February 17, 2019 Sunday
Houston, Galveston, Texas City, & Freeport, TX - Daily Port Update
Houston // Open to outbound vessel traffic only
NOAA Weather
GMZ300-172330-
Synopsis for High Island to the Matagorda Ship Channel out 60
nautical miles including Galveston and Matagorda Bays
447 AM CST Sun Feb 17 2019
.SYNOPSIS FOR HIGH ISLAND TO MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL OUT 60 NM...
A fresh to strong wind flow is expected tonight through early
Tuesday morning, resulting in building seas. Caution flags in
effect for this afternoon and Small Craft Advisories for tonight
through early Tuesday morning. Unsettled weather, and possibly
some fog offshore, is expected Tuesday through Thursday with upper
level disturbances moving overhead and a coastal trough situated
off the coast.
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Recent Port Closures
02/10
1615 Pilots suspended boarding inbound and outbound vessel traffic - due to fog
1815 Pilots resumed boarding inbound vessel traffic only
1925 Pilots suspended boarding inbound vessel traffic - due to fog
02/11
1040 Pilots resumed boarding outbound vessel traffic and inbound vessel traffic remains suspended
1335 Pilots resumed boarding inbound vessel traffic and remains boarding outbound vessel traffic
1900 Pilots suspended boarding inbound vessel traffic only – due to fog
2125 Pilots suspended boarding outbound vessel traffic and inbound traffic remains suspended – due to fog
02/12
0410 Pilots resumed boarding inbound and outbound vessel traffic
02/16
0425 Pilots suspended boarding inbound and outbound vessel traffic – due to fog
1300 Pilots resumed boarding outbound vessel traffic only
1720 Pilots suspended boarding outbound vessel traffic and inbound remains suspended – due to fog
02/17
0600 Pilots resumed boarding outbound vessel traffic only
Vessel traffic
39 vessels waiting to proceed inbound
28 vessels waiting to proceed outbound
3 vessels set to shift
Galveston / Texas City // Open to all vessel traffic
Freeport // Open to all vessel traffic
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<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">NOAA HOUSTON
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Sunday
Fog / Mist
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Currently 71° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Low 48° 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 87%
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Barometer 29.69 in / 1005.9 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 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 W 6 mph
Sunday
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Fog / Mist
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Currently 68° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Low 52° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">High 63° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Humidity 93° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Barometer 29.67 in / 1004.8 mb
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Dewpoint 66° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Visibility 5 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 14 mph
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Sunday
Fog / Mist
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Currently 69° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Low 51° 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 96%
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Barometer 29.66 in / 1004.3 mb Dewpoint 68° 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 S 14 mph
Today: <span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">A 50 percent chance of showers before noon. Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, cloudy, then
gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 67. North wind 5 to 10 mph.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 48. Northeast wind around 10 mph.
Washington's Birthday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 62. Northeast wind around 10 mph.
Monday Night: Showers likely, with thunderstorms also possible after midnight. Cloudy, with a low around 51. East wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Tuesday: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Cloudy, with a high near 59. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Tuesday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Cloudy, with a low around 51.
Wednesday: A 50 percent chance of showers. Cloudy, with a high near 57.
Wednesday Night: A 50 percent chance of showers. Cloudy, with a low around 52.
Thursday: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Cloudy, with a high near 63. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Thursday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 57.
Friday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 69.
Friday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 64.
Saturday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 70.
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Today: <span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">Showers
likely, mainly before 1pm. Patchy dense fog before 1pm. Otherwise, cloudy, with a high near 63. West wind 5 to 10 mph becoming north 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts
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Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 52. Breezy, with a northeast wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Washington's Birthday: A 20 percent chance of showers after 7am. Partly sunny, with a high near 59. Breezy, with a northeast wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Monday Night: Showers likely, with thunderstorms also possible after 1am. Cloudy, with a low around 55. Windy, with an east wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of
precipitation is 70%.
Tuesday: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Cloudy, with a high near 63. Breezy, with a northeast wind 15 to 20 mph becoming south 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as
high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Tuesday Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly before 7pm. Cloudy, with a low around 56. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Wednesday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Cloudy, with a high near 58. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Wednesday Night: A 50 percent chance of showers. Cloudy, with a low around 57.
Thursday: A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 7am. Cloudy, with a high near 62. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Thursday Night: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 60.
