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Houston, Galveston, Texas City, & Freeport, TX - Daily Port Update 01/31/2017 Normal
Houston, Galveston, Texas City, & Freeport, TX - Daily Port Update 01/30/2017 Normal
Houston, Galveston, Texas City, & Freeport, TX - Daily Port Update 01/29/2017 Normal
Houston, Galveston, Texas City, & Freeport, TX - Daily Port Update 01/28/2017 Normal
Houston, Galveston, Texas City, & Freeport, TX - Daily Port Update 01/27/2017 Normal
Houston, Galveston, Texas City, & Freeport, TX - Daily Port Update 01/26/2017 Normal
Houston, Galveston, Texas City, & Freeport, TX - Daily Port Update 01/25/2017 Normal
Houston, Galveston, Texas City, & Freeport, TX - Daily Port Update 01/24/2017 Normal
Houston, Galveston, Texas City, & Freeport, TX - Daily Port Update 01/23/2017 Normal
Houston, Galveston, Texas City, & Freeport, TX - Daily Port Update 01/22/2017 Normal
Houston, Galveston, Texas City, & Freeport, TX - Daily Port Update 01/21/2017 Normal
Houston, Galveston, Texas City, & Freeport, TX - Daily Port Update 01/20/2017 Normal
Houston, Galveston, Texas City, & Freeport, TX - Daily Port Update 01/19/2017 Normal
Houston, Galveston, Texas City, & Freeport, TX - Daily Port Update 01/18/2017 Normal
Houston, Galveston/TX City, Freeport - Update 01/18/2017 Normal
Houston, TX - Update 01/18/2017 Normal
Houston, Galveston, Texas City, & Freeport, TX - Daily Port Update 01/17/2017 Normal
Houston Ship Channel Update01/17/2017 Normal
Houston, Galveston, Texas City, & Freeport, TX - Daily Port Update 01/16/2017 Normal
Houston, Galveston, Texas City, & Freeport, TX - Port Update01/15/2017 Normal
Houston, Galveston, Texas City, & Freeport, TX - Daily Port Update 01/15/2017 Normal
Houston, Galveston, Texas City, & Freeport, TX - Daily Port 01/14/2017 Normal
Houston, Galveston, Texas City, & Freeport, TX - Daily Port Update 01/14/2017 Normal
Houston Ship Channel // Galveston/Texas City Update01/13/2017 Normal
Houston, Galveston, Texas City, & Freeport, TX - Daily Port Update 01/13/2017 Normal
Houston, Galveston, Texas City, & Freeport, TX - Daily Port Update 01/12/2017 Normal
Houston, Galveston, Texas City, & Freeport, TX - Daily Port Update 01/11/2017 Normal
Houston, Galveston, Texas City, & Freeport, TX - Daily Port Update 01/10/2017 Normal
Houston, Galveston, Texas City, & Freeport, TX - Daily Port Update 01/09/2017 Normal
Houston, Galveston, Texas City, & Freeport, TX - Daily Port Update 01/08/2017 Normal
Houston, Galveston, Texas City, & Freeport, TX - Daily Port Update 01/07/2017 Normal
Houston, Galveston, Texas City, & Freeport, TX - Daily Port Update 01/06/2017 Normal
Houston, Galveston, Texas City, & Freeport, TX - Daily Port Update 01/05/2017 Normal
Houston, Galveston, Texas City, & Freeport, TX - Daily Port Update 01/04/2017 Normal
Houston, Galveston, Texas City, & Freeport, TX - Daily Port Update 01/03/2017 Normal
Houston, Galveston, Texas City, & Freeport, TX - Daily Port Update 01/02/2017 Normal
Houston, Galveston, Texas City, & Freeport, TX - Daily Port Update 01/01/2017 Normal

 Daily Port Update

Subject:Houston, Galveston, Texas City, & Freeport, TX - Daily Port Update
Date:Wednesday, January 18, 2017
Priority:Normal
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">January 18, 2017            Wednesday

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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

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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">01/01

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">0220       Pilots suspended outbound traffic / inbound traffic remains suspended – due to fog

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">1130       Pilots resumed boarding outbound / inbound traffic remains suspended

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">1550       Pilots resumed boarding inbound traffic / outbound traffic remains open

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">2118       Pilots suspended boarding inbound traffic / outbound traffic suspended – due to fog

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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">01/02

