May 01, 2019 Wednesday
Houston, Galveston, Texas City, & Freeport, TX - Daily Port Update
Houston // Open to all vessel traffic
NOAA Weather
<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow">GMZ300-020415-
<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow">Synopsis for High Island to the Matagorda Ship Channel out 60
<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow">nautical miles including Galveston and Matagorda Bays
<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow">1014 AM CDT Wed May 1 2019
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<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow">.SYNOPSIS FOR HIGH ISLAND TO MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL OUT 60 NM...
<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow">Moderate onshore winds will persist today as low pressure over
<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow">Arkansas moves east. Seas will remain elevated as this long fetch
<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow">of southerly winds will be the mainstay through Friday.
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Galveston / Texas City // Open to all vessel traffic
Freeport // Open to all vessel traffic
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Wednesday
Mostly Cloudy and Breezy
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:windowtext">Currently 83° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:windowtext">Low 73° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:windowtext">High 86° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:windowtext">Humidity 65° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:windowtext">Barometer 29.98 in / 1015.7 mb
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:windowtext">Dewpoint 70° 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">Heat Index 87° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:windowtext">Wind S 21 mph
Wednesday<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 with Haze
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:windowtext">Currently 81° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:windowtext">Low 73° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:windowtext">High 80° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:windowtext">Humidity 77° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:windowtext">Barometer 30.00 in / 1015.7 mb
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:windowtext">Dewpoint 73° F
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<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:windowtext">Heat Index 86° F
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Overcast
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:windowtext">Currently 80° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:windowtext">Low 73° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:windowtext">High 82° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:windowtext">Humidity 74° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:windowtext">Barometer 29.98 in / 1015.1 mb
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:windowtext">Dewpoint 71° 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">Heat Index 83° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:windowtext">Wind SE 17 mph, Gusts up to 25 mph
This Afternoon: <span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:windowtext">Partly sunny, with a high near 86. Southeast wind
around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Tonight: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms, then a chance of showers after 10pm. Cloudy, with a low around 73. Southeast wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Thursday: A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly before 7am. Partly sunny, with a high near 87. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Thursday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 73. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Friday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 83. Southeast wind 10 to 15 mph.
Friday Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 70. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Saturday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 86.
Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 70.
Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 89.
Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 71.
Monday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 85.
Monday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 72.
Tuesday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 88.<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:windowtext">
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This Afternoon: <span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;background:white">Partly
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Tonight: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 10pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 73. Southeast wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Thursday: Partly sunny, with a high near 81. Southeast wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Thursday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Cloudy during the early evening, then becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 73. Southeast wind 10 to
15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Friday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a steady temperature around 75. Southeast wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Friday Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 71. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Saturday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 80.
Saturday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly clear, with a low around 73.
Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 81.
Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 73.
Monday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 80.
Monday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 74.
Tuesday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 82.<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:windowtext">
This Afternoon: <span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;background:white">A slight chance of thunderstorms after 5pm. Mostly
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Tonight: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7pm, then a slight chance of showers between 7pm and 10pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 73. Southeast wind 10 to 15
mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Thursday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 83. Southeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Thursday Night: Cloudy during the early evening, then becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 73. Southeast wind 10 to 15 mph.
Friday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 81. Southeast wind 10 to 15 mph.
Friday Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 71. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Saturday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 81.
Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 72.
Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 83.
Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 72.
Monday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 81.
Monday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 73.
