July 03, 2019 Wednesday
Houston, Galveston, Texas City, & Freeport, TX - Daily Port Update
Hurricane Season
June 1st – November 30th
Be Prepared
NOAA