March 25, 2020 Wednesday
Houston, Galveston, Texas City, & Freeport, TX - Daily Port Update
NOAA Weather
GMZ300-252115-
Synopsis for High Island to the Matagorda Ship Channel out 60
nautical miles including Galveston and Matagorda Bays
313 AM CDT Wed Mar 25 2020
.SYNOPSIS FOR HIGH ISLAND TO MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL OUT 60 NM...
South to occasionally southwest winds will persist for the remainder
of the week.
Patchy sea fog will also be possible.
Strengthening onshore
winds and building seas can be expected beginning Thursday or Thursday
night ahead of the next cold front. The front will move through the
area on Saturday. Increasing north to northeast winds and building
seas can be expected in the wake of the front. More easterly winds
and lowering seas are anticipated to begin on Sunday night.
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Houston // Open to all vessel traffic
03/02
2307 All vessel traffic suspended – due to fog
03/03
1205 Outbound vessel traffic only resumed
2010 All vessel traffic suspended – due to fog
03/04
1000 Outbound vessel traffic only resumed
1205 Inbound vessel traffic resumed // Outbound vessel traffic remains open
1319 All vessel traffic suspended – due to fog
1622 All vessel traffic resumed
03/10
0732 All vessel traffic suspended – due to fog
1110 Resumed boarding outbound vessel traffic only // Inbound vessel traffic still suspended due to visibility
2300 Resumed boarding inbound vessel traffic only // Outbound vessel traffic suspended due to visibility
03/11
0430 All vessel traffic suspended – due to fog
1220 Resumed boarding outbound vessel traffic only
1700 All vessel traffic suspended – due to fog
03/12
0830 Resumed boarding outbound vessel traffic only
1105 Inbound vessel traffic resumed and outbound vessel traffic remains open (Two way traffic)
03/13
0555 Open to outbound vessel traffic only
1205 Inbound vessel traffic resumed and outbound vessel traffic remains open (Two way traffic)
2100 All vessel traffic suspended – due to fog
03/14
0430 Open to outbound vessel traffic only
1000 Inbound vessel traffic resumed and outbound vessel traffic remains open (Two way traffic)
2240 All vessel traffic suspended – due to fog
03/15
0500 Open to outbound vessel traffic only
0730 Inbound vessel traffic resumed and outbound vessel traffic remains open (Two way traffic)
1110
All vessel traffic suspended – due to fog
1400 Open to all vessel traffic
1614 All vessel traffic suspended – due to fog
2100 Outbound vessel traffic only resumed
03/16
0320 Inbound vessel traffic resumed // Outbound vessel traffic remains open (Two way traffic)
2350
All vessel traffic suspended – due to fog
03/17
1200
Open to outbound vessel traffic only
03/18
1025 Resumed boarding inbound vessel traffic // Outbound vessel traffic remains open (Two wat traffic)
1825 Open to inbound vessel traffic // Outbound vessel traffic suspended – due to fog
03/19
0740 Resumed two way traffic
Galveston / Texas City // Open to all vessel traffic
03/10
0630 All vessel traffic suspended – due to fog
03/11
0000 All vessel traffic resumed
0525 All vessel traffic suspended – due to fog
03/12
1000 All vessel traffic resumed
03/13
0545 All vessel traffic suspended – due to fog
1100 All vessel traffic resumed
1500 All vessel traffic suspended – due to fog
03/15
1715 All vessel traffic suspended – due to fog
03/16
0245 All vessel traffic resumed
03/17
0245 All vessel traffic suspended – due to fog
1030 All vessel traffic resumed
1815 All vessel traffic suspended – due to fog
03/18
0735 All vessel traffic resumed
Freeport // Open to all vessel traffic
03/03
0000 All vessel traffic suspended – due to fog
1100 All vessel traffic resumed
1938 All vessel traffic suspended – due to fog
03/04
0930 All vessel traffic resumed
1400 All vessel traffic suspended – due to fog [pilots cancelled vessel traffic suspending at 1352/04) Vessel
traffic open to all vessels
03/10
0535 All vessel traffic suspended – due to fog
1500 All vessel traffic resumed
03/11
0430 All vessel traffic suspended – due to fog
1230 All vessel traffic resumed
1910 All vessel traffic suspended – due to fog
03/12
1034 All vessel traffic suspended – due to fog
1055 All vessel traffic resumed
03/14
0742 All vessel traffic suspended – due to fog
1100 All vessel traffic resumed
03/15
0105 Inbound vessel traffic suspended – due to fog // Outbound vessel traffic remains open
0110 All vessel traffic suspended – due to fog
1200 All vessel traffic resumed
1316 lnbound vessel traffic suspended – due to fog // Outbound vessel traffic remains open
1400 Open to all vessel traffic
03/16
0100 All vessel traffic suspended – due to fog
0430 Open to all vessel traffic
03/17
0045 All vessel traffic suspended – due to fog
1230 Open to all vessel traffic
1630 All vessel traffic suspended – due to fog
03/18
0730 Resumed boarding all traffic
NOAA Weather Service
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<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">NOAA HOUSTON
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">NOAA GALVESTON, TEXAS CITY
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<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Wednesday
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Fog / Mist
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Currently 72° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Low 68° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">High 90° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Humidity 87%
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Barometer 29.93 in / 1013.8 mb
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Dewpoint 68° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Visibility 4 miles
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Heat Index NR° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Wind Chill NR° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Wind SW 7 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 73° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Low 70° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">High 81° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Humidity 90%
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Barometer 29.94 in / 1013.7 mb
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Dewpoint 70° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Visibility 6 miles
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Heat Index NR° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Wind Chill NR° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Wind SW 8 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 71° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Low 68° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">High 83° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Humidity 94%
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Barometer 29.94 in / 1013.7 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 5 miles
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Heat Index NR° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Wind Chill NR° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Wind Calm
Today: <span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Patchy fog before 10am. Otherwise, partly sunny, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high
near 90. Calm wind.
