March 06, 2019 Wednesday
Houston, Galveston, Texas City, & Freeport, TX - Daily Port Update
Houston // Open to all vessel traffic
NOAA Weather
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GMZ300-062230-
Synopsis for High Island to the Matagorda Ship Channel out 60
nautical miles including Galveston and Matagorda Bays
339 AM CST Wed Mar 6 2019
.SYNOPSIS FOR HIGH ISLAND TO MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL OUT 60 NM...
Northeast winds early this morning will become east today and then
southeast tonight as high pressure moves off to the east.
A more southerly
flow along with an increasing risk of dense sea fog development can
be expected beginning on Thursday. The onshore flow strengthens at the
end of the week and into the first part of the weekend. Rain chances
back in the forecast beginning tonight will increase toward Saturday
when a cold front moves through the area. Fog should decrease in coverage
and intensity with the passage of this front.
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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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Wednesday
A Few Clouds
<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 50° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">High 56° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Humidity 59%
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Barometer 30.49 in / 1033.1 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 31° 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 NE 8 mph
Wednesday
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Fair
<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 54° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">High 55° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Humidity 57° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Barometer 30.49 in / 1033.4 mb
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Dewpoint 27° 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 33° 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 NE 15 mph
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Wednesday
Fair
<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 55° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">High 57° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Humidity 76%
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Barometer 30.49 in / 1033.6 mb Dewpoint 28° 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 29° 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 7 mph
Today: <span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">Mostly
sunny, with a high near 56. Northeast wind around 5 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon. <span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">
Tonight: Patchy drizzle between 9pm and midnight, then areas of drizzle with a chance of showers after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50. East wind around 5 mph. Chance
of precipitation is 30%.
Thursday: A 40 percent chance of showers. Cloudy, with a high near 71. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Thursday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 63. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Friday: A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 77. South wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Friday Night: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Cloudy, with a low around 66.
Saturday: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 78. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 58.
Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 78.
Sunday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 59.
Monday: A 40 percent chance of showers. Cloudy, with a high near 69.
Monday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers. Cloudy, with a low around 60.
Tuesday: A 40 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 76.<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">
Today: <span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Increasing clouds, with a high near 55. East wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Tonight: Patchy drizzle before midnight, then patchy drizzle with a slight chance of showers after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a temperature rising to around 60 by 4am. Southeast wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Thursday: A 40 percent chance of showers. Patchy fog after noon. Otherwise, mostly 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. South wind around 15 mph.
Friday: A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after noon. Patchy fog. Otherwise, cloudy, with a high near 72. South wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Friday Night: A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after midnight. Patchy fog. Otherwise, cloudy, with a low around 66. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Saturday: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before noon, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Patchy fog. Otherwise, cloudy, with a high near 74. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Saturday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers. Patchy fog. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with a low around 63.
Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 73.
Sunday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 61.
Monday: A 40 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 68.
Monday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 62.
Tuesday: A 30 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 72. Breezy. <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">Increasing clouds, with a high near
57. Northeast wind 10 to 15 mph becoming east in the afternoon. <span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">
Tonight: Patchy drizzle before midnight, then areas of drizzle with a chance of showers after midnight. Cloudy, with a temperature rising to around 60 by 3am. Southeast wind 5 to 10
mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Thursday: A 30 percent chance of showers. Patchy fog after noon. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high near 71. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Thursday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers. Patchy fog. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 64. South wind around 10 mph.
Friday: A 30 percent chance of showers. Patchy fog. Otherwise, cloudy, with a high near 73. South wind 10 to 15 mph.
Friday Night: A slight chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after midnight. Patchy fog. Otherwise, cloudy, with a low around 67. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Saturday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Patchy fog. Otherwise, cloudy, with a high near 76.
Saturday Night: Patchy fog. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with a low around 62.
Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 74.
Sunday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 60.
Monday: A 30 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 71.
Monday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 63.
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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
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<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">...Freeze Warning for Much of Southeast Texas...
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">.High pressure over North Texas will bring clearing skies, light
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">winds and very dry air into Southeast Texas. Temperatures are
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">expected to fall below freezing after midnight with low
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">temperatures falling into the upper 20`s north of a Brenham to
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Conroe to Cleveland line and to around 30 to 32 degrees south of
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">this line.
