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Houston, Galveston, Texas City, & Freeport, TX - Daily Port Update 12/31/2016 Normal
Houston, Galveston, Texas City, & Freeport, TX - Daily Port Update 12/30/2016 Normal
Houston, Galveston, Texas City, & Freeport, TX - Daily Port Update 12/29/2016 Normal
Houston, Galveston, Texas City, & Freeport, TX - Daily Port Update 12/28/2016 Normal
Houston, Galveston, Texas City, & Freeport, TX - Daily Port Update 12/26/2016 Normal
Houston, Galveston, Texas City, & Freeport, TX - Daily Port Update 12/26/2016 Normal
Houston, Galveston, Texas City, & Freeport, TX - Daily Port Update 12/25/2016 Normal
Houston, Galveston, Texas City, & Freeport, TX - Daily Port Update Corrected12/24/2016 Normal
Houston, Galveston, Texas City, & Freeport, TX - Daily Port Update 12/24/2016 Normal
Houston, Galveston, Texas City, & Freeport, TX - Daily Port Update 12/23/2016 Normal
Houston, Galveston, Texas City, & Freeport, TX - Daily Port Update 12/22/2016 Normal
Houston, Galveston, Texas City, & Freeport, TX - Daily Port Update 12/21/2016 Normal
Houston, Galveston, Texas City, & Freeport, TX - Daily Port Update 12/20/2016 Normal
Houston, Galveston, Texas City, & Freeport, TX - Daily Port Update 12/19/2016 Normal
Houston, Galveston, Texas City, & Freeport, TX - Daily Port Update 12/18/2016 Normal
Houston, Galveston, Texas City, & Freeport, TX - Daily Port Update 12/17/2016 Normal
Houston, Galveston, Texas City, & Freeport, TX - Daily Port Update 12/16/2016 Normal
Houston, Galveston, Texas City, & Freeport, TX - Daily Port Update 12/15/2016 Normal
Houston, Galveston, Texas City, & Freeport, TX - Daily Port Update 12/14/2016 Normal
Houston, Galveston, Texas City, & Freeport, TX - Daily Port Update 12/13/2016 Normal
Houston, Galveston, Texas City, & Freeport, TX - Daily Port Update 12/12/2016 Normal
Houston, Galveston, Texas City, & Freeport, TX - Daily Port Update 12/11/2016 Normal
Houston, Galveston, Texas City, & Freeport, TX - Daily Port Update 12/10/2016 Normal
Houston, Galveston, Texas City, & Freeport, TX - Daily Port Update 12/09/2016 Normal
Houston, Galveston, Texas City, & Freeport, TX - Daily Port Update 12/08/2016 Normal
Houston, Galveston, Texas City, & Freeport, TX - Daily Port Update 12/07/2016 Normal
Houston, Galveston, Texas City, & Freeport, TX - Daily Port Update 12/06/2016 Normal
Houston, Galveston, Texas City, & Freeport, TX - Daily Port Update 12/05/2016 Normal
Houston, Galveston, Texas City, & Freeport, TX - Daily Port Update 12/04/2016 Normal
Houston, Galveston, Texas City, & Freeport, TX - Daily Port Update 12/03/2016 Normal
Houston, Galveston, Texas City, & Freeport, TX - Daily Port Update 12/02/2016 Normal
Houston, Galveston, Texas City, & Freeport, TX - Daily Port Update 12/01/2016 Normal

Daily Port Update

Subject:Houston, Galveston, Texas City, & Freeport, TX - Daily Port Update
Date:Wednesday, December 28, 2016
Priority:Normal
Notice:

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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">December 28, 2016            Wednesday

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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 // Closed to all traffic due to fog

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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">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

<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">1030        Pilots resumed boarding outbound traffic / remains boarding inbound traffic

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">1715       Pilots suspended boarding all traffic

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12/26

<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">1200         Pilots resumed boarding outbound traffic / inbound traffic remains suspended

<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">1645         Pilots suspended boarding outbound traffic / inbound traffic remains suspended – due to fog

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<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">12/27

<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">1430         Pilots resumed boarding outbound traffic / inbound remains suspended

<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">1750         Pilots suspended boarding outbound traffic and inbound 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">75          Vessels set to proceed inbound [present to 2100/27th]

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">11           Vessels set to proceed outbound [present to 0700/26]

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">1           Vessels set to shift

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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: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   72° F

<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">High          83° F

<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Humidity   94%

<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Barometer  30.14 in / 1021.0 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     10   miles

<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Wind SW 9 mph

<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Wednesday  

<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Fog

<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          72° F

<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Humidity   97° F

<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Barometer  30.15 in / 1020.9 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       0.13 miles

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<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   72° F

<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">High          77° F

<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Humidity    97° F

<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Barometer  30.14 in  / 1020.6 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       3 miles

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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Today: <span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Partly sunny, with a high near 83. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

Tonight: Patchy fog. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 69. South wind 5 to 10 mph becoming northwest after midnight.

