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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;color:red">Cold front has pushed some water out of the Houston Ship Channel and the NOAA PORTS Buoys indicate water levels below
normal readings. Maximum deep draft vessels may be delayed.
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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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Barbours Cut channel has a 44’ restriction and the Bayport channel has a restriction of 42’ and greater is daylight restricted, two tractors Pilot’s discretion.<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">
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Sincerely,<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">
Captain Robert Shearon<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Freeport // Open to all vessel traffic
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Overcast
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Currently 59° F
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<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Barometer 30.08 in / 1019.0 mb
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Wind Chill NR<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 E 13 mph, Gusts up to 31 mph
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Mostly Cloudy
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Currently 60° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">High 59° F
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<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Barometer 30.10 in / 1019.2 mb Dewpoint 48° F
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<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Currently 59° F
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<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Barometer 30.08 in / 1018.4 mb
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slight chance of showers, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 3pm. Cloudy, with a high near 59. East wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">
Tonight: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Low around 49. East wind 5 to 10 mph becoming north after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between three
quarters and one inch possible.
Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 68. Calm wind becoming southeast around 5 mph.
Sunday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers after midnight. Cloudy, with a low around 58. Southeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Monday: Showers likely. Cloudy, with a high near 70. Calm wind becoming north around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Monday Night: A 50 percent chance of showers. Cloudy, with a low around 62.
Tuesday: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 73. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Tuesday Night: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 58. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 72.
Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 56.
Thursday: A 20 percent chance of rain. Mostly sunny, with a high near 73.
Thursday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49.
Friday: A 50 percent chance of rain. Cloudy, with a high near 50.
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This Afternoon: <span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">A
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Tonight: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 7pm. Some of the storms could be severe. Patchy fog after 7pm. Low around 56. Breezy,
with an east wind 15 to 20 mph becoming north 10 to 15 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Sunday: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 1pm, then a chance of showers. Patchy fog before 7am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high near 64. North wind around 5 mph
becoming east in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Sunday Night: A 50 percent chance of showers. Areas of fog after 7pm. Otherwise, cloudy, with a low around 60. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Monday: Showers likely, mainly after 7am. Areas of fog. Otherwise, cloudy, with a high near 68. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation
is 70%.
Monday Night: Showers likely, mainly before 7pm. Areas of fog. Otherwise, cloudy, with a low around 64. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Tuesday: A chance of showers before 7am, then areas of drizzle and thunderstorms after 7am. Areas of fog before 7am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high near 71. Chance of precipitation
is 50%.
Tuesday Night: Areas of drizzle and thunderstorms, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 7pm. Patchy fog after 7pm. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 61. Chance
of precipitation is 60%.
Wednesday: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 7am. Patchy fog before 7am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 68. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 60.
Thursday: A 20 percent chance of rain. Mostly sunny, with a high near 69.
Thursday Night: A 50 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51.
Friday: A 50 percent chance of rain. Cloudy, with a high near 54. Breezy. <span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">
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Tonight: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Some of the storms could be severe. Patchy fog. Low around 56. East wind 10 to 15 mph becoming northwest 5 to 10 mph after midnight. Winds
could gust as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Sunday: A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 65. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming east in the afternoon.
Sunday Night: A 50 percent chance of showers, mainly after midnight. Areas of fog. Otherwise, cloudy, with a low around 60. East wind around 5 mph.
Monday: Showers likely. Areas of fog. Otherwise, cloudy, with a high near 71. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Monday Night: A 50 percent chance of showers. Areas of fog. Otherwise, cloudy, with a low around 65.
Tuesday: Areas of drizzle and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 73. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Tuesday Night: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Patchy fog. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 60. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 71.
Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 56.
Thursday: A 20 percent chance of rain. Partly sunny, with a high near 72.
Thursday Night: A 50 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52.
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<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">Hazardous Weather Outlook
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX
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<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">TXZ200-213-214-235>238-171400-
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<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of Southeast Texas..
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<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight
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<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">A storm system will move across the area late this afternoon and
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">tonight. On average, expect between 0.5 and 1.5 inches of rain.
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">Localized higher amounts are possible where any training heavier
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">cells occur. We will be monitoring the potential for isolated
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">severe storms, more specifically the threat of tornadoes, between
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">5 pm and 1 am. This will dependent on the eventual track of a low
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">pressure area moving up the coast.
