January 25, 2020 Saturday
Houston, Galveston, Texas City, & Freeport, TX - Daily Port Update
Houston / Galveston / Texas City
Inbound and outbound vessel traffic remains suspended indefinitely due to salvage work on fishing vessel – Pappy’s Pride // no vessel traffic to pass the working zone
from Galveston Buoy and LT Buoys 9 & 10 in Bolivar Roads. Reverting with updates.
NOAA Weather
GMZ300-252215-
Synopsis for High Island to the Matagorda Ship Channel out 60
nautical miles including Galveston and Matagorda Bays
400 AM CST Sat Jan 25 2020
.SYNOPSIS FOR HIGH ISLAND TO MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL OUT 60 NM...
Light southeast winds this morning will be strengthening today as
the pressure gradient tightens. Caution flags might be needed for
the increasing winds and building seas this afternoon. Look for
widespread rain...possible embedded thunderstorms and some brief
sea fog tonight through Sunday morning as a storm system moves
across the area.
Mainly light north to northeast winds behind this
system Sunday night and Monday will become east to southeast
Monday night and Tuesday as the next storm system and associated
rains move across the area.
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Houston // Open to all vessel traffic
Inbound and outbound vessel traffic suspended indefinitely due to salvage operations on fishing vessel Pappy’s Pride // as mentioned above
Recent port closures
01/02
0420 All vessel traffic suspended – due to fog
1300 Outbound vessel traffic only resumed
2045 Inbound vessel traffic resumed // Outbound vessel traffic suspended
01/03
0530 Outbound vessel traffic resumed // Open to all vessel traffic
01/10
2325 All vessel traffic suspended due to inclement weather
01/11
0530 All vessel traffic resumed
0850 All vessel traffic suspended – due to fog
1100 All vessel traffic resumed
01/12
0850 All vessel traffic suspended – due to fog
1100 All vessel traffic resumed
01/13
1715 All vessel traffic suspended – due to fog
01/14
1135 Outbound vessel traffic resumed // inbound vessel traffic remains suspended
1550 USCG MSU suspended all vessel traffic – due to vessel and Fishing vessel in Bolivar Roads
1648 All vessel traffic suspended – due to fog
01/16
1500 Outbound vessel traffic resumed // inbound vessel traffic remains suspended
1715 All vessel traffic suspended – due to fog
01/17
0500 Outbound vessel traffic resumed // inbound vessel traffic remains suspended
1200 Inbound vessel traffic resumed // open to all vessel traffic
1335 All vessel traffic suspended – due to fog
1515 Inbound vessel traffic only resumed
2305 All vessel traffic suspended – due to fog
01/18
0730 Inbound vessel traffic only resumed
1530 Outbound vessel traffic resumed // Inbound vessel traffic remains open
01/23
0150 All vessel traffic suspended – due to fog
0305 All vessel traffic resumed
01/24
0800
0800 <span-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">All Inbound and outbound vessel traffic suspended – due to salvage operations on fishing vessel, Pappy’s Pride
// Salvage
<span-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> operations commenced
<span-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">1200 USCG advises all inbound and outbound vessel traffic indefinitely suspended – due to salvage operations
<span-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Present vessel traffic
<span-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">35 Vessels set to proceed inbound
<span-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">33 Vessels set to proceed outbound
Galveston / Texas City // Open to all vessel traffic
01/24
0800 Inbound and outbound vessel traffic suspended – due to salvage operations on fishing vessel, Pappy’s Pride
Freeport // Open to all vessel traffic
01/10
2200 All vessel traffic suspended due to inclement weather
01/11
0530 All vessel traffic resumed
0916 All vessel traffic suspended
1415 All vessel traffic resumed
01/13
1630 All vessel traffic suspended – due to fog
01/14
1145 All vessel traffic resumed // First outbound vessel to sail 1300 hrs
1408 All vessel traffic suspended – due to fog
01/15
0645 All vessel traffic resumed
1000 All vessel traffic suspended – due to fog
1200 All vessel traffic resumed
1715 All vessel traffic suspended – due to fog
01/17
0400 All vessel traffic resumed
0500 All vessel traffic suspended – due to fog
0900 All vessel traffic resumed
01/18
0001 All vessel traffic suspended – due to fog
1130 All vessel traffic resumed
1435 All vessel traffic suspended – due to fog
1530 All vessel traffic resumed
01/22
1727 Inbound only traffic suspended – due to rough seas
2300 Open to all vessel traffic
01/23
0515 All vessel traffic suspended – due to fog
0700 All vessel traffic resumed
NOAA Weather Service
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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">Saturday
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Mostly Cloudy
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Currently 50° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Low 58° 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 80%
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Barometer 30.14 in / 1021.2 mb
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Dewpoint 44° 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 44° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Wind E 3 mph
<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">Overcast
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Currently 57° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Low 60° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">High 64° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Humidity 69%
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Barometer 30.16 in / 1021.2 mb
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Dewpoint 47° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Visibility 10 miles
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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 7 mph
<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">Mostly Cloudy
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Currently 48° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Low 60° 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 93%
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Barometer 30.14 in / 1020.7 mb
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Dewpoint 46° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Visibility 10 miles
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Heat Index NR° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Wind Chill NR° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Wind Calm
Today: <span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Increasing clouds, with a high near 67. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Tonight: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 10pm. Low around 58. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between 1 and 2 inches possible.
