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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Houston // Closed to all traffic – due to fog
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Friday - Jan 20th 1400 - 1700 closure for submerged Dredge Pipeline
Closure Lt Buoy 68 located adjacent to Eagle Point and LT Buoy 70 is below Bayport Flare
VESSEL TRAFFIC SERVICE HOUSTON GALVESTON DIRECTS NO VESSEL MOVEMENTS ON THE HOUSTON SHIP CHANNEL BETWEEN HOUSTON SHIP CHANNEL LIGHT 68 AND LIGHT 70 ON FRIDAY, JANUARY 20, 2017 FROM 1400-1700
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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">01/12
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">0250 Pilots suspended boarding inbound traffic due to fog / remains boarding outbound traffic
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">0415 Pilots suspended boarding outbound traffic and inbound traffic remains suspended due to fog
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">0842 Pilots resumed boarding inbound and outbound traffic
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">2000 Pilots suspended inbound and outbound traffic due to fog
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">01/15
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">1000 Pilots resumed boarding outbound traffic only
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">2200 Pilots resumed boarding inbound traffic and suspended outbound traffic
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">01/17
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">0030 Outbound vessel traffic only// inbound traffic suspended
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">0350 Pilots suspended all traffic – due to fog
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">1020 Pilots resumed boarding inbound traffic only // outbound traffic suspended
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">1400 Pilots resumed boarding all traffic
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">2020 Pilots suspended inbound traffic // outbound traffic remains open
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">2113 Pilots suspended boarding all traffic – due to fog
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<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">0830 Pilots resumed boarding all traffic
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<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">0140 Pilots suspended boarding all traffic – due to fog
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">23 Vessels set to proceed inbound
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">10 Vessels set to proceed outbound
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> 1 Vessels set to shift
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<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">0315
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Freeport // Closed to all traffic – due to fog
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Fog
<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 76° F
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<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Humidity 100%
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Barometer 29.77 in / 1008.7 mb
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Dewpoint 57° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Visibility 0.25 miles
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Wind Calm
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<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Fog
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Currently 61° F
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<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Humidity 97° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Barometer 29.79 in / 1008.7 mb
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Dewpoint 60° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Visibility 0.13 miles
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Wind S 3 mph
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Fog / Mist
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Currently 56° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">High 73° F
Wind Chill NR<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 97° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Barometer 29.79 in / 1008.6 mb
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Dewpoint 55° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Visibility 1.25 miles
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Showers and thunderstorms likely after noon. Patchy fog before 10am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 76. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon. Chance
of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tonight: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly before midnight. Patchy fog after midnight. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 61. Southeast wind around 5 mph becoming southwest after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall
amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Saturday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 77. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Saturday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 54. West wind 5 to 10 mph.
Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 67. Breezy, with a northwest wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Sunday Night: Clear, with a low around 48.
Monday: Sunny, with a high near 69.
Monday Night: Clear, with a low around 55.
Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 77.
Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 58.
Wednesday: A 20 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 69.
Wednesday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 47.
Thursday: A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 61.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Today:
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Patchy fog before 10am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high near 70. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming southeast in the
afternoon. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tonight: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly before midnight. Patchy fog after midnight. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 63. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming southwest after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts
between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Saturday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after noon. Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 70. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Saturday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 57. West wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 63. Breezy, with a west wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Sunday Night: Clear, with a low around 51.
Monday: Sunny, with a high near 63.
Monday Night: Clear, with a low around 58.
Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 71.
Tuesday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 59.
Wednesday: A 20 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 65.
Wednesday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50.
Thursday: A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 58.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Today:
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Showers and thunderstorms likely after noon. Patchy fog before 10am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 73. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon. Chance
of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tonight: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before midnight. Patchy fog after midnight. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 62. Southeast wind around 5 mph becoming southwest in the evening. New rainfall amounts between
a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Saturday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 74. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 53. Southwest wind 5 to 15 mph.
Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 67. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Sunday Night: Clear, with a low around 49.
