December 29, 2018 Saturday
Houston, Galveston, Texas City, & Freeport, TX - Daily Port Update
<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Houston // Open to all vessel traffic
Recent port closures due to fog
12/18
0200 Pilots suspended boarding all vessel traffic – due to fog
1120 Pilots resumed boarding outbound vessel traffic only
1415 Pilots resumed boarding inbound vessel traffic and remains boarding outbound vessel traffic
12/19
1210 Pilots suspended boarding all vessel traffic - due to fog
1930 Pilots resumed boarding outbound vessel traffic only
2300 Pilots resumed boarding inbound vessel traffic / Pilots remain boarding outbound vessel traffic
12/23
0420 Pilots suspended boarding inbound vessel traffic – due to fog / Pilots remain boarding outbound traffic only
0540 Pilots suspended boarding outbound vessel traffic and inbound traffic remains suspended – due to fog
0905 Pilots resumed boarding all vessel traffic
12/24
2030 Pilots suspended boarding inbound and outbound vessel traffic – due to fog
12/25
0900 Pilots resumed boarding outbound 5 vessels and did not officially open the channel and then suspended
boarding outbound vessel traffic and inbound vessel traffic remains suspended
1000 Pilots resumed boarding outbound 7 vessels and did not officially open the channel and then suspended
boarding outbound vessel traffic and inbound vessel traffic remains suspended
1255 Pilots suspended boarding outbound vessel traffic and inbound vessel traffic remains suspended
1555 Pilots resumed boarding inbound vessel traffic only
1900 Pilots resumed boarding outbound vessel traffic and remains boarding inbound vessel traffic
12/26
1935 Pilots suspended boarding all vessel traffic – due to fog // with the exception of vessels transiting to/from GB
Buoy to Bolivar Roads
12/27
1100 Pilots resumed boarding outbound vessel traffic
1355 Pilots have resumed boarding inbound vessel traffic and remains boarding outbound 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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Overcast
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Currently 51° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Low 43° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">High 52° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Humidity 69%
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Barometer 30.15 in / 1021.3 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 46° 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 13 mph
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Saturday
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Overcast
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Currently 53° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Low 46° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">High 55° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Humidity 83° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Barometer 30.13 in / 1020.2 mb
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Dewpoint 48° 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 48° 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 15 mph
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Saturday
Overcast
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Currently 52° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Low 46° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">High 54° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Humidity 75%
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Barometer 30.15 in / 1020.8 mb 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 50° 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 7 mph
Today: <span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">A 30 percent chance of rain. Cloudy, with a high near 52. North wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts
as high as 20 mph.
Tonight: Rain likely. Cloudy, with a low around 43. North wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Sunday: Rain likely. Cloudy, with a high near 51. North wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Sunday Night: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Cloudy, with a low around 49. Light and variable wind becoming west 5 to 10 mph after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Monday: A 30 percent chance of showers before noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 63. West wind 5 to 10 mph.
Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 49.
New Year's Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 59.
Tuesday Night: Rain likely. Cloudy, with a low around 42. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Wednesday: Rain likely. Cloudy, with a high near 46. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Wednesday Night: A 50 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 35.
Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 51.
Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 39.
Friday: Sunny, with a high near 60.<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">
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Today: <span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">A 40 percent chance of rain. Cloudy, with a high near 55. Breezy, with a north wind around
20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Tonight: Rain likely. Cloudy, with a low around 46. Breezy, with a north wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Sunday: Rain likely. Cloudy, with a high near 56. Northeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Sunday Night: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Cloudy, with a low around 52. Northeast wind 10 to 15 mph becoming south after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Monday: A 50 percent chance of showers before noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 63. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph decreasing to 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.
Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51.
New Year's Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 58.
Tuesday Night: Rain likely. Cloudy, with a low around 45. Breezy. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Wednesday: Rain likely. Cloudy, with a high near 49. Breezy. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Wednesday Night: Rain likely, mainly before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 39. Breezy. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 51. Breezy.
Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 45.
Friday: Sunny, with a high near 58.<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">
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Today: <span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">A 40 percent chance of rain. Cloudy,
with a high near 54. North wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. <span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">
Tonight: Rain likely. Cloudy, with a low around 46. North wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a
tenth of an inch possible.
Sunday: Rain likely. Cloudy, with a high near 55. North wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and
quarter of an inch possible.
Sunday Night: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Cloudy, with a low around 51. North wind 10 to 15 mph becoming south after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph. Chance
of precipitation is 60%.
Monday: A 30 percent chance of showers before noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 63. West wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 47.
New Year's Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 60.
Tuesday Night: Rain likely. Cloudy, with a low around 45. Breezy. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Wednesday: Rain likely. Cloudy, with a high near 50. Breezy. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Wednesday Night: Rain likely, mainly before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 38. Breezy. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 52.
Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 41.
