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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">February 14, 2017 Tuesday
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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
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">02/02
<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
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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">02/07
<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">02/11
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">0100 Pilots suspended boarding all traffic due to fog
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">1000 Pilots resumed boarding outbound and shifting vessel traffic
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">1700 Pilots suspended boarding all traffic due to fog
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">02/12
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">1100 Pilots resumed boarding inbound vessel traffic only
<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">2342 Pilots suspended board inbound traffic and outbound traffic remains suspended due to fog
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<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">02/13
<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">1200 Pilots resumed boarding outbound traffic only
<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">2110 Pilots suspended boarding outbound traffic and remains suspended to inbound traffic due to fog
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">HSC Present traffic
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">50 Vessels set to proceed inbound
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">13 Vessel set to proceed outbound
<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",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">Freeport // Open to all traffic – due to fog
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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">Tuesday
Overcast
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Currently 66° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">High 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 93%
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Barometer 29.80 in / 1009.25 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 10 miles
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Wind SE 8 mph
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Tuesday
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Partly Cloudy
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Currently 68° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">High 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 90° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Barometer 29.84 in / 1010.4 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 E 12 mph
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Tuesday
Overcast
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Currently 67° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">High 73° 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 93° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Barometer 29.80 in / 1009.1 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 SE 9 mph
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Today:
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 5pm. Some storms could be severe, with damaging winds and heavy rain. High near 71. Breezy, with a southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south 15
to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Tonight: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7pm. Cloudy, with a low around 47. Breezy, with a northwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 63. North wind 10 to 15 mph.
Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 45. North wind 5 to 10 mph.
Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 65. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 50.
Friday: A 20 percent chance of showers after 7am. Partly sunny, with a high near 72.
Friday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers before 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 59.
Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 81.
Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 65.
Sunday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 81.
Sunday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Cloudy, with a low around 67.
Washington's Birthday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 79.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Today:
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Showers and thunderstorms, mainly between 1pm and 5pm. Some storms could be severe, with damaging winds and heavy rain. High near 71. Breezy, with a southeast wind 10 to 20 mph becoming
southwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Tonight: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50. Windy, with a northwest wind around 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.
Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 62. Windy, with a north wind 15 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 51. North wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 62. North wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light and variable.
Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 55.
Friday: A slight chance of showers between 7am and 1pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 67. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Friday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 62.
Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 73.
Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 65.
Sunday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 73.
Sunday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66. Breezy.
Washington's Birthday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 73. Breezy.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Today:
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Showers and thunderstorms, mainly between noon and 4pm. Some storms could be severe, with damaging winds and heavy rain. High near 73. Breezy, with a southeast wind 15 to 20 mph becoming
northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 47. Windy, with a northwest wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.
Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 64. North wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 41. North wind around 10 mph.
Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 63. North wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light and variable.
Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 53.
Friday: A slight chance of showers, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 70. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Friday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers before midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 61.
Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 77.
Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 65.
Sunday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 75.
Sunday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Cloudy, with a low around 67. Breezy.
Washington's Birthday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 75.
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<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Tornado Watch
TORNADO WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE FOR WT 32
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
505 AM CST TUE FEB 14 2017
TORNADO WATCH 32 IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 PM CST FOR THE
FOLLOWING LOCATIONS
TXC007-015-025-039-057-071-089-123-149-157-167-175-177-185-201-
239-255-285-291-321-339-373-391-407-409-469-471-473-477-481-
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/O.NEW.KWNS.TO.A.0032.170214T1105Z-170214T1900Z/
TX
. TEXAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ARANSAS AUSTIN BEE
BRAZORIA CALHOUN CHAMBERS
COLORADO DEWITT FAYETTE
FORT BEND GALVESTON GOLIAD
GONZALES GRIMES HARRIS
JACKSON KARNES LAVACA
LIBERTY MATAGORDA MONTGOMERY
POLK REFUGIO SAN JACINTO
SAN PATRICIO VICTORIA WALKER
WALLER WASHINGTON WHARTON
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<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Hazardous Weather Outlook
Hazardous Weather Outlook...CORRECTED
National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX
441 AM CST Tue Feb 14 2017
TXZ163-164-176>179-195>200-210>214-226-227-235>238-142245-
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-
441 AM CST Tue Feb 14 2017
This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of Southeast Texas..
.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight
A line of thunderstorms oriented north northeast to south
southwest is expected to make its way into western portions of
southeast Texas after sunrise...to the Interstate 45 corridor
during the late morning to early afternoon...then eastward and out
of the area toward 4 pm. The primary threat with these storms will
be isolated tornadoes and wind damage. Secondary threats include
hail and locally heavy rain, which could produce street flooding.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday
No hazardous weather is expected at this time.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
Spotter activation is likely today.
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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) @ 0608 hrs
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Morgan’s Point
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">0.9 ft Rising = 45’08”
<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">1.6 ft Steady = 46’06”
<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 @ 0608 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">8 knots from ESE, gusts to 11 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">14 knots from SE, 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"">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"">GMZ300-142215-
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">NAUTICAL MILES INCLUDING GALVESTON AND MATAGORDA BAYS
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">322 AM CST TUE FEB 14 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"">ONSHORE WINDS WILL GRADUALLY STRENGTHEN THIS MORNING IN ADVANCE OF
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">A POTENT STORM SYSTEM. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">MOVE ACROSS THE COASTAL WATERS EARLY THIS AFTERNOON AND SOME OF
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">THE STORMS WILL BE STRONG WITH GUSTY WINDS AND ISOLATED
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">WATERSPOUTS. STRONG OFFSHORE WINDS WILL DEVELOP IN THE WAKE OF
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">THIS WEATHER SYSTEM. STRONG OFFSHORE WINDS WILL LIKELY LOWER WATER
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">LEVELS AND MARINERS SHOULD PREPARE FOR POSSIBLY DIFFICULT
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">NAVIGATION IN THE UPPER REACHES OF GALVESTON BAY.