Monday: Sunny, with a high near 68.
Monday Night: Clear, with a low around 57.
Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 76.
Tuesday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 59.
Wednesday: A 20 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 69.
Wednesday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49.
Thursday: A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 61.
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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
523 AM CST FRI JAN 20 2017
TXZ163-164-176>179-195>200-210>214-226-227-235>238-211130-
AUSTIN-BRAZORIA-BRAZOS-BURLESON-CHAMBERS-COLORADO-FORT BEND-
GALVESTON-GRIMES-HARRIS-HOUSTON-JACKSON-LIBERTY-MADISON-MATAGORDA-
MONTGOMERY-POLK-SAN JACINTO-TRINITY-WALKER-WALLER-WASHINGTON-
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523 AM CST FRI JAN 20 2017
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS..
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
DENSE FOG WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS MORNING ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA.
SOME AREAS VISIBILITY HAS DROPPED BELOW A QUARTER MILE.
THERE IS A MARGINAL RISK OF SEVERE WEATHER TODAY FOR AREAS SOUTH
AND EAST OF HOUSTON. STORMS MAY FOR THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING
ALONG THE COAST AND PUSH EAST. THE STORM ENVIRONMENT MAY BE
SUPPORTIVE OF STORMS THAT ROTATE WHICH COULD PRODUCE DAMAGING
WINDS AND TORNADOES. SOME OF THE STRONG OR SEVERE STORMS COULD
ALSO PRODUCE LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL WHICH WITH RECENT RAINFALL
COULD PRODUCE FLOODING. THE MAIN THREAT WILL BE SOUTH OF I-10 AND
ALONG THE COAST FROM LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THE EVENING
HOURS. STORMS SHOULD BE MOVING QUICKLY EAST.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY
VERY STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP SUNDAY SO A WIND
ADVISORY WILL BE NEEDED. WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE
ACROSS MUCH OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED THIS AFTERNOON.
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<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Dense Fog Advisory
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
318 AM CST FRI JAN 20 2017
...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH 9 AM...
.AREAS OF DENSE FOG HAS DEVELOPED MAINLY SOUTH OF A
BRENHAM...TOMBALL...CLEVELAND LINE. VISIBILITIES HAVE DROPPED TO
1/4 MILE IN SEVERAL LOCATIONS...AND THIS FOG IS EXPECTED TO
PERSIST THROUGH MID MORNING.
TXZ197-210>213-226-227-235>237-201500-
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AUSTIN-BRAZORIA-COLORADO-FORT BEND-HARRIS-JACKSON-MATAGORDA-
WALLER-WASHINGTON-WHARTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALVIN...ANGLETON...BAY CITY...
BELLVILLE...BRENHAM...BROOKSHIRE...COLUMBUS...EAGLE LAKE...EDNA...
EL CAMPO...FREEPORT...HEMPSTEAD...HOUSTON...HUMBLE...KATY...
LAKE JACKSON...MISSOURI CITY...PALACIOS...PASADENA...PEARLAND...
PIERCE...PRAIRIE VIEW...RICHMOND...ROSENBERG...SEALY...
SUGAR LAND...TOMBALL...WEIMAR...WHARTON
318 AM CST FRI JAN 20 2017
...DENSE FOG ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS
MORNING...
* EVENT...DENSE FOG.
* TIMING...THROUGH MID MORNING.
* IMPACT...MOTORISTS SHOULD DRIVE WITH EXTREME CAUTION AND ALLOW
ADDITIONAL TRAVEL TIME. USE LOW BEAMS...REDUCE DRIVING SPEED...
AND ALLOW FOR PLENTY OF ROOM BETWEEN YOU AND OTHER CARS. YOU
CAN OVERTAKE ANOTHER VEHICLE QUICKLY IN POOR VISIBILITIES...SO
SLOW DOWN AND DRIVE DEFENSIVELY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A DENSE FOG ADVISORY MEANS VISIBILITIES WILL FREQUENTLY BE
REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE. IF DRIVING...SLOW DOWN...
