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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 outbound vessel traffic only due poor visibility
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Synopsis for High Island to the Matagorda Ship Channel out 60
nautical miles including Galveston and Matagorda Bays
321 AM CST Sun Jan 28 2018
.SYNOPSIS FOR HIGH ISLAND TO MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL OUT 60 NM...
Patchy dense fog will linger along the coast through the early
morning hours before clearing as northerly winds increase later
this morning. These increasing winds will promote building seas
across the offshore waters today with elevated winds and waves
persisting through tonight and Monday before gradually
diminishing. Onshore flow resumes midweek before another cold
front reaches the waters early Friday.
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<span-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Houston Ship Channel Update
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<span-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">01/07
<span-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">1110 Pilots suspended boarding outbound vessel traffic // Pilots boarding inbound vessel traffic only // due to fog
<span-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">1500 Pilots resumed boarding outbound traffic // Open to all vessel traffic
<span-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">1735 Pilots suspended boarding all vessel traffic
<span-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">1835 Pilots resumed boarding all vessel traffic
<span-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">2045 Pilots suspended boarding outbound vessel traffic and remains boarding inbound vessel traffic
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<span-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">01/08
<span-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">0500 Pilots resumed boarding all vessel traffic
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<span-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">1835 Houston Pilots suspended boarding inbound vessel traffic and remains open to outbound vessel traffic // due to fog
<span-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">2245 Houston Pilots resumed boarding inbound vessel traffic and remains boarding outbound vessel traffic
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<span-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">01/16
<span-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">1400 Pilots suspended boarding outbound vessel traffic and remains with one way vessel traffic inbound // due to poor visibility and windy
conditions at sea
<span-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">1600 Pilots suspended boarding all traffic due to bad winter weather
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<span-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">01/17
<span-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">1300 Pilots resumed boarding outbound vessel traffic
<span-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">1400 Pilots resumed boarding inbound vessel // open to all vessel traffic
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<span-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">01/20
<span-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">0145 Pilots suspended boarding all vessel traffic due to dense fog
<span-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">1200 Pilots resumed boarding outbound vessel traffic only
<span-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">1745 Pilots suspended boarding outbound traffic // closed to all vessel traffic due to fog
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<span-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">01/22
<span-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">0800 Pilots resumed boarding outbound vessel traffic only
<span-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">1100 Pilots resumed boarding inbound traffic // open to all vessel traffic
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<span-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">01/27
<span-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">0135 Pilots suspended boarding all vessel traffic due to fog
1250 Pilots resumed boarding out bound traffic only
1700 Pilots suspended boarding outbound vessel traffic // all traffic suspended due to fog
01/28
0730 Pilots resumed boarding outbound vessel traffic only
32 Vessels set to proceed inbound
18 Vessels set to proceed outbound
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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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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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Houston Pilots<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Freeport // Closed to all vessel traffic due to fog
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<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Overcast
<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">Low 45° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">High 69° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Humidity 100%
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Barometer 30.21 in / 1023.5 mb
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<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Wind Chill NR° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Wind N 13 mph
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Sunday
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Fog / Mist
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Currently 62° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Low 48° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">High 65° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Humidity 96%
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Barometer 30.21 in / 1023.1 mb
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Dewpoint 61° F
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<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Wind N 9 mph
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<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Fog / Mist
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Currently 63° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Low 46° 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 30.22 in / 1023.2 mb
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<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Visibility 6 miles
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Wind Chill NR° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Wind N 7 mph
Today: <span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Cloudy early, then gradual clearing, with a high near 69. North wind around 10 mph.
Tonight: Clear, with a low around 45. North wind around 5 mph.
Monday: Sunny, with a high near 66. North wind 5 to 10 mph.
Monday Night: Clear, with a low around 39. North wind 5 to 10 mph.
Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 61. Northeast wind around 5 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon.
Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 42.
Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 66.
Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56.
Thursday: A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 72.
Thursday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 53.
Friday: Partly sunny, with a high near 59.
Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 43.
Saturday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 57.<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">
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Today: <span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Cloudy, with a high near 65. North wind 10 to 15 mph.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 48. North wind 10 to 15 mph.
Monday: Sunny, with a high near 60. North wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Monday Night: Clear, with a low around 44. North wind around 15 mph.
Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 55. Northeast wind 10 to 15 mph.
Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 48.
Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 61.
Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 57.
Thursday: A 30 percent chance of showers after 7am. Cloudy, with a high near 64.
Thursday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers. Cloudy, with a low around 55.
Friday: A 40 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 57.
Friday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 46.
Saturday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Cloudy, with a high near 55.<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">
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Today: <span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 68. North wind around 10 mph.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 46. North wind 5 to 10 mph.
Monday: Sunny, with a high near 64. North wind 10 to 15 mph.
Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 43. North wind around 10 mph.
Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 56. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 47.
Wednesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 65.
Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 57.
Thursday: A 20 percent chance of showers. Cloudy, with a high near 65.
Thursday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54.
