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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">May 03, 2017 Wednesday
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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">04/29
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">2028 Pilots suspended boarding to all traffic due to rough seas and high winds
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">04/30
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">1000 Pilots resumed boarding outbound traffic only
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">1345 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 vessel traffic
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">04/30
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">0520 Pilots suspended boarding to all traffic due to rough seas and high winds
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">0850 Pilots resumed boarding all traffic
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Freeport // Open to all vessel traffic
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">04/29
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">1529 Pilots suspended boarding to all traffic due to rough seas and high winds
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">04/30
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">0645 Pilots resumed boarding all traffic
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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">Wednesday
Fair
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Currently 78° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">High 81° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Humidity 90%
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Barometer 29.81 in / 1010.0 mb
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Dewpoint 75° 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 13 mph, Gusts up to 25 mph
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Fog / Mist and Breezy
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Currently 79° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">High 78° 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 29.83 in / 1010.1 mb
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Dewpoint 61° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Visibility 3 miles
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<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Wednesday
Fog / Mist
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Currently 79° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">High 81° 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 29.83 in / 1010.1 mb
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Today:
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Showers and thunderstorms. Some storms could be severe, with heavy rain. High near 81. South wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall
amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Tonight: Showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 2am. Some storms could be severe, with heavy rain. Low around 58. Breezy, with a southwest wind 10 to 20 mph becoming north 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.
Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 76. Northwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Thursday Night: Clear, with a low around 55. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Friday: Sunny, with a high near 80. Northwest wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Friday Night: Clear, with a low around 56.
Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 82.
Saturday Night: Clear, with a low around 60.
Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 84.
Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 64.
Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 84.
Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 65.
Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 85.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Today:
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Showers and thunderstorms likely. Some storms could be severe, with heavy rain. Cloudy, with a high near 78. Breezy, with a south wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance
of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Tonight: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly before 2am. Some storms could be severe, with heavy rain. Cloudy during the early evening, then gradual clearing, with a low around 61. Windy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph becoming north 25 to 30 mph
after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 73. Windy, with a northwest wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.
Thursday Night: Clear, with a low around 63. Breezy, with a northwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Friday: Sunny, with a high near 76. Northwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Friday Night: Clear, with a low around 66.
Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 77.
Saturday Night: Clear, with a low around 69.
Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 78.
Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 71.
Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 78.
Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 71.
Tuesday: Mostly 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 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Some storms could be severe, with heavy rain. Cloudy, with a high near 81. Breezy, with a south wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high
as 25 mph. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tonight: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly before 1am. Some storms could be severe, with heavy rain. Cloudy during the early evening, then gradual clearing, with a low around 57. Windy, with a west wind 10 to 15 mph becoming north 20 to 25 mph
after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 77. Northwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Thursday Night: Clear, with a low around 54. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Friday: Sunny, with a high near 79. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Friday Night: Clear, with a low around 58.
Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 79.
Saturday Night: Clear, with a low around 65.
Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 81.
Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 68.
Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 81.
Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 70.
Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 82.
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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;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) @ 0856 hrs
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Morgan’s Point
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">1.5 ft Falling = 46’05”
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Eagle Point
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">1.9 ft Steady = 46’09”
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Galveston Bay Entrance
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">2.4 ft Rising = 47’04”
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Pier 21
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">2.1 ft Rising = 47’01”
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Winds – Houston / Galveston Bay PORTS, NOAA/NOS @ 0856 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">11 knots from S, gusts to 18 knots
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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
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">401 AM CDT WED MAY 3 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"">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"">GMZ300-032215-
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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"">401 AM CDT WED MAY 3 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"">SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP OVER THE
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">COASTAL WATERS THIS MORNING. A COLD FRONT SHOULD PUSH OFF THE
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">COAST EARLY THURSDAY WITH STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS IN ITS WAKE. AND
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED BEGINNING THURSDAY MORNING.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">OFFSHORE WINDS SHOULD PERSIST THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY. HIGH
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">PRESSURE FINALLY PUSHES OFF TO THE EAST AND TURNS WINDS AROUND TO
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">THE SOUTH AND SOUTHEAST LATE SATURDAY WITH THE ONSHORE FLOW
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">CONTINUING THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK.
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">GMZ330-335-032215-
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">MATAGORDA BAY-GALVESTON BAY-
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">401 AM CDT WED MAY 3 2017
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">THURSDAY MORNING...
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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. BAY WATERS CHOPPY. SHOWERS
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON, THEN A CHANCE OF
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LATE. SOME THUNDERSTORMS MAY BE SEVERE
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.TONIGHT...WEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING NORTH 15 TO
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">25 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. BAY WATERS CHOPPY. SHOWERS AND
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY IN THE EVENING, THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SOME THUNDERSTORMS MAY BE
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">SEVERE IN THE EVENING.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.THURSDAY...NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. BAY WATERS CHOPPY.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.THURSDAY NIGHT...NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SLIGHTLY
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.FRIDAY...NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SLIGHTLY
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.FRIDAY NIGHT...NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHEAST
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">5 TO 10 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. BAY WATERS SLIGHTLY CHOPPY BECOMING
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.SATURDAY...EAST WINDS AROUND 5 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"">.SATURDAY NIGHT...SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SMOOTH.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.SUNDAY...SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 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.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.SUNDAY NIGHT...SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. BAY WATERS
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">GMZ350-355-032215-
<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"">401 AM CDT WED MAY 3 2017
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">THURSDAY MORNING...
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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. SEAS 5 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. SOME THUNDERSTORMS MAY BE SEVERE IN THE AFTERNOON.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.TONIGHT...WEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING NORTH 20 TO
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">30 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET WITH OCCASIONAL SEAS UP
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">TO 7 FEET. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY IN THE EVENING, THEN
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">SOME THUNDERSTORMS MAY BE SEVERE IN THE EVENING.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.THURSDAY...NORTH WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHWEST 15 TO
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">20 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.THURSDAY NIGHT...NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.FRIDAY...NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FEET.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.FRIDAY NIGHT...NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHEAST
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FEET.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.SATURDAY...NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS BECOMING EAST IN THE
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 FOOT.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.SATURDAY NIGHT...SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 1 FOOT.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.SUNDAY...SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS INCREASING TO 10 TO
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.SUNDAY NIGHT...SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET.
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">WATERS FROM FREEPORT TO THE MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL FROM 20 TO
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.TODAY...SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 6 TO 7 FEET WITH
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">THUNDERSTORMS. SOME THUNDERSTORMS MAY BE SEVERE IN THE AFTERNOON.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.TONIGHT...SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING NORTH 25 TO
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">35 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FEET WITH OCCASIONAL SEAS UP
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">TO 8 FEET. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY IN THE EVENING, THEN
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. A
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATE. SOME THUNDERSTORMS MAY BE SEVERE
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.THURSDAY...NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 25 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"">.THURSDAY NIGHT...NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.FRIDAY...NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.FRIDAY NIGHT...NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHEAST
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.SATURDAY...NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FEET.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.SATURDAY NIGHT...SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 1 FOOT.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.SUNDAY...SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS INCREASING TO 10 TO
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">15 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 TO 2 FEET.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.SUNDAY NIGHT...SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET.
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Port of Houston Authority
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ACOE Project Depth for Houston Ship Channel
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<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">45 feet/13.72 meters up to Shell / 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
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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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