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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">February 16, 2017 Thursday
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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 all traffic
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<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:red">NOAA PORTS indicates north winds have pushed significant amount of water out of Galveston Bay, water levels in Houston
Ship Channel to remain lower than normal water levels. Maximum deep draft vessel will have delays until prevailing wind take a turn to the south on Thursday evening.
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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.
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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:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">02/14
<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">0815 Pilots resumed boarding outbound and shifting vessel traffic
<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">1030 Pilots resumed boarding inbound traffic // Open to all vessel traffic
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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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Mostly Cloudy
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Currently 47° 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 69%
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Barometer 30.16 in / 1021.8 mb
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Dewpoint 37 ° F
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<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Wind NW 3 mph
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<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 56° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">High 63° 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 60° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Barometer 30.17 in / 1021.5 mb
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Dewpoint 42° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Visibility 10 miles
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<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Thursday
Fair
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Currently 42° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">High 67° 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 30.18 in / 1021.8 mb
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Dewpoint 41° F
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<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Wind Calm
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Today:
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Sunny, with a high near 69. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming south in the afternoon.
Tonight: Increasing clouds, with a low around 52. South wind around 5 mph.
Friday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after noon. Cloudy, with a high near 71. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 60. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 82. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 65.
Sunday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 80.
Sunday Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Cloudy, with a low around 67. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Washington's Birthday: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Cloudy, with a high near 76. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Monday Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 62. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Tuesday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 75.
Tuesday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 61.
Wednesday: A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 78.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Today:
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Sunny, with a high near 63. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Tonight: Increasing clouds, with a low around 57. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Friday: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly after noon. Cloudy, with a high near 68. Southeast wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Friday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 63. Southeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 72. South wind around 10 mph.
Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 67.
Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 73.
Sunday Night: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 67. Breezy.
Washington's Birthday: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Cloudy, with a high near 71. Breezy. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Monday Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 63. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Tuesday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 70.
Tuesday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 62.
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Today:
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Sunny, with a high near 67. Northeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Tonight: Increasing clouds, with a low around 55. South wind around 5 mph.
Friday: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly after noon. Cloudy, with a high near 70. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Friday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 63. Southeast wind around 10 mph.
Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 75. South wind around 10 mph.
Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 67.
Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 76. Breezy.
Sunday Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 67. Breezy. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Washington's Birthday: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Cloudy, with a high near 74. Breezy. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Monday Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 62. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Tuesday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 74.
Tuesday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 61.
Wednesday: A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 74.
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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;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) @ 0820 hrs
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:red">-0.7 ft Rising = 44’05”
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Eagle Point
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">-0.0 ft Falling = 45’00”
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Galveston Bay Entrance
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">0.7 ft Rising = 45’07”
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Pier 21
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">0.5 ft Rising = 45’05”
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Winds – Houston / Galveston Bay PORTS, NOAA/NOS @ 0820 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">4 knots from N, gusts to 5 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">4 knots from ENE, gusts to 5 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"">FZUS54 KHGX 160912
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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"">312 AM CST THU FEB 16 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
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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"">GMZ300-162130-
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">312 AM CST THU FEB 16 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"">LIGHT WINDS ARE EXPECTED TODAY AS HIGH PRESSURE MOVES ACROSS THE
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">NORTHERN GULF. ONSHORE WINDS WILL RETURN TOWARD EVENING AND
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">GRADUALLY INCREASE THROUGH THE WEEKEND. STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS AND
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">ROUGH SEAS SUNDAY AND MONDAY WILL LIKELY REQUIRE SMALL CRAFT
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">ADVISORIES.
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">GMZ330-335-162130-
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">MATAGORDA BAY-GALVESTON BAY-
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">312 AM CST THU FEB 16 2017
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.TODAY...NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHEAST IN THE
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">AFTERNOON. BAY WATERS SMOOTH.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.TONIGHT...SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SMOOTH. A SLIGHT
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.FRIDAY...SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SLIGHTLY
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">CHOPPY. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING. A CHANCE OF
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">SHOWERS. A CHANCE OF 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
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">SLIGHTLY CHOPPY.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.SUNDAY...SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. BAY WATERS CHOPPY. A
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.SUNDAY NIGHT...SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. BAY WATERS
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">CHOPPY. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.MONDAY...SOUTHEAST 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. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.MONDAY NIGHT...EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SMOOTH.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY.
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">GMZ350-355-162130-
<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"">312 AM CST THU FEB 16 2017
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.TODAY...NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHEAST IN THE
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 TO 2 FEET.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.TONIGHT...SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 1 FOOT. A SLIGHT
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.FRIDAY...SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. A
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING...
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">THEN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON.
<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 2 TO 3 FEET.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.SATURDAY NIGHT...SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">3 FEET BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET AFTER MIDNIGHT.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.SUNDAY...SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 5 FEET. A
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.SUNDAY NIGHT...SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 5 TO 7 FEET
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">WITH OCCASIONAL SEAS UP TO 8 FEET. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">LIKELY.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.MONDAY...SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS DECREASING TO 10 TO
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">15 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 8 FEET WITH OCCASIONAL SEAS
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">UP TO 10 FEET. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.MONDAY NIGHT...EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 5 FEET WITH
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">OCCASIONAL SEAS UP TO 6 FEET. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY.
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">GMZ370-375-162130-
<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"">312 AM CST THU FEB 16 2017
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.TODAY...NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHEAST IN THE
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 TO 2 FEET.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.TONIGHT...SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 1 FOOT. A SLIGHT
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.FRIDAY...SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING. SHOWERS LIKELY.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.FRIDAY NIGHT...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET. A
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.SATURDAY...SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. SEAS 3 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 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.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.SUNDAY...SOUTHEAST 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"">.SUNDAY NIGHT...SOUTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS. SEAS 6 TO 7 FEET
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">WITH OCCASIONAL SEAS UP TO 8 FEET BUILDING TO 7 TO 9 FEET WITH
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">OCCASIONAL SEAS UP TO 11 FEET AFTER MIDNIGHT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">AND THUNDERSTORMS.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.MONDAY...SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS DECREASING TO 10 TO
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">15 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 8 FEET WITH OCCASIONAL SEAS
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">UP TO 10 FEET. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.MONDAY NIGHT...SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 5 TO 6 FEET
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">WITH OCCASIONAL SEAS UP TO 7 FEET. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
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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 / Enterprise
<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 Barbour’s 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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<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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