September 9, 2018 Sunday
Hurricane Season June 1st – November 30th
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Houston, Galveston, Texas City, & Freeport, TX - Daily Port Update
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Following from Captain Mitchem / Presiding Officer Houston Pilots
Removal of 44' draft restriction in the Houston Ship Channel
Hello All:
The dredging between buoys 11/12 and 9/10 in Bolivar Roads has been completed.
The maximum allowable fresh water draft for Houston is 45’ as of August 1, 2018.
Sincerely
Captain Mark Mitchem
Presiding Officer
Houston Pilots
203 Deerwood Glen Drive
Deer Park, Texas 77536
po@houston-pilots.com
Office: 281-476-8204
Fax: 281-476-8254
Mobile: 713-201-6175
<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Galveston / Texas City // Open to all vessel traffic
Freeport // Open to all vessel traffic <span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">
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<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">NOAA HOUSTON
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<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">Mostly Cloudy
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Currently 78° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Low 75° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">High 86° 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 29.86 in / 1011.4 mb
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Dewpoint 78° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Visibility 10 miles
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Heat Index 81° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Wind Calm
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Sunday
A Few Clouds
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Currently 81° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Low 77° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">High 86° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Humidity 91° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Barometer 29.85 in / 1011.1 mb
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Dewpoint 78° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Visibility 10 miles
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Heat Index 89° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Wind N 3 mph
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Sunday
Partly 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">Low 76° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">High 86° 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 29.85 in / 1010.8 mb
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Dewpoint 76° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Visibility 10 miles
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Heat Index 75° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Wind N 6 mph
Today: <span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">Showers
and possibly a thunderstorm. High near 86. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible. <span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">
Tonight: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 7pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 7pm. Low around 75. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall
amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Monday: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. High near 85. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of
an inch possible.
Monday Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Cloudy, with a low around 74. East wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Tuesday: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Cloudy, with a high near 85. Northeast wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Tuesday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 75.
Wednesday: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 87. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Wednesday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 76.
Thursday: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Partly sunny, with a high near 88. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Thursday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 76.
Friday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 89.
Friday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 75.
Saturday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 90.<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">
Today: <span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">Showers
likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 86. West wind around 5 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible. <span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">
Tonight: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 8pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 8pm and 2am, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after
2am. Cloudy, with a low around 77. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming northeast after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Monday: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. High near 83. Southeast wind around 5 mph becoming north in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a
half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Monday Night: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 8pm, then showers and thunderstorms likely after 8pm. Low around 78. East wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Tuesday: Showers and thunderstorms. High near 84. Calm wind becoming southeast around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Tuesday Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly after 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 78. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Wednesday: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Partly sunny, with a high near 87. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Wednesday Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 78. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Thursday: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 87. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Thursday Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly before 8pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 79. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Friday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 88.
Friday Night: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 78.
Saturday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 88.<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">
Today: <span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">Showers
likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 4pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 4pm and 5pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 5pm. Increasing clouds, with a high near 86. South wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation
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Tonight: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 7pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 7pm and 1am, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after
1am. Cloudy, with a low around 76. Southeast wind around 5 mph becoming north in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Monday: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. High near 84. South wind 5 to 10 mph becoming north in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a half
and three quarters of an inch possible.
Monday Night: Showers and thunderstorms. Steady temperature around 80. East wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Tuesday: Showers and thunderstorms. High near 84. Calm wind becoming southeast around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Tuesday Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 77. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Wednesday: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Partly sunny, with a high near 86. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Wednesday Night: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 78.
Thursday: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 86. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Thursday Night: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 78.
Friday: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 86. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Friday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 78.
Saturday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 87.<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">
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Hazardous Weather Outlook<span-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX
640 AM CDT Sun Sep 9 2018
TXZ163-164-176>179-195>200-210>214-226-227-235>238-300-313-
335>338-436>438-101145-
Austin-Brazoria Islands-Brazos-Burleson-Chambers-Coastal Brazoria-
Coastal Galveston-Coastal Harris-Coastal Jackson-
Coastal Matagorda-Colorado-Fort Bend-
Galveston Island and Bolivar Peninsula-Grimes-Houston-
Inland Brazoria-Inland Galveston-Inland Harris-Inland Jackson-
Inland Matagorda-Madison-Matagorda Islands-Montgomery-
Northern Liberty-Polk-San Jacinto-Southern Liberty-Trinity-Walker-
Waller-Washington-Wharton-
640 AM CDT Sun Sep 9 2018
This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of Southeast Texas..
.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight
Thunderstorms will be possible today which could cause locally
heavy rainfall but the flood threat remains small. The main threat
for locally heavy rainfall will be mainly along the coast but
could extend inland towards Conroe.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday
Locally heavy rainfall will be possible again Monday through
Wednesday for much of Southeast Texas. Storms with rain rates of 1
to 2 inches an hour may cause areas of flooding especially in low
lying areas and poor drainage areas.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
Spotter activation is not expected.
