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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">HAPPY NEW YEAR
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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 inbound and outbound traffic
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Recent HSC Closures
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">11/28
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">2305 Pilots suspended board all traffic - due to fog
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">11/29
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">0800 Pilots resumed boarding inbound traffic only
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">1200 Pilots resumed boarding outbound traffic and remains boarding inbound traffic
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">12/02
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">2020 Pilots suspended boarding all traffic due to inclement weather
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">12/03
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">1139 Pilots resumed boarding outbound traffic
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">2030 Pilots resumed boarding inbound traffic and remains boarding outbound traffic
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">12/05
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">1430 COTP closed HSC to inbound & outbound traffic due to vessel in distress, anchored at Redfish Island
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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:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">12/29
<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">1800 Pilots resumed boarding outbound traffic / remains boarding inbound traffic
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<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">12/31
<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">1145 Pilots suspended boarding all vessels due to fog
<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">1625 Pilots resumed boarding inbound traffic / outbound traffic suspended – due to fog
<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">2130 Pilots resumed boarding outbound traffic / inbound traffic remains suspended
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<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">01/01
<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">0220 Pilots suspended boarding all traffic due to fog
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<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Present traffic on HSC
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">19 Vessels set to proceed inbound
<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">17 Vessels set to proceed outbound
<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> 1 Vessel presently shifting
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Galveston / Texas City // Closed to all traffic
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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">Light Rain, Fog / Mist
<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 76° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Humidity 97%
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Barometer 29.90 in / 1013.0 mb
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Dewpoint 64° F
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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">Fog / Mist
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Currently 68° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">High 73° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Humidity 100° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Barometer 29.93 in / 1013.3 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 4 miles
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Wind SE 3 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">Light Rain
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Currently 66° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">High 75° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Humidity 93° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Barometer 29.92 in / 1013.0 mb
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Dewpoint 64° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Visibility 8 miles
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">New Year's Day:
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">A 20 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 76. Calm wind becoming southeast around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Tonight: A slight chance of showers, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Areas of fog after midnight. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 70. Southeast wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation
is 40%.
Monday: Showers and thunderstorms likely before noon. Some of the storms could be severe. Cloudy through mid morning, then gradual clearing, with a high near 78. South wind 5 to 15 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Monday Night: Clear, with a low around 53. West wind around 5 mph.
Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 75. West wind 5 to 10 mph.
Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 47.
Wednesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 59.
Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 44.
Thursday: Partly sunny, with a high near 57.
Thursday Night: A 20 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 41.
Friday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 50.
Friday Night: A 30 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 42.
Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high near 56.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">New Year's Day:
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">A 30 percent chance of rain, mainly before noon. Areas of fog after 4pm. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high near 73. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Tonight: A slight chance of showers, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Areas of fog. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 68. Breezy, with a south wind 10 to 15 mph increasing to 15 to 20 mph after midnight. Winds could
gust as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Monday: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly before noon. Some of the storms could be severe. Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, cloudy through mid morning, then gradual clearing, with a high near 78. Breezy, with a south wind 15 to 20 mph becoming
west 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Monday Night: Clear, with a low around 61. West wind 5 to 10 mph.
Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 71. West wind 5 to 10 mph.
Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 52.
Wednesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 59.
Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49.
Thursday: A 20 percent chance of rain after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 56.
Thursday Night: A 30 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 45.
Friday: A 20 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 52. Breezy.
Friday Night: A 30 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 46. Breezy.
Saturday: A 20 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 57. Breezy
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">New Year's Day:
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">A 30 percent chance of rain, mainly before noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 75. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Tonight: A slight chance of showers, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Areas of fog. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 70. Breezy, with a south wind 10 to 15 mph increasing to 15 to 20 mph after midnight. Winds could
gust as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Monday: Showers and thunderstorms likely before noon. Some of the storms could be severe. Cloudy through mid morning, then gradual clearing, with a high near 77. Breezy, with a south wind 15 to 20 mph becoming west 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon. Winds
could gust as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Monday Night: Clear, with a low around 55. West wind 5 to 10 mph.
Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 74. West wind 5 to 10 mph.
Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 51.
Wednesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 62.
Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49.
Thursday: A 20 percent chance of rain after noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 59.
Thursday Night: A 30 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 46.
Friday: A 20 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 54.
Friday Night: A 30 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 46. Breezy.
Saturday: A 20 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 60. Breezy.
