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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">HAPPY HOLIDAYS
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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 inbound traffic only
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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
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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">12/12
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">0613 Pilots suspended boarding all traffic -due to fog
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">12/13
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">1130 Pilots resumed boarding outbound traffic
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">1900 Pilots suspended boarding outbound traffic – due to fog
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">12/14
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">0030 Pilots resumed boarding inbound traffic
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">0730 Pilots resumed boarding outbound traffic and remains boarding inbound traffic
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">12/16
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">1710 Pilots suspended boarding all traffic – due to fog
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">2325 Pilots resumed boarding inbound traffic
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">12/17
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">0400 Pilots resumed boarding outbound traffic and remains boarding inbound traffic
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">12/18
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">0205 Pilots suspended boarding all traffic due to high winds and rough seas
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">0335 Pilots resumed boarding outbound traffic
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">0545 Pilots resumed boarding inbound and remains boarding outbound traffic
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">12/22
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">0950 Pilots suspended inbound and outbound traffic due to fog
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">1155 Pilots resumed boarding inbound traffic / outbound traffic remains suspended
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">1845 Pilots resumed boarding outbound vessel traffic / suspended inbound vessel traffic
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">2200 Pilots suspended boarding all traffic due to fog
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">12/23
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">1400 Pilots resumed boarding outbound traffic only
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">1900 POB
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">1950 Departed LBC # 2
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">2135 Pilots suspended boarding outbound traffic / inbound traffic remains suspended
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">12/24
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">1330 Pilots resumed boarding all traffic
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">1730 Pilots suspended boarding all traffic – due to fog
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">12/25
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">0855 Pilots resumed boarding inbound traffic / Outbound traffic remains suspended
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">HSC Traffic
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">43 Vessels set to proceed inbound [present to 1400/26th]
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">17 Vessels set to proceed outbound [present to 0700/26]
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">2 Vessels set to shift
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Galveston / Texas City // Open to all traffic
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<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Sunday
<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 75° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">High 80° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Humidity 82%
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Barometer 30.06 in / 1018.3 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
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Wind S 18 mph
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Sunday
<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 73° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">High 74° 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 30.08 in / 1018.7 mb
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Dewpoint 70° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Visibility 2.5 miles
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Wind SE 9 mph
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Sunday
<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 78° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">High 79° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Humidity 71° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Barometer 30.06 in / 1017.8 mb
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Dewpoint 71° 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 S 16 mph
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Christmas Day:
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 80. South wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Tonight: A 40 percent chance of showers, mainly after midnight. Patchy fog. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 68. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Monday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high near 78. South wind 5 to 15 mph.
Monday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 67. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light after midnight.
Tuesday: A 30 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 75. East wind around 5 mph.
Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 64.
Wednesday: A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 76.
Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 61.
Thursday: A 20 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 70.
Thursday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50.
Friday: Partly sunny, with a high near 62.
Friday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50.
Saturday: A 50 percent chance of showers. Cloudy, with a high near 68.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Christmas Day:
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 74. Southeast wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Tonight: A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly after midnight. Patchy fog. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 66. Southeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Monday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 72. Southeast wind around 10 mph.
Monday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Tuesday: A 30 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 70. East wind around 5 mph.
Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 63.
Wednesday: A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 69.
Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 62.
Thursday: A 30 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 66.
Thursday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 53. Breezy.
Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 60. Breezy.
Friday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54.
Saturday: A 50 percent chance of showers. Cloudy, with a high near 65
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Christmas Day: A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 78. South wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Tonight: A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly after 1am. Patchy fog after 7pm. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 67. Southeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Monday: A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 7am. Patchy fog before 10am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 75. Southeast wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Monday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7pm, then a slight chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Tuesday: A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly after 7am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 73. East wind 5 to 10 mph.
Tuesday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers before 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 63.
Wednesday: A 20 percent chance of showers after 7am. Partly sunny, with a high near 72.
Wednesday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers before 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 62.
Thursday: A 30 percent chance of showers after 7am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 69.
Thursday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers before 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52.
Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 63.
Friday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 53.
Saturday: A 40 percent chance of showers. Cloudy, with a high near 68
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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
327 AM CST SUN DEC 25 2016
TXZ163-164-176>179-195>200-210>214-226-227-235>238-261300-
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327 AM CST SUN DEC 25 2016
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
PERIODS OF FOG...SOME DENSE...WILL BE POSSIBLE MAINLY ALONG THE
COAST. DENSE FOG ADVISORIES MAY BE NEEDED.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY
PERIODS OF FOG...SOME DENSE...WILL BE POSSIBLE MAINLY ALONG THE
COAST THROUGH TUESDAY. DENSE FOG ADVISORIES MAY BE NEEDED.
