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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">January 21, 2017 Saturday
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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 outbound traffic only – due to fog
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Following received from USCG Houston/Galveston Sector VTS
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Saturday - Jan 21st 1400 - 1700 closure for submerged Dredge Pipeline
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Closure Lt Buoy 68 located adjacent to Eagle Point and LT Buoy 70 is below Bayport Flare
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">VESSEL TRAFFIC SERVICE HOUSTON GALVESTON DIRECTS NO VESSEL MOVEMENTS ON THE HOUSTON SHIP CHANNEL BETWEEN HOUSTON SHIP CHANNEL LIGHT
68 AND LIGHT 70 ON FRIDAY, JANUARY 20, 2017 FROM 1400-1700 FOR DREDGING OPERATIONS. VESSELS WILL NOT BE ABLE TO STOP OR PUSH-IN ALONG THE CHANNEL DURING THE CLOSURE.
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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">01/18
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">0830 Pilots resumed boarding all traffic
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">01/20
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">0140 Pilots suspended boarding all traffic – due to fog
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">0906 Pilots resumed boarding all traffic
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">2044 Pilots suspended boarding outbound traffic and resumed boarding inbound traffic – due to fog
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">2308 Pilots suspended boarding all traffic – due to fog
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">01/21
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">0730 Pilots resumed boarding outbound traffic only
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">35 Vessels set to proceed inbound
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">16 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 // Open 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">NOAA HOUSTON
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<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Saturday
Mostly Cloudy
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Currently 75° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">High 76° 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 69%
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Barometer 29.56 in / 1001.5 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 7 miles
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Wind S 12 mph, gusts up to 20 mph
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Saturday
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Fair
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Currently 74° F
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<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Humidity 79° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Barometer 29.59 in / 1002.0 mb
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Dewpoint 67° 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">Saturday
Fair
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Currently 78° F
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<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Humidity 64° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Barometer 29.57 in / 1001.3 mb
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Dewpoint 65° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Visibility 10 miles
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Wind SW 15 mph, gusts up to 22 mph
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">This Afternoon:
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Mostly sunny, with a high near 76. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Tonight: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight. Mostly cloudy, then gradual clearing toward daybreak, with a low around 54. West wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 69. Windy, with a northwest wind 15 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Sunday Night: Clear, with a low around 47. Northwest wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Monday: Sunny, with a high near 72. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon.
Monday Night: Clear, with a low around 54.
Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 79.
Tuesday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers after midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 60.
Wednesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 70.
Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 46.
Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 61.
Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 40.
Friday: Sunny, with a high near 63.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">This Afternoon:
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Mostly sunny, with a high near 72. South wind 10 to 15 mph.
Tonight: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 58. Windy, with a west wind 10 to 15 mph increasing to 20 to 25 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph.
Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 69. Windy, with a west wind 25 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.
Sunday Night: Clear, with a low around 53. Windy, with a northwest wind 15 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Monday: Sunny, with a high near 67. Northwest wind 5 to 15 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Monday Night: Clear, with a low around 59.
Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 73.
Tuesday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers after midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 63.
Wednesday: A 20 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 68.
Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49.
Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 59.
Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 46.
Friday: Sunny, with a high near 60.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">This Afternoon:
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Mostly sunny, with a high near 75. Southwest wind around 10 mph.
Tonight: Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming clear, with a low around 56. Breezy, with a west wind 5 to 10 mph increasing to 15 to 20 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.
Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 69. Windy, with a west wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.
Sunday Night: Clear, with a low around 50. Breezy, with a northwest wind 15 to 20 mph decreasing to 5 to 10 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.
Monday: Sunny, with a high near 70. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon.
Monday Night: Clear, with a low around 57.
Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 76.
Tuesday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers after midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 62.
Wednesday: A 20 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 71.
Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 48.
Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 62.
Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 44.
Friday: Sunny, with a high near 63.
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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
610 AM CST SAT JAN 21 2017
TXZ163-164-176>179-195>200-210>214-226-227-235>238-221215-
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610 AM CST SAT JAN 21 2017
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS..
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
DENSE FOG WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS ACROSS MUCH
OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY
VERY STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP SUNDAY AND A WIND
ADVISORY WILL BE NEEDED. WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE
ACROSS MUCH OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS... WITH STRONGER GUSTS APPROACHING
40 MPH.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
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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) @ 1228 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 Rising = 46’00”
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Eagle Point
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">1.3 ft Rising = 46’03”
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Galveston Bay Entrance
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">1.9 ft Rising = 46’09”
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Pier 21
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">1.6 ft Rising = 46’06”
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Winds – Houston / Galveston Bay PORTS, NOAA/NOS @ 1228 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 S, 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">13 knots from SSW, gusts to 16 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.
