October 18, 2018 Thursday
Hurricane Season June 1st – November 30th
Be Prepared
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Houston, Galveston, Texas City, & Freeport, TX - Daily Port Update
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A reminder as we enter Fall 2018, strong cold fronts as they arrive the Texas Gulf Coast will generally push out 1 – 3 feet of water out of Galveston Bay. Maximum
deep draft vessels cold be delayed transiting the Houston Ship Channel until the cold front and high pressure move off the coast and water moves back into the bay.
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
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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">Overcast
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Currently 59° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Low 64° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">High 72° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Humidity 83%
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Barometer 30.22 in / 1023.9 mb
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Dewpoint 54° 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 NR° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Wind NE 10 mph
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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 73° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">High 75° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Humidity 93° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Barometer 30.22 in / 1023.2 mb
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Dewpoint 60° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Visibility 5 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 NE 15 mph
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Overcast
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Currently 59° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Low 73° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">High 75° 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 30.21 in / 1022.9 mb
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Dewpoint 57° 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 NR° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Wind NE 14 mph, Gusts up to 21 mph
Today: <span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">A chance of showers or drizzle between 9am and 1pm, then a chance of showers after 1pm. Cloudy,
with a high near 72. Northeast wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Tonight: A 30 percent chance of showers or drizzle. Cloudy, with a low around 64. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Friday: A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 78. East wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible
in thunderstorms.
Friday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66. North wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Saturday: A 40 percent chance of showers. Cloudy, with a high near 74. North wind 5 to 10 mph.
Saturday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 61.
Sunday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 72.
Sunday Night: Cloudy, with a low around 55.
Monday: A 30 percent chance of showers. Cloudy, with a high near 66.
Monday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 57.
Tuesday: A 40 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 73.
Tuesday Night: A 50 percent chance of showers. Cloudy, with a low around 62.
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Today: <span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">A
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Tonight: A chance of showers or drizzle before 1am, then a chance of showers after 1am. Cloudy, with a low around 73. Northeast wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance
of precipitation is 40%.
Friday: A chance of showers, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 79. East wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New
rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Friday Night: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 1am, then a chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 72. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation
is 60%.
Saturday: A 40 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 76. North wind 10 to 15 mph.
Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66. Breezy.
Sunday: Cloudy, with a high near 72. Breezy.
Sunday Night: Cloudy, with a low around 62.
Monday: A 30 percent chance of showers. Cloudy, with a high near 70.
Monday Night: A 50 percent chance of showers. Cloudy, with a low around 64.
Tuesday: A 40 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 74.
Tuesday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers. Cloudy, with a low around 68.
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Today: <span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">A chance of showers or drizzle, mainly between 10am and 1pm, then a chance of showers after
1pm. Cloudy, with a high near 75. Northeast wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Tonight: Showers likely, with thunderstorms also possible after 4am. Cloudy, with a low around 73. Northeast wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch
possible.
Friday: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 10am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 10am and 1pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 80. East wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance
of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Friday Night: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 71. Northeast wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Saturday: A 50 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 78. North wind 10 to 15 mph.
Saturday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66.
Sunday: Cloudy, with a high near 73. Breezy.
Sunday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers. Cloudy, with a low around 63.
Monday: A 40 percent chance of showers. Cloudy, with a high near 71.
Monday Night: A 50 percent chance of showers. Cloudy, with a low around 64.
Tuesday: A 50 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 75.
Tuesday Night: A 50 percent chance of showers. Cloudy, with a low around 67.
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Hazardous Weather Outlook<span-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX
331 PM CDT Wed Oct 17 2018
TXZ436>438-182045-
Brazoria Islands-Galveston Island and Bolivar Peninsula-
Matagorda Islands-
331 PM CDT Wed Oct 17 2018
This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of Southeast Texas..
.DAY ONE...Tonight
High tides may bring water close to the Highway 87 at Highway 124
corridor around high tide overnight.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday
Increasing water levels may produce minor coastal flooding around
times of high tide into the weekend. Coastal flood watches or
warnings may be required for portions of the upper Texas coast.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
Spotter activation will not be needed.
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<span-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Coastal Flood Statement
Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX
343 AM CDT Thu Oct 18 2018
...Potential for Minor Coastal Flooding This Morning...
.Tide levels along Gulf facing beaches and along the Bolivar
Peninsula will run about one to one and a half feet above normal
tides. During times of high tide...water could approach the
intersection of Highway 87 at Highway 124 on the Bolivar
Peninsula. A Coastal Flood Watch may be needed for areas along
the upper Texas Coast.
TXZ438-181645-
/O.EXT.KHGX.CF.S.0002.000000T0000Z-181018T1800Z/
Galveston Island and Bolivar Peninsula-
343 AM CDT Thu Oct 18 2018
...Potential for Minor Coastal Flooding This Morning...
* COASTAL FLOODING...Tonight water could approach the
intersection of Highway 87 at Highway 124 on the Bolivar
Peninsula.
* TIMING...This morning.
* IMPACTS...Minor overwash along intersection Highway 87 at
Highway 124 on the Bolivar Peninsula.