Friday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 65.
Friday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65.
Saturday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 66.<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">Showers likely, mainly before noon.
Patchy dense fog before noon. Otherwise, cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 66. Light and variable wind becoming north 10 to 15 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of
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Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 51. Breezy, with a northeast wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Washington's Birthday: A 30 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 59. Breezy, with a northeast wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Monday Night: Showers likely, with thunderstorms also possible after midnight. Cloudy, with a low around 56. Breezy, with a northeast wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Tuesday: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Cloudy, with a high near 64. Breezy, with a northeast wind 15 to 20 mph becoming light and variable in the afternoon. Winds could gust as
high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Tuesday Night: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Cloudy, with a low around 55.
Wednesday: A 50 percent chance of showers. Cloudy, with a high near 58.
Wednesday Night: A 50 percent chance of showers. Cloudy, with a low around 56.
Thursday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 63.
Thursday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 60.
Friday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 66.
Friday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 64.
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Dense Fog Advisory
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">341 AM CST Sun Feb 17 2019
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<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">...Dense fog advisory in effect...
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">.Areas of fog with embedded patchy dense fog will continue across
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">the inland areas until a cold front pushes through from the
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">northwest clearing out the fog. Close to the coast sea fog will
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">likely become more prevalent until the cold front arrives.
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<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">TXZ214-236>238-300-313-335>338-436>438-171400-
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">/O.NEW.KHGX.FG.Y.0016.190217T0941Z-190217T1400Z/
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Brazoria Islands-Chambers-Coastal Brazoria-Coastal Galveston-
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Coastal Harris-Coastal Jackson-Coastal Matagorda-
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Galveston Island and Bolivar Peninsula-Inland Brazoria-
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Inland Galveston-Inland Matagorda-Matagorda Islands-
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Southern Liberty-
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Including the cities of Alvin, Anahuac, Angleton, Bay City,
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Baytown, Clute, Devers, Dickinson, Freeport, Friendswood,
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Galveston, La Marque, Lake Jackson, League City, Mont Belvieu,
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Old River-Winfree, Palacios, Pasadena, Pearland, Stowell,
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Surfside Beach, Texas City, and Winnie
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">341 AM CST Sun Feb 17 2019
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM CST THIS MORNING...
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<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">The National Weather Service in Houston/Galveston has issued a
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Dense Fog Advisory, which is in effect until 8 AM CST this
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">morning.
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">* EVENT...Sea fog reducing visibility to less than 1/4 mile.
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">* TIMING...a cold front should push through to the coast by around
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"> 8 am improving visibilities from the northwest toward the coast
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<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">* IMPACT...Hazardous driving conditions.
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<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">A Dense Fog Advisory means visibilities will frequently be
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">reduced to less than one quarter mile. If driving...slow down...
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">use your headlights...and leave plenty of distance ahead of you.
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NOAA Houston/Galveston Weather<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">
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) @ 0556 hrs
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Manchester
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">1.5 ft Falling = 45’05”
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Morgan’s Point
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">1.3 ft Falling = 45’03”
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Eagle Point
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">1.4 ft Falling = 46’04”
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Galveston Bay Entrance
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">0.2 ft Falling = 45’02”
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Pier 21
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">0.6 ft Falling = 45’06”
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<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Winds – Houston / Galveston Bay PORTS, NOAA/NOS @ 0556 hrs
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Manchester
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">3 knots from WNW, 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">3 knots from NW, gusts to 4 knots
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Eagle Point
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">15 knots from SSW, gusts to 19 knots
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Galveston Bay Entrance
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">12 knots from S, gusts to 21 knots
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Pier 21
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">7 knots from S, gusts to 12 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 171047
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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">447 AM CST Sun Feb 17 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">GMZ300-172330-
<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">447 AM CST Sun Feb 17 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 fresh to strong wind flow is expected tonight through early
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">Tuesday morning, resulting in building seas. Caution flags in
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">effect for this afternoon and Small Craft Advisories for tonight
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">through early Tuesday morning. Unsettled weather, and possibly
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">some fog offshore, is expected Tuesday through Thursday with upper
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">level disturbances moving overhead and a coastal trough situated
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">off the coast.
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">GMZ330-335-172330-
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">Matagorda Bay-Galveston Bay-
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">447 AM CST Sun Feb 17 2019
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS MORNING...
