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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">June 19, 2017            Monday

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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:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Hurricane Season //  June 1 through November 30 // Be Prepared

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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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<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   80° F

<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">High          95° F

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

<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Barometer 29.88 in / 1021.1 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     10  miles

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

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Fair

<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Currently  80° F

<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">High         89° 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 29.89 in / 1011.9 mb

<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Dewpoint   77° F

<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Visibility     10 miles

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

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Fair

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

<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">High          90° F

<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Humidity    97° F

<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Barometer 29.89 in  / 1012.2 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     10 miles

Heat Index  75<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">° F

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<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 and thunderstorms after 7am. Partly sunny, with a high near 95. Heat index values as high as 104. Calm wind becoming east around 5 mph.

Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 76. Southeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm.

Tuesday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 95. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.

Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 74. Northeast wind around 10 mph.

Wednesday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 94. Northeast wind 10 to 15 mph.

Wednesday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 75.

Thursday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 93.

Thursday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 77.

Friday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 92.

Friday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 78.

Saturday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 92.

Saturday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 77.

Sunday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 91.

<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 and thunderstorms after 7am. Partly sunny, with a high near 89. Southeast wind around 5 mph.

Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 80. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming northeast in the evening.

Tuesday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 89. Northeast wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Tuesday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 79. Breezy, with a northeast wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Wednesday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 88. Breezy, with a northeast wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Wednesday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 80.

Thursday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 88.

Thursday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 81.

Friday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 87.

Friday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 81.

Saturday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 87.

Saturday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 81.

Sunday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 87.

<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 and thunderstorms after 7am. Partly sunny, with a high near 90. Heat index values as high as 101. Southeast wind around 5 mph.

Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 77. Southeast wind around 5 mph becoming north after midnight.

Tuesday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 90. Northeast wind 10 to 15 mph.

Tuesday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 77. Northeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Wednesday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 90. Northeast wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Wednesday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 77.

Thursday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 89.

Thursday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 79.

Friday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 89.

Friday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 80.

Saturday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 89.

Saturday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 80.

Sunday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 89.

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Hazardous Weather Outlook<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX 403 AM CDT Mon Jun 19 2017   TXZ163-164-176>179-195>200-210>214-226-227-235>238-201200- Austin-Brazoria-Brazos-Burleson-Chambers-Colorado-Fort Bend- Galveston-Grimes-Harris-Houston-Jackson-Liberty-Madison-Matagorda- Montgomery-Polk-San Jacinto-Trinity-Walker-Waller-Washington- Wharton- 403 AM CDT Mon Jun 19 2017   This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of Southeast Texas.   .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight   Peak heat index values in the 100 to 106 range will be possible late this morning through early this evening.   .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday   Elevated tides and an enhanced rip current risk may develop along Gulf-facing beaches by the middle of the week if a tropical system develops in the Gulf of Mexico.   .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...   Spotter activation will not be needed.   $$  

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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">NOAA Houston/Galveston Weather

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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">NOAA USGULF Offshore Waters Weather

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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">KHOU WEATHER

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<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">MARSEC LEVEL 1

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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Maximum Deep Drafts - Houston / Galveston Bay

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">PORTS NOAA/NOS Water Levels (above MLLW) @ 0648 hrs

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

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">1.4 ft Steady = 46’04”

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

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">1.6 ft Rising = 46’06”

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

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">1.4 ft Steady = 46’04”

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Pier 21

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">1.4 ft Falling = 46’04”

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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Winds – Houston / Galveston Bay PORTS, NOAA/NOS @ 0648 hrs 

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<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">4 knots from SSW, gusts to 5 knots

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Please visit our WEB Site<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> www.moranshipping.com<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> for port tide tables

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

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

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX

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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">Upper Texas coastal waters from High Island to the Matagorda Ship

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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">Seas are provided as a range of the average height of the highest

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">1/3 of the waves...along with the occasional height of the average

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">highest 10 percent of the waves.

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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">GMZ300-192330-

<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"">.SYNOPSIS FOR HIGH ISLAND TO MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL OUT 60 NM...

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">A weaker onshore pressure gradient today will keep winds light

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">over relatively lower seas. A tropical system that will be moving

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">into the central Gulf through tomorrow will slowly advance towards

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">the central Gulf coastline. This scenario has local water east to

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">northeast winds strengthening and seas building through Wednesday.

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">Winds will become onshore again by Thursday and restrengthen late

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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">GMZ330-335-192330-

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

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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.TODAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. A

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">slight chance of showers and thunderstorms.

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northeast after

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">midnight. Bay waters smooth.

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.TUESDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">choppy. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms.

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.TUESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">slightly choppy. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms.

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">choppy. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms.

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">slightly choppy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms.

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.THURSDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south in the

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">afternoon. Bay waters smooth. A chance of showers and

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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.THURSDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">choppy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms.

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

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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">GMZ350-355-192330-

<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"">.TODAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.TONIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots becoming north 10 to 15 knots

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">after midnight. Seas 1 to 2 feet.

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.TUESDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet. A

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">slight chance of showers and thunderstorms.

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.TUESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">5 feet. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms.

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.WEDNESDAY...Northeast 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 and

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

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">4 feet. A chance of showers and thunderstorms.

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.THURSDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots becoming south in the

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet. A chance of showers and

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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.THURSDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">20 knots after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 feet. A chance of showers

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

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.FRIDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet. A chance

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">of showers and thunderstorms.

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet. A

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">slight chance of showers and thunderstorms.

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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">GMZ370-375-192330-

<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"">.TODAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northeast in the

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 feet.

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.TONIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots increasing to 10 to

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">15 knots after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 feet.

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.TUESDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet. A

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">slight chance of showers and thunderstorms.

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.TUESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 25 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">with occasional seas up to 7 feet building to 6 to 8 feet with

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">occasional seas up to 10 feet after midnight. A slight chance of

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">showers and thunderstorms.

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 6 to 9 feet

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">with occasional seas up to 11 feet. A slight chance of showers

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

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">5 feet. A chance of showers and thunderstorms.

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.THURSDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming south in the

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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.THURSDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">20 knots after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 feet. A chance of showers

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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.FRIDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet. A chance

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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet with

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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

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<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">Sidney Sherman

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<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">197’ (below Fred Hartman Bridge – Baytown)

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<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

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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

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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

www.brazospilots.com

 

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