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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 traffic
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">01/01
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">0220 Pilots suspended outbound traffic / inbound traffic remains suspended – due to fog
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">1130 Pilots resumed boarding outbound / inbound traffic remains suspended
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">1550 Pilots resumed boarding inbound traffic / outbound traffic remains open
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">2118 Pilots suspended boarding inbound traffic / outbound traffic suspended – due to fog
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">01/02
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">0620 Pilots resumed boarding inbound and outbound traffic
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Galveston / Texas City // Open to all traffic
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Freeport // Open to all traffic
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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">Saturday
<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 25° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">High 39° F
Wind Chill 13<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Humidity 69%
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Barometer 30.72 in / 1040.9 mb
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Dewpoint 16° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Visibility 10 miles
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Wind N 13 mph
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Saturday
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Mostly Cloudy
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Currently 32° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">High 39° F
Wind Chill 21<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Humidity 73° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Barometer 30.73 in / 1040.4 mb
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<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Visibility 10 miles
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Wind N 17 mph
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Saturday
Fair
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Currently 30° F
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Wind Chill 20<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Humidity 19° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Barometer 30.74 in / 1040.8 mb
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Dewpoint 19° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Visibility 10 miles
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Wind N 13 mph
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Today:
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Sunny, with a high near 39. Wind chill values between 10 and 20. North wind around 10 mph.
Tonight: Clear, with a low around 23. Wind chill values between 15 and 20. North wind around 5 mph.
Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 49. Wind chill values between 15 and 25 early. East wind around 5 mph.
Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 42. East wind around 5 mph.
Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 67. East wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south in the afternoon.
Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 59.
Tuesday: A 20 percent chance of rain after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 73.
Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 62.
Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 76.
Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 64.
Thursday: A 20 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 77.
Thursday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65.
Friday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 74.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Today:
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Sunny, with a high near 39. Wind chill values between 20 and 30. Breezy, with a north wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Tonight: Clear, with a low around 32. Northeast wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 53. East wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a temperature rising to around 57 by 2am. South wind 10 to 15 mph.
Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 65. South wind 10 to 15 mph.
Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 62.
Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 69.
Tuesday Night: Areas of fog after 7pm. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with a low around 64.
Wednesday: Areas of fog. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 70.
Wednesday Night: Areas of fog. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with a low around 64.
Thursday: Areas of fog. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 70.
Thursday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers. Areas of fog. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with a low around 65.
Friday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Areas of fog. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 71.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Today:
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Sunny, with a high near 40. Wind chill values between 20 and 30. North wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 32. Northeast wind around 10 mph.
Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 55. Northeast wind around 10 mph becoming east in the afternoon.
Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a temperature falling to near 52 by 8pm, then rising to around 57 during the remainder of the night. South wind around 10 mph.
Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 68. South wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 62.
Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 72. Breezy.
Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 64.
Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 73.
Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 65.
Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 74.
Thursday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 66.
Friday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 72.
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Hard Freeze Warning<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
502 AM CST SAT JAN 7 2017
...ARCTIC AIRMASS ACROSS THE REGION WITH FREEZING CONDITIONS THIS
MORNING AND AGAIN TONIGHT...
.WIDESPREAD FREEZING CONDITIONS ACROSS THE REGION THIS MORNING
INCLUDING GALVESTON ISLAND. WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
6 AM FOR THE COASTAL AREAS. TEMPERATURES SHOULD SLOWLY WARM ABOVE
FREEZING BUT THEN PLUMMET AGAIN TONIGHT. HARD FREEZE CONDITIONS
ACROSS ALL BUT GALVESTON COUNTY. AREAS GENERALLY NORTH OF A
COLUMBUS TO CONROE TO LIVINGSTON LINE WILL SEE TEMPERATURES AT OR
BELOW 20 DEGREES AND PERHAPS AS LOW AS 15. PIPES WILL BE AT RISK
IN POORLY INSULATED CONSTRUCTION. TEMPERATURES BELOW FREEZING WILL
PREVAIL FOR MORE THAN 10 HOURS AND AS LONG AS 16 TO 17 HOURS
ACROSS THE NORTH.
TXZ213-227-071915-
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/O.CON.KHGX.FZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-170107T1600Z/
FORT BEND-HARRIS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HOUSTON...HUMBLE...KATY...
MISSOURI CITY...PASADENA...RICHMOND...ROSENBERG...SUGAR LAND...
TOMBALL
502 AM CST SAT JAN 7 2017
...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST THIS
MORNING...
...HARD FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM
CST SUNDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HOUSTON/GALVESTON HAS ISSUED A
HARD FREEZE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING
TO 9 AM CST SUNDAY.