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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>237-300-061115-
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">/O.CON.KHGX.FZ.W.0002.190306T0600Z-190306T1400Z/
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Austin-Brazos-Burleson-Chambers-Colorado-Fort Bend-Grimes-Houston-
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Inland Brazoria-Inland Harris-Inland Jackson-Inland Matagorda-
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Madison-Montgomery-Northern Liberty-Polk-San Jacinto-
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Southern Liberty-Trinity-Walker-Waller-Washington-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, Brenham, Brookshire, Bryan, Caldwell, Cleveland,
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Coldspring, College Station, Columbus, Conroe, Corrigan,
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Crockett, Dayton, Devers, Eagle Lake, Edna, El Campo,
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">First Colony, Ganado, Groveton, Hempstead, Houston, Huntsville,
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Liberty, Livingston, Madisonville, Mission Bend, Missouri City,
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Mont Belvieu, Navasota, Old River-Winfree, Pearland, Pecan Grove,
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Prairie View, Rosenberg, Sealy, Shepherd, Somerville, Stowell,
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Sugar Land, The Woodlands, Trinity, Waller, Weimar, Wharton,
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">and Winnie
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">915 PM CST Tue Mar 5 2019
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM CST WEDNESDAY...
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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 26 and 32 degrees by early Wednesday
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"> morning.
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<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">* TIMING...Between midnight and 8 AM Wednesday morning.
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<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) @ 0655 hrs
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Manchester
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">0.8 ft Steady = 45’08”
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Morgan’s 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">Eagle Point
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">1.1 ft Falling = 46’01”
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Galveston Bay Entrance
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">0.6 ft Falling = 45’06”
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Pier 21
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">0.8 ft Falling = 45’08”
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<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Winds – Houston / Galveston Bay PORTS, NOAA/NOS @ 0655 hrs
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Manchester
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">4 knots from NE, 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">6 knots from NE, gusts to 7 knots
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Eagle Point
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">16 knots from ENE, gusts to 20 knots
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Galveston Bay Entrance
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">18 knots from NE, gusts to 21 knots
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Pier 21
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">5 knots from ENE, gusts to 11 knots
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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">339 AM CST Wed Mar 6 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">GMZ300-062230-
<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">339 AM CST Wed Mar 6 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">Northeast winds early this morning will become east today and then
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">southeast tonight as high pressure moves off to the east. A more southerly
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">flow along with an increasing risk of dense sea fog development can
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">be expected beginning on Thursday. The onshore flow strengthens at the
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">end of the week and into the first part of the weekend. Rain chances
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">back in the forecast beginning tonight will increase toward Saturday
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">when a cold front moves through the area. Fog should decrease in coverage
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">and intensity with the passage of this front.
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">GMZ330-335-062230-
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">Matagorda Bay-Galveston Bay-
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">339 AM CST Wed Mar 6 2019
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.TODAY...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">.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots decreasing to 5 to 10 knots
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">after midnight. Bay waters slightly choppy becoming smooth after midnight.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">A slight chance of showers and patchy drizzle in the evening, then
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">a chance of showers and areas of drizzle after midnight.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.THURSDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">Patchy drizzle in the morning. A chance of showers. Patchy fog in
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">the afternoon.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.THURSDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">Patchy fog. A slight chance of showers.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.FRIDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">Patchy fog. A chance of showers. A slight chance of thunderstorms
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">in the afternoon.
<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">Patchy 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">Patchy fog. Showers likely and a slight chance of thunderstorms in
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">the morning. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southeast after
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">midnight. Bay waters smooth. Patchy fog. A slight chance of showers.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.SUNDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots increasing to 10 to 15 knots in the
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">afternoon. Bay waters smooth becoming slightly choppy in the afternoon.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">A chance of showers.
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">GMZ350-355-062230-
<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">339 AM CST Wed Mar 6 2019
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.TODAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots becoming east in the afternoon.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">Seas 2 to 3 feet.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">Patchy drizzle and a slight chance of showers in the evening,
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">then a chance of showers and areas of drizzle after midnight.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.THURSDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Areas of
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">drizzle early in the morning. A chance of showers. Patchy drizzle
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">late in the morning. Patchy fog in the afternoon.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.THURSDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">Patchy fog. A slight chance of showers.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.FRIDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Patchy fog.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">A chance of showers in the morning. A slight chance of showers and
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">thunderstorms in the afternoon.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">Patchy fog. A slight chance of showers. A slight chance of
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">thunderstorms after midnight.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.SATURDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet with occasional
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">seas up to 7 feet. Patchy fog. A chance of showers and a slight chance
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">of thunderstorms.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming east 5 to
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">10 knots after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 feet. Patchy fog. 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">.SUNDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots increasing to 10 to 15 knots in
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 feet.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. A 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">GMZ370-375-062230-
<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">339 AM CST Wed Mar 6 2019
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.TODAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">Patchy drizzle in the evening, then areas of drizzle and a chance
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">of showers after midnight.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.THURSDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 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">.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.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.FRIDAY...South winds around 15 knots. Seas 4 feet.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.FRIDAY NIGHT...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.
<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.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southeast
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">5 to 10 knots after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 feet with occasional seas
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">up to 7 feet. A slight chance of showers.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.SUNDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.SUNDAY NIGHT...East 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.
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<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">45 feet/13.72 meters up to Shell / Enterprise
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">40 feet/12.19 meters up to S.P. Slip
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<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">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">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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