<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">December 12, 2016 Monday
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Houston, Galveston, Texas City, & Freeport, TX - Daily Port Update
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Houston // Open to all traffic
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Recent HSC Closures
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">11/28
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">2305 Pilots suspended board all traffic - due to fog
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">11/29
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">0800 Pilots resumed boarding inbound traffic only
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">1200 Pilots resumed boarding outbound traffic and remains boarding inbound traffic
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">12/02
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">2020 Pilots suspended boarding all traffic due to inclement weather
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">12/03
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">1139 Pilots resumed boarding outbound traffic
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">2030 Pilots resumed boarding inbound traffic and remains boarding outbound traffic
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">12/05
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">1430 COTP closed HSC to inbound & outbound traffic due to vessel in distress, anchored at Redfish Island
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">1458 COTP opens HSC
1538 Pilots resumed boarding all traffic<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">12/07
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">0545 Pilots suspended outbound traffic due to fog
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">1300 Pilots resumed boarding all traffic
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Galveston / Texas City // Closed to all traffic – due to fog
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<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">1115 Pilots suspended boarding all traffic – due to fog
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Freeport // Open to all traffic
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<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Currently 70° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">High 68° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Humidity 87%
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Barometer 30.05 in / 1018.2 mb
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Dewpoint 66° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Visibility 3 miles
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Wind W 8 mph
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Monday
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Fog / Mist
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Currently 71° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">High 68° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Humidity 94° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Barometer 30.07 in / 1018.2 mb
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Dewpoint 69° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Visibility 2 miles
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Wind NW 3 mph
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<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Currently 75° 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 82° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Barometer 30.05 in / 1017.7 mb
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Dewpoint 69° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Visibility 10 miles
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Today:
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">A 20 percent chance of showers before noon. Cloudy, with a high near 68. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Tonight: A 30 percent chance of showers. Patchy fog after midnight. Otherwise, cloudy, with a low around 62. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph.
Tuesday: A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly before noon. Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high near 73. Northwest wind around 5 mph.
Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 58. North wind around 5 mph.
Wednesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 69. North wind around 5 mph.
Wednesday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50.
Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 57.
Thursday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48.
Friday: A 40 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 69.
Friday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 64.
Saturday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 76.
Saturday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54.
Sunday: A 30 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 58.
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Today: A 30 percent chance of showers. Patchy fog. Otherwise, cloudy, with a high near 68. West wind around 5 mph becoming south in the afternoon.
Tonight: A 40 percent chance of showers after midnight. Patchy fog. Otherwise, cloudy, with a low around 65. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Tuesday: A 50 percent chance of showers. Areas of fog before 9am. Otherwise, cloudy, with a high near 70. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming northeast in the afternoon.
Tuesday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 61. North wind 5 to 10 mph.
Wednesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 65. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52.
Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 57.
Thursday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 53.
Friday: A 30 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 67.
Friday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65.
Saturday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 69.
Saturday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56.
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Today:
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">A 20 percent chance of showers. Patchy fog. Otherwise, cloudy, with a high near 71. West wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the afternoon.
Tonight: A 40 percent chance of showers after midnight. Patchy fog. Otherwise, cloudy, with a low around 64. Light south wind increasing to 5 to 10 mph after midnight.
Tuesday: A 40 percent chance of showers. Areas of fog before 9am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high near 73. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming east in the afternoon.
Tuesday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 61. East wind around 5 mph becoming north after midnight.
Wednesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 69. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Wednesday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54.
Thursday: Partly sunny, with a high near 61.
Thursday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54.
Friday: A 30 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 70.
Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65.
Saturday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 73. Breezy.
Saturday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56.
Sunday: A 30 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 60.
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<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Hazardous Weather Outlook
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
507 AM CST MON DEC 12 2016
GMZ335-TXZ200-213-214-226-227-235>238-131115-
BRAZORIA-CHAMBERS-FORT BEND-GALVESTON-GALVESTON BAY-HARRIS-
JACKSON-LIBERTY-MATAGORDA-WHARTON-
507 AM CST MON DEC 12 2016
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
AREAS OF DENSE FOG WILL BE POSSIBLE EARLY THIS MORNING WITH
VISIBILITY LESS THAN A 1/2 MILE AT TIMES.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY
AREAS OF FOG...SOME LOCALLY DENSE...WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT PARTS
OF THE COASTAL COUNTIES AGAIN TUESDAY MORNING. A COLD FRONT
SHOULD END THE FOG THREAT.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">NOAA Houston/Galveston Weather
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">NOAA USGULF Offshore Waters Weather
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<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">MARSEC LEVEL 1
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Maximum Deep Drafts - Houston / Galveston Bay
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">PORTS NOAA/NOS Water Levels (above MLLW) @ 1128 hrs
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Morgan’s Point
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">-0.0 ft Falling = 45’00”
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Eagle Point
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">0.4 ft Falling = 45’04”
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Galveston Bay Entrance
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">1.1 ft Rising = 46’01”
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Pier 21
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">0.8 ft Rising = 45’08”
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Winds – Houston / Galveston Bay PORTS, NOAA/NOS @ 1128 hrs
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Morgan’s Point
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">2 knots from NNW, gusts to 3 knots
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<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Galveston Bay Entrance
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<span-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">NOAA Weather Galveston Bay & Matagorda Bay
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">UPPER TEXAS COASTAL WATERS FROM HIGH ISLAND TO THE MATAGORDA SHIP
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">SEAS ARE PROVIDED AS A RANGE OF THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">1/3 OF THE WAVES...ALONG WITH THE OCCASIONAL HEIGHT OF THE AVERAGE
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">HIGHEST 10 PERCENT OF THE WAVES.
