March 07, 2019 Thursday
Houston, Galveston, Texas City, & Freeport, TX - Daily Port Update
Houston // Open to all vessel traffic
NOAA Weather
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GMZ300-072230-
Synopsis for High Island to the Matagorda Ship Channel out 60
nautical miles including Galveston and Matagorda Bays
340 AM CST Thu Mar 7 2019
.SYNOPSIS FOR HIGH ISLAND TO MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL OUT 60 NM...
Southeast winds early this morning will become south tonight and Friday
as high pressure moves off to the east.
This onshore flow strengthens
at the end of the week and into the first part of the weekend. Caution
flags might be needed. Sea fog development is expected and some of it
could become dense. A cold front is expected to move off the coast Saturday
night or early Sunday morning with east winds developing in its wake.
Look for this easterly to southeasterly flow to strengthen early next
week.
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Galveston / Texas City // Open to all vessel traffic
Freeport // Open to all vessel traffic
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Thursday
Light Rain, Fog/Mist
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Currently 57° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Low 64° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">High 71° 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 30.18 in / 1022.3 mb
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Dewpoint 54° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Visibility 4 miles
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Wind Chill NR° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Heat Index NR° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Wind E 6 mph
Thursday
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Light Rain, Fog/Mist
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Currently 61° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Low 63° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">High 66° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Humidity 93° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Barometer 30.19 in / 1022.3 mb
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Dewpoint 59° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Visibility 3 miles
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Wind Chill NR° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Heat Index NR° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Wind SE 7 mph
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Thursday
Fog / Mist
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Currently 59° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Low 64° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">High 69° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Humidity 100%
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Barometer 30.18 in / 1021.8 mb Dewpoint 59° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Visibility 6 miles
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Wind Chill NR° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Heat Index NR° F
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Today: <span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">A 40 percent chance of showers. Cloudy, with a high near 71. Light south wind increasing to
5 to 10 mph in the morning.
Tonight: A slight chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 3am. Cloudy, with a low around 64. South wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Friday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Cloudy, with a high near 77. South wind 5 to 10 mph. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Friday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after midnight. Cloudy, with a low around 66. South wind around 10 mph.
Saturday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 77. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 60.
Sunday: A 30 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 75.
Sunday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Cloudy, with a low around 59.
Monday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Cloudy, with a high near 66.
Monday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Cloudy, with a low around 60.
Tuesday: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Cloudy, with a high near 74. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Tuesday Night: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Cloudy, with a low around 63. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Wednesday: A 40 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 74.<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">
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Today: <span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">A
50 percent chance of showers. Patchy fog after 3pm. Otherwise, cloudy, with a high near 66. South wind around 10 mph. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible. <span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">
Tonight: A slight chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 3am. Patchy fog. Otherwise, cloudy, with a low around 63. South wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation
is 20%.
Friday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Patchy fog before noon. Otherwise, cloudy, with a high near 70. South wind 10 to 15 mph.
Friday Night: Cloudy, with a low around 64. South wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Saturday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Cloudy, with a high near 70. South wind 10 to 15 mph.
Saturday Night: Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 63.
Sunday: A 20 percent chance of showers. Patchy fog. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 70.
Sunday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Patchy fog. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 60.
Monday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Cloudy, with a high near 66.
Monday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers. Cloudy, with a low around 62.
Tuesday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Cloudy, with a high near 70.
Tuesday Night: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Cloudy, with a low around 65.
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Today: <span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">A 50 percent chance of showers. Cloudy, with a high near 69. South wind around 10 mph. New
precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Tonight: A slight chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 3am. Patchy fog after 9pm. Otherwise, cloudy, with a low around 64. South wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Friday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Patchy fog before noon. Otherwise, cloudy, with a high near 73. South wind 10 to 15 mph.
Friday Night: Cloudy, with a low around 66. South wind 10 to 15 mph.
Saturday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Cloudy, with a high near 73. South wind 10 to 15 mph.
Saturday Night: Patchy fog. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 62.
Sunday: A 20 percent chance of showers. Patchy fog. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 72.
Sunday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers. Patchy fog. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 62.
Monday: A 40 percent chance of showers. Cloudy, with a high near 68.
Monday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers. Cloudy, with a low around 62.
Tuesday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Cloudy, with a high near 72.
Tuesday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Cloudy, with a low around 64.
