June 1, 2019 Saturday
Houston, Galveston, Texas City, & Freeport, TX - Daily Port Update
Hurricane Season
June 1st – November 30th
Be Prepared
NOAA Weather
GMZ300-020415-
Synopsis for High Island to the Matagorda Ship Channel out 60
nautical miles including Galveston and Matagorda Bays
1010 AM CDT Sat Jun 1 2019
.SYNOPSIS FOR HIGH ISLAND TO MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL OUT 60 NM...
High pressure over Arkansas and lower pressure over West Texas will
keep mainly light winds and low seas through Monday. Onshore flow
increases as well as moisture as a system near the Bay of
Campeche drifts north and then northeastward mid week. Unsettled
weather expected mid week and mariners should stay up with the
latest forecasts.
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Houston // Open to all 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;color:windowtext">Saturday
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:windowtext">Mostly Cloudy
<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 76° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:windowtext">High 95° 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 29.97 in / 1015.7 mb
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:windowtext">Dewpoint 74° 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 90° F
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Saturday<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">Partly Cloudy
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:windowtext">Currently 84° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:windowtext">Low 79° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:windowtext">High 87° 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 29.97 in / 1015.0 mb
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:windowtext">Dewpoint 76° 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 93° F
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<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:windowtext">Saturday
A Few Clouds
<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 76° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:windowtext">High 87° 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 29.97 in / 1015.0 mb
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:windowtext">Dewpoint 77° 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 93° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:windowtext">Wind Calm
Today: <span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;background:white">Isolated
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Tonight: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 76. South wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light and variable after midnight.
Sunday: Isolated showers and thunderstorms after 4pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 94. Heat index values as high as 101. Calm wind becoming southeast around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Chance of precipitation is 10%.
Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 76. South wind around 5 mph.
Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 94. Light and variable wind becoming southeast 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.
Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 76.
Tuesday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 90.
Tuesday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 77.
Wednesday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 87.
Wednesday Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Cloudy, with a low around 77. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Thursday: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Some of the storms could produce heavy rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 89. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 77.
Friday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 91.<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">Isolated
showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 87. Calm wind becoming southeast around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 10%.<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 79. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 88. Calm wind becoming southeast around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 80. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Monday: Sunny, with a high near 88. Light and variable wind becoming southeast 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.
Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 80.
Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 87.
Tuesday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 81.
Wednesday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 85.
Wednesday Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Cloudy, with a low around 81. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Thursday: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Some of the storms could produce heavy rain. Cloudy, with a high near 84. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Thursday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 80.
Friday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly 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;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;background:white">Isolated showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Mostly sunny,
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Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 76. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 89. Light and variable wind becoming southeast 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.
Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 78. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Monday: Sunny, with a high near 88. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 78.
Tuesday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 87.
Tuesday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 80.
Wednesday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 85.
Wednesday Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Cloudy, with a low around 80. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Thursday: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Some of the storms could produce heavy rain. Cloudy, with a high near 85. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Thursday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 80.
Friday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 86.<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:windowtext">
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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">458 AM CDT Sat Jun 1 2019
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<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">GMZ330-335-TXZ163-164-176>179-195>200-210>214-226-227-235>238-300-
<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">313-335>338-436>438-021000-
<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Austin-Brazoria Islands-Brazos-Burleson-Chambers-Coastal Brazoria-
<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Coastal Galveston-Coastal Harris-Coastal Jackson-
<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Coastal Matagorda-Colorado-Fort Bend-Galveston Bay-
<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Galveston Island and Bolivar Peninsula-Grimes-Houston-
<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Inland Brazoria-Inland Galveston-Inland Harris-Inland Jackson-
<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Inland Matagorda-Madison-Matagorda Bay-Matagorda Islands-
<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Montgomery-Northern Liberty-Polk-San Jacinto-Southern Liberty-
<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Trinity-Walker-Waller-Washington-Wharton-
<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">458 AM CDT Sat Jun 1 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">It`s a bit early in the summer season for heat issues but heat
<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">index values will warm to between 99 and 102 degrees this
<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">afternoon. If outdoors today, drink plenty of water, find some
<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">shade and take frequent breaks from the heat if possible.
