March 15, 2019 Friday
Houston, Galveston, Texas City, & Freeport, TX - Daily Port Update
Houston // Open to all vessel traffic
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]
1942 Pilots suspended boarding all vessel traffic – due to fog
03/14
0500 Pilots resumed boarding outbound vessel traffic only // inbound traffic remains suspended – due to fog
0840 Pilots resumed boarding inbound vessel traffic and pilots remains boarding outbound vessel traffic
Present vessel traffic on HSC
9 Vessels set to proceed inbound
9 Vessels set to proceed outbound
0 Vessel set to shift in port
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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Friday
Mostly Cloudy
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Currently 53° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Low 47° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">High 60° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Humidity 45%
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Barometer 30.31 in / 1026.9 mb
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Dewpoint 32° 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 N 14 mph, Gusts up to 21 mph
Friday
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Overcast and Windy
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Currently 55° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Low 49° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">High 60° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Humidity 47° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Barometer 30.29 in / 1025.7 mb
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Dewpoint 35° 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
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<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Wind S 10 mph
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Friday
Overcast
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Currently 54° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Low 48° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">High 58° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Humidity 47° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Barometer 30.29 in / 1025.7 mb
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Dewpoint 35° 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 49° 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 20 mph, Gusts up to 30 mph
Today: <span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">A
30 percent chance of showers after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 60. North wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. <span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">
Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 47. North wind around 10 mph.
Saturday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 58. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Saturday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 46. Northeast wind around 5 mph.
Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 66. Northeast wind around 5 mph.
Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 46.
Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 68.
Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49.
Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 70.
Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 50.
Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 73.
Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 52.
Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 75.
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Today: <span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">Showers
likely, mainly after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 60. Windy, with a north wind 15 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible. <span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">
Tonight: Showers likely, mainly before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49. North wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation
amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Saturday: A 30 percent chance of showers. Cloudy, with a high near 57. Breezy, with a northeast wind 15 to 20 mph.
Saturday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51. Northeast wind 10 to 15 mph.
Sunday: A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 63. Northeast wind 10 to 15 mph.
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 55.
Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 66.
Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 56.
Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 68.
Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 59.
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Today: <span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Showers likely, mainly after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 58. Breezy, with a north
wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Tonight: A 40 percent chance of showers, mainly before 1am. Cloudy, with a low around 48. North wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Saturday: A 30 percent chance of showers. Cloudy, with a high near 56. Northeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Saturday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48. Northeast wind around 10 mph.
Sunday: A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 63. Northeast wind around 10 mph.
Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51.
Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 66.
Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54.
Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 66.
Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 56.
Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 69.
Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 57.
Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 71.<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">
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Wind Advisory
<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX
<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">608 AM CDT Fri Mar 15 2019
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<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">...A Wind Advisory is in effect for the immediate coastline...
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<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">.North winds 20 to 30 mph gusts as high 35 miles per hour will
<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">persist this morning, then slowly diminish this afternoon.
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<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">TXZ436>438-151600-
<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">/O.CON.KHGX.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-190315T1600Z/
<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Brazoria Islands-Galveston Island and Bolivar Peninsula-
<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Matagorda Islands-
<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Including the cities of Galveston and Surfside Beach
<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">608 AM CDT Fri Mar 15 2019
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<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM CDT THIS MORNING...
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<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">* EVENT...north winds 20 to 30 mph with higher gusts.
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<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">* TIMING...this morning.
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<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">* IMPACT...Drivers of vans...campers...trailers...and other high-profile
<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"> vehicles should be alert to the danger of these winds...
<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"> especially when driving along east to west oriented roads.
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<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Drivers of vans...campers...trailers...and other high-profile
<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">vehicles should be alert to the danger of these winds...
<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">especially when driving along east to west oriented roads.
