2011 Hurricane Season

November 30th marked the end of the 2011 Atlantic Hurricane Season. The Captain of the Port has set Port Hurricane Condition V.

Even though the past few years have been relatively quiet, port interests should verify their plans are up-to-date and ready for execution before the start of the 2012 season. Several important documents and links are available on this page of the JMTX website. This includes the 2011 Coast Guard Sector Jacksonville Heavy Weather Plan. The full plan contains 170 pages of information and is recommended reading for our port interests. At a minimum, port interests should be very familiar with Chapter 3 of the plan that addresses Port Preparedness and Post Storm Actions. This 16-page extract includes the specific actions that port interests must complete during each change of Port Hurricane Condition. Port interests should also be familiar with Annex F - Vessel Sortie Guidelines,  Annex H - The remain in Port request form and Annex N Post Storm Condition Reporting form.

Updated Hurricane Plan Available

The 2011 update to the Coast Guard Heavy Weather Plan is now available on the web at both the Coast Guard's Homeport website and here on the JMTX site (see below or the Library webpage)

We have extracted Chapter 3 of the plan as well as the Vessel Sortie Guidelines (Annex F), Remain in Port Request (Annex H) and the Post Storm Damage Survey Forms (Annex N) for those who just want that specific information. 

Hurricane Info