March 19, 2020 Thursday
Houston, Galveston, Texas City, & Freeport, TX - Daily Port Update
NOAA Weather
GMZ300-192130-
Synopsis for High Island to the Matagorda Ship Channel out 60
nautical miles including Galveston and Matagorda Bays
348 AM CDT Thu Mar 19 2020
.SYNOPSIS FOR HIGH ISLAND TO MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL OUT 60 NM...
Onshore winds will persist through Friday. Patchy fog will continue,
with lowest visibilities generally just off the Galveston coast. A
cold front will approach the coast Friday afternoon and evening
bringing a chance of showers or thunderstorms.
Winds will briefly
shift to the northeast through Saturday. Onshore winds will
quickly redevelop on Sunday and additional showers and
thunderstorms are expected to impact the bays and coastal waters
through the remainder of the weekend.
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Houston // Open to inbound vessel traffic only
03/02
2307 All vessel traffic suspended – due to fog
03/03
1205 Outbound vessel traffic only resumed
2010 All vessel traffic suspended – due to fog
03/04
1000 Outbound vessel traffic only resumed
1205 Inbound vessel traffic resumed // Outbound vessel traffic remains open
1319 All vessel traffic suspended – due to fog
1622 All vessel traffic resumed
03/10
0732 All vessel traffic suspended – due to fog
1110 Resumed boarding outbound vessel traffic only // Inbound vessel traffic still suspended due to visibility
2300 Resumed boarding inbound vessel traffic only // Outbound vessel traffic suspended due to visibility
03/11
0430 All vessel traffic suspended – due to fog
1220 Resumed boarding outbound vessel traffic only
1700 All vessel traffic suspended – due to fog
03/12
0830 Resumed boarding outbound vessel traffic only
1105 Inbound vessel traffic resumed and outbound vessel traffic remains open (Two way traffic)
03/13
0555 Open to outbound vessel traffic only
1205 Inbound vessel traffic resumed and outbound vessel traffic remains open (Two way traffic)
2100 All vessel traffic suspended – due to fog
03/14
0430 Open to outbound vessel traffic only
1000 Inbound vessel traffic resumed and outbound vessel traffic remains open (Two way traffic)
2240 All vessel traffic suspended – due to fog
03/15
0500 Open to outbound vessel traffic only
0730 Inbound vessel traffic resumed and outbound vessel traffic remains open (Two way traffic)
1110
All vessel traffic suspended – due to fog
1400 Open to all vessel traffic
1614 All vessel traffic suspended – due to fog
2100 Outbound vessel traffic only resumed
03/16
0320 Inbound vessel traffic resumed // Outbound vessel traffic remains open (Two way traffic)
2350
All vessel traffic suspended – due to fog
03/17
1200
Open to outbound vessel traffic only
03/18
1025 Resumed boarding inbound vessel traffic // Outbound vessel traffic remains open (Two wat traffic)
1825 Open to inbound vessel traffic // Outbound vessel traffic suspended – due to fog
Present traffic
16 Vessels set to proceed inbound
7 Vessels set to proceed outbound
Galveston / Texas City // Open to all vessel traffic
03/10
0630 All vessel traffic suspended – due to fog
03/11
0000 All vessel traffic resumed
0525 All vessel traffic suspended – due to fog
03/12
1000 All vessel traffic resumed
03/13
0545 All vessel traffic suspended – due to fog
1100 All vessel traffic resumed
1500 All vessel traffic suspended – due to fog
03/15
1715 All vessel traffic suspended – due to fog
03/16
0245 All vessel traffic resumed
03/17
0245 All vessel traffic suspended – due to fog
1030 All vessel traffic resumed
1815 All vessel traffic suspended – due to fog
03/18
0735 All vessel traffic resumed
Freeport // Open to all vessel traffic
03/03
0000 All vessel traffic suspended – due to fog
1100 All vessel traffic resumed
1938 All vessel traffic suspended – due to fog
03/04
0930 All vessel traffic resumed
1400 All vessel traffic suspended – due to fog [pilots cancelled vessel traffic suspending at 1352/04) Vessel
traffic open to all vessels
03/10
0535 All vessel traffic suspended – due to fog
1500 All vessel traffic resumed
03/11
0430 All vessel traffic suspended – due to fog
1230 All vessel traffic resumed
1910 All vessel traffic suspended – due to fog
03/12
1034 All vessel traffic suspended – due to fog
1055 All vessel traffic resumed
03/14
0742 All vessel traffic suspended – due to fog
1100 All vessel traffic resumed
03/15
0105 Inbound vessel traffic suspended – due to fog // Outbound vessel traffic remains open
0110 All vessel traffic suspended – due to fog
1200 All vessel traffic resumed
1316
lnbound vessel traffic suspended – due to fog // Outbound vessel traffic remains open
1400 Open to all vessel traffic
03/16
0100 All vessel traffic suspended – due to fog
0430 Open to all vessel traffic
03/17
0045 All vessel traffic suspended – due to fog
1230 Open to all vessel traffic
1630 All vessel traffic suspended – due to fog
03/18
0730 Resumed boarding inbound vessel traffic
NOAA Weather Service
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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">Thursday
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Overcast
<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 70° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">High 83° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Humidity 82%
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Barometer 29.95 in / 1014.7 mb
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Dewpoint 68° 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">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 S 15 mph
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Thursday
<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 72° 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 78° 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 29.98 in / 1015.2 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 6 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 SE 13 mph
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Thursday
Overcast
<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 87%
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Barometer 29.96 in / 1014.6 mb
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Dewpoint 69° 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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<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Wind S 16 mph
