March 29, 2020 Sunday
Houston, Galveston, Texas City, & Freeport, TX - Daily Port Update
NOAA Weather
GMZ300-300015-
Synopsis for High Island to the Matagorda Ship Channel out 60
nautical miles including Galveston and Matagorda Bays
639 AM CDT Sun Mar 29 2020
.SYNOPSIS FOR HIGH ISLAND TO MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL OUT 60 NM...
SCEC in effect for the nearshore and offshore waters through
this evening due to winds of 15-20 knots and seas of 4-6 feet.
Winds will become east during the day and onshore flow will return
tonight and Monday as high pressure moves off to the east.
Another cold front is currently expected to move off the coast
sometime on Tuesday.
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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">Sunday
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Mostly Cloudy
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Currently 58° 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 82° 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 30.05 in / 1018.1 mb
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Dewpoint 52° 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 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 N 6 mph
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Sunday
Mostly Cloudy
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Currently 69° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Low 71° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">High 77° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Humidity 55%
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Barometer 30.06 in / 1017.8 mb
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Dewpoint 52° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Visibility 7 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 NE 12 mph
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Sunday
Partly Cloudy
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Currently 59° 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 78° 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 30.05 in / 1017.7 mb
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Dewpoint 53° 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 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 N 5 mph
Today: <span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Mostly sunny, with a high near 82. East wind 5 to 10 mph.
Tonight: A 20 percent chance of showers after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 67. East wind around 5 mph.
Monday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Cloudy, with a high near 82. East wind 5 to 15 mph becoming south in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Monday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 69. South wind 5 to 10 mph becoming southwest after midnight.
Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 81. West wind around 10 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon.
Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 57.
Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 77.
Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 62.
Thursday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 80.
Thursday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65.
Friday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 81.
Friday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 63.
Saturday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 76.<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">
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Today: <span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Mostly sunny, with a high near 77. East wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Tonight: A 20 percent chance of showers after 4am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 71. East wind 10 to 15 mph.
Monday: A slight chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 8am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 78. East wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Monday Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 71. Southeast wind 10 to 15 mph becoming southwest after midnight. Chance of precipitation is
30%.
Tuesday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 80. West wind 10 to 15 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 63.
Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 73.
Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 67.
Thursday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 8am. Partly sunny, with a high near 77.
Thursday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 8pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 70.
Friday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 77.
Friday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 67.
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Today: <span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Mostly sunny, with a high near 78. East wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Tonight: A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 69. East wind around 10 mph.
Monday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 10am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 79. Southeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Monday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 70. South wind around 10 mph becoming southwest after midnight.
Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 82. West wind 10 to 15 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon.
Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 61.
Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 74.
Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 64.
Thursday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 78.
Thursday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 68.
Friday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 78.
Friday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Cloudy, with a low around 64.
Saturday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 76.<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) @ 0712 hrs
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Manchester
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">0.1 ft Steady = 45’01”
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Morgan’s Point
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">0.3 ft Rising = 45’03”
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Eagle Point
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">0.8 ft Stead = 45’08”
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Galveston Bay Entrance
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">1.7 ft Rising = 46’07”
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Pier 21
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">1.4 ft Rising = 46’04”
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<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Winds – Houston / Galveston Bay PORTS, NOAA/NOS @ 0712 hrs
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Manchester
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">3 knots from NNE 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">7 knots from N gusts to 9 knots
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Eagle Point
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">12 knots from NE gusts to 14 knots
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Galveston Bay Entrance
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">13 knots from NE gusts to 16 knots
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Pier 21
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">7 knots from NE gusts to 10 knots
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<span-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">NOAA Weather Galveston Bay & Matagorda Bay
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FZUS54 KHGX 291139
CWFHGX
Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX
639 AM CDT Sun Mar 29 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.
GMZ300-300015-
Synopsis for High Island to the Matagorda Ship Channel out 60
nautical miles including Galveston and Matagorda Bays
639 AM CDT Sun Mar 29 2020
.SYNOPSIS FOR HIGH ISLAND TO MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL OUT 60 NM...
SCEC in effect for the nearshore and offshore waters through
this evening due to winds of 15-20 knots and seas of 4-6 feet.
Winds will become east during the day and onshore flow will return
tonight and Monday as high pressure moves off to the east.
Another cold front is currently expected to move off the coast
sometime on Tuesday.
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GMZ335-300015-
Galveston Bay-
639 AM CDT Sun Mar 29 2020
.TODAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots becoming east in the
afternoon. Bay waters slightly choppy.
.TONIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. A slight
chance of showers early in the evening. A slight chance of
showers after midnight.
.MONDAY...East winds around 10 knots becoming southeast in the
afternoon. Bay waters smooth to slightly choppy becoming slightly
choppy in the afternoon. A chance of showers in the morning.
Isolated thunderstorms. A slight chance of showers in the
afternoon.
.MONDAY NIGHT...South winds around 10 knots becoming southwest
after midnight. Bay waters smooth to slightly choppy. A slight
chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then a chance
of showers and thunderstorms after midnight.
.TUESDAY...West winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northwest in the
afternoon. Bay waters slightly choppy becoming smooth to slightly
choppy in the afternoon.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northeast
after midnight. Bay waters slightly choppy.
.WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots becoming east in the
afternoon. Bay waters slightly choppy becoming smooth to slightly
choppy in the afternoon.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters
smooth.
.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. A chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters
slightly choppy. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms.
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GMZ330-300015-
Matagorda Bay-
639 AM CDT Sun Mar 29 2020
.TODAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly
choppy. A slight chance of showers and isolated thunderstorms
late.
.TONIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy.
A slight chance of showers.
.MONDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly
choppy. A slight chance of showers and isolated thunderstorms.
.MONDAY NIGHT...South winds around 10 knots becoming southwest
after midnight. Bay waters smooth to slightly choppy becoming
smooth after midnight.
.TUESDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming north in the
afternoon. Bay waters smooth becoming smooth to slightly choppy
in the afternoon.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...North winds around 10 knots becoming northeast
after midnight. Bay waters smooth to slightly choppy becoming
slightly choppy after midnight.
.WEDNESDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly
choppy.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters
slightly choppy.
.THURSDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly
choppy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters
slightly choppy. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms.
$$
GMZ350-355-300015-
Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX out
20 NM-Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM-
639 AM CDT Sun Mar 29 2020
...Small Craft Should Exercise Caution...
.TODAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. A
slight chance of showers and isolated thunderstorms in the late
morning and afternoon.
.TONIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. A slight
chance of showers.
.MONDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. A
slight chance of showers and isolated thunderstorms.
.MONDAY NIGHT...South winds around 10 knots becoming southwest
after midnight. Seas 3 feet. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms after midnight.
.TUESDAY...West winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northwest in the
afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northeast
after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots becoming east in the
afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 feet.
.THURSDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. A
slight chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to
3 feet. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms.
$$
GMZ370-375-300015-
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-
639 AM CDT Sun Mar 29 2020
...Small Craft Should Exercise Caution...
.TODAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet with
occasional seas up to 6 feet. A slight chance of showers and
isolated thunderstorms.
.TONIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet with
occasional seas up to 6 feet. A slight chance of showers early in
the evening.
.MONDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest
after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 feet. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms after midnight.
.TUESDAY...West winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northwest in the
afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 feet.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northeast
after midnight. Seas 3 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to
3 feet.
.THURSDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. A
slight chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 feet. A
slight chance of showers and thunderstorms.
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<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Galveston WEB Cams
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<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Kemah WEB Cams
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<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Baytown WEB Cams
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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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197’ (Morgan’s Point)
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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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NOAA
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