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">GMZ300-130445-
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">NAUTICAL MILES INCLUDING GALVESTON AND MATAGORDA BAYS
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">1001 AM CST MON DEC 12 2016
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.SYNOPSIS FOR HIGH ISLAND TO MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL OUT 60 NM...
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">LIGHT WINDS WILL PREVAIL OVER MOST OF THE AREA. AREAS OF FOG WILL
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">PERSIST THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON IN THE NEAR SHORE WATERS. SEA FOG
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">FORMATION THREAT WILL CONTINUE INTO TUESDAY NIGHT. A COLD FRONT
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">IS EXPECTED TO MOVE OFF THE COAST LATE WEDNESDAY WITH DRIER
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">CONDITIONS AND OFFSHORE WINDS WILL DEVELOP IN THE WAKE OF FRONT.
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">GMZ335-130445-
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.REST OF TODAY...SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS. BAY WATERS
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">SMOOTH. AREAS OF FOG. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATE IN THE MORNING. A
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.TONIGHT...SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SMOOTH. PATCHY
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">FOG IN THE EVENING. AREAS OF FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT. A CHANCE OF
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.TUESDAY...WEST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHWEST IN THE
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">AFTERNOON. BAY WATERS SMOOTH. AREAS OF FOG EARLY IN THE MORNING.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">THE AFTERNOON.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.TUESDAY NIGHT...NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SMOOTH. A
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.WEDNESDAY...NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SMOOTH.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS INCREASING TO
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">10 TO 15 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. BAY WATERS SMOOTH BECOMING
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">SLIGHTLY CHOPPY AFTER MIDNIGHT. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.THURSDAY...NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SLIGHTLY
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.THURSDAY NIGHT...EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SLIGHTLY
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">CHOPPY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.FRIDAY...SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SLIGHTLY
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">CHOPPY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.FRIDAY NIGHT...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SLIGHTLY
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">CHOPPY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">GMZ355-130445-
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">1001 AM CST MON DEC 12 2016
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON...
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.REST OF TODAY...SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">AREAS OF FOG. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.TONIGHT...SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. PATCHY
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">FOG. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.TUESDAY...SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING WEST IN THE
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. PATCHY FOG EARLY IN THE MORNING. A
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.TUESDAY NIGHT...NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FEET. A
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.WEDNESDAY...NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FEET.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS INCREASING TO
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">15 TO 20 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FEET BUILDING TO 2 TO
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">4 FEET AFTER MIDNIGHT. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.THURSDAY...NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.THURSDAY NIGHT...EAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET. A
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.FRIDAY...SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 5 FEET WITH
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">OCCASIONAL SEAS UP TO 6 FEET. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.FRIDAY NIGHT...SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 5 FEET WITH
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">OCCASIONAL SEAS UP TO 6 FEET. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">GMZ330-130445-
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">MATAGORDA BAY-
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">1001 AM CST MON DEC 12 2016
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.REST OF TODAY...NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS. BAY WATERS
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">SMOOTH. AREAS OF FOG. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.TONIGHT...SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SMOOTH. PATCHY
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">FOG IN THE EVENING. AREAS OF FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT. A SLIGHT CHANCE
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">OF SHOWERS.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.TUESDAY...WEST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SMOOTH. AREAS OF
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">FOG EARLY IN THE MORNING. AREAS OF FOG IN THE AFTERNOON. A SLIGHT
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.TUESDAY NIGHT...NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS BECOMING NORTH
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">AFTER MIDNIGHT. BAY WATERS SMOOTH. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.WEDNESDAY...NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SMOOTH.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. BAY WATERS
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">SLIGHTLY CHOPPY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.THURSDAY...NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 15 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SLIGHTLY
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">CHOPPY TO CHOPPY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.THURSDAY NIGHT...EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SLIGHTLY
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">CHOPPY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.FRIDAY...SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SLIGHTLY
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">CHOPPY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.FRIDAY NIGHT...SOUTH WINDS AROUND 15 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SLIGHTLY
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">CHOPPY TO CHOPPY.