Today: <span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Mostly cloudy, with a high near 83. South wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Tonight: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Cloudy, with a low around 70. South wind 5 to 15 mph. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Friday: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 10am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 10am and 1pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 1pm. Patchy fog before 11am. Otherwise, cloudy, with a steady temperature
around 73. South wind 5 to 10 mph becoming northeast in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between three quarters and one inch possible.
Friday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 59. North wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Saturday: A 40 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 68. North wind around 5 mph.
Saturday Night: Showers before 1am, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm between 1am and 4am, then showers after 4am. Low around 62. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Sunday: Showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 74. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Sunday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 64.
Monday: A 20 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 78.
Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 67.
Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 81.
Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 69.
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Today: <span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Cloudy, with a high near 78. South wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Tonight: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 4am. Patchy fog between 3am and 4am. Otherwise, cloudy, with a low around 68. Southeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Friday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7am, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between 7am and 1pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. Patchy fog before 1pm.
Otherwise, cloudy, with a high near 72. South wind 5 to 10 mph becoming east in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between 1 and 2 inches possible.
Friday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 61. Breezy, with a northeast wind 10 to 15 mph increasing to 15 to 20 mph in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.
Saturday: A 40 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 68. Northeast wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Saturday Night: Showers likely. Cloudy, with a low around 65. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Sunday: A 50 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 73.
Sunday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66.
Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 74.
Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 68.
Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 75.
Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 69.
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Today: <span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Patchy fog before 7am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high near 78. South wind 10 to 15 mph,
with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Tonight: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 4am. Patchy fog after 2am. Otherwise, cloudy, with a low around 70. South wind around 10 mph.
Friday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7am, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between 7am and 10am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 10am. Patchy fog before 11am. Otherwise, cloudy, with a high near 75. South
wind 5 to 10 mph becoming east in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Friday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 60. North wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Saturday: A 40 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 69. Northeast wind 10 to 15 mph.
Saturday Night: Showers likely, mainly before 1am. Cloudy, with a low around 63. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Sunday: A 50 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 74.
Sunday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65.
Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 76.
Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 67.
Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 77.
Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 68.
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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) @ 0624 hrs
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Manchester
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">1.6 ft Falling = 46’06”
<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">1.5 ft Falling = 46’05”
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Galveston Bay Entrance
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">0.8 ft Falling = 45’08”
<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 @ 0624 hrs
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Manchester
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">7 knots from S gusts to 15 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 SSE gusts to 19 knots
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Eagle Point
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">16 knots from SSE gusts to 19 knots
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Galveston Bay Entrance
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">16 knots from SSE gusts to 17 knots
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Pier 21
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">6 knots from SSE gusts to 14 knots
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FZUS54 KHGX 190848
CWFHGX
Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX
348 AM CDT Thu Mar 19 2020
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.
GMZ300-192130-
Synopsis for High Island to the Matagorda Ship Channel out 60
nautical miles including Galveston and Matagorda Bays
348 AM CDT Thu Mar 19 2020
.SYNOPSIS FOR HIGH ISLAND TO MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL OUT 60 NM...
Onshore winds will persist through Friday. Patchy fog will continue,
with lowest visibilities generally just off the Galveston coast. A
cold front will approach the coast Friday afternoon and evening
bringing a chance of showers or thunderstorms. Winds will briefly
shift to the northeast through Saturday. Onshore winds will
quickly redevelop on Sunday and additional showers and
thunderstorms are expected to impact the bays and coastal waters
through the remainder of the weekend.
