.2 0.8 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.4 9.8 3.9 Mean RH (%) 83 82 82 84 88 89 90 89 84 81 80 80 85 Overcast or Obscured (1) 48.7 47.6 42.7 40.9 43.4 43.6 43.8 36.8 29.9 27.0 37.9 46.3 39.0 Mean Cloud Cover (8ths) 6.2 6.0 5.4 5.0 5.2 5.4 5.4 5.0 4.4 4.4 5.4 6.1 5.2 Mean SLP (mbs) 1015 1014 1014 1015 1015 1016 1016 1017 1019 1018 1017 1016 1016 Ext. Max. SLP (mbs) 1043 1048 1055 1056 1051 1039 1042 1043 1048 1047 1042 1047 1056 Ext. Min. SLP (mbs) 962 957 964 964 973 981 990 988 985 970 975 964 957 Prevailing Wind Direction NW NW NW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W NW SW Thunder and Lightning (1) 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.5 0.7 0.6 0.3 0.4 0.3 0.1 0.4 (1) Percentage Frequency METEOROLOGICAL TABLE FOR COASTAL AREA SOUTH OF NANTUCKET, MA Boundaries: Between 40°N TO 41°N FROM 66°W TO 70°W WEATHER ELEMENTS JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC ANN Wind > 33 Knots (1) 8.1 7.2 5.7 2.8 0.6 0.3 0.2 0.4 1.2 2.9 4.9 7.4 3.2 Wave Height > 9 ft (1) 14.5 13.5 10.6 7.7 3.2 1.4 0.6 1.1 2.5 5.2 8.8 11.5 6.3 Visibility < 2 nm (1) 6.6 8.8 9.9 13.6 23.5 27.5 27.8 17.2 8.9 5.0 4.7 4.2 14.3 Precipitation (1) 15.6 13.9 9.8 9.1 6.3 4.7 4.3 4.9 5.4 7.0 9.7 13.4 8.3 Temperature > 69 F (1) 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.6 5.9 27.3 39.5 19.3 3.9 0.4 0.1 8.3 Mean Temperature (F) 39.9 39.8 41.1 45.1 51.6 59.9 66.9 68.7 65.3 58.8 51.8 44.1 53.1 Temperature < 33 F (1) 17.2 19.2 7.8 1.2 0.2 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.3 6.3 4.0 Mean RH (%) 83 83 83 85 87 88 89 87 84 81 81 82 85 Overcast or Obscured (1) 45.5 42.4 37.8 35.7 38.6 36.9 34.9 27.6 25.8 26.1 35.2 42.2 35.6 Mean Cloud Cover (8ths) 6.0 5.7 5.2 4.7 5.0 4.9 4.9 4.5 4.3 4.5 5.4 5.9 5.1 Mean SLP (mbs) 1015 1015 1015 1015 1016 1016 1016 1017 1018 1018 1016 1016 1016 Ext. Max. SLP (mbs) 1044 1049 1054 1049 1047 1040 1037 1040 1050 1051 1047 1056 1056 Ext. Min. SLP (mbs) 962 965 967 961 976 983 987 987 986 972 972 963 961 Prevailing Wind Direction NW NW NW W SW SW SW SW NE W NW NW W Thunder and Lightning (1) 0.5 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.5 0.6 0.7 0.9 0.8 0.6 0.5 0.3 0.5 (1) Percentage Frequency These data are based upon observations made by ships in passage. Such ships tend to avoid bad weather when possible thus biasing the data toward good weather samples.
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