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">0620       Pilots resumed boarding inbound and outbound traffic

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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">01/12

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">0250     Pilots suspended boarding inbound traffic due to fog / remains boarding outbound traffic

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">0415     Pilots suspended boarding outbound traffic and inbound traffic remains suspended due to fog

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">0842     Pilots resumed boarding inbound and outbound traffic

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">2000     Pilots suspended inbound and outbound traffic due to fog

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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">01/15   

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">1000     Pilots resumed boarding outbound traffic only

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">2200     Pilots resumed boarding inbound traffic and suspended outbound traffic

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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">01/17

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">0030     Outbound vessel traffic only// inbound traffic suspended

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">0350     Pilots suspended all traffic – due to fog

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">1020     Pilots resumed boarding inbound traffic only // outbound traffic suspended

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">1400     Pilots resumed boarding all traffic

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">2020     Pilots suspended inbound traffic // outbound traffic remains open

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">2113     Pilots suspended boarding all traffic – due to fog

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

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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">33        Vessels set to proceed inbound

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">26        Vessels set to proceed outbound

<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">01/12

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">2025       Pilots suspended boarding all traffic due to fog

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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">2315       Pilot resumed boarding all traffic

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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">01/15

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">0630       Pilots suspended boarding all traffic due to fog

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">1000       Pilots resumed boarding all traffic

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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">01/17

<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">0600       Pilots suspended boarding all traffic – due to fog

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

Overcast

<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Currently   71° F

<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">High          71° F

Wind Chill NR<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">° 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  29.99 in / 1016.0 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       9  miles

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<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 / Mist

<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Currently   69° F

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<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Humidity    96° F

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<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Dewpoint   68° F

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Overcast

<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Currently   73° F

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

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

<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Barometer  30.01 in  / 1016.3 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       9 miles

<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Wind S 12 mph

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Today: <span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm, then showers and thunderstorms after 7am. Some storms could be severe, with heavy rain. High near 71. Southeast wind around 5 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between 1 and 2 inches possible.

Tonight: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Cloudy, with a low around 60. West wind around 5 mph becoming northeast in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Thursday: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly before 7am. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 73. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Thursday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 59. South wind around 5 mph.

Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 79. Southwest wind around 5 mph.

Friday Night: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 62.

Saturday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 76.

Saturday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 55.

Sunday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 67. Breezy.

Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 47. Breezy.

Monday: Sunny, with a high near 67.

Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 51.

Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 75.

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Today: <span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Some of the storms could produce heavy rain. Cloudy, with a high near 65. South wind around 10 mph. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Tonight: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Cloudy, with a low around 64. South wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

Thursday: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly before noon. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 67. West wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 63. South wind 5 to 10 mph.

Friday: Partly sunny, with a high near 71. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon.

Friday Night: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 62.

Saturday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 69.

Saturday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 58.

Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 64. Windy.

Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 50. Windy.

Monday: Sunny, with a high near 62. Breezy.

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

Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 68.

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Today: <span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Some of the storms could produce heavy rain. Cloudy, with a high near 71. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Tonight: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Cloudy, with a low around 62. South wind around 5 mph becoming west after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

Thursday: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly before noon. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 70. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 60. South wind 5 to 10 mph.

Friday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 76. South wind around 5 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon.

Friday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 63.

Saturday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 74.

Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 58.

Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 68. Windy.

Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 49. Breezy.

Monday: Sunny, with a high near 66.