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<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday
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<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Heat index values will again range from 99 to 102 degrees on
<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Sunday.
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<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">A surge of deep tropical moisture will be pulled into Southeast
<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Texas Wednesday and Thursday. It`s too soon to tell exactly where
<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">and when heavy rain will develop but the potential for locally
<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">heavy rain exists both days.
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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 will not be needed.
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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) @ 1016 hrs
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:windowtext">Manchester
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:windowtext">2.3 ft Steady = 47’03”
<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 Falling = 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">2.5 ft Steady = 47’05”
<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">2.3 ft Rising = 47’03”
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:windowtext">Pier 21
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:windowtext">2.2 ft Steady = 47’02”
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<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Winds – Houston / Galveston Bay PORTS, NOAA/NOS @ 1016 hrs
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:windowtext">Manchester
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:windowtext">2 knots from W, gusts to 5 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">3 knots from NE, gusts to 4 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">6 knots from ENE, gusts to 7 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">4 knots from E, gusts to 5 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">3 knots from NE, gusts to 5 knots
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<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:windowtext">MARSEC LEVEL 1
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<span-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">NOAA Weather Galveston Bay & Matagorda Bay
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FZUS54 KHGX 011510
CWFHGX
Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX
1010 AM CDT Sat Jun 1 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.
GMZ300-020415-
Synopsis for High Island to the Matagorda Ship Channel out 60
nautical miles including Galveston and Matagorda Bays
1010 AM CDT Sat Jun 1 2019
.SYNOPSIS FOR HIGH ISLAND TO MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL OUT 60 NM...
High pressure over Arkansas and lower pressure over West Texas will
keep mainly light winds and low seas through Monday. Onshore flow
increases as well as moisture as a system near the Bay of
Campeche drifts north and then northeastward mid week. Unsettled
weather expected mid week and mariners should stay up with the
latest forecasts.
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GMZ330-335-020415-
Matagorda Bay-Galveston Bay-
1010 AM CDT Sat Jun 1 2019
.REST OF TODAY...East winds around 5 knots becoming southeast in
the afternoon. Bay waters smooth. Isolated showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. A slight
chance of showers and thunderstorms early in the evening.
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth.
.MONDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots increasing to 10 to
15 knots in the afternoon. Bay waters smooth becoming slightly
choppy in the afternoon.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters
slightly choppy. A slight chance of showers after midnight.
.TUESDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots increasing to 10 to
15 knots in the afternoon. Bay waters smooth becoming slightly
choppy in the afternoon. A chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters
slightly choppy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly
choppy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters
slightly choppy. Showers and thunderstorms likely.
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GMZ350-355-020415-
Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX out
20 NM-Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM-
1010 AM CDT Sat Jun 1 2019
.REST OF TODAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots becoming south after
midnight. Seas 1 to 2 feet.
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet.
.MONDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots increasing to 10 to
15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
A slight chance of showers after midnight.
.TUESDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet. A
chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 15 knots. Seas 2 to
4 feet. A chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds around 15 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet. A
chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...South winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet
with occasional seas up to 6 feet. Showers and thunderstorms
likely.
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GMZ370-375-020415-
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-
1010 AM CDT Sat Jun 1 2019
.REST OF TODAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 feet.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south after
midnight. Seas 2 feet.
.SUNDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
.MONDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots increasing to 10 to
15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet.
A slight chance of showers after midnight.
.TUESDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. A
slight chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 15 knots. Seas 3 to
5 feet. A chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds around 15 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet
with occasional seas up to 7 feet. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 15 knots. Seas 5 to
7 feet with occasional seas up to 8 feet. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms.
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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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Port of Houston Authority<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">
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ACOE Project Depth for Houston Ship Channel<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">
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<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;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">Power Lines
<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:windowtext">Sidney Sherman
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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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<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Brazos Harbor Pilots
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NOAA
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