October 07, 2019 Monday
Houston, Galveston, Texas City, & Freeport, TX - Daily Port Update
Hurricane Season
June 1st – November 30th
Be Prepared
NOAA Weather
GMZ300-072100-
Synopsis for High Island to the Matagorda Ship Channel out 60
nautical miles including Galveston and Matagorda Bays
345 AM CDT Mon Oct 7 2019
.SYNOPSIS FOR HIGH ISLAND TO MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL OUT 60 NM...
A cold front will move off the coast and through the coastal waters
this morning. Offshore winds will develop in the wake of the front and
increase throughout the day. Onshore winds will return on Wednesday
as high pressure moves off to the east. This flow will persist until
the next and stronger cold front moves through the area on Friday.
Strong north winds and rough seas will develop behind this front.
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Houston // Open to all vessel traffic
Galveston / Texas City // Open to all vessel traffic
Freeport // Open to all vessel traffic
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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">Monday
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Partly Cloudy
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Currently 77° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Low 63° 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 88° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Barometer 30.01 in / 1016.7 mb
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Dewpoint 73° 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">Heat Index 78° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Wind N 10 mph
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Monday
Light Rain
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Currently 81° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Low 69° 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 85° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Barometer 30.00 in / 1016.0 mb
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Dewpoint 76° 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">Heat Index 87° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Wind NW 9 mph
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Monday
<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 73° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Low 67° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">High 84° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Humidity 96° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Barometer 30.01 in / 1016.0 mb
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Dewpoint 72° 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 N 5 mph
Today: <span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Isolated showers and thunderstorms, mainly between 11am and 3pm. Partly sunny, with a high
near 83. North wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Tonight: Isolated showers and thunderstorms before 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 63. North wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 10%.
Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 85. North wind 5 to 10 mph.
Tuesday Night: Clear, with a low around 67. Northeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 88. Calm wind becoming southeast around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 73.
Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 91.
Thursday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 74.
Friday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 83.
Friday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 55.
Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high near 72.
Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 55.
Sunday: Mostly 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">Scattered showers and thunderstorms. Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a
high near 81. North wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tonight: Isolated showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 69. Breezy, with a northeast wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 81. North wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 75. East wind 5 to 10 mph.
Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 85. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon.
Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 80.
Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 87.
Thursday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 80.
Friday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 86.
Friday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 63. Breezy.
Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high near 74. Breezy.
Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 64.
Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 76.<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">
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Today: <span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">Scattered
showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 4pm. Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 84. North wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">
Tonight: Isolated showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 67. Breezy, with a north wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 83. North wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 71. East wind around 5 mph.
Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 86. Light and variable wind becoming southeast 5 to 10 mph in the morning.
Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 77.
Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 88.
Thursday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 78.
Friday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 84.
Friday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 59.
Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high near 72.
Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 61.
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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) @ 0820 hrs
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Manchester
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">2.9 ft Rising = 47’09”
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Morgan’s Point
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">2.6 ft Falling = 47’06”
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Eagle Point
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">3.0 ft Falling = 48’00”
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Galveston Bay Entrance
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">2.9 ft Falling = 47’09”
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Pier 21
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">2.8 ft Falling = 47’08”
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<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Winds – Houston / Galveston Bay PORTS, NOAA/NOS @ 0820 hrs
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Manchester
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">5 knots from NNW gusts to 9 knots
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Morgan’s Point
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">6 knots from N gusts to 8 knots
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Eagle Point
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">5 knots from NNE 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">10 knots from NE gusts to 11 knots
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Pier 21
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">4 knots from NNE gusts to 5 knots
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<span-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">NOAA Weather Galveston Bay & Matagorda Bay
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FZUS54 KHGX 070845
CWFHGX
Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX
345 AM CDT Mon Oct 7 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.
GMZ300-072100-
Synopsis for High Island to the Matagorda Ship Channel out 60
nautical miles including Galveston and Matagorda Bays
345 AM CDT Mon Oct 7 2019
.SYNOPSIS FOR HIGH ISLAND TO MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL OUT 60 NM...