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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
508 AM CST SUN JAN 1 2017
TXZ163-164-176>179-195>200-210>214-226-227-235>238-021115-
AUSTIN-BRAZORIA-BRAZOS-BURLESON-CHAMBERS-COLORADO-FORT BEND-
GALVESTON-GRIMES-HARRIS-HOUSTON-JACKSON-LIBERTY-MADISON-MATAGORDA-
MONTGOMERY-POLK-SAN JACINTO-TRINITY-WALKER-WALLER-WASHINGTON-
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508 AM CST SUN JAN 1 2017
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
AREAS OF FOG ARE EXPECTED SHOULD LIFT TOWARD MID MORNING...BUT
REDEVELOP THIS EVENING. EXCEPTION MIGHT BE AT THE COAST WHERE
PERIODS OF SEA FOG ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH THE DAY.
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE FORECAST TO DEVELOP AHEAD OF AN
UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE AND PUSH INTO WESTERN PORTIONS OF
SOUTHEAST TEXAS AROUND 3 AM. SOME OF THE STORMS COULD BECOME
SEVERE. DAMAGING WIND, HAIL AND ISOLATED TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE.
THIS COMPLEX WILL MOVE EASTWARD INTO THE REST OF THE AREA GOING
INTO SUNRISE.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS...SOME POSSIBLY SEVERE...WILL PUSH
EASTWARD THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS MONDAY MORNING.
MOST OF THE REGION SHOULD BE RAIN FREE TOWARD NOON.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION MIGHT BE NEEDED FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS
LATE TONIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING.
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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;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) @ 0908 hrs
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Morgan’s Point
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">1.0 ft Falling = 46’00”
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Eagle Point
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">1.2 ft Falling = 46’02”
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Galveston Bay Entrance
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">0.6 ft Steady = 45’06”
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Pier 21
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">0.8 ft Falling = 45’08”
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Winds – Houston / Galveston Bay PORTS, NOAA/NOS @ 0908 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
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">2 knots from ESE, gusts to 2 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
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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.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">GMZ300-020215-
<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"">741 AM CST SUN JAN 1 2017
<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"">SEA FOG WILL BE THE MAIN ISSUE GOING FORWARD AS MOISTURE INCREASES
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">FROM THE GULF. PERIODS OF FOG WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY UNTIL A
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS MOVES THROUGH THE AREA. AHEAD OF THE STORMS
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">WINDS MAY INCREASE FROM THE SOUTH TO SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY LEVELS.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">THE FOG POTENTIAL WILL END AFTER THE LINE OF STORMS MOVE THROUGH
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">MONDAY. WINDS GRADUALLY SWING AROUND TO THE NORTHWEST AND NORTH
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT...THEN NORTHEAST ON WEDNESDAY. LOOK FOR
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">GRADUALLY INCREASING NORTHEAST WINDS AND BUILDING SEAS TOWARD THE
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">END OF THE WEEK.
<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"">GMZ335-020215-
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">GALVESTON BAY-
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">741 AM CST SUN JAN 1 2017
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM CST THIS MORNING...
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.TODAY...SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SMOOTH. AREAS OF
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">FOG . A CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE MORNING. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN IN
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">THE AFTERNOON.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.TONIGHT...SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTH 10 TO
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">15 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. BAY WATERS SMOOTH BECOMING SLIGHTLY
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">CHOPPY AFTER MIDNIGHT. AREAS OF FOG. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">IN THE EVENING. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">MIDNIGHT.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.MONDAY...SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 15 KNOTS BECOMING WEST IN THE
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">AFTERNOON. BAY WATERS SLIGHTLY CHOPPY TO CHOPPY BECOMING SLIGHTLY
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">CHOPPY IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG EARLY IN THE MORNING. SHOWERS
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. SOME THUNDERSTORMS MAY BE
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">SEVERE EARLY IN THE MORNING.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.MONDAY NIGHT...WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SMOOTH.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.TUESDAY...WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SMOOTH.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.TUESDAY NIGHT...NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING NORTH
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">10 TO 15 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. BAY WATERS SMOOTH BECOMING
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">SLIGHTLY CHOPPY AFTER MIDNIGHT.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.WEDNESDAY...NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHEAST 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"">.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SMOOTH.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.THURSDAY...EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTH IN THE
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">AFTERNOON. BAY WATERS SLIGHTLY CHOPPY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN IN
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">THE AFTERNOON.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.THURSDAY NIGHT...WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHWEST
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">AFTER MIDNIGHT. BAY WATERS SLIGHTLY CHOPPY. A CHANCE OF RAIN IN
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">THE EVENING...THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT.