Tonight: Patchy fog after 1am. Otherwise, increasing clouds, with a low around 68. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm after midnight.
Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 89. Light south wind increasing to 5 to 10 mph in the morning.
Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 70. Southeast wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Friday: Partly sunny, with a high near 89. South wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Friday Night: Increasing clouds, with a low around 71.
Saturday: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 1pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Cloudy, with a high near 83. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 58.
Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 80.
Sunday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 63.
Monday: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 75. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Monday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 62.
Tuesday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 77.<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">
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Today: <span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Patchy fog before noon. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 81. Light and variable wind
becoming south 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.
Tonight: Patchy fog. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with a low around 70. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 80. South wind 5 to 15 mph.
Thursday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 72. South wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Friday: Partly sunny, with a high near 80. South wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 72.
Saturday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 78.
Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65.
Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 76.
Sunday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 68.
Monday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 73.
Monday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65.
Tuesday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 74.<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">
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Today: <span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Patchy fog before noon. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 83. Light and variable wind
becoming south 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.
Tonight: Patchy fog. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with a low around 68. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 82. South wind 5 to 15 mph.
Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 70. South wind 10 to 15 mph.
Friday: Partly sunny, with a high near 82. South wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 70.
Saturday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 80.
Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 61.
Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 77.
Sunday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66.
Monday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 75.
Monday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 63.
Tuesday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 75.<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">
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<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Maximum Deep Drafts - Houston / Galveston Bay
<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">PORTS NOAA/NOS Water Levels (above MLLW) @ 0828 hrs
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Manchester
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">0.9 ft Rising = 45’09”
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Morgan’s Point
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">0.9 ft Steady = 45’09”
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Eagle Point
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">1.3 ft Steady = 46’03”
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Galveston Bay Entrance
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">1.4 ft Falling = 46’04”
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Pier 21
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">1.4 ft Falling = 46’04”
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<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Winds – Houston / Galveston Bay PORTS, NOAA/NOS @ 0828 hrs
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Manchester
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">2 knots from WSW gusts to 4 knots
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Morgan’s Point
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">5 knots from WSW gusts to 8 knots
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Eagle Point
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">4 knots from W gusts to 8 knots
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Galveston Bay Entrance
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">8 knots from W gusts to 11 knots
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Pier 21
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">6 knots from WNW gusts to 8 knots
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<span-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">NOAA Weather Galveston Bay & Matagorda Bay
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FZUS54 KHGX 250813
CWFHGX
Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX
313 AM CDT Wed Mar 25 2020
Upper Texas coastal waters from High Island to the Matagorda Ship Channel
out 60 nautical miles including Galveston and Matagorda Bays
Seas are provided as a range of the average height of the highest
1/3 of the waves...along with the occasional height of the average
highest 10 percent of the waves.
GMZ300-252115-
Synopsis for High Island to the Matagorda Ship Channel out 60
nautical miles including Galveston and Matagorda Bays
313 AM CDT Wed Mar 25 2020
.SYNOPSIS FOR HIGH ISLAND TO MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL OUT 60 NM...
South to occasionally southwest winds will persist for the remainder
of the week. Patchy sea fog will also be possible. Strengthening onshore
winds and building seas can be expected beginning Thursday or Thursday
night ahead of the next cold front. The front will move through the
area on Saturday. Increasing north to northeast winds and building
seas can be expected in the wake of the front. More easterly winds
and lowering seas are anticipated to begin on Sunday night.
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GMZ335-252115-
Galveston Bay-
313 AM CDT Wed Mar 25 2020
.TODAY...Southwest winds around 5 knots becoming south in the afternoon.
Bay waters smooth. Patchy fog in the morning.
.TONIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. Patchy fog.
.THURSDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots increasing to 10 to 15 knots in
the afternoon. Bay waters smooth becoming slightly choppy in the afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT through FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots.
Bay waters slightly choppy.
.SATURDAY...South winds around 10 knots becoming west in the afternoon.
Bay waters smooth to slightly choppy becoming smooth in the afternoon.
