Houston Ship Channel Update
Closed to all vessel traffic due to fog
02/03
1930 Pilots suspended boarding all vessel traffic due to fog
02/04
0100 Pilots resumed boarding outbound vessel traffic only
1205 Pilots resumed boarding inbound vessel traffic // Open to two way traffic
02/05
2226 Pilots suspended boarding all vessel traffic due to dense fog
02/07
0430 Pilots resumed boarding outbound vessel traffic
0830 Pilots resumed boarding inbound vessel traffic
02/09
1840 Pilots suspended boarding all vessel traffic due to dense fog
Present Vessel Traffic
18 Vessels set to proceed inbound
14 Vessels set to sail
NOAA
Houston 5 miles visibility
Galveston/Texas City 0.5 miles visibility
Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX
955 PM CST Fri Feb 9 2018
Upper Texas coastal waters from High Island to the Matagorda Ship
Channel out 60 nautical miles including Galveston and Matagorda Bays
Seas are provided as a range of the average height of the highest
1/3 of the waves...along with the occasional height of the average
highest 10 percent of the waves.
GMZ300-101615-
Synopsis for High Island to the Matagorda Ship Channel out 60
nautical miles including Galveston and Matagorda Bays
955 PM CST Fri Feb 9 2018
.SYNOPSIS FOR HIGH ISLAND TO MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL OUT 60 NM...
Sea fog overnight should gradually shift eastward up the coast
throughout the night. Look for some improvement as heavier rain
and thunderstorms develop overnight. Potential for sea fog may
return as the heaviest storms wind down Saturday night until a
cold front pushes off the coast Sunday morning. Elevated offshore
winds and waves will be possible behind the cold front Sunday
afternoon into Monday.
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GMZ335-101615-
Galveston Bay-
955 PM CST Fri Feb 9 2018
...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CST SATURDAY...
.REST OF TONIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters
smooth. Areas of dense fog. Isolated thunderstorms late in the
evening. Showers. Thunderstorms after midnight. Some
thunderstorms may produce heavy rainfall after midnight.
.SATURDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. Areas
of dense fog early in the morning. Thunderstorms in the morning.
Showers. Thunderstorms likely in the afternoon. Some
thunderstorms may produce heavy rainfall in the morning.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southwest
after midnight. Bay waters smooth. Patchy fog. A chance of
showers and isolated thunderstorms.
.SUNDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming north 15 to
20 knots in the afternoon. Bay waters slightly choppy becoming
choppy in the afternoon. A chance of showers.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...North winds 15 to 20 knots decreasing to 10 to
15 knots after midnight. Bay waters choppy becoming slightly
choppy after midnight. A chance of showers.
.MONDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots decreasing to 5 to
10 knots in the afternoon. Bay waters slightly choppy becoming
smooth in the afternoon. A slight chance of showers.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth.
A slight chance of showers.
.TUESDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. A chance
of showers.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. A
chance of showers.
.WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. A
slight chance of showers.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth.
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