March 13, 2019 Wednesday
Houston, Galveston, Texas City, & Freeport, TX - Daily Port Update
Houston // Open to all vessel traffic
NOAA Weather
GMZ300-132115-
Synopsis for High Island to the Matagorda Ship Channel out 60
nautical miles including Galveston and Matagorda Bays
329 AM CDT Wed Mar 13 2019
.SYNOPSIS FOR HIGH ISLAND TO MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL OUT 60 NM...
Strong onshore winds will continue through the early afternoon
hours and weaken late today. Scattered showers and thunderstorms
will move offshore this afternoon in association with a weak
boundary. This boundary will stall and there will be a chance at
sea fog forming again overnight into Thursday morning ahead of a
cold front. A stronger cold front is expected to arrive Thursday
afternoon with strengthening northerlies on Friday.
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Recent port closures due to fog
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
03/07
1010 Pilots suspended boarding inbound vessel traffic – due to fog // outbound vessel traffic remains open
1500 Pilots suspended boarding outbound vessel traffic due to fog
2200 Pilots resumed boarding outbound vessel traffic
03/08
0245 Pilots resumed boarding inbound and remains boarding outbound vessel traffic
0918 Pilots suspended boarding inbound vessel traffic - due to fog and remains boarding outbound vessel traffic
1520 Pilots resumed boarding inbound vessel traffic and remains boarding outbound vessel traffic
2055 Pilots suspended boarding outbound vessel traffic and remains boarding inbound vessel traffic
03/09
0025 Pilots suspended boarding inbound vessel traffic – due to fog / outbound vessel traffic remains suspended
0650 Pilots resumed boarding inbound vessel traffic only
1300 Pilots resumed boarding outbound vessel traffic and remains boarding inbound and shifting vessel traffic
2135 Pilots suspended boarding all vessel traffic – due to fog
1430 Pilots resumed boarding outbound vessel traffic only // inbound vessel traffic remains suspended
2135 Pilots suspended boarding outbound vessel traffic and inbound vessel traffic remains suspended – due to fog
03/10
1430 Pilots resumed boarding outbound vessel traffic only // inbound vessel traffic remains suspended – due to fog
2145 Pilots suspended boarding outbound vessel traffic and inbound vessel traffic remains suspended – due to fog
03/11
1015 Pilots resumed boarding outbound vessel traffic only // Inbound remains suspended
1340 Pilots resumed boarding inbound vessel traffic and remains boarding outbound vessel traffic
1925 Pilots suspended boarding all vessel traffic – due to fog
2330 Pilots resumed boarding inbound vessel traffic only / Outbound vessel traffic remains suspended – due to fog
03/12
0445 Pilots suspended boarding inbound vessel traffic and outbound vessel traffic remains suspended – due to fog
0950 Pilots resumed boarding inbound vessel traffic only // Outbound vessel traffic remains suspended – due to fog
1737 Pilots suspended boarding inbound vessel traffic and outbound vessel traffic remains suspended – due to fog
03/13
0130 Pilots resumed boarding outbound vessel traffic only // inbound vessel traffic remains suspended – due to fog
0810 Pilots resumed boarding inbound vessel traffic and remains boarding outbound vessel traffic
[pilots boarded only 1 vessel about 0835/13th]
Present vessel traffic on HSC
56 Vessels set to proceed inbound
10 Vessels set to proceed outbound
3 Vessel set to shift in port
Galveston / Texas City // Open to all vessel traffic
Freeport // Closed to all vessel traffic – due to fog
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<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">NOAA HOUSTON
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Wednesday
Overcast
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Currently 72° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Low 62° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">High 77° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Humidity 87%
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Barometer 29.78 in / 1008.9 mb
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Dewpoint 68° 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 NR° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Heat Index NR° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Wind S 16 mph
Wednesday
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Fog / Mist
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Currently 68° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Low 68° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">High 71° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Humidity 90° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Barometer 29.79 in / 1008.6 mb
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Dewpoint 65° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Visibility 5 miles
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Wind Chill NR° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Heat Index NR° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Wind S 14 mph
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Wednesday
Overcast
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Currently 72° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Low 64° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">High 73° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Humidity 87%
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Barometer 29.78 in / 1008.4 mb Dewpoint 68° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Visibility 8 miles
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Wind Chill NR° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Heat Index NR° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Wind S 17 mph
Today: <span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">A
40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 77. Breezy, with a south wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph. <span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">
Tonight: A 50 percent chance of showers after 1am. Increasing clouds, with a low around 62. South wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. New precipitation amounts of less
than a tenth of an inch possible.