Thursday: Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a temperature falling to around 65 by 5pm. Breezy, with a north wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 45. North wind around 10 mph.

Friday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 60. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon.

Friday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly after midnight. Cloudy, with a low around 53.

Saturday: Showers likely, mainly before noon. Cloudy, with a high near 71. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Saturday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 61.

New Year's Day: A 20 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 73.

Sunday Night: A 50 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 61.

Monday: A 40 percent chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 74.

Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 56.

Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 72.

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Today: <span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Partly sunny, with a high near 72. South wind 5 to 10 mph.

Tonight: Areas of dense fog. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 68. South wind around 10 mph becoming west after midnight.

Thursday: A 30 percent chance of showers before noon. Partly sunny, with a temperature rising to near 69 by 10am, then falling to around 64 during the remainder of the day. Windy, with a northwest wind 10 to 15 mph becoming northeast 20 to 25 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph.

Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 46. Breezy, with a north wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Friday: Partly sunny, with a high near 59. Northeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Friday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers after midnight. Cloudy, with a low around 59.

Saturday: Showers likely. Cloudy, with a high near 68. Breezy. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Saturday Night: Showers likely, mainly before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 63. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

New Year's Day: A 40 percent chance of showers, mainly after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 68.

Sunday Night: Showers likely, mainly before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 62. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Monday: A 40 percent chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 69.

Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 58.

Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 67.

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Today: <span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Patchy fog before 10am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 77. South wind 5 to 10 mph.

Tonight: Areas of dense fog after 7pm. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 69. South wind around 10 mph becoming west after midnight.

Thursday: A slight chance of showers between 7am and 1pm. Areas of dense fog before 7am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 70. Windy, with a west wind 5 to 10 mph becoming northeast 15 to 25 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 46. Breezy, with a north wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Friday: Partly sunny, with a high near 60. Northeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Friday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers after 1am. Cloudy, with a low around 60.

Saturday: Showers likely, mainly after 1pm. Cloudy, with a high near 71. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Saturday Night: Showers likely, mainly before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 63. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

New Year's Day: A 40 percent chance of showers, mainly after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 72.

Sunday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 62.

Monday: A 40 percent chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 72.

Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 58.

Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 70.

