April 25, 2019 Thursday
Houston, Galveston, Texas City, & Freeport, TX - Daily Port Update
Houston // Open to all vessel traffic
NOAA Weather
.SYNOPSIS FOR HIGH ISLAND TO MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL OUT 60 NM...
A band of showers and thunderstorms along and ahead of a cold
front will move out of the area early this morning. Northwesterly
flow will weaken this evening. A second cold front moves off the
coast Friday morning briefly increasing winds before high pressure
settles over the region then moves east Saturday. Onshore flow
will resume Saturday and persist through Thursday.
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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;color:windowtext">NOAA HOUSTON
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Thursday
Mostly Cloudy
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:windowtext">Currently 65° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:windowtext">Low 64° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:windowtext">High 81° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:windowtext">Humidity 90° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:windowtext">Barometer 29.78 in / 1008.8 mb
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:windowtext">Dewpoint 62° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:windowtext">Visibility 10 miles
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:windowtext">Wind Chill NR° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:windowtext">Heat Index NR° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:windowtext">Wind NW 6 mph
Thursday<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:white">
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:windowtext">Overcast
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:windowtext">Currently 69° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:windowtext">Low 68° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:windowtext">High 79° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:windowtext">Humidity 93° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:windowtext">Barometer 29.77 in / 1007.9 mb
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:windowtext">Dewpoint 67° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:windowtext">Visibility 8 miles
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<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:windowtext">Wind W 13 mph
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:windowtext">Thursday
Overcast
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:windowtext">Currently 64° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:windowtext">Low 65° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:windowtext">High 81° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:windowtext">Humidity 93° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:windowtext">Barometer 29.79 in / 1008.9 mb
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:windowtext">Dewpoint 62° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:windowtext">Visibility 10 miles
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<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:windowtext">Wind NW 7 mph
Today: <span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;background:white">A
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Tonight: Clear, with a low around 64. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light in the evening.
Friday: Sunny, with a high near 85. North wind 5 to 10 mph.
Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 62. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 85. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 65.
Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 86.
Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 68.
Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 86.
Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 71.
Tuesday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 86.
Tuesday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 72.
Wednesday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 86.<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:windowtext">
Today: <span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;background:white">Showers
and thunderstorms likely before 8am. Cloudy through mid-morning, then gradual clearing, with a high near 79. Northwest wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch,
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Tonight: Clear, with a low around 68. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph after midnight.
Friday: Sunny, with a high near 80. North wind 5 to 10 mph.
Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 68. South wind around 5 mph.
Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 79. Southeast wind 5 to 15 mph.
Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 69.
Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 78.
Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 70.
Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 80.
Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 72.
Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 80.
Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 73.
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Today: <span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;background:white">A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7am.
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Tonight: Clear, with a low around 65. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Friday: Sunny, with a high near 81. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming east in the afternoon.
Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 65. South wind around 5 mph.
Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 80. South wind 5 to 15 mph.
Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 68.
Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 81.
Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 70.
Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 83.
Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 72.
Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 80.
Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 73.
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Hazardous Weather Outlook
<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Hazardous Weather Outlook
<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX
<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">738 AM CDT Wed Apr 24 2019
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<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">TXZ163-164-176>179-195>200-210>213-251245-
<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Austin-Brazos-Burleson-Colorado-Grimes-Houston-Inland Harris-
<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Madison-Montgomery-Northern Liberty-Polk-San Jacinto-Trinity-
<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Walker-Waller-Washington-
<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">738 AM CDT Wed Apr 24 2019
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<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of Southeast Texas..
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<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight
<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">A couple rounds of storms will be impacting the area today and
<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">tonight. Thunderstorms developing along a weak outflow boundary
<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">this afternoon could produce hail...damaging winds and locally
<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">heavy rains. An isolated tornado will also be possible.
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<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Later tonight a line of strong to severe thunderstorms will be
<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">moving into the region from the west. This squall line could
<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">produce hail and damaging winds.
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<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday
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<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">No hazardous weather is expected at this time.
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<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
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<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Spotter activation may be needed this afternoon and again tonight.