* EVENT...FREEZING TEMPERATURES OF 21 TO 26 DEGREES THIS MORNING
AND THEN COLDER TONIGHT AND SUNDAY MORNING. LONG DURATION OF
TEMPERATURES BELOW FREEZING WITH TEMPERATURES FALLING TO 19 TO
25 DEGREES.
* TIMING...THIS MORNING THROUGH 10 AM THEN AGAIN TONIGHT BETWEEN 7
PM AND 10 AM SUNDAY.
* IMPACT...SENSITIVE VEGETATION AND EXPOSED PIPES. BE SURE TO
PROTECT OUTDOOR PETS FROM THE COLD.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR
HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER
SENSITIVE VEGETATION.
A HARD FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE
IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND
OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION.
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<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Hazardous Weather Outlook
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
751 AM CST SAT JAN 7 2017
TXZ163-164-176>179-195>200-210>214-226-227-235>237-081400-
AUSTIN-BRAZORIA-BRAZOS-BURLESON-CHAMBERS-COLORADO-FORT BEND-
GRIMES-HARRIS-HOUSTON-JACKSON-LIBERTY-MADISON-MATAGORDA-
MONTGOMERY-POLK-SAN JACINTO-TRINITY-WALKER-WALLER-WASHINGTON-
WHARTON-
751 AM CST SAT JAN 7 2017
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
HARD FREEZE WARNING IS IN EFFECT TONIGHT. SENSITIVE VEGETATION AND
EXPOSED PIPES WILL BE THE MAIN CONCERN.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY
WARMER TEMPERATURES SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY.
SEA FOG MAY RETURN TO THE COAST WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.
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<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Freeze Warning
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
502 AM CST SAT JAN 7 2017
...ARCTIC AIRMASS ACROSS THE REGION WITH FREEZING CONDITIONS THIS
MORNING AND AGAIN TONIGHT...
.WIDESPREAD FREEZING CONDITIONS ACROSS THE REGION THIS MORNING
INCLUDING GALVESTON ISLAND. WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
6 AM FOR THE COASTAL AREAS. TEMPERATURES SHOULD SLOWLY WARM ABOVE
FREEZING BUT THEN PLUMMET AGAIN TONIGHT. HARD FREEZE CONDITIONS
ACROSS ALL BUT GALVESTON COUNTY. AREAS GENERALLY NORTH OF A
COLUMBUS TO CONROE TO LIVINGSTON LINE WILL SEE TEMPERATURES AT OR
BELOW 20 DEGREES AND PERHAPS AS LOW AS 15. PIPES WILL BE AT RISK
IN POORLY INSULATED CONSTRUCTION. TEMPERATURES BELOW FREEZING WILL
PREVAIL FOR MORE THAN 10 HOURS AND AS LONG AS 16 TO 17 HOURS
ACROSS THE NORTH.
TXZ213-227-071915-
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/O.CON.KHGX.FZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-170107T1600Z/
FORT BEND-HARRIS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HOUSTON...HUMBLE...KATY...
MISSOURI CITY...PASADENA...RICHMOND...ROSENBERG...SUGAR LAND...
TOMBALL
502 AM CST SAT JAN 7 2017
...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST THIS
MORNING...
...HARD FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM
CST SUNDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HOUSTON/GALVESTON HAS ISSUED A
HARD FREEZE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING
TO 9 AM CST SUNDAY.
* EVENT...FREEZING TEMPERATURES OF 21 TO 26 DEGREES THIS MORNING
AND THEN COLDER TONIGHT AND SUNDAY MORNING. LONG DURATION OF
TEMPERATURES BELOW FREEZING WITH TEMPERATURES FALLING TO 19 TO
25 DEGREES.
* TIMING...THIS MORNING THROUGH 10 AM THEN AGAIN TONIGHT BETWEEN 7
PM AND 10 AM SUNDAY.
* IMPACT...SENSITIVE VEGETATION AND EXPOSED PIPES. BE SURE TO
PROTECT OUTDOOR PETS FROM THE COLD.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR
HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER
SENSITIVE VEGETATION.
A HARD FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE
IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND
OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION.
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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">NOAA USGULF Offshore Waters Weather
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<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">MARSEC LEVEL 1
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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) @ 0952hrs
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:red">Morgan’s Point
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:red">-0.9 ft Steady = 44’03”
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:red">Eagle Point
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:red">-0.4 ft Steady = 44’08”
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Galveston Bay Entrance
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">0.3 ft Rising = 45’03”
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Pier 21
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">0.2 ft Steady = 45’02”
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Winds – Houston / Galveston Bay PORTS, NOAA/NOS @ 0952 hrs
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Morgan’s Point
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<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Eagle Point
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">10 knots from N, gusts to 14 knots
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Galveston Bay Entrance
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<span-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">NOAA Weather Galveston Bay & Matagorda Bay
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">UPPER TEXAS COASTAL WATERS FROM HIGH ISLAND TO THE MATAGORDA SHIP
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">SEAS ARE PROVIDED AS A RANGE OF THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">1/3 OF THE WAVES...ALONG WITH THE OCCASIONAL HEIGHT OF THE AVERAGE
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">HIGHEST 10 PERCENT OF THE WAVES.