Friday: Sunny, with a high near 59.<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">
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-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Galveston WEB Cams
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<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">MARSEC LEVEL 1
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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) @ 0736 hrs
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Manchester
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">1.4 ft Falling = 46’04”
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Morgan’s Point
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">1.1 ft Falling = 46’01”
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Eagle Point
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">1.5 ft Falling = 46’05”
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Galveston Bay Entrance
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">1.8 ft Rising = 46’08”
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Pier 21
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">1.7 ft Rising = 46’07”
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<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Winds – Houston / Galveston Bay PORTS, NOAA/NOS @ 0736hrs
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Manchester
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">5 knots from N, gusts to 9 knots
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Morgan’s Point
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">9 knots from NNE, gusts to 12 knots
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Eagle Point
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">15 knots from NE, 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">15 knots from NE, gusts to 18 knots
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Pier 21
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">7 knots from NE, gusts to 14 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 291035
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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">435 AM CST Sat Dec 29 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">GMZ300-292315-
<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">435 AM CST Sat Dec 29 2018
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.SYNOPSIS FOR HIGH ISLAND TO MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL OUT 60 NM...
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">Moderate local water northeast winds, elevated Gulf seas and choppy
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">bay conditions will persist through Sunday morning.
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">GMZ330-335-292315-
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">Matagorda Bay-Galveston Bay-
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">435 AM CST Sat Dec 29 2018
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">...Small Craft Should Exercise Caution today...
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.TODAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots. Bay waters choppy. A chance
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">of rain.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.TONIGHT...North winds 15 to 20 knots. Bay waters choppy. Rain
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">likely.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.SUNDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">Rain likely.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.SUNDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southwest
<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 likely and isolated thunderstorms.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.MONDAY...West winds 15 to 20 knots decreasing to 10 to 15 knots
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">in the afternoon. Bay waters choppy becoming slightly choppy in
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">the afternoon. A chance of showers in the morning.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.MONDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots becoming north 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">.TUESDAY...Northeast 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">.TUESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">15 to 20 knots after midnight. Bay waters slightly choppy
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">becoming choppy after midnight. Rain likely.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.WEDNESDAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots. Bay waters choppy. Rain
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">likely.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...North winds 15 to 20 knots. Bay waters choppy.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">Rain likely in the evening, then a chance of rain after midnight.
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">GMZ350-355-292315-
<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">435 AM CST Sat Dec 29 2018
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.TODAY...North winds around 20 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet. A chance
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">of rain.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.TONIGHT...North winds around 20 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet. Rain likely.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.SUNDAY...Northeast 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 4 feet. Rain likely.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.SUNDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">15 to 20 knots after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 feet. A chance of
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">showers and isolated thunderstorms.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.MONDAY...West winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northwest 10 to
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 feet. A chance of showers
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">in the morning.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.MONDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming north
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.TUESDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet. A
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">slight chance of rain.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.TUESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots becoming 15 to
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">25 knots after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 feet. Rain likely.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.WEDNESDAY...North winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet. Rain
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">likely.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...North winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">Rain likely in the evening, then a chance of rain after midnight.
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">GMZ370-375-292315-
<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">435 AM CST Sat Dec 29 2018
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.TODAY...Northeast winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet with
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">occasional seas up to 8 feet. A chance of rain.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.TONIGHT...Northeast winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet with
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">occasional seas up to 8 feet. Rain likely.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.SUNDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet with
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">occasional seas up to 7 feet. Rain likely.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots becoming south 15 to
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">20 knots after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 feet. 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">.MONDAY...West winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northwest 10 to
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 feet. A chance of showers
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">in the morning, then a slight chance of showers in the afternoon.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.MONDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.TUESDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet. A
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">slight chance of rain.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.TUESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">with occasional seas up to 8 feet. Rain likely.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.WEDNESDAY...North winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 6 to 8 feet with
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">occasional seas up to 10 feet. Rain likely.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...North winds around 25 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">with occasional seas up to 8 feet. Rain likely in the evening,
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">then a chance of rain after midnight.
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ACOE Project Depth for Houston Ship Channel<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">
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<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">45 feet/13.72 meters up to Shell / Enterprise
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">40 feet/12.19 meters up to S.P. Slip
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">36 feet/10.97 meters to the Turning Basin
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">40 feet/12.19 meters Barbour’s Cut Channel
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<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Please note the above information is based on the Corp of Engineers – Project draft for the Houston Ship Channel, if you have a question
regarding deep draft in Houston Ship Channel or alongside a berth, please contact our operations department
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<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">HSC Air Drafts Restrictions
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<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Power Lines
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<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Fred Hartman
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<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Jesse Jones
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<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Sidney Sherman
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">197’ (Morgan’s Point)
197’ (below Fred Hartman Bridge – Baytown)<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">175' (Baytown/LaPorte Bridge)
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">197’ (Battleship Texas)
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">175' (Beltway 8 Bridge)
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">197’ (Power Plant)
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">135' (Loop 610 Bridge)
Air drafts clearances are based on MHW // Vessels should allow an additional 10 feet clearance for the Power Lines<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">
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<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Port of Texas City
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">
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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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Association
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<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#051423">Galveston Texas City Pilots
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<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Brazos Harbor Pilots
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NOAA
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