Thursday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 10am. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 74. West wind 5 to 10 mph becoming northwest in
the afternoon.
Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 48. North wind 10 to 15 mph.
Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 60. North wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Friday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 47.
Saturday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 61.
Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 45.
Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 61.
Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 47.
Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 66.
Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49.
Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 71.<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">
Today: <span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">Showers
and thunderstorms likely, mainly after 1pm. Cloudy, with a high near 71. Breezy, with a south wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts
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Tonight: A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a steady temperature around 68. South wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Thursday: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 10am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 10am and 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 73. Southwest wind
5 to 10 mph becoming north in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 52. Windy, with a north wind 10 to 15 mph increasing to 20 to 25 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.
Friday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Increasing clouds, with a high near 59. Windy, with a north wind 15 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Friday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51. Breezy.
Saturday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 62.
Saturday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50.
Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 58.
Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 53.
Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 65.
Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54. Breezy.
Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 67. Breezy. <span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">
Today: <span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">A 40 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms, mainly after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 73. Breezy, with a south wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph. <span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">
Tonight: A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 64. South wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Thursday: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 10am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 10am and 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 72. Southwest wind
5 to 10 mph becoming north in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 51. Breezy, with a north wind 10 to 15 mph increasing to 15 to 20 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.
Friday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Increasing clouds, with a high near 60. Breezy, with a north wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Friday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51.
Saturday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 61.
Saturday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49.
Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 58.
Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51.
Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 64.
Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 53.
Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 67.<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">513 AM CDT Wed Mar 13 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>338-436>438-141015-
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Austin-Brazoria Islands-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-
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Galveston Island and Bolivar Peninsula-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-Matagorda Islands-Montgomery-
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Northern Liberty-Polk-San Jacinto-Southern Liberty-Trinity-Walker-
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Waller-Washington-Wharton-
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">513 AM CDT Wed Mar 13 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...Today and Tonight
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">A thin and ragged line of rain and thunderstorms will move
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">northwest to southeast across Southeast Texas today. The primary
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">threats will be downburst thunderstorm winds and isolated weak
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">tornadoes. Generally those communities north of a Brenham to
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Conroe to Cleveland line will experience the highest probabilities
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">of strong thunderstorm activity during the morning into early
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">afternoon hours.
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday
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<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">No hazardous weather is anticipated.
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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">Heightened spotter awareness will be required today.
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Wind Advisory
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">254 AM CDT Wed Mar 13 2019
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">...Wind Advisory in effect ...
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">.Sustained onshore winds of near 20 knots with gusts to 30 knots
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">has prompted an areawide Wind Advisory across southeastern Texas
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">through 11 AM CDT.
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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>338-436>438-131600-
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">/O.NEW.KHGX.WI.Y.0005.190313T0754Z-190313T1600Z/
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Austin-Brazoria Islands-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-
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Galveston Island and Bolivar Peninsula-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-Matagorda Islands-Montgomery-
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Northern Liberty-Polk-San Jacinto-Southern Liberty-Trinity-Walker-
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">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">Baytown, Bellville, Brenham, Brookshire, Bryan, Caldwell,
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Cleveland, Clute, Coldspring, College Station, Columbus, Conroe,
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Corrigan, Crockett, Dayton, Devers, Dickinson, Eagle Lake, Edna,
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">El Campo, First Colony, Freeport, Friendswood, Galveston, Ganado,
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Groveton, Hempstead, Houston, Huntsville, La Marque,
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Lake Jackson, League City, Liberty, Livingston, Madisonville,
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Mission Bend, Missouri City, Mont Belvieu, Navasota,
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Old River-Winfree, Palacios, Pasadena, 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, Surfside Beach, Texas City, The Woodlands, Trinity,
<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">254 AM CDT Wed Mar 13 2019
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<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM CDT THIS MORNING...
