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<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">April  7, 2018            Saturday

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<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",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-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">The Houston Ship Channel is open 24/7 with draft and other restrictions;

<span-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">                -Bayport Channel – maximum draft 45’

<span-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">-Entrance Channel to ExxonMobil Baytown - maximum 45'

<span-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:red">-ExxonMobil Baytown to Shell - maximum 42'

<span-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">               -Shell to Houston Cement West - maximum 40'

<span-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">-Houston Cement West to City Dock # 16 - maximum 36'

<span-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">               -Turning Basin – Maximum 29’

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<span-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:red">Effective 04/06/2018

 

I want to make sure that all agents are now aware that the allowable draft above Exxon to Shell/Enterprise docks is now 42 feet in fresh water (up from 41 feet).

 

If you have any questions please contact me.

 

 

Sincerely

Captain Mark Mitchem

Presiding Officer

Houston Pilots

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Galveston / Texas City // Open to all vessel traffic<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> 

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<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">NOAA HOUSTON

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Overcast<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">

<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Currently   66° 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          66° 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 29.83 in / 1010.4 mb

<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Dewpoint   66° F

<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Visibility      9 miles

<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Heat Index   NR° F

<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 14 mph

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<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Currently     74° F

<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Low             51° 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     100%

<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Barometer 29.80 in / 1009.1 mb

<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Dewpoint     74° F

<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Visibility         3 miles

<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Heat Index   NR° F

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<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Wind  SW 8 mph

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Overcast

<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Currently   69° F

<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Low           49° 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   93%

<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Barometer 29.81 in / 1009.5 mb

<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Dewpoint   67° F

<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Visibility      9 miles

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Today: <span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">A 30 percent chance of rain, mainly before 11am. Cloudy, with a temperature falling to around 55 by 5pm. Breezy, with a north wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. <span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">

Tonight: Cloudy, with a low around 45. North wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. 

Sunday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 69. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south in the afternoon. 

Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 59. South wind 5 to 10 mph becoming northeast after midnight. 

Monday: A 20 percent chance of showers after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 76. East wind 5 to 10 mph. 

Monday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 60.

Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 78.

Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 58.

Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 79.

Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 62.

Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 84.

Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 67.

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Today: <span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">A 30 percent chance of rain before 1pm. Cloudy, with a temperature falling to around 58 by 5pm. Windy, with a northwest wind 15 to 20 mph becoming north 20 to 25 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph. <span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">

Tonight: Cloudy, with a low around 51. Windy, with a northeast wind 15 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. 

Sunday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 65. Northeast wind 5 to 15 mph becoming east in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph. 

Sunday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 63. Southeast wind 10 to 15 mph becoming northeast after midnight. 

Monday: A 20 percent chance of showers before 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 71. East wind 10 to 15 mph. 

Monday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65.

Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 74.

Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 64.

Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 72.

Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 67.

Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 76.

Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 70.

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Tonight: Cloudy, with a low around 49. North wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. 

Sunday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 66. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon. 

Sunday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 64. South wind 5 to 10 mph. 

Monday: A 20 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 73. East wind 10 to 15 mph. 

Monday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 63.

Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 75.

Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 63.

Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 73.

Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 66.

Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 78.

Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 69.

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Wind Advisory<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> <span-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE <span-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX <span-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">349 AM CDT Sat Apr 7 2018 <span-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">  <span-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">...Wind advisory 7 am through 7 pm... <span-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">  <span-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">.Strong gusty northerly winds today as much colder air flows into <span-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">the region in the wake of the early morning cold front. Winds <span-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">should begin to relax inland late this afternoon. <span-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">  <span-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">TXZ210-211-214-226-227-235>238-072000- <span-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">/O.NEW.KHGX.WI.Y.0004.180407T1200Z-180408T0000Z/ <span-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Austin-Brazoria-Chambers-Colorado-Fort Bend-Galveston-Jackson- <span-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Matagorda-Wharton- <span-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Including the cities of Alvin, Anahuac, Angleton, Bay City, <span-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Bellville, Columbus, Eagle Lake, Edna, El Campo, Freeport, <span-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Friendswood, Galveston, Lake Jackson, League City, Missouri City, <span-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Mont Belvieu, Palacios, Pearland, Pierce, Richmond, Rosenberg, <span-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Sealy, Sugar Land, Texas City, Weimar, Wharton, and Winnie <span-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">349 AM CDT Sat Apr 7 2018 <span-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">  <span-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM CDT <span-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">THIS EVENING... <span-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">  <span-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">The National Weather Service in Houston/Galveston has issued a <span-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Wind Advisory, which is in effect from 7 AM this morning to 7 PM <span-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">CDT this evening. <span-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">  <span-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">* EVENT...Gusty north winds 20 to 25 mph with gusts near 30 mph. <span-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">  <span-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">  <span-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">  <span-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">* TIMING...Winds increasing this morning between 5 and 7 am then <span-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">  gradually diminishing inland after 3 pm and 6 to 7 pm near the <span-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">  coast. <span-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">  <span-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">* IMPACT...Hazardous driving conditions possible. Lightweight <span-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">  outdoor furniture could be blown about. <span-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">  <span-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... <span-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">  <span-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Drivers of vans...campers...trailers...and other high-profile <span-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">vehicles should be alert to the danger of these winds... <span-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">especially when driving along east to west oriented roads <span-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">  <span-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">&& <span-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">  <span-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">$$ <span-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> 