USE YOUR HEADLIGHTS...AND LEAVE PLENTY OF DISTANCE AHEAD OF YOU.
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">PORTS NOAA/NOS Water Levels (above MLLW) @ 0748 hrs
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">0.7 ft Falling = 45’07”
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Eagle Point
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">1.0 ft Steady = 46’00”
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Galveston Bay Entrance
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">1.2 ft Rising = 46’02”
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Pier 21
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">1.2 ft Rising = 46’02”
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<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">Galveston Bay Entrance
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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"">LIGHT TO MODERATE SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">COASTAL WATERS UNTIL A STRONG COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE AREA
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. PATCHY
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">FOG...POTENTIALLY DENSE IN SPOTS...WILL BE POSSIBLE UNTIL WINDS
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">BECOME MORE SOUTHWESTERLY AND LESS CONDUCIVE TO FOG. VERY STRONG
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">AND GUSTY WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS AND ROUGH SEAS ARE EXPECTED
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">BEHIND THE FRONT...AND GALE WARNINGS MIGHT BE NEEDED. LOOK FOR
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">GRADUALLY DECREASING WINDS AND SEAS SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY.
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">GMZ330-202200-
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">MATAGORDA BAY-
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">342 AM CST FRI JAN 20 2017
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">EVENING...
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.TODAY...SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHEAST IN THE
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">AFTERNOON. BAY WATERS SMOOTH. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING. A SLIGHT
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE MORNING. SHOWERS
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.TONIGHT...SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST AFTER
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">MIDNIGHT. BAY WATERS SMOOTH. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.SATURDAY...SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SMOOTH.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">PATCHY FOG EARLY IN THE MORNING.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.SATURDAY NIGHT...SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS BECOMING WEST
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">20 TO 25 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. BAY WATERS SMOOTH TO SLIGHTLY
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">CHOPPY BECOMING ROUGH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.SUNDAY...WEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHWEST 20 TO
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">30 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. BAY WATERS CHOPPY BECOMING ROUGH IN
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">THE AFTERNOON.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.SUNDAY NIGHT...NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 KNOTS DECREASING TO 10
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">TO 15 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. BAY WATERS ROUGH BECOMING SLIGHTLY
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">CHOPPY AFTER MIDNIGHT.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.MONDAY...NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTH IN THE
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">AFTERNOON. BAY WATERS SMOOTH.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.MONDAY NIGHT...SOUTH 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"">.TUESDAY...SOUTH 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"">.TUESDAY NIGHT...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING NORTH 5 TO
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">10 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. BAY WATERS SLIGHTLY CHOPPY BECOMING
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">SMOOTH AFTER MIDNIGHT. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">$$
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">GMZ350-202200-
<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-
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">342 AM CST FRI JAN 20 2017
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">EVENING...
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.TODAY...SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHEAST IN THE
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. PATCHY FOG EARLY IN THE MORNING. A
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE MORNING. A
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.TONIGHT...SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST AFTER
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">IN THE EVENING. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.SATURDAY...SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS INCREASING TO 10 TO
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">15 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. PATCHY FOG EARLY IN
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">THE MORNING. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">AFTERNOON.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.SATURDAY NIGHT...SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING WEST
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">20 TO 25 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET BUILDING TO 4 TO
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">6 FEET WITH OCCASIONAL SEAS UP TO 7 FEET AFTER MIDNIGHT.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.SUNDAY...NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 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 NIGHT...NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS BECOMING 15 TO
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">20 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.MONDAY...NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">10 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.MONDAY NIGHT...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.TUESDAY...SOUTH WINDS AROUND 15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.TUESDAY NIGHT...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING WEST 5 TO
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">10 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">SHOWERS.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">$$
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">GMZ370-375-202200-
<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-
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">342 AM CST FRI JAN 20 2017
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">EVENING...
