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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 all vessel traffic
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<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">252 AM CST Sat Dec 30 2017
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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">Southeasterly winds will gradually become easterly this morning
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">and pull in more warm and humid air over cooler nearshore waters.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">This fog favorable scenario will increase the probability of
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">weekend dense sea fog development. Sea fog could begin to form as
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">early as this morning. Periods of light rain or drizzle are
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">expected across the waters as a weak area of low pressure forms
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">over the upper Texas coastal waters. A strong cold front will push
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">through the coastal waters Sunday bringing strong northerlies
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">with gusts to gale force and rapidly building seas. Winds and seas
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<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">12/17
<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">0833 Pilots suspended boarding all vessel traffic due to fog
<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">1600 Pilots resumed boarding outbound vessel traffic only
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<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">12/18
<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">0750 Pilots resumed boarding inbound vessel traffic and remains boarding outbound traffic
<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">1408 Pilots suspended boarding all vessel traffic due to fog
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<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">12/19
<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">1430 Pilots resumed boarding outbound traffic only (will actually start moving outbound traffic at 1630)
<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">1845 Pilots suspended boarding all vessel traffic due to dense fog
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<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">12/20
<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">0345 Pilots resumed boarding all vessel traffic
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<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">12/21
<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">1100 Pilots suspended outbound traffic due to dense fog
<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">1409 Pilots suspended boarding all traffic due dense fog
<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">1635 Pilots resumed boarding inbound traffic only (actual boarding commenced 2030 hrs)
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<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">0430 Pilots suspended boarding inbound vessel traffic and resumed boarding outbound traffic
<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">0700 Pilots resumed boarding inbound vessel traffic and remains boarding outbound vessel traffic
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The Houston Ship Channel is open 24/7 with draft and other restrictions;
-Entrance Channel to ExxonMobil Baytown - maximum 45'
-ExxonMobil Baytown to Shell - maximum 41'
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-Shell to Houston Cement West - maximum 40'
-Houston Cement West to City Dock # 16 - maximum 36'
<span-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> -Turning Basin – Maximum 29’
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Effective October 24th, 2017
The dredging of the Houston Ship Channel between beacons 66 and 72 has been completed. The 42’ restriction to Exxon has been lifted. The HSC is good for vessels with a draft fresh water of
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Overcast
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Currently 55° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">High 62° F
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<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Wind Chill 53° F
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<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Currently 64° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">High 64° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Humidity 93%
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Barometer 30.12 in / 1020.0 mb Dewpoint 62° F
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<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">High 66° 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 30.11 in / 1019.6 mb
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<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Wind NE 5 mph
Overnight: <span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">Areas
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Saturday: A 30 percent chance of showers with a slight chance of drizzle. Cloudy, with a high near 62. North wind around 5 mph.
Saturday Night: A chance of drizzle before midnight, then a chance of rain with a slight chance of drizzle after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52. North wind around 5 mph.
Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Sunday: A 30 percent chance of rain or drizzle. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 55. North wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Sunday Night: A 20 percent chance of rain or drizzle. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 31. North wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
New Year's Day: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 38.
Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 25.
Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 38.
Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 26.
Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 47.
Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 31.
Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 51.
Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 35.
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Overnight: <span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Areas of drizzle with a slight chance of rain. Patchy fog. Otherwise, cloudy, with a low
around 54. East wind around 10 mph.
Saturday: A 40 percent chance of showers with a slight chance of drizzle. Patchy fog. Otherwise, cloudy, with a high near 64. Northeast wind around 10 mph.
Saturday Night: A chance of drizzle before midnight, then a chance of rain with a slight chance of drizzle after midnight. Areas of fog before midnight. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 56. Northeast wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation
is 30%.
Sunday: A 30 percent chance of rain or drizzle. Mostly cloudy, with a temperature falling to around 51 by 5pm. Breezy, with a north wind 10 to 15 mph increasing to 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.
Sunday Night: A 30 percent chance of rain or drizzle, mainly before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 34. Windy, with a northeast wind around 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.
New Year's Day: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 39. Windy.
Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 29. Blustery.
Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 38.
Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 29.
Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 46.
Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 36.
Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 50.
Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 40.
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Overnight: <span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Areas of drizzle with a slight chance of rain. Patchy fog. Otherwise, cloudy, with a steady
temperature around 58. East wind around 5 mph.
Saturday: A 30 percent chance of showers with a slight chance of drizzle. Patchy fog. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high near 66. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Saturday Night: A chance of drizzle before midnight, then a slight chance of rain or drizzle after midnight. Areas of fog before midnight. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 56. North wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Sunday: A 30 percent chance of rain or drizzle. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 59. Breezy, with a north wind 10 to 15 mph increasing to 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.
Sunday Night: A 30 percent chance of rain or drizzle, mainly before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 34. Windy, with a northeast wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
New Year's Day: A 10 percent chance of rain or drizzle before noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 41. Breezy.
Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 29.
Tuesday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 40.
Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 27.
Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 48.
Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 34.
Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 53.
Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 39.
