<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">December 22, 2016 Thursday
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Houston, Galveston, Texas City, & Freeport, TX - Daily Port Update
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Houston // Open to all traffic
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Recent HSC Closures
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">11/28
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">2305 Pilots suspended board all traffic - due to fog
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">11/29
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">0800 Pilots resumed boarding inbound traffic only
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">1200 Pilots resumed boarding outbound traffic and remains boarding inbound traffic
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">12/02
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">2020 Pilots suspended boarding all traffic due to inclement weather
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">12/03
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">1139 Pilots resumed boarding outbound traffic
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">2030 Pilots resumed boarding inbound traffic and remains boarding outbound traffic
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">12/05
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">1430 COTP closed HSC to inbound & outbound traffic due to vessel in distress, anchored at Redfish Island
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">1458 COTP opens HSC
1538 Pilots resumed boarding all traffic<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">12/07
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">0545 Pilots suspended outbound traffic due to fog
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">1300 Pilots resumed boarding all traffic
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<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">12/12
<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">0613 Pilots suspended boarding all traffic -due to fog
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<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">12/13
<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">1130 Pilots resumed boarding outbound traffic
<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">1900 Pilots suspended boarding outbound traffic – due to fog
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<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">12/14
<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">0030 Pilots resumed boarding inbound traffic
<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">0730 Pilots resumed boarding outbound traffic and remains boarding inbound traffic
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<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">12/16
<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">1710 Pilots suspended boarding all traffic – due to fog
<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">2325 Pilots resumed boarding inbound traffic
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<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">12/17
<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">0400 Pilots resumed boarding outbound traffic and remains boarding inbound traffic
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<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">12/18
<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">0205 Pilots suspended boarding all traffic due to high winds and rough seas
<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">0335 Pilots resumed boarding outbound traffic
<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">0545 Pilots resumed boarding inbound and remains boarding outbound traffic
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Galveston / Texas City // Open to all traffic
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Freeport // Open to all traffic
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<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">NOAA HOUSTON
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<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Overcast
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Currently 65° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">High 69° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Humidity 81%
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Barometer 30.20 in / 1023.2 mb
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Dewpoint 59° F
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<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Wind NW 5 mph
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Thursday
<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 62° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">High 64° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Humidity 93° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Barometer 30.21 in / 1023.0 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 1.5 miles
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Wind N 3 mph
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<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Currently 63° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">High 66° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Humidity 90° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Barometer 30.20 in / 1022.5 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 10 miles
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<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Today:
<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 69. North wind around 5 mph.
Tonight: Cloudy, with a low around 53. Northeast wind around 5 mph.
Friday: A 30 percent chance of showers. Patchy fog after noon. Otherwise, cloudy, with a high near 70. East wind around 5 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon.
Friday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers. Patchy fog. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 64. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Saturday: A 30 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 76. South wind 10 to 15 mph.
Saturday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 67.
Christmas Day: A slight chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 77. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Sunday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 67.
Monday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 75.
Monday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 62.
Tuesday: A 30 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 70.
Tuesday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 58.
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<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Today:
<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">A 30 percent chance of showers before noon. Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high near 64. North wind 5 to 10 mph.
Tonight: A 20 percent chance of showers after midnight. Patchy fog. Otherwise, cloudy, with a steady temperature around 60. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Friday: A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly after noon. Patchy fog. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high near 66. Southeast wind around 10 mph.
Friday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers. Patchy fog before midnight. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 63. South wind 10 to 15 mph.
Saturday: A 20 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 70. South wind around 15 mph.
Saturday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 65.
Christmas Day: A slight chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 72. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Sunday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65.
Monday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 69.
Monday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 61.
Tuesday: A 20 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 66.
Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 59.
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<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Today:
<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">A 30 percent chance of showers before noon. Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high near 66. North wind 5 to 10 mph.
Tonight: A 20 percent chance of showers after midnight. Patchy fog. Otherwise, cloudy, with a steady temperature around 62. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Friday: A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly after noon. Patchy fog. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high near 70. East wind around 10 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon.
Friday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers. Patchy fog. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 65. South wind around 10 mph.
Saturday: A 20 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 73. South wind 10 to 15 mph.
Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 67.
Christmas Day: A slight chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 75. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Sunday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66.
Monday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 72.
Monday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 63.
Tuesday: A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 68.
Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 59.