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<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">With warmer air spreading over the cooler nearshore waters, areas
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">of sea fog may become an intermittent problem, outside of
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<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">Unsettled weather, including periods of rain and sea fog, is
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">possible Sunday night into midweek. A much colder airmass is
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">expected to arrive late next week. We will be monitoring
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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) @ 1352 hrs
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">0.7 ft Steady = 45’07”
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Galveston Bay Entrance
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">1.5 ft Rising = 46’05”
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">1.4 ft Rising = 46’04”
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Winds – Houston / Galveston Bay PORTS, NOAA/NOS @ 1352 hrs
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Morgan’s Point
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">12 knots from E, gusts to 17 knots
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">13 knots from E, gusts to 16 knots
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">20 knots from ENE, gusts to 23 knots
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX
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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">GMZ300-170430-
<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">919 AM CST Sat Dec 16 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">Small craft should exercise caution, as onshore winds continue to
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">strengthen this afternoon in response to a coastal trough of low
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">pressure moving up from the middle Texas coast. This system will
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">bring unsettled weather as it moves through the coastal waters. A
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">small craft advisory has been issued for this afternoon and
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">tonight. Gusts to gale force will be possible this evening. This
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">disturbance will push east of the area Sunday, and periods of fog
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">will remain a possibility until the next front pushes through on
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">GMZ330-335-170430-
<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">.REST OF TODAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 20 to
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">25 knots in the afternoon. Bay waters slightly choppy becoming
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">rough in the afternoon. A slight chance of showers. Isolated
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">thunderstorms late in the afternoon.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.TONIGHT...East winds 20 to 25 knots becoming north 5 to 10 knots
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">after midnight. Bay waters rough becoming smooth after midnight.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">Patchy fog. Showers and isolated thunderstorms. Some
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">thunderstorms may be severe in the evening.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.SUNDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming east in the
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">afternoon. Bay waters smooth. A slight chance of showers.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">Areas of fog. A slight chance of showers in the evening. A chance
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">of showers after midnight.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.MONDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. Areas
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">of fog. Showers likely.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.MONDAY NIGHT...East winds around 5 knots becoming north after
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">midnight. Bay waters smooth. Areas of fog. A chance of showers.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.TUESDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. A
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">chance of showers with possible drizzle and thunderstorms.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.TUESDAY NIGHT...West winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">choppy. Patchy fog. Showers likely with possible drizzle and
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">thunderstorms.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.WEDNESDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots decreasing to 5 to
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">10 knots in the afternoon. Bay waters slightly choppy becoming
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">smooth in the afternoon.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...North winds around 5 knots becoming southeast
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">after midnight. Bay waters smooth.
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">GMZ350-355-170430-
<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">...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.REST OF TODAY...East winds 15 to 25 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">building to 3 to 5 feet in the afternoon. A slight chance of
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">showers late in the morning, then a chance of showers in the
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">afternoon. Isolated thunderstorms late in the afternoon.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 20 to 25 knots becoming northwest
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">15 to 20 knots after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 feet with occasional
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">seas up to 8 feet subsiding to 3 to 5 feet after midnight. Patchy
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">fog. Showers and isolated thunderstorms. Some thunderstorms may
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">be severe in the evening.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.SUNDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots becoming east in the
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 feet. A slight chance of showers in the
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">morning, then a chance of showers in the afternoon.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">Areas of fog. A chance of showers.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.MONDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Areas
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">of fog. Showers likely.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming north
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Areas of fog. A chance of
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">showers.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.TUESDAY...North winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet. A
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">chance of showers with possible drizzle and thunderstorms.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.TUESDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming west
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Patchy fog. Showers likely with
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">possible drizzle and thunderstorms.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.WEDNESDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots decreasing to 5 to
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">10 knots in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south 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">GMZ370-375-170430-
<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-
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">919 AM CST Sat Dec 16 2017
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.REST OF TODAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots becoming 15 to
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">25 knots in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 feet building to 4 to
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">6 feet with occasional seas up to 7 feet in the afternoon. A
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">slight chance of showers late in the morning, then a chance of
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">showers in the afternoon. Isolated thunderstorms late in the
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">afternoon.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 25 knots becoming west 15 to
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">20 knots after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 feet with occasional seas up
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">to 8 feet. Showers likely and isolated thunderstorms. Some
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">thunderstorms may be severe in the evening.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.SUNDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northeast in the
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 feet. A chance of showers.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds around 10 knots becoming southeast
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 feet. A chance of showers.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.MONDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Showers
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">likely.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.MONDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southwest
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 feet. A chance of showers.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.TUESDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. A chance
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">of showers and isolated thunderstorms.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.TUESDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming west
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Showers likely and isolated
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">thunderstorms.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.WEDNESDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south after
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">midnight. Seas 3 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">HSC Air Drafts Restrictions
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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
<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">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">
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#051423">The Galveston Ship Channel is approximately miles from GB Buoy
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#051423">The ACOE project draft for the GSC is 45’00” FW. The narrowest point is approximately 1,200 ft wide with no air draft restrictions.
At the POGA berths the maximum deep draft varies from 32’00” to 40’00” at MLT,
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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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Association
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#051423">Galveston Texas City Pilots
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