<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">December 29, 2016 Thursday
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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">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">12/28
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">1320 Pilots resumed boarding outbound traffic / inbound remains suspended
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">2200 Pilots resumed boarding inbound traffic / outbound traffic 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">66 Vessels set to proceed inbound
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> 8 Vessels set to proceed outbound
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">0 Vessels set to shift
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Galveston / Texas City // Open 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">NOAA HOUSTON
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<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Thursday
<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 65° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">High 70° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Humidity 68%
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Barometer 30.21 in / 1023.4 mb
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Dewpoint 54° 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 N 18 mph
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Thursday
<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 73° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">High 70° 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 30.17 in / 1021.8 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 NW 9 mph
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Thursday
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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 70° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Humidity 87° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Barometer 30.18 in / 1021.8 mb
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Dewpoint 68° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Visibility 9 miles
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Wind N 9 mph
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Today:
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Partly sunny, with a temperature falling to around 59 by 10am. Breezy, with a north wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 46. 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 40 percent chance of showers, mainly after midnight. Cloudy, with a temperature rising to around 58 by 5am. Southeast wind around 5 mph.
Saturday: Showers likely. Cloudy, with a high near 72. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Saturday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 63.
New Year's Day: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 75.
Sunday Night: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 64.
Monday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 75.
Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 60.
Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 75.
Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 53.
Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 61
<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. Partly sunny, with a temperature falling to around 60 by 11am. Windy, with a north wind 15 to 20 mph increasing to 25 to 30 mph in the afternoon.
Winds could gust as high as 35 mph.
Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50. Breezy, with a northeast wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Friday: Partly sunny, with a high near 58. Breezy, with a northeast wind 15 to 20 mph.
Friday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers, mainly after midnight. Cloudy, with a temperature rising to around 62 by 2am. South wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Saturday: Showers. High near 68. South wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Saturday Night: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before midnight, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
New Year's Day: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 71.
Sunday Night: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 64. Breezy.
Monday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 70.
Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 63.
Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 69.
Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 57.
Wednesday: A 20 percent chance of rain. Partly sunny, with a high near 61.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Today:
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">A 30 percent chance of showers before noon. Partly sunny, with a temperature falling to around 63 by 10am. Windy, with a northeast wind 15 to 20 mph increasing to 20 to 25 mph in the afternoon.
Winds could gust as high as 35 mph.
Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48. Breezy, with a north wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Friday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 60. East wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Friday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers, mainly after midnight. Cloudy, with a temperature rising to around 65 by 4am. East wind 10 to 15 mph becoming south after midnight.
Saturday: Showers likely. Cloudy, with a high near 72. South wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Saturday Night: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66.
New Year's Day: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 73.
Sunday Night: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66.
Monday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 73.
Monday Night: Clear, with a low around 64.
Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 71.
Tuesday Night: A 20 percent chance of rain. Partly cloudy, with a low around 58.
Wednesday: A 20 percent chance of rain. Partly sunny, with a high near 63
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<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Hazardous Weather Outlook
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
631 AM CST THU DEC 29 2016
TXZ214-235>238-301245-
BRAZORIA-CHAMBERS-GALVESTON-JACKSON-MATAGORDA-
631 AM CST THU DEC 29 2016
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS.
.DAY ONE...TODAY
THERE WILL BE A WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THROUGH 4 PM.
NORTHERLY WINDS BEHIND A MORNING COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE WILL STRENGTHEN
TO BETWEEN 20 TO 25 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL 30 MPH GUSTS.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY
NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS ANTICIPATED.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
LOW SPOTTER AWARENESS.
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<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Wind Advisory
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
349 AM CST THU DEC 29 2016
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE MORNING THROUGH AFTERNOON...
.STRONG NORTHEAST WINDS BEHIND AN EARLY MORNING COLD FRONTAL
PASSAGE WILL ACHIEVE ADVISORY LEVEL CRITERIA. FREQUENT WIND SPEEDS
BETWEEN 20 TO 25 MPH WILL OCCUR FROM LATE THIS MORNING AND PERSIST
THROUGH THE MID AFTERNOON HOURS.