Friday: Partly sunny, with a high near 58.
Friday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 47.
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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">Maximum Deep Drafts - Houston / Galveston Bay
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">PORTS NOAA/NOS Water Levels (above MLLW) @ 0912 hrs
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:red">-0.2 ft Falling = 44’10”
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Eagle Point
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">0.2 ft Falling = 45’02”
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:red">Galveston Bay Entrance
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:red">-0.1 ft Rising = 44’11”
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:red">Pier 21
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:red">-0.2 ft Rising = 44’10”
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Winds – Houston / Galveston Bay PORTS, NOAA/NOS @ 0912 hrs
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Morgan’s Point
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">7 knots from N, gusts to 9 knots
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Eagle Point
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">4 knots from NNE, gusts to 7 knots
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Galveston Bay Entrance
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">10 knots from N, gusts to 12 knots
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Pier 21
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">5 knots from N, gusts to 7 knots
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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">321 AM CST Sun Jan 28 2018
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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">GMZ300-282230-
<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">321 AM CST Sun Jan 28 2018
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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">Patchy dense fog will linger along the coast through the early
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">morning hours before clearing as northerly winds increase later
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">this morning. These increasing winds will promote building seas
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">across the offshore waters today with elevated winds and waves
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">persisting through tonight and Monday before gradually
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">diminishing. Onshore flow resumes midweek before another cold
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">front reaches the waters early Friday.
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">321 AM CST Sun Jan 28 2018
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CST EARLY THIS
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.TODAY...North winds around 10 knots. Bay waters smooth to
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">slightly choppy.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.TONIGHT...North winds around 10 knots. Bay waters smooth to
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">slightly choppy.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.MONDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.MONDAY NIGHT...North winds around 10 knots. Bay waters smooth to
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">slightly choppy.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.TUESDAY...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">.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">smooth.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.WEDNESDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...South winds around 10 knots. Bay waters smooth
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">to slightly choppy.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.THURSDAY...South winds around 10 knots. Bay waters smooth to
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">slightly choppy. A chance of showers.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming west
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">after midnight. Bay waters smooth. A chance of showers.
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">GMZ355-282230-
<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">321 AM CST Sun Jan 28 2018
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST EARLY THIS
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">MORNING...
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.TODAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.TONIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.MONDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.MONDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.TUESDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds around 10 knots becoming southeast
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">after midnight. Seas 1 to 2 feet.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.WEDNESDAY...South winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 feet.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.THURSDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. A
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">chance of showers.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.THURSDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots becoming west after
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">midnight. Seas 2 to 3 feet. A chance of showers.
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">GMZ375-282230-
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">Waters from High Island to Freeport from 20 to 60 NM-
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">321 AM CST Sun Jan 28 2018
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">...Small Craft Should Exercise Caution...
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.TODAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet with
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">occasional seas up to 7 feet.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.TONIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">20 knots after midnight. Seas 4 to 5 feet with occasional seas up
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">to 6 feet.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.MONDAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.MONDAY NIGHT...North winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.TUESDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots decreasing to 10 to
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 feet.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southeast
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 feet.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.WEDNESDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">A slight chance of showers.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.THURSDAY...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 showers.
<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">chance of showers.
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">GMZ330-282230-
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">Matagorda Bay-
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">321 AM CST Sun Jan 28 2018
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.TODAY...North winds around 10 knots. Bay waters smooth to
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">slightly choppy.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.TONIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">choppy.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.MONDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.MONDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">choppy.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.TUESDAY...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">.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">smooth.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.WEDNESDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...South 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">.THURSDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">choppy. A slight chance of showers.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.THURSDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots becoming west after
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">midnight. Bay waters smooth. A slight chance of showers.
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">GMZ350-282230-
<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">321 AM CST Sun Jan 28 2018
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST EARLY THIS
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">MORNING...
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.TODAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.TONIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.MONDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.MONDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.TUESDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds around 10 knots becoming southeast
<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">.WEDNESDAY...South winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.THURSDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 feet. A slight
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">chance of showers.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.THURSDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots becoming west after
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">midnight. Seas 2 to 4 feet. A chance of showers.
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">GMZ370-282230-
<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-
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">321 AM CST Sun Jan 28 2018
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM CST THIS MORNING
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.TODAY...North 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 5 to 6 feet with occasional seas up to
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">7 feet. Isolated showers early in the morning.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.TONIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">20 knots after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 feet with occasional seas up
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">to 7 feet.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.MONDAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet with
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">occasional seas up to 7 feet.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.MONDAY NIGHT...North winds 15 to 20 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">.TUESDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots decreasing to 10 to
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 feet.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southeast
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 feet.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.WEDNESDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 feet.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">A slight chance of showers.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.THURSDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 feet. A slight
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">chance of showers.
<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">after midnight. Seas 4 feet. A chance of showers.
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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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Army Corp of Engineers
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Houston Pilots
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#051423">Galveston Texas City Pilots
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