December 18, 2018 Tuesday
Houston, Galveston, Texas City, & Freeport, TX - Daily Port Update
<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Houston // Closed to all vessel traffic
12/18
0200 Pilots suspended boarding all vessel traffic – due to fog
<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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Fog
<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 55° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">High 65° 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 30.12 in / 1020.6 mb
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Dewpoint 49° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Visibility 0.06 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
<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 57° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Low 58° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">High 64° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Humidity 100° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Barometer 30.14 in / 1020.5 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 8 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
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Fog
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Currently 45° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Low 58° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">High 65° 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 30.13 in / 1020.1 mb Dewpoint 45° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Visibility 0.15 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 N 3 mph
Today: <span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">Areas
of dense fog before 10am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high near 65. Calm wind becoming east around 5 mph in the afternoon. <span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">
Tonight: Showers likely, mainly after 3am. Cloudy, with a low around 55. East wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter
of an inch possible.
Wednesday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 66. Northeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the afternoon.
Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51. Light northwest wind increasing to 5 to 10 mph after midnight.
Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 61. Breezy, with a northwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Thursday Night: Clear, with a low around 44.
Friday: Sunny, with a high near 62.
Friday Night: Clear, with a low around 46.
Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 69.
Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 55.
Sunday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 70.
Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 55.
Monday: A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 69.<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">Increasing
clouds, with a high near 64. East wind 5 to 10 mph. <span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">
Tonight: Showers likely, mainly after 4am. Cloudy, with a low around 58. East wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter
of an inch possible.
Wednesday: Showers likely, with thunderstorms also possible after 7am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 65. East wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light and variable. Chance of precipitation
is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Wednesday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 54. Northwest wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 61. Windy, with a northwest wind 15 to 20 mph increasing to 25 to 30 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph.
Thursday Night: Clear, with a low around 49. Windy.
Friday: Sunny, with a high near 60.
Friday Night: Clear, with a low around 53.
Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 66.
Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 59.
Sunday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 66.
Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 58.
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Today: <span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">Patchy fog before 10am. Otherwise,
mostly cloudy, with a high near 65. East wind 5 to 10 mph. <span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">
Tonight: Showers likely, mainly after 3am. Cloudy, with a low around 58. East wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter
of an inch possible.
Wednesday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before noon, then a slight chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 68. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west in the morning.
Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 52. Northwest wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 63. Windy, with a northwest wind 15 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.
Thursday Night: Clear, with a low around 46. Breezy.
Friday: Sunny, with a high near 61.
Friday Night: Clear, with a low around 51.
Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 68.
Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 59.
Sunday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 69.
Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 58.
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Hazardous Weather Outlook
<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Hazardous Weather Outlook
<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX
<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">640 AM CST Tue Dec 18 2018
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<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">GMZ330-335-TXZ163-164-176>179-195>200-210>214-226-227-235>238-300-
<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">313-335>338-436>438-191245-
<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Austin-Brazoria Islands-Brazos-Burleson-Chambers-Coastal Brazoria-
<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Coastal Galveston-Coastal Harris-Coastal Jackson-
<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Coastal Matagorda-Colorado-Fort Bend-Galveston Bay-
<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Galveston Island and Bolivar Peninsula-Grimes-Houston-
<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Inland Brazoria-Inland Galveston-Inland Harris-Inland Jackson-
<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Inland Matagorda-Madison-Matagorda Bay-Matagorda Islands-
<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Montgomery-Northern Liberty-Polk-San Jacinto-Southern Liberty-
<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Trinity-Walker-Waller-Washington-Wharton-
<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">640 AM CST Tue Dec 18 2018
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<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of Southeast Texas..
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<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight
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<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">A Dense Fog Advisory remains in effect until 10 AM this morning.
<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Dense fog with visibilities of less than 0.25 mi will create
<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">hazardous driving conditions. Otherwise, light rain is anticipated
<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">later this evening.
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<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday
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<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">A cold front will push through the region Wednesday into Thursday
<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">and showers and isolated thunderstorms can be anticipated. On
<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Thursday, in the wake of a cold front, gusty northwest winds can
<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">be expected, which may cause issues for large- profile vehicles
<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">and unsecured light objects.
