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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">February 08, 2017 Wednesday
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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 // Closed to inbound and outbound traffic
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Recent closures on HSC due to fog
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">02/02
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">0735 Pilots suspended boarding inbound vessels due to fog / Outbound traffic remain on schedule.
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<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">02/05
<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">2135 Pilots suspended boarding all traffic due to fog
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">02/06
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">1215 Pilots resumed boarding outbound vessel traffic only
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">1655 Pilots suspended boarding all traffic due to fog
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">02/07
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">1010 Pilots resumed boarding inbound and shifting traffic // Outbound traffic remains suspended
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">1815 Pilots suspended boarding inbound vessels and outbound remains closed due to fog
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">38 Vessels set to proceed inbound
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">22 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: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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Overcast
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Currently 71° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">High 88° 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 84%
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Barometer 29.78 in / 1008.8 mb
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Dewpoint 66° 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 SW 12 mph
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Wednesday
<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 70° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">High 77° 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 29.80 in / 1009.1 mb
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Dewpoint 69° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Visibility 0.5 miles
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Wind SW 13 mph
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Wednesday
Fog / Mist
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Currently 70° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">High 81° 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 / 1008.8 mb
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Dewpoint 69° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Visibility 8 miles
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Wind SW 9 mph
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Today:
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, cloudy through mid morning, then gradual clearing, with a high near 88. Southwest wind 10 to 15 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as
high as 25 mph.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 54. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph becoming north after midnight.
Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 69. East wind 5 to 10 mph.
Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 53. East wind around 5 mph.
Friday: Partly sunny, with a high near 71. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Friday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 67.
Saturday: A 20 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 76.
Saturday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 67.
Sunday: A 20 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 75.
Sunday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 63.
Monday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 69.
Monday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 57.
Tuesday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 68.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Today:
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Areas of fog. Otherwise, cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 77. Southwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Tonight: Patchy fog before midnight. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with a low around 60. Breezy, with a west wind 10 to 15 mph becoming north 15 to 20 mph in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.
Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 63. Breezy, with a northeast wind 15 to 20 mph decreasing to 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.
Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 60. East wind 10 to 15 mph.
Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 67. Southeast wind 10 to 15 mph.
Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66.
Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high near 69.
Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66.
Sunday: A 20 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 69.
Sunday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 64.
Monday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 65.
Monday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 58.
Tuesday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 63.
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Today: Areas of fog before noon. Otherwise, cloudy through mid morning, then gradual clearing, with a high near 81. Southwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 60. Southwest wind 5 to 15 mph becoming north after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 65. Northeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 60. East wind around 10 mph.
Friday: Partly sunny, with a high near 69. Southeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 68.
Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high near 71.
Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 68.
Sunday: A 20 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 71.
Sunday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65.
Monday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 68.
Monday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 59.
Tuesday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 67.
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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX
531 AM CST Wed Feb 8 2017
...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST...
.Patchy dense sea fog will continue along the coast this morning.
TXZ214-235>238-081500-
/O.EXT.KHGX.FG.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-170208T1500Z/
Brazoria-Chambers-Galveston-Jackson-Matagorda-
Including the cities of...Alvin...Anahuac...Angleton...Bay City...
Edna...Freeport...Friendswood...Galveston...Lake Jackson...
League City...Mont Belvieu...Palacios...Pearland...Texas City...
Winnie
531 AM CST Wed Feb 8 2017
...DENSE FOG ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS MORNING...
* EVENT...Dense fog with visibility at or below one quarter mile
mainly near the coast.
* TIMING...Through 9 am.
* IMPACT...Travel conditions in dense fog are hazardous.
Motorists should slow down... leave plenty of following
distance... use low beam headlights and take extra time during
the morning commute.