Sunday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before noon. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 71. Southeast wind around 5 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter
of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 53. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Monday: Sunny, with a high near 71. Calm wind becoming southeast around 5 mph.
Monday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Increasing clouds, with a low around 55.
Tuesday: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 69. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Tuesday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51.
Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 65.
Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 49.
Thursday: A 40 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 63.
Thursday Night: A 50 percent chance of showers. Cloudy, with a low around 48.
Friday: A 50 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 61.<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">
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Today: <span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Increasing clouds, with a high near 64. Southeast wind 10 to 15 mph.
Tonight: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 11pm. Low around 60. Southeast wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between 1 and 2 inches
possible.
Sunday: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before noon, then a slight chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 67. Southeast wind 5 to 15 mph becoming north in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts
between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 56. North wind around 5 mph.
Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 65. North wind 5 to 10 mph becoming east in the afternoon.
Monday Night: Increasing clouds, with a low around 57.
Tuesday: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 67. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Tuesday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 53.
Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 62.
Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 54.
Thursday: A 40 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 62.
Thursday Night: A 50 percent chance of showers. Cloudy, with a low around 52.
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Today: <span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">A 20 percent chance of showers after 5pm. Increasing clouds, with a high near 67. Southeast
wind 5 to 15 mph.
Tonight: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 11pm. Cloudy, with a low around 60. Southeast wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between three quarters and one
inch possible.
Sunday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 69. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light and variable in the morning. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except
higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 51. North wind around 5 mph.
Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 68. North wind around 5 mph becoming east in the afternoon.
Monday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Increasing clouds, with a low around 57.
Tuesday: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 69. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Tuesday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers before midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 51.
Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 64.
Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 51.
Thursday: A 40 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 64.
Thursday Night: A 50 percent chance of showers. Cloudy, with a low around 51.
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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) @ 0628 hrs
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Manchester
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">1.5 ft Falling = 46’05”
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Morgan’s Point
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">1.2 ft Falling = 46’02”
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Eagle Point
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">1.6 ft Steady = 46’04”
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Galveston Bay Entrance
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">0.5 ft Falling = 45’05”
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Pier 21
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">0.8 ft Falling = 45’08”
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<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Winds – Houston / Galveston Bay PORTS, NOAA/NOS @ 0628 hrs
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Manchester
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">1 knots from W gusts to 3 knots
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Morgan’s Point
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">9 knots from E gusts to 11knots
<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 11 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 E gusts to 14 knots
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Pier 21
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">4 knots from E gusts to 9 knots
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FZUS54 KHGX 251000
CWFHGX
Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX
400 AM CST Sat Jan 25 2020
Upper Texas coastal waters from High Island to the Matagorda Ship
Channel out 60 nautical miles including Galveston and Matagorda Bays
Seas are provided as a range of the average height of the highest
1/3 of the waves...along with the occasional height of the average
highest 10 percent of the waves.
GMZ300-252215-
Synopsis for High Island to the Matagorda Ship Channel out 60
nautical miles including Galveston and Matagorda Bays
400 AM CST Sat Jan 25 2020
.SYNOPSIS FOR HIGH ISLAND TO MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL OUT 60 NM...
