March 22, 2019 Friday
Houston, Galveston, Texas City, & Freeport, TX - Daily Port Update
Houston // Open to all vessel traffic
HSC 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
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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NOAA Weather Service
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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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Friday
Partly Cloudy
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Currently 59° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Low 57° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">High 80° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Humidity 83%
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Barometer 30.18 in / 1022.5 mb
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Dewpoint 54° 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 Calm
Friday
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Fair
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Currently 62° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Low 60° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">High 72° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Humidity 86° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Barometer 30.20 in / 1022.5 mb
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Dewpoint 58° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Visibility 9 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 NW 3 mph
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Friday
Fog / Mist
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Currently 56° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Low 59° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">High 74° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Humidity 100° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Barometer 30.19 in / 1022.3 mb
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Dewpoint 56° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Visibility 3 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 Calm
Today: <span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">Sunny,
with a high near 80. Calm wind becoming southeast around 5 mph in the afternoon. <span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 57. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Saturday: Scattered showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 76. Southeast wind 5 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 62. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Sunday: Isolated showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 78. South wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Sunday Night: Isolated showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 64. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Monday: Scattered showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 80. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Monday Night: Isolated showers before 1am. Mostly clear, with a low around 56. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 74.
Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 54.
Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 73.
Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 58.
Thursday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 78.<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">Sunny,
with a high near 72. Calm wind becoming southeast around 5 mph in the afternoon. <span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 60. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Saturday: Isolated showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 71. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Saturday Night: Isolated showers and thunderstorms before 8pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 64. Southeast wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 72. South wind 10 to 15 mph.
Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 65.
Monday: Isolated showers and thunderstorms after 8am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 75. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Monday Night: Isolated showers and thunderstorms before 8pm, then isolated showers between 8pm and 2am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 61. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 71.
Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 59.
Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 68.
Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 61.
Thursday: Partly sunny, with a high near 74.<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">Patchy dense fog before 11am. Otherwise,
sunny, with a high near 74. Light and variable wind becoming southeast 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon. <span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 59. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Saturday: Isolated showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 73. Southeast wind 5 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Saturday Night: Isolated showers and thunderstorms before 8pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 64. Southeast wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 74. South wind 10 to 15 mph.
Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 65.
Monday: Isolated showers and thunderstorms after 8am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 76. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Monday Night: Isolated showers and thunderstorms before 8pm, then isolated showers between 8pm and 2am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 61. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 71.
Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 59.
Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 69.
Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 61.
Thursday: Partly sunny, with a high near 75.<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">
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Dense Fog 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">735 AM CDT Fri Mar 22 2019
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">...A Dense Fog Advisory expanded to include Fort Bend County...
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">.Areas of dense fog have formed over southwestern portions of the
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">area overnight. This fog will limit visibilities to one quarter of
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">a mile or less at times. Conditions should be improving by mid
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">morning.
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<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">TXZ210-226-235>237-335>337-437-221500-
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">/O.CON.KHGX.FG.Y.0028.000000T0000Z-190322T1500Z/
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Brazoria Islands-Coastal Brazoria-Coastal Jackson-
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Coastal Matagorda-Colorado-Inland Brazoria-Inland Jackson-
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Inland Matagorda-Wharton-
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Including the cities of Alvin, Angleton, Bay City, Clute,
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Columbus, Eagle Lake, Edna, El Campo, Freeport, Ganado,
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Lake Jackson, Palacios, Pearland, Surfside Beach, Weimar,
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">and Wharton
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">735 AM CDT Fri Mar 22 2019
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">...DENSE FOG ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT THIS
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">MORNING...
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">* EVENT...Dense fog reducing visibility to 1/4 mile or less.
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">* TIMING...improving quickly between 9 and 10 AM CDT.
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">* IMPACT...Hazardous driving conditions.
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">
<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">A Dense Fog Advisory means visibilities will frequently be
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">reduced to less than one quarter mile. If driving...slow down...
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">use your headlights...and leave plenty of distance ahead of you.
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Motorists should drive with extreme caution and allow additional
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">travel time. Use low beams...reduce driving speed...and allow for
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">plenty of room between you and other cars. You can overtake
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">another vehicle quickly in poor visibilities...so slow down and
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">drive defensively.
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<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">&&
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<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">$$
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Air Quality Alert
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">TXZ213-237-238-313-337-338-437-438-230000-
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">AIR QUALITY ALERT MESSAGE
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">RELAYED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">151 PM CDT Thu Mar 21 2019
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<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">...OZONE ACTION DAY...
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">THE TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY (TCEQ)...HAS ISSUED AN
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">OZONE ACTION DAY FOR THE HOUSTON...GALVESTON...AND BRAZORIA AREAS FOR
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">FRIDAY MARCH 22 2019.
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">ATMOSPHERIC CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE FAVORABLE FOR PRODUCING
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">HIGH LEVELS OF OZONE POLLUTION IN THE HOUSTON...GALVESTON AND
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">SURROUNDING AREAS ON FRIDAY. YOU CAN HELP PREVENT OZONE POLLUTION BY
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">SHARING A RIDE...WALKING...RIDING A BICYCLE...TAKING YOUR LUNCH TO
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">WORK...AVOIDING DRIVE THROUGH LANES...CONSERVING ENERGY AND KEEPING YOUR
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">VEHICLE PROPERLY TUNED.
