December 11, 2018 Tuesday
Houston, Galveston, Texas City, & Freeport, TX - Daily Port Update
<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Houston // Open to all vessel traffic
<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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Partly Cloudy
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Currently 49° 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 63° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Humidity 74%
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Barometer 30.44 in / 1031.1 mb
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Dewpoint 41° 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">Wind Chill NR° F
<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 E 3 mph
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Tuesday
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Fair
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Currently 54° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Low 57° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">High 61° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Humidity 69° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Barometer 30.44 in / 1030.8 mb
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Dewpoint 44° 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">Wind Chill 52° F
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<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Wind E 8 mph
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Fair
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Currently 49° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Low 56° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">High 63° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Humidity 77%
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Barometer 30.44 in / 1030.6 mb Dewpoint 42° 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">Wind Chill NR° F
<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 3 mph
Today: <span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">Sunny,
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Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 51. South wind around 5 mph.
Wednesday: Cloudy, with a high near 67. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Wednesday Night: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Cloudy, with a low around 61. South wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Thursday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 69. Breezy, with a south wind 10 to 15 mph becoming west 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds
could gust as high as 30 mph.
Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 42. Breezy.
Friday: Partly sunny, with a high near 55. Breezy.
Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 40.
Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 61.
Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 45.
Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 66.
Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51.
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Today: <span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Sunny, with a high near 61. Southeast wind around 10 mph.
Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 57. South wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Wednesday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 67. South wind around 10 mph.
Wednesday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after midnight. Cloudy, with a low around 61. Breezy, with a south wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Thursday: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 68. Windy, with a south wind 20 to 25 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation
is 70%.
Thursday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 45. Windy.
Friday: Partly sunny, with a high near 54. Windy.
Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 45. Windy.
Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 59.
Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 51.
Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 63.
Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54.
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Today: <span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Sunny, with a high near 63. East wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south in the afternoon.
Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 56. South wind around 10 mph.
Wednesday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 68. South wind 10 to 15 mph.
Wednesday Night: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Cloudy, with a low around 62. South wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Thursday: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before noon, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 70. Windy, with a south wind 15 to 25 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high
as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 43. Windy.
Friday: Partly sunny, with a high near 56. Windy.
Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 42. Breezy.
Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 60.
Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 49.
Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 66.
Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 53.
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NOAA Houston/Galveston Weather<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">
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<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">NOAA USGULF Offshore Waters Weather
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<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">KHOU 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) @ 0924 hrs
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Manchester
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">1.0 ft Steady = 45’00”
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Morgan’s Point
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">0.5 ft Steady = 45’05”
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Eagle Point
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">0.6 ft Falling = 45’06”
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Galveston Bay Entrance
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">0.0 ft Falling = 45”00”
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Pier 21
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">0.2 ft Steady = 45’02”
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<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Winds – Houston / Galveston Bay PORTS, NOAA/NOS @ 0924 hrs
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Manchester
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">4 knots from SSE, gusts to 7 knots
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Morgan’s Point
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">6 knots from ESE, gusts to 8 knots
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Eagle Point
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">7 knots from ESE, gusts to 8 knots
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Galveston Bay Entrance
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">9 knots from SE, 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 ESE, 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">FZUS54 KHGX 111511
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">Coastal Waters Forecast
<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">911 AM CST Tue Dec 11 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
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">
<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">GMZ300-120415-
<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">911 AM CST Tue Dec 11 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">Winds will become southeast today. The onshore flow will
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">strengthen on Wednesday as another storm system deepens over the
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">Southern Plains. Very strong gusty offshore winds are expected to
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">develop behind the front Thursday and Friday. Low water in the
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">bays will hamper navigation. A Gale Watch or Warning will likely
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">be required. Please keep up to date with the latest forecast as
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">the week progresses.
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">GMZ335-120415-
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">Galveston Bay-
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">911 AM CST Tue Dec 11 2018
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.REST OF TODAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming around
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">10 knots in the afternoon. Bay waters smooth becoming smooth to
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">slightly choppy in the afternoon.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.TONIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.WEDNESDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">slightly choppy. Showers likely and isolated thunderstorms.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.THURSDAY...Southwest winds around 15 knots becoming west 15 to
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">25 knots in the afternoon. Bay waters slightly choppy to choppy
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">becoming choppy in the afternoon. Showers likely and isolated
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">thunderstorms.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.THURSDAY NIGHT...West winds 20 to 25 knots. Bay waters rough. A
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">slight chance of showers.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.FRIDAY...Northwest winds 20 to 30 knots decreasing to 15 to
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">25 knots in the afternoon. Bay waters rough becoming choppy in
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">the afternoon.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.FRIDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots decreasing to
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">10 to 15 knots after midnight. Bay waters choppy 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">.SATURDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots decreasing to 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">.SATURDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth.
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">GMZ355-120415-
<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">911 AM CST Tue Dec 11 2018
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.REST OF TODAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southeast in
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">the afternoon. Seas 1 to 2 feet.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.TONIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet building
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">to 2 to 4 feet after midnight.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.WEDNESDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...South winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">building to 4 to 6 feet with occasional seas up to 7 feet after
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">midnight. A chance of showers in the evening. Isolated
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">thunderstorms. Showers likely after midnight.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.THURSDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming west 15 to
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">25 knots with gusts to around 40 knots in the afternoon. Seas
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">4 to 6 feet with occasional seas up to 7 feet. Showers likely and
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">isolated thunderstorms.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.THURSDAY NIGHT...West winds 25 to 30 knots with gusts to around
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">45 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet with occasional seas up to 7 feet. A
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">slight chance of showers.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.FRIDAY...Northwest winds 25 to 30 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet with
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">occasional seas up to 8 feet.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.FRIDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 20 to 25 knots decreasing to
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">15 to 20 knots after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 2 to
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">3 feet after midnight.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.SATURDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.SATURDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot.