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.TODAY...SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 10 TO
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">15 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE MORNING. A CHANCE OF
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.TONIGHT...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST AFTER
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FEET. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">THE EVENING...THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">AFTER MIDNIGHT.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.SATURDAY...SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET. A
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.SATURDAY NIGHT...SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING WEST
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">20 TO 30 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET BUILDING TO 5 TO
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">7 FEET WITH OCCASIONAL SEAS UP TO 8 FEET AFTER MIDNIGHT. A SLIGHT
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.SUNDAY...WEST WINDS 25 TO 35 KNOTS. SEAS 7 TO 10 FEET WITH
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">OCCASIONAL SEAS UP TO 13 FEET.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.SUNDAY NIGHT...NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 KNOTS DECREASING TO
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">15 TO 25 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FEET WITH OCCASIONAL
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">SEAS UP TO 11 FEET SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FEET WITH OCCASIONAL SEAS
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">UP TO 8 FEET AFTER MIDNIGHT.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.MONDAY...NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING WEST 5 TO
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">10 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET SUBSIDING TO 2 TO
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">3 FEET IN THE AFTERNOON.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.MONDAY NIGHT...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS INCREASING TO 15 TO
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">20 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.TUESDAY...SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.TUESDAY NIGHT...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FEET WITH OCCASIONAL SEAS UP TO
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">6 FEET. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">$$
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">GMZ335-202200-
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">GALVESTON BAY-
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">342 AM CST FRI JAN 20 2017
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS MORNING...
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">EVENING...
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.TODAY...SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTH IN THE
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">AFTERNOON. BAY WATERS SMOOTH. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING. A CHANCE
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.TONIGHT...SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST AFTER
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">MIDNIGHT. BAY WATERS SMOOTH. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY IN
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">THE EVENING...THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.SATURDAY...SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SMOOTH.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">PATCHY FOG EARLY IN THE MORNING. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.SATURDAY NIGHT...SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING WEST
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">15 TO 25 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. BAY WATERS SMOOTH BECOMING CHOPPY
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">AFTER MIDNIGHT. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.SUNDAY...WEST WINDS 20 TO 30 KNOTS. BAY WATERS ROUGH.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.SUNDAY NIGHT...NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS DECREASING TO
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">10 TO 15 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. BAY WATERS CHOPPY BECOMING
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">SLIGHTLY CHOPPY AFTER MIDNIGHT.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.MONDAY...NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING WEST AROUND
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">5 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"">.MONDAY NIGHT...SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SMOOTH.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.TUESDAY...SOUTH 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"">.TUESDAY NIGHT...SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING WEST AFTER
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">MIDNIGHT. BAY WATERS SMOOTH. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">$$
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">GMZ355-202200-
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">COASTAL WATERS FROM HIGH ISLAND TO FREEPORT OUT 20 NM-
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">342 AM CST FRI JAN 20 2017
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS MORNING...
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">EVENING...
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.TODAY...SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHEAST IN THE
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FEET. PATCHY FOG EARLY IN THE MORNING. A CHANCE
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.TONIGHT...SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST AFTER
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">IN THE EVENING...THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.SATURDAY...SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS INCREASING TO 10 TO
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">15 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. PATCHY FOG EARLY IN
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">THE MORNING. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">MORNING. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.SATURDAY NIGHT...SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING WEST
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">20 TO 30 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET BUILDING TO 3 TO
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">5 FEET AFTER MIDNIGHT. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">THUNDERSTORMS.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.SUNDAY...WEST WINDS 25 TO 35 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 NIGHT...NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 KNOTS DECREASING TO 15
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">TO 20 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.MONDAY...NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING WEST 5 TO
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">10 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.MONDAY NIGHT...SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTH
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">10 TO 15 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FEET.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.TUESDAY...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.TUESDAY NIGHT...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING WEST 5 TO
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">10 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">SHOWERS.
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">$$
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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">Fred Hartman
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<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
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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
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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
<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
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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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NOAA
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