TXZ214-235>238-292200-
/O.NEW.KHGX.WI.Y.0015.161229T1700Z-161229T2200Z/
BRAZORIA-CHAMBERS-GALVESTON-JACKSON-MATAGORDA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALVIN...ANAHUAC...ANGLETON...BAY CITY...
EDNA...FREEPORT...FRIENDSWOOD...GALVESTON...LAKE JACKSON...
LEAGUE CITY...MONT BELVIEU...PALACIOS...PEARLAND...TEXAS CITY...
WINNIE
349 AM CST THU DEC 29 2016
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 4 PM CST
THIS AFTERNOON...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HOUSTON/GALVESTON HAS ISSUED A
WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO
4 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON.
* EVENT...STRONG NORTHEAST WINDS.
* TIMING...LATE MORNING THROUGH MID AFTERNOON.
* IMPACT...BUFFERING OF WEST EAST TRAVELING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.
WINDS MAY TOSS AROUND LIGHT WEIGHT OUTDOOR ITEMS SUCH AS
DECORATIONS OR FURNITURE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
DRIVERS OF VANS...CAMPERS...TRAILERS...AND OTHER HIGH-PROFILE
VEHICLES SHOULD BE ALERT TO THE DANGER OF THESE WINDS...ESPECIALLY
WHEN DRIVING ALONG EAST TO WEST ORIENTED ROADS
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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) @ 0828 hrs
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Morgan’s Point
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">0.6 ft Falling = 45’06”
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Eagle Point
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">1.0 ft Steady = 46’00”
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Galveston Bay Entrance
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">-0.1 ft Steady = 44’11”
<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 @ 0828 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">15 knots from N, gusts to 19 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">13 knots from N, gusts to 19 knots
<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"">323 AM CST THU DEC 29 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"">GMZ300-292230-
<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"">323 AM CST THU DEC 29 2016
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">
<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"">A COLD FRONT WILL PUSH OFF THE COAST EARLY THIS MORNING. STRONG
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">OFFSHORE WINDS AND BUILDING SEAS ARE EXPECTED IN ITS WAKE THROUGH TONIGHT.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">AS HIGH PRESSURE MOVES OFF TO THE EAST WINDS WILL GRADUALLY VEER
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">BACK TO THE SOUTHEAST FRIDAY NIGHT AND INCREASE IN SPEED OVER THE
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">WEEKEND. A PACIFIC FRONT IS EXPECTED TO PUSH ACROSS THE WATERS ON
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">MONDAY.
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">GMZ335-292230-
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">GALVESTON BAY-
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">323 AM CST THU DEC 29 2016
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.TODAY...WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING NORTH 20 TO 30 KNOTS
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">AND GUSTY. BAY WATERS BECOMING ROUGH. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">IN THE MORNING.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.TONIGHT...NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHEAST 10 TO
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">15 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. BAY WATERS CHOPPY BECOMING SLIGHTLY
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">CHOPPY AFTER MIDNIGHT.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.FRIDAY...NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING EAST IN THE
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">AFTERNOON. BAY WATERS SLIGHTLY CHOPPY.
<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. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.SATURDAY NIGHT...SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">SMOOTH. SHOWERS LIKELY AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.SUNDAY...SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SMOOTH. A CHANCE
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">OF SHOWERS. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
<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"">.MONDAY...SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING WEST IN THE
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">AFTERNOON. BAY WATERS SLIGHTLY CHOPPY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.MONDAY NIGHT...WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHWEST AFTER
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">MIDNIGHT. BAY WATERS SMOOTH.
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">$$
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">GMZ330-292230-
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">MATAGORDA BAY-
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">323 AM CST THU DEC 29 2016
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM CST EARLY THIS
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">MORNING...