A slight chance of thunderstorms in the morning. A chance of showers.
A chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth.
.SUNDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy.
A slight chance of showers after midnight.
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GMZ330-252115-
Matagorda Bay-
313 AM CDT Wed Mar 25 2020
.TODAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. Patchy fog
in the morning.
.TONIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. Patchy fog.
.THURSDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots increasing to 10 to 15 knots
in the afternoon. Bay waters smooth becoming slightly choppy in the
afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT through FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots.
Bay waters slightly choppy.
.SATURDAY...South winds around 10 knots becoming northwest in the afternoon.
Bay waters smooth to slightly choppy becoming smooth in the afternoon.
A chance of showers in the morning. A slight chance of thunderstorms.
A slight chance of showers in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds around 10 knots. Bay waters smooth
to slightly choppy.
.SUNDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy.
A slight chance of showers.
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GMZ350-355-252115-
Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX out
20 NM-Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM-
313 AM CDT Wed Mar 25 2020
.TODAY...Southwest winds around 5 knots becoming southeast in the afternoon.
Seas 1 to 2 feet. Patchy fog in the morning.
.TONIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Patchy fog.
.THURSDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots increasing to 10 to 15 knots
in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Patchy fog in the morning.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots becoming south 10 to
15 knots after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 feet.
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet.
.SATURDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots becoming west 5 to 10 knots in
the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 feet. A slight chance of thunderstorms in
the morning. A chance of showers. A chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet.
.SUNDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet. A slight
chance of showers after midnight.
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GMZ370-375-252115-
Waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX from 20 to
60 NM-Waters from High Island to Freeport TX from 20 to 60 NM-
313 AM CDT Wed Mar 25 2020
.TODAY...Southwest winds around 5 knots becoming southeast in the afternoon.
Seas 2 to 3 feet.
.TONIGHT...South winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
.THURSDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet.
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet with occasional
seas up to 6 feet.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet with occasional
seas up to 7 feet.
.SATURDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest 5 to 10 knots
in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 feet with occasional seas up to 7 feet.
A slight chance of showers. A slight chance of thunderstorms in the
afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet with
occasional seas up to 6 feet.
.SUNDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet with occasional
seas up to 6 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots decreasing to 10 to 15 knots
after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 feet.
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<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">NOAA USGULF Offshore Waters Weather
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<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">KHOU WEATHER
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<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Galveston WEB Cams
https://www.galveston.com/webcams/
<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Kemah WEB Cams
https://saltwater-recon.com/kemah-seabrook/
https://www.weatherbug.com/weather-camera/
<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Baytown WEB Cams
https://www.weatherbug.com/weather-camera/
https://www.meteoblue.com/en/weather/forecast/webcams/baytown_united-states-of-america_4672731
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Port of Houston Authority<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">
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ACOE Project Depth for Houston Ship Channel<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">
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<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">45 feet/13.72 meters up to Shell / Enterprise
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">40 feet/12.19 meters up to S.P. Slip
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">36 feet/10.97 meters to the Turning Basin
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">40 feet/12.19 meters Barbour’s Cut Channel
<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">40 feet/12.19 meters Bayport Channel
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<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Please note the above information is based on the Corp of Engineers – Project draft for the Houston Ship Channel, if you have a question
regarding deep draft in Houston Ship Channel or alongside a berth, please contact our operations department
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<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">HSC Air Drafts Restrictions
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<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Power Lines
<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Power Lines
<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Fred Hartman
<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Power Lines
<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Jesse Jones
<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Power Lines
<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Sidney Sherman
197’ (Morgan’s Point)
197’ (below Fred Hartman Bridge – Baytown)<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">175' (Baytown/LaPorte Bridge)
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">197’ (Battleship Texas)
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">175' (Beltway 8 Bridge)
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">197’ (Power Plant)
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">135' (Loop 610 Bridge)
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<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Port of Texas City
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The Texas City Ship Channel is approximately 11 miles from GB Buoy
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The ACOE project draft for the TXCSC is 45’00 FW at MLT from the GB BUOY to Valero Dock # 42, the channel above project draft is
40’00 FW at MLT. The length on the final approach from the Houston, Galveston, Texas City tri-channel split is approximately 6 miles, the width is approximately a 400 ft bottom, the Turning Basin is approximately 4,200 ft long and 1,200 ft wide with a maximum
deep draft of 45 ft FW at MLT, and is navigable day or night with no air draft restrictions. Only TX City Docks with 45’00” maximum deep draft at MLT are TC # 41, & 42
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<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Port of Galveston
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#051423">The Galveston Ship Channel is approximately miles from GB Buoy
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#051423">The ACOE project draft for the GSC is 45’00” FW. The narrowest point is approximately 1,200 ft wide with no air draft restrictions.
At the POGA berths the maximum deep draft varies from 32’00” to 40’00” at MLT,
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<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Port of Freeport is located three miles from deep water, the channel is 400 ft wide and ACOE project maximum deep draft at MLW is
45’00”.
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