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.TODAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming north 10 to
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">15 knots in the afternoon. Bay waters smooth becoming slightly
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">choppy in the afternoon. Patchy fog in the morning. A chance of
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">showers until late afternoon.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.TONIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northeast 15 to
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">20 knots after midnight. Bay waters slightly choppy becoming
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">choppy after midnight.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.MONDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Bay waters choppy. A
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">slight chance of showers.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.MONDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Bay waters
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">choppy. Showers likely. Thunderstorms likely after midnight.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.TUESDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots becoming east 5 to
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">10 knots in the afternoon. Bay waters choppy becoming smooth in
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">the afternoon. Showers and thunderstorms likely.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.TUESDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots increasing to 10 to
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">15 knots after midnight. Bay waters smooth becoming slightly
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">choppy after midnight. A chance of showers and isolated
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">thunderstorms.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.WEDNESDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">choppy. A chance of showers.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">slightly choppy. A chance of showers.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.THURSDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots decreasing to 5 to
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">10 knots in the afternoon. Bay waters slightly choppy becoming
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">smooth in the afternoon. A chance of showers and thunderstorms.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.THURSDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">smooth. A chance of showers and thunderstorms.
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">GMZ350-355-172330-
<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">447 AM CST Sun Feb 17 2019
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS MORNING...
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH LATE
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">MONDAY NIGHT...
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.TODAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots becoming north 10 to 15 knots
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Patchy fog in the morning. A
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">chance of showers early in the morning. Showers likely late in
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">the morning, then a slight chance of showers early in the
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">afternoon.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.TONIGHT...North winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northeast 20 to
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">25 knots after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 feet building to 4 to 6 feet
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">with occasional seas up to 7 feet after midnight.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.MONDAY...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 chance of showers.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.MONDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 20 to 25 knots becoming east
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">15 to 25 knots after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 feet with occasional
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">seas up to 8 feet. Showers likely. Thunderstorms likely after
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">midnight.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.TUESDAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots becoming south 10 to
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 feet with occasional seas
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">up to 7 feet subsiding to 3 to 4 feet in the afternoon. Showers
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">and thunderstorms likely.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.TUESDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots increasing to 10 to
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">15 knots after midnight. 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">.WEDNESDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet. A
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">chance of showers.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">4 feet. A chance of showers.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.THURSDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northeast 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 thunderstorms.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.THURSDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds around 10 knots. Seas 3 to
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">4 feet. A chance of thunderstorms and a slight chance of showers.
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">GMZ370-375-172330-
<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">447 AM CST Sun Feb 17 2019
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">MONDAY NIGHT...
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.TODAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming north in the
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">afternoon. Seas 3 feet. Patchy fog in the morning. A slight
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">chance of showers early in the morning. A chance of showers in
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">the late morning and early afternoon.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.TONIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots increasing to 20 to
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">25 knots after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 feet building to 5 to 7 feet
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">with occasional seas up to 8 feet after midnight.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.MONDAY...Northeast winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 7 to 9 feet with
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">occasional seas up to 11 feet. A chance of showers.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.MONDAY NIGHT...East winds 15 to 25 knots. Seas 7 to 9 feet with
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">occasional seas up to 11 feet. Showers likely. Thunderstorms
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">likely after midnight.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.TUESDAY...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots becoming south 10 to
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 feet with occasional seas
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">up to 8 feet. Showers and thunderstorms likely.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming north
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 feet. 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">.WEDNESDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. A
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">chance of showers.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 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">.THURSDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots decreasing to 5 to 10 knots
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 feet. A chance of showers and
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">thunderstorms.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.THURSDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 feet. A
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">chance of thunderstorms and a slight chance of showers.
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Port of Houston Authority<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">
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ACOE Project Depth for Houston Ship Channel<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">
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<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">45 feet/13.72 meters up to Shell / Enterprise
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">40 feet/12.19 meters up to S.P. Slip
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">36 feet/10.97 meters to the Turning Basin
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">40 feet/12.19 meters Barbour’s Cut Channel
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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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197’ (Morgan’s Point)
197’ (below Fred Hartman Bridge – Baytown)<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">175' (Baytown/LaPorte Bridge)
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">197’ (Battleship Texas)
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">175' (Beltway 8 Bridge)
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">197’ (Power Plant)
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">135' (Loop 610 Bridge)
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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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