December 13, 2019 Friday
Houston, Galveston, Texas City, & Freeport, TX - Daily Port Update
NOAA Weather
GMZ300-132330-
Synopsis for High Island to the Matagorda Ship Channel out 60
nautical miles including Galveston and Matagorda Bays
438 AM CST Fri Dec 13 2019
.SYNOPSIS FOR HIGH ISLAND TO MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL OUT 60 NM...
Seas will subside under weaker winds that will gradually veer
westerly ahead of an approaching weak cold front. This front will
clear the coast this evening and initiate a weak north flow.
Return flow late Saturday with onshore winds strengthening Sunday
per lowering western Texas pressure. The next cold front will pass
across the waters Monday night. Strong north winds in the front's
wake, with responding heightened seas, will reach Advisory levels
late Monday night and persist through Wednesday morning.
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Houston // Open to all vessel traffic
Galveston / Texas City // Open to all vessel traffic
Freeport // Open to all vessel traffic
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<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">NOAA HOUSTON
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">NOAA GALVESTON, TEXAS CITY
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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">Partly Cloudy
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Currently 58° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Low 49° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">High 73° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Humidity 84%
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Barometer 29.97 in / 1015.4 mb
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Dewpoint 53° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Visibility 10 miles
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<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 Calm
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Friday
Mostly Cloudy
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Currently 62° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Low 55° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">High 67° 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 29.98 in / 1015.1 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 9 miles
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<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Wind NE 3 mph
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Friday
Mostly Cloudy
<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 51° 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 90%
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Barometer 29.99 in / 1015.3 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 10 miles
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<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Wind N 5 mph
Today: <span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">Partly
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Tonight: Increasing clouds, with a low around 49. West wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Saturday: Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy through mid-morning, then gradual clearing, with a high near 73. Calm wind becoming southeast around 5 mph.
Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 57. Southeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 80. Light south wind increasing to 5 to 10 mph in the morning.
Sunday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 68.
Monday: Showers and thunderstorms. High near 77. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Monday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers before midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 41.
Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 55.
Tuesday Night: Clear, with a low around 36.
Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 57.
Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 36.
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Today: <span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">A 20 percent chance of showers before 10am. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with
a high near 67. Light and variable wind becoming southwest 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 55. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming northwest after midnight.
Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 67. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light and variable.
Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 62. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 74. South wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Sunday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 68.
Monday: A chance of showers, then showers and thunderstorms after 7am. High near 74. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Monday Night: Showers and thunderstorms before 7pm, then a chance of showers between 7pm and 1am. Low around 47. Breezy. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 56. Breezy.
Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 43. Breezy.
Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 55.
Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 47.
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Today: <span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">A 20 percent chance of showers before 10am. Mostly cloudy through mid-morning, then gradual
clearing, with a high near 70. Light and variable wind becoming southwest 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.
Tonight: Clear, with a low around 51. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming northwest after midnight.
Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 68. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon.
Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a steady temperature around 63. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 77. South wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Sunday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65.
Monday: A slight chance of showers, then showers and thunderstorms likely after 7am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 76. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Monday Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely before 7pm, then a chance of showers between 7pm and 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 43. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 58. Breezy.
Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 38.
Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 57.
Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 41.
Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 61.<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">
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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) @ 0803 hrs
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Manchester
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">1.9 ft Falling = 46’09”
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Morgan’s Point
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">1.6 ft Falling = 46’06”
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Eagle Point
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">2.0 ft Falling = 47’00”
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Galveston Bay Entrance
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">0.7 ft Falling = 45’07”
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Pier 21
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">1.20ft Falling = 46’00”
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<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Winds – Houston / Galveston Bay PORTS, NOAA/NOS @ 0803 hrs
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Manchester
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">1 knots from NW gusts to 2 knots
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Morgan’s Point
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">1 knots from NE gusts to 1 knots
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Eagle Point
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">3 knots from NE gusts to 3 knots
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Galveston Bay Entrance
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">6 knots from E gusts to 7 knots
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Pier 21
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">3 knots from E gusts to 4 knots
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<span-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">NOAA Weather Galveston Bay & Matagorda Bay
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FZUS54 KHGX 131038
CWFHGX
Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX
438 AM CST Fri Dec 13 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.
GMZ300-132330-
Synopsis for High Island to the Matagorda Ship Channel out 60
nautical miles including Galveston and Matagorda Bays
438 AM CST Fri Dec 13 2019
.SYNOPSIS FOR HIGH ISLAND TO MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL OUT 60 NM...