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  Hazardous Weather Outlook<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX 656 AM CST WED DEC 28 2016   TXZ176-195>198-200-210>214-226-227-235>238-291300- AUSTIN-BRAZORIA-BRAZOS-BURLESON-CHAMBERS-COLORADO-FORT BEND- GALVESTON-GRIMES-HARRIS-JACKSON-LIBERTY-MADISON-MATAGORDA-WALLER- WASHINGTON-WHARTON- 656 AM CST WED DEC 28 2016   THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS.   .DAY ONE...TODAY   MORNING FOG...LOCALLY DENSE...WILL LOWER VISIBILITIES TO UNDER A MILE DURING RUSH HOUR. THE MOST DENSE FOG WILL OCCUR JUST OUTSIDE OF THE METRO AREA...OR THOSE COUNTIES SURROUNDING HARRIS COUNTY INCLUDING RURAL HARRIS COUNTY...THROUGH 9 AM.   IF ENCOUNTERING DENSE FOG ON THE ROADWAY...REMEMBER TO MAINTAIN A LARGE DISTANCE BETWEEN YOU AND THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF YOU AND TO USE YOUR LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS.   .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY   NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS ANTICIPATED.   .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...   SPOTTER AWARENESS WILL NOT BE REQUIRED.   $$  
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<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Dense Fog Advisory URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX 904 AM CST WED DEC 28 2016   ...AREAS OF DENSE FOG LINGER NEAR THE COAST THIS MORNING...   .WARM MOIST AIR FLOWING OVER COOLER SHELF WATERS AGAIN PRODUCED OVERNIGHT AREAS OF DENSE SEA FOG. AREAS OF FOG INLAND HAVE BEEN IMPROVING...THOUGH PATCHY FOG REMAINS IN SEVERAL SPOTS. DENSE FOG CONTINUES TO IMPACT LOCATIONS RIGHT ALONG THE COASTLINE HOWEVER...AND SHOULD IMPROVE MORE SLOWLY THAN THE REST OF THE AREA THIS MORNING.   TXZ214-236>238-281800- /O.EXP.KHGX.FG.Y.0043.000000T0000Z-161228T1500Z/ /O.NEW.KHGX.FG.Y.0044.161228T1504Z-161228T1800Z/ BRAZORIA-CHAMBERS-GALVESTON-MATAGORDA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALVIN...ANAHUAC...ANGLETON...BAY CITY... FREEPORT...FRIENDSWOOD...GALVESTON...LAKE JACKSON...LEAGUE CITY... MONT BELVIEU...PALACIOS...PEARLAND...TEXAS CITY...WINNIE 904 AM CST WED DEC 28 2016   ...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY...   THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HOUSTON/GALVESTON HAS ISSUED A DENSE FOG ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY.   * EVENT...DENSE FOG ALONG IMMEDIATE COASTAL AREAS.   * TIMING...THROUGH MID-DAY.   * IMPACT...MOTORISTS SHOULD DRIVE WITH EXTREME CAUTION...DRIVE   DEFENSIVELY...AND ALLOW ADDITIONAL TRAVEL TIME. USE LOW BEAMS   REDUCE ...DRIVING SPEED...AND ALLOW FOR PLENTY OF ROOM BETWEEN   YOU AND OTHER VEHICLES.   PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...   A DENSE FOG ADVISORY MEANS VISIBILITIES WILL FREQUENTLY BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE. IF DRIVING...SLOW DOWN... USE YOUR HEADLIGHTS...AND LEAVE PLENTY OF DISTANCE AHEAD OF YOU.   &&   $$   <span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> 

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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;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">KHOU 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) @ 0904 hrs

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Morgan’s Point

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">0.5 ft Falling = 45’05”

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Eagle 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">Galveston Bay Entrance

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">0.0 ft Falling = 45’00”

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Pier 21

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">0.2 ft Falling = 45’02”

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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Winds – Houston / Galveston Bay PORTS, NOAA/NOS @ 0904 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">3 knots from SE, gusts to 4 knots

<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Eagle Point

<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">4 knots from SW, gusts to 5 knots

<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Galveston Bay Entrance

<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">3 knots from S, gusts to 4 knots

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Please visit our WEB Site<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> www.moranshipping.com<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> for port tide tables

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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"">FZUS54 KHGX 280913

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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

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">313 AM CST WED DEC 28 2016

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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">UPPER TEXAS COASTAL WATERS FROM HIGH ISLAND TO THE MATAGORDA SHIP

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">CHANNEL OUT 60 NAUTICAL MILES INCLUDING GALVESTON AND MATAGORDA BAYS

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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"">GMZ300-282215-

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">SYNOPSIS FOR HIGH ISLAND TO THE MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL OUT 60

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">NAUTICAL MILES INCLUDING GALVESTON AND MATAGORDA BAYS

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">313 AM CST WED DEC 28 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"">INTERMITTENT PERIODS OF DENSE SEA FOG WILL PERSIST INTO EARLY

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">THURSDAY MORNING WITH A WARM AND MOIST AIRMASS REMAINS SITUATED

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">OVER THE COOLER CONTINENTAL SHELF WATERS NEAR THE COAST. A STRONG

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">COLD FRONT IS FORECAST TO PUSH INTO THE COASTAL WATERS AROUND

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">SUNRISE THURSDAY. THIS WILL END THE FOG THREAT...BUT STRONG

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">OFFSHORE WINDS AND BUILDING SEAS ARE EXPECTED IN ITS WAKE. ONSHORE

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">FLOW SHOULD RESUME FRIDAY NIGHT AS HIGH PRESSURE MOVES OFF TO THE

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">EAST.

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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">GMZ330-335-282215-

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">MATAGORDA BAY-GALVESTON BAY-

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">313 AM CST WED DEC 28 2016

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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY...

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New""> 

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.TODAY...SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SMOOTH. AREAS OF

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">FOG IN THE MORNING...THEN PATCHY FOG IN THE AFTERNOON.

