March 04, 2019 Monday
Houston, Galveston, Texas City, & Freeport, TX - Daily Port Update
Houston // Open to all vessel traffic
NOAA Weather
GMZ300-042230-
Synopsis for High Island to the Matagorda Ship Channel out 60
nautical miles including Galveston and Matagorda Bays
333 AM CST Mon Mar 4 2019
.SYNOPSIS FOR HIGH ISLAND TO MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL OUT 60 NM...
Moderate to strong offshore winds in the wake of the cold front will
continue through the day then very gradually diminish. The
northerly flow will swing around to the east and southeast on
Wednesday.
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HSC Present vessel traffic
29 Vessels set to proceed inbound
4 Vessels set to proceed outbound
0 Vessel set to shift in port
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
0925 Pilots resumed boarding inbound vessel traffic and remains boarding outbound vessel traffic
02/19
1530 Pilots suspended boarding inbound and outbound vessel traffic – due to fog
02/20
0100 Pilots resumed boarding outbound vessel traffic
0330 Pilots resumed boarding inbound vessel traffic and remains boarding outbound vessel traffic
02/21
1130 Pilots suspended boarding inbound vessel traffic – due to fog and remains boarding outbound vessel traffic
1320 Pilots suspended boarding outbound vessel traffic and inbound vessel traffic remains suspended – due to fog
02/22
0001 – 2400 All vessel traffic suspended – due to dense fog
02/23
0900 Pilots resumed boarding outbound vessel traffic only
1120 Pilots resumed boarding inbound vessel traffic and remains boarding outbound vessel traffic
02/26
2350 Pilots suspended boarding inbound vessel traffic – due to fog // Pilots remain boarding Outbound vessel traffic only
02/27
0230 Pilots suspended boarding outbound vessel traffic and boarding inbound vessel traffic remains suspended – due to fog
02/28
0930 Pilots resumed boarding outbound vessel traffic // Inbound vessel traffic remains suspended
1330 Pilots resumed boarding inbound vessel traffic and remains boarding outbound vessel traffic
03/01
1535 Pilots suspended boarding outbound vessel traffic – due to fog and remains boarding inbound vessel traffic
1812 Pilots suspended boarding inbound vessel traffic and outbound vessel traffic remains suspended
03/02
0940 Pilots resumed boarding outbound vessel traffic // Inbound vessel traffic remains suspended
1300 Pilots suspended boarding outbound vessel traffic – due to fog and inbound vessel traffic remains suspended
03/03
0900 Pilots resumed boarding outbound vessel traffic and inbound vessel traffic remains suspended
1200 Pilots resumed boarding inbound vessel traffic and remains boarding outbound vessel traffic
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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Monday
Overcast
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Currently 37° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Low 31° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">High 40° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Humidity 73%
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Barometer 30.27 in / 1025.4 mb
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Dewpoint 29° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Visibility 9 miles
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Wind Chill 27° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Heat Index NR° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Wind N 17 mph
Monday
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Fog / Mist and Breezy
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Currently 41° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Low 38° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">High 43° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Humidity 86° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Barometer 30.25 in / 1024.5 mb
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Dewpoint 37° 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 32° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Heat Index NR° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Wind N 21 mph
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Monday
Overcast
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Currently 37° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Low 33° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">High 41° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Humidity 82%
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Barometer 30.28 in / 1015.2 mb Dewpoint 32° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Visibility 9 miles
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Wind Chill 28° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Heat Index NR° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Wind N 16, Gusts up to 28 mph
Today: <span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">A
slight chance of rain between noon and 3pm. Cloudy, with a high near 40. North wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">
Tonight: Mostly cloudy during the early evening, then gradual clearing, with a low around 31. North wind around 10 mph.
Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 50. North wind 5 to 10 mph.
Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 35. North wind around 5 mph.
Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 58. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon.
Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50.
Thursday: A 20 percent chance of showers. Cloudy, with a high near 69.
Thursday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers. Cloudy, with a low around 63.
Friday: A 40 percent chance of showers. Cloudy, with a high near 76.
Friday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Cloudy, with a low around 65.
Saturday: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Cloudy, with a high near 77. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Saturday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 62.
Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 75.<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">
Today: <span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">A 30 percent chance of rain, mainly between noon and 3pm. Cloudy, with a high near 43. Breezy,
with a north wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Tonight: A 20 percent chance of rain before 9pm. Cloudy during the early evening, then gradual clearing, with a low around 38. Breezy, with a north wind 15 to 20 mph.
Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 51. Breezy, with a north wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 43. Northeast wind around 15 mph.
Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 58. East wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 55.