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Dense Fog Advisory
<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX
<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">636 AM CST Tue Dec 18 2018
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<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">...The Dense Fog Advisory has been Extended to 10 AM...
<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">
<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">.Calm winds, clear skies, and residual low level moisture has
<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">allowed for the development of dense fog. The Dense Fog Advisory
<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">has been extended until 10 AM this morning. Burleson, Brazos,
<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Madison, and Houston counties are now also under a Dense Fog
<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Advisory.
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<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">TXZ164-177>179-197>200-210>214-226-227-235>238-300-313-335>338-
<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">181600-
<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">/O.EXT.KHGX.FG.Y.0028.000000T0000Z-181218T1600Z/
<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Trinity-Walker-San Jacinto-Polk-Washington-Grimes-Montgomery-
<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Northern Liberty-Colorado-Austin-Waller-Inland Harris-Chambers-
<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Wharton-Fort Bend-Inland Jackson-Inland Matagorda-Inland Brazoria-
<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Inland Galveston-Southern Liberty-Coastal Harris-Coastal Jackson-
<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Coastal Matagorda-Coastal Brazoria-Coastal Galveston-
<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Including the cities of Trinity, Groveton, Huntsville, Shepherd,
<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Coldspring, Livingston, Corrigan, Brenham, Navasota, Conroe,
<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">The Woodlands, Liberty, Cleveland, Dayton, Columbus, Eagle Lake,
<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Weimar, Sealy, Bellville, Hempstead, Prairie View, Brookshire,
<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Waller, Houston, Winnie, Mont Belvieu, Anahuac, Stowell,
<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Old River-Winfree, El Campo, Wharton, Missouri City,
<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Mission Bend, Sugar Land, Rosenberg, First Colony, Pecan Grove,
<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Edna, Ganado, Bay City, Pearland, Alvin, Angleton, League City,
<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Friendswood, Devers, Pasadena, Baytown, Palacios, Lake Jackson,
<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Freeport, Clute, Texas City, Dickinson, and La Marque
<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">636 AM CST Tue Dec 18 2018
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<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">...DENSE FOG ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST THIS
<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">MORNING...
<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">
<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">* EVENT...Areas of dense fog limiting visibilities to under a 1/4
<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"> of a mile.
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<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">* TIMING...Through 10 AM Tuesday morning.
<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">
<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">* IMPACT...Dense fog will create hazardous driving conditions.
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<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">A Dense Fog Advisory means visibilities will frequently be
<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">reduced to less than one quarter mile. If driving...slow down...
<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">use your headlights...and leave plenty of distance ahead of you.
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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) @ 0804 hrs
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Manchester
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">0.8 ft Falling = 45’08”
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Morgan’s Point
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">0.5 ft Falling = 45’05”
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Eagle Point
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">0.7 ft Falling = 45’07”
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Galveston Bay Entrance
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">0.5 ft Rising = 45’05”
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Pier 21
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">0.5 ft Steady = 45’05”
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<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Winds – Houston / Galveston Bay PORTS, NOAA/NOS @ 0804 hrs
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Manchester
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">1 knots from NE, 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">3 knots from N, gusts to 4 knots
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Eagle Point
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">3 knots from N, gusts to 4 knots
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Galveston Bay Entrance
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">7 knots from ENE, gusts to 8 knots
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Pier 21
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">2 knots from ENE, gusts to 4 knots
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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">641 AM CST Tue Dec 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
<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">GMZ300-190115-
<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">641 AM CST Tue Dec 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">Patchy dense fog this morning should clear out during the day as
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">east winds develop. A low pressure system with a weak cold front
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">will move through the area on Wednesday with showers and perhaps a
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">few thunderstorms. A stronger surge of cold air and much stronger
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">winds near gale force arrives early Thursday morning. Persistent
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">strong northwest winds expected Thursday into Friday afternoon. A
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">gale watch may be needed along with low water advisories.