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<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">MARSEC LEVEL 1
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<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Maximum Deep Drafts - Houston / Galveston Bay
<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">PORTS NOAA/NOS Water Levels (above MLLW) @ 0731 hrs
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Manchester
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">1.9 ft Steady = 46’09”
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Morgan’s Point
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">1.7 ft Rising = 46’07”
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Eagle Point
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">1.9 ft Steady = 46’09”
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Galveston Bay Entrance
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">1.2 ft Falling = 46’02”
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Pier 21
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">1.5 ft Falling = 46’05”
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<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Winds – Houston / Galveston Bay PORTS, NOAA/NOS @ 0731 hrs
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Manchester
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">4 knots from SSE, gusts to 6 knots
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Morgan’s Point
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">4 knots from ESE, gusts to 7 knots
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Eagle Point
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">5 knots from SE, gusts to 6 knots
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Galveston Bay Entrance
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">7 knots from SE, gusts to 7 knots
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Pier 21
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">1 knots from S, gusts to 6 knots
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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";color:black">Coastal Waters Forecast
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">340 AM CST Thu Mar 7 2019
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">Upper Texas coastal waters from High Island to the Matagorda Ship Channel
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">out 60 nautical miles including Galveston and Matagorda Bays
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">Seas are provided as a range of the average height of the highest
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">1/3 of the waves...along with the occasional height of the average
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">highest 10 percent of the waves.
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">GMZ300-072230-
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">Synopsis for High Island to the Matagorda Ship Channel out 60
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">nautical miles including Galveston and Matagorda Bays
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">340 AM CST Thu Mar 7 2019
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.SYNOPSIS FOR HIGH ISLAND TO MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL OUT 60 NM...
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">Southeast winds early this morning will become south tonight and Friday
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">as high pressure moves off to the east. This onshore flow strengthens
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">at the end of the week and into the first part of the weekend. Caution
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">flags might be needed. Sea fog development is expected and some of it
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">could become dense. A cold front is expected to move off the coast Saturday
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">night or early Sunday morning with east winds developing in its wake.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">Look for this easterly to southeasterly flow to strengthen early next
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">week.
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">GMZ330-335-072230-
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">Matagorda Bay-Galveston Bay-
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">340 AM CST Thu Mar 7 2019
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.TODAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. Patchy fog
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">early in the morning. Patchy fog late. A chance of showers.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.TONIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">Patchy fog. A slight chance of showers. A slight chance of thunderstorms
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">late.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.FRIDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">Patchy fog. A slight chance of thunderstorms in the morning. A
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">chance of showers. A chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">Patchy fog. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.SATURDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">Patchy fog. A chance of showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.SATURDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southeast after
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">midnight. Bay waters smooth. Patchy fog.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.SUNDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. Patchy fog.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">A slight chance of showers.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds around 10 knots. Bay waters smooth to slightly
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">choppy. Patchy fog. A chance of showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.MONDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">A chance of showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.MONDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">A chance of showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms.
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">GMZ350-355-072230-
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX out
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">20 NM-Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM-
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">340 AM CST Thu Mar 7 2019
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.TODAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. A chance
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">of showers. Patchy fog in the late morning and afternoon.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.TONIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 feet. Patchy fog. Patchy
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">drizzle in the evening. A slight chance of showers. A slight chance
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">of thunderstorms late.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.FRIDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Patchy fog.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">Patchy fog.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.SATURDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet. Patchy fog.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">A chance of showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.SATURDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southeast after
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">midnight. Seas 2 to 4 feet. Patchy fog.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.SUNDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Patchy fog.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">A slight chance of showers.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 feet. Patchy fog.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">A slight chance of showers.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.MONDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. A chance of
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">showers.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.MONDAY NIGHT...East winds around 15 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet. A chance
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">of showers.
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">GMZ370-375-072230-
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">Waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX from 20 to
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">60 NM-Waters from High Island to Freeport TX from 20 to 60 NM-
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.TODAY...Southeast winds around 15 knots decreasing to 10 to 15 knots.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">Seas 3 to 5 feet. A chance of showers. Areas of drizzle in the afternoon.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.TONIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Patchy fog.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">Patchy drizzle. A slight chance of thunderstorms late.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.FRIDAY...South winds around 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Patchy fog
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">in the morning. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet with
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">occasional seas up to 6 feet.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.SATURDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet with occasional
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">seas up to 6 feet. A slight chance of showers. A slight chance of
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">thunderstorms in the afternoon.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.SATURDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. A slight
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.SUNDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. A slight
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 feet. A slight chance
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">of showers.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.MONDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. A chance of showers.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.MONDAY NIGHT...East winds around 15 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet with
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">occasional seas up to 6 feet. A slight chance of showers.
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<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">45 feet/13.72 meters up to Shell / Enterprise
<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 Barbour’s Cut Channel
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<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-family:"Arial",sans-serif">HSC Air Drafts Restrictions
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<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Power Lines
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197’ (Morgan’s Point)
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<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)
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<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">135' (Loop 610 Bridge)
Air drafts clearances are based on MHW // Vessels should allow an additional 10 feet clearance for the Power Lines<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">Port of Texas City
http://www.tctrr.com/<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">
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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 # 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">
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#051423">The Galveston Ship Channel is approximately miles from GB Buoy
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<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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Army Corp of Engineers
http://www.swg.usace.army.mil/<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">
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Association
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<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#051423">Galveston Texas City Pilots
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<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Brazos Harbor Pilots
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NOAA
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