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<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">The National Weather Service in Houston/Galveston has issued a
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Wind Advisory, which is in effect until 11 AM CDT this morning.
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">* EVENT...Sustained southerlies 20 knots gusts to 30 knots.
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">* TIMING...Through late morning.
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">* IMPACT...Strong winds may create hazardous travel conditions for
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"> high profile vehicles. Winds may also blow light weight objects
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"> about or take down small tree limbs.
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<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Drivers of vans...campers...trailers...and other high-profile
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">vehicles should be alert to the danger of these winds...especially
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">when driving along east to west oriented roads.
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<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">$$
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
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) @ 0923 hrs
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Manchester
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">1.6 ft Rising = 46’06”
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Morgan’s Point
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">1..7 ft Rising = 46’07”
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Eagle Point
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">2.3 ft Rising = 47’03”
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Galveston Bay Entrance
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">3.1 ft Rising = 48’01”
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Pier 21
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">2.7 ft Rising = 47’07”
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<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Winds – Houston / Galveston Bay PORTS, NOAA/NOS @ 0923 hrs
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Manchester
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">9 knots from S, 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">4 knots from SSE, gusts to 7 knots
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Eagle Point
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">13 knots from S, gusts to 16 knots
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Galveston Bay Entrance
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">14 knots from S, gusts to 17 knots
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Pier 21
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">8 knots from S, gusts to 12 knots
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<span-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">NOAA Weather Galveston Bay & Matagorda Bay
<span-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">https://tgftp.nws.noaa.gov/data/raw/fz/fzus54.khgx.cwf.hgx.txt
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">FZUS54 KHGX 130829
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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">329 AM CDT Wed Mar 13 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">GMZ300-132115-
<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">329 AM CDT Wed Mar 13 2019
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">
<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">Strong onshore winds will continue through the early afternoon
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">hours and weaken late today. Scattered showers and thunderstorms
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">will move offshore this afternoon in association with a weak
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">boundary. This boundary will stall and there will be a chance at
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">sea fog forming again overnight into Thursday morning ahead of a
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">cold front. A stronger cold front is expected to arrive Thursday
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">afternoon with strengthening northerlies on Friday.
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">GMZ330-335-132115-
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">Matagorda Bay-Galveston Bay-
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">329 AM CDT Wed Mar 13 2019
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT THIS MORNING...
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.TODAY...South winds around 20 knots decreasing to 10 to 15 knots
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">in the afternoon. Bay waters choppy becoming slightly choppy in
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">the afternoon. A chance of showers and thunderstorms...mainly in
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">the afternoon.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.TONIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">choppy. A chance of showers in the evening, then a slight 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...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming north 5 to
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">10 knots in the afternoon. Bay waters slightly choppy becoming
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">smooth in the afternoon. Showers likely early in the morning.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">Isolated thunderstorms in the morning. A chance of showers late
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">in the morning.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.THURSDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">20 knots after midnight. Bay waters slightly choppy becoming
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">choppy after midnight.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.FRIDAY...North winds 15 to 25 knots decreasing to 10 to 15 knots
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">in the afternoon. Bay waters choppy becoming slightly choppy in
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">the afternoon. A slight chance of showers and isolated
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">thunderstorms.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.FRIDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">20 knots after midnight. Bay waters slightly choppy becoming
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">choppy after midnight. A chance of showers and isolated
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">thunderstorms.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.SATURDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots decreasing to 10 to
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">15 knots in the afternoon. Bay waters choppy becoming slightly
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">choppy in the afternoon. A chance of showers and isolated
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">thunderstorms.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.SATURDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">smooth. A slight chance of showers and isolated thunderstorms.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.SUNDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.SUNDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth.
