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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">April 29, 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">Galveston / Texas City // Open to all vessel traffic

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

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Overcast and Breezy

<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Currently   82° F

<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">High          86° F

<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Humidity    79%

<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Barometer 29.68 in / 1005.4 mb

<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Dewpoint   74° F

<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Visibility       9  miles

<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Wind S 23 mph, Gusts up to 33 mph

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Overcast with Haze and Breezy

<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Currently   81° F

<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">High          82° F

<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Humidity    85° F

<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Barometer 29.70 in / 1005.8 mb

<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Dewpoint   76° F

<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Visibility       3 miles

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Overcast and Windy

<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Currently   82° F

<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">High          83° F

<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Humidity   82° F

<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Barometer 29.68 in  / 1005.1 mb

<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Dewpoint   76° F

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<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Wind  S 28 mph, Gusts up to 39 mph

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Today: <span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms, then a chance of showers after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 86. Breezy, with a southeast wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Tonight: Showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 1am. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. Low around 64. South wind 5 to 15 mph becoming northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Sunday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1pm. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 76. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Sunday Night: Clear, with a low around 56. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light and variable after midnight.

Monday: Sunny, with a high near 83. Light southwest wind becoming south 5 to 10 mph in the morning.

Monday Night: Clear, with a low around 63.

Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 86.

Tuesday Night: A slight chance of showers, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 71. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Wednesday: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 85. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Wednesday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 62.

Thursday: A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 76.

Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 56.

Friday: Sunny, with a high near 79.

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Today: <span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 82. Windy, with a southeast wind around 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.

Tonight: Showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 1am. Low around 68. Windy, with a south wind 20 to 25 mph becoming west 15 to 20 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Sunday: Showers and thunderstorms likely before 1pm. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 77. Breezy, with a northwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Sunday Night: Clear, with a low around 67. Northwest wind 5 to 15 mph becoming southeast after midnight.

Monday: Sunny, with a high near 79. South wind 5 to 10 mph.

Monday Night: Clear, with a low around 71.

Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 81.

Tuesday Night: A slight chance of showers, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 75. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Wednesday: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 81. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Wednesday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 67.

Thursday: A 30 percent chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 77.

Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 64.

Friday: Sunny, with a high near 77.

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Today: <span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">A 20 percent chance of showers after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 83. Windy, with a south wind around 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.

Tonight: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 64. Windy, with a south wind 20 to 25 mph becoming west 10 to 15 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Sunday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 78. Northwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Sunday Night: Clear, with a low around 60. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light and variable.

Monday: Sunny, with a high near 80. South wind 5 to 10 mph.

Monday Night: Clear, with a low around 68.

Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 83.

Tuesday Night: A slight chance of showers, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 73. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Wednesday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 82.

Wednesday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 64.

Thursday: A 30 percent chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 76.

Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 59.

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Hazardous Weather Outlook<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX 427 AM CDT Sat Apr 29 2017   TXZ214-235>238-300930- Brazoria-Chambers-Galveston-Jackson-Matagorda- 427 AM CDT Sat Apr 29 2017   This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of Southeast Texas..   .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight   A long southerly fetch will produce elevated tide levels along the coast this morning. Tide levels could rise to between 3.4 and 3.8 feet by Saturday morning and coastal flooding will be possible. A Coastal Flood Advisory is in effect through mid afternoon. Beachgoers should be prepared for rough seas and strong rip currents through the weekend. Strong south winds will persist today and sustained winds of 25 mph are expected. A Wind Advisory is in effect through the afternoon.   .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday   Another storm system will approach the region on Wednesday. Some of the storms could again be strong to severe with damaging winds and large hail.   .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...   Spotter activation will not be needed.   $$  

