January 12, 2019 Saturday
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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Mostly Cloudy
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Currently 61° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Low 41° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">High 66° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Humidity 90%
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Barometer 30.00 in / 1016.4 mb
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Dewpoint 58° 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 W 10 mph
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<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Currently 63° 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 65° 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 29.99 in / 1015.6 mb
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Dewpoint 63° 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
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<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Wind W 6 mph
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Fog / Mist
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Currently 61° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Low 44° 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 100%
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Barometer 30.02 in / 1016.4 mb Dewpoint 61° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Visibility 6 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 NW 10 mph, Gusts up to 20 mph
Today: <span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Cloudy through mid morning, then gradual clearing, with a high near 66. Northwest wind around
10 mph.
Tonight: 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: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 41. North wind around 5 mph.
Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 53. North wind around 5 mph.
Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 41.
Tuesday: A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 56.
Tuesday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Cloudy, with a low around 48.
Wednesday: A 20 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.
Thursday: Partly sunny, with a high near 69.
Thursday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 54.
Friday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 71.<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">Cloudy
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Tonight: Clear, with a low around 46. North wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 54. North wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 45. North wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 53. Northeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48.
Tuesday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Cloudy, with a high near 56.
Tuesday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Cloudy, with a low around 52.
Wednesday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 61.
Wednesday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 58.
Thursday: A 20 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 64.
Thursday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 58.
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Today: <span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Cloudy through mid morning, then gradual clearing, with a high near 67. Northwest wind 10 to
15 mph.
Tonight: 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: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 45. North wind around 10 mph.
Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 54. North wind around 10 mph.
Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 47.
Tuesday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Cloudy, with a high near 57.
Tuesday Night: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Cloudy, with a low around 52.
Wednesday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 64.
Wednesday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 57.
Thursday: Partly sunny, with a high near 66.
Thursday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 57.
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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
https://www.galveston.com/webcams/
<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Kemah WEB Cams
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https://www.weatherbug.com/weather-camera/
<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Baytown WEB Cams
https://www.weatherbug.com/weather-camera/
https://www.meteoblue.com/en/weather/forecast/webcams/baytown_united-states-of-america_4672731
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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) @ 0820 hrs
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Manchester
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">1.5 ft Rising = 46’05”
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Morgan’s 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">Eagle Point
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">2.0 ft Steady = 47’00”
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Galveston Bay Entrance
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">1.9 ft Steady = 46’09”
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Pier 21
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">1.9 ft Rising = 46’09”
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<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Winds – Houston / Galveston Bay PORTS, NOAA/NOS @ 0820 hrs
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Manchester
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">4 knots from W, 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 WNW, gusts to 13 knots
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Eagle Point
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">8 knots from WNW, gusts to 14 knots
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Galveston Bay Entrance
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">10 knots from W, gusts to 12 knots
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Pier 21
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">8 knots from W, 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">Coastal Waters Forecast...UPDATED
<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">522 AM CST Sat Jan 12 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">GMZ300-130015-
<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">522 AM CST Sat Jan 12 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">A cold front will move into the waters today. Moderate offshore
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">flow is expected in the wake of the front tonight and Sunday, and
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">SCEC conditions will be expected. SCA may be needed if winds
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">surpass SCEC criteria. Onshore flow is expected to return mid
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">week.
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">GMZ330-335-130015-
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">Matagorda Bay-Galveston Bay-
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">522 AM CST Sat Jan 12 2019
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.TODAY...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 slight chance
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">of showers early in the morning.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.TONIGHT...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...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots becoming north 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">.MONDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.TUESDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. A chance
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">of showers and thunderstorms.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. A
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">chance of showers and thunderstorms.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.WEDNESDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. A
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">chance of showers and thunderstorms.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">after midnight. Bay waters smooth. A slight chance of showers.
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">GMZ350-355-130015-
<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">522 AM CST Sat Jan 12 2019
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">...Small Craft Should Exercise Caution...
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.TODAY...West winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northwest in the
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 feet. A chance of showers early in the
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">morning.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.TONIGHT...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...Northeast 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 2 feet. A chance of
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">showers and thunderstorms.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet. A
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">chance of showers and thunderstorms.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.WEDNESDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet. A chance
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">of showers and thunderstorms.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">after midnight. Seas 2 feet. A slight chance of showers.
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">GMZ370-375-130015-
<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">522 AM CST Sat Jan 12 2019
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">...Small Craft Should Exercise Caution...
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.TODAY...West winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northwest in the
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 feet. A chance of showers early in the
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">morning.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.TONIGHT...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 decreasing to 10 to 15 knots
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 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 10 to 15 knots. 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 chance of
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">showers and thunderstorms.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">Showers and thunderstorms likely.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. A
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">chance of showers and thunderstorms.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 feet. A slight chance of showers.
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<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">45 feet/13.72 meters up to Shell / Enterprise
<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">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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