July 06, 2019 Saturday
Houston, Galveston, Texas City, & Freeport, TX - Daily Port Update
Hurricane Season
June 1st – November 30th
Be Prepared
NOAA Weather
GMZ300-062115-
Synopsis for High Island to the Matagorda Ship Channel out 60
nautical miles including Galveston and Matagorda Bays
337 AM CDT Sat Jul 6 2019
.SYNOPSIS FOR HIGH ISLAND TO MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL OUT 60 NM...
Light south to southwest winds are expected through the weekend as
high pressure remains over the western Gulf of Mexico. This onshore
flow is expected to persist through the first half of next week.
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Houston // Open to all vessel traffic
06/30
1908 USCG COTP order to stop vessel traffic in HSC due to vessel anchored in channel
2003 Pilots resumed boarding all vessel traffic
Galveston / Texas City // Open to all vessel traffic
Freeport // Open to all vessel traffic
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NOAA Weather Service
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<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">NOAA HOUSTON
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">NOAA GALVESTON, TEXAS CITY
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<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Saturday
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Partly Cloudy
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Currently 77° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Low 76° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">High 97° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Humidity 88° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Barometer 30.09 in / 1019.3 mb
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Dewpoint 73° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Visibility 10 miles
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Heat Index 78° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Wind N 5 mph
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Saturday
Partly 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 88° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Low 82 ° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">High 81° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Humidity 90° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Barometer 30.09 in / 1019.1 mb
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Dewpoint 76° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Visibility 10 miles
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Heat Index 89° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Wind Calm
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Saturday
Partly Cloudy
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Currently 78° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Low 79° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">High 91° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Humidity 93° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Barometer 30.10 in / 1019.1 mb
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Dewpoint 76° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Visibility 10 miles
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Heat Index 81° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Wind N 3 mph
Today: <span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Sunny, with a high near 97. Heat index values as high as 104. Calm wind becoming southeast
around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 76. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light and variable after midnight.
Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 97. Heat index values as high as 106. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 78. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Monday: Sunny, with a high near 97. Southwest wind around 5 mph.
Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 77.
Tuesday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 98.
Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 77.
Wednesday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 99.
Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 78.
Thursday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 99.
Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 80.
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Today: <span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Sunny, with a high near 90. Heat index values as high as 102. Calm wind becoming southeast
around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 81. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming southwest after midnight.
Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 90. Heat index values as high as 103. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 81. South wind around 10 mph.
Monday: Sunny, with a high near 91. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 82.
Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 92.
Tuesday Night: Clear, with a low around 82.
Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 92.
Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 81.
Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 94.
Thursday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 82.
Friday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 94.<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 91. Heat index values as high as 102. Light south wind becoming
southeast 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 79. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 91. Heat index values as high as 103. Light and variable wind becoming southeast 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.
Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 79. South wind around 10 mph.
Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 91. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 79.
Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 91.
Tuesday Night: Clear, with a low around 79.
Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 92.
Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 79.
Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 94.
Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 79.
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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) @ 0747 hrs
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Manchester
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">0.0 ft Rising = 45’00”
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Morgan’s Point
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">0.4 ft Rising = 45’04”
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Eagle Point
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">1.1 ft Rising = 47’01”
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Galveston Bay Entrance
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">2.3 ft Rising = 47’03”
<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-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Winds – Houston / Galveston Bay PORTS, NOAA/NOS @ 0747 hrs
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Manchester
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">1 knots from WNW gusts to 2 knots
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Morgan’s Point
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">3 knots from NW gusts to 3 knots
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Eagle Point
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">2 knots from NNW gusts to 3 knots
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Galveston Bay Entrance
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">2 knots from WSW gusts to 3 knots
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Pier 21
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">1 knots from WSW gusts to 2 knots
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<span-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">NOAA Weather Galveston Bay & Matagorda Bay
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FZUS54 KHGX 060837
CWFHGX
Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX
337 AM CDT Sat Jul 6 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.
GMZ300-062115-
Synopsis for High Island to the Matagorda Ship Channel out 60
nautical miles including Galveston and Matagorda Bays
337 AM CDT Sat Jul 6 2019
.SYNOPSIS FOR HIGH ISLAND TO MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL OUT 60 NM...
Light south to southwest winds are expected through the weekend as
high pressure remains over the western Gulf of Mexico. This onshore
flow is expected to persist through the first half of next week.
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GMZ335-062115-
Galveston Bay-
337 AM CDT Sat Jul 6 2019
.TODAY...Southwest winds around 5 knots becoming southeast in the
afternoon. Bay waters smooth.
.TONIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southwest after
midnight. Bay waters smooth.
.SUNDAY...West winds around 5 knots becoming south in the
afternoon. Bay waters smooth.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southwest
after midnight. Bay waters smooth.
.MONDAY...Southwest winds around 5 knots becoming south in the
afternoon. Bay waters smooth.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth.
.TUESDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters
smooth.
.WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south in the
afternoon. Bay waters smooth.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming west
after midnight. Bay waters smooth.
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GMZ330-062115-
Matagorda Bay-
337 AM CDT Sat Jul 6 2019
.TODAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots becoming south 5 to
10 knots after midnight. Bay waters slightly choppy becoming
smooth after midnight.
