November 5, 2018 Monday
Daylight Savings // Fall back - CST
At 0200 hours 4th November turn clock back 1 hour
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
<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-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Monday
<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Mostly Cloudy
<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Currently 77° F
<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Low 70° F
<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">High 83° F
<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Humidity 85%
<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Barometer 29.88 in / 1012.1 mb
<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Dewpoint 72° F
<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Visibility 10 miles
<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Wind Chill NR° F
<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Heat Index 78° F
<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Wind S 12 mph
<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Monday
<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Mostly Cloudy
<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Currently 80° F
<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Low 73° F
<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">High 78° F
<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Humidity 87° F
<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Barometer 29.90 in / 1012.4 mb
<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Dewpoint 76° F
<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Visibility 10 miles
<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Heat Index 85° F
<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Wind S 14 mph
<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Monday
<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Mostly Cloudy
<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Currently 82° F
<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Low 73° F
<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">High 80° F
<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Humidity 77%
<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Barometer 29.88 in / 1011.9 mb
<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Dewpoint 74° F
<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Visibility 10 miles
<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Wind Chill NR° F
<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Heat Index 88° F
<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Wind S 20 mph, Gusts up to 26 mph
Today: <span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Partly sunny, with a high near 83. South wind 10 to 15 mph.
Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 70. South wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light southwest after midnight.
Tuesday: A 20 percent chance of showers after 3pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 84. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph in the morning.
Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 71. South wind around 5 mph.
Wednesday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 83. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Wednesday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Cloudy, with a low around 68.
Thursday: Rain likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Cloudy, with a high near 76. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Thursday Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Cloudy, with a low around 55. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Friday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 60.
Friday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50.
Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 60.
Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 50.
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Today: <span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Partly sunny, with a high near 78. South wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 73. South wind 5 to 15 mph.
Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 79. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming southeast in the morning.
Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 74. Southeast wind around 10 mph.
Wednesday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 7am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 78. South wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light west.
Wednesday Night: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 71.
Thursday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then rain likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 7am. Cloudy, with a high near 74. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Thursday Night: Rain likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 7pm, then showers and thunderstorms likely after 7pm. Cloudy, with a low around 60. Breezy. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Friday: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly before 1pm. Cloudy, with a high near 63. Breezy. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Friday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 57. Breezy. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Saturday: A 30 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 62. Breezy.
Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 59.
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Today: <span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Partly sunny, with a high near 80. South wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 73. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 81. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 73. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Wednesday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Cloudy, with a high near 81. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Wednesday Night: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 71.
Thursday: A 50 percent chance of rain and thunderstorms. Cloudy, with a high near 77.
Thursday Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Cloudy, with a low around 60. Breezy. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Friday: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly before noon. Cloudy, with a high near 63. Breezy. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Friday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 55. Breezy.
Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high near 62.
Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 59.
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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) @ 0952 hrs
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Manchester
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">1.9 ft Falling = 46’09”
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Morgan’s Point
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">1.4 ft Rising = 46’04”
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Eagle Point
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">1.8 ft Steady = 46’08”
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Galveston Bay Entrance
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">1.4 ft Rising = 46”04”
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Pier 21
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">1.5 ft Rising = 46’05”
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<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Winds – Houston / Galveston Bay PORTS, NOAA/NOS @ 0952 hrs
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Manchester
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">1 knots from SW, 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">5 knots from SSE, gusts to 8 knots
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Eagle Point
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">14 knots from SSW, gusts to 18 knots
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Galveston Bay Entrance
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">11 knots from S, gusts to 11 knots
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Pier 21
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">7 knots from S, gusts to 10 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">419 AM CST Mon Nov 5 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">GMZ300-052315-
<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">419 AM CST Mon Nov 5 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">South to southwest winds will prevail until Thursday becoming north
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">Friday morning after a strong cold front moves through the area.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">Small Craft Advisories will likely be issued at the end of the week
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">due to the strong offshore winds and rough seas developing behind
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">the front, and these elevated conditions are expected to slowly
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">decrease over the weekend.
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">GMZ330-335-052315-
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">Matagorda Bay-Galveston Bay-
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">419 AM CST Mon Nov 5 2018
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.TODAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.TONIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.TUESDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.TUESDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. A
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">chance of showers and thunderstorms late.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.WEDNESDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southeast in the
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">afternoon. Bay waters smooth. A chance of showers and
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">thunderstorms.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming east
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">after midnight. Bay waters smooth. A chance of showers until
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">early morning. Isolated thunderstorms. Rain likely late.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.THURSDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. Isolated
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">thunderstorms until late afternoon. Showers likely. Thunderstorms
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">likely late in the afternoon.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.THURSDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming north
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">15 to 20 knots after midnight. Bay waters smooth becoming choppy
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">after midnight. Showers and thunderstorms likely.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.FRIDAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots. Bay waters choppy. Showers
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">and thunderstorms likely in the morning, then a chance of showers
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">and thunderstorms in the afternoon.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.FRIDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Bay waters
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">choppy. A chance of showers.
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">GMZ350-355-052315-
<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">419 AM CST Mon Nov 5 2018
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.TODAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.TONIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.TUESDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 feet.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.TUESDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. A
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">slight chance of showers until early morning. A chance of showers
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">and thunderstorms late.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.WEDNESDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southeast in the
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">afternoon. Seas 2 feet. A chance of showers and thunderstorms.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 feet. A
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">chance of showers until early morning. Isolated thunderstorms.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">Rain likely late.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.THURSDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 feet. Rain likely
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">and a chance of thunderstorms until late afternoon, then showers
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">and thunderstorms likely late in the afternoon.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.THURSDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds around 10 knots increasing to
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">20 to 25 knots after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 feet. Showers and
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">thunderstorms likely.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.FRIDAY...North winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet with
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">occasional seas up to 7 feet. Showers likely until late
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">afternoon. Thunderstorms likely. A chance of showers late in the
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.FRIDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">A chance of showers.
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">GMZ370-375-052315-
<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-
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">419 AM CST Mon Nov 5 2018
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.TODAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.TONIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest 5 to
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">10 knots after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 feet. A slight chance of
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">showers late.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.TUESDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Isolated
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">thunderstorms in the morning. A slight chance of showers.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.TUESDAY NIGHT...South winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. A
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">slight chance of showers until early morning. A chance of showers
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">and thunderstorms late.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.WEDNESDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southeast in the
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet. A chance of showers and
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">thunderstorms.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.WEDNESDAY 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 isolated thunderstorms.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.THURSDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. A chance
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">of showers and thunderstorms until late afternoon, then showers
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">and thunderstorms likely late in the afternoon.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.THURSDAY NIGHT...East winds around 10 knots becoming northeast
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">20 to 25 knots after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 feet. Showers and
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">thunderstorms likely.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.FRIDAY...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 6 to 8 feet with
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">occasional seas up to 10 feet in the afternoon. Showers until
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">late afternoon. Thunderstorms. A chance of showers late in the
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">afternoon.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.FRIDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 6 to 8 feet
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">with occasional seas up to 10 feet. A chance of showers.
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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
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<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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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)
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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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<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#051423">Galveston Texas City Pilots
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