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">GMZ300-080415-
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">NAUTICAL MILES INCLUDING GALVESTON AND MATAGORDA BAYS
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">928 AM CST SAT JAN 7 2017
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.SYNOPSIS FOR HIGH ISLAND TO MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL OUT 60 NM...
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">MODERATE OFFSHORE WINDS...ELEVATED SEAS AND ROUGH BAY WATERS WILL
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">PERSIST THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. GRADUALLY IMPROVING CONDITIONS
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">ARE EXPECTED BY LATE TODAY...WITH ONSHORE WINDS RESUMING SUNDAY
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">NIGHT. LOOK FOR GRADUALLY INCREASING WINDS AND BUILDING SEAS
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">DURING MUCH OF THE UPCOMING WEEK AND SEA FOG POSSIBLY RETURNING BY
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">LATE NEXT WEEK.
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">GMZ330-335-080415-
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">928 AM CST SAT JAN 7 2017
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION...
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.TODAY...NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS DECREASING TO 10 TO 15 KNOTS
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">LATER IN THE AFTERNOON. BAY WATERS CHOPPY BECOMING SLIGHTLY
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">CHOPPY IN THE AFTERNOON.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.TONIGHT...NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SLIGHTLY
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">CHOPPY.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.SUNDAY...NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING EAST 5 TO
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">10 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. BAY WATERS SLIGHTLY CHOPPY BECOMING
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">SMOOTH IN THE AFTERNOON.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.SUNDAY NIGHT...SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SMOOTH.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.MONDAY...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SLIGHTLY CHOPPY.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.MONDAY NIGHT...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SLIGHTLY
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.TUESDAY...SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. BAY WATERS CHOPPY.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.TUESDAY NIGHT...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SLIGHTLY
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">CHOPPY. AREAS OF FOG.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.WEDNESDAY...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SLIGHTLY
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">CHOPPY. AREAS OF FOG.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. BAY WATERS
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">SLIGHTLY CHOPPY. AREAS OF FOG.
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">GMZ350-355-080415-
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">COASTAL WATERS FROM FREEPORT TO THE MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL OUT
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">20 NM-COASTAL WATERS FROM HIGH ISLAND TO FREEPORT OUT 20 NM-
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">928 AM CST SAT JAN 7 2017
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION...
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.TODAY...NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET WITH
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">OCCASIONAL SEAS UP TO 7 FEET SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET IN THE
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.TONIGHT...NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.SUNDAY...EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING AROUND 10 KNOTS IN
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.SUNDAY NIGHT...SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTH
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.MONDAY...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.MONDAY NIGHT...SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.TUESDAY...SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 5 FEET WITH
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">OCCASIONAL SEAS UP TO 6 FEET.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.TUESDAY NIGHT...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 5 FEET
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">WITH OCCASIONAL SEAS UP TO 6 FEET. AREAS OF FOG.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.WEDNESDAY...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET. AREAS
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">OF FOG.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">AREAS OF FOG.
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">GMZ370-375-080415-
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">WATERS FROM FREEPORT TO THE MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL FROM 20 TO
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">60 NM-WATERS FROM HIGH ISLAND TO FREEPORT FROM 20 TO 60 NM-
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING...
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.TODAY...NORTH WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS DECREASING TO 15 TO 20 KNOTS
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 9 FEET WITH OCCASIONAL SEAS UP TO 11
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">FEET SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FEET WITH OCCASIONAL SEAS UP TO 8 FEET IN
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">THE AFTERNOON.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.TONIGHT...NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET WITH
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">OCCASIONAL SEAS UP TO 7 FEET.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.SUNDAY...EAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS DECREASING TO 10 TO 15 KNOTS
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.SUNDAY NIGHT...SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTH
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AFTER
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">MIDNIGHT.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.MONDAY...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KNOTS
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN IN
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">THE MORNING.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.MONDAY NIGHT...SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET WITH
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">OCCASIONAL SEAS UP TO 7 FEET.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.TUESDAY...SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 5 TO 6 FEET WITH
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">OCCASIONAL SEAS UP TO 7 FEET.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.TUESDAY NIGHT...SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 5 TO 6 FEET
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">WITH OCCASIONAL SEAS UP TO 7 FEET.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.WEDNESDAY...SOUTH WINDS AROUND 15 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET WITH
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">OCCASIONAL SEAS UP TO 7 FEET.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 5 FEET
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">WITH OCCASIONAL SEAS UP TO 6 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 Oiltanking
<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 Barbours 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">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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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Houston Pilots
Association
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#051423">Galveston Texas City Pilots
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Brazos Harbor Pilots
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