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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">September 4, 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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http://www.nhc.noaa.gov
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Houston // Open with following restrictions
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THE CAPTAIN OF THE PORT HOUSTON-GALVESTON HAS SET PORT CONDITION RECOVERY FOR THE PORTS OF HOUSTON, GALVESTON, TEXAS CITY, FREEPORT AND CONNECTING WATERWAYS. BASED ON CURRENT CHANNEL AND AIDS TO NAVIGATION SURVEYS, THE FOLLOWING RESTRICTIONS
ARE DIRECTED:
NO SHIP TRANSITS AUTHORIZED ABOVE THE BAYTOWN HIGHLINES. [Baytown Highlines // Located just above ExxonMobil Refinery]
GALVESTON BAY ENTRANCE CHANNEL TO LIGHTED BUOY 18 NO RESTRICTIONS. [LB 18 // TX City & Houston Ship Channel “Y”]
GALVESTON 37' 24/7.
TEXAS CITY 37' 24/7.
LIGHTED BUOY 18 TO BAYTOWN HIGHLINES 40' 24/7
BAYTOWN HIGHLINES TO I-610 BRIDGE OPEN TO TOWING VESSELS DAYLIGHT ONLY.
GICW MM 350 TO FREEPORT NO RESTRICTIONS.
FREEPORT SHIPS- 38' DAYLIGHT TRANSITS ONLY.
VTS HOUSTON-GALVESTON WILL CONSIDER LIMITED HIGH PRIORITY MOVEMENTS ON A CASE-BY-CASE BASIS.
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The VTS Watch will provide updates to these restrictions at 0600 / 1200/ 1800 / 0001.<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">
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<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">08/24
<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">1230 Pilots suspended boarding Inbound vessel traffic // due to approaching Hurricane Harvey
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<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">08/25
<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">0632 Vessel traffic suspended to outbound // due to approaching Hurricane Harvey
<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">1200 COTP MSIB // Port closed // due to approaching Hurricane Harvey
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<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">09/01
<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">1130 Open to inbound vessel to Bayport only
<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">2050 Pilots suspended boarding inbound and outbound vessel traffic // COTP MSIB
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<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">09/02
<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">0705 Open to inbound vessel traffic to Bayport and Barbour’s Cut only
<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">1130 Resumed boarding inbound and outbound vessel traffic
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<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">HSC Present traffic
<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">42 Vessels set to proceed inbound
<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> 9 Vessels set to proceed outbound
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Galveston / Texas City // Open with following restrictions mentioned below
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- Entrance Channel/Outer Bar Channel/Inner Bar Channel/Bolivar Roads Channel - 24/7<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">
- Galveston - 37' draft max, 24/7<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">
- Texas City - 37' draft max, 24/7<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Freeport // Open with following restrictions
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<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">NOAA HOUSTON
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Partly Cloudy
<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 91° 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 30.03 in / 1017.3 mb
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Heat Index 77<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 82° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">High 88° 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 30.03 in / 1016.8 mb
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Heat Index 89<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">° F
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Labor Day: <span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">Isolated
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Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 74. Southeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Tuesday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 93. Calm wind becoming east around 5 mph.
Tuesday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 73. Southeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm after midnight.
Wednesday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 87. Northeast wind 5 to 15 mph.
Wednesday Night: Clear, with a low around 62.
Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 85.
Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 63.
Friday: Sunny, with a high near 86.
Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 64.
Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 88.
Saturday Night: Clear, with a low around 66.
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Labor Day: <span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Isolated showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 88. East wind
5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Tonight: Isolated showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 80. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Tuesday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 88. Calm wind becoming east around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Tuesday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 77. Southeast wind around 5 mph becoming northwest after midnight.
Wednesday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 88. Breezy, with a northeast wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming clear, with a low around 70. Breezy.
Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 83. Breezy.
Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 71.
Friday: Sunny, with a high near 85.
Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 71.
Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 85.
Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 71.
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Labor Day: <span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Isolated showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 10am. Mostly sunny, with a high
near 88. East wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Tonight: Isolated showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 75. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Tuesday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 89. Calm wind becoming east around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Tuesday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 1am. Mostly clear, with a low around 75. Southeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Wednesday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 1pm. Increasing clouds, with a high near 88. Northeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy during the early evening, then gradual clearing, with a low around 68.
Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 83.
Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 69.
Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 85.
Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 70.
Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 85.
Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 70.
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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) @ 0708 hrs
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Morgan’s Point
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">1.7 ft Rising = 46’07”
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Eagle Point
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">2.1 ft Steady = 47’01”
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Galveston Bay Entrance
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">2.2 ft Falling = 47’02”
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Pier 21
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">2,1 ft Falling = 47’01”
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Winds – Houston / Galveston Bay PORTS, NOAA/NOS @ 0708 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">2 knots from N, gusts to 3 knots
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<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";color:black">Coastal Waters Forecast
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">418 AM CDT Mon Sep 4 2017
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">Upper Texas coastal waters from High Island to the Matagorda Ship
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">Channel out 60 nautical miles including Galveston and Matagorda Bays
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">Seas are provided as a range of the average height of the highest
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">1/3 of the waves...along with the occasional height of the average
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">highest 10 percent of the waves.
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">GMZ300-042200-
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">Synopsis for High Island to the Matagorda Ship Channel out 60
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">nautical miles including Galveston and Matagorda Bays
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">418 AM CDT Mon Sep 4 2017
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.SYNOPSIS FOR HIGH ISLAND TO MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL OUT 60 NM...
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">Light east to southeast winds and low seas will prevail the next
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">several days. Scattered showers and thunderstorms will be possible
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">Tuesday afternoon through Wednesday with the passage of a cold
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">front into the Gulf waters. Elevated north to northeast winds
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">behind the front will likely require advisory or caution flags and
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">the moderate offshore flow is expected to continue Thursday
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">GMZ330-335-042200-
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">Matagorda Bay-Galveston Bay-
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.TODAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southeast in the
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">afternoon. Bay waters smooth. Isolated showers.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">Isolated showers and thunderstorms after midnight.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.TUESDAY...East winds around 5 knots. Bay waters smooth. A chance
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">of showers and thunderstorms.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 5 knots becoming
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">northwest after midnight. Bay waters smooth. A slight chance of
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then a chance of
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">showers and thunderstorms after midnight.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots and gusty. Bay waters
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">slightly choppy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">morning, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">15 to 20 knots after midnight. Bay waters slightly choppy
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">becoming choppy after midnight.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.THURSDAY through FRIDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">Bay waters slightly choppy.
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">GMZ350-355-042200-
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">Coastal waters from Freeport to the Matagorda Ship Channel out
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">20 NM-Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport out 20 NM-
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.TODAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet. Isolated
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">showers. Isolated thunderstorms in the late morning and
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">Isolated showers and thunderstorms.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.TUESDAY...East winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet. A chance
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">of showers and thunderstorms.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 5 knots becoming north
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">after midnight. Seas 1 to 2 feet. A slight chance of showers and
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">thunderstorms in the evening, then a chance of showers and
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">thunderstorms after midnight.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots early increasing to 15
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">to 20 knots and gusty in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 feet. A
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning, then a slight
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">20 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.FRIDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots decreasing to 10 to
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 feet.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.FRIDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet.
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">GMZ370-375-042200-
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">Waters from Freeport to the Matagorda Ship Channel from 20 to
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">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";color:black">.TODAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet. Isolated
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">showers in the morning. Isolated thunderstorms late in the
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">morning, then scattered showers and thunderstorms in the
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 feet. Isolated
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">showers and thunderstorms.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.TUESDAY...East winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet. A chance
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">of showers and thunderstorms.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 5 knots becoming
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">northeast after midnight. Seas 1 to 2 feet. A slight chance of
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then a chance of
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">showers and thunderstorms after midnight.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.WEDNESDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northeast 15 to
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">20 knots in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 feet. A chance of showers
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">and thunderstorms.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">6 feet with occasional seas up to 7 feet. A slight chance of
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">showers and thunderstorms in the evening.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.THURSDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots and gusty. Seas 5 to 6
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">feet with occasional seas up to 7 feet.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.THURSDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 5 to
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">6 feet with occasional seas up to 7 feet.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.FRIDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet with
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">occasional seas up to 7 feet.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.FRIDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">with occasional seas up to 6 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
<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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