Seas will subside under weaker winds that will gradually veer
westerly ahead of an approaching weak cold front. This front will
clear the coast this evening and initiate a weak north flow.
Return flow late Saturday with onshore winds strengthening Sunday
per lowering western Texas pressure. The next cold front will pass
across the waters Monday night. Strong north winds in the front's
wake, with responding heightened seas, will reach Advisory levels
late Monday night and persist through Wednesday morning.
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GMZ330-335-132330-
Matagorda Bay-Galveston Bay-
438 AM CST Fri Dec 13 2019
.TODAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. Patchy
fog early in the morning. A slight chance of showers early in the
morning.
.TONIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northwest after
midnight. Bay waters smooth.
.SATURDAY...North winds around 5 knots becoming southeast in the
afternoon. Bay waters smooth. Patchy fog early in the morning.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth.
.SUNDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly
choppy. A chance of showers in the late evening and overnight.
Thunderstorms likely late.
.MONDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northwest in
the afternoon. Bay waters slightly choppy. Showers until late
afternoon. Thunderstorms. A chance of showers late in the
afternoon.
.MONDAY NIGHT...North winds 15 to 25 knots becoming 20 to
25 knots after midnight. Bay waters choppy becoming rough after
midnight. A chance of showers in the evening.
.TUESDAY...North winds 20 to 25 knots becoming 15 to 25 knots in
the afternoon. Bay waters rough becoming choppy in the afternoon.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...North winds 15 to 20 knots. Bay waters choppy.
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GMZ350-355-132330-
Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX out
20 NM-Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM-
438 AM CST Fri Dec 13 2019
.TODAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southwest in the
afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet. A slight chance of showers early in
the morning.
.TONIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northwest after
midnight. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
.SATURDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots becoming east in the
afternoon. Seas 1 to 2 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots becoming south
after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
.SUNDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet. A
chance of showers in the late evening and overnight.
Thunderstorms likely late.
.MONDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots becoming west in the
afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 feet. Showers and thunderstorms.
.MONDAY NIGHT...North winds 15 to 25 knots becoming 20 to
25 knots after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 feet with occasional seas up
to 7 feet. A chance of showers in the evening. A slight chance of
showers after midnight.
.TUESDAY...North winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet with
occasional seas up to 7 feet.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...North winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet
with occasional seas up to 7 feet.
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GMZ370-375-132330-
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-
438 AM CST Fri Dec 13 2019
.TODAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming west 10 to
15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 feet. A slight chance of
showers early in the morning.
.TONIGHT...West winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northwest 5 to
10 knots after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
.SATURDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots becoming east in the
afternoon. Seas 1 to 2 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots becoming south
15 to 20 knots after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 feet.
.SUNDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet with
occasional seas up to 7 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...South winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 5 to 6 feet with
occasional seas up to 7 feet. A slight chance of showers in the
late evening and overnight. Thunderstorms likely late.
.MONDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots becoming west in the
afternoon. Seas 5 to 6 feet with occasional seas up to 7 feet.
Showers and thunderstorms.
.MONDAY NIGHT...North winds 15 to 25 knots. Seas 5 to 6 feet with
occasional seas up to 7 feet building to 6 to 8 feet with
occasional seas up to 10 feet after midnight. A chance of showers
in the evening, then a slight chance of showers after midnight.
.TUESDAY...North winds 25 to 30 knots. Seas 6 to 9 feet with
occasional seas up to 11 feet.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...North winds 25 to 30 knots decreasing to 20 to
25 knots after midnight. Seas 6 to 8 feet with occasional seas up
to 10 feet.
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<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">NOAA USGULF Offshore Waters Weather
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<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">KHOU WEATHER
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<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Galveston WEB Cams
https://www.galveston.com/webcams/
<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Kemah WEB Cams
https://saltwater-recon.com/kemah-seabrook/
https://www.weatherbug.com/weather-camera/
<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Baytown WEB Cams
https://www.weatherbug.com/weather-camera/
https://www.meteoblue.com/en/weather/forecast/webcams/baytown_united-states-of-america_4672731
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Port of Houston Authority<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">
http://www.portofhouston.com/<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">
ACOE Project Depth for Houston Ship Channel<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">
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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-family:"Arial",sans-serif">40 feet/12.19 meters Bayport 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
<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Power Lines
<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Fred Hartman
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<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Jesse Jones
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<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Sidney Sherman
197’ (Morgan’s Point)
197’ (below Fred Hartman Bridge – Baytown)<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">
<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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