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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) @ 0555 hrs
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:windowtext">Manchester
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:windowtext">0.7 ft Falling = 45’07”
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:windowtext">Morgan’s Point
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:windowtext">0.6 ft Falling = 45’06”
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:windowtext">Eagle Point
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:windowtext">1.2 ft Rising = 46’02”
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:windowtext">Galveston Bay Entrance
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:windowtext">1.3 ft Rising = 46’03”
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:windowtext">Pier 21
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:windowtext">1.2 ft Steady = 46’02”
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<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Winds – Houston / Galveston Bay PORTS, NOAA/NOS @ 0555 hrs
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:windowtext">Manchester
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:windowtext">6 knots from NW, gusts to 8 knots
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:windowtext">Morgan’s Point
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:windowtext">14 knots from WNW, gusts to 17 knots
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:windowtext">Eagle Point
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:windowtext">8 knots from NW, gusts to 12 knots
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:windowtext">Galveston Bay Entrance
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:windowtext">13 knots from WNW, gusts to 15 knots
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:windowtext">Pier 21
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:windowtext">8 knots from WNW, gusts to 11 knots
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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 250934
CWFHGX
Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX
434 AM CDT Thu Apr 25 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.
GMZ300-252245-
Synopsis for High Island to the Matagorda Ship Channel out 60
nautical miles including Galveston and Matagorda Bays
434 AM CDT Thu Apr 25 2019
.SYNOPSIS FOR HIGH ISLAND TO MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL OUT 60 NM...
A band of showers and thunderstorms along and ahead of a cold
front will move out of the area early this morning. Northwesterly
flow will weaken this evening. A second cold front moves off the
coast Friday morning briefly increasing winds before high pressure
settles over the region then moves east Saturday. Onshore flow
will resume Saturday and persist through Thursday.
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GMZ335-252245-
Galveston Bay-
434 AM CDT Thu Apr 25 2019
.TODAY...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots decreasing to 5 to
10 knots in the afternoon. Bay waters slightly choppy becoming
smooth in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Northwest winds around 5 knots. Bay waters smooth.
.FRIDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 5 knots. Bay waters
smooth.
.SATURDAY and SATURDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay
waters smooth.
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Bay waters
smooth to slightly choppy.
.MONDAY and MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay
waters slightly choppy.
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GMZ330-252245-
Matagorda Bay-
434 AM CDT Thu Apr 25 2019
.TODAY...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots decreasing to 5 to
10 knots in the afternoon. Bay waters slightly choppy becoming
smooth in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Southwest winds around 5 knots becoming northwest
after midnight. Bay waters smooth.
.FRIDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots becoming east in the
afternoon. Bay waters smooth.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds around 5 knots. Bay waters smooth.
.SATURDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots increasing to 10 to
15 knots in the afternoon. Bay waters smooth becoming slightly
choppy in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly
choppy.
.SUNDAY through MONDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay
waters slightly choppy.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 15 knots. Bay waters
slightly choppy to choppy.
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GMZ350-355-252245-
Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX out
20 NM-Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM-
434 AM CDT Thu Apr 25 2019
.TODAY...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming west 5 to
10 knots in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 feet.
.TONIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northwest after
midnight. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
.FRIDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots becoming east in the
afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet.
.SATURDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
.SUNDAY through MONDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2
to 4 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet.
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GMZ370-375-252245-
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-
434 AM CDT Thu Apr 25 2019
...Small Craft Should Exercise Caution Through Mid-Morning...
.TODAY...West winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northwest. Seas 4 to
5 feet with occasional seas up to 6 feet diminishing to 3 to 5 by
late morning.
.TONIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet.
.FRIDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northeast in the
afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 feet.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 5 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT and MONDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3
to 4 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet.
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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">
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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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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;color:windowtext">45 feet/13.72 meters up to Shell / Enterprise
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:windowtext">40 feet/12.19 meters up to S.P. Slip
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:windowtext">36 feet/10.97 meters to the Turning Basin
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:windowtext">40 feet/12.19 meters Barbour’s Cut Channel
<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:windowtext">40 feet/12.19 meters Bayport Channel
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<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:windowtext">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;color:windowtext">HSC Air Drafts Restrictions
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<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:windowtext">Power Lines
<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:windowtext">Power Lines
<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:windowtext">Fred Hartman
<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:windowtext">Power Lines
<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:windowtext">Jesse Jones
<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:windowtext">Power Lines
<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:windowtext">Sidney Sherman
197’ (Morgan’s Point)<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:white">
197’ (below Fred Hartman Bridge – Baytown)<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:windowtext">
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:windowtext">175' (Baytown/LaPorte Bridge)
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:windowtext">197’ (Battleship Texas)
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:windowtext">175' (Beltway 8 Bridge)
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:windowtext">197’ (Power Plant)
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:windowtext">135' (Loop 610 Bridge)
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<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:windowtext">Port of Texas City
http://www.tctrr.com/<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:windowtext">
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<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:windowtext">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;color:windowtext">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;color:windowtext">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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