November 29, 2019 Friday
Houston, Galveston, Texas City, & Freeport, TX - Daily Port Update
Hurricane Season
June 1st – November 30th
Be Prepared
NOAA Weather
GMZ300-300415-
Synopsis for High Island to the Matagorda Ship Channel out 60
nautical miles including Galveston and Matagorda Bays
955 AM CST Fri Nov 29 2019
.SYNOPSIS FOR HIGH ISLAND TO MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL OUT 60 NM...
Areas of fog along the coast today and likely again tonight.
With onshore flow continuing to supply moisture to the area expect
fog tonight and into Saturday morning. On Saturday evening, a cold
front approaches the area with showers and thunderstorms
developing along the boundary. Winds behind the front will shift
offshore with seas increasing to up to 4-5 feet. By early next
week, surface high pressure builds into the area and winds and
seas diminish.
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Fog expected to clear up this afternoon and will return late tonight, dissipating late morning on Saturday. A cold front will start moving through our area late PM
Saturday. It is expected to be clear through to Wednesday.
Houston // Closed to all vessel traffic – due to dense fog
11/28
2112 Pilots suspended boarding all vessel traffic – due to fog
Galveston / Texas City // Open to all vessel traffic
11/28
2130 Pilots suspended boarding all vessel traffic – due to fog
1000 Pilots resumed boarding all vessel traffic
Freeport // Closed to all vessel traffic – due to dense fog
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11/28
1900 Pilots suspended boarding all vessel traffic – due to fog
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<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">NOAA HOUSTON
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<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Friday
<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 73° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Low 70° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">High 78° 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 30.12 in / 1020.4 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 2 miles
<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 Chill NR° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Wind E 12 mph
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Friday
<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 74° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Low 68° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">High 70° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Humidity 94%
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Barometer 30.13 in / 1020.2 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 2 miles
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Heat Index NR° F
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<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Wind E 13 mph
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Friday
Overcast
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Currently 76° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Low 716° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">High 77° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Humidity 88%
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Barometer 30.11 in / 1019.7 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 9 miles
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Heat Index NR° F
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Today: <span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">A 20 percent chance of showers between 4pm and 5pm. Areas of fog before noon. Otherwise, cloudy, with a high near 78. Southeast
wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Tonight: A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly after 5am. Cloudy, with a low around 70. Southeast wind around 10 mph.
Saturday: A slight chance of showers, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 7am. Cloudy, with a high near 81. South wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts
possible in thunderstorms.
Saturday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 9pm. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 55. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming north after midnight.
Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 67. North wind 5 to 10 mph.
Sunday Night: Clear, with a low around 45.
Monday: Sunny, with a high near 66.
Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 45.
Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 70.
Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 53.
Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 73.
Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 55.
Thursday: Partly sunny, with a high near 73.<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">
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Today: <span-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly between
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Tonight: A 20 percent chance of showers between 3am and 4am. Patchy fog after 9pm. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 68. South wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20
mph.
Saturday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after noon. Patchy fog before 7am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high near 76. South wind 10 to 15 mph.
Saturday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 9pm, then a slight chance of showers between 9pm and midnight. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with
a low around 60. Southwest wind 5 to 15 mph becoming north after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 67. North wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Sunday Night: Clear, with a low around 51.
Monday: Sunny, with a high near 61.
Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 53.
Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 66.
Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 58.
Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 69.
Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 61.
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Today: <span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Areas of fog before 2pm. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high near 77. Southeast wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20
mph.
Tonight: A 20 percent chance of showers after 4am. Patchy fog after midnight. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 71. Southeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Saturday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after noon. Patchy fog before 7am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high near 78. South wind 10 to 15 mph.
Saturday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 9pm. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 58. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming north after midnight.
Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 69. North wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Sunday Night: Clear, with a low around 46.
Monday: Sunny, with a high near 65.
Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 49.
Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 69.
Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 56.
Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 72.
Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 59.
Thursday: Partly sunny, with a high near 72.<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">
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Dense Fog Advisory<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">956 AM CST Fri Nov 29 2019
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<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">TXZ438-291800-
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">/O.EXT.KHGX.FG.Y.0039.000000T0000Z-191129T1800Z/
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Galveston Island and Bolivar Peninsula-
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Including the city of Galveston
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<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">...DENSE FOG ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY...
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<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">* WHAT...Visibility one quarter to one half mile in dense fog.
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<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">* WHERE...Madison, Burleson, Brazos, Washington, Grimes,
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> Matagorda Islands, Brazoria Islands and Galveston Island and
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> Bolivar Peninsula Counties.
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<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">* WHEN...Until noon CST today.
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<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">* IMPACTS...Hazardous driving conditions due to low visibility.
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<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">If driving, slow down, use your headlights, and leave plenty of
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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) @ 1019 hrs
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Manchester
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">1.8 ft Falling = 46’08”
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Morgan’s Point
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">1.5 ft Falling = 46’05”
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Eagle Point
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">1.7 ft Falling = 46’07”
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Galveston Bay Entrance
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">0.6 ft Falling = 45’06”
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Pier 21
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">0.9 ft Falling = 45’09”
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<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Winds – Houston / Galveston Bay PORTS, NOAA/NOS @ 1019 hrs
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Manchester
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">9 knots from SE gusts to 13 knots
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Morgan’s Point
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">12 knots from ESE gusts to 16 knots
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Eagle Point
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">10 knots from ESE gusts to 12 knots
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Galveston Bay Entrance
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">13 knots from ESE gusts to 16 knots
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Pier 21
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">10 knots from SE gusts to 16 knots
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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:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">NOAA Weather Galveston Bay & Matagorda Bay
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FZUS54 KHGX 291555
CWFHGX
Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX
955 AM CST Fri Nov 29 2019
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.