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<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Hazardous Weather Outlook HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX 457 AM CST WED JAN 18 2017   TXZ163-164-176>179-195>200-210>214-226-227-235>238-191315- AUSTIN-BRAZORIA-BRAZOS-BURLESON-CHAMBERS-COLORADO-FORT BEND- GALVESTON-GRIMES-HARRIS-HOUSTON-JACKSON-LIBERTY-MADISON-MATAGORDA- MONTGOMERY-POLK-SAN JACINTO-TRINITY-WALKER-WALLER-WASHINGTON- WHARTON- 457 AM CST WED JAN 18 2017   THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS..   .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT   WIDESPREAD RAIN AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TODAY AND TONIGHT. ISOLATED SEVERE STORMS ARE POSSIBLE THIS MORNING WITH STRONG WINDS AND ISOLATED TORNADOES THE MAIN SEVERE WEATHER THREATS. LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL IS ALSO POSSIBLE THROUGH MIDDAY.   .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY   RAIN AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY. ANOTHER ROUND OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL OCCUR FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY. ISOLATED STRONG STORMS ARE POSSIBLE WITH STRONG GUSTY WINDS THE MAIN THREAT. FOLLOWING THE PASSAGE OF A COLD FRONT, STRONG WESTERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE AREA ON SUNDAY MAINLY DURING THE AFTERNOON.   .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...   SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS POSSIBLE THIS MORNING AND OVER THE WEEKEND.   $$  
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<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Special Weather Statement Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX 547 AM CST WED JAN 18 2017   TXZ213-181230- Harris TX- 547 AM CST WED JAN 18 2017   ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS WEST CENTRAL HARRIS COUNTY THROUGH 630 AM CST...   At 546 AM CST, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms over Greater Third Ward, moving northeast at 20 mph.   Winds in excess of 40 mph and funnel clouds will be possible with these storms.   Locations impacted include... Bellaire, Humble, West University Place, Galena Park, Jacinto City, Astrodome Area, Greater Fifth Ward, Fourth Ward, Neartown / Montrose, Second Ward, Greater Eastwood, Downtown Houston, eastern Greater Heights, Near Northside Houston, Greenway / Upper Kirby Area, University Place, Greater Third Ward, Midtown Houston, Macgregor and Memorial Park.   PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...   Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm, and may lead to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.   To report severe weather, contact your nearest law enforcement agency. They will relay your report to the National Weather Service office in League City.   &&   LAT...LON 2965 9538 2971 9546 3003 9523 2991 9506 TIME...MOT...LOC 1146Z 215DEG 16KT 2973 9535   $$   40  

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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">Maximum Deep Drafts - Houston / Galveston Bay

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">PORTS NOAA/NOS Water Levels (above MLLW) @ 0600 hrs

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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">1.1 ft Falling = 46’01”

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

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">1.3 ft Steady = 46’03”

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

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">1.2 ft Steady = 46’05”

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

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">1.2 ft Steady = 46’02”

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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Winds – Houston / Galveston Bay PORTS, NOAA/NOS @ 0600 hrs 

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

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<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">9 knots from SSE, gusts to 11 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"">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"">459 AM CST WED JAN 18 2017

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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

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

<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"">GMZ300-182315-

<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"">459 AM CST WED JAN 18 2017

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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"">A FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL REMAIN NORTH OF THE UPPER TEXAS COAST TODAY.

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">LIGHTER WINDS AND ABUNDANT MOISTURE WILL LEAD TO PATCHY SEA FOG. A

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">WEAK FRONT WILL PUSH THROUGH THURSDAY ALLOWING FOR WEST WINDS BUT

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">WINDS QUICKLY RETURN TO THE SOUTH FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY. A MUCH

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">STRONGER COLD FRONT SHOULD PUSH OFF THE COAST SATURDAY NIGHT INTO

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">SUNDAY. VERY STRONG WINDS AND ROUGH SEAS ARE EXPECTED SUNDAY BEHIND

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">THE FRONT. GALE FORCE WINDS WILL BE LIKELY ACROSS THE UPPER TEXAS

COASTAL WATERS SUNDAY AND MONDAY<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""> 

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">GMZ335-182315-

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

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">459 AM CST WED JAN 18 2017

<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. BAY WATERS SMOOTH. AREAS OF

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

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

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">THEN A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. SOME

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE HEAVY RAINFALL IN THE MORNING.

<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. PATCHY FOG. SHOWERS AND

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

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.THURSDAY...WEST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST IN THE

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

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

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

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

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

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.FRIDAY...SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTH IN THE

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">AFTERNOON. BAY WATERS SMOOTH. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING. A SLIGHT

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.FRIDAY NIGHT...SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTH

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

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

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.SATURDAY...SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SMOOTH. A

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

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.SATURDAY NIGHT...SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING WEST

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">10 TO 15 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. BAY WATERS SMOOTH BECOMING

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

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

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.SUNDAY...WEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS BECOMING 20 TO 25 KNOTS IN

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

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.SUNDAY NIGHT...NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS. BAY WATERS

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

<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"">GMZ330-182315-

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

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">459 AM CST WED JAN 18 2017

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

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

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">AFTERNOON. BAY WATERS SMOOTH. AREAS OF FOG EARLY IN THE MORNING.

