March 16, 2019 Saturday
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
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
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">NOAA GALVESTON, TEXAS CITY
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Saturday
Mostly Cloudy
<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 46° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">High 61° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Humidity 42%
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Barometer 30.41 in / 1030.3 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 52° 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 10 mph
Saturday
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Overcast
<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 50° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">High 59° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Humidity 49° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Barometer 30.41 in / 1029.8 mb
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Dewpoint 36° 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 51° 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 14 mph
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Saturday
Overcast
<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 59° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Humidity 51° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Barometer 30.39 in / 1028.1 mb
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Dewpoint 37° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Visibility 10 miles
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Wind Chill 52° 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 12 mph
Today: <span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Cloudy, with a high near 61. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Tonight: Cloudy, with a low around 46. Northeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Sunday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 67. Northeast wind around 5 mph.
Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 47. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Monday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 70. East wind around 10 mph.
Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50.
Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 69.
Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 49.
Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 74.
Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 52.
Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 74.
Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 55.
Friday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 73.<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">
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Today: <span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">A
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Tonight: Cloudy, with a low around 50. Northeast wind around 10 mph.
Sunday: Cloudy, with a high near 63. Northeast wind 10 to 15 mph.
Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 53. Northeast wind 10 to 15 mph.
Monday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 65. East wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56.
Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 65.
Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 57.
Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 66.
Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 57.
Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 68.
Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 60.
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Today: <span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly between 1pm and 4pm. Cloudy, with
a high near 59. Northeast wind 10 to 15 mph.
Tonight: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8pm. Cloudy, with a low around 49. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Sunday: Cloudy, with a high near 63. Northeast wind 10 to 15 mph.
Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52. Northeast wind 10 to 15 mph.
Monday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 67. Northeast wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54.
Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 67.
Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 55.
Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 69.
Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 56.
Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 70.
Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 59.
Friday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 70.<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">
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Rip Current Statement
<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Coastal Hazard 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">1041 AM CDT Sat Mar 16 2019
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<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">...Strong Rip Currents Continue On The Upper Texas Coast...
<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">
<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">.Strong rip currents should continue through the afternoon.
<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Swim near a lifeguard and stay away from rocks, piers and
<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">jetties where they are particularly strong.
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<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">TXZ436>438-162300-
<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">/O.NEW.KHGX.RP.S.0006.190316T1541Z-190316T2300Z/
<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">1041 AM CDT Sat Mar 16 2019
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<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CDT THIS EVENING...
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<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">The National Weather Service in Houston/Galveston has issued a
<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">High Rip Current Risk, which is in effect until 6 PM CDT this
<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">evening.
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<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">* TIMING...Through the afternoon.
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<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">* IMPACTS...Rip currents can become life threatening to anyone
<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"> entering the surf and can even sweep the strongest swimmer out
<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"> to sea.
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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">There is a high risk of rip currents. Life threatening rip
<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">currents are likely in the surf zone.
<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">
<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Rip currents are powerful channels of water flowing quickly away
<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">from shore...which occur most often at low spots or breaks in the
<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">sandbar and in the vicinity of structures such as groins...
<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">jetties and piers. Heed the advice of lifeguards...beach patrol...
<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">flags and signs. Swim near a lifeguard.
<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">
<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">If you become caught in a rip current...yell for help. Remain
<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">calm...do not exhaust yourself and stay afloat while waiting for
<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">help. If you have to swim out of a rip current...swim parallel to
<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">shore and back toward the beach when possible. Do not attempt to
<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">swim directly against a rip current as you will tire quickly.
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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) @ 1056 hrs
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:red">Manchester
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:red">-0.1 ft Falling = 44’11”
<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">-0.2 ft Falling = 44’10”
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Eagle Point
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">0.7 ft Falling = 45’07”
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Galveston Bay Entrance
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">1.6 ft Rising = 46’06”
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Pier 21
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">1.3 ft Steady = 45’03”
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<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Winds – Houston / Galveston Bay PORTS, NOAA/NOS @ 1056 hrs
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Manchester
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">6 knots from NE, 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">8 knots from NE, gusts to 13 knots
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Eagle Point
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">14 knots from NE, gusts to 17 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 NE, 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 NE, gusts to 12 knots
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<span-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">NOAA Weather Galveston Bay & Matagorda Bay
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FZUS54 KHGX 161527
CWFHGX
Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX
1027 AM CDT Sat Mar 16 2019
Upper Texas coastal waters from High Island to the Matagorda Ship
Channel out 60 nautical miles including Galveston and Matagorda Bays
Seas are provided as a range of the average height of the highest
1/3 of the waves...along with the occasional height of the average
highest 10 percent of the waves.
GMZ300-170415-
Synopsis for High Island to the Matagorda Ship Channel out 60
nautical miles including Galveston and Matagorda Bays
1027 AM CDT Sat Mar 16 2019
.SYNOPSIS FOR HIGH ISLAND TO MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL OUT 60 NM...
Winds and seas will be slowly decreasing today as high pressure
builds into the region. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms
will be possible across the coastal waters the next couple of days.
High pressure is expected to remain over Texas through Sunday
gradually turning winds to the east by early next week.
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GMZ335-170415-
Galveston Bay-
1027 AM CDT Sat Mar 16 2019
.REST OF TODAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters
slightly choppy. A slight chance of showers early in the
afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth.
.SUNDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming east 10 to
15 knots after midnight. Bay waters smooth becoming slightly
choppy after midnight.
.MONDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy.
.MONDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly
choppy.
.TUESDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth.
.WEDNESDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming east
after midnight. Bay waters smooth.
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GMZ330-170415-
Matagorda Bay-
1027 AM CDT Sat Mar 16 2019
.REST OF TODAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters
slightly choppy. A chance of showers late in the morning, then a
slight chance of showers in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth.
.SUNDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth.
.MONDAY...Northeast winds around 10 knots. Bay waters smooth to
slightly choppy.
.MONDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly
choppy.
.TUESDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy.
A slight chance of showers.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots decreasing to 5 to
10 knots after midnight. Bay waters slightly choppy becoming
smooth after midnight.
.WEDNESDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots becoming around
5 knots after midnight. Bay waters smooth.
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GMZ350-355-170415-
Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX out
20 NM-Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM-
1027 AM CDT Sat Mar 16 2019
...Small Craft Should Exercise Caution...
.REST OF TODAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots decreasing to
10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 feet. A chance of
showers in the late morning and early afternoon. A slight chance
of showers late in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet. A
slight chance of showers early in the evening.
.SUNDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet. A
slight chance of showers.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
.MONDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT...East winds around 15 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet.
.TUESDAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet. A slight
chance of showers.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
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GMZ370-375-170415-
Waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX from 20 to
60 NM-Waters from High Island to Freeport TX from 20 to 60 NM-
1027 AM CDT Sat Mar 16 2019
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON...
...Then Small Craft Should Exercise Caution This Afternoon And
Overnight...
.REST OF TODAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet
with occasional seas up to 7 feet. A chance of showers in the
late morning and early afternoon, then a slight chance of showers
late in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet with
occasional seas up to 7 feet. A slight chance of showers.
.SUNDAY...Northeast winds around 15 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet. A
slight chance of showers.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds around 15 knots. Seas 3 to
4 feet. A slight chance of showers.
.MONDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet with
occasional seas up to 8 feet.
.TUESDAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet with
occasional seas up to 8 feet. A slight chance of showers.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots decreasing to 10 to
15 knots after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 feet with occasional seas up
to 8 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots decreasing to 5 to
10 knots after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 feet.
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<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">45 feet/13.72 meters up to Shell / Enterprise
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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-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)
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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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