October 31, 2019 Thursday
Houston, Galveston, Texas City, & Freeport, TX - Daily Port Update
Hurricane Season
June 1st – November 30th
Be Prepared
NOAA Weather
GMZ300-312115-
Synopsis for High Island to the Matagorda Ship Channel out 60
nautical miles including Galveston and Matagorda Bays
356 AM CDT Thu Oct 31 2019
.SYNOPSIS FOR HIGH ISLAND TO MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL OUT 60 NM...
A gale warning is in effect for gale force winds today. Winds
will decrease significantly on Friday. Winds become southeast
again Sunday into Monday after another front pushes off the coast
on Saturday.
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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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<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">NOAA HOUSTON
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<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Thursday
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">A Few Clouds and Breezy
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Currently 40° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Low 37° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">High 54° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Humidity 68%
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Barometer 30.33 in / 1027.6 mb
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Dewpoint 30° 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 30° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Wind N 22 mph, Gusts up to 30 mph
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Thursday
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Partly Cloudy and Breezy
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Currently 46° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Low 42° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">High 55° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Humidity 73%
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Barometer 30.31 in / 1026.3 mb
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Dewpoint 38° 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 37° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Wind N 25 mph, Gusts up to 40 mph
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Thursday
Fair
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Currently 40° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Low 39° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">High 54° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Humidity 73%
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Barometer 30.33 in / 1027.0 mb
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Dewpoint 32° 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">Wind Chill 31° F
<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 18 mph, Gusts up to 28 mph
Today: <span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">Sunny,
with a high near 54. North wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">
Tonight: Clear, with a low around 37. North wind 5 to 10 mph.
Friday: Areas of frost before 8am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 61. Northeast wind around 5 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon.
Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 47. Southeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 64. North wind 5 to 10 mph.
Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 45.
Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 65.
Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51.
Monday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 72.
Monday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 63.
Tuesday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 76.
Tuesday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 62.
Wednesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 75.<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">
Today: <span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">Sunny,
with a high near 55. Windy, with a north wind 20 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">
Tonight: Clear, with a low around 42. Breezy, with a northeast wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Friday: Sunny, with a high near 60. Northeast wind 10 to 15 mph.
Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a steady temperature around 57. East wind 5 to 10 mph becoming north after midnight.
Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 65. North wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 54.
Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 65.
Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 59.
Monday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 72.
Monday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 67.
Tuesday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 74.
Tuesday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66.<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">
Today: <span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">Partly
sunny, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 54. Breezy, with a north wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">
Tonight: Clear, with a low around 39. North wind around 10 mph.
Friday: Sunny, with a high near 61. North wind 5 to 10 mph.
Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 66. North wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 51.
Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 66.
Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 57.
Monday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 74.
Monday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 67.
Tuesday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 76.
Tuesday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65.
Wednesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 74.<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">
Wind Advisory<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">400 AM CDT Thu Oct 31 2019
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<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">...Wind Advisory in effect for Coastal Areas...
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">.Strong northerly winds will develop this evening in the wake of
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">a cold front. Sustained winds of 25 to 35 mph are expected with
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">gusts around 40 mph.
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<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">TXZ214-313-335>338-436>438-311600-
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">/O.CON.KHGX.WI.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-191031T1600Z/
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Brazoria Islands-Chambers-Coastal Brazoria-Coastal Galveston-
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Coastal Harris-Coastal Jackson-Coastal Matagorda-
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Galveston Island and Bolivar Peninsula-Matagorda Islands-
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Including the cities of Anahuac, Baytown, Clute, Dickinson,
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Freeport, Galveston, La Marque, Lake Jackson, Mont Belvieu,
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Old River-Winfree, Palacios, Pasadena, Stowell, Surfside Beach,
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Texas City, and Winnie
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">400 AM CDT Thu Oct 31 2019
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<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM CDT THIS MORNING...
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">* EVENT...Sustained northerly winds 25 to 35 mph with higher
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> gusts.
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<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">* TIMING...This morning.
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">* IMPACT...Lightweight objects or objects with a large surface
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> area may be pushed or tossed by the strong wind gusts.
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> Hazardous driving conditions will be possible on elevated
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> roadways or high profile vehicles traveling on east to west
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> oriented roads.
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<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Drivers of vans...campers...trailers...and other high-profile
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">vehicles should be alert to the danger of these winds...
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">especially when driving along east to west oriented roads.
