February 4, 2019 Monday
Houston, Galveston, Texas City, & Freeport, TX - Daily Port Update
NOAA
GMZ300-050415-
Synopsis for High Island to the Matagorda Ship Channel out 60
nautical miles including Galveston and Matagorda Bays
915 AM CST Mon Feb 4 2019
.SYNOPSIS FOR HIGH ISLAND TO MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL OUT 60 NM...
Dense sea fog will be possible the rest of the morning and could
extend into the afternoon depending upon how winds increase. Sea
fog will be possible again tonight into Tuesday morning with a
similar wind pattern in place. Winds do increase Wednesday into
Thursday ahead of a cold front. The cold front should push through
Thursday night and likely end the potential for sea fog. Small
craft advisories may be needed for strong winds and rough seas
behind the front.
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Houston // Closed to all vessel traffic – due to fog
02/01
0137 Pilots suspended boarding all vessel traffic due to fog
1015 Pilots resumed boarding inbound vessel traffic
1500 Pilots resumed boarding outbound vessel traffic only
2015 Pilots resumed board inbound vessel traffic and remains boarding outbound vessel traffic
02/02
0445 Pilots suspended boarding all vessel traffic – due to fog
1315 Pilots resumed boarding outbound vessel traffic only
1645 Pilots suspended boarding all vessel traffic – due to fog
02/03
1125 Pilots resumed boarding inbound vessel traffic only
1300 Pilots suspended boarding inbound vessel traffic – due to fog // Outbound vessel traffic remains suspended
Vessel traffic
41 Vessels set to proceed inbound
30 Vessels set to proceed outbound
5 Vessels set to shift in port
<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Galveston / Texas City // Closed to all vessel traffic – due to fog
<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Freeport // Closed to all vessel traffic – due to fog
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<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">NOAA HOUSTON
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Monday
Fog / Mist
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Currently 67° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Low 64° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">High 74° 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 29.94 in / 1014.3 mb
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Dewpoint 67° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Visibility 0.75 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 S 8 mph
Monday
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Fog
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Currently 64° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Low 62° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">High 69° 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 29.96 in / 1014.5 mb
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Dewpoint 64° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Visibility 0.13 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 S 7 mph
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Monday
Fog / Mist
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Currently 67° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Low 63° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">High 70° 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 29.96 in / 1014.4 mb Dewpoint 67° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Visibility 1 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
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Today: <span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">Isolated
showers. Areas of dense fog before noon. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high near 74. Southwest wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">
Tonight: Patchy fog. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 64. South wind around 5 mph.
Tuesday: Isolated showers. Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high near 76. South wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Tuesday Night: Isolated showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65. South wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Wednesday: Isolated showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 76. South wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Wednesday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66.
Thursday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 73.
Thursday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 44.
Friday: A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 52.
Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 42.
Saturday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 58.
Saturday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50.
Sunday: A 30 percent chance of showers. Cloudy, with a high near 67.<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">Isolated
showers. Areas of dense fog before noon. Otherwise, cloudy, with a high near 69. South wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">
Tonight: Patchy fog. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 62. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Tuesday: Isolated showers. Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high near 68. South wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Tuesday Night: Isolated showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 62. South wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Wednesday: Isolated showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 69. South wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Wednesday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 63.
Thursday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 68.
Thursday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers. Cloudy, with a low around 47. Windy.
Friday: A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 52. Breezy.
Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 45. Breezy.
Saturday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 56.
Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 53.
Sunday: A 30 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 64.<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">
Today: <span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">Isolated showers. Areas of dense
fog before noon. Otherwise, cloudy, with a high near 70. South wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">
Tonight: Patchy fog. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 63. South wind around 5 mph.
Tuesday: Isolated showers. Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high near 71. South wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Tuesday Night: Isolated showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 63. South wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Wednesday: Isolated showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 70. South wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Wednesday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 64.
Thursday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 70.