.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) @ 1000 hrs
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Morgan’s Point
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">0.7 ft Falling = 45’07”
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Eagle Point
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">1.3 ft Falling = 46’03”
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Galveston Bay Entrance
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">1.3 ft Falling = 46’03”
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Pier 21
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">`1.7 ft Falling = 46’07”
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Winds – Houston / Galveston Bay PORTS, NOAA/NOS @ 1000 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">6 knots from SE, gusts to 9 knots
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Eagle Point
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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"">NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">938 AM CST SUN DEC 25 2016
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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"">GMZ300-260415-
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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"">938 AM CST SUN DEC 25 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"">AREAS OF OVERNIGHT FOG AND LIGHT RAIN ARE EXPECTED OVER THE NEXT
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">COUPLE OF DAYS. EARLY DAY VISIBILITY MAY BE VERY LIMITED AT TIMES
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">...ESPECIALLY OVER GALVESTON BAY AND ITS LOCAL INLETS. STRENGTHENED
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">ONSHORE WINDS TODAY IN RESPONSE TO A TIGHTENED PRESSURE GRADIENT
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">FROM A CENTRAL PLAINS STORM SYSTEM.
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.THIS AFTERNOON...SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 15 KNOTS. BAY WATERS
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">SLIGHTLY CHOPPY TO CHOPPY. PATCHY FOG. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.TONIGHT...SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SLIGHTLY
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">CHOPPY. AREAS OF FOG. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE EVENING.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.MONDAY...SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SMOOTH.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">PATCHY FOG EARLY IN THE MORNING. AREAS OF FOG LATE IN THE
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">MORNING. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.MONDAY NIGHT...SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SMOOTH.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.TUESDAY...EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SMOOTH. A CHANCE
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">OF SHOWERS.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.TUESDAY NIGHT...SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">SMOOTH.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.WEDNESDAY...SOUTH 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 NIGHT...SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">AFTER MIDNIGHT. BAY WATERS SMOOTH.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.THURSDAY...NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHEAST
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">10 TO 15 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. BAY WATERS SMOOTH BECOMING
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">SLIGHTLY CHOPPY IN THE AFTERNOON. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.THURSDAY NIGHT...NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. BAY WATERS
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">CHOPPY.
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">GMZ350-355-260415-
<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-COASTAL WATERS FROM HIGH ISLAND TO FREEPORT OUT 20 NM-
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">938 AM CST SUN DEC 25 2016
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION...
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.THIS AFTERNOON...SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">4 FEET. PATCHY FOG.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.TONIGHT...SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">AREAS OF FOG. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. A CHANCE
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.MONDAY...SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET. AREAS
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">OF FOG IN THE MORNING. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">THUNDERSTORMS.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.MONDAY NIGHT...SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.TUESDAY...EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. A SLIGHT
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.TUESDAY NIGHT...EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.WEDNESDAY...SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FEET. A
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING WEST AFTER
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">MIDNIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FEET.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.THURSDAY...NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHEAST
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">15 TO 20 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. A CHANCE OF
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">SHOWERS.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.THURSDAY NIGHT...NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">5 FEET.
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">GMZ370-375-260415-
<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"">938 AM CST SUN DEC 25 2016
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION...
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.THIS AFTERNOON...SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 5
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">FEET WITH OCCASIONAL SEAS UP TO 6 FEET.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.TONIGHT...SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 4 FEET. PATCHY
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">FOG. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. A CHANCE OF
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.MONDAY...SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">PATCHY FOG EARLY IN THE MORNING. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.MONDAY NIGHT...SOUTHEAST 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"">.TUESDAY...EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 3 FEET. A SLIGHT CHANCE
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">OF SHOWERS.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.TUESDAY NIGHT...EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 3 FEET.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.WEDNESDAY...SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING WEST AFTER
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.THURSDAY...NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHEAST
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">15 TO 20 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET. A CHANCE OF
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">SHOWERS.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.THURSDAY NIGHT...NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">6 FEET WITH OCCASIONAL SEAS UP TO 7 FEET BUILDING TO 6 TO 7 FEET
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">WITH OCCASIONAL SEAS UP TO 8 FEET AFTER MIDNIGHT.
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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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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Houston Pilots
Association
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#051423">Galveston Texas City Pilots
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