January 25, 2019 Friday
Houston, Galveston, Texas City, & Freeport, TX - Daily Port Update
<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Houston // Open to all vessel traffic
<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Galveston / Texas City // Open to all vessel traffic
<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Freeport // Open to all vessel traffic
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<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">NOAA HOUSTON
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Friday
Partly Cloudy
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Currently 48° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Low 45° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">High 61° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Humidity 71%
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Barometer 30.36 in / 1028.7 mb
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Friday
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<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">Low 51° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">High 59° F
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<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Barometer 30.38 in / 1028.6 mb
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Fair
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Currently 55° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Low 49° F
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<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Humidity 67%
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Barometer 30.37 in / 1028.4 mb Dewpoint 44° F
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<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Wind Chill 54° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Heat Index NR° F
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Today: <span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Sunny, with a high near 61. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon.
Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 45. Southeast wind around 5 mph becoming northeast after midnight.
Saturday: A 20 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 63. East wind around 5 mph.
Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 45. East wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 65. West wind 5 to 10 mph.
Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 46.
Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 67.
Monday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 40.
Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 50. Breezy.
Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 36.
Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 55.
Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 43.
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Today: <span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Sunny, with a high near 59. East wind around 10 mph.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 51. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 59. East wind 5 to 10 mph.
Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50. East wind 5 to 10 mph becoming north after midnight.
Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 61. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon.
Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 52.
Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 64.
Monday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers, mainly after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 44. Windy.
Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 50. Windy.
Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 41. Breezy.
Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 54.
Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49.
Thursday: A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 59.
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Today: <span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">Sunny, with a high near 59. East
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Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 49. East wind 5 to 10 mph.
Saturday: A 20 percent chance of showers after 7am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 62. East wind 5 to 10 mph.
Saturday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers before 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 47. East wind 5 to 10 mph becoming north after midnight.
Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 63. North wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west in the afternoon.
Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 50.
Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 66.
Monday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 44.
Tuesday: A 30 percent chance of showers before 7am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 51. Breezy.
Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 39.
Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 55.
Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48.
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NOAA Houston/Galveston Weather<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">
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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
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<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">MARSEC LEVEL 1
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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) @ 0952 hrs
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Manchester
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">1.1 ft Steady = 46’01”
<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">1.1 ft Falling = 46’01”
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Pier 21
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">1.1 ft Falling = 46’01”
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<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Winds – Houston / Galveston Bay PORTS, NOAA/NOS @ 0952 hrs
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Manchester
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">2 knots from NE, 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">1 knots from ENE, gusts to 2 knots
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Eagle Point
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">7 knots from ENE, 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 E, gusts to 8 knots
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Pier 21
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">5 knots from E, gusts to 6 knots
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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";color:black">Coastal Waters Forecast
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">336 AM CST Fri Jan 25 2019
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">Upper Texas coastal waters from High Island to the Matagorda Ship
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">Channel out 60 nautical miles including Galveston and Matagorda Bays
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">Seas are provided as a range of the average height of the highest
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">1/3 of the waves...along with the occasional height of the average
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">highest 10 percent of the waves.
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">GMZ300-252215-
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">Synopsis for High Island to the Matagorda Ship Channel out 60
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">nautical miles including Galveston and Matagorda Bays
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">336 AM CST Fri Jan 25 2019
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.SYNOPSIS FOR HIGH ISLAND TO MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL OUT 60 NM...
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">Light to moderate east and southeast winds will prevail through
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">Saturday. A weak cold front should briefly turn winds to the north
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">late Saturday into Sunday, but quickly turn to become
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">southwesterly late Sunday. Increased rain chances are in place early
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">next week as a coastal trough of low pressure forms in the
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">western Gulf. The next cold front is expected to move across the
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">region into the coastal waters late Monday night and early Tuesday
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">morning.
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">GMZ330-335-252215-
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">Matagorda Bay-Galveston Bay-
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">336 AM CST Fri Jan 25 2019
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.TODAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southeast 10 to
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">15 knots in the afternoon. Bay waters smooth becoming slightly
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">choppy in the afternoon.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.SATURDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. A chance
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">of showers.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northwest
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">after midnight. Bay waters smooth. A slight chance of showers.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.SUNDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming west in the
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">afternoon. Bay waters smooth.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.MONDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.MONDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northwest
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">20 to 25 knots after midnight. Bay waters slightly choppy
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">becoming rough after midnight. A slight chance of showers in the
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">evening, then a chance of showers after midnight.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.TUESDAY...North winds 20 to 30 knots decreasing to 15 to
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">25 knots in the afternoon. Bay waters rough becoming choppy in
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">the afternoon.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.TUESDAY NIGHT...North winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northeast
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">5 to 10 knots after midnight. Bay waters choppy becoming smooth
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">after midnight.
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">GMZ350-355-252215-
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX out
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">20 NM-Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM-
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.TODAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.SATURDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. A slight
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">chance of showers.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots becoming north after
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">midnight. Seas 2 to 3 feet. A slight chance of showers.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.SUNDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming west in the
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.MONDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.MONDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots becoming west 20 to
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">25 knots after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 feet building to 3 to 5 feet
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">after midnight. A slight chance of showers in the evening, then a
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">chance of showers after midnight.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.TUESDAY...North winds 25 to 30 knots decreasing to 20 to
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">25 knots in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 feet.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.TUESDAY NIGHT...North winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northeast
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">10 to 15 knots after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 feet.
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">GMZ370-375-252215-
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">Waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX from 20 to
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">60 NM-Waters from High Island to Freeport TX from 20 to 60 NM-
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.TODAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.SATURDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet. A chance
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">of showers.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots becoming north after
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">midnight. Seas 2 to 4 feet. A chance of showers.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.SUNDAY...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming west 10 to
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 feet.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots increasing to 10 to
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">15 knots after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 feet.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.MONDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 feet.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.MONDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northwest
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">20 to 30 knots after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 feet building to 4 to
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">6 feet with occasional seas up to 7 feet after midnight. A slight
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">chance of showers in the evening, then a chance of showers after
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">midnight.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.TUESDAY...North winds 25 to 30 knots with gusts to around
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">45 knots. Seas 6 to 8 feet with occasional seas up to 10 feet.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.TUESDAY NIGHT...North winds 15 to 25 knots becoming northeast
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">15 to 20 knots after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 feet with occasional
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">seas up to 7 feet.
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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
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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-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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Army Corp of Engineers
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<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#051423">Galveston Texas City Pilots
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