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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">February 11, 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 //  Closed to all traffic – due to fog

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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Recent closures on HSC due to fog

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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">0735      Pilots suspended boarding inbound vessels due to fog / Outbound traffic remain on schedule.

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">0817      Pilots suspended boarding all traffic due to fog

1210       Pilot resumed boarding inbound and outbound<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> traffic

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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">02/05

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">2135       Pilots suspended boarding all traffic due to fog

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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">02/06

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">1215     Pilots resumed boarding outbound vessel traffic only

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">1655     Pilots suspended boarding all traffic due to fog

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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">1010     Pilots resumed boarding inbound and shifting traffic // Outbound traffic remains suspended

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">1815     Pilots suspended boarding inbound vessels and outbound remains closed due to fog

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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">02/08

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">0930     Pilots resumed boarding inbound vessel traffic only

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">1245     Pilots resumed boarding outbound traffic and remains boarding inbound traffic

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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">0100     Pilots suspended boarding all traffic due to fog

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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Galveston / Texas City // Closed to all traffic – due to fog

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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Freeport // Open to all traffic

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

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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          69° 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  30.05 in / 1018.0 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     10  miles

<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Wind S 8 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">Fog / Mist

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

<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">High          65° 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    96° F

<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Barometer  30.07 in / 1018.4 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     0.75 miles

<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Wind S 10 mph

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Overcast

<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Currently   72° F

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

<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Barometer  30.06 in  / 1017.8 mb

<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Dewpoint   70° F

<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Visibility       8 miles

<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Wind S 13 mph

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Overnight: <span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Patchy fog. Otherwise, cloudy, with a low around 69. South wind around 5 mph.

Saturday: Isolated showers between 9am and noon. Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high near 81. South wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 10%.

Saturday Night: Areas of fog after midnight. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 67. South wind around 10 mph.

Sunday: A slight chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after noon. Areas of fog before 9am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high near 82. South wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Sunday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers after midnight. Areas of fog after 9pm. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 61. Southeast wind around 5 mph becoming northeast after midnight.

Monday: A 20 percent chance of showers. Areas of fog before 9am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high near 72.

Monday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Cloudy, with a low around 63.

Tuesday: Showers and thunderstorms. Some of the storms could produce heavy rain. High near 68. Chance of precipitation is 100%.

Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50.

Wednesday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 62.

Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 46.

Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 68.

Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 50.

Friday: Sunny, with a high near 72.

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Overnight: <span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Areas of dense fog. Otherwise, cloudy, with a low around 65. South wind around 10 mph.

Saturday: Isolated showers between 9am and noon. Areas of dense fog before 9am, then patchy dense fog after noon. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high near 72. South wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 10%.

Saturday Night: Patchy dense fog. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 65. South wind 10 to 15 mph.

Sunday: A 20 percent chance of showers after noon. Areas of dense fog. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 73. South wind 5 to 10 mph.

Sunday Night: Patchy fog. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 62. East wind 5 to 10 mph.

Monday: Areas of fog. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high near 69.

Monday Night: A slight chance of showers, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Tuesday: Showers and thunderstorms. Some of the storms could produce heavy rain. High near 68. Chance of precipitation is 90%.

Tuesday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 53.

Wednesday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 60.

Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51.

Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 63.

Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 55.

Friday: Sunny, with a high near 66.

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Overnight: <span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Areas of dense fog. Otherwise, cloudy, with a low around 68. South wind around 10 mph.

Saturday: Isolated showers between 9am and noon. Areas of dense fog before 9am, then patchy dense fog after noon. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high near 77. South wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 10%.

Saturday Night: Patchy dense fog. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 66. South wind 10 to 15 mph.

Sunday: A 20 percent chance of showers after noon. Areas of dense fog. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 76. South wind 5 to 10 mph.

Sunday Night: Patchy fog. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 61. East wind 5 to 10 mph.

Monday: A 20 percent chance of showers before noon. Areas of fog. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high near 70.

Monday Night: A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Tuesday: Showers and thunderstorms. Some of the storms could produce heavy rain. High near 70. Chance of precipitation is 100%.

Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52.

Wednesday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 62.

Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48.

Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 64.

Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 53.

Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 69.

