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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">December 26, 2016 Monday
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">HAPPY HOLIDAYS
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Houston, Galveston, Texas City, & Freeport, TX - Daily Port Update
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Houston // Open to inbound traffic only
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Recent HSC Closures
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">11/28
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">2305 Pilots suspended board all traffic - due to fog
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">11/29
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">0800 Pilots resumed boarding inbound traffic only
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">1200 Pilots resumed boarding outbound traffic and remains boarding inbound traffic
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">12/02
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">2020 Pilots suspended boarding all traffic due to inclement weather
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">12/03
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">1139 Pilots resumed boarding outbound traffic
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">2030 Pilots resumed boarding inbound traffic and remains boarding outbound traffic
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">12/05
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">1430 COTP closed HSC to inbound & outbound traffic due to vessel in distress, anchored at Redfish Island
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">12/07
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">0545 Pilots suspended outbound traffic due to fog
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">1300 Pilots resumed boarding all traffic
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">12/12
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">0613 Pilots suspended boarding all traffic -due to fog
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">12/13
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">1130 Pilots resumed boarding outbound traffic
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">1900 Pilots suspended boarding outbound traffic – due to fog
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">12/14
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">0030 Pilots resumed boarding inbound traffic
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">0730 Pilots resumed boarding outbound traffic and remains boarding inbound traffic
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">12/16
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">1710 Pilots suspended boarding all traffic – due to fog
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">2325 Pilots resumed boarding inbound traffic
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">12/17
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">0400 Pilots resumed boarding outbound traffic and remains boarding inbound traffic
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">12/18
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">0205 Pilots suspended boarding all traffic due to high winds and rough seas
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">0335 Pilots resumed boarding outbound traffic
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">0545 Pilots resumed boarding inbound and remains boarding outbound traffic
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">12/22
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">0950 Pilots suspended inbound and outbound traffic due to fog
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">1155 Pilots resumed boarding inbound traffic / outbound traffic remains suspended
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">1845 Pilots resumed boarding outbound vessel traffic / suspended inbound vessel traffic
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">2200 Pilots suspended boarding all traffic due to fog
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">12/23
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">1400 Pilots resumed boarding outbound traffic only
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">2135 Pilots suspended boarding outbound traffic / inbound traffic remains suspended
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">12/24
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">1330 Pilots resumed boarding all traffic
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">1730 Pilots suspended boarding all traffic – due to fog
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">12/25
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">0855 Pilots resumed boarding inbound traffic / Outbound traffic remains suspended
<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">1030 Pilots resumed boarding outbound traffic / remains boarding inbound traffic
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">1715 Pilots suspended boarding all traffic
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">HSC Traffic
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">52 Vessels set to proceed inbound [present to 1400/26th]
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">20 Vessels set to proceed outbound [present to 0700/26]
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">2 Vessels set to shift
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Galveston / Texas City // Open to all traffic
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Freeport // Open to all traffic
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<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Monday
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Mostly Cloudy
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Currently 73° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">High 79° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Humidity 90%
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Barometer 30.15 in / 1021.3 mb
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Dewpoint 70° F
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<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Wind SE 6 mph
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Monday
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Fog / Mist
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Currently 71° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">High 73° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Humidity 96° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Barometer 30.16 in / 1021.3 mb
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Dewpoint 70° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Visibility 1.75 miles
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Wind E 6 mph
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Monday
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<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Currently 74° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">High 76° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Humidity 94° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Barometer 30.14 in / 1020.6 mb
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Dewpoint 72° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Visibility 8 miles
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Wind SE 7 mph
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Today:
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after noon. Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high near 79. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation
is 40%.
Tonight: A 30 percent chance of showers. Patchy fog after midnight. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 67. Southeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Tuesday: A 30 percent chance of showers. Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high near 77. Calm wind becoming east around 5 mph.
Tuesday Night: Patchy fog after midnight. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 65. Calm wind becoming east around 5 mph.
Wednesday: A 20 percent chance of showers. Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high near 77. Calm wind becoming southwest around 5 mph in the morning.
Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 64.
Thursday: Partly sunny, with a high near 68.
Thursday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 44.
Friday: Partly sunny, with a high near 60.
Friday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers. Cloudy, with a low around 51.
Saturday: A 50 percent chance of showers. Cloudy, with a high near 69.
Saturday Night: A 50 percent chance of showers. Cloudy, with a low around 60.
New Year's Day: A 50 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 72.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Today:
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">A slight chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after noon. Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high near 73. Southeast wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation
is 20%.
Tonight: A 20 percent chance of showers. Patchy fog after midnight. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 66. Southeast wind around 5 mph becoming northeast after midnight.
Tuesday: A 30 percent chance of showers. Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high near 72. East wind around 5 mph.
Tuesday Night: Patchy fog after midnight. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 65. East wind around 5 mph.
Wednesday: A 20 percent chance of showers. Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high near 70. South wind around 5 mph.
Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 63.
Thursday: A 20 percent chance of showers before noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 67. Breezy.
Thursday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48. Breezy.
Friday: Partly sunny, with a high near 58.
Friday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54.
Saturday: A 50 percent chance of showers. Cloudy, with a high near 66.
Saturday Night: A 50 percent chance of showers. Cloudy, with a low around 62.
New Year's Day: A 50 percent chance of showers. Cloudy, with a high near 67.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Today:
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after noon. Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 76. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation
is 30%.
Tonight: A 20 percent chance of showers. Patchy fog after midnight. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 66. Southeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm after midnight.
Tuesday: A 30 percent chance of showers. Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high near 74. East wind around 5 mph.
Tuesday Night: Patchy fog after midnight. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 64. East wind around 5 mph.
Wednesday: A 20 percent chance of showers. Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 74. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south in the afternoon.
Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 63.
Thursday: A 20 percent chance of showers before noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 69. Breezy.
Thursday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 47. Breezy.
Friday: Partly sunny, with a high near 62.
Friday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54.
Saturday: A 50 percent chance of showers. Cloudy, with a high near 70.
Saturday Night: A 50 percent chance of showers. Cloudy, with a low around 63.
New Year's Day: A 50 percent chance of showers. Cloudy, with a high near 71
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Hazardous Weather Outlook<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
404 AM CST MON DEC 26 2016
TXZ163-164-176>179-195>200-210>214-226-227-235>238-271300-
AUSTIN-BRAZORIA-BRAZOS-BURLESON-CHAMBERS-COLORADO-FORT BEND-
GALVESTON-GRIMES-HARRIS-HOUSTON-JACKSON-LIBERTY-MADISON-MATAGORDA-
MONTGOMERY-POLK-SAN JACINTO-TRINITY-WALKER-WALLER-WASHINGTON-
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404 AM CST MON DEC 26 2016
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
PERIODS OF FOG...SOME DENSE...WILL BE POSSIBLE MAINLY ALONG THE
COAST. DENSE FOG ADVISORIES MAY BE NEEDED.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY
PERIODS OF FOG...SOME DENSE...WILL BE POSSIBLE MAINLY ALONG THE
COAST THROUGH WEDNESDAY. DENSE FOG ADVISORIES MAY BE NEEDED.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">NOAA Houston/Galveston Weather
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">NOAA USGULF Offshore Waters Weather
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">KHOU WEATHER
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<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">MARSEC LEVEL 1
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Maximum Deep Drafts - Houston / Galveston Bay
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">PORTS NOAA/NOS Water Levels (above MLLW) @ 0800 hrs
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Morgan’s Point
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">0.8 ft Falling = 45’08”
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Eagle Point
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">1.0 ft Falling = 46’00”
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Galveston Bay Entrance
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">0.5 ft Falling = 45’04”
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Pier 21
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">0.6 ft Falling = 45’06”
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Winds – Houston / Galveston Bay PORTS, NOAA/NOS @ 0800 hrs
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Morgan’s Point
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">7 knots from SE, gusts to 9 knots
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Eagle Point
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<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Galveston Bay Entrance
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<span-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">NOAA Weather Galveston Bay & Matagorda Bay
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">UPPER TEXAS COASTAL WATERS FROM HIGH ISLAND TO THE MATAGORDA SHIP
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">SEAS ARE PROVIDED AS A RANGE OF THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">1/3 OF THE WAVES...ALONG WITH THE OCCASIONAL HEIGHT OF THE AVERAGE
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">GMZ300-270215-
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">NAUTICAL MILES INCLUDING GALVESTON AND MATAGORDA BAYS
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">746 AM CST MON DEC 26 2016
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.SYNOPSIS FOR HIGH ISLAND TO MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL OUT 60 NM...