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<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Hazardous Weather Outlook <span-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Hazardous Weather Outlook <span-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX <span-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">523 AM CDT Sat Apr 7 2018 <span-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">  <span-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">TXZ210-211-214-226-227-235>238-081030- <span-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Austin-Brazoria-Chambers-Colorado-Fort Bend-Galveston-Jackson- <span-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Matagorda-Wharton- <span-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">523 AM CDT Sat Apr 7 2018 <span-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">  <span-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of Southeast Texas.. <span-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">  <span-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight <span-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Windy conditions today across the area with 15 to 25 mph north <span-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">winds gusting to 25 to 30 mph diminishing late this afternoon through <span-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">7 pm. <span-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">  <span-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday <span-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">  <span-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">No hazardous weather is expected at this time. <span-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">  <span-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... <span-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">  <span-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Spotter activation will not be needed. <span-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">  <span-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">$$  

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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) @ 1012 hrs

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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">0.6 ft Steady = 45’06”

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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">1.2 ft Steady = 46’02”

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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">2.2 ft Steady = 47’02”

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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">1.7 ft Steady = 46’07”

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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Winds – Houston / Galveston Bay PORTS, NOAA/NOS @ 1012 hrs

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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">11 knots from N, gusts to 18 knots

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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">5 knots from SSW, gusts to 7 knots

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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">4 knots from SW, gusts to 7 knots

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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">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">940 AM CDT Sat Apr 7 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">Strong offshore flow and building seas will persist through

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">tonight behind a cold front moving off the coast this morning.

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">Improving conditions are expected Sunday with a short lived,

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">light onshore flow. Winds become offshore again on Tuesday behind

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">another cold frontal passage. Winds and waves will increase again

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">behind this second cold front, likely warranting caution flags

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">and advisories on Tuesday. Onshore flow returns Wednesday.

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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">940 AM CDT Sat Apr 7 2018

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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON

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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.TODAY...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming north 20 to

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">25 knots in the afternoon. Bay waters choppy becoming rough in

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">the afternoon. A chance of rain in the morning.

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.TONIGHT...North winds 15 to 25 knots becoming northeast 15 to

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">20 knots after midnight. Bay waters choppy.

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.SUNDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southeast 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">.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming east after

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">midnight. Bay waters smooth. A slight 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">.MONDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. 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">.MONDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots increasing to 10 to

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">15 knots after midnight. Bay waters smooth becoming slightly

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">choppy after midnight. A chance of showers and isolated

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">thunderstorms.

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.TUESDAY...Northeast 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 NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots increasing to

<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.

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.WEDNESDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southeast 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 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"> 

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">$$

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black"> 

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">GMZ355-080315-

<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">940 AM CDT Sat Apr 7 2018

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black"> 

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black"> 

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.TODAY...West winds 15 to 20 knots becoming north 20 to 25 knots

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 feet building to 4 to 6 feet with

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">occasional seas up to 7 feet in the afternoon. A chance of rain

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">in the morning.

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.TONIGHT...North winds 20 to 25 knots becoming northeast 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">.SUNDAY...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. Seas 2 to 4 feet.

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">A slight chance of showers after midnight.

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.MONDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 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">.MONDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">A chance of showers and isolated thunderstorms.

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.TUESDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.TUESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">3 feet.

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.WEDNESDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southeast 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 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black"> 

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">$$

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black"> 

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">GMZ375-080315-

<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">940 AM CDT Sat Apr 7 2018

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black"> 

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black"> 

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.TODAY...West winds 15 to 20 knots becoming north 20 to 30 knots

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 feet building to 5 to 7 feet with

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">occasional seas up to 8 feet in the afternoon. A slight chance of

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">rain early in the morning, then a chance of rain late in the

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">morning. A slight chance of rain in the afternoon.

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.TONIGHT...North winds 20 to 25 knots becoming northeast 15 to

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">25 knots after midnight. Seas 6 to 8 feet with occasional seas up

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">to 8 feet.