Light southeast winds this morning will be strengthening today as
the pressure gradient tightens. Caution flags might be needed for
the increasing winds and building seas this afternoon. Look for
widespread rain...possible embedded thunderstorms and some brief
sea fog tonight through Sunday morning as a storm system moves
across the area. Mainly light north to northeast winds behind this
system Sunday night and Monday will become east to southeast
Monday night and Tuesday as the next storm system and associated
rains move across the area.
$$
GMZ335-252215-
Galveston Bay-
400 AM CST Sat Jan 25 2020
.TODAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly
choppy. A chance of showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms
late.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly
choppy. A chance of showers in the evening. A slight chance of
thunderstorms. Showers after midnight. Patchy fog in the late
evening and early morning.
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northeast 5 to
10 knots in the afternoon. Bay waters slightly choppy becoming
smooth in the afternoon. Showers likely in the morning. Isolated
thunderstorms. A chance of showers in the afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth.
.MONDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming east in the
afternoon. Bay waters smooth.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming east after
midnight. Bay waters smooth. A slight chance of showers in the
late evening and early morning. Showers likely and isolated
thunderstorms late.
.TUESDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. Showers
likely and isolated thunderstorms.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots increasing to 10 to
15 knots after midnight. Bay waters smooth becoming slightly
choppy after midnight. A chance of showers in the evening, then a
slight chance of showers after midnight.
.WEDNESDAY...North winds around 10 knots becoming northeast in
the afternoon. Bay waters smooth to slightly choppy becoming
smooth in the afternoon.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. A
chance of showers late.
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GMZ330-252215-
Matagorda Bay-
400 AM CST Sat Jan 25 2020
.TODAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly
choppy. A slight chance of showers in the late morning and early
afternoon. A slight chance of thunderstorms in the late morning
and afternoon. Showers likely late.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots decreasing to 5 to
10 knots after midnight. Bay waters slightly choppy becoming
smooth after midnight. Patchy fog until early morning. Showers
and a slight chance of thunderstorms.
.SUNDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northwest in the
afternoon. Bay waters smooth. A chance of showers and isolated
thunderstorms in the morning.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth.
.MONDAY...Northeast winds around 5 knots becoming east in the
afternoon. Bay waters smooth.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots becoming east
after midnight. Bay waters smooth to slightly choppy becoming
smooth after midnight. A chance of showers in the late evening
and early morning. Isolated thunderstorms in the late evening and
overnight. Showers likely late.
.TUESDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming west in the
afternoon. Bay waters smooth becoming smooth to slightly choppy
in the afternoon. Showers likely and isolated thunderstorms in
the morning, then a chance of showers in the afternoon.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters
slightly choppy.
.WEDNESDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northeast in the
afternoon. Bay waters slightly choppy becoming smooth to slightly
choppy in the afternoon.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...East winds around 10 knots. Bay waters smooth
to slightly choppy. A slight chance of showers in the late
evening and early morning. A chance of showers and isolated
thunderstorms late.
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GMZ350-355-252215-
Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX out
20 NM-Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM-
400 AM CST Sat Jan 25 2020
.TODAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet. A
slight chance of showers early in the afternoon. A slight chance
of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Showers likely late.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet.
Patchy fog until early morning. Showers and a slight chance of
thunderstorms.
.SUNDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northwest 5 to
10 knots in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 feet. Showers likely in
the morning. Isolated thunderstorms. A slight chance of showers
in the afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
.MONDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming east in the
afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. A
slight chance of showers in the late evening and early morning.
Isolated thunderstorms after midnight. Showers likely late.
.TUESDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south in the
afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Showers likely and isolated
thunderstorms.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 2 to
4 feet. A slight chance of showers.
.WEDNESDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northeast in the
afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 feet.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. A
slight chance of showers in the late evening and early morning. A
chance of showers and isolated thunderstorms late.
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GMZ370-375-252215-
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-
400 AM CST Sat Jan 25 2020
.TODAY...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet. A
slight chance of showers early in the afternoon. A slight chance
of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Showers likely late.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet with
occasional seas up to 7 feet. Showers and a slight chance of
thunderstorms. Patchy fog in the late evening and early morning.
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northwest 10 to
15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 feet. Showers in the
morning. Isolated thunderstorms. A slight chance of showers in
the afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet.
.MONDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet.
A slight chance of showers in the late evening and overnight.
Isolated thunderstorms late.
.TUESDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest in
the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Showers likely and isolated
thunderstorms.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming north
after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 feet. A slight chance of showers.
.WEDNESDAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northeast 10 to
15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 feet.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet. A
slight chance of showers in the late evening and early morning. A
chance of showers and isolated thunderstorms late.
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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
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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">135' (Loop 610 Bridge)
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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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NOAA
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