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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">Fog predicted to clear mid-morning and return late this evening and persist until Wednesday morning.
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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">
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Fog / Mist
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Currently 49° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">High 68° F
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<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Barometer 30.09 in / 1019.2 mb
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Dewpoint 49° F
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Wind Chill NR<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">° F
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Overcast
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Currently 55° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">High 64° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Humidity 90%
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Barometer 30.08 in / 1018.5 mb Dewpoint 52° F
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<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Wind Chill 53° F
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Fog / Mist
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Currently 50° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">High 65° F
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<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Barometer 30.08 in / 1018.7 mb
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Wind Chill 48<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 NW 6 mph
Today: <span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">Partly
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Tonight: A 30 percent chance of showers after midnight. Cloudy, with a low around 58. Southeast wind around 5 mph.
Monday: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Cloudy, with a high near 69. East wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three
quarters of an inch possible.
Monday Night: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Areas of fog. Otherwise, cloudy, with a low around 65. Southeast wind around 5 mph.
Tuesday: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Cloudy, with a high near 75. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Tuesday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight, then a slight chance of showers. Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 60. Chance of
precipitation is 50%.
Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 74.
Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 57.
Thursday: A 20 percent chance of rain. Partly sunny, with a high near 74.
Thursday Night: A 30 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 55.
Friday: A 50 percent chance of rain. Cloudy, with a high near 60.
Friday Night: A 30 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 42.
Saturday: A 20 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 54.<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">
Today: <span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">Mostly
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Tonight: A 40 percent chance of showers after midnight. Areas of fog after midnight. Otherwise, cloudy, with a low around 60. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Monday: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before noon, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Areas of fog. Otherwise, cloudy, with a high near 68. East wind
around 10 mph becoming south in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Monday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after midnight. Areas of fog. Otherwise, cloudy, with a temperature rising to around 69 by 5am. Southeast wind
around 10 mph.
Tuesday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Areas of fog. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high near 72. South wind 10 to 15 mph.
Tuesday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight, then a slight chance of showers. Areas of fog before midnight. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 61.
Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 69.
Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 61.
Thursday: A 20 percent chance of rain. Partly sunny, with a high near 71.
Thursday Night: A 20 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 58.
Friday: A 50 percent chance of rain. Cloudy, with a high near 61.
Friday Night: A 30 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 45. Breezy.
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Today: <span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">A 20
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Tonight: A 40 percent chance of showers after midnight. Areas of fog after midnight. Otherwise, cloudy, with a low around 61. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Monday: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before noon, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Areas of fog. Otherwise, cloudy, with a high near 70. East wind
10 to 15 mph becoming south in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Monday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Areas of fog. Otherwise, cloudy, with a low around 67. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Tuesday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Areas of fog. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high near 75. South wind 5 to 15 mph.
Tuesday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight, then a slight chance of showers. Areas of fog before midnight. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 60.
Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 72.
Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 57.
Thursday: A 20 percent chance of rain. Partly sunny, with a high near 73.
Thursday Night: A 20 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 58.
Friday: A 50 percent chance of rain. Cloudy, with a high near 63.
Friday Night: A 30 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 44.
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Hazardous Weather Outlook<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX
543 AM CST Sun Dec 17 2017
TXZ213-214-235>238-181300-
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543 AM CST Sun Dec 17 2017
This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of Southeast Texas..
.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight
Patchy fog should burn off toward mid morning. Areas of sea will
likely develop and partially move inland late tonight as a warm
front approaches the coast.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday
There will be a periods of unsettled weather with rain, embedded
thunderstorms and sea fog Monday through Tuesday night.
A much colder airmass is forecast to move into the area sometime
around Friday and persist into early the following week. It is too
early to accurately predict chances for winter weather precipitation
or impacts, if any. We will continue to monitor computer model
trends and forecast confidence should improve as we get into the
middle part of the week.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
Spotter activation is not anticipated at this time.
