HSC Update
Houston Ship Channel open to all vessel traffic at 1520/08th March
Weather outlook
Patchy fog predicted PM/Friday through to AM/Tuesday
03/08
03/07
1010 Pilots suspended boarding inbound vessel traffic – due to fog // outbound vessel traffic remains open
1500 Pilots suspended boarding outbound vessel traffic due to fog
2200 Pilots resumed boarding outbound vessel traffic
03/08
0245 Pilots resumed boarding inbound and remains boarding outbound vessel traffic
0918 Pilots suspended boarding inbound vessel traffic - due to fog and remains boarding outbound vessel traffic
1520 Pilots resumed boarding inbound vessel traffic and remains boarding outbound vessel traffic
Present vessel traffic
42 Vessels set to proceed inbound
5 Vessels set to proceed outbound
FZUS54 KHGX 082125
CWFHGX
Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX
325 PM CST Fri Mar 8 2019
Upper Texas coastal waters from High Island to the Matagorda Ship
Channel out 60 nautical miles including Galveston and Matagorda Bays
Seas are provided as a range of the average height of the highest
1/3 of the waves...along with the occasional height of the average
highest 10 percent of the waves.
GMZ300-091015-
Synopsis for High Island to the Matagorda Ship Channel out 60
nautical miles including Galveston and Matagorda Bays
325 PM CST Fri Mar 8 2019
.SYNOPSIS FOR HIGH ISLAND TO MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL OUT 60 NM...
Humid and foggy conditions are expected to continue the rest of
the day and into the weekend. Southerly winds may increase tonight
so small craft exercise caution may be needed for the offshore
waters. Winds decrease as a front stalls inland this weekend. This
may keep the sea fog potential high through early next week.
Winds increase more on Tuesday ahead of another storm system.
Small craft advisories may be needed Tuesday into Wednesday.
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GMZ330-335-091015-
Matagorda Bay-Galveston Bay-
325 PM CST Fri Mar 8 2019
.TONIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly
choppy. A slight chance of showers in the late evening and
overnight.
.SATURDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly
choppy. A slight chance of showers in the morning.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southeast
after midnight. Bay waters smooth. Patchy fog.
.SUNDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. Patchy
fog. A chance of showers.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds around 10 knots. Bay waters smooth to
slightly choppy. Patchy fog. A chance of showers.
.MONDAY...East winds around 10 knots. Bay waters smooth to
slightly choppy. Patchy fog. A chance of showers and a slight
chance of thunderstorms.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters
slightly choppy. Patchy fog. A chance of showers and isolated
thunderstorms.
.TUESDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to
20 knots in the afternoon. Bay waters slightly choppy becoming
choppy in the afternoon. A chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Bay waters
choppy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.WEDNESDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots decreasing to 5 to
10 knots in the afternoon. Bay waters slightly choppy becoming
smooth in the afternoon. A chance of showers and isolated
thunderstorms.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth.
A slight chance of showers.
$$
GMZ350-355-091015-
Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX out
20 NM-Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM-
325 PM CST Fri Mar 8 2019
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots becoming south 15 to
20 knots after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 feet.
.SATURDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots decreasing to 5 to
10 knots in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 feet. A slight chance of
showers late in the morning.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southeast
after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Patchy fog.
.SUNDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet. Patchy fog.
A chance of showers.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
Patchy fog. A chance of showers.
.MONDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Patchy
fog. A chance of showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet.
Patchy fog. A slight chance of showers.
.TUESDAY...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet with
occasional seas up to 7 feet. A chance of thunderstorms and a
slight chance of showers.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 20 to 25 knots becoming south
15 to 25 knots after midnight. Seas 6 to 8 feet with occasional
seas up to 10 feet. A chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.WEDNESDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots decreasing to 5 to
10 knots in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 feet with occasional seas
up to 8 feet. A chance of showers and isolated thunderstorms.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet.
A slight chance of showers.
$$
GMZ370-375-091015-
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-
325 PM CST Fri Mar 8 2019
.TONIGHT...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. Seas 4 to 6 feet with
occasional seas up to 7 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet
with occasional seas up to 6 feet.
.SUNDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. A slight
chance of showers.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds around 10 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. A
slight chance of showers.
.MONDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. A
slight chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.MONDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southeast
15 to 20 knots after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 feet building to 5 to
6 feet with occasional seas up to 7 feet after midnight. A slight
chance of showers.
.TUESDAY...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet with
occasional seas up to 8 feet. A slight chance of showers.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 7 to
10 feet with occasional seas up to 13 feet. A chance of showers
and thunderstorms.
.WEDNESDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots decreasing to 10 to
15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 feet with occasional seas
up to 10 feet. A chance of showers and isolated thunderstorms.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 5 to
6 feet with occasional seas up to 7 feet.
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