NAVOPLAN

St Petersburg, United States

66 Verified Intelligence Items

61Verified
Intelligence

40Official
Sources

90%Overall
Confidence

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CoordinatesN 27 46' .0012"
W 82 37' .0012"

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Harbor ProfileGulf of Mexico; North Atlantic Ocean
Size: Small

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EntranceTidal Range: 1.97 ft
Depth: 16.07 ft

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Port StatusPort of Entry: Yes
Shelter: Good

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Last UpdateJun 28, 2026
09:30 ET

🧭 Approach & Entrance 7 items

🛟 Shelter & Refuge 5 items

⚠ Local Cautions 7 items

🛒 Crew Rest & Resupply 8 items

☎ Harbor / Authority 8 items 🔒

📡 Contacts & VHF 7 items 🔒

🛥 Marinas 6 items 🔒

⛽ Fuel & Utilities 6 items 🔒

🛂 Clearance & Formalities 4 items 🔒

🚑 Medical & Emergency 8 items 🔒

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Current Briefing

Approach & Entrance

St Petersburg approach intelligence includes pilotage, entrance channel depths, harbor communications, traffic density, anchoring restrictions, and operational cautions for arrival planning.

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Verified Intelligence

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Charting Authority And Primary Charts

Official Source · Verified Jun 27, 2026

NOAA Office of Coast Survey is the official U.S. charting authority; NOAA nautical chart coverage for Tampa Bay/St. Petersburg is maintained (examples: NOAA chart coverage/ENCs for Tampa Bay; chart series including chart 11411 covers Boca Ciega Bay / St. Petersburg approaches).

95% Confidence

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Entrance Channels And Controlling Depths

Official Source · Verified Jun 27, 2026

Coast Pilot: Point Pinellas channel leads to the Port of St. Petersburg entrance; reported maximum practical draft to Port of St. Petersburg is about 22 ft following the main ship channel; channels are marked by lights, daybeacons and buoys.

90% Confidence

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Pilotage Provider And Requirement

Operator Source · Verified Jun 27, 2026

Pilots for St. Petersburg are provided through the Tampa Bay Pilots Association (state-regulated pilotage for Tampa Bay, covering Tampa, St. Petersburg and Manatee).

90% Confidence

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Entrance Shoals And Local Hazards

Official Source · Verified Jun 27, 2026

Coast Pilot notes: a shoal area lies south of the St. Petersburg entrance channel; marked and unmarked fish havens occur NE of St. Petersburg; various shallow basins (e.g., Bayboro Harbor, Salt Creek) have controlling depths in single digits (Coast Pilot gives 5–8 ft examples in inner creeks).

90% Confidence

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Currents And Operational Forecast Service

Official Source · Verified Jun 27, 2026

NOAA Tampa Bay Operational Forecast System (TBOFS) provides modeled nowcast/forecast guidance for water levels and currents at multiple stations including 'St. Petersburg Entrance Channel'; updates run multiple times daily.

90% Confidence

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Security And Navigation Restrictions

Official Source · Verified Jun 27, 2026

U.S. Coast Guard regulations (33 CFR §165.703 and related sections) establish fixed/moving security zones in Tampa Bay area; a 200-yard radius security zone is described for moored cruise ships/ certain vessels and other port-specific zones that may restrict transit near Port St. Petersburg.

90% Confidence

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Operational Verification And Notices

Official Source · Verified Jun 27, 2026

Authoritative operational verification sources: (a) USCG Local Notice to Mariners (LNM) for buoyage/aid changes and temporary hazards; (b) USACE channel condition reports for dredged channel depths — Coast Pilot and NOAA direct mariners to consult LNM and USACE condition reports for current channel conditions.

88% Confidence