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">GMZ350-130445-
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">COASTAL WATERS FROM FREEPORT TO THE MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL OUT
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">20 NM-
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON...
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.REST OF TODAY...WEST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">AREAS OF FOG. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.TONIGHT...SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. PATCHY
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">FOG. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.TUESDAY...SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING WEST IN THE
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. PATCHY FOG EARLY IN THE MORNING.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">AREAS OF FOG IN THE AFTERNOON. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.TUESDAY NIGHT...NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 FEET. A SLIGHT
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.WEDNESDAY...NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FEET.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS INCREASING TO
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">15 TO 20 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. A SLIGHT CHANCE
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">OF SHOWERS.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.THURSDAY...NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET. A
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.THURSDAY NIGHT...EAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 5 FEET
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">WITH OCCASIONAL SEAS UP TO 6 FEET. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.FRIDAY...SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET WITH
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">OCCASIONAL SEAS UP TO 7 FEET. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.FRIDAY NIGHT...SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 5 TO 7 FEET WITH
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">OCCASIONAL SEAS UP TO 8 FEET.
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">GMZ370-375-130445-
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">WATERS FROM FREEPORT TO THE MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL FROM 20 TO
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">60 NM-WATERS FROM HIGH ISLAND TO FREEPORT FROM 20 TO 60 NM-
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">1001 AM CST MON DEC 12 2016
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.REST OF TODAY...SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.TONIGHT...SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KNOTS
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FEET. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. PATCHY FOG
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">AFTER MIDNIGHT.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.TUESDAY...SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS BECOMING WEST IN THE
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FEET. PATCHY FOG EARLY IN THE MORNING. A CHANCE
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">OF SHOWERS.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.TUESDAY NIGHT...NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING NORTH
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.WEDNESDAY...NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. A
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS INCREASING TO
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">15 TO 20 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET. A SLIGHT CHANCE
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">OF SHOWERS.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.THURSDAY...NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 20 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">WITH OCCASIONAL SEAS UP TO 7 FEET. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.THURSDAY NIGHT...EAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 5 TO 6 FEET
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">WITH OCCASIONAL SEAS UP TO 7 FEET. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.FRIDAY...SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 5 TO 6 FEET WITH
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">OCCASIONAL SEAS UP TO 7 FEET. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.FRIDAY NIGHT...SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 6 TO 7 FEET WITH
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">OCCASIONAL SEAS UP TO 8 FEET.
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Port of Houston Authority
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ACOE Project Depth for Houston Ship Channel
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<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">45 feet/13.72 meters up to Shell Oiltanking
<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 Barbours Cut Channel
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">40 feet/12.19 meters Bayport Channel
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Please note the above information is based on the Corp of Engineers – Project draft for the Houston Ship Channel, if you have a question
regarding deep draft in Houston Ship Channel or alongside a berth, please contact our operations department
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<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">HSC Air Drafts Restrictions
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<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Power Lines
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Power Lines
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Fred Hartman
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<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Jesse Jones
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Power Lines
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Sidney Sherman
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">197’ (Morgan’s Point)
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">197’ (below Fred Hartman Bridge – Baytown)
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">175' (Baytown/LaPorte Bridge)
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">197’ (Battleship Texas)
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">175' (Beltway 8 Bridge)
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">197’ (Power Plant)
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">135' (Loop 610 Bridge)
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Air drafts clearances are based on MHW // Vessels should allow an additional 10 feet clearance for the Power Lines
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<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Port of Texas City
http://www.tctrr.com/<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">
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<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The Texas City Ship Channel is approximately 11 miles from GB Buoy
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The ACOE project draft for the TXCSC is 45’00 FW at MLT from the GB BUOY to Valero Dock # 42, the channel above project draft is
40’00 FW at MLT. The length on the final approach from the Houston, Galveston, Texas City tri-channel split is approximately 6 miles, the width is approximately a 400 ft bottom, the Turning Basin is approximately 4,200 ft long and 1,200 ft wide with a maximum
deep draft of 45 ft FW at MLT, and is navigable day or night with no air draft restrictions. Only TX City Docks with 45’00” maximum deep draft at MLT are TC # 11, 12, 41, & 42
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<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Port of Galveston
http://www.portofgalveston.com/<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#051423">The Galveston Ship Channel is approximately miles from GB Buoy
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#051423">The ACOE project draft for the GSC is 45’00” FW. The narrowest point is approximately 1,200 ft wide with no air draft restrictions.
At the POGA berths the maximum deep draft varies from 32’00” to 40’00” at MLT,
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<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Port of Freeport is located three miles from deep water, the channel is 400 ft wide and ACOE project maximum deep draft at MLW is
45’00”.
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Army Corp of Engineers
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