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<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">&&
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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) @ 0811 hrs
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:red">Manchester
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:red">-0.7 ft Falling = 44’05”
<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">-1.0 ft Falling = 44’00”
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Eagle Point
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">0.2 ft Steady = 45’02”
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Galveston Bay Entrance
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">0.4 ft Falling = 45’04”
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Pier 21
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">0.5 ft Falling = 45’05”
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<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Winds – Houston / Galveston Bay PORTS, NOAA/NOS @ 0811 hrs
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Manchester
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">8 knots from NNW gusts to 14 knots
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Morgan’s Point
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">24 knots from NNW gusts to 33 knots
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Eagle Point
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">16 knots from NNW gusts to 25 knots
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Galveston Bay Entrance
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">26 knots from N gusts to 35 knots
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Pier 21
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">19 knots from N gusts to 28 knots
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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:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">NOAA Weather Galveston Bay & Matagorda Bay
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FZUS54 KHGX 310856
CWFHGX
Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX
356 AM CDT Thu Oct 31 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.
GMZ300-312115-
Synopsis for High Island to the Matagorda Ship Channel out 60
nautical miles including Galveston and Matagorda Bays
356 AM CDT Thu Oct 31 2019
.SYNOPSIS FOR HIGH ISLAND TO MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL OUT 60 NM...
A gale warning is in effect for gale force winds today. Winds
will decrease significantly on Friday. Winds become southeast
again Sunday into Monday after another front pushes off the coast
on Saturday.
$$
GMZ335-312115-
Galveston Bay-
356 AM CDT Thu Oct 31 2019
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...
.TODAY...North winds 20 to 30 knots becoming 15 to 20 knots in
the afternoon. Bay waters choppy.
.TONIGHT...North winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northeast 10 to
15 knots after midnight. Bay waters choppy becoming slightly
choppy after midnight.
.FRIDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots becoming east 5 to
10 knots in the afternoon. Bay waters slightly choppy becoming
smooth in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds around 5 knots becoming north after
midnight. Bay waters smooth.
.SATURDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly
choppy.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters
slightly choppy.
.SUNDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth.
.MONDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. A
slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth.
A slight chance of showers.
$$
GMZ355-312115-
Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM-
356 AM CDT Thu Oct 31 2019
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...
.TODAY...North winds 20 to 30 knots becoming 20 to 25 knots in
the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 feet with occasional seas up to
7 feet.
.TONIGHT...North winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet.
.FRIDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots becoming east 5 to
10 knots in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming north
10 to 15 knots after midnight. Seas 1 to 2 feet.
.SATURDAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds around 15 knots. Seas 2 to
3 feet.
.SUNDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas 1 to
2 feet.
.MONDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet. A
slight chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
A slight chance of showers in the evening, then a chance of
showers after midnight.
$$
GMZ370-375-312115-
Waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX from 20 to
60 NM-Waters from High Island to Freeport TX from 20 to 60 NM-
356 AM CDT Thu Oct 31 2019
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...
.TODAY...North winds 25 to 35 knots decreasing to 20 to 25 knots
in the afternoon. Seas 7 to 10 feet with occasional seas up to
13 feet subsiding to 6 to 8 feet with occasional seas up to
10 feet in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...North winds 15 to 25 knots becoming northeast 15 to
20 knots after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 feet with occasional seas up
to 7 feet.
.FRIDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots increasing to 10 to
15 knots after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
.SATURDAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to
4 feet.
.SUNDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 to
3 feet.
.MONDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. A
slight chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
A slight chance of showers in the evening, then a chance of
showers after midnight.
$$
GMZ330-312115-
Matagorda Bay-
356 AM CDT Thu Oct 31 2019
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...
.TODAY...North winds 20 to 30 knots becoming 15 to 20 knots in
the afternoon. Bay waters choppy.
.TONIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly
choppy.
.FRIDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots becoming east 5 to
10 knots in the afternoon. Bay waters slightly choppy becoming
smooth in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northeast after
midnight. Bay waters smooth.
.SATURDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly
choppy.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds around 10 knots. Bay waters
smooth to slightly choppy.
.SUNDAY...Northeast winds around 10 knots becoming east in the
afternoon. Bay waters smooth to slightly choppy.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth.
.MONDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. A
slight chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.MONDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. A
slight chance of showers.
$$
GMZ350-312115-
Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX out
20 NM-
356 AM CDT Thu Oct 31 2019
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...
.TODAY...North winds 20 to 30 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet with
occasional seas up to 7 feet.
.TONIGHT...North winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet.
.FRIDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northeast 10 to
15 knots after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
.SATURDAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots decreasing to 10 to
15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to
3 feet.
.SUNDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots becoming east in the
afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 feet.
.MONDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. A
slight chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.MONDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. A
slight chance of showers in the evening, then a chance of showers
after midnight.
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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
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<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-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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