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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 inbound vessel traffic / Outbound closed due to fog
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Houston Ship Channel Update
12/17
0833 Pilots suspended boarding all vessel traffic due to fog
1600 Pilots resumed boarding outbound vessel traffic only
12/18
0750 Pilots resumed boarding inbound vessel traffic and remains boarding outbound traffic
1408 Pilots suspended boarding all vessel traffic due to fog
1430 Pilots resumed boarding outbound traffic only (will actually start moving outbound traffic at 1630)
1845 Pilots suspended boarding all traffic due to dense fog
12/20
0345 Pilots resumed boarding all traffic
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<span-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">1100 HSC closed to outbound acct dense fog
<span-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Expect channel closure to inbound within next few hours
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<span-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Present traffic
<span-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">26 Vessels waiting to proceed inbound
<span-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> 6 Vessels waiting to proceed outbound
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Weather forecast as follows:
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<span-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">.SYNOPSIS FOR HIGH ISLAND TO MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL OUT 60 NM...
<span-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">A southerly flow will prevail until a cold front moves off the
<span-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">coast early Saturday morning. These onshore winds will bring
<span-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">increasing levels of moisture into the area and could lead to
<span-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">periods of fog. Moderate offshore winds will prevail Saturday
<span-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">through Christmas Eve as high pressure builds into the lower
<span-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Mississippi Valley. Moisture returns to the area Tuesday with the
<span-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">threat of more fog on Tuesday and Wednesday.
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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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Mostly 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 77° 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 29.95 in / 1014.5 mb
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Dewpoint 69° F
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Heat Index 77<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">° F
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Light Rain, Fog / Mist
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Currently 71° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">High 73° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Humidity 94%
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Barometer 29.97 in / 1014.9 mb Dewpoint 69° F
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Partly Cloudy
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Currently 77° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">High 74° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Humidity 77%
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Barometer 29.95 in / 1014.3 mb
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Dewpoint 69° F
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Heat Index 79<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">° F
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This Afternoon: <span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">Patchy
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Tonight: A 20 percent chance of showers. Cloudy, with a low around 68. South wind around 10 mph.
Friday: Scattered showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 78. South wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high
as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Friday Night: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Cloudy, with a low around 50. South wind 5 to 15 mph becoming north after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph. Chance
of precipitation is 70%.
Saturday: A 20 percent chance of showers before noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 57. North wind 5 to 10 mph.
Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 46.
Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 60.
Sunday Night: Clear, with a low around 40.
Christmas Day: Sunny, with a high near 54.
Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 45.
Tuesday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 62.
Tuesday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers. Cloudy, with a low around 52.
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This Afternoon: <span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Patchy drizzle and fog with a slight chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high
near 73. South wind 10 to 15 mph.
Tonight: Isolated showers after midnight. Patchy fog. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 67. South wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Friday: Isolated showers, then scattered showers and thunderstorms after noon. Patchy fog before noon. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high near 75. South wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Friday Night: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 53. Breezy, with a south wind 10 to 20 mph becoming northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Saturday: A 30 percent chance of showers before noon. Cloudy through mid morning, then gradual clearing, with a high near 56. Breezy, with a north wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 48.
Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 57.
Sunday Night: Clear, with a low around 45. Breezy.
Christmas Day: Sunny, with a high near 53.
Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 49.
Tuesday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 61.
Tuesday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers. Cloudy, with a low around 54.
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Tonight: Isolated showers after midnight. Patchy fog. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 69. South wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation
is 20%.
Friday: Isolated showers, then scattered showers and thunderstorms after noon. Patchy fog before noon. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high near 78. South wind around 15 mph, with
gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Friday Night: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Cloudy, with a low around 53. South wind 10 to 15 mph becoming north after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph. Chance
of precipitation is 70%.
Saturday: A 30 percent chance of showers before noon. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 57. North wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 44.
Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 61.
Sunday Night: Clear, with a low around 42.
Christmas Day: Sunny, with a high near 55.
Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 47.
Tuesday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 65.
Tuesday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers. Cloudy, with a low around 56.