GMZ300-300415-
Synopsis for High Island to the Matagorda Ship Channel out 60
nautical miles including Galveston and Matagorda Bays
955 AM CST Fri Nov 29 2019
.SYNOPSIS FOR HIGH ISLAND TO MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL OUT 60 NM...
Areas of fog along the coast today and likely again tonight.
With onshore flow continuing to supply moisture to the area expect
fog tonight and into Saturday morning. On Saturday evening, a cold
front approaches the area with showers and thunderstorms
developing along the boundary. Winds behind the front will shift
offshore with seas increasing to up to 4-5 feet. By early next
week, surface high pressure builds into the area and winds and
seas diminish.
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GMZ335-300415-
Galveston Bay-
955 AM CST Fri Nov 29 2019
...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON...
.REST OF TODAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters
slightly choppy. Areas of dense fog with visibility 1 NM or less
early through early afternoon with lingering patchy fog.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Bay waters smooth to
slightly choppy. Areas of fog. A slight chance of showers early
in the evening. A slight chance of showers after midnight.
.SATURDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly
choppy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots becoming north after
midnight. Bay waters smooth. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms early in the evening, then a slight chance of
showers late in the evening.
.SUNDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly
choppy.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly
choppy.
.MONDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots decreasing to 5 to 10 knots
in the afternoon. Bay waters slightly choppy becoming smooth in
the afternoon.
.MONDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northeast
after midnight. Bay waters smooth.
.TUESDAY...Southeast winds around 5 knots becoming south in the
afternoon. Bay waters smooth.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming west
after midnight. Bay waters smooth.
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GMZ330-300415-
Matagorda Bay-
955 AM CST Fri Nov 29 2019
...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON...
.REST OF TODAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters
slightly choppy. A slight chance of showers early in the morning.
Areas of dense fog through early afternoon. Hazy elsewhere.
.TONIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly
choppy. Patchy fog in the late evening and overnight. A slight
chance of showers after midnight.
.SATURDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly
choppy. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots becoming north after
midnight. Bay waters smooth becoming smooth to slightly choppy
after midnight.
.SUNDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly
choppy.
.MONDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots decreasing to 5 to 10 knots
in the afternoon. Bay waters slightly choppy becoming smooth in
the afternoon.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds around 5 knots. Bay waters
smooth.
.TUESDAY...Southeast winds around 5 knots becoming south in the
afternoon. Bay waters smooth.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots becoming west after
midnight. Bay waters smooth.
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GMZ355-300415-
Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM-
955 AM CST Fri Nov 29 2019
...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON...
.REST OF TODAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to
3 feet. Areas of dense fog with visibility 1 NM through early
afternoon. Patchy fog through the remainder of the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. A slight
chance of showers early in the evening. A slight chance of
showers after midnight. Areas of fog in the evening. Patchy fog
after midnight.
.SATURDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. A
slight chance of showers and thunderstorms until late afternoon.
A chance of showers and thunderstorms late in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...West winds 10 to 15 knots becoming north after
midnight. Seas 2 to 4 feet. A chance of showers and thunderstorms
early in the evening, then a slight chance of showers in the late
evening and overnight.
.SUNDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...North winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
.MONDAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots decreasing to 5 to 10 knots
in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet.
.TUESDAY...Southeast winds around 5 knots becoming south in the
afternoon. Seas 1 foot.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming west
after midnight. Seas 1 foot.
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GMZ350-300415-
Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX out
20 NM-
955 AM CST Fri Nov 29 2019
...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON...
.REST OF TODAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to
4 feet. Areas of dense fog through early afternoon then patchy fog
lingering in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Patchy
fog.
.SATURDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. A
slight chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...West winds 10 to 15 knots becoming north after
midnight. Seas 3 to 4 feet. A slight chance of thunderstorms
early in the evening. A slight chance of showers.
.SUNDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...North winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
.MONDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots decreasing to 5 to 10 knots
in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet.
.TUESDAY...Southeast winds around 5 knots becoming south in the
afternoon. Seas 1 foot.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming west
after midnight. Seas 1 foot.
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GMZ370-375-300415-
Waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX from 20 to
60 NM-Waters from High Island to Freeport TX from 20 to 60 NM-
955 AM CST Fri Nov 29 2019
.REST OF TODAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to
4 feet.
.TONIGHT...South winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet. A slight
chance of showers early in the evening.
.SATURDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots decreasing to 10 to
15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 feet with occasional seas
up to 6 feet. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms late
in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming north
15 to 20 knots after midnight. Seas 4 to 5 feet with occasional
seas up to 6 feet. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms
early in the evening. A chance of showers in the late evening and
overnight.
.SUNDAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...North winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet
building to 4 to 6 feet with occasional seas up to 7 feet after
midnight.
.MONDAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots decreasing to 10 to 15 knots
in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet.
.TUESDAY...Southeast winds around 5 knots becoming south in the
afternoon. Seas 1 foot.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming west
after midnight. Seas 1 foot.
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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-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)
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<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Port of Texas City
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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
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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
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NOAA
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