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Dense Fog Advisory<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX 203 AM CST Sat Feb 11 2017   ...Dense sea fog expanding into the coastal areas of Southeast Texas...   .Areas of dense sea fog will continue to creep inland from the coast. Visibilities of 1 to 2 miles in fog will be common with areas of dense sea fog expanding inland that reduce visibility to 1/4 mile or less.   TXZ213-111500- /O.NEW.KHGX.FG.Y.0011.170211T0803Z-170211T1500Z/ Harris- Including the cities of...Houston...Humble...Katy...Pasadena... Tomball 203 AM CST Sat Feb 11 2017   ...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS MORNING...   The National Weather Service in Houston/Galveston has issued a Dense Fog Advisory...which is in effect until 9 AM CST this morning.   * EVENT...Areas of dense sea fog in the southeastern portions of   the county. Visibility of 1/2 mile or less will be common near   the coast.   * TIMING...Through 8 am with gradual improvement between 8 and 9   am.   * IMPACT...Motorists should allow additional space between   vehicles and be vigilant for encountering pedestrians near the   roadway. Expect travel delays due to the fog.   PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...   A Dense Fog Advisory means visibilities will frequently be reduced to less than one quarter mile. If driving...slow down... use your headlights...and leave plenty of distance ahead of you.   &&   $$

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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">NOAA Houston/Galveston Weather

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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">NOAA USGULF Offshore Waters Weather

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

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<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">MARSEC LEVEL 1

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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Maximum Deep Drafts - Houston / Galveston Bay

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">PORTS NOAA/NOS Water Levels (above MLLW) @ 0544 hrs

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

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">1.4 ft Rising = 46’04”

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

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">1.6 ft Steady = 46’06”

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

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

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

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

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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Winds – Houston / Galveston Bay PORTS, NOAA/NOS @ 0544 hrs 

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<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">6 knots from SSW, gusts to 9 knots

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<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">13 knots from SSW, gusts to 17 knots

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

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

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<span-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">NOAA Weather Galveston Bay & Matagorda Bay

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

<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"">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

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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"">LIGHT TO MODERATE ONSHORE FLOW IS EXPECTED THIS WEEKEND...WITH

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">CAUTION FLAGS POSSIBLY NEEDED AT TIMES DUE TO ELEVATED WINDS AND

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">WAVES. THE THREAT OF SEA FOG WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE END OF THE

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">WEEKEND WITH UNSETTLED WEATHER CONTINUING INTO THE MIDDLE OF NEXT

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">WEEK AS WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MOVE ACROSS THE

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

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">417 AM CST SAT FEB 11 2017

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

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

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

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

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

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

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">CHOPPY. PATCHY FOG IN THE EVENING...THEN AREAS OF DENSE FOG AFTER

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">AFTERNOON. BAY WATERS SLIGHTLY CHOPPY. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.

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

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

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

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

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

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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS DECREASING TO 5 TO

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

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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">GMZ350-355-112315-

<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-

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

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

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

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

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

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">FOG IN THE EVENING...THEN AREAS OF FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT.

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

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET. AREAS OF FOG EARLY IN THE MORNING...

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

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

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.SUNDAY NIGHT...EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS INCREASING TO 10 TO

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">15 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. PATCHY FOG EARLY IN

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">THE EVENING. AREAS OF FOG IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.MONDAY...EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET. AREAS OF

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

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

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

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

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

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

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.TUESDAY NIGHT...WEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHWEST

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

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">7 FEET. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.WEDNESDAY...NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET.

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.

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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">GMZ370-375-112315-

<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"">417 AM CST SAT FEB 11 2017

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

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

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.TONIGHT...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 4 FEET. AREAS OF FOG

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

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.SUNDAY...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">10 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET. AREAS OF FOG EARLY

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

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.SUNDAY NIGHT...EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS INCREASING TO 10 TO

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">15 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FEET.

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

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

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.MONDAY NIGHT...SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 5 FEET

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

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

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

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

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.TUESDAY NIGHT...WEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHWEST

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

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">7 FEET. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.WEDNESDAY...NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET

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

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS DECREASING TO 10 TO

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

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Port of Houston Authority

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ACOE Project Depth for Houston Ship Channel

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<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">45 feet/13.72 meters up to Shell Oiltanking

<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">40 feet/12.19 meters up to S.P. Slip

<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">36 feet/10.97 meters to the Turning Basin

<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">40 feet/12.19 meters Barbours Cut Channel

<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">40 feet/12.19 meters Bayport Channel

<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Please note the above information is based on the Corp of Engineers – Project draft for the Houston Ship Channel, if you have a question regarding deep draft in Houston Ship Channel or alongside a berth, please contact our operations department

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

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

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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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