Tuesday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 84.<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:windowtext">
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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) @ 1308 hrs
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:windowtext">Manchester
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:windowtext">1.9 ft Falling = 46’09”
<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">2.0 ft Rising = 47’00”
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:windowtext">Eagle Point
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:windowtext">2.1 ft Falling = 47’01”
<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">2.6 ft Rising = 47’06”
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:windowtext">Pier 21
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:windowtext">2.2 ft Rising = 47’02”
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<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Winds – Houston / Galveston Bay PORTS, NOAA/NOS @ 1308 hrs
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:windowtext">Manchester
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:windowtext">9 knots from S, gusts to 12 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">13 knots from SE, gusts to 19 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">17 knots from SSE, gusts to 21 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">15 knots from SE, gusts to 20 knots
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:windowtext">Pier 21
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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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<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">FZUS54 KHGX 011514
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<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Coastal Waters Forecast
<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX
<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">1014 AM CDT Wed May 1 2019
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<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Upper Texas coastal waters from High Island to the Matagorda Ship
<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Channel out 60 nautical miles including Galveston and Matagorda Bays
<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">
<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Seas are provided as a range of the average height of the highest
<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">1/3 of the waves...along with the occasional height of the average
<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">highest 10 percent of the waves.
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<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">GMZ300-020415-
<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Synopsis for High Island to the Matagorda Ship Channel out 60
<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">nautical miles including Galveston and Matagorda Bays
<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">1014 AM CDT Wed May 1 2019
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<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">.SYNOPSIS FOR HIGH ISLAND TO MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL OUT 60 NM...
<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Moderate onshore winds will persist today as low pressure over
<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Arkansas moves east. Seas will remain elevated as this long fetch
<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">of southerly winds will be the mainstay through Friday.
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<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">GMZ330-335-020415-
<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Matagorda Bay-Galveston Bay-
<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">1014 AM CDT Wed May 1 2019
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<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">...Small Craft Should Exercise Caution...
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<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">.REST OF TODAY...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Bay waters
<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">choppy. A slight chance of showers late in the afternoon.
<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">
<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots decreasing to 10 to
<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">15 knots after midnight. Bay waters choppy becoming slightly
<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">choppy after midnight. A slight chance of showers.
<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">.THURSDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly
<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">choppy. A slight chance of showers early in the morning.
<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters
<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">slightly choppy. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms.
<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">.FRIDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly
<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">choppy. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the
<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">morning, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms in the
<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">afternoon.
<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth.
<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Showers and thunderstorms likely.
<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">.SATURDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. A chance
<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">of showers and thunderstorms.
<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters
<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">smooth. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms.
<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">.SUNDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth.
<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth.
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<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">GMZ350-355-020415-
<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX out
<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">20 NM-Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM-
<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">1014 AM CDT Wed May 1 2019
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<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">...Small Craft Should Exercise Caution...
<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">
<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">.REST OF TODAY...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet
<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">with occasional seas up to 6 feet.
<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet with
<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">occasional seas up to 7 feet. A slight chance of showers and
<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">thunderstorms early in the evening.
<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">.THURSDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet with
<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">occasional seas up to 7 feet.
<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to
<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">5 feet. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after
<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">midnight.
<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">.FRIDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet. A
<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning, then a
<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon.
<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots decreasing to 5 to
<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">10 knots after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 feet. A chance of showers
<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">and thunderstorms.
<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">.SATURDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet. A chance
<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">of showers and thunderstorms.
<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to
<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">3 feet. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms.
<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">.SUNDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
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<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">GMZ370-375-020415-
<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX from 20 to
<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">60 NM-Waters from High Island to Freeport TX from 20 to 60 NM-
<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">1014 AM CDT Wed May 1 2019
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<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING...
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<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">.REST OF TODAY...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet
<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">with occasional seas up to 8 feet.
<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 6 to 7 feet with
<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">occasional seas up to 8 feet.
<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">.THURSDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet with
<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">occasional seas up to 8 feet.
<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 5 to
<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">6 feet with occasional seas up to 7 feet.
<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">.FRIDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet with
<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">occasional seas up to 7 feet. A slight chance of showers and
<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">thunderstorms.
<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots decreasing to 5 to
<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">10 knots after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 feet. A chance of showers
<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">and thunderstorms.
<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">.SATURDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. A chance
<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">of showers and thunderstorms.
<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">.SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. A
<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">slight chance of showers and thunderstorms.
<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">.SUNDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">.SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet.
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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;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
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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">Power Lines
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<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)
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;color:windowtext">
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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;color:white">
<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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Army Corp of Engineers
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<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#051423">Galveston Texas City Pilots
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