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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">Maximum Deep Drafts - Houston / Galveston Bay
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">PORTS NOAA/NOS Water Levels (above MLLW) @ 0520 hrs
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Morgan’s Point
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">0.9 ft Falling = 45’09”
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Eagle Point
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">1.1 ft Falling = 46’01”
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Galveston Bay Entrance
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">0.2 ft Falling = 45’02”
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<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 @ 0520 hrs
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Morgan’s Point
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">4 knots from NE, gusts to 6 knots
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Eagle Point
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">3 knots from ENE, gusts to 7 knots
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">11 knots from NE, gusts to 11 knots
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Pier 21
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">5 knots from ESE, gusts to 9 knots
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<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">252 AM CST Sat Dec 30 2017
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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
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">Channel 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">GMZ300-302115-
<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">252 AM CST Sat Dec 30 2017
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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">Southeasterly winds will gradually become easterly this morning
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">and pull in more warm and humid air over cooler nearshore waters.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">This fog favorable scenario will increase the probability of
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">weekend dense sea fog development. Sea fog could begin to form as
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">early as this morning. Periods of light rain or drizzle are
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">expected across the waters as a weak area of low pressure forms
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">over the upper Texas coastal waters. A strong cold front will push
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">through the coastal waters Sunday bringing strong northerlies
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">with gusts to gale force and rapidly building seas. Winds and seas
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">GMZ330-335-302115-
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">Matagorda Bay-Galveston Bay-
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.TODAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. Patchy
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">fog. A chance of showers in the morning. A slight chance of
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">showers in the afternoon.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.TONIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. Patchy
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">fog. A chance of showers.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.SUNDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">in the afternoon. Bay waters slightly choppy becoming choppy in
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">the afternoon. Patchy fog. A slight chance of showers.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.SUNDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots increasing to
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">20 to 25 knots after midnight. Bay waters choppy becoming rough
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">after midnight. A chance of rain and drizzle in the evening, then
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">a slight chance of rain and drizzle after midnight.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.MONDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 25 knots becoming north 15 to
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">20 knots in the afternoon. Bay waters choppy. A slight chance of
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">rain and drizzle.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.MONDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">slightly choppy.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.TUESDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">choppy.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.TUESDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">choppy.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.WEDNESDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots decreasing to 5 to
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">10 knots in the afternoon. Bay waters slightly choppy becoming
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">smooth in the afternoon.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth.
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">GMZ350-355-302115-
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">Coastal waters from Freeport to the Matagorda Ship Channel out
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">20 NM-Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport out 20 NM-
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">252 AM CST Sat Dec 30 2017
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.TODAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots becoming north in the
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">afternoon. Seas 2 feet. Patchy fog. A chance of showers in the
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">morning. A slight chance of showers in the afternoon.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.TONIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots decreasing to 5 to 10 knots
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">after midnight. Seas 2 feet. Patchy fog. A slight chance of
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.SUNDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 feet. Patchy fog. 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">.SUNDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">with occasional seas up to 8 feet. A chance of rain and drizzle
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">in the evening, then a slight chance of rain and drizzle after
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">midnight.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.MONDAY...Northeast winds 20 to 25 knots becoming 15 to 25 knots
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 feet with occasional seas up to
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">8 feet. A slight chance of rain and drizzle.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.MONDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">with occasional seas up to 7 feet. A slight chance of rain.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.TUESDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet. A
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">slight chance of rain.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.TUESDAY NIGHT...North winds around 15 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.WEDNESDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">GMZ370-375-302115-
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">Waters from Freeport to the Matagorda Ship Channel from 20 to
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">60 NM-Waters from High Island to Freeport from 20 to 60 NM-
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">252 AM CST Sat Dec 30 2017
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">...Small Craft Should Exercise Caution...
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.TODAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northwest 10 to 15
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">knots in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Patchy fog. A chance of
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">showers in the morning. A slight chance of showers in the
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">afternoon.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.TONIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots decreasing to 5 to 10 knots
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Patchy fog. A slight chance of
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">showers.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.SUNDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to 25 knots
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet building to 3 to 5 feet in the
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">afternoon. Patchy fog. A slight chance of showers.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.SUNDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 25 to 30 knots. Seas 6 to 8 feet
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">with occasional seas up to 10 feet building to 8 to 10 feet with
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">occasional seas up to 13 feet after midnight. A chance of rain
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">and drizzle.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.MONDAY...Northeast winds 25 to 30 knots decreasing to 20 to
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">25 knots in the afternoon. Seas 7 to 10 feet with occasional seas
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">up to 13 feet. A slight chance of rain and drizzle.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.MONDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds around 20 knots. Seas 6 to 8 feet
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">with occasional seas up to 10 feet. A slight chance of rain.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.TUESDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet with
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">occasional seas up to 8 feet. A slight chance of rain.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.TUESDAY NIGHT...North winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">with occasional seas up to 7 feet. A slight chance of rain.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.WEDNESDAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots decreasing to 10 to
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 feet.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet.
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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 / 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
<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">HSC Air Drafts Restrictions
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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
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<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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Army Corp of Engineers
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Association
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#051423">Galveston Texas City Pilots
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