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">FOR MORE INFORMATION ON OZONE:
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">OZONE: THE FACTS (WWW.TCEQ.TEXAS.GOV/AIRQUALITY/MONOPS/OZONEFACTS.HTML)
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">EPA AIR NOW:
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<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">TAKE CARE OF TEXAS: (WWW.TAKECAREOFTEXAS.ORG/AIR/AIRQUALITY)
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NOAA Houston/Galveston Weather<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">
http://www.srh.noaa.gov/hgx/<span-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",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">
<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">
<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) @ 0856 hrs
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Manchester
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">1.0 ft Vacillating = 46’00”
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Morgan’s Point
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">0.8 ft Rising = 45’08”
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Eagle Point
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">1.2 ft Steady = 46’02”
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Galveston Bay Entrance
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">1.1 ft Falling = 46’01”
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Pier 21
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">1.0 ft Falling = 46’00”
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<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Winds – Houston / Galveston Bay PORTS, NOAA/NOS @ 0856 hrs
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Manchester
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">1 knots from NNW, gusts to 2 knots
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Morgan’s Point
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">2 knots from WNW, gusts to 2 knots
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Eagle Point
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">3 knots from NNW, gusts to 5 knots
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Galveston Bay Entrance
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">4 knots from NW, gusts to 5 knots
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Pier 21
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">3 knots from WNW, gusts to 5 knots
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Please visit our WEB Site<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">
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<span-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">NOAA Weather Galveston Bay & Matagorda Bay
https://tgftp.nws.noaa.gov/data/raw/fz/fzus54.khgx.cwf.hgx.txt<span-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">
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FZUS54 KHGX 220924
CWFHGX
Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX
424 AM CDT Fri Mar 22 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.
GMZ300-222145-
Synopsis for High Island to the Matagorda Ship Channel out 60
nautical miles including Galveston and Matagorda Bays
424 AM CDT Fri Mar 22 2019
.SYNOPSIS FOR HIGH ISLAND TO MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL OUT 60 NM...
Weak high pressure over the coastal waters and northwest Gulf will
keep winds light today. As the high pressure system moves away
south and southeasterly flow becomes established. Winds will
gradually increase through Saturday. A cold front will move off
the coast late Monday.
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GMZ335-222145-
Galveston Bay-
424 AM CDT Fri Mar 22 2019
.TODAY...Northwest winds around 5 knots becoming south in the
afternoon. Bay waters smooth.
.TONIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth.
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth.
Isolated showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters
smooth.
.SUNDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. Isolated
showers and thunderstorms.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth.
Isolated showers and thunderstorms after midnight.
.MONDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming west in the
afternoon. Bay waters smooth. Isolated showers and thunderstorms.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming north
10 to 15 knots after midnight. Bay waters smooth becoming
slightly choppy after midnight. Isolated showers in the evening.
.TUESDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots decreasing to 5 to
10 knots in the afternoon. Bay waters slightly choppy becoming
smooth in the afternoon.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming east
10 to 15 knots after midnight. Bay waters smooth becoming
slightly choppy after midnight.
$$
GMZ330-222145-
Matagorda Bay-
424 AM CDT Fri Mar 22 2019
.TODAY...Northeast winds around 5 knots becoming southeast in the
afternoon. Bay waters smooth.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth.
Isolated showers after midnight.
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots increasing to 10 to
15 knots in the afternoon. Bay waters smooth becoming slightly
choppy in the afternoon. Isolated showers and thunderstorms.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots decreasing to
5 to 10 knots after midnight. Bay waters slightly choppy becoming
smooth after midnight.
.SUNDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. Isolated
showers and thunderstorms.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth.
.MONDAY...Southwest winds around 5 knots. Bay waters smooth.
Isolated showers and thunderstorms.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds around 5 knots increasing to
10 to 15 knots after midnight. Bay waters smooth becoming
slightly choppy after midnight. Isolated showers in the evening.
.TUESDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly
choppy.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth.
$$
GMZ350-355-222145-
Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX out
20 NM-Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM-
424 AM CDT Fri Mar 22 2019
.TODAY...Variable winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southeast in the
afternoon. Seas 1 to 2 feet.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots decreasing to 5 to
10 knots after midnight. Seas 1 to 2 feet.
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
Isolated showers and thunderstorms.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to
4 feet.
.SUNDAY...South winds around 10 knots. Seas 3 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
.MONDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
Isolated showers and thunderstorms.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming north
15 to 20 knots after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Isolated showers
in the evening.
.TUESDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots decreasing to 10 to
15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 feet.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
$$
GMZ370-375-222145-
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-
424 AM CDT Fri Mar 22 2019
.TODAY...Variable winds 5 to 10 knots becoming east in the
afternoon. Seas 1 to 2 feet.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to
4 feet.
.SUNDAY...South winds around 10 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet.
.MONDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
Isolated showers and thunderstorms.
.MONDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots becoming north 15 to
20 knots after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 feet. Scattered showers in
the evening, then isolated showers after midnight.
.TUESDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. 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-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Power Lines
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<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)
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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;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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