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">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) @ 0724 hrs
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Eagle Point
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">0.4 ft Falling = 45’04”
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Winds – Houston / Galveston Bay PORTS, NOAA/NOS @ 0724 hrs
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Morgan’s Point
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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
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">354 AM CST WED FEB 8 2017
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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
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">GMZ300-082215-
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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"">354 AM CST WED FEB 8 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"">AREAS OF FOG...SOME DENSE WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MID MORNING WITH
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">SOME SLOW IMPROVEMENT OVER THE GULF WATERS AND MORE SLOWLY OVER
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">THE NORTHERN END OF THE BAYS. PATCHY FOG WILL LIKELY PREVAIL OVER
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">THE GULF WATERS THIS AFTERNOON. A COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">AREA TONIGHT AND SHOULD USHER IN DRIER AIR ENDING THE FOG THREAT.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">CAUTION FLAGS MIGHT BE NEEDED FOR THE ELEVATED OFFSHORE WINDS AND
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">BUILDING SEAS BEHIND THE FRONT TONIGHT AND EARLY THURSDAY.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">MODERATE TO STRONG SOUTHEASTERLY FLOW RESUMES FRIDAY MORNING AND
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">GMZ335-082215-
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">354 AM CST WED FEB 8 2017
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST THIS MORNING...
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.TODAY...SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SLIGHTLY
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">CHOPPY. AREAS OF DENSE FOG.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.TONIGHT...NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING NORTH AFTER
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">MIDNIGHT. BAY WATERS SLIGHTLY CHOPPY BECOMING SLIGHTLY CHOPPY TO
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">CHOPPY AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG IN THE EVENING.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.THURSDAY...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"">.THURSDAY NIGHT...EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SMOOTH.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.FRIDAY...SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SMOOTH.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.FRIDAY NIGHT...SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">SMOOTH TO SLIGHTLY CHOPPY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.SATURDAY...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SLIGHTLY
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">CHOPPY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.SATURDAY NIGHT...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SLIGHTLY
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">CHOPPY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.SUNDAY...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SLIGHTLY CHOPPY.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
<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"">A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">GMZ330-082215-
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">354 AM CST WED FEB 8 2017
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST THIS MORNING...
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.TODAY...SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SLIGHTLY
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">CHOPPY. AREAS OF DENSE FOG.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.TONIGHT...NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING NORTH 15 TO
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">20 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. BAY WATERS SLIGHTLY CHOPPY BECOMING
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">CHOPPY AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG IN THE EARLY EVENING.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.THURSDAY...NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING EAST IN THE
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">AFTERNOON. BAY WATERS SLIGHTLY CHOPPY.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.THURSDAY NIGHT...EAST 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"">.FRIDAY...SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SMOOTH. A
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.FRIDAY NIGHT...SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">SMOOTH TO SLIGHTLY CHOPPY.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.SATURDAY...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SLIGHTLY
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.SATURDAY NIGHT...SOUTH WINDS AROUND 15 KNOTS. BAY WATERS
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.SUNDAY...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SLIGHTLY CHOPPY.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
<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"">A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">GMZ350-355-082215-
<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"">354 AM CST WED FEB 8 2017
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST THIS MORNING...
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.TODAY...SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. AREAS
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">OF DENSE FOG.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.TONIGHT...WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING NORTH 15 TO
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">20 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET. PATCHY FOG IN THE
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">EVENING.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.THURSDAY...NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.THURSDAY NIGHT...EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.FRIDAY...SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.FRIDAY NIGHT...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.SATURDAY...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.SATURDAY NIGHT...SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.SUNDAY...SOUTH 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 5 FEET. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.SUNDAY NIGHT...SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">4 FEET. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">GMZ370-375-082215-
<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"">354 AM CST WED FEB 8 2017
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.TODAY...SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 FEET. AREAS OF
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">DENSE FOG.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.TONIGHT...WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING NORTH 15 TO
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">25 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET. PATCHY FOG IN THE
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">EVENING.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.THURSDAY...NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS DECREASING TO 15 TO
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">20 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET WITH OCCASIONAL SEAS
UP TO 7 FEET<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.THURSDAY NIGHT...EAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 4 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"">.FRIDAY...SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 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"">.FRIDAY NIGHT...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 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"">.SATURDAY...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS INCREASING TO 15 TO
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">20 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET WITH OCCASIONAL SEAS
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">UP TO 7 FEET.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.SATURDAY NIGHT...SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 5 TO 7 FEET
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">WITH OCCASIONAL SEAS UP TO 8 FEET.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.SUNDAY...SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS DECREASING TO 10 TO 15 KNOTS
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FEET WITH OCCASIONAL SEAS UP TO
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">8 FEET.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.SUNDAY NIGHT...SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">WITH OCCASIONAL SEAS UP TO 7 FEET. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">THUNDERSTORMS.
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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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http://www.swg.usace.army.mil/Missions/Navigation.aspx<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">
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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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