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">GMZ300-220415-
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">926 AM CST SAT JAN 21 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 STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA TONIGHT AND EARLY
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">SUNDAY MORNING. VERY STRONG AND GUSTY WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS AND
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">VERY ROUGH SEAS AND BAY WATERS CAN BE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP BEHIND
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">THE COLD FRONT...AND A GALE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR SUNDAY. LOOK
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">GMZ330-335-220415-
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST THIS MORNING...
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.REST OF TODAY...SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. BAY WATERS
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">SLIGHTLY CHOPPY. PATCHY FOG. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.TONIGHT...SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING WEST 20 TO
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">30 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. BAY WATERS SLIGHTLY CHOPPY BECOMING
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.SUNDAY...WEST WINDS 20 TO 30 KNOTS. BAY WATERS ROUGH.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.SUNDAY NIGHT...NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS DECREASING TO
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">10 TO 15 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. BAY WATERS ROUGH BECOMING SLIGHTLY
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">CHOPPY AFTER MIDNIGHT.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.MONDAY...NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING WEST 5 TO
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">10 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. BAY WATERS SLIGHTLY CHOPPY BECOMING
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.MONDAY NIGHT...SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS INCREASING TO 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.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.TUESDAY...SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. BAY WATERS CHOPPY.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.TUESDAY NIGHT...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">5 TO 10 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. BAY WATERS SLIGHTLY CHOPPY BECOMING
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">SMOOTH AFTER MIDNIGHT. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.WEDNESDAY...NORTHWEST 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"">.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. BAY WATERS
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">SLIGHTLY CHOPPY.
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">GMZ350-355-220415-
<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"">926 AM CST SAT JAN 21 2017
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST THIS MORNING...
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">EVENING...
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.REST OF TODAY...SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">3 FEET. PATCHY FOG.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.TONIGHT...SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING WEST 25 TO
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">35 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET. PATCHY FOG IN THE
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">EVENING. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">EVENING.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.SUNDAY...WEST WINDS 25 TO 35 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHWEST 25 TO
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">30 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FEET WITH OCCASIONAL SEAS
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">UP TO 8 FEET.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.SUNDAY NIGHT...NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 KNOTS DECREASING TO
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">15 TO 20 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET SUBSIDING TO 2 TO
3 FEET AFTER MIDNIGHT<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.MONDAY...NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING WEST 5 TO
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">10 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 TO 2 FEET.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.MONDAY NIGHT...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.TUESDAY...SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.TUESDAY NIGHT...SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">10 TO 15 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET. A SLIGHT CHANCE
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.WEDNESDAY...NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET. A
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET.
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">GMZ370-375-220415-
<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"">926 AM CST SAT JAN 21 2017
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">EVENING...
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.REST OF TODAY...SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">4 FEET.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.TONIGHT...SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING WEST 25 TO
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">35 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 50 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">4 FEET BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FEET WITH OCCASIONAL SEAS UP TO 8 FEET
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">AFTER MIDNIGHT.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.SUNDAY...WEST WINDS 25 TO 35 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">50 KNOTS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FEET WITH OCCASIONAL SEAS UP TO 14 FEET.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.SUNDAY NIGHT...NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 KNOTS DECREASING TO
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">20 TO 25 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FEET WITH OCCASIONAL
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">SEAS UP TO 11 FEET SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FEET WITH OCCASIONAL SEAS
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">UP TO 7 FEET AFTER MIDNIGHT.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.MONDAY...NORTHWEST 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 4 FEET SUBSIDING TO 1 TO
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">2 FEET IN THE AFTERNOON.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.MONDAY NIGHT...SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTH
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">15 TO 20 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 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"">.TUESDAY...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.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.TUESDAY NIGHT...SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 5 TO 6 FEET
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">WITH OCCASIONAL SEAS UP TO 7 FEET. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">AFTER MIDNIGHT.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.WEDNESDAY...WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHWEST 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 SHOWERS.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS INCREASING TO 20 TO
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">25 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET WITH OCCASIONAL SEAS UP
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">TO 7 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">
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#051423">The Galveston Ship Channel is approximately miles from GB Buoy
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#051423">The ACOE project draft for the GSC is 45’00” FW. The narrowest point is approximately 1,200 ft wide with no air draft restrictions.
At the POGA berths the maximum deep draft varies from 32’00” to 40’00” at MLT,
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<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Port of Freeport is located three miles from deep water, the channel is 400 ft wide and ACOE project maximum deep draft at MLW is
45’00”.
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Army Corp of Engineers
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http://www.swg.usace.army.mil/Missions/Navigation.aspx<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Houston Pilots
Association
http://www.houston-pilots.com/<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">
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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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