Thursday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48. Windy.
Friday: A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 53. Breezy.
Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 45. Breezy.
Saturday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 57.
Saturday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54.
Sunday: A 30 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 66.<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">
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">657 AM CST Mon Feb 4 2019
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<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">TXZ163-164-176>179-195>200-210>214-226-227-235>238-300-313-
<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">335>338-436>438-051300-
<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-
<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 Islands-Montgomery-
<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Northern Liberty-Polk-San Jacinto-Southern Liberty-Trinity-Walker-
<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Waller-Washington-Wharton-
<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">657 AM CST Mon Feb 4 2019
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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">Patchy fog can be expected in the morning. Some of the fog could become
<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">dense.
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<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday
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<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Mainly late night through early morning fog...some possibly dense...will
<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">be possible until a cold front moves through the area on Thursday.
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<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
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<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Spotter activation will not be needed.
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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">847 AM CST Mon Feb 4 2019
<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">
<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">...DENSE FOG ADVISORY EXTENDED UNTIL NOON CST TODAY...
<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">
<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">.Areas of fog...some dense with visibilities of one quarter of a
<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">mile or less...can be expected. This will make it difficult to
<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">travel on area roads.
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<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">TXZ178-179-199-200-210>214-226-227-235>238-300-313-335>338-
<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">436>438-041800-
<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">/O.EXT.KHGX.FG.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-190204T1800Z/
<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Austin-Brazoria Islands-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-
<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Galveston Island and Bolivar Peninsula-Inland Brazoria-
<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Inland Galveston-Inland Harris-Inland Jackson-Inland Matagorda-
<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Matagorda Islands-Montgomery-Northern Liberty-Polk-San Jacinto-
<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Southern Liberty-Waller-Wharton-
<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Including the cities of Alvin, Anahuac, Angleton, Bay City,
<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Baytown, Bellville, Brookshire, Cleveland, Clute, Coldspring,
<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Columbus, Conroe, Corrigan, Dayton, Devers, Dickinson,
<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Eagle Lake, Edna, El Campo, First Colony, Freeport, Friendswood,
<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Galveston, Ganado, Hempstead, Houston, La Marque, Lake Jackson,
<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">League City, Liberty, Livingston, Mission Bend, Missouri City,
<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Mont Belvieu, Old River-Winfree, Palacios, Pasadena, Pearland,
<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Pecan Grove, Prairie View, Rosenberg, Sealy, Shepherd, Stowell,
<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Sugar Land, Surfside Beach, Texas City, The Woodlands, Waller,
<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Weimar, Wharton, and Winnie
<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">847 AM CST Mon Feb 4 2019
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<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">...DENSE FOG ADVISORY EXTENDED UNTIL NOON CST TODAY...
<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">
<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">* EVENT...Dense fog.
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<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">* TIMING...Now through NOON CST.
<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">
<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">* IMPACT...Limited visibility to a quarter of a mile or less
<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"> impacting travel on roads.
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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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<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">&&
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NOAA Houston/Galveston Weather<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">
http://www.srh.noaa.gov/hgx/<span-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
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<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">NOAA USGULF Offshore Waters Weather
http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/text/MIAOFFNT4.shtml<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">
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<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">KHOU WEATHER
http://www.khou.com/weather/<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">
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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
https://saltwater-recon.com/kemah-seabrook/
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
<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) @ 0928 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">1.3 ft Falling = 46’03”
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Galveston Bay Entrance
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">0.5 ft Steady = 45’05”
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Pier 21
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">0.7 ft Falling = 45’07”
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<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Winds – Houston / Galveston Bay PORTS, NOAA/NOS @ 0928 hrs
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Manchester
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">3 knots from S, gusts to 6 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 SSE, gusts to 5 knots
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Eagle Point
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">5 knots from S, gusts to 6 knots
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Galveston Bay Entrance
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">6 knots from S, gusts to 8 knots
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Pier 21
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">4 knots from S, gusts to 6 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">915 AM CST Mon Feb 4 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">GMZ300-050415-
<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">915 AM CST Mon Feb 4 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">Dense sea fog will be possible the rest of the morning and could
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">extend into the afternoon depending upon how winds increase. Sea
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">fog will be possible again tonight into Tuesday morning with a
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">similar wind pattern in place. Winds do increase Wednesday into
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">Thursday ahead of a cold front. The cold front should push through
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">Thursday night and likely end the potential for sea fog. Small
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">craft advisories may be needed for strong winds and rough seas
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">behind the front.