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NOAA Houston/Galveston Weather<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">
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<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">NOAA USGULF Offshore Waters Weather
http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/text/MIAOFFNT4.shtml<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">
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<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">KHOU WEATHER
http://www.khou.com/weather/<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">
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<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Galveston WEB Cams
https://www.galveston.com/webcams/
<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Kemah WEB Cams
https://saltwater-recon.com/kemah-seabrook/
https://www.weatherbug.com/weather-camera/
<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Baytown WEB Cams
https://www.weatherbug.com/weather-camera/
https://www.meteoblue.com/en/weather/forecast/webcams/baytown_united-states-of-america_4672731
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<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">MARSEC LEVEL 1
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">YELLOW / ELEVATED
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<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Maximum Deep Drafts - Houston / Galveston Bay
<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">PORTS NOAA/NOS Water Levels (above MLLW) @ 0919 hrs
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:red">Manchester
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:red">-0.4 ft Falling = 44’08”
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:red">Morgan’s Point
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:red">-0.4 ft Steady = 44’08”
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Eagle Point
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">0.3 ft Falling = 45’03”
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Galveston Bay Entrance
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">0.9 ft Rising = 45’09”
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Pier 21
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">0.7 ft Steady = 45’07”
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<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Winds – Houston / Galveston Bay PORTS, NOAA/NOS @ 0656 hrs
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Manchester
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">6 knots from N, 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">14 knots from N, gusts to 20 knots
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Eagle Point
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">25 knots from NNE, 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">21 knots from NNE, gusts to 29 knots
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Pier 21
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">17 knots from NNE, gusts to 22 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 150918
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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">418 AM CDT Fri Mar 15 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">GMZ300-152230-
<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">418 AM CDT Fri Mar 15 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">Strong and gusty north winds will prevail today with seas building
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">in response. Scattered showers will be possible across the
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">coastal waters the next couple of days. High pressure is expected
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">to remain over Texas through Sunday gradually turning winds to
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">the northeast throughout the weekend.
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">GMZ335-152230-
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">Galveston Bay-
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">418 AM CDT Fri Mar 15 2019
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM CDT THIS MORNING...
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.TODAY...North winds 15 to 25 knots becoming 15 to 20 knots in
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">the afternoon. Bay waters choppy. A chance of showers.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.TONIGHT...North 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">.SATURDAY...Northeast 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 morning, then a slight chance
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">of showers in the afternoon.
<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.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.SUNDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots decreasing to 5 to
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">10 knots in the afternoon. Bay waters slightly choppy becoming
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">smooth in the afternoon. A slight chance of showers.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.SUNDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots increasing to 10 to
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">15 knots after midnight. Bay waters smooth becoming slightly
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">choppy after midnight.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.MONDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.MONDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">choppy.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.TUESDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth.
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">GMZ330-152230-
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">Matagorda Bay-
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">418 AM CDT Fri Mar 15 2019
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM CDT THIS MORNING...
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.TODAY...North winds 15 to 25 knots becoming 15 to 20 knots in
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">the afternoon. Bay waters choppy. A chance of showers.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.TONIGHT...Northeast 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">.SATURDAY...Northeast 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 morning, then a slight chance
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">of showers in the afternoon.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.SATURDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots decreasing to
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">5 to 10 knots after midnight. Bay waters slightly choppy becoming
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">smooth after midnight. A chance of showers.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.SUNDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots decreasing to 5 to
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">10 knots in the afternoon. Bay waters slightly choppy becoming
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">smooth in the afternoon. A chance of showers.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.SUNDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.MONDAY...Northeast 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">.MONDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">slightly choppy. A slight chance of showers.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.TUESDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots decreasing to 5 to
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">10 knots after midnight. Bay waters slightly choppy becoming
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">smooth after midnight.
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">GMZ350-355-152230-
<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 THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.TODAY...North winds 20 to 30 knots decreasing to 15 to 20 knots
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">in 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.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.TONIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet. A
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">chance of showers.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.SATURDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet. A
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">chance of showers.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.SATURDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">5 feet. A chance of showers.
<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">chance of showers.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.SUNDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.MONDAY...Northeast winds around 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet. A
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">slight chance of showers.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.MONDAY NIGHT...East 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.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.TUESDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet.
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">GMZ370-375-152230-
<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">418 AM CDT Fri Mar 15 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...Northeast winds 20 to 30 knots becoming north 15 to
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">25 knots in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 feet with occasional seas
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">up to 10 feet. A chance of showers.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.TONIGHT...Northeast winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet with
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">occasional seas up to 8 feet. A chance of showers.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.SATURDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet with
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">occasional seas up to 8 feet. A chance of showers.
<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">6 feet with occasional seas up to 7 feet. A chance of showers.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.SUNDAY...Northeast winds around 15 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet with
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">occasional seas up to 7 feet. A chance of showers.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.SUNDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.MONDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. A
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">slight chance of showers.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.MONDAY NIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet with
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">occasional seas up to 6 feet. A slight chance of showers.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.TUESDAY...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 slight chance of showers.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">.TUESDAY NIGHT...East 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 6 feet with occasional seas up
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">to 7 feet.
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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
<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
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<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Fred Hartman
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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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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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