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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">December 07, 2017 Thursday
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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:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">11/26
<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">0526 Pilots suspended boarding inbound and outbound vessel traffic – due to fog
<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">0800 Pilots resumed boarding all vessel traffic
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<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">11/28
<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">2305 Pilots suspended boarding all vessel traffic // due to fog
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<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">11/29
<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">1330 Pilots resumed boarding outbound vessel traffic only
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<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">11/30
<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">0700 Pilots resumed boarding inbound vessel traffic and remains boarding outbound vessel traffic
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<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">12/03
<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">0627 Pilots suspended boarding all vessel traffic // due to fog
<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">0823 Pilots resumed boarding inbound and outbound vessel traffic
<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">1050 Pilots restricted inbound traffic // for traffic control
<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">1245 Pilots resumed boarding all vessel traffic
<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">1410 Pilots suspended boarding all vessel traffic // due to fog
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<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">12/04
<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">0700 Pilots resumed boarding outbound vessel traffic
<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">1015 Pilots resumed boarding inbound vessel traffic and remains open to outbound vessel traffic
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The Houston Ship Channel is open 24/7 with draft and other restrictions;
-Entrance Channel to ExxonMobil Baytown - maximum 45'
-ExxonMobil Baytown to Shell - maximum 41'
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-Shell to Houston Cement West - maximum 40'
-Houston Cement West to City Dock # 16 - maximum 36'
<span-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> -Turning Basin – Maximum 29’
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Effective October 24th, 2017
The dredging of the Houston Ship Channel between beacons 66 and 72 has been completed. The 42’ restriction to Exxon has been lifted. The HSC is good for vessels with a draft fresh water of
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Captain Robert Shearon<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">
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Light Rain
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Currently 44° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">High 48° F
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Wind Chill 38<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">° F
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Light Rain and Breezy
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Currently 47° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">High 50° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Humidity 83%
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Barometer 30.29 in / 1025.6 mb Dewpoint 42° F
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<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Wind Chill 39° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Wind NE 24 mph, Gusts up to 35 mph
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Light Rain
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Currently 45° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">High 48° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Humidity 83%
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Barometer 30.28 in / 1025.2 mb
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Wind Chill 37<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Wind N 18 mph, Gusts up to 26 mph
Today: <span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">Rain,
possibly mixed with snow showers and sleet before 10am, then rain, possibly mixed with snow showers between 10am and 1pm, then rain after 1pm. High near 48. North wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. Little or no snow and sleet accumulation
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Tonight: Rain likely before 7pm, then a chance of rain and snow showers. Cloudy, with a low around 34. North wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation
is 70%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.
Friday: A chance of rain and snow showers before 7am. Cloudy through mid morning, then gradual clearing, with a high near 50. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is
50%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.
Friday Night: Clear, with a low around 36. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming south after midnight.
Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 61. West wind 5 to 10 mph.
Saturday Night: Clear, with a low around 39.
Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 61.
Sunday Night: Clear, with a low around 41.
Monday: Sunny, with a high near 67.
Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 44.
Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 63.
Tuesday Night: Clear, with a low around 42.
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Today: <span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Rain. High near 50. Windy, with a north wind 20 to 25 mph, with
gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Tonight: Rain. Low around 39. Windy, with a north wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Friday: Rain, mainly before 7am. High near 50. Breezy, with a northwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 43. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 60. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph.
Saturday Night: Clear, with a low around 46.
Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 59.
Sunday Night: Clear, with a low around 49.
Monday: Sunny, with a high near 65.
Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 50.
Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 61.
Tuesday Night: Clear, with a low around 48.
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Tonight: Rain. Low around 35. Breezy, with a north wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter
of an inch possible.
Friday: A 30 percent chance of rain before noon. Cloudy through mid morning, then gradual clearing, with a high near 50. North wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Friday Night: Clear, with a low around 39. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 62. Northwest wind around 10 mph.
Saturday Night: Clear, with a low around 43.
Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 61.
Sunday Night: Clear, with a low around 45.
Monday: Sunny, with a high near 66.
Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 47.
Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 63.
Tuesday Night: Clear, with a low around 46.
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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">Morgan’s Point
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">1.0 ft Falling = 46’00”
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Eagle Point
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">1.6 ft Falling = 46’06”
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Galveston Bay Entrance
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">1.3 ft Falling = 46’03”
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">0.6 ft Falling = 46’06”
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Winds – Houston / Galveston Bay PORTS, NOAA/NOS @ 0800 hrs
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Morgan’s Point
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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">National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">336 AM CST Thu Dec 7 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 Channel
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">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">GMZ300-072215-
<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">336 AM CST Thu Dec 7 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">Strong and gusty offshore winds, rough seas and periods of rain will
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">persist through early Friday morning. Winds and seas will begin a
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">slow fall beginning on Friday, but remain in an offshore direction
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">GMZ330-335-072215-
<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">...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.TODAY...North winds 15 to 25 knots. Bay waters choppy. Rain.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.TONIGHT...North winds 15 to 25 knots. Bay waters choppy. Rain.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.FRIDAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northwest 10 to 15 knots
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">in the afternoon. Bay waters choppy becoming slightly choppy in the
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">afternoon. A slight chance of rain and isolated flurries in the morning.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.FRIDAY NIGHT...West winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.SATURDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.SATURDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming north after
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">midnight. Bay waters slightly choppy.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.SUNDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots decreasing to 5 to 10 knots in
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">the afternoon. Bay waters slightly choppy becoming smooth in the afternoon.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.SUNDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming west after midnight.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">Bay waters smooth.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.MONDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.MONDAY NIGHT...West winds around 10 knots becoming northwest after
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">GMZ350-355-072215-
<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">...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.TODAY...North winds 20 to 30 knots amd gusty. Seas 6 to 8 feet with
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">occasional seas up to 10 feet. Rain.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.TONIGHT...North winds 20 to 30 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet with occasional
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">seas up to 8 feet. Rain.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.FRIDAY...North winds 15 to 25 knots becoming northwest 15 to 20 knots
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 feet with occasional seas up to 7 feet
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">subsiding to 2 to 4 feet in the afternoon. A chance of rain in the
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">morning, then a slight chance of rain in the afternoon.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.FRIDAY NIGHT and SATURDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">2 to 3 feet.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.SATURDAY NIGHT and SUNDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.SUNDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northwest after
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.MONDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots increasing to 10 to 15 knots in
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">the afternoon. Seas 1 to 2 feet.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.MONDAY NIGHT...West winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northwest after
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">midnight. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">GMZ370-375-072215-
<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...Northeast winds 25 to 30 knots and gusty. Seas 10 to 13 feet
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">with occasional seas up to 17 feet. Rain.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.TONIGHT...North winds 25 to 30 knots becoming 25 to 35 knots after
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">midnight. Seas 9 to 12 feet with occasional seas up to 15 feet. Rain.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.FRIDAY...North winds 20 to 25 knots becoming northwest 15 to 25 knots
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 9 feet with occasional seas up to 11 feet
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">subsiding to 5 to 7 feet with occasional seas up to 8 feet in the afternoon.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">Rain likely in the morning, then a chance of rain in the afternoon.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.FRIDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.SATURDAY...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots decreasing to 10 to 15 knots
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 feet.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.SATURDAY NIGHT and SUNDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 5
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.SUNDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northwest 5 to 10
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">knots after midnight. Seas 1 to 2 feet.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.MONDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots increasing to 10 to 15 knots in
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.MONDAY NIGHT...West winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northwest after
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">midnight. Seas 3 to 5 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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