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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;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">MARSEC LEVEL 1
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">PORTS NOAA/NOS Water Levels (above MLLW) @ 1224 hrs
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Eagle Point
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">0.2 ft Steady = 45’02”
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:red">-0.1 ft Steady = 44’11”
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Pier 21
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">-0.0 ft Rising = 45’00”
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Winds – Houston / Galveston Bay PORTS, NOAA/NOS @ 1224 hrs
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Morgan’s Point
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">3 knots from SE, gusts to 5 knots
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">9 knots from SSW gusts to 10 knots
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">9 knots from SSE, gusts to 11 knots
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">3 knots from SSW, gusts to 11 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">GMZ300-220415-
<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">912 AM CST Thu Dec 21 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">A southerly flow will prevail until a cold front moves off the
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">coast early Saturday morning. These onshore winds will bring
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">increasing levels of moisture into the area and could lead to
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">periods of fog. Moderate offshore winds will prevail Saturday
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">through Christmas Eve as high pressure builds into the lower
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">Mississippi Valley. Moisture returns to the area Tuesday with the
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">threat of more fog on Tuesday and Wednesday.
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">GMZ335-220415-
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.REST OF TODAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south in
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">the afternoon. Bay waters smooth. A slight chance of showers and
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">patchy drizzle. Patchy fog in the afternoon.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.TONIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">choppy. Patchy fog. Isolated showers after midnight.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.FRIDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">Patchy fog in the morning. Isolated showers in the morning.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">Isolated thunderstorms. Scattered showers in the afternoon.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northwest
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">after midnight. Bay waters slightly choppy. Showers likely and
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">isolated thunderstorms.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.SATURDAY...North 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. A chance of showers in the morning.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.SATURDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.SUNDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots increasing to 10 to 15 knots
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">in the afternoon. Bay waters smooth becoming slightly choppy in
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.SUNDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">slightly choppy.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.MONDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots becoming east 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">.MONDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth.
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">912 AM CST Thu Dec 21 2017
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON...
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.REST OF TODAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots becoming around
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">10 knots in the afternoon. Bay waters smooth becoming smooth to
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">slightly choppy in the afternoon. Areas of dense fog. A slight
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">chance of showers and patchy drizzle.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.TONIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">choppy. Patchy fog. Isolated showers after midnight.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.FRIDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">Patchy fog in the morning. Isolated showers in the morning, then
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms in the afternoon.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northwest
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">10 to 15 knots after midnight. Bay waters smooth becoming
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">slightly choppy after midnight. 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">.SATURDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">choppy. A chance of showers in the morning.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.SATURDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.SUNDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots increasing to 10 to 15 knots
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">in the afternoon. Bay waters smooth becoming slightly choppy in
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">the afternoon.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.SUNDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">slightly choppy.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.MONDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots becoming east 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">.MONDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth.
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">GMZ355-220415-
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport out 20 NM-
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">912 AM CST Thu Dec 21 2017
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.REST OF TODAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">Areas of dense fog late in the morning. Patchy fog in the
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">afternoon. A slight chance of showers and patchy drizzle.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.TONIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Patchy
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">fog. Isolated showers after midnight.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.FRIDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Patchy
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">fog in the morning. Isolated showers. Isolated thunderstorms in
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">the afternoon.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds 15 to 20 knots becoming west after
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">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">.SATURDAY...North 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 2 to 4 feet. A chance of showers
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">in the morning.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.SATURDAY NIGHT...North winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.SUNDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.SUNDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.MONDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">GMZ350-220415-
<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-
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">912 AM CST Thu Dec 21 2017
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON...
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.REST OF TODAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">Areas of dense fog. A slight chance of showers and patchy
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">drizzle.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.TONIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Patchy
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">fog. Isolated showers after midnight.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.FRIDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Patchy
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">fog in the morning. Isolated showers. Isolated thunderstorms in
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">the afternoon.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northwest
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">15 to 20 knots after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Showers likely
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">and isolated thunderstorms.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.SATURDAY...North 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. A chance of showers
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">in the morning.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.SATURDAY NIGHT...North winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.SUNDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.SUNDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.MONDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet.
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">GMZ370-375-220415-
<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">912 AM CST Thu Dec 21 2017
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.REST OF TODAY...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 showers.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.TONIGHT...South winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet. Isolated
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">showers after midnight.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.FRIDAY...South winds around 15 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet with
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">occasional seas up to 6 feet.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds 15 to 20 knots becoming west after
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">midnight. Seas 4 to 5 feet with occasional seas up to 6 feet.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">Showers likely and isolated thunderstorms.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.SATURDAY...North 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 5 to 7 feet with occasional seas
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">up to 8 feet. A chance of showers in the morning, then a slight
<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">.SATURDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.SUNDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.SUNDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">with occasional seas up to 7 feet.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.MONDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots becoming east 10 to
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">15 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.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas 3 to
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">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">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
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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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