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">GMZ335-050415-
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">Galveston Bay-
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">915 AM CST Mon Feb 4 2019
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY...
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.REST OF TODAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">Areas of dense fog with visibility 1 NM or less late in the
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">morning. Patchy fog in the afternoon. Isolated showers.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.TONIGHT...South winds around 5 knots. Bay waters smooth. Patchy
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">fog.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.TUESDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. Patchy
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">fog. Isolated showers.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.TUESDAY NIGHT...South winds around 10 knots. Bay waters smooth
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">to slightly choppy. Patchy fog. Isolated showers.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.WEDNESDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">choppy. Patchy fog. Isolated showers.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">slightly choppy. Patchy fog. A chance of showers.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.THURSDAY...South winds around 10 knots becoming west in the
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">afternoon. Bay waters smooth to slightly choppy becoming smooth
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">in the afternoon. A chance of showers and isolated thunderstorms.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.THURSDAY NIGHT...North winds 20 to 25 knots becoming 15 to
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">25 knots after midnight. Bay waters rough becoming choppy after
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">midnight. A chance of showers.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.FRIDAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots. Bay waters choppy. 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">.FRIDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots decreasing to
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">10 to 15 knots after midnight. Bay waters choppy becoming
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">slightly choppy after midnight.
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">GMZ330-050415-
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">Matagorda Bay-
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">915 AM CST Mon Feb 4 2019
<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 NOON CST TODAY...
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.REST OF TODAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">Areas of dense fog with visibility 1 NM or less late in the
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">morning. Patchy fog in the afternoon. Isolated showers.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">Patchy fog.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.TUESDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. Patchy
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">fog. Isolated showers.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.TUESDAY NIGHT...South winds around 10 knots. Bay waters smooth
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">to slightly choppy. Patchy fog. Isolated showers.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.WEDNESDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">choppy. Patchy fog. Isolated showers.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">slightly choppy. Patchy fog. A chance of showers.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.THURSDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northwest in the
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">afternoon. Bay waters slightly choppy. A chance of showers and
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">isolated thunderstorms.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.THURSDAY NIGHT...North winds 15 to 25 knots becoming 20 to
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">25 knots after midnight. Bay waters choppy becoming rough after
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">midnight. A chance of showers.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.FRIDAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots. Bay waters choppy. 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">.FRIDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Bay waters
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">choppy.
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">GMZ355-050415-
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM-
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">915 AM CST Mon Feb 4 2019
<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 NOON CST TODAY...
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.REST OF TODAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">Areas of dense fog with visibility 1 NM or less late in the
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">morning. Patchy fog in the afternoon. Isolated showers.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.TONIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet. Patchy
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">fog.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.TUESDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet. Patchy
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">fog. Isolated showers.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.TUESDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">Patchy fog. Isolated showers.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.WEDNESDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Patchy
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">fog. Isolated showers.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">Patchy fog. A slight chance of showers.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.THURSDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots becoming west 5 to
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">10 knots in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 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">.THURSDAY NIGHT...North winds 15 to 25 knots increasing to 20 to
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">30 knots after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 feet with occasional seas up
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">to 7 feet. A chance of showers.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.FRIDAY...Northeast winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet with
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">occasional seas up to 7 feet. A slight chance of showers.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.FRIDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 20 to 25 knots decreasing to
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">15 to 20 knots after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 feet.