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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">MARSEC LEVEL 1
<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) @ 0820 hrs
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Manchester
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">2.2 ft Rising = 47’02”
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Morgan’s Point
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">2.0 ft Falling = 47’00”
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Eagle Point
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">2.4 ft Steady = 47’04”
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Galveston Bay Entrance
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">2.6 ft Falling = 47”06”
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Pier 21
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">2.6 ft Steady = 47’06”
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<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Winds – Houston / Galveston Bay PORTS, NOAA/NOS @ 0820 hrs
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Manchester
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">4 knots from NE, gusts to 6 knots
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Morgan’s Point
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">7 knots from NNE, gusts to 9 knots
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Eagle Point
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">16 knots from ENE, gusts to 19 knots
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Galveston Bay Entrance
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">19 knots from ENE, gusts to 23 knots
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Pier 21
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">8 knots from ENE, gusts to 12 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">342 AM CDT Thu Oct 18 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 Channel
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">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">GMZ300-182145-
<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">342 AM CDT Thu Oct 18 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">Moderate to strong northeast to east winds and elevated seas should
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">persist through the end of the week...over the weekend...and into
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">the start of next week.
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">GMZ330-335-182145-
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">Matagorda Bay-Galveston Bay-
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">342 AM CDT Thu Oct 18 2018
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">...Small Craft Should Exercise Caution...
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.TODAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Bay waters choppy. A slight
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">chance of drizzle in the morning. A chance of showers. A slight
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.TONIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots decreasing to 10 to 15 knots
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">after midnight. Bay waters choppy becoming slightly choppy after
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">midnight. A chance of showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">in the evening. A chance of drizzle. Showers likely and a chance
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">of thunderstorms after midnight.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.FRIDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots decreasing to 5 to 10 knots in
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">the afternoon. Bay waters slightly choppy becoming smooth in the
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">afternoon. A chance of showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">in the morning, then showers likely and a chance of thunderstorms
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">in the afternoon.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.FRIDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">Showers likely and a slight chance of thunderstorms in the evening,
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">then a chance of showers after midnight.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.SATURDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">A chance of showers.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.SATURDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Bay waters choppy.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">A chance of showers.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.SUNDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Bay waters choppy. 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">.SUNDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots decreasing to 10 to 15
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">knots after midnight. Bay waters choppy becoming slightly choppy after
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">midnight. A chance of showers.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.MONDAY and MONDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">slightly choppy. A chance of showers.
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">GMZ350-355-182145-
<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-Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM-
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">342 AM CDT Thu Oct 18 2018
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.TODAY...Northeast winds 20 to 25 knots decreasing to 15 to 20 knots
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 feet with occasional seas up to 7 feet.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">A chance of drizzle in the morning. A chance of showers. A chance of
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">thunderstorms in the afternoon.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.TONIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 25 knots becoming east 15 to 20 knots
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 feet with occasional seas up to 7 feet.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">A chance of showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms early in
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">the evening. A chance of drizzle in the evening. Showers and a
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">chance of thunderstorms in the late evening and overnight.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.FRIDAY...East 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 3 to 5 feet. Showers likely and a chance
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">of thunderstorms early in the morning, then a chance of showers
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">and a slight chance of thunderstorms late in the morning. Showers
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">likely and a chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.FRIDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">Showers likely and a slight chance of thunderstorms.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.SATURDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 feet. A chance of showers.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.SATURDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 25 knots becoming 20 to 25 knots
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 feet with occasional seas up to 8 feet.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">A chance of showers.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.SUNDAY...Northeast winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet with occasional
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">seas up to 8 feet. A slight chance of showers.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.SUNDAY NIGHT...Northeast 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. A chance of showers.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.MONDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet. A chance
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">of showers.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.MONDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet.
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<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-Waters from High Island to Freeport TX from 20 to 60 NM-
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.TODAY...Northeast winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 6 to 9 feet with occasional
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">seas up to 11 feet. A chance of showers early in the morning. A chance
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">of thunderstorms. Showers in the late morning and afternoon.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.TONIGHT...East winds 20 to 25 knots decreasing to 15 to 20 knots after
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">midnight. Seas 6 to 7 feet with occasional seas up to 8 feet.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">Showers and a chance of thunderstorms.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.FRIDAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots becoming southeast 10 to 15 knots
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 feet with occasional seas up to 7 feet.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">A slight chance of thunderstorms in the morning. Showers likely.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">A chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds around 10 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet with occasional
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">seas up to 6 feet. Showers likely and a slight chance of thunderstorms.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.SATURDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">in the afternoon. Seas 4 feet building to 5 to 6 feet with occasional
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">seas up to 7 feet in the afternoon. Showers likely and a slight chance
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">of thunderstorms.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.SATURDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 5 to 6 feet with
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">occasional seas up to 7 feet building to 7 to 9 feet with occasional
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">seas up to 11 feet after midnight. A chance of showers.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.SUNDAY...Northeast winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 6 to 9 feet with
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">occasional seas up to 11 feet. A slight chance of showers.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.SUNDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 20 to 25 knots decreasing to 15 to 20
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">knots after midnight. Seas 6 to 8 feet with occasional seas up to 10
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">feet. A slight chance of showers.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.MONDAY and MONDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 5 to
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">7 feet with occasional seas up to 8 feet. Showers likely.
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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
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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
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<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Fred Hartman
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<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
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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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Army Corp of Engineers
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