March 05, 2019 Tuesday
Houston, Galveston, Texas City, & Freeport, TX - Daily Port Update
Houston // Open to all vessel traffic
Enjoying the artic blast, puling heavy coats out of the closet for the first time in years? Well it will be short lived, temperatures will rise on Thursday and fog is expected to creep back
into our area and last until Saturday night or Sunday morning.
NOAA Weather
GMZ300-052245-
Synopsis for High Island to the Matagorda Ship Channel out 60
nautical miles including Galveston and Matagorda Bays
332 AM CST Tue Mar 5 2019
.SYNOPSIS FOR HIGH ISLAND TO MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL OUT 60 NM...
Moderate to strong offshore winds and elevated seas will slowly diminish
today and tonight as high pressure builds into the area. Winds will
turn to the east and southeast Wednesday and Wednesday night as the
high moves off to the east.
Fog is expected to return beginning late
Thursday or early Friday and could persist into Saturday night or
Sunday morning. Good rain chances can be expected on Saturday.
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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
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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Tuesday
Partly Cloudy
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Currently 31° 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 47° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Humidity 54%
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Barometer 30.45 in / 1031.6 mb
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Dewpoint 16° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Visibility 10 miles
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Wind Chill 20° 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 15 mph
Tuesday
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Fair and Breezy
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Currently 35° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Low 42° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">High 49° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Humidity 64° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Barometer 30.43 in / 1030.5 mb
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Dewpoint 24° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Visibility 10 miles
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Wind Chill 23° 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 24 mph
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Tuesday
Fair
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Currently 31° 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 48° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Humidity 64%
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Barometer 30.44 in / 1030.7 mb Dewpoint 20° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Visibility 10 miles
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Wind Chill 21° 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 14
Today: <span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">Mostly
sunny, with a high near 47. North wind around 10 mph. <span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 33. North wind around 5 mph.
Wednesday: Increasing clouds, with a high near 56. Northeast wind around 5 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon.
Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49. Southeast wind around 5 mph.
Thursday: A 30 percent chance of showers. Cloudy, with a high near 69. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Thursday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers. Cloudy, with a low around 62.
Friday: A 40 percent chance of showers. Cloudy, with a high near 75.
Friday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Cloudy, with a low around 65.
Saturday: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Cloudy, with a high near 76. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 58.
Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 76.
Sunday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 58.
Monday: A 30 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 72.<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">
Today: <span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Mostly sunny, with a high near 49. Breezy, with a north wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high
as 25 mph.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 42. Northeast wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 56. Northeast wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Wednesday Night: Increasing clouds, with a low around 54. Southeast wind 10 to 15 mph.
Thursday: A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly after 1pm. Cloudy, with a high near 67. South wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Thursday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly before 7pm. Patchy fog after 7pm. Otherwise, cloudy, with a low around 64.
Friday: A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly after 7am. Patchy fog. Otherwise, cloudy, with a high near 69.
Friday Night: A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 7pm. Patchy fog. Otherwise, cloudy, with a low around 65. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Saturday: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 7am. Areas of fog. Otherwise, cloudy, with a high near 71. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Saturday Night: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 7pm, then a slight chance of showers. Areas of fog. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with a low around 61. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Sunday: A 20 percent chance of showers. Patchy fog. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 70.
Sunday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 60.
Monday: A 30 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 69.<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">Mostly sunny, with a high near 48.
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Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 38. North wind around 10 mph.
Wednesday: Increasing clouds, with a high near 58. Northeast wind around 10 mph becoming east in the afternoon.
Wednesday Night: Cloudy, with a temperature falling to near 54 by 8pm, then rising to around 60 during the remainder of the night. Southeast wind around 10 mph.
Thursday: A 30 percent chance of showers. Cloudy, with a high near 69. South wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Thursday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers. Patchy fog. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 64.
Friday: A 30 percent chance of showers. Patchy fog. Otherwise, cloudy, with a high near 71.
Friday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Areas of fog. Otherwise, cloudy, with a low around 66.
Saturday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Areas of fog. Otherwise, cloudy, with a high near 73.
Saturday Night: Patchy fog. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with a low around 61.
Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 72.
Sunday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 61.
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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">227 PM CST Mon Mar 4 2019
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<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">TXZ200-210>214-226-227-235>238-300-313-335>338-052030-
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Austin-Chambers-Coastal Brazoria-Coastal Galveston-Coastal Harris-
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Coastal Jackson-Coastal Matagorda-Colorado-Fort Bend-
<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-Northern Liberty-Southern Liberty-Waller-Wharton-
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">227 PM CST Mon Mar 4 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 persist through Wednesday morning.
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Temperatures are expected to fall below freezing after midnight
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">and not warm above freezing until Tuesday morning. A Freeze
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Warning is in effect for late tonight into Tuesday morning.
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<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday
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<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">It will remain cold on Tuesday with high temperatures remaining in
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">the 40`s. Freezing temperatures are again expected over much of
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Southeast Texas Wednesday 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 Warning
<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">305 AM CST Tue Mar 5 2019
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<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">...A Hard Freeze Warning continues for areas north of a Brenham
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">to Conroe to Livingston line from 9 AM Tuesday morning...
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">...A Freeze Warning is in effect for the rest of inland Southeast
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Texas - excluding the coast - until 9 AM...