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.TONIGHT...SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST AFTER

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">MIDNIGHT. BAY WATERS SMOOTH. AREAS OF FOG.

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.THURSDAY...NORTH WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">NEAR 30 KNOTS. BAY WATERS CHOPPY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">THE MORNING.

<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.

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.FRIDAY...NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING EAST 5 TO

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">10 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. BAY WATERS SLIGHTLY CHOPPY BECOMING

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">SMOOTH IN THE AFTERNOON.

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.FRIDAY NIGHT...SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTH

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">AFTER MIDNIGHT. BAY WATERS SLIGHTLY CHOPPY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.SATURDAY...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SLIGHTLY

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">CHOPPY. SHOWERS LIKELY.

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.SATURDAY NIGHT...SOUTH 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"">.SUNDAY...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SLIGHTLY CHOPPY.

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.SUNDAY NIGHT...SOUTH 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""> 

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">$$

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New""> 

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">GMZ350-355-282215-

<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"">313 AM CST WED DEC 28 2016

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New""> 

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY...

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New""> 

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.TODAY...SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 FEET. AREAS OF FOG IN

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">THE MORNING...THEN PATCHY FOG IN THE AFTERNOON.

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.TONIGHT...SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST AFTER

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">MIDNIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FEET. AREAS OF FOG.

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.THURSDAY...NORTH WINDS INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KNOTS...BECOMING

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">NORTHEAST IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET BUILDING TO 4 TO 6

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">FEET WITH OCCASIONAL SEAS UP TO 7 FEET IN THE AFTERNOON. A CHANCE

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING...THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">AFTERNOON.

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.THURSDAY NIGHT...NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS BECOMING 15 TO

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">20 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET WITH OCCASIONAL SEAS UP

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">TO 7 FEET.

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.FRIDAY...NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING EAST 10 TO

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">15 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET.

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.FRIDAY NIGHT...SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTH

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">15 TO 20 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET. A SLIGHT CHANCE

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">OF SHOWERS.

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.SATURDAY...SOUTH 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. SHOWERS LIKELY.

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.SATURDAY NIGHT...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET. A

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">CHANCE OF SHOWERS.

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.SUNDAY...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET. A CHANCE

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">OF SHOWERS.

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.SUNDAY NIGHT...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 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""> 

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">$$

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New""> 

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">GMZ370-375-282215-

<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"">313 AM CST WED DEC 28 2016

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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.TODAY...SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. PATCHY FOG.

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.TONIGHT...SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST AFTER

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. PATCHY FOG.

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.THURSDAY...NORTH WINDS INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KNOTS...BECOMING

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">NORTHEAST IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET BUILDING TO 6 TO 8

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">FEET WITH OCCASIONAL SEAS UP TO 10 FEET IN THE AFTERNOON. A CHANCE

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING...THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">AFTERNOON.

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.THURSDAY NIGHT...NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS. SEAS 6 TO

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">8 FEET WITH OCCASIONAL SEAS UP TO 10 FEET.

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.FRIDAY...NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING EAST IN THE

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FEET WITH OCCASIONAL SEAS UP TO 8 FEET.

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.FRIDAY NIGHT...SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 15 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTH

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET WITH OCCASIONAL SEAS UP TO

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">7 FEET. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.SATURDAY...SOUTH WINDS AROUND 20 KNOTS. SEAS 5 TO 7 FEET WITH

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">OCCASIONAL SEAS UP TO 8 FEET. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.SATURDAY NIGHT...SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 5 TO 7 FEET

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">WITH OCCASIONAL SEAS UP TO 8 FEET. SHOWERS LIKELY.

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT...SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">6 FEET. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.

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Port of Houston Authority

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;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> 

<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

<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">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">

<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> 

<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,

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#051423"> 

<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-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">

http://www.swg.usace.army.mil/Missions/Navigation.aspx<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">

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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Houston Pilots Association

http://www.houston-pilots.com/<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> 

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#051423">Galveston Texas City Pilots

http://galvestonpilots.com/galtexnew/<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#051423">

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> 

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Brazos Harbor Pilots

www.brazospilots.com

 

NOAA

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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Weather WEB Sites

National Hurricane Center<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">

National Data Buoy Center

Dial-A-Buoy<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:blue">

Oceanweather, Inc.<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:blue">

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