January 11, 2019 Friday
Houston, Galveston, Texas City, & Freeport, TX - Daily Port Update
<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Houston // Open to all vessel traffic
01/03
0315 Pilots suspended boarding all vessel traffic - due to strong winds and rough seas
0700 Pilots resumed boarding inbound vessel traffic only
0810 Pilots resumed boarding outbound vessel traffic and remains boarding inbound 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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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 57° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">High 68° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Humidity 80%
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Barometer 30.16 in / 1021.8 mb
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Dewpoint 43° 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 E 7 mph
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Friday
<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 55° 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 72° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Barometer 30.17 in / 1021.5 mb
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Dewpoint 46° 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 53° 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 7 mph
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Fair
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Currently 44° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Low 59° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">High 67° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Humidity 93%
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Barometer 30.15 in / 1021.0 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 41° 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 5 mph
Today: <span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Mostly sunny, with a high near 68. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Tonight: A chance of showers, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after midnight. Low around 57. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming southwest after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an
inch possible.
Saturday: A 20 percent chance of showers before 9am. Cloudy through mid-morning, then gradual clearing, with a high near 66. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon.
Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 41. North wind around 10 mph.
Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 55. North wind 5 to 10 mph.
Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 41.
Monday: Sunny, with a high near 55.
Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 41.
Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 57.
Tuesday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers. Cloudy, with a low around 48.
Wednesday: A 30 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 65.
Wednesday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 53.
Thursday: A 40 percent chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 68.<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">
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Today: <span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">Sunny,
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Tonight: A slight chance of showers, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 58. Southeast wind 10 to 15 mph becoming south
after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Saturday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 9am, then a slight chance of showers between 9am and noon. Cloudy through mid-morning, then gradual clearing, with a high near
65. Southwest wind 10 to 15 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Saturday Night: Clear, with a low around 46. North wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 55. North wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 45.
Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 54.
Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 48.
Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 56.
Tuesday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers. Cloudy, with a low around 52.
Wednesday: A 30 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 62.
Wednesday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56.
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Today: <span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Sunny, with a high near 67. Southeast wind around 10 mph.
Tonight: A slight chance of showers, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 59. Southeast wind 10 to 15 mph becoming southwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation
is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Saturday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 9am. Cloudy through mid-morning, then gradual clearing, with a high near 67. Southwest wind 10 to 15 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon.
Saturday Night: Clear, with a low around 44. North wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 55. North wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 45.
Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 55.
Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 46.
Tuesday: A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 58.
Tuesday Night: A 50 percent chance of showers. Cloudy, with a low around 52.
Wednesday: A 40 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 64.
Wednesday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 55.
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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-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Galveston WEB Cams
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<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Kemah WEB Cams
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https://www.weatherbug.com/weather-camera/
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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) @ 0732 hrs
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Manchester
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">1.7 ft Rising = 46’07”
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Morgan’s Point
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">1.4 ft Steady = 46’04”
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Eagle Point
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">1.8 ft Falling = 46’08”
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Galveston Bay Entrance
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">1.7 ft Falling = 46’07”
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Pier 21
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">1.7 ft Falling = 46’07”
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<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Winds – Houston / Galveston Bay PORTS, NOAA/NOS @ 0732 hrs
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Manchester
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">4 knots from NNE, gusts to 5 knots
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Morgan’s Point
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">4 knots from NNE, gusts to 5 knots
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Eagle Point
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">11 knots from ENE, gusts to 13 knots
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Galveston Bay Entrance
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">11 knots from NE, gusts to 12 knots
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Pier 21
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">3 knots from ENE, gusts to 7 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">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">329 AM CST Fri Jan 11 2019
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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">GMZ300-112215-
<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">329 AM CST Fri Jan 11 2019
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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 gradually become southeast by Friday. Another cold front
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">is expected on Saturday. Moderate offshore flow is expected in the
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">wake of front Saturday night and Sunday. Onshore flow is expected
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">to return mid week.
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">GMZ330-335-112215-
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">Matagorda Bay-Galveston Bay-
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">329 AM CST Fri Jan 11 2019
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.TODAY...Southeast 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">.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots becoming south after
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">midnight. Bay waters slightly choppy. A slight chance of showers
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">in the evening, then showers likely and scattered thunderstorms
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">after midnight.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.SATURDAY...West winds around 10 knots becoming northwest in the
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">afternoon. Bay waters smooth to slightly choppy. A chance of
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">showers and isolated thunderstorms early in the morning, then a
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">slight chance of showers late in the morning.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.SATURDAY NIGHT...North 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">.SUNDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.SUNDAY NIGHT...North 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">.MONDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.MONDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.TUESDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming east in the
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">afternoon. Bay waters smooth. A chance of showers.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">smooth. A chance of showers.
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">GMZ350-355-112215-
<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">329 AM CST Fri Jan 11 2019
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.TODAY...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots becoming south after
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">midnight. Seas 2 to 3 feet. A slight chance of showers in the
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">evening, then showers likely and scattered thunderstorms after
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">midnight.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.SATURDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northwest in
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet. A chance of showers and isolated
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">thunderstorms early in the morning, then a slight chance of
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">showers late in the morning.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.SATURDAY NIGHT...North winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.SUNDAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots decreasing to 10 to 15 knots
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.SUNDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.MONDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.MONDAY NIGHT...Northeast 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">.TUESDAY...East winds around 10 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet. A slight
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">chance of showers.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 1 to
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">2 feet. A chance of showers.
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">GMZ370-375-112215-
<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">329 AM CST Fri Jan 11 2019
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.TODAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.TONIGHT...Southeast winds around 15 knots becoming south after
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">midnight. Seas 2 to 4 feet. A slight chance of showers in the
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">evening, then a chance of showers after midnight.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.SATURDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northwest in
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Isolated thunderstorms early in
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">the morning. A chance of showers in the morning.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.SATURDAY NIGHT...North winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.SUNDAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.SUNDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.MONDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots becoming north 10 to
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 feet.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.MONDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.TUESDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 feet. A slight
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">chance of showers.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 feet. A
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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">Power Lines
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<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Jesse Jones
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197’ (below Fred Hartman Bridge – Baytown)<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">175' (Baytown/LaPorte Bridge)
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">197’ (Battleship Texas)
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">175' (Beltway 8 Bridge)
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">197’ (Power Plant)
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">135' (Loop 610 Bridge)
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<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Port of Texas City
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<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The Texas City Ship Channel is approximately 11 miles from GB Buoy
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The ACOE project draft for the TXCSC is 45’00 FW at MLT from the GB BUOY to Valero Dock # 42, the channel above project draft is
40’00 FW at MLT. The length on the final approach from the Houston, Galveston, Texas City tri-channel split is approximately 6 miles, the width is approximately a 400 ft bottom, the Turning Basin is approximately 4,200 ft long and 1,200 ft wide with a maximum
deep draft of 45 ft FW at MLT, and is navigable day or night with no air draft restrictions. Only TX City Docks with 45’00” maximum deep draft at MLT are TC # 41, & 42
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<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Port of Galveston
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#051423">The Galveston Ship Channel is approximately miles from GB Buoy
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#051423">The ACOE project draft for the GSC is 45’00” FW. The narrowest point is approximately 1,200 ft wide with no air draft restrictions.
At the POGA berths the maximum deep draft varies from 32’00” to 40’00” at MLT,
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<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Port of Freeport is located three miles from deep water, the channel is 400 ft wide and ACOE project maximum deep draft at MLW is
45’00”.
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Army Corp of Engineers
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<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#051423">Galveston Texas City Pilots
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