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.SUNDAY...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. Seas 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 2 to

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">3 feet in the afternoon.

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">A slight chance of showers after midnight.

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.MONDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 feet. A slight chance

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">of showers in the morning.

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.MONDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">15 to 20 knots after midnight. Seas 3 feet. A chance of showers

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">and isolated thunderstorms.

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.TUESDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.TUESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">3 feet.

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.WEDNESDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southeast 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...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">3 feet.

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black"> 

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">$$

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black"> 

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">GMZ330-080315-

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">Matagorda Bay-

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">940 AM CDT Sat Apr 7 2018

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black"> 

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black"> 

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.TODAY...North winds 20 to 25 knots becoming 20 to 30 knots in

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">the afternoon. Bay waters rough. A slight chance of rain in the

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">morning.

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.TONIGHT...North winds 15 to 25 knots becoming 15 to 20 knots

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">after midnight. Bay waters choppy.

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.SUNDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southeast 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">.SUNDAY 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.

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.MONDAY...East 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. A slight chance of showers in the morning, then 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...Northeast winds around 10 knots becoming 10 to

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">15 knots after midnight. Bay waters smooth to slightly choppy

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">becoming slightly choppy after midnight. A chance of showers and

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">isolated thunderstorms.

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.TUESDAY...Northeast 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 NIGHT...Northeast 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...East winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southeast in the

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">afternoon. Bay waters smooth becoming smooth to slightly choppy

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">in the afternoon.

<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"> 

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">$$

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black"> 

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">GMZ350-080315-

<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">940 AM CDT Sat Apr 7 2018

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black"> 

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black"> 

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.TODAY...Northwest winds 20 to 25 knots becoming north 25 to

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">30 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. A slight chance of rain in the morning.

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.TONIGHT...North winds 20 to 25 knots becoming northeast 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">.SUNDAY...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. Seas 2 to 4 feet.

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.SUNDAY 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 showers after midnight.

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.MONDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 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">.MONDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">15 to 20 knots after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 feet. A chance of

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">showers and isolated thunderstorms.

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.TUESDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet.

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.TUESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">3 feet.

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.WEDNESDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southeast 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 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet.

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black"> 

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">$$

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black"> 

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">GMZ370-080315-

<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">940 AM CDT Sat Apr 7 2018

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black"> 

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black"> 

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.TODAY...West winds 20 to 25 knots becoming north 20 to 30 knots

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">in the afternoon. Seas 4 feet building to 5 to 7 feet with

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">occasional seas up to 8 feet in the afternoon. A slight chance of

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">rain in the morning. A slight chance of rain late.

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.TONIGHT...North winds 20 to 25 knots becoming northeast 15 to

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">20 knots after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 feet with occasional seas up

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">to 8 feet.

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.SUNDAY...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. Seas 3 to 5 feet.

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.SUNDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 feet.

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.MONDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. A slight

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">chance of showers in the morning.

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.MONDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet.

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">A chance of showers and isolated thunderstorms.

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.TUESDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet. A

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">slight chance of showers in the morning.

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.TUESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">4 feet.

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.WEDNESDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southeast 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...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">4 feet.

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black"> 

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">$$

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Port of Houston Authority

http://www.portofhouston.com/<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">

ACOE Project Depth for Houston Ship Channel

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> 

<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;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> 

<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">HSC Air Drafts Restrictions

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<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Power Lines 

<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Power Lines

<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Fred Hartman

<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Power Lines

<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Jesse Jones

<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Power Lines

<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Sidney Sherman

<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">197’ (Morgan’s Point)

<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">197’ (below Fred Hartman Bridge – Baytown)

<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">175' (Baytown/LaPorte Bridge)

<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">197’ (Battleship Texas)

<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">175' (Beltway 8 Bridge)

<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">197’ (Power Plant)

<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">135' (Loop 610 Bridge)

<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Air drafts clearances are based on MHW // Vessels should allow an additional 10 feet clearance for the Power Lines

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<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Port of Texas City

http://www.tctrr.com/<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">

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<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The Texas City Ship Channel is approximately 11 miles from GB Buoy

<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The ACOE project draft for the TXCSC is 45’00 FW at MLT from the GB BUOY to Valero Dock # 42, the channel above project draft is 40’00 FW at MLT.  The length on the final approach from the Houston, Galveston, Texas City tri-channel split is approximately 6 miles, the width is approximately a 400 ft bottom, the Turning Basin is approximately 4,200 ft long and 1,200 ft wide with a maximum deep draft of 45 ft FW at MLT, and is navigable day or night with no air draft restrictions.  Only TX City Docks with 45’00” maximum deep draft at MLT are TC # 11, 12, 41, & 42

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<span-size:10.0pt;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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