Thursday: A 20 percent chance of showers. Cloudy, with a high near 68.
Thursday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers. Cloudy, with a low around 64.
Friday: A 30 percent chance of showers. Cloudy, with a high near 71.
Friday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers. Cloudy, with a low around 64.
Saturday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 72.
Saturday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 63.
Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 70.<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">
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Today: <span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">A 30 percent chance of rain, mainly
between 9am and 3pm. Cloudy, with a high near 41. Breezy, with a north wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. <span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">
Tonight: A 20 percent chance of rain before 9pm. Cloudy during the early evening, then gradual clearing, with a low around 33. North wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 51. North wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 41. Northeast wind around 10 mph.
Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 59. East wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Wednesday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 55.
Thursday: A 20 percent chance of showers. Cloudy, with a high near 70.
Thursday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers. Cloudy, with a low around 64.
Friday: A 30 percent chance of showers. Cloudy, with a high near 73.
Friday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers. Cloudy, with a low around 65.
Saturday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 74.
Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 63.
Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 71.<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">
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Hazardous Weather Outlook
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Hazardous Weather Outlook
<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">154 PM CST Sun Mar 3 2019
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<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">TXZ163-164-176>179-195>200-210>214-226-227-235>238-300-313-
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">335>338-042000-
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Austin-Brazos-Burleson-Chambers-Coastal Brazoria-
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Coastal Galveston-Coastal Harris-Coastal Jackson-
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Coastal Matagorda-Colorado-Fort Bend-Grimes-Houston-
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Inland Brazoria-Inland Galveston-Inland Harris-Inland Jackson-
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Inland Matagorda-Madison-Montgomery-Northern Liberty-Polk-
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">San Jacinto-Southern Liberty-Trinity-Walker-Waller-Washington-
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Wharton-
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">154 PM CST Sun Mar 3 2019
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<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of Southeast Texas..
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<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">.DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight
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<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Cold temperatures will filter into Southeast Texas tonight. A few
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">locations north of a Brenham to Conroe to Cleveland line could
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">fall below freezing for a few hours late tonight.
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<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday
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<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Cold temperatures will persist through Wednesday. Freezing
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">temperatures will be possible Tuesday and Wednesday morning over
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">much of Southeast Texas. The coldest temperatures are expected on
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Tuesday morning with freezing temperatures possible north of an
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Edna to La Marque to Liberty line. Temperatures will fall into
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">the 20`s north of a Brenham to Conroe to Livingston line for
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">several hours early Tuesday morning. A Freeze Watch or Warning
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">will be possible late Monday night into early Tuesday morning.
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<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
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<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Spotter activation will not be needed.
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Freeze Watch
<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">405 AM CST Mon Mar 4 2019
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<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">...Wind Advisory is cancelled...
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<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">...A Freeze Watch is in Effect for much of Southeast Texas late
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Monday Night into Early Tuesday....
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<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">High pressure will settle over North Texas on today into tonight.
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">This will allow for some very cold air to filter into the region
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">late tonight into Tuesday. Temperatures will fall below freezing
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">over areas north of Houston around midnight and could be below
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">freezing for 5 to 8 hours. Low temperatures by Tuesday morning
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">could be in the mid 20`s north of a Columbus to Conroe to
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Cleveland line and could need a hard freeze warning. Further south
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">a light freeze will be possible with temperatures near 30 for 1
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">to 3 hours.
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<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">TXZ163-164-176>179-195>200-210>213-226-227-235>238-042200-
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">/O.CON.KHGX.FZ.A.0001.190305T0600Z-190305T1400Z/
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Austin-Brazos-Burleson-Colorado-Fort Bend-Grimes-Houston-
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Inland Brazoria-Inland Galveston-Inland Harris-Inland Jackson-
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Inland Matagorda-Madison-Montgomery-Northern Liberty-Polk-
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">San Jacinto-Trinity-Walker-Waller-Washington-Wharton-
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Including the cities of Alvin, Angleton, Bay City, Bellville,
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Brenham, Brookshire, Bryan, Caldwell, Cleveland, Coldspring,
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">College Station, Columbus, Conroe, Corrigan, Crockett, Dayton,
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Eagle Lake, Edna, El Campo, First Colony, Friendswood, Ganado,
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Groveton, Hempstead, Houston, Huntsville, League City, Liberty,
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Livingston, Madisonville, Mission Bend, Missouri City, Navasota,
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Pearland, Pecan Grove, Prairie View, Rosenberg, Sealy, Shepherd,
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Somerville, Sugar Land, The Woodlands, Trinity, Waller, Weimar,
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">and Wharton
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">405 AM CST Mon Mar 4 2019
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<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">...FREEZE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">TUESDAY MORNING...