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">PERIODS OF DENSE SEA FOG WILL PERSIST THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS AS
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">WARM MOIST AIR FLOWS OVER THE COOLER SHELF WATERS. A RELAXING
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL WEAKEN ONSHORE WINDS THROUGH THE DAY. WINDS
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">WEAK FRONT STALLING OVER NORTHERN PARTS OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS. A
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">SECOND STRONGER COLD FRONT IS FORECAST TO PUSH INTO THE COASTAL
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">GMZ330-335-270215-
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST THIS MORNING...
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.REST OF TODAY...SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">SMOOTH TO SLIGHTLY CHOPPY. AREAS OF DENSE FOG WITH VISIBILITY
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">1 NM OR LESS EARLY IN THE MORNING. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. ISOLATED
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.TONIGHT...EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SMOOTH. A SLIGHT
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">CHANCE OF SHOWERS. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.TUESDAY...EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SMOOTH. PATCHY
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">FOG EARLY IN THE MORNING. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.TUESDAY NIGHT...EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SMOOTH.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.WEDNESDAY...SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTH IN THE
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">AFTERNOON. BAY WATERS SMOOTH. PATCHY FOG EARLY IN THE MORNING. A
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">AFTER MIDNIGHT. BAY WATERS SMOOTH.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.THURSDAY...NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING NORTH 15 TO
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">20 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. BAY WATERS SLIGHTLY CHOPPY BECOMING
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">CHOPPY IN THE AFTERNOON. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">MORNING.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.THURSDAY NIGHT...NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHEAST
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">10 TO 15 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. BAY WATERS CHOPPY BECOMING
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">SLIGHTLY CHOPPY AFTER MIDNIGHT.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.FRIDAY...NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING EAST 5 TO
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">10 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. BAY WATERS SLIGHTLY CHOPPY BECOMING
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">SMOOTH IN THE AFTERNOON.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.FRIDAY NIGHT...SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS INCREASING TO 10 TO
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">15 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. BAY WATERS SMOOTH BECOMING SLIGHTLY
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">CHOPPY AFTER MIDNIGHT. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">GMZ350-355-270215-
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">COASTAL WATERS FROM FREEPORT TO THE MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL OUT
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">20 NM-COASTAL WATERS FROM HIGH ISLAND TO FREEPORT OUT 20 NM-
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">746 AM CST MON DEC 26 2016
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST THIS MORNING...
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.REST OF TODAY...SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">4 FEET. AREAS OF DENSE FOG WITH VISIBILITY 1 NM OR LESS EARLY IN
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">THE MORNING. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">IN THE AFTERNOON.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.TONIGHT...EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. A SLIGHT
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">CHANCE OF SHOWERS. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.TUESDAY...EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. PATCHY FOG
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">EARLY IN THE MORNING. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.TUESDAY NIGHT...EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.WEDNESDAY...SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTH IN THE
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. PATCHY FOG EARLY IN THE MORNING. A
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FEET.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.THURSDAY...NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING NORTH AROUND
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">20 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET BUILDING TO 4 TO
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">6 FEET WITH OCCASIONAL SEAS UP TO 7 FEET IN THE AFTERNOON. A
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING...THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.THURSDAY NIGHT...NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">6 FEET WITH OCCASIONAL SEAS UP TO 7 FEET.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.FRIDAY...NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING EAST 10 TO
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">15 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.FRIDAY NIGHT...SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTH
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">GMZ370-375-270215-
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">WATERS FROM FREEPORT TO THE MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL FROM 20 TO
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">60 NM-WATERS FROM HIGH ISLAND TO FREEPORT FROM 20 TO 60 NM-
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION UNTIL 9 AM CST...