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">GMZ330-335-142215-
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">MATAGORDA BAY-GALVESTON BAY-
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">322 AM CST TUE FEB 14 2017
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION...
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.TODAY...SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING WEST IN THE
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">AFTERNOON. BAY WATERS CHOPPY. PATCHY FOG EARLY IN THE MORNING. A
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING. SHOWERS AND
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS LATE. SOME THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">DAMAGING WINDS IN THE MORNING. SOME THUNDERSTORMS MAY BE SEVERE
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">WITH DAMAGING WINDS...THEN SOME THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">DAMAGING WINDS LATE.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.TONIGHT...NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS BECOMING 15 TO 20 KNOTS
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.WEDNESDAY...NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS DECREASING TO 10 TO
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">15 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. BAY WATERS CHOPPY BECOMING SLIGHTLY
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">CHOPPY IN THE AFTERNOON.
<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"">.THURSDAY...NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHEAST IN
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">THE AFTERNOON. BAY WATERS SMOOTH.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.THURSDAY NIGHT...SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SMOOTH. A
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.FRIDAY...SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SMOOTH. A
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING...THEN A CHANCE OF
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.FRIDAY NIGHT...SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SMOOTH.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">EVENING.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.SATURDAY...SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SMOOTH.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.SATURDAY NIGHT...SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. BAY WATERS
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">GMZ350-355-142215-
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<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"">322 AM CST TUE FEB 14 2017
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION TODAY...
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT TONIGHT...
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.TODAY...SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 15 TO
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">25 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET WITH OCCASIONAL SEAS
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">UP TO 7 FEET. PATCHY FOG EARLY IN THE MORNING. A CHANCE OF
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING. SHOWERS AND
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS LATE. SOME THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">DAMAGING WINDS IN THE MORNING. SOME THUNDERSTORMS MAY BE SEVERE
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">WITH DAMAGING WINDS...THEN SOME THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">DAMAGING WINDS LATE.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.TONIGHT...NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 25 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"">.WEDNESDAY...NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.THURSDAY...NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING EAST IN THE
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 TO 2 FEET.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.THURSDAY NIGHT...SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 1 FOOT. A
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.FRIDAY...SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 10 TO
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">15 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 TO 2 FEET. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.FRIDAY NIGHT...SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.SATURDAY...SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 3 FEET.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.SATURDAY NIGHT...SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">4 FEET.
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">GMZ370-375-142215-
<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"">322 AM CST TUE FEB 14 2017
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.TODAY...SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 20 TO
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">25 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FEET WITH OCCASIONAL SEAS
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">UP TO 8 FEET. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">MORNING...THEN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS LATE. SOME
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE DAMAGING WINDS...THEN SOME
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">THUNDERSTORMS MAY BE SEVERE WITH DAMAGING WINDS EARLY IN THE
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">AFTERNOON. SOME THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE DAMAGING WINDS.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.TONIGHT...NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 25 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"">.WEDNESDAY...NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 5 TO 7 FEET WITH
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">OCCASIONAL SEAS UP TO 8 FEET.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.THURSDAY...NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING EAST IN THE
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.THURSDAY NIGHT...SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FEET. A
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.FRIDAY...SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 10 TO
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">15 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.FRIDAY NIGHT...SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.SATURDAY...SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.SATURDAY NIGHT...SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS INCREASING TO
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">15 TO 20 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 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
<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
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<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Jesse Jones
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Power Lines
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Sidney Sherman
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">197’ (Morgan’s Point)
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">197’ (below Fred Hartman Bridge – Baytown)
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">175' (Baytown/LaPorte Bridge)
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">197’ (Battleship Texas)
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">175' (Beltway 8 Bridge)
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">197’ (Power Plant)
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">135' (Loop 610 Bridge)
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Air drafts clearances are based on MHW // Vessels should allow an additional 10 feet clearance for the Power Lines
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<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Port of Texas City
http://www.tctrr.com/<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">
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<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The Texas City Ship Channel is approximately 11 miles from GB Buoy
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The ACOE project draft for the TXCSC is 45’00 FW at MLT from the GB BUOY to Valero Dock # 42, the channel above project draft is
40’00 FW at MLT. The length on the final approach from the Houston, Galveston, Texas City tri-channel split is approximately 6 miles, the width is approximately a 400 ft bottom, the Turning Basin is approximately 4,200 ft long and 1,200 ft wide with a maximum
deep draft of 45 ft FW at MLT, and is navigable day or night with no air draft restrictions. Only TX City Docks with 45’00” maximum deep draft at MLT are TC # 11, 12, 41, & 42
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<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Port of Galveston
http://www.portofgalveston.com/<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#051423">The Galveston Ship Channel is approximately miles from GB Buoy
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#051423">The ACOE project draft for the GSC is 45’00” FW. The narrowest point is approximately 1,200 ft wide with no air draft restrictions.
At the POGA berths the maximum deep draft varies from 32’00” to 40’00” at MLT,
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<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Port of Freeport is located three miles from deep water, the channel is 400 ft wide and ACOE project maximum deep draft at MLW is
45’00”.
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Army Corp of Engineers
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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
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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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