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<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">* EVENT...Very cold temperatures expected with temperatures
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"> falling to between 25 and 30 degrees by early Tuesday morning.
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">* TIMING...Between midnight and 8 AM Tuesday morning.
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<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">* IMPACT...A Freeze Watch means sub-freezing temperatures are
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"> possible. These conditions could kill crops and other
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"> sensitive vegetation.
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<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">A Freeze Watch means sub-freezing temperatures are possible.
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">These conditions could kill crops and other sensitive vegetation.
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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
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) @ 0804 hrs
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Manchester
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">0.6 ft Rising = 45’06”
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Morgan’s Point
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">0.2 ft Falling = 45’02”
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Eagle Point
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">0.9 ft Steady = 45’09”
<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 = 45’04”
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Pier 21
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">0.4 ft Falling = 45’04”
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<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Winds – Houston / Galveston Bay PORTS, NOAA/NOS @ 0804 hrs
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Manchester
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">10 knots from N, gusts to 16 knots
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Morgan’s Point
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">21 knots from N, gusts to 25 knots
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Eagle Point
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">16 knots from N, gusts to 21 knots
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Galveston Bay Entrance
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">22 knots from N, gusts to 28 knots
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Pier 21
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">16 knots from NNE, gusts to 23 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 040933
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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">333 AM CST Mon Mar 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">GMZ300-042230-
<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">333 AM CST Mon Mar 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">Moderate to strong offshore winds in the wake of the cold front will
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">continue through the day then very gradually diminish. The
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">northerly flow will swing around to the east and southeast on
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">Wednesday.
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">GMZ330-335-042230-
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">Matagorda Bay-Galveston Bay-
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">333 AM CST Mon Mar 4 2019
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.TODAY...North winds 15 to 25 knots becoming 15 to 20 knots in
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">the afternoon with higher gusts. Bay waters choppy to rough. A
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">slight chance of rain in the morning, then a chance of rain early
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">in the afternoon. A slight chance of rain late.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.TONIGHT...North winds 15 to 20 knots. Bay waters choppy.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.TUESDAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots decreasing to 10 to
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">20 knots in the afternoon. Bay waters choppy becoming slightly
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">choppy in the afternoon.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.TUESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">slightly choppy.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots becoming east in the
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">afternoon. Bay waters slightly choppy.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">slightly choppy. A slight chance of showers.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.THURSDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">choppy. A slight chance of showers.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.THURSDAY NIGHT...South 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">.FRIDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">A chance of showers.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">choppy. A slight chance of showers and isolated thunderstorms.
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">GMZ350-355-042230-
<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">333 AM CST Mon Mar 4 2019
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.TODAY...North winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet. A slight
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">chance of rain in the morning, then a chance of rain 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. Seas 3 to 5 feet. A slight
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">chance of rain early in the evening.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.TUESDAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.TUESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">3 feet.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.WEDNESDAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">4 feet. A slight chance of showers.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.THURSDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots becoming south 15 to
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">20 knots in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 feet. 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 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. A slight chance of showers.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.FRIDAY...South winds around 15 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet. A chance
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">of showers.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds around 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. A
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">slight chance of showers.
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">GMZ370-375-042230-
<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">333 AM CST Mon Mar 4 2019
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.TODAY...North 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 rain in the
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">morning, then a chance of rain in the afternoon.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.TONIGHT...North winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet with
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">occasional seas up to 8 feet. A chance of rain early in the
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">evening, then a slight chance of rain in the late evening and
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">early morning.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.TUESDAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet with
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">occasional seas up to 7 feet.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.TUESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">5 feet.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.WEDNESDAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet with
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">occasional seas up to 6 feet.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">5 feet with occasional seas up to 6 feet. 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...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet with
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">occasional seas up to 6 feet. A slight chance of showers.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.THURSDAY 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. A slight chance of showers.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.FRIDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet with
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">occasional seas up to 7 feet. A slight chance of showers.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds around 15 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">with occasional seas up to 6 feet.
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<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">45 feet/13.72 meters up to Shell / Enterprise
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">40 feet/12.19 meters up to S.P. Slip
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">36 feet/10.97 meters to the Turning Basin
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">40 feet/12.19 meters Barbour’s Cut Channel
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<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Please note the above information is based on the Corp of Engineers – Project draft for the Houston Ship Channel, if you have a question
regarding deep draft in Houston Ship Channel or alongside a berth, please contact our operations department
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<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">HSC Air Drafts Restrictions
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<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Power Lines
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<span-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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