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<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">NOAA USGULF Offshore Waters Weather
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<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">YELLOW / ELEVATED
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<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Maximum Deep Drafts - Houston / Galveston Bay
<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">PORTS NOAA/NOS Water Levels (above MLLW) @ 0756 hrs
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Manchester
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">1.8 ft Rising = 46’08”
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Morgan’s Point
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">1.6 ft Steady = 46’06”
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Eagle Point
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">2.0 ft Rising = 47’00”
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Galveston Bay Entrance
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">2.4 ft Falling = 47”04”
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Pier 21
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">2.3 ft Falling = 47’03”
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<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Winds – Houston / Galveston Bay PORTS, NOAA/NOS @ 0756 hrs
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Manchester
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">2 knots from NNE, gusts to 3 knots
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Morgan’s Point
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">4 knots from ENE, gusts to 4 knots
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Eagle Point
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">2 knots from W, gusts to 3 knots
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Galveston Bay Entrance
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">2 knots from NW, gusts to 4 knots
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Pier 21
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">1 knots from ENE, gusts to 2 knots
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<span-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">NOAA Weather Galveston Bay & Matagorda Bay
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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">546 AM CDT Sun Sep 9 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">GMZ300-092330-
<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">546 AM CDT Sun Sep 9 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">This morning an area of thunderstorms may move into the Matagorda
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">Bay region and could increase winds over the waters to the
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">southwest of Sargent. Otherwise winds will become light and
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">variable as the front meanders across the region. Scattered
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">showers and thunderstorms will be possible through early next
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">week. Winds and seas may be briefly higher in and near
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">thunderstorms.
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">GMZ335-092330-
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">Galveston Bay-
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">546 AM CDT Sun Sep 9 2018
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.TODAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south in the
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">afternoon. Bay waters smooth. Showers likely and a chance of
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">thunderstorms.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.TONIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southeast after
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">midnight. Bay waters smooth. A chance of showers and a slight
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then showers likely and a
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">chance of thunderstorms after midnight.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.MONDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southeast in the
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">afternoon. Bay waters smooth. Showers and a chance of
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">thunderstorms.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.MONDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">Showers and thunderstorms likely.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.TUESDAY...East winds around 5 knots becoming southeast in the
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">afternoon. Bay waters smooth. Showers and thunderstorms likely.
<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. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening,
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">then showers and thunderstorms likely after midnight.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.WEDNESDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. Showers
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">and thunderstorms likely.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. A
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">chance of showers and thunderstorms.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.THURSDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. Showers
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">and thunderstorms likely.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.THURSDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. A
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">chance of showers and thunderstorms.
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">GMZ330-092330-
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">Matagorda Bay-
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">546 AM CDT Sun Sep 9 2018
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.TODAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming north in the
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">afternoon. Bay waters smooth. Showers likely and a chance of
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">thunderstorms.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.TONIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. A
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">chance of showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms in the
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">evening, then showers likely and a chance of thunderstorms after
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">midnight.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.MONDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots becoming east in the
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">afternoon. Bay waters smooth. A chance of thunderstorms until
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">late afternoon. Showers. A slight chance of thunderstorms late in
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">the afternoon.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.MONDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds around 5 knots. Bay waters
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">smooth. Showers and thunderstorms likely.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.TUESDAY...Northeast winds around 5 knots becoming east in the
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">afternoon. Bay waters smooth. Showers and thunderstorms likely.
<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. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening,
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">then showers and thunderstorms likely after midnight.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.WEDNESDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. A
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">chance of showers and thunderstorms.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. A
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">chance of showers and thunderstorms.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.THURSDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. Showers
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">and thunderstorms likely.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.THURSDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. A
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">chance of showers and thunderstorms.
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">GMZ350-370-092330-
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX out
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">20 NM-
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">Waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX 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">546 AM CDT Sun Sep 9 2018
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.TODAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet. A chance of
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">thunderstorms until late afternoon. Showers likely. A slight
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">chance of thunderstorms late.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.TONIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southeast 10 to
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">15 knots after midnight. Seas 1 foot. A slight chance of
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">thunderstorms in the evening. Showers likely. A chance of
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">thunderstorms after midnight.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.MONDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northeast 10 to
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 1 foot. A chance of thunderstorms
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">until late afternoon. Showers. A slight chance of thunderstorms
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">late in the afternoon.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.MONDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southeast after
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">midnight. Seas 1 foot. Showers and thunderstorms.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.TUESDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet. Showers
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">and thunderstorms.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">showers and thunderstorms likely after midnight.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds around 5 knots becoming east in the
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Showers and thunderstorms likely.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">Showers and thunderstorms likely.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.THURSDAY...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. Seas 2 to 4 feet. Showers and thunderstorms
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">likely.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">4 feet. Showers and thunderstorms likely.
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">GMZ355-375-092330-
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM-
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">Waters from High Island to Freeport TX from 20 to 60 NM-
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">546 AM CDT Sun Sep 9 2018
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.TODAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet. Showers
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">likely and a chance of thunderstorms until late afternoon, then a
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">chance of showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms late.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot. A chance
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">of showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms in the evening,
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">then showers likely and a chance of thunderstorms after midnight.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.MONDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot. Showers and
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">a chance of thunderstorms.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.MONDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southeast after
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">midnight. Seas 1 to 2 feet. Showers and thunderstorms.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.TUESDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southeast in the
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">afternoon. Seas 1 to 2 feet. Showers and thunderstorms.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 feet. A
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then showers
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">and thunderstorms likely after midnight.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.WEDNESDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Showers
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">and thunderstorms likely.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 to
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">3 feet. Showers and thunderstorms likely.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.THURSDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet. Showers
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">and thunderstorms likely.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">4 feet. A chance of showers and thunderstorms.
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Port of Houston Authority<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">
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ACOE Project Depth for Houston Ship Channel<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">
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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-family:"Arial",sans-serif">40 feet/12.19 meters Bayport Channel
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<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-family:"Arial",sans-serif">HSC Air Drafts Restrictions
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<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Power Lines
<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Power Lines
<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Fred Hartman
<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Power Lines
<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Jesse Jones
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<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Sidney Sherman
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">197’ (Morgan’s Point)
197’ (below Fred Hartman Bridge – Baytown)<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">
<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)
Air drafts clearances are based on MHW // Vessels should allow an additional 10 feet clearance for the Power Lines<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">
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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 # 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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