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.REST OF TODAY...SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 5 FEET
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">WITH OCCASIONAL SEAS UP TO 6 FEET. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.TONIGHT...SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET. A
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.TUESDAY...EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET. PATCHY FOG
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">EARLY IN THE MORNING. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.TUESDAY NIGHT...EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 3 FEET. PATCHY
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.WEDNESDAY...SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTH IN THE
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. PATCHY FOG EARLY IN THE MORNING.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.THURSDAY...NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING NORTH 20 TO
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">25 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET BUILDING TO 6 TO
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">8 FEET WITH OCCASIONAL SEAS UP TO 10 FEET IN THE AFTERNOON. A
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.THURSDAY NIGHT...NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS. SEAS 6 TO
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">9 FEET WITH OCCASIONAL SEAS UP TO 11 FEET SUBSIDING TO 6 TO
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">7 FEET WITH OCCASIONAL SEAS UP TO 8 FEET AFTER MIDNIGHT.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.FRIDAY...NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 5 TO 7 FEET WITH
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">OCCASIONAL SEAS UP TO 8 FEET.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.FRIDAY NIGHT...SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTH
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">15 TO 20 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FEET WITH OCCASIONAL
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">SEAS UP TO 7 FEET. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
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Port of Houston Authority
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ACOE Project Depth for Houston Ship Channel
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<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">45 feet/13.72 meters up to Shell Oiltanking
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">40 feet/12.19 meters up to S.P. Slip
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">36 feet/10.97 meters to the Turning Basin
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">40 feet/12.19 meters Barbours Cut Channel
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">40 feet/12.19 meters Bayport Channel
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Please note the above information is based on the Corp of Engineers – Project draft for the Houston Ship Channel, if you have a question
regarding deep draft in Houston Ship Channel or alongside a berth, please contact our operations department
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<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Power Lines
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Power Lines
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Fred Hartman
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Power Lines
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Jesse Jones
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Power Lines
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Sidney Sherman
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">197’ (Morgan’s Point)
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">197’ (below Fred Hartman Bridge – Baytown)
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">175' (Baytown/LaPorte Bridge)
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">197’ (Battleship Texas)
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">175' (Beltway 8 Bridge)
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">197’ (Power Plant)
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">135' (Loop 610 Bridge)
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Air drafts clearances are based on MHW // Vessels should allow an additional 10 feet clearance for the Power Lines
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<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Port of Texas City
http://www.tctrr.com/<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">
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<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The Texas City Ship Channel is approximately 11 miles from GB Buoy
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The ACOE project draft for the TXCSC is 45’00 FW at MLT from the GB BUOY to Valero Dock # 42, the channel above project draft is
40’00 FW at MLT. The length on the final approach from the Houston, Galveston, Texas City tri-channel split is approximately 6 miles, the width is approximately a 400 ft bottom, the Turning Basin is approximately 4,200 ft long and 1,200 ft wide with a maximum
deep draft of 45 ft FW at MLT, and is navigable day or night with no air draft restrictions. Only TX City Docks with 45’00” maximum deep draft at MLT are TC # 11, 12, 41, & 42
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<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Port of Galveston
http://www.portofgalveston.com/<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#051423">The Galveston Ship Channel is approximately miles from GB Buoy
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#051423">The ACOE project draft for the GSC is 45’00” FW. The narrowest point is approximately 1,200 ft wide with no air draft restrictions.
At the POGA berths the maximum deep draft varies from 32’00” to 40’00” at MLT,
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<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Port of Freeport is located three miles from deep water, the channel is 400 ft wide and ACOE project maximum deep draft at MLW is
45’00”.
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