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Houston, Galveston, Texas City, & Freeport, TX - Daily Port Update 06/30/2019 Normal
Houston, Galveston, Texas City, & Freeport, TX - Daily Port Update 06/29/2019 Normal
Houston, Galveston, Texas City, & Freeport, TX - Daily Port Update 06/28/2019 Normal
Houston, Galveston, Texas City, & Freeport, TX - Daily Port Update 06/27/2019 Normal
Houston, Galveston, Texas City, & Freeport, TX - Daily Port Update 06/26/2019 Normal
Houston, Galveston, Texas City, & Freeport, TX - Daily Port Update 06/25/2019 Normal
Houston, Galveston, Texas City, & Freeport, TX - Daily Port Update 06/24/2019 Normal
Houston, Galveston, Texas City, & Freeport, TX - Daily Port Update 06/23/2019 Normal
Houston, Galveston, Texas City, & Freeport, TX - Daily Port Update 06/22/2019 Normal
Houston, Galveston, Texas City, & Freeport, TX - Daily Port Update 06/21/2019 Normal
Houston, Galveston, Texas City, & Freeport, TX - Daily Port Update 06/20/2019 Normal
Houston, Galveston, Texas City, & Freeport, TX - Daily Port Update 06/19/2019 Normal
Houston, Galveston, Texas City, & Freeport, TX - Daily Port Update 06/18/2019 Normal
Houston, Galveston, Texas City, & Freeport, TX - Daily Port Update 06/17/2019 Normal
Houston, Galveston, Texas City, & Freeport, TX - Daily Port Update 06/16/2019 Normal
Houston, Galveston, Texas City, & Freeport, TX - Daily Port Update 06/15/2019 Normal
Houston, Galveston, Texas City, & Freeport, TX - Daily Port Update 06/14/2019 Normal
Houston, Galveston, Texas City, & Freeport, TX - Daily Port Update 06/13/2019 Normal
Houston, Galveston, Texas City, & Freeport, TX - Daily Port Update 06/12/2019 Normal
Houston, Galveston, Texas City, & Freeport, TX - Daily Port Update 06/11/2019 Normal
Houston, Galveston, Texas City, & Freeport, TX - Daily Port Update 06/10/2019 Normal
Houston, Galveston, Texas City, & Freeport, TX - Daily Port Update 06/09/2019 Normal
Houston, Galveston, Texas City, & Freeport, TX - Daily Port Update 06/08/2019 Normal
Houston, Galveston, Texas City, & Freeport, TX - Daily Port Update 06/07/2019 Normal
Houston, Galveston, Texas City, & Freeport, TX - Daily Port Update 06/06/2019 Normal
Houston, Galveston, Texas City, & Freeport, TX - Daily Port Update 06/05/2019 Normal
Houston Metropolitan // Weather update06/04/2019 Normal
Houston, Galveston, Texas City, & Freeport, TX - Daily Port Update 06/04/2019 Normal
Houston, Galveston, Texas City, & Freeport, TX - Daily Port Update 06/03/2019 Normal
Houston, Galveston, Texas City, & Freeport, TX - Daily Port Update 06/02/2019 Normal
Houston, Galveston, Texas City, & Freeport, TX - Daily Port Update 06/01/2019 Normal

 Daily Port Update

Subject:Houston, Galveston, Texas City, & Freeport, TX - Daily Port Update
Date:Friday, June 07, 2019
Priority:Normal
Notice:

June 7, 2019           Friday                   

 

Houston, Galveston, Texas City, & Freeport, TX - Daily Port Update 

 

Hurricane Season

June 1st – November 30th

Be Prepared     

 

 

NOAA Weather

 

 

Houston // Open to all 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;color:windowtext">NOAA HOUSTON

<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:windowtext">NOAA GALVESTON, TEXAS CITY

<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:windowtext">NOAA FREEPORT

<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:windowtext">Friday

<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:windowtext">A Few Clouds

<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:windowtext">Currently   73° F

<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:windowtext">Low           74° F

<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:windowtext">High          94° 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 29.79 in / 1009.3 mb

<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:windowtext">Dewpoint   72° 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 NR° F

