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<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">April 20, 2018 Friday
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<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",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 vessel traffic
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<span-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">The Houston Ship Channel is open 24/7 with draft and other restrictions;
<span-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> -Bayport Channel – maximum draft 45’
<span-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">-Entrance Channel to ExxonMobil Baytown - maximum 45'
<span-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:red">-ExxonMobil Baytown to Shell - maximum 42'
<span-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> -Shell to Houston Cement West - maximum 40'
<span-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">-Houston Cement West to City Dock # 16 - maximum 36'
<span-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> -Turning Basin – Maximum 29’
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<span-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:red">Effective 04/06/2018
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I want to make sure that all agents are now aware that the allowable draft above Exxon to Shell/Enterprise docks is now 42 feet in fresh water (up from 41 feet).<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:red">
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Sincerely<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:red">
Captain Mark Mitchem<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:red">
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Houston Pilots<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:red">
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<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">NOAA HOUSTON
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Mostly Cloudy<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">
<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 61° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">High 72° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Humidity 57%
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Barometer 30.26 in / 1025.1 mb
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Dewpoint 41° F
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<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 E 16 mph
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Fair <span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Currently 61° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Low 65° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">High 70° F
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<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Barometer 30.26 in / 1024.5 mb
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Dewpoint 48° F
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<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Wind NE 14 mph, Gusts up to 22 mph
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<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Currently 60° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Low 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 65%
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Barometer 30.25 in / 1024.1 mb
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Dewpoint 48° F
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Heat Index NR<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">° F
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Today: <span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">Partly
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Tonight: A 20 percent chance of showers after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 61. East wind 5 to 10 mph.
Saturday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Cloudy, with a high near 76. Southeast wind around 10 mph. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except
higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Saturday Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 63. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light and variable after midnight. Chance
of precipitation is 60%.
Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 76. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 55.
Monday: Sunny, with a high near 78.
Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 58.
Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 81.
Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 62.
Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 80.
Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 60.
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Today: <span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">Partly
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Tonight: A 20 percent chance of showers after 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66. Southeast wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Saturday: A slight chance of showers, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 8am. Cloudy, with a high near 74. Southeast wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Saturday Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly after 2am. Cloudy, with a low around 67. Southeast wind 5 to 15 mph becoming southwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high
as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Sunday: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly before 8am. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 75. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20
mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 61.
Monday: Sunny, with a high near 74.
Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 63.
Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 76.
Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 66.
Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 76.
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Tonight: A 20 percent chance of showers after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65. East wind 10 to 15 mph.
Saturday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 1pm. Cloudy, with a high near 75. Southeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Saturday Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65. Southeast wind 5 to 15 mph becoming southwest after midnight. Winds could gust
as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Sunday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1pm. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 76. North wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as
20 mph.
Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 58.
Monday: Sunny, with a high near 76.
Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 61.
Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 77.
Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 64.
Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 77.
Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 63.
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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) @ 0900 hrs
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:red">Morgan’s Point
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:red">-0.4 ft Rising = 44’08”
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Eagle Point
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">0.9 ft Rising = 45’09”
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Galveston Bay Entrance
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">2.2 ft Rising = 47’02”
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Pier 21
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">1.8 ft Rising = 46’08”
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Winds – Houston / Galveston Bay PORTS, NOAA/NOS @ 0900 hrs
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Morgan’s Point
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">11 knots from ENE, gusts to 15 knots
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Eagle Point
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">15 knots from ENE, gusts to 18 knots
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Galveston Bay Entrance
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">17 knots from ENE, gusts to 21 knots
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Pier 21
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">9 knots from ENE, gusts to 14 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
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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">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">415 AM CDT Fri Apr 20 2018
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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">Winds will become easterly and increase today. Southeast winds
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">will be returning to the bays and coastal waters late Friday
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">afternoon and evening. A cold front should push off the coast
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">sometime Saturday night or early Sunday morning with showers and
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">storms likely, followed by a change of winds to northwesterly.
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">...Small Craft Should Exercise Caution...
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.TODAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Bay waters choppy.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.TONIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots becoming southeast 10 to
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">15 knots after midnight. Bay waters choppy becoming slightly
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">choppy after midnight. A slight chance of showers after midnight.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.SATURDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">choppy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots becoming
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">southwest 5 to 10 knots after midnight. Bay waters slightly
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">choppy becoming smooth after midnight. A chance of showers and
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">thunderstorms.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.SUNDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.SUNDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">choppy.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.MONDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.MONDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.TUESDAY...Northeast winds around 5 knots becoming southeast in
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">the afternoon. Bay waters smooth.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">Galveston Bay-
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.TODAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">choppy. A slight chance of showers after midnight.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.SATURDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">choppy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots becoming
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">southwest 5 to 10 knots after midnight. Bay waters slightly
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">choppy becoming smooth after midnight. A chance of showers and
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">thunderstorms in the evening, then showers and thunderstorms
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">likely after midnight.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.SUNDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">choppy. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">morning.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.SUNDAY NIGHT...North winds around 10 knots. Bay waters smooth to
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">slightly choppy.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.MONDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.MONDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.TUESDAY...North winds around 5 knots becoming northeast 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">.TUESDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northwest
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">after midnight. Bay waters smooth.
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">Coastal waters from Freeport to the Matagorda Ship Channel out
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">20 NM-Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport out 20 NM-
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.TODAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet. A
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">slight chance of showers after midnight.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.SATURDAY...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. A
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning, then a slight
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots becoming
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">southwest 5 to 10 knots after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 feet. A
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then showers
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">and thunderstorms likely after midnight.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.SUNDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming north 15 to
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">20 knots in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 feet. A slight chance of
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">showers and thunderstorms in the morning.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.SUNDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.MONDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots decreasing to 5 to 10 knots
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">in the afternoon. Seas 1 to 2 feet.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.MONDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.TUESDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southeast in
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">the afternoon. Seas 1 foot.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.TUESDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots becoming west after
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">midnight. Seas 1 foot.
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">GMZ370-375-202215-
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">Waters from Freeport to the Matagorda Ship Channel from 20 to
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">60 NM-Waters from High Island to Freeport from 20 to 60 NM-
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">...Small Craft Should Exercise Caution...
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.TODAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. A
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">slight chance of showers after midnight.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.SATURDAY...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. A
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">slight chance of showers and thunderstorms.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots becoming south
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 feet. A chance of showers and
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">thunderstorms in the evening, then showers and thunderstorms
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">likely after midnight.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.SUNDAY...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming north in the
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 feet. A slight chance of showers and
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">thunderstorms.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.SUNDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">20 knots after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 feet.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.MONDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.MONDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming north
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">10 to 15 knots after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.TUESDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming east in the
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">afternoon. Seas 1 to 2 feet.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.TUESDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot.
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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 / 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-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">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">
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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
<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
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#051423">Galveston Texas City Pilots
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