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">GMZ350-355-132115-
<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">329 AM CDT Wed Mar 13 2019
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.TODAY...South winds 20 to 25 knots decreasing to 15 knots in the
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 feet with occasional seas up to 9 feet. A
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.TONIGHT...South winds 15 to 20 knots decreasing to 10 to
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">15 knots after midnight. Seas 4 to 5 feet with occasional seas up
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">to 6 feet. A slight chance of showers.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.THURSDAY...West winds 10 to 15 knots becoming north in the
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 feet. Showers likely early in the morning.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">Isolated thunderstorms in the morning. A chance of showers late
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">in the morning.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.THURSDAY NIGHT...North winds 15 to 20 knots becoming 15 to
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">25 knots after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 feet building to 4 to 6 feet
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">with occasional seas up to 7 feet after midnight.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.FRIDAY...North winds 15 to 25 knots becoming 15 to 20 knots in
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 feet with occasional seas up to
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">7 feet. A chance of showers and isolated thunderstorms.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.FRIDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">A chance of showers and isolated thunderstorms.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.SATURDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots decreasing to 10 to
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 feet. A chance of showers
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">and isolated thunderstorms.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.SATURDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">4 feet. A slight chance of showers and isolated thunderstorms.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.SUNDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet. A
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">slight chance of showers and isolated thunderstorms.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.SUNDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">A slight chance of showers and isolated thunderstorms.
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">GMZ370-375-132115-
<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">329 AM CDT Wed Mar 13 2019
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.TODAY...South winds 20 to 25 knots becoming 15 to 20 knots in
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">the afternoon. Seas 7 to 9 feet with occasional seas up to 11
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">feet subsiding to 6 to 8 feet with occasional seas up to 10 feet
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">in the afternoon. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">afternoon.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.TONIGHT...South winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 5 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">.THURSDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming north 20 to
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">25 knots in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 feet with occasional seas
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">up to 7 feet. Showers likely in the morning. Isolated
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">thunderstorms. A chance of showers in the afternoon.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.THURSDAY NIGHT...North winds 15 to 20 knots increasing to 20 to
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">30 knots after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 feet with occasional seas up
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">to 7 feet building to 6 to 9 feet with occasional seas up to
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">11 feet after midnight. A slight chance of showers and isolated
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">thunderstorms.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.FRIDAY...North winds 20 to 25 knots becoming 15 to 25 knots in
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">the afternoon. Seas 6 to 9 feet with occasional seas up to
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">11 feet subsiding to 5 to 7 feet with occasional seas up to
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">8 feet in the afternoon. A chance of showers and isolated
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">thunderstorms.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.FRIDAY NIGHT...Northeast 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 chance of showers and
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">isolated thunderstorms.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.SATURDAY...Northeast 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 chance of showers and isolated
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">thunderstorms.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.SATURDAY NIGHT...Northeast 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 and isolated thunderstorms.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.SUNDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. A
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">slight chance of showers and isolated thunderstorms.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.SUNDAY NIGHT...Northeast 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 and isolated thunderstorms.
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Port of Houston Authority<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">
http://www.portofhouston.com/<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">
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
<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">40 feet/12.19 meters Bayport 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
<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Power Lines
<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Fred Hartman
<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Power Lines
<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Jesse Jones
<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Power Lines
<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Sidney Sherman
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
http://www.tctrr.com/<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">
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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
http://www.portofgalveston.com/<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">
<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
http://www.swg.usace.army.mil/<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">
http://www.swg.usace.army.mil/Missions/Navigation.aspx<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">
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<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Houston Pilots
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