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">PORTS NOAA/NOS Water Levels (above MLLW) @ 0740 hrs
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<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">1.6 ft Falling = 45’06”
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Galveston Bay Entrance
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">0.4 ft Steady = 45’04”
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">0.8 ft Steady = 45’08”
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Winds – Houston / Galveston Bay PORTS, NOAA/NOS @ 0740 hrs
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Morgan’s Point
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">2 knots from N, gusts to 4 knots
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Eagle Point
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">2 knots from N, gusts to 3 knots
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">5 knots from NNW, gusts to 7 knots
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Pier 21
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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">511 AM CST Sun Dec 17 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">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">GMZ300-180015-
<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">511 AM CST Sun Dec 17 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">Elevated seas across the coastal waters in the wake of the storm
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">system last night will be subsiding later this morning. Winds will
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">be veering to the east and southeast today as the system moves
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS MORNING...
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.TODAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots becoming east in the
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">afternoon. Bay waters smooth. Areas of fog in the morning.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.TONIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. Areas of
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">fog after midnight. A chance 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 and isolated thunderstorms.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">Areas of fog. A chance of showers and isolated thunderstorms.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.TUESDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. Areas of
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">fog. A chance of showers and isolated thunderstorms.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.TUESDAY NIGHT...West winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northwest
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">5 to 10 knots after midnight. Bay waters slightly choppy becoming
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">smooth after midnight. Areas of fog in the evening. A chance of
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">showers and isolated thunderstorms in the evening.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.WEDNESDAY...Northwest winds around 5 knots becoming west in the
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">afternoon. Bay waters smooth.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.THURSDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south 10 to
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">15 knots in the afternoon. Bay waters smooth becoming slightly
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">choppy in the afternoon. A slight chance of rain.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.THURSDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southeast
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">5 to 10 knots after midnight. Bay waters slightly choppy becoming
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">smooth after midnight. A slight chance of rain.
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">511 AM CST Sun Dec 17 2017
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.TODAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots becoming east in the
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">afternoon. Bay waters smooth.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northeast after
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">midnight. Bay waters smooth. Areas of fog after midnight. A
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">chance of showers after midnight.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.MONDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southeast in the
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">afternoon. Bay waters smooth. Areas of fog. Showers likely in the
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">morning. Isolated thunderstorms. A chance of showers in the
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">afternoon.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">Areas of fog. A chance of showers and isolated thunderstorms.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.TUESDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. Areas of
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">fog. A chance of showers and isolated thunderstorms.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming west
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">after midnight. Bay waters slightly choppy. Areas of fog in the
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">evening. A chance of showers and isolated thunderstorms in the
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">evening, then a slight chance of showers after midnight.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.WEDNESDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds around 5 knots becoming south
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">after midnight. Bay waters smooth.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.THURSDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots increasing to 10 to
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">15 knots in the afternoon. Bay waters smooth becoming slightly
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">choppy in the afternoon. A slight chance of rain.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.THURSDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">choppy. A slight chance of rain.
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">GMZ350-355-180015-
<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...North winds 5 to 10 knots becoming east in the
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 2 to 3 feet in the
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.TONIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Areas of
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">fog after midnight. A chance of showers after midnight.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.MONDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Areas
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">of fog. Showers likely in the morning. Isolated thunderstorms. A
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">chance of showers in the afternoon.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.MONDAY 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 and isolated thunderstorms.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.TUESDAY...South winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet. Areas
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">of fog. A chance of showers and isolated thunderstorms.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">northwest after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 feet. Areas of fog in the
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">evening. A chance of showers and isolated thunderstorms in the
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">evening, then a slight chance of showers after midnight.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.WEDNESDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming west in the
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.THURSDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. A
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">slight chance of rain.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.THURSDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. A
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">slight chance of rain.
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">GMZ370-375-180015-
<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">511 AM CST Sun Dec 17 2017
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS MORNING...
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.TODAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northeast 5 to
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">10 knots in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 feet with occasional seas
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">up to 7 feet subsiding to 3 to 4 feet in the afternoon. A slight
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">chance of rain in the morning.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.TONIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 feet. A chance of
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">showers after midnight.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.MONDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 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">.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots increasing to 10 to
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">15 knots after midnight. Seas 3 feet. A slight chance of showers
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">in the evening. Isolated thunderstorms. A chance of showers after
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">midnight.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.TUESDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet. A slight
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">chance of showers and isolated thunderstorms.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">northwest after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 feet. Isolated
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">thunderstorms in the evening. A chance of showers.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.WEDNESDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming west 5 to
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">10 knots in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 feet.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds around 5 knots becoming south
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.THURSDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet. A
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">slight chance of rain.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.THURSDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. A
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">slight chance of rain.
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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">
<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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<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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