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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">February 25, 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 all vessel traffic
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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:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">2342 Pilots suspended board inbound traffic and outbound traffic remains suspended due to fog
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">02/13
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">1200 Pilots resumed boarding outbound traffic only
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",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">02/14
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">0815 Pilots resumed boarding outbound and shifting vessel traffic
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",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">02/18
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">1954 Pilots suspended boarding all traffic due to fog
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">02/19
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">1020 Pilots resumed boarding outbound vessel traffic / Inbound vessel traffic remains suspended
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">1727 Pilots suspended boarding all traffic due to fog
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">2100 Pilots resumed boarding outbound vessel traffic
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">0915 Pilots resumed boarding inbound traffic and remains boarding outbound 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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Fair
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Currently 54° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">High 66° 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 42%
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Barometer 30.15 in / 1021.4 mb
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Dewpoint 31° 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 N 17 mph
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Saturday
Fair and Breezy
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Currently 57° F
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<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Humidity 49° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Barometer 30.14 in / 1020.7 mb
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Dewpoint 38° 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 N 21 mph, Gusts up to 31 mph
<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 56° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">High 64° F
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<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Humidity 47° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Barometer 30.15 in / 1020.8 mb
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Dewpoint 36° 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 N 16 mph, Gusts up to 23 mph
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Today:
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Sunny, with a high near 66. North wind 5 to 10 mph.
Tonight: Clear, with a low around 48. East wind around 5 mph.
Sunday: A 20 percent chance of showers after noon. Increasing clouds, with a high near 75. East wind 5 to 15 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Sunday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65. Southeast wind 5 to 15 mph.
Monday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 81. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 68.
Tuesday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 82.
Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 68.
Wednesday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 77.
Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 50.
Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 66.
Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 49.
Friday: Partly sunny, with a high near 67.
<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. Northeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Tonight: Clear, with a low around 57. East wind around 10 mph.
Sunday: A 20 percent chance of showers after noon. Increasing clouds, with a high near 71. Southeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Sunday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66. South wind 10 to 15 mph.
Monday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 75. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 68.
Tuesday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 76.
Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 68.
Wednesday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 74.
Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 54.
Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 63.
Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 55.
Friday: Partly sunny, with a high near 65.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Today:
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Sunny, with a high near 64. Northeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 54. East wind 5 to 10 mph.
Sunday: A 20 percent chance of showers after noon. Increasing clouds, with a high near 74. Southeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Sunday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66. South wind 5 to 15 mph.
Monday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 78. South wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 67.
Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 78.
Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 67.
Wednesday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 76.
Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 52.
Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 65.
Thursday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52.
Friday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 66.
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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) @ 0924 hrs
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:red">Morgan’s Point
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:red">-0.2 ft Steady = 44’10”
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Galveston Bay Entrance
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">-0.0 ft Rising = 45’00”
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">0.1 ft Rising = 45’01”
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Winds – Houston / Galveston Bay PORTS, NOAA/NOS @ 0924 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">9 knots from NNE, gusts to 14 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">17 knots from NE, gusts to 22 knots
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Galveston Bay Entrance
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<span-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">NOAA Weather Galveston Bay & Matagorda Bay
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">305 AM CST SAT FEB 25 2017
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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"">GMZ300-252215-
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">305 AM CST SAT FEB 25 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"">MODERATE TO STRONG NORTH WINDS HAVE DEVELOPED IN THE WAKE OF
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">FRIDAY NIGHT'S FRONTAL PASSAGE. THESE WINDS WILL DIMINISH BECOME
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">EASTERLY THROUGH TONIGHT. WINDS QUICKLY TURN BACK TO THE
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">SOUTHEAST ON SUNDAY AS HIGH PRESSURE MOVES OFF TO THE EAST.
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">GMZ330-335-252215-
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">MATAGORDA BAY-GALVESTON BAY-
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">305 AM CST SAT FEB 25 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...NORTHEAST 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"">.TONIGHT...EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SLIGHTLY CHOPPY.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.SUNDAY...SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SLIGHTLY
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">CHOPPY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.SUNDAY NIGHT...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SLIGHTLY
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">CHOPPY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.MONDAY...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SLIGHTLY CHOPPY.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.MONDAY NIGHT...SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SMOOTH TO
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">SLIGHTLY CHOPPY.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.TUESDAY...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SLIGHTLY
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">CHOPPY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.TUESDAY NIGHT...SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SMOOTH
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.WEDNESDAY...WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING NORTH 10 TO
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">15 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. BAY WATERS SMOOTH BECOMING SLIGHTLY
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">CHOPPY IN THE AFTERNOON. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">THE MORNING, THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">THE AFTERNOON.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. BAY WATERS CHOPPY.
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">GMZ350-355-252215-
<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"">...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY...
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.TODAY...NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET AFTER NOON.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.TONIGHT...EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.SUNDAY...SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET. A
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.SUNDAY NIGHT...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET. A
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.MONDAY...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET. A SLIGHT
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.MONDAY NIGHT...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.TUESDAY...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.TUESDAY NIGHT...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.WEDNESDAY...SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHWEST IN
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">THUNDERSTORMS.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...NORTH 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.
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">GMZ370-375-252215-
<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-
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY...
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.TODAY...NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS DECREASING TO 15 TO
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">20 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET WITH OCCASIONAL SEAS
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.TONIGHT...EAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING AROUND 15 KNOTS
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.SUNDAY...SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 5 FEET WITH
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">OCCASIONAL SEAS UP TO 6 FEET. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.SUNDAY NIGHT...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. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.MONDAY...SOUTH 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. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.MONDAY NIGHT...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 4 FEET.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.TUESDAY...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 4 FEET.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.TUESDAY NIGHT...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 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...SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHWEST IN
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 6 FEET WITH OCCASIONAL SEAS UP TO
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">7 FEET. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">MORNING, THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHEAST
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">20 TO 25 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FEET WITH OCCASIONAL
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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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