March 19, 2019 Tuesday
Houston, Galveston, Texas City, & Freeport, TX - Daily Port Update
Houston // Open to all vessel traffic
HSC Recent port closures due to fog
03/01
1535 Pilots suspended boarding outbound vessel traffic – due to fog and remains boarding inbound vessel traffic
1812 Pilots suspended boarding inbound vessel traffic and outbound vessel traffic remains suspended
03/02
0940 Pilots resumed boarding outbound vessel traffic // Inbound vessel traffic remains suspended
1300 Pilots suspended boarding outbound vessel traffic – due to fog and inbound vessel traffic remains suspended
03/03
0900 Pilots resumed boarding outbound vessel traffic and inbound vessel traffic remains suspended
1200 Pilots resumed boarding inbound vessel traffic and remains boarding outbound vessel traffic
03/07
1010 Pilots suspended boarding inbound vessel traffic – due to fog // outbound vessel traffic remains open
1500 Pilots suspended boarding outbound vessel traffic due to fog
2200 Pilots resumed boarding outbound vessel traffic
03/08
0245 Pilots resumed boarding inbound and remains boarding outbound vessel traffic
0918 Pilots suspended boarding inbound vessel traffic - due to fog and remains boarding outbound vessel traffic
1520 Pilots resumed boarding inbound vessel traffic and remains boarding outbound vessel traffic
2055 Pilots suspended boarding outbound vessel traffic and remains boarding inbound vessel traffic
03/09
0025 Pilots suspended boarding inbound vessel traffic – due to fog / outbound vessel traffic remains suspended
0650 Pilots resumed boarding inbound vessel traffic only
1300 Pilots resumed boarding outbound vessel traffic and remains boarding inbound and shifting vessel traffic
2135 Pilots suspended boarding all vessel traffic – due to fog
1430 Pilots resumed boarding outbound vessel traffic only // inbound vessel traffic remains suspended
2135 Pilots suspended boarding outbound vessel traffic and inbound vessel traffic remains suspended – due to fog
03/10
1430 Pilots resumed boarding outbound vessel traffic only // inbound vessel traffic remains suspended – due to fog
2145 Pilots suspended boarding outbound vessel traffic and inbound vessel traffic remains suspended – due to fog
03/11
1015 Pilots resumed boarding outbound vessel traffic only // Inbound remains suspended
1340 Pilots resumed boarding inbound vessel traffic and remains boarding outbound vessel traffic
1925 Pilots suspended boarding all vessel traffic – due to fog
2330 Pilots resumed boarding inbound vessel traffic only / Outbound vessel traffic remains suspended – due to fog
03/12
0445 Pilots suspended boarding inbound vessel traffic and outbound vessel traffic remains suspended – due to fog
0950 Pilots resumed boarding inbound vessel traffic only // Outbound vessel traffic remains suspended – due to fog
1737 Pilots suspended boarding inbound vessel traffic and outbound vessel traffic remains suspended – due to fog
03/13
0130 Pilots resumed boarding outbound vessel traffic only // inbound vessel traffic remains suspended – due to fog
0810 Pilots resumed boarding inbound vessel traffic and remains boarding outbound vessel traffic
1942 Pilots suspended boarding all vessel traffic – due to fog
03/14
0500 Pilots resumed boarding outbound vessel traffic only // inbound traffic remains suspended – due to fog
0840 Pilots resumed boarding inbound vessel traffic and pilots remains boarding outbound 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
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">NOAA GALVESTON, TEXAS CITY
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Tuesday
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 49° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">High 71° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Humidity 62%
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Barometer 30.28 in / 1025.8 mb
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Dewpoint 45° 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">Wind Chill NR° 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 NE 7 mph
Tuesday
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">A Few Clouds
<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 55° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">High 67° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Humidity 72° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Barometer 30.28 in / 1025.3 mb
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Dewpoint 51° 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 NR° 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 NE 9 mph
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Tuesday
Fair
<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 55° 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 81° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Barometer 30.27 in / 1025.1 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">Wind Chill NR° 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 NE 7 mph
<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">Mostly sunny, with a high near 71. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 49. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light and variable in the evening.
Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 74. Northeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 51. Calm wind becoming northwest around 5 mph after midnight.
Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 74. North wind around 5 mph.
Thursday Night: Clear, with a low around 51.
Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 74.
Friday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 58.
Saturday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 73.
Saturday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 62.
Sunday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 77.
Sunday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 65.
Monday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 82.
<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">Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 67. East wind 10 to 15 mph.
Tonight: Clear, with a low around 55. East wind 5 to 10 mph.
Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 68. East wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light southeast in the afternoon.
Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 55. South wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west after midnight.
Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 67. North wind 10 to 15 mph becoming light in the afternoon.
Thursday Night: Clear, with a low around 57.
Friday: Sunny, with a high near 69.
Friday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 62.
Saturday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 69.
Saturday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 64.
Sunday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 71.
Sunday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 65.
Monday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 75.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Today:
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Mostly sunny, with a high near 69. East wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 55. East wind 5 to 10 mph.
Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 70. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 53. Southeast wind around 5 mph becoming west after midnight.
Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 69. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming northeast in the afternoon.
Thursday Night: Clear, with a low around 54.
Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 70.
Friday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 61.
Saturday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 72.
Saturday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 64.
Sunday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 73.
Sunday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 66.
Monday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 77.
Rip Current Statement
<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Coastal Hazard Message
<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX
<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">919 AM CDT Tue Mar 19 2019
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<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">...High Rip Current Risk Today...