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<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Coastal Flood Advisory COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX 358 AM CDT SAT APR 29 2017   ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT...   .STRONG ONSHORE WINDS AND BUILDING SEAS ARE EXPECTED THIS MORNING. TIDE LEVELS SHOULD FURTHER INCREASE TODAY. WITH THIS ADDITIONAL WATER AND WAVE RUN-UP ALONG THE UPPER TEXAS COAST...COASTAL FLOODING WILL BE A POSSIBILITY HEADING INTO THE MORNING HIGH TIDE. WATER MAY OVERWASH AND IMPACT LOW-LYING ROADWAYS ALONG THE BOLIVAR PENINSULA, ESPECIALLY THE INTERSECTION OF HIGHWAY 87 AT HIGHWAY 124. OTHER SUSCEPTIBLE LOCATIONS INCLUDE THE LOW LYING ROADS ON THE WEST END OF GALVESTON ISLAND, THE BLUE WATER HIGHWAY AND BEACH DRIVE IN SURFSIDE. WAVES COULD REACH THE DUNES ELSEWHERE.   TXZ214-236>238-291700- /O.CON.KHGX.CF.Y.0001.170429T0900Z-170429T1700Z/ BRAZORIA-CHAMBERS-GALVESTON-MATAGORDA- 358 AM CDT SAT APR 29 2017   ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CDT TODAY...   * COASTAL FLOODING...OBSERVED WATER LEVELS MAY REACH 3.8 TO 4.2   FEET WITH ADDITIONAL HIGHER WAVE RUN UP DUE TO HIGH SURF.   * TIMING...THROUGH AROUND NOON TODAY CENTERED AROUND TIMES OF   HIGH TIDE.   * IMPACTS...WATER LEVELS MAY OVERCOME DUNES AND POSSIBLY   OVERWASH LOW-LYING AREAS AND ROADWAYS ALONG BOLIVAR PENINSULA,   THE WEST END OF GALVESTON ISLAND, THE BLUE WATER HIGHWAY, AND   BEACH DRIVE NEAR SURFSIDE. WAVE RUN UP WILL MAKE CAMPING AND   DRIVING ON THE BEACH HAZARDOUS. RIP CURRENTS WILL BE STRONG.   PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...   A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY INDICATES THAT ONSHORE WINDS AND TIDES WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE FLOODING OF LOW AREAS ALONG THE SHORE.   &&   $$  

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<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Wind Advisory URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX 343 AM CDT Sat Apr 29 2017   ...A Wind Advisory is in Effect through 4 PM CDT...   .Strong southerly winds will increase this morning as low preesure over southwest Texas deepens. Sustained south winds will increase to 25 mph with higher gusts possible.   TXZ210-211-214-226-227-235>238-292100- /O.NEW.KHGX.WI.Y.0009.170429T0900Z-170429T2100Z/ Austin-Brazoria-Chambers-Colorado-Fort Bend-Galveston-Jackson- Matagorda-Wharton- Including the cities of Alvin, Anahuac, Angleton, Bay City, Bellville, Columbus, Eagle Lake, Edna, El Campo, Freeport, Friendswood, Galveston, Lake Jackson, League City, Missouri City, Mont Belvieu, Palacios, Pearland, Pierce, Richmond, Rosenberg, Sealy, Sugar Land, Texas City, Weimar, Wharton, and Winnie 343 AM CDT Sat Apr 29 2017   ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON...   The National Weather Service in Houston/Galveston has issued a Wind Advisory, which is in effect until 4 PM CDT this afternoon.   * EVENT...Strong south to southeast winds between 20 and 25 mph   with higher gusts.   * TIMING...Through late afternoon.   * IMPACT...Unsecured lightweight items will be tossed about by the   wind. Drivers of high profile vehicles should be aware of the   high winds if driving on east to west oriented roads or other   areas with cross winds.   PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...   Drivers of vans...campers...trailers...and other high-profile vehicles should be alert to the danger of these winds... especially when driving along east to west oriented roads   &&   $$

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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">KHOU WEATHER

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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) @ 0904 hrs

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

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">2.5 ft Rising = 47’05”

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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">2.6 ft Rising = 47’06”

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

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">3.4 ft Falling = 48’04”

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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">3.2 ft Falling = 48’03”

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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Winds – Houston / Galveston Bay PORTS, NOAA/NOS @ 0904 hrs 