<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"">GMZ330-020215-
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">741 AM CST SUN JAN 1 2017
<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 EARLY IN THE MORNING. A CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE MORNING. A
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.TONIGHT...SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KNOTS
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">AFTER MIDNIGHT. BAY WATERS SMOOTH BECOMING CHOPPY AFTER MIDNIGHT.
<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 AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.MONDAY...SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHWEST 10 TO
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">15 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. BAY WATERS CHOPPY BECOMING SLIGHTLY
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">CHOPPY IN THE AFTERNOON. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">THE MORNING.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.MONDAY NIGHT...WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SMOOTH.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.TUESDAY...WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SMOOTH.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.TUESDAY NIGHT...NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING NORTH
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">10 TO 15 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. BAY WATERS SMOOTH BECOMING
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">SLIGHTLY CHOPPY AFTER MIDNIGHT.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.WEDNESDAY...NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SLIGHTLY
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">CHOPPY.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING EAST
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">10 TO 15 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. BAY WATERS SMOOTH BECOMING
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">SLIGHTLY CHOPPY AFTER MIDNIGHT.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.THURSDAY...SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST IN
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">THE AFTERNOON. BAY WATERS SLIGHTLY CHOPPY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">RAIN.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.THURSDAY NIGHT...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHWEST
<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"">RAIN IN THE EVENING...THEN A CHANCE OF RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT.
<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"">GMZ355-020215-
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">COASTAL WATERS FROM HIGH ISLAND TO FREEPORT OUT 20 NM-
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">741 AM CST SUN JAN 1 2017
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM CST THIS MORNING...
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.TODAY...SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHEAST IN THE
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. PATCHY FOG. A CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">MORNING. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.TONIGHT...SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTH 15 TO
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">20 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET. AREAS OF FOG. A SLIGHT
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
<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 3 TO 5 FEET. PATCHY FOG EARLY IN
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">THE MORNING. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY IN THE MORNING.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.MONDAY NIGHT...WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.TUESDAY...WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.TUESDAY NIGHT...NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING NORTH
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.WEDNESDAY...NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS INCREASING TO 10 TO
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">15 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FEET BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">AFTER MIDNIGHT.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.THURSDAY...EAST WINDS AROUND 15 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTH IN THE
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">AFTERNOON.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.THURSDAY NIGHT...WEST WINDS AROUND 15 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHWEST
<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 RAIN.
<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"">GMZ350-020215-
<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-
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">741 AM CST SUN JAN 1 2017
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.TODAY...SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTH IN THE
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET. PATCHY FOG. A CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">MORNING. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.TONIGHT...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS INCREASING TO 15 TO
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">20 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET. AREAS OF FOG. A SLIGHT
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
<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 4 TO 6 FEET WITH OCCASIONAL SEAS
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">UP TO 7 FEET. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">MORNING.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.MONDAY NIGHT...WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.TUESDAY...WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 3 FEET.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.TUESDAY NIGHT...NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING NORTH
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">10 TO 15 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.WEDNESDAY...NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.THURSDAY...SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTH IN THE
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET WITH OCCASIONAL SEAS UP TO 7 FEET. A
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.THURSDAY NIGHT...SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 15 KNOTS BECOMING
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">NORTHWEST AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FEET WITH OCCASIONAL SEAS
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">UP TO 7 FEET. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE EVENING...THEN A
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">CHANCE OF RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT.
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">$$
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">GMZ370-375-020215-
<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"">741 AM CST SUN JAN 1 2017
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.TODAY...SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTH 10 TO
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">15 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 5 FEET WITH OCCASIONAL SEAS
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">UP TO 6 FEET. A CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE MORNING...THEN A SLIGHT
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.TONIGHT...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS INCREASING TO 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. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">THUNDERSTORMS 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 4 TO 6 FEET WITH OCCASIONAL SEAS UP TO 7 FEET.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY IN THE MORNING...THEN ISOLATED
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.MONDAY NIGHT...NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.TUESDAY...WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.TUESDAY NIGHT...NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING NORTH
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.WEDNESDAY...NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET. A
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.THURSDAY...SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTH IN THE
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET WITH OCCASIONAL SEAS UP TO 7 FEET. A
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.THURSDAY NIGHT...SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FEET WITH
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">OCCASIONAL SEAS UP TO 7 FEET. A CHANCE OF RAIN.
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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
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<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
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<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
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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
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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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