<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">
<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">.Strong east winds will persist today and this will create favorable
<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">conditions for strong rip currents today. Use extreme caution if
<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">visiting Gulf facing beaches today.
<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">
<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">TXZ436>438-200100-
<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">/O.NEW.KHGX.RP.S.0007.190319T1419Z-190320T0100Z/
<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Brazoria Islands-Galveston Island and Bolivar Peninsula-
<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Matagorda Islands-
<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">919 AM CDT Tue Mar 19 2019
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<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING...
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<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">The National Weather Service in Houston/Galveston has issued a
<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">High Rip Current Risk, which is in effect until 8 PM CDT this
<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">evening.
<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">
<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">* TIMING...Through early evening.
<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">
<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">* IMPACTS...Rip currents are powerful channels of water flowing quickly away
<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">from shore...which occur most often at low spots or breaks in the
<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">sandbar and in the vicinity of structures such as groins...
<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">jetties and piers. Heed the advice of lifeguards...beach patrol...
<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">flags and signs. Swim near a lifeguard.
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<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">
<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">There is a high risk of rip currents. Life threatening rip
<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">currents are likely in the surf zone.
<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">
<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Rip currents are powerful channels of water flowing quickly away
<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">from shore...which occur most often at low spots or breaks in the
<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">sandbar and in the vicinity of structures such as groins...
<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">jetties and piers. Heed the advice of lifeguards...beach patrol...
<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">flags and signs. Swim near a lifeguard.
<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">
<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">If you become caught in a rip current...yell for help. Remain
<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">calm...do not exhaust yourself and stay afloat while waiting for
<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">help. If you have to swim out of a rip current...swim parallel to
<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">shore and back toward the beach when possible. Do not attempt to
<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">swim directly against a rip current as you will tire quickly.
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<span-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
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">YELLOW / ELEVATED
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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) @ 0928 hrs
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Manchester
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">2.0 ft Falling = 47’00”
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Morgan’s Point
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">1.7 ft Steady = 46’07”
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Eagle Point
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">2.0 ft Rising = 47’00”
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Galveston Bay Entrance
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">1.1 ft Steady = 46’01”
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Pier 21
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">1.3 ft Steady = 46’03”
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<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Winds – Houston / Galveston Bay PORTS, NOAA/NOS @ 0928 hrs
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Manchester
<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">Morgan’s Point
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">8 knots from NE, gusts to 10 knots
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Eagle Point
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">10 knots from E, gusts to 13 knots
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Galveston Bay Entrance
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">12 knots from ENE, gusts to 14 knots
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Pier 21
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">6 knots from ENE, 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 190856
CWFHGX
Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX
356 AM CDT Tue Mar 19 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.
GMZ300-192115-
Synopsis for High Island to the Matagorda Ship Channel out 60
nautical miles including Galveston and Matagorda Bays
356 AM CDT Tue Mar 19 2019
.SYNOPSIS FOR HIGH ISLAND TO MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL OUT 60 NM...
Easterly flow will continue today and tonight then Wednesday
should relax ahead of a weak frontal boundary moving across the
coastal waters Wednesday night or early Thursday with increasing
offshore flow through Thursday morning. High pressure over
Southeast Texas slides quickly eastward out of Texas leading to
increasing stronger southeasterly flow Friday and Saturday.
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GMZ335-192115-
Galveston Bay-
356 AM CDT Tue Mar 19 2019
.TODAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots becoming east 5 to
10 knots in the afternoon. Bay waters slightly choppy becoming
smooth in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming east after
midnight. Bay waters smooth.
.WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds around 5 knots becoming east in the
afternoon. Bay waters smooth.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...South winds around 5 knots becoming west after
midnight. Bay waters smooth.
.THURSDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds around 5 knots becoming west
after midnight. Bay waters smooth.
.FRIDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southeast in the
afternoon. Bay waters smooth.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth.
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.SATURDAY...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.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters
slightly choppy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms.
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GMZ330-192115-
Matagorda Bay-
356 AM CDT Tue Mar 19 2019
.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.
.WEDNESDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...South winds around 5 knots becoming west after
midnight. Bay waters smooth.
.THURSDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northeast in the
afternoon. Bay waters smooth.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 5 knots. Bay waters
smooth.
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth.
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly
choppy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters
slightly choppy. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms.
$$
GMZ350-355-192115-
Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX out
20 NM-Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM-
356 AM CDT Tue Mar 19 2019
...Small Craft Should Exercise Caution...
.TODAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots this morning subsiding to 10
to 15 knots this afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 feet.
.TONIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...South winds around 5 knots becoming west after
midnight. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
.THURSDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northeast 5 to
10 knots in the afternoon. Seas 1 to 2 feet.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...South winds around 5 knots becoming southwest
after midnight. Seas 1 to 2 feet.
.FRIDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southeast in the
afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet.
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet. A
chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to
4 feet. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms.
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GMZ370-375-192115-
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 Tue Mar 19 2019
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...
.TODAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 6 to 8 feet occasional
seas up to 9 feet subsiding to 5 to 7 feet late this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet with
occasional seas up to 8 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming
northwest after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 feet.
.THURSDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northeast in the
afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...East winds around 5 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
.FRIDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet.
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet with
occasional seas up to 6 feet. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots decreasing to
10 to 15 knots after midnight. Seas 4 to 5 feet with occasional
seas up to 6 feet. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms.
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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">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">197’ (Battleship Texas)
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">175' (Beltway 8 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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