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

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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX

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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">UPPER TEXAS COASTAL WATERS FROM HIGH ISLAND TO THE MATAGORDA SHIP

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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">SEAS ARE PROVIDED AS A RANGE OF THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST

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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">SYNOPSIS FOR HIGH ISLAND TO THE MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL OUT 60

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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">351 AM CDT SAT APR 29 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"">STRONG ONSHORE WINDS WILL PERSIST THROUGH THIS EVENING AND SOME

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">GUSTS TO GALE FORCE ARE POSSIBLE. IN ADDITION TO RAPIDLY BUILDING

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">SEAS THERE WILL ALSO BE PATCHY AREAS OF SEA FOG WITH VISIBILITIES

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">GENERALLY RANGING FROM 1 TO 4 MILES. THE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">WEAKEN AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT WHICH IS EXPECTED TO MOVE OFF OF THE

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">COAST TONIGHT OR EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. STRONG OFFSHORE WINDS ARE

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">THEN EXPECTED TO DEVELOP BEHIND THE FRONT SUNDAY MORNING BUT THE

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

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

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">351 AM CDT SAT APR 29 2017

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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON...

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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.TODAY...SOUTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS. BAY WATERS ROUGH. PATCHY

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

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

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.TONIGHT...SOUTH WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS BECOMING WEST AFTER

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

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">IN THE EVENING, THEN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.SUNDAY...NORTHWEST 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. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">CHOPPY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND 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"">.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING NORTH

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

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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">GMZ350-355-292130-

<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"">351 AM CDT SAT APR 29 2017

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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON...

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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.TODAY...SOUTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS. SEAS 7 TO 10 FEET WITH

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">OCCASIONAL SEAS UP TO 13 FEET. PATCHY FOG EARLY IN THE MORNING. A

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

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.TONIGHT...SOUTH WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS BECOMING WEST AFTER

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FEET WITH OCCASIONAL SEAS UP TO 13 FEET. A

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING, THEN

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

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.SUNDAY...NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS BECOMING 15 TO 20 KNOTS

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 8 FEET WITH OCCASIONAL SEAS UP TO

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">10 FEET. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING.

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

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">10 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET WITH OCCASIONAL SEAS UP

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

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

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

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

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

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.TUESDAY NIGHT...SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">5 FEET. 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"">.WEDNESDAY...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 CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND

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

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

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">NORTHWEST 15 TO 20 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET. A

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

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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">GMZ370-375-292130-

<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"">351 AM CDT SAT APR 29 2017

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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON...

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

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.TODAY...SOUTHEAST WINDS 25 TO 30 KNOTS. SEAS 10 TO 13 FEET WITH

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">OCCASIONAL SEAS UP TO 17 FEET. PATCHY FOG EARLY IN THE MORNING.

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.TONIGHT...SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 25 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FEET WITH OCCASIONAL SEAS UP TO

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">15 FEET SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 11 FEET WITH OCCASIONAL SEAS UP TO

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">14 FEET AFTER MIDNIGHT. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND

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

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

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.SUNDAY...NORTH WINDS 20 TO 30 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHWEST 15 TO

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">20 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 TO 10 FEET WITH OCCASIONAL SEAS

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">UP TO 13 FEET. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE

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

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.SUNDAY NIGHT...NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHEAST

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">5 TO 10 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FEET WITH OCCASIONAL

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">SEAS UP TO 10 FEET SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FEET WITH OCCASIONAL SEAS

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">UP TO 7 FEET AFTER MIDNIGHT.

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

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">15 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET.

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

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

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.TUESDAY NIGHT...SOUTHEAST 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. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. A

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

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

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

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

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">15 TO 20 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET WITH OCCASIONAL

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

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

<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,

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#051423"> 

<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

http://www.swg.usace.army.mil/<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">

http://www.swg.usace.army.mil/Missions/Navigation.aspx<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">

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

http://www.houston-pilots.com/<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">

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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#051423">Galveston Texas City Pilots

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

www.brazospilots.com

 

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