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">GMZ375-120415-
<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">911 AM CST Tue Dec 11 2018
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.REST OF TODAY...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas 1 to
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">2 feet.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.TONIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet building
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">to 2 to 4 feet after midnight.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.WEDNESDAY...South winds around 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...South winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">with occasional seas up to 6 feet building to 5 to 7 feet with
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">occasional seas up to 8 feet after midnight. 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">.THURSDAY...Southwest winds around 20 knots becoming west 20 to
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">30 knots in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 feet with occasional seas
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">up to 10 feet. Showers likely and isolated thunderstorms.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.THURSDAY NIGHT...West winds around 30 knots becoming 25 to
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">35 knots after midnight. Seas 8 to 11 feet with occasional seas
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">up to 14 feet. A slight chance of showers.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.FRIDAY...Northwest winds 25 to 35 knots becoming 25 to 30 knots
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">in the afternoon. Seas 8 to 11 feet with occasional seas up to
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">14 feet.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.FRIDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts to
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">around 40 knots decreasing to 15 to 20 knots after midnight. Seas
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">6 to 9 feet with occasional seas up to 11 feet subsiding to 5 to
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">7 feet with occasional seas up to 8 feet after midnight.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.SATURDAY...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots decreasing to 10 to
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 feet 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">.SATURDAY NIGHT...North winds around 10 knots becoming 5 to
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">10 knots after midnight. Seas 1 to 2 feet.
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">GMZ370-120415-
<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">911 AM CST Tue Dec 11 2018
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.REST OF TODAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southeast
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 2 feet.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots becoming south 15 to
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">20 knots after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 feet.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.WEDNESDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet with
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">occasional seas up to 6 feet.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...South winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">with occasional seas up to 8 feet. A chance of showers in the
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">evening. Isolated thunderstorms. Showers likely after midnight.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.THURSDAY...Southwest winds around 20 knots becoming west 20 to
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">30 knots with gusts to around 45 knots in the afternoon. Seas
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">6 to 7 feet with occasional seas up to 8 feet building to 6 to
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">9 feet with occasional seas up to 11 feet in the afternoon.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">Showers likely and isolated thunderstorms.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.THURSDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 25 to 35 knots. Seas 8 to
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">11 feet with occasional seas up to 14 feet. A slight chance of
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">showers in the evening.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.FRIDAY...Northwest winds 25 to 35 knots becoming 25 to 30 knots
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">in the afternoon. Seas 8 to 11 feet with occasional seas up to
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">14 feet.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.FRIDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts to
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">around 40 knots decreasing to 15 to 20 knots after midnight. Seas
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">6 to 9 feet with occasional seas up to 11 feet subsiding to 5 to
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">7 feet with occasional seas up to 8 feet after midnight.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.SATURDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">subsiding to 2 to 3 feet in the afternoon.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.SATURDAY NIGHT...North winds around 10 knots becoming east after
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">midnight. Seas 1 foot.
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">GMZ350-120415-
<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">911 AM CST Tue Dec 11 2018
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.REST OF TODAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southeast
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 1 to 2 feet.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.TONIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.WEDNESDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...South winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">with occasional seas up to 7 feet. Showers likely and isolated
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">thunderstorms.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.THURSDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming west 20 to
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">30 knots in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 feet with occasional seas
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">up to 8 feet. Showers likely in the morning. Isolated
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">thunderstorms. A chance of showers in the afternoon.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.THURSDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 25 to 30 knots with gusts to
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">around 45 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet with occasional seas up to
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">8 feet.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.FRIDAY...Northwest winds 25 to 30 knots becoming 20 to 30 knots
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">in the afternoon. Gusts to 45 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet with
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">occasional seas up to 8 feet.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.FRIDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 15 to 25 knots becoming 15 to
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">20 knots after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 2 to
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">3 feet after midnight.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.SATURDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots decreasing to 5 to
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">10 knots in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.SATURDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots becoming east after
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">midnight. Seas 1 foot.
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">GMZ330-120415-
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">Matagorda Bay-
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">911 AM CST Tue Dec 11 2018
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.REST OF TODAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southeast in
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">the afternoon. Bay waters smooth becoming smooth to slightly
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">choppy in the afternoon.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.TONIGHT...South 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">.WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. A
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">slight chance of showers in the afternoon.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">slightly choppy. Showers likely and isolated thunderstorms.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.THURSDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming west 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 showers and isolated thunderstorms.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.THURSDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 20 to 30 knots. Bay waters
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">rough.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.FRIDAY...Northwest winds 20 to 25 knots becoming 15 to 25 knots
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">in the afternoon. Bay waters rough becoming choppy 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...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots decreasing to
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">10 to 15 knots after midnight. Bay waters choppy 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">.SATURDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.SATURDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds around 5 knots becoming east
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">after midnight. Bay waters smooth.
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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
<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Power Lines
<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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