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">High pressure is settling into the Southern Plains tonight. This
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">air mass is very cold, and freezing temperatures are occurring or
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">will be imminent over the next 6 hours. A hard freeze is possible
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">for areas roughly from a Brenham to Conroe to Livingston line.
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Further south, a light freeze is occurring with temperatures
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">bottoming out 27 and 32 degrees early this morning.
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">TXZ200-210>214-226-227-235>238-300-051500-
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">/O.CON.KHGX.FZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-190305T1500Z/
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Austin-Chambers-Colorado-Fort Bend-Inland Brazoria-
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Inland Galveston-Inland Harris-Inland Jackson-Inland Matagorda-
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Northern Liberty-Southern Liberty-Waller-Wharton-
<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">Bellville, Brookshire, Cleveland, Columbus, Dayton, Devers,
<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">Hempstead, Houston, League City, Liberty, Mission Bend,
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Missouri City, Mont Belvieu, Old River-Winfree, Pearland,
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Pecan Grove, Prairie View, Rosenberg, Sealy, Stowell, Sugar Land,
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Waller, Weimar, Wharton, and Winnie
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">305 AM CST Tue Mar 5 2019
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<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS MORNING...
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<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">* EVENT...Cold temperatures expected with temperatures falling to
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"> between 27 and 32 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 9 AM Tuesday morning.
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">* IMPACT...A Freeze Warning means sub-freezing temperatures are
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"> highly likely. 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 Warning means sub-freezing temperatures are imminent or
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">highly likely. These conditions will kill crops and other
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">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
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<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">KHOU WEATHER
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<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Galveston WEB Cams
https://www.galveston.com/webcams/
<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Kemah WEB Cams
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) @ 0716 hrs
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Manchester
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">0.4 ft Vacillating = 45’04”
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Morgan’s Point
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">0.0 ft Steady = 45’00”
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Eagle Point
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">0.7 ft Falling = 45’07”
<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">0.4 ft Falling = 45’04”
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<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Winds – Houston / Galveston Bay PORTS, NOAA/NOS @ 0716 hrs
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Manchester
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">4 knots from NNW, gusts to 9 knots
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Morgan’s Point
<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">Eagle Point
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">11 knots from NNE, gusts to 18 knots
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Galveston Bay Entrance
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">20 knots from NNE, gusts to 24 knots
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Pier 21
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">14 knots from NNE, gusts to 20 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 050932
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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">332 AM CST Tue Mar 5 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 Channel
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">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">GMZ300-052245-
<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">332 AM CST Tue Mar 5 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 and elevated seas will slowly diminish
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">today and tonight as high pressure builds into the area. Winds will
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">turn to the east and southeast Wednesday and Wednesday night as the
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">high moves off to the east. Fog is expected to return beginning late
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">Thursday or early Friday and could persist into Saturday night or
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">Sunday morning. Good rain chances can be expected on Saturday.
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">GMZ330-335-052245-
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">Matagorda Bay-Galveston Bay-
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">332 AM CST Tue Mar 5 2019
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">...Small Craft Should Exercise Caution This Morning...
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.TODAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots decreasing to 10 to 15 knots late
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">this morning or early this 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">.TONIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots becoming east in the afternoon.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">Bay waters slightly choppy.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast 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...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south 10 to 15 knots
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">in the afternoon. Bay waters smooth becoming slightly choppy in the
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">afternoon. A chance of showers.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.THURSDAY NIGHT and FRIDAY...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">.FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">Areas of fog. A chance of showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.SATURDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">Areas of fog. Showers likely and a slight chance of thunderstorms.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northwest
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">around 5 knots after midnight. Bay waters slightly choppy becoming
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">smooth after midnight. Patchy fog. A slight chance of showers.
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">GMZ350-355-052245-
<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-
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON...
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.TODAY...North winds around 20 knots decreasing to 15 to 20 knots late
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">this morning or early this afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 feet decreasing to
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">2 to 4 feet late this morning or early this afternoon.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.TONIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots becoming east in the afternoon.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">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 4 feet.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">A slight chance of showers.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.THURSDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. A slight
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">chance of showers.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.THURSDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet with
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">occasional seas up to 6 feet. Patchy fog. A slight chance of showers.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.FRIDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet. Patchy fog.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">A slight chance of showers.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">Areas of fog. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.SATURDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet. Areas of fog.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">A chance of showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming west 5 to
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">10 knots after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Patchy fog. A slight chance
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">of showers.
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">GMZ370-375-052245-
<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">332 AM CST Tue Mar 5 2019
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON...
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.TODAY...North winds around 20 knots decreasing to 15 to 20 knots late
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">this morning or early this afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 feet decreasing to
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">3 to 5 feet in the afternoon.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.TONIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.WEDNESDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet with occasional
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">seas up to 6 feet.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast 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.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.THURSDAY...South winds around 15 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet with occasional
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">seas up to 6 feet. A slight chance of showers.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.THURSDAY NIGHT and Friday...South winds around 15 knots. Seas 4 to
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">6 feet with occasional seas up to 7 feet. A slight chance of showers
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">on Friday.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast 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">.SATURDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet with occasional
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">seas up to 8 feet. A chance of showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming west after
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">midnight. Seas 4 to 6 feet with occasional seas up to 7 feet.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">Patchy fog. 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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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)
Air drafts clearances are based on MHW // Vessels should allow an additional 10 feet clearance for the Power Lines<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">
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<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Port of Texas City
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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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