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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) @ 0624 hrs
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Morgan’s Point
<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 = 46’00”
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Galveston Bay Entrance
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">0.5 ft Falling = 45’05”
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Pier 21
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">0.7 ft Steady = 45’07”
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Winds – Houston / Galveston Bay PORTS, NOAA/NOS @ 0624 hrs
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Morgan’s Point
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">5 knots from NE, gusts to 6 knots
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Eagle Point
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">4 knots from NE, gusts to 5 knots
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Galveston Bay Entrance
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<span-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">NOAA Weather Galveston Bay & Matagorda Bay
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">318 AM CST THU DEC 22 2016
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">UPPER TEXAS COASTAL WATERS FROM HIGH ISLAND TO THE MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL
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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"">318 AM CST THU DEC 22 2016
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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"">IN THE WAKE OF A MORNING COLD FRONT...EXPECT LIGHT TO MODERATE NORTH
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">TO NORTHEAST WINDS TODAY. WINDS COME BACK AROUND TO THE SOUTHEAST ON
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">FRIDAY AND THEN STRENGTHEN OVER THE WEEKEND. CAUTION FLAGS MIGHT BE
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">NEEDED FOR OFFSHORE WATERS MAINLY SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY. SLIGHTLY
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">WEAKER EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS ARE ANTICIPATED FOR THE START OF NEXT
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">WEEK. PATCHY FOG IS POSSIBLE EARLY THIS MORNING AND AGAIN OVER THE
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">WEEKEND MAINLY IN THE BAYS AND THE NEARSHORE WATERS.
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.TODAY...NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SLIGHTLY CHOPPY.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">PATCHY FOG EARLY IN THE MORNING. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.TONIGHT...NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SMOOTH.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">PATCHY FOG. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.FRIDAY...EAST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHEAST IN THE AFTERNOON.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">BAY WATERS SMOOTH TO SLIGHTLY CHOPPY. PATCHY FOG. A SLIGHT CHANCE
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.FRIDAY NIGHT...SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SMOOTH
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">TO SLIGHTLY CHOPPY. PATCHY FOG. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">BAY WATERS SLIGHTLY CHOPPY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.SUNDAY...SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SLIGHTLY CHOPPY.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.SUNDAY NIGHT...SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SLIGHTLY
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">CHOPPY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.MONDAY...SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SMOOTH. A CHANCE
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.MONDAY NIGHT...EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SMOOTH. A CHANCE
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">GMZ350-355-222230-
<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-
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.TODAY...NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. PATCHY FOG EARLY
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">IN THE MORNING. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. A SLIGHT CHANCE
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">OF SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.TONIGHT...NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 FEET. PATCHY FOG.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.FRIDAY...SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING...
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY...SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.SATURDAY NIGHT...SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.SUNDAY...SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET. A SLIGHT
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">CHANCE OF SHOWERS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.SUNDAY NIGHT...SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.MONDAY...SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. A CHANCE
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.MONDAY NIGHT...EAST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FEET. A CHANCE
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">OF SHOWERS.
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">GMZ370-375-222230-
<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"">318 AM CST THU DEC 22 2016
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.TODAY...NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. A CHANCE
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">OF SHOWERS.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.TONIGHT...NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING EAST AFTER MIDNIGHT.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">SEAS 3 FEET. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE EVENING...THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.FRIDAY...SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET. A SLIGHT
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING...THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">AFTERNOON.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY...SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.SATURDAY NIGHT...SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS INCREASING TO
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">15 TO 20 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.SUNDAY...SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 5 FEET WITH OCCASIONAL
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">SEAS UP TO 6 FEET. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">IN THE AFTERNOON.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.SUNDAY NIGHT...SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.MONDAY...SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET. A CHANCE
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.MONDAY NIGHT...EAST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. SEAS 3 FEET. A SLIGHT CHANCE
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">OF SHOWERS.
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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
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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">Jesse Jones
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Power Lines
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Sidney Sherman
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">197’ (Morgan’s Point)
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">197’ (below Fred Hartman Bridge – Baytown)
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">175' (Baytown/LaPorte Bridge)
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">197’ (Battleship Texas)
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">175' (Beltway 8 Bridge)
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">197’ (Power Plant)
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">135' (Loop 610 Bridge)
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Air drafts clearances are based on MHW // Vessels should allow an additional 10 feet clearance for the Power Lines
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<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Port of Texas City
http://www.tctrr.com/<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">
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<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The Texas City Ship Channel is approximately 11 miles from GB Buoy
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The ACOE project draft for the TXCSC is 45’00 FW at MLT from the GB BUOY to Valero Dock # 42, the channel above project draft is
40’00 FW at MLT. The length on the final approach from the Houston, Galveston, Texas City tri-channel split is approximately 6 miles, the width is approximately a 400 ft bottom, the Turning Basin is approximately 4,200 ft long and 1,200 ft wide with a maximum
deep draft of 45 ft FW at MLT, and is navigable day or night with no air draft restrictions. Only TX City Docks with 45’00” maximum deep draft at MLT are TC # 11, 12, 41, & 42
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<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Port of Galveston
http://www.portofgalveston.com/<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#051423">The Galveston Ship Channel is approximately miles from GB Buoy
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#051423">The ACOE project draft for the GSC is 45’00” FW. The narrowest point is approximately 1,200 ft wide with no air draft restrictions.
At the POGA berths the maximum deep draft varies from 32’00” to 40’00” at MLT,
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<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Port of Freeport is located three miles from deep water, the channel is 400 ft wide and ACOE project maximum deep draft at MLW is
45’00”.
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Army Corp of Engineers
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Houston Pilots
Association
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#051423">Galveston Texas City Pilots
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Brazos Harbor Pilots
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