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">PATCHY FOG LATE IN THE MORNING. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY

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

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">AFTERNOON. SOME THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE HEAVY RAINFALL IN THE

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

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.TONIGHT...NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SMOOTH.

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">PATCHY FOG. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT.

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.THURSDAY...NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST IN

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

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

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.

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

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

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.FRIDAY...SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHEAST IN THE

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">AFTERNOON. BAY WATERS SMOOTH. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING. A SLIGHT

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

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

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

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.SATURDAY...SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SMOOTH. A

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

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.SATURDAY NIGHT...SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING WEST

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">15 TO 20 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. BAY WATERS SMOOTH BECOMING CHOPPY

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

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.SUNDAY...WEST WINDS 20 TO 30 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHWEST 20 TO

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">25 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. BAY WATERS ROUGH.

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

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">20 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. BAY WATERS CHOPPY.

<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"">GMZ355-182315-

<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"">459 AM CST WED JAN 18 2017

<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...SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. AREAS

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">OF FOG EARLY IN THE MORNING. PATCHY FOG LATE IN THE MORNING. A

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

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">THEN A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. SOME

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE HEAVY RAINFALL IN THE MORNING.

<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. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS

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

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.THURSDAY...WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST IN THE

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING. SHOWERS

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

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

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.THURSDAY NIGHT...SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO

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

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.FRIDAY...SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHEAST IN THE

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FEET. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING. A SLIGHT

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

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.FRIDAY NIGHT...SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTH

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND

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

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.SATURDAY...SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. A

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

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.SATURDAY NIGHT...SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING WEST

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">15 TO 20 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET. A SLIGHT CHANCE

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

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.SUNDAY...WEST WINDS 20 TO 30 KNOTS BECOMING 25 TO 30 KNOTS IN

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

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">8 FEET.

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.SUNDAY NIGHT...NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 30 KNOTS DECREASING TO

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">20 TO 25 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FEET WITH OCCASIONAL

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

<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"">GMZ350-182315-

<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"">459 AM CST WED JAN 18 2017

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

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.TODAY...SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS BECOMING 5 TO 10 KNOTS IN

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET. AREAS OF FOG EARLY IN THE

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">MORNING. PATCHY FOG LATE IN THE MORNING. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND

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

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

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

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY

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

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.THURSDAY...NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST IN

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

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

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.THURSDAY NIGHT...SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.

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

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.FRIDAY...SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHEAST IN THE

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING. A SLIGHT

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

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.FRIDAY NIGHT...SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. A

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

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.SATURDAY...SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. A

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

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.SATURDAY NIGHT...SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING WEST

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">20 TO 25 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET BUILDING TO 3 TO

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">5 FEET AFTER MIDNIGHT.

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.SUNDAY...WEST WINDS 25 TO 30 KNOTS. SEAS 6 TO 8 FEET WITH

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

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.SUNDAY NIGHT...NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 KNOTS BECOMING 20 TO

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">25 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""> 

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

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

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">GMZ370-375-182315-

<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"">459 AM CST WED JAN 18 2017

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

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

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

<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 3 TO 4 FEET. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.THURSDAY...WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KNOTS

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FEET. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.SATURDAY NIGHT...SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING WEST

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">20 TO 25 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET BUILDING TO 4 TO

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">6 FEET WITH OCCASIONAL SEAS UP TO 7 FEET AFTER MIDNIGHT. A SLIGHT

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

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.SUNDAY...WEST WINDS 25 TO 35 KNOTS. SEAS 6 TO 9 FEET WITH

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">OCCASIONAL SEAS UP TO 11 FEET BUILDING TO 9 TO 12 FEET WITH

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

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.SUNDAY NIGHT...NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 KNOTS BECOMING 25 TO

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">30 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FEET WITH OCCASIONAL SEAS

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">UP TO 15 FEET SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 10 FEET WITH OCCASIONAL SEAS UP

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">TO 13 FEET AFTER MIDNIGHT.

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

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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

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<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">197’ (below Fred Hartman Bridge – Baytown)

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<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">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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<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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For quality assurance purposes please note well that while the above information is regularly vetted for accuracy it is not intended to replace the local knowledge or expertise pertaining to port conditions of our marine operations personnel. Port précis should always be verified by contacting the corresponding marine department of a particular location for the most up-to-date information.