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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<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
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<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
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<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
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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
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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.
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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,
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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.
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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) @ 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-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.
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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.
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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">
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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
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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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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
http://www.portofgalveston.com/<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:windowtext">
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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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