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GMZ335-192130-
Galveston Bay-
348 AM CDT Thu Mar 19 2020
.TODAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly
choppy. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms late.
.TONIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. Patchy
fog after midnight. A slight chance of showers after midnight. A
slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight. A chance of
showers late.
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming east in the
afternoon. Bay waters smooth. Patchy fog in the morning. Showers
in the morning. A chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers in
the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...North winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northeast
10 to 15 knots after midnight. Bay waters choppy becoming
slightly choppy after midnight. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening.
.SATURDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly
choppy. A chance of showers.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots decreasing to 5 to
10 knots after midnight. Bay waters slightly choppy becoming
smooth after midnight. Showers likely.
.SUNDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. Showers
likely.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds around 5 knots. Bay waters smooth. A
chance of showers in the evening, then a slight chance of showers
after midnight.
.MONDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southeast in the
afternoon. Bay waters smooth. A slight chance of showers.
.MONDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth.
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GMZ330-192130-
Matagorda Bay-
348 AM CDT Thu Mar 19 2020
.TODAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly
choppy. Patchy fog in the morning.
.TONIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. Patchy
fog in the late evening and overnight. A chance of thunderstorms
after midnight. A chance of showers after midnight. A slight
chance of thunderstorms late.
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds 20 to 25 knots becoming east 5 to
10 knots in the afternoon. Bay waters rough becoming smooth in
the afternoon. Patchy fog in the morning. Showers and
thunderstorms likely in the morning, then a chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...North winds 15 to 20 knots. Bay waters choppy. A
slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening.
.SATURDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly
choppy. A chance of showers.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots decreasing to 5 to
10 knots after midnight. Bay waters slightly choppy becoming
smooth after midnight. Showers likely in the evening, then a
chance of showers after midnight.
.SUNDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southeast in the
afternoon. Bay waters smooth. A chance of showers.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth.
A slight chance of showers.
.MONDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Bay waters
smooth to slightly choppy.
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GMZ355-192130-
Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM-
348 AM CDT Thu Mar 19 2020
...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT THIS MORNING...
.TODAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Patchy
dense fog early in the morning.
.TONIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Patchy
fog in the late evening and overnight. A slight chance of showers
after midnight. A slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight.
A chance of showers late.
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots becoming east in the
afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 feet. Patchy fog until late afternoon.
Showers likely and a slight chance of thunderstorms in the
morning. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet.
A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then a
slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight.
.SATURDAY...Northeast winds around 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. A
slight chance of showers in the morning, then a chance of showers
in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
Showers likely in the evening, then a chance of showers after
midnight.
.SUNDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. A chance of
showers.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 5 knots. Seas 2 feet. A
slight chance of showers.
.MONDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 to
3 feet.
$$
GMZ350-192130-
Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX out
20 NM-
348 AM CDT Thu Mar 19 2020
.TODAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet with
occasional seas up to 6 feet. Patchy fog early in the morning.
Patchy fog late.
.TONIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 feet. Patchy fog. A
slight chance of showers after midnight. A slight chance of
thunderstorms after midnight. A chance of showers late.
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots becoming east in the
afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Patchy fog until late afternoon. A
chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning. A slight
chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet.
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening.
.SATURDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. A
chance of showers.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots decreasing to 5 to
10 knots after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 feet. A chance of showers.
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. A
chance of showers.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
A slight chance of showers in the evening.
.MONDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 to
3 feet.
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GMZ370-375-192130-
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-
348 AM CDT Thu Mar 19 2020
.TODAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet with
occasional seas up to 6 feet. Patchy fog early in the morning.
Patchy fog late.
.TONIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 5 to 6 feet with
occasional seas up to 7 feet. Patchy fog.
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots becoming east in the
afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 feet with occasional seas up to 6 feet.
Patchy fog. A slight chance of showers in the morning. A slight
chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet
with occasional seas up to 6 feet. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening, then a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms after midnight.
.SATURDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet with
occasional seas up to 6 feet. A slight chance of showers in the
morning, then a chance of showers in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots decreasing to 5 to
10 knots after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 feet. A chance of showers.
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 3 feet. A chance of
showers.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
A slight chance of showers.
.MONDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
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https://www.weatherbug.com/weather-camera/
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https://www.weatherbug.com/weather-camera/
https://www.meteoblue.com/en/weather/forecast/webcams/baytown_united-states-of-america_4672731
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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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<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)
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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
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<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Houston Pilots
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
www.brazospilots.com
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NOAA
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