A cold front will move off the coast and through the coastal waters
this morning. Offshore winds will develop in the wake of the front and
increase throughout the day. Onshore winds will return on Wednesday
as high pressure moves off to the east. This flow will persist until
the next and stronger cold front moves through the area on Friday.
Strong north winds and rough seas will develop behind this front.
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GMZ335-072100-
Galveston Bay-
345 AM CDT Mon Oct 7 2019
.TODAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots increasing to 10 to 15 knots in the
afternoon. Bay waters smooth becoming slightly choppy in the afternoon.
Scattered showers in the morning. Isolated thunderstorms. Isolated
showers in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy.
Isolated showers and thunderstorms.
.TUESDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northeast 5 to 10 knots
in the afternoon. Bay waters slightly choppy becoming smooth in the
afternoon.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth.
.WEDNESDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southeast in the afternoon.
Bay waters smooth.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT through THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots.
Bay waters slightly choppy. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms
Thursday night.
.FRIDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots becoming west in the afternoon.
Bay waters slightly choppy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...North winds 15 to 20 knots. Bay waters choppy. A chance
of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then a slight chance of
showers and thunderstorms after midnight.
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GMZ330-072100-
Matagorda Bay-
345 AM CDT Mon Oct 7 2019
...Small Craft Should Exercise Caution...
.TODAY...North winds increasing to around 15 knots. Bay waters slightly
choppy. Isolated showers and thunderstorms.
.TONIGHT...North winds 15 to 20 knots decreasing to 10 to 15 knots after
midnight. Bay waters choppy becoming slightly choppy after midnight.
Isolated showers and thunderstorms after midnight.
.TUESDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northeast 5 to 10 knots
in the afternoon. Bay waters slightly choppy becoming smooth in the
afternoon.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth.
.WEDNESDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southeast 10 to 15 knots
in the afternoon. Bay waters smooth becoming slightly choppy in the
afternoon.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT through THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots.
Bay waters slightly choppy. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms
Thursday night.
.FRIDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots becoming east in the afternoon.
Bay waters slightly choppy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...North winds 15 to 20 knots increasing to 20 to 25 knots
after midnight. Bay waters choppy becoming rough after midnight. A chance
of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then a slight chance of
showers and thunderstorms after midnight.
$$
GMZ350-355-072100-
Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX out
20 NM-Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM-
345 AM CDT Mon Oct 7 2019
...Small Craft Should Exercise Caution...
.TODAY...North winds increasing to around 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet.
Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms.
.TONIGHT...North winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet. Isolated showers
and thunderstorms.
.TUESDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots decreasing to 5 to 10 knots
in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 feet.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT through THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots.
Seas 2 to 3 feet. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms Thursday
night.
.FRIDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots becoming east in the afternoon.
Seas 3 to 5 feet. A chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...North winds 15 to 25 knots becoming 20 to 25 knots after
midnight. Seas 3 to 5 feet. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in
the evening, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after
midnight.
$$
GMZ370-375-072100-
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-
345 AM CDT Mon Oct 7 2019
...Small Craft Should Exercise Caution...
.TODAY...North winds increasing to around 15 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet.
Numerous showers in the morning. Isolated thunderstorms. Scattered
showers in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet with
occasional seas up to 7 feet. Scattered showers in the evening.
Isolated thunderstorms. Isolated showers after midnight.
.TUESDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds around 10 knots becoming east after
midnight. Seas 2 to 4 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 feet.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 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.
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots becoming east in the afternoon.
Seas 3 to 5 feet. A chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...North winds 15 to 20 knots increasing to 20 to 25 knots
after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 feet with occasional seas up to 8 feet.
A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then a slight
chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight.
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<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">NOAA USGULF Offshore Waters Weather
http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/text/MIAOFFNT4.shtml<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">
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<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">KHOU WEATHER
http://www.khou.com/weather/<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">
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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
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<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
http://www.tctrr.com/<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">
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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
http://www.portofgalveston.com/<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">
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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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http://www.swg.usace.army.mil/Missions/Navigation.aspx<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">
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<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Houston Pilots
Association
http://www.houston-pilots.com/<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">
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<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#051423">Galveston Texas City Pilots
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<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Brazos Harbor Pilots
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