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth.
.MONDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth.
.MONDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly
choppy.
.TUESDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly
choppy.
.WEDNESDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...South winds around 10 knots becoming southwest
after midnight. Bay waters smooth to slightly choppy becoming
smooth after midnight.
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GMZ355-062115-
Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM-
337 AM CDT Sat Jul 6 2019
.TODAY...South winds around 5 knots becoming southeast in the
afternoon. Seas 1 to 2 feet.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southwest after
midnight. Seas 1 to 2 feet.
.SUNDAY...West winds around 5 knots becoming south in the
afternoon. Seas 1 to 2 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet.
.MONDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT...South winds around 10 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet.
.TUESDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 feet.
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GMZ350-062115-
Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX out
20 NM-
337 AM CDT Sat Jul 6 2019
.TODAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots becoming south 5 to
10 knots after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...South winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 feet.
.MONDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 feet.
.TUESDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 feet.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...South winds around 10 knots becoming southwest
after midnight. Seas 2 feet.
$$
GMZ375-062115-
Waters from High Island to Freeport TX from 20 to 60 NM-
337 AM CDT Sat Jul 6 2019
.TODAY...Southeast winds around 5 knots becoming east in the
afternoon. Seas 2 feet.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south after
midnight. Seas 1 to 2 feet.
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet.
.MONDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet.
.TUESDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 feet.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 feet.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming around
10 knots after midnight. Seas 2 feet.
$$
GMZ370-062115-
Waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX from 20 to
60 NM-
337 AM CDT Sat Jul 6 2019
.TODAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 feet.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots becoming south 5 to
10 knots after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots becoming south
after midnight. Seas 2 feet.
.MONDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 feet.
.TUESDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 feet.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southwest
after midnight. Seas 2 feet.
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NOAA Houston/Galveston Weather<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">
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<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">NOAA USGULF Offshore Waters Weather
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<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">KHOU WEATHER
http://www.khou.com/weather/<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">
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<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Galveston WEB Cams
https://www.galveston.com/webcams/
<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Kemah WEB Cams
https://saltwater-recon.com/kemah-seabrook/
https://www.weatherbug.com/weather-camera/
<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Baytown WEB Cams
https://www.weatherbug.com/weather-camera/
https://www.meteoblue.com/en/weather/forecast/webcams/baytown_united-states-of-america_4672731
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Port of Houston Authority<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">
http://www.portofhouston.com/<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">
ACOE Project Depth for Houston Ship Channel<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">
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<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">45 feet/13.72 meters up to Shell / Enterprise
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">40 feet/12.19 meters up to S.P. Slip
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">36 feet/10.97 meters to the Turning Basin
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">40 feet/12.19 meters Barbour’s Cut Channel
<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">40 feet/12.19 meters Bayport Channel
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<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Please note the above information is based on the Corp of Engineers – Project draft for the Houston Ship Channel, if you have a question
regarding deep draft in Houston Ship Channel or alongside a berth, please contact our operations department
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<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">HSC Air Drafts Restrictions
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<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Power Lines
<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Power Lines
<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Fred Hartman
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<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Jesse Jones
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<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Sidney Sherman
197’ (Morgan’s Point)
197’ (below Fred Hartman Bridge – Baytown)<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">175' (Baytown/LaPorte Bridge)
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">197’ (Battleship Texas)
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">175' (Beltway 8 Bridge)
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">197’ (Power Plant)
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">135' (Loop 610 Bridge)
Air drafts clearances are based on MHW // Vessels should allow an additional 10 feet clearance for the Power Lines<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">Port of Texas City
http://www.tctrr.com/<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">
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The Texas City Ship Channel is approximately 11 miles from GB Buoy
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The ACOE project draft for the TXCSC is 45’00 FW at MLT from the GB BUOY to Valero Dock # 42, the channel above project draft is
40’00 FW at MLT. The length on the final approach from the Houston, Galveston, Texas City tri-channel split is approximately 6 miles, the width is approximately a 400 ft bottom, the Turning Basin is approximately 4,200 ft long and 1,200 ft wide with a maximum
deep draft of 45 ft FW at MLT, and is navigable day or night with no air draft restrictions. Only TX City Docks with 45’00” maximum deep draft at MLT are TC # 41, & 42
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<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Port of Galveston
http://www.portofgalveston.com/<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#051423">The Galveston Ship Channel is approximately miles from GB Buoy
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#051423">The ACOE project draft for the GSC is 45’00” FW. The narrowest point is approximately 1,200 ft wide with no air draft restrictions.
At the POGA berths the maximum deep draft varies from 32’00” to 40’00” at MLT,
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<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Port of Freeport is located three miles from deep water, the channel is 400 ft wide and ACOE project maximum deep draft at MLW is
45’00”.
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Army Corp of Engineers
http://www.swg.usace.army.mil/<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">
http://www.swg.usace.army.mil/Missions/Navigation.aspx<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">
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<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Houston Pilots
Association
http://www.houston-pilots.com/<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">
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<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#051423">Galveston Texas City Pilots
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<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Brazos Harbor Pilots
www.brazospilots.com
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NOAA
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National Data Buoy Center
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Oceanweather, Inc.<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:blue">
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