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">GMZ350-050415-
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX out
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">20 NM-
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">915 AM CST Mon Feb 4 2019
<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 NOON CST TODAY...
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.REST OF TODAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 feet. Areas of
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">dense fog with visibility 1 NM or less late in the morning, then
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">patchy fog in the afternoon. Isolated showers late in the
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">morning, then scattered showers in the afternoon.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.TONIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet. Patchy
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">fog.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.TUESDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 feet. Patchy fog.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">Isolated showers.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.TUESDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">Patchy fog. Isolated showers.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.WEDNESDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet. Patchy
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">fog. Isolated showers.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">Patchy fog. A slight chance of showers.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.THURSDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots becoming north in the
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 feet. 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">.THURSDAY NIGHT...North winds 15 to 25 knots increasing to 20 to
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">30 knots after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 feet with occasional seas up
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">to 7 feet. A chance of showers.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.FRIDAY...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 slight chance of showers.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.FRIDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds around 20 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">with occasional seas up to 7 feet.
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">$$
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">GMZ375-050415-
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">Waters from High Island to Freeport TX from 20 to 60 NM-
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">915 AM CST Mon Feb 4 2019
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.REST OF TODAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 feet. Patchy
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">fog with visibility 1 NM or less late in the morning. Patchy fog
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">in the afternoon. Scattered showers.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.TONIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 feet. Patchy fog.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.TUESDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 feet. Patchy fog.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">Isolated showers.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.TUESDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">Patchy fog. Isolated showers.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.WEDNESDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Patchy
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">fog. Isolated showers.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...South winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">with occasional seas up to 6 feet. Patchy fog. A slight chance of
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">showers.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.THURSDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest in the
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 feet with occasional seas up to 6 feet. A
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">chance of showers and isolated thunderstorms.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.THURSDAY NIGHT...North winds 20 to 25 knots increasing to 25 to
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">30 knots after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 feet with occasional seas up
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">to 8 feet building to 6 to 9 feet with occasional seas up to
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">11 feet after midnight. A chance of showers.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.FRIDAY...Northeast winds 25 to 30 knots. Seas 6 to 9 feet with
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">occasional seas up to 11 feet. A slight chance of showers.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.FRIDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 6 to 8 feet
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">with occasional seas up to 10 feet subsiding to 5 to 6 feet with
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">occasional seas up to 7 feet after midnight.
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">GMZ370-050415-
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">Waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX from 20 to
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">60 NM-
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">915 AM CST Mon Feb 4 2019
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.REST OF TODAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 feet. Patchy
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">fog with visibility 1 NM or less late in the morning. Patchy fog
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">in the afternoon. Scattered showers.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.TONIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 feet. Patchy fog.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.TUESDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 feet. Patchy fog.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">Isolated showers.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.TUESDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">Patchy fog. Isolated showers.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.WEDNESDAY...South winds around 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">Patchy fog. Isolated showers.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...South winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">with occasional seas up to 7 feet. Patchy fog. A slight chance of
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">showers.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.THURSDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest in the
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 feet with occasional seas up to 7 feet. A
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">chance of showers and isolated thunderstorms.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.THURSDAY NIGHT...North winds 20 to 25 knots increasing to 25 to
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">30 knots after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 feet with occasional seas up
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">to 8 feet building to 6 to 9 feet with occasional seas up to
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">11 feet after midnight. A chance of showers.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.FRIDAY...Northeast winds 25 to 30 knots decreasing to 20 to
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">25 knots in the afternoon. Seas 7 to 10 feet with occasional seas
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">up to 13 feet. A slight chance of showers.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.FRIDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 6 to 9 feet
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">with occasional seas up to 11 feet subsiding to 6 to 7 feet with
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">occasional seas up to 8 feet 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
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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-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)
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<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">135' (Loop 610 Bridge)
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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
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<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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