<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:windowtext">Wind  W 6 mph

Friday<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">Fair

<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:windowtext">Currently     78° F

<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:windowtext">Low             80 ° F

<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:windowtext">High            90° 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   29.76 in / 1007.7 mb

<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:windowtext">Dewpoint     75° 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   80° F

<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:windowtext">Wind W 5 mph

<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:windowtext">Friday

Fair

<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:windowtext">Currently    78° F

<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:windowtext">Low            77° F

<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:windowtext">High           91° 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  29.76 in / 1007.8 mb

<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:windowtext">Dewpoint    75° 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  80° F

<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:windowtext">Wind  Calm

Today: <span-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:windowtext">A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 94. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph. 

Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 74. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph. 

Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 96. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph. 

Saturday Night: Clear, with a low around 79. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light and variable after midnight. 

Sunday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 98. Calm wind becoming north around 5 mph in the afternoon. 

Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 79.

Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 93.

Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 75.

Tuesday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 89.

Tuesday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 72.

Wednesday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Sunny, with a high near 89.

Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 73.

Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 92.<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:windowtext">

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Today: <span-family:"Arial",sans-serif;background:white">A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 90. Heat index values as high as 102. Southwest wind around 10 mph. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms. <span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">

Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 80. West wind around 10 mph. 

Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 92. Heat index values as high as 102. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph. 

Saturday Night: Clear, with a low around 82. West wind around 5 mph becoming northeast after midnight. 

Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 91. Northeast wind around 5 mph becoming south in the afternoon. 

Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 83.

Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 90.

Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 80.

Tuesday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 87.

Tuesday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 77.

Wednesday: A 30 percent chance of showers. Sunny, with a high near 88.

Wednesday Night: A 10 percent chance of showers. Mostly clear, with a low around 78.

Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 89.<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:windowtext">

Today: <span-family:"Arial",sans-serif;background:white">A slight chance of showers, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 10am. Partly sunny, with a high near 91. Heat index values as high as 103. Southwest wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms. <span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">

Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 77. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph. 

Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 93. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph. 

Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 78. West wind around 5 mph becoming calm after midnight. 

Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 92. Calm wind becoming southeast around 5 mph in the afternoon. 

Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 79.

Monday: A slight chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 90. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 78.

Tuesday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 87.

Tuesday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 75.

Wednesday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Sunny, with a high near 89.

Wednesday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly clear, with a low around 75.

Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 89.<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:windowtext">

 

 




 

<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Maximum Deep Drafts - Houston / Galveston Bay

<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">PORTS NOAA/NOS Water Levels (above MLLW) @ 0732 hrs

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:windowtext">Manchester

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:windowtext">0.1 ft Steady  = 45’01”

<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">0.4 ft Steady = 45’04”

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:windowtext">Eagle Point

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:windowtext">1.1  ft Steady = 46’01”

<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">2.3 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">1.7 ft Rising = 46’07”

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<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Winds – Houston / Galveston Bay PORTS, NOAA/NOS @ 0732 hrs

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:windowtext">Manchester

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:windowtext">4 knots from W gusts to  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">9 knots from W gusts to 11 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">5 knots from W gusts to 8 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">6 knots from NW gusts to 10 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">7 knots from NW gusts to 10 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 070845

CWFHGX

Coastal Waters Forecast

National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX

345 AM CDT Fri Jun 7 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.

GMZ300-072115-

Synopsis for High Island to the Matagorda Ship Channel out 60

nautical miles including Galveston and Matagorda Bays

345 AM CDT Fri Jun 7 2019

.SYNOPSIS FOR HIGH ISLAND TO MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL OUT 60 NM...

Moderate westerly winds and lower seas can be expected going into

the weekend. Winds will turn more out of the northwest behind a

weak frontal boundary Saturday, before turning back onshore

Sunday. Another weak frontal boundary looks to push through the

coastal waters Monday leaving winds out of the northeast and flow

not turning back onshore until late Thursday.

$$

GMZ335-072115-

Galveston Bay-

345 AM CDT Fri Jun 7 2019

.TODAY...West winds around 10 knots. Bay waters smooth to

slightly choppy. A slight chance of showers and isolated

thunderstorms early in the morning, then a chance of showers and

thunderstorms in the late morning and afternoon.

.TONIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth.

.SATURDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...North winds around 5 knots becoming northeast

after midnight. Bay waters smooth.

.SUNDAY...Northeast winds around 5 knots becoming south in the

afternoon. Bay waters smooth.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming north

after midnight. Bay waters smooth.

.MONDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. A slight

chance of showers. A slight chance of thunderstorms in the

afternoon.

.MONDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly

choppy.

.TUESDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots becoming north around

5 knots in the afternoon. Bay waters slightly choppy becoming

smooth in the afternoon. A slight chance of showers and

thunderstorms.

.TUESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters

smooth. A slight chance of showers.

$$

GMZ330-072115-

Matagorda Bay-

345 AM CDT Fri Jun 7 2019

.TODAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. A

chance of showers and thunderstorms early in the afternoon. A

slight chance of showers and thunderstorms late.

.TONIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots becoming west after

midnight. Bay waters smooth.

.SATURDAY...Northwest winds around 5 knots. Bay waters smooth.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...South winds around 5 knots. Bay waters smooth.

.SUNDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots becoming west after

midnight. Bay waters smooth.

.MONDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. A slight

chance of showers. A slight chance of thunderstorms in the

afternoon.

.MONDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly

choppy. A slight chance of showers.

.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. A slight chance of thunderstorms in the

morning. A chance of showers. A chance of thunderstorms in the

afternoon.

.TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds around 5 knots becoming northeast

after midnight. Bay waters smooth. A slight chance of showers.

$$

GMZ350-355-072115-

Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX out

20 NM-Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM-

345 AM CDT Fri Jun 7 2019

.TODAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.

Isolated thunderstorms early in the morning. A chance of showers.

A chance of thunderstorms in the late morning and afternoon.

.TONIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming west 5 to

10 knots after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 feet. A slight chance of

showers in the late evening and early morning.

.SATURDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming west in the

afternoon. Seas 1 to 2 feet.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming west

after midnight. Seas 1 to 2 feet.

.SUNDAY...East winds around 5 knots becoming south in the

afternoon. Seas 1 to 2 feet.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots becoming west after

midnight. Seas 1 to 2 feet.

.MONDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet. A

slight chance of showers. A slight chance of thunderstorms in the

afternoon.

.MONDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northeast

after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 feet. A slight chance of showers.

.TUESDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots decreasing to 5 to

10 knots in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet. A chance of showers

and a slight chance of thunderstorms.

.TUESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet.

A chance of showers.

$$

GMZ370-375-072115-

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-

345 AM CDT Fri Jun 7 2019

.TODAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 feet. A chance of

showers and thunderstorms in the morning. A slight chance of

showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon.

.TONIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming west after

midnight. Seas 2 to 3 feet. A slight chance of showers in the

evening. A chance of showers after midnight, then a slight chance

of showers late.

.SATURDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming west

after midnight. Seas 2 feet.

.SUNDAY...North winds around 5 knots becoming southwest in the

afternoon. Seas 2 feet.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots becoming west after

midnight. Seas 2 feet.

.MONDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet. A slight

chance of showers.

.MONDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northeast

15 to 20 knots after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 feet. A slight chance

of showers.

.TUESDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots decreasing to 5 to

10 knots in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 feet. A slight chance of

showers and thunderstorms.

.TUESDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 feet. A chance

of showers.

$$

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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

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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

 

 

Please visit our WEB Site<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> www.moranshipping.com<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> for port tide tables <span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">

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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 <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">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

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197’ (below Fred Hartman Bridge – Baytown)<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">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">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 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">Houston Pilots Association

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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

www.brazospilots.com

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NOAA

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National Data Buoy Center

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Disclaimer
For quality assurance purposes please note well that while the above information is regularly vetted for accuracy it is not intended to replace the local knowledge or expertise pertaining to port conditions of our marine operations personnel. Port précis should always be verified by contacting the corresponding marine department of a particular location for the most up-to-date information.