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">GMZ335-190115-
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">641 AM CST Tue Dec 18 2018
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST THIS MORNING...
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.TODAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. Areas of
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">dense fog with visibility 1 NM or less in the morning.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.TONIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. A chance
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">of showers until early morning, then showers likely late.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.WEDNESDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots becoming west in the
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">afternoon. Bay waters smooth. A chance of showers and isolated
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">thunderstorms.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds around 5 knots increasing to
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">10 to 15 knots after midnight. Bay waters smooth becoming
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">slightly choppy after midnight. A slight chance of showers in the
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">evening.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.THURSDAY...Northwest winds 15 to 25 knots becoming 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.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.THURSDAY 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. Bay waters rough becoming choppy
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">after midnight.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.FRIDAY...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">.FRIDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southwest after
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">midnight. Bay waters smooth.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.SATURDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.SATURDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth.
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">GMZ330-190115-
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">Matagorda Bay-
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">641 AM CST Tue Dec 18 2018
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST THIS MORNING...
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.TODAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. Patchy
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">dense fog with visibility 1 NM or less in the morning. A slight
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">chance of showers in the late morning and afternoon.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.TONIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. A chance
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">of showers.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.WEDNESDAY...West 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 morning.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northwest
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">10 to 15 knots after midnight. Bay waters smooth becoming
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">slightly choppy after midnight.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.THURSDAY...Northwest winds 15 to 25 knots becoming 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.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.THURSDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 15 to 25 knots becoming 15 to
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">20 knots after midnight. Bay waters choppy.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.FRIDAY...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">.FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.SATURDAY...South winds around 10 knots. Bay waters smooth to
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">slightly choppy.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.SATURDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth.
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">GMZ350-355-190115-
<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">641 AM CST Tue Dec 18 2018
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.TODAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots increasing to 10 to 15 knots in
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">the afternoon. Seas 1 to 2 feet. A slight chance of showers in
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">the afternoon.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.TONIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. A chance
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">of showers until early morning, then showers likely late.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming west in the
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet. A chance of showers in the morning.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">Isolated thunderstorms. A slight chance of showers in the
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">afternoon.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northwest
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">15 to 20 knots after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 feet. A slight chance
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">of showers in the evening.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.THURSDAY...Northwest winds 20 to 25 knots increasing to 25 to
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">30 knots in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 feet building to 4 to
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">6 feet with occasional seas up to 7 feet in the afternoon.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.THURSDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 20 to 30 knots decreasing to
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">15 to 25 knots after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 feet.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.FRIDAY...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 2 to 3 feet.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.FRIDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south after
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">midnight. Seas 1 to 2 feet.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.SATURDAY...South winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 feet.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.SATURDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet.
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">GMZ370-375-190115-
<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">641 AM CST Tue Dec 18 2018
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.TODAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming east 10 to
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 1 to 2 feet. A slight chance of
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">showers in the afternoon.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.TONIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southeast after
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">midnight. Seas 2 to 3 feet. A chance of showers.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming west in the
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet. A chance of showers in the morning.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">Isolated thunderstorms. A slight chance of showers in the
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">afternoon.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...West winds around 10 knots becoming northwest
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">15 to 20 knots after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 feet. A slight chance
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">of showers.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.THURSDAY...Northwest winds 20 to 30 knots increasing to 25 to
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">35 knots in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 feet with occasional seas
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">up to 7 feet building to 7 to 10 feet with occasional seas up to
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">13 feet in the afternoon.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.THURSDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 25 to 35 knots decreasing to
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">20 to 30 knots after midnight. Seas 7 to 10 feet with occasional
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">seas up to 13 feet subsiding to 6 to 8 feet with occasional seas
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">up to 10 feet after midnight.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.FRIDAY...Northwest winds 15 to 25 knots decreasing to 10 to
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 feet with occasional seas
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">up to 7 feet subsiding to 2 to 3 feet in the afternoon.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.FRIDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southwest after
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">midnight. Seas 1 to 2 feet.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.SATURDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.SATURDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 feet.
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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
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<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Jesse Jones
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<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)
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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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