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.TODAY...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS SHIFTING TO THE NORTH AND
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KNOTS AND GUSTY. BAY WATERS ROUGH BECOMING
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">ROUGH. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.TONIGHT...NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. BAY WATERS CHOPPY.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.FRIDAY...NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING EAST IN THE
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">AFTERNOON. BAY WATERS SLIGHTLY CHOPPY BECOMING SMOOTH TO SLIGHTLY
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">CHOPPY 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 SLIGHT CHANCE OF
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">SHOWERS IN THE EVENING...THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
<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. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
<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 SLIGHT 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. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.SUNDAY NIGHT...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS INCREASING TO 15 TO
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">20 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. BAY WATERS SLIGHTLY CHOPPY BECOMING
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">CHOPPY AFTER MIDNIGHT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.MONDAY...SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHWEST 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. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. ISOLATED
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.MONDAY NIGHT...NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHEAST
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">AFTER MIDNIGHT. BAY WATERS SMOOTH.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">$$
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">GMZ350-355-292230-
<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"">323 AM CST THU DEC 29 2016
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM CST EARLY THIS
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">MORNING...
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.TODAY...SOUTHWEST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING NORTH AND
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KNOTS. GUSTS TO NEAR GALE FORCE POSSIBLE. SEAS
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">2 FEET BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FEET WITH OCCASIONAL SEAS UP TO 8 FEET.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.TONIGHT...NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS DECREASING TO 15 TO
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">20 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FEET WITH OCCASIONAL SEAS UP
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">TO 8 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 15 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTH
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">THE EVENING...THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.SATURDAY...SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET. SHOWERS
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">LIKELY. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.SATURDAY NIGHT...SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">5 FEET. SHOWERS LIKELY AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.SUNDAY...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET. A CHANCE
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">OF SHOWERS. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.SUNDAY NIGHT...SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET. A
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.MONDAY...SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING WEST 10 TO
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">15 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.MONDAY NIGHT...WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING NORTH AFTER
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">$$
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">GMZ370-375-292230-
<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"">323 AM CST THU DEC 29 2016
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST THIS MORNING...
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM CST THIS MORNING THROUGH
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">LATE TONIGHT...
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.TODAY...SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS SHIFTING TO THE NORTH AND
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KNOTS AND GUSTY. SEAS 3 FEET BUILDING TO 6
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">TO 9 FEET WITH OCCASIONAL SEAS UP TO 11 FEET. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING... THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">OF SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.TONIGHT...NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 30 KNOTS BECOMING 20 TO 25 KNOTS
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FEET WITH OCCASIONAL SEAS UP TO
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">13 FEET SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FEET WITH OCCASIONAL SEAS UP TO
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">10 FEET AFTER MIDNIGHT.
<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 15 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTH
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FEET WITH OCCASIONAL SEAS UP TO
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">6 FEET. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.SATURDAY...SOUTH WINDS AROUND 20 KNOTS BECOMING 15 TO 25 KNOTS
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET WITH OCCASIONAL SEAS UP TO
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">7 FEET. SHOWERS LIKELY. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.SATURDAY NIGHT...SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 5 TO
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">7 FEET WITH OCCASIONAL SEAS UP TO 8 FEET. SHOWERS LIKELY AND
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.SUNDAY...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. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. ISOLATED
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.SUNDAY NIGHT...SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING 15 TO
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">25 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FEET WITH OCCASIONAL SEAS UP
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">TO 6 FEET. SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE EVENING...THEN A CHANCE OF
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.MONDAY...SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING WEST IN THE
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. ISOLATED
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.MONDAY NIGHT...WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING NORTH AFTER
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 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
<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">
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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">
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#051423">The Galveston Ship Channel is approximately miles from GB Buoy
<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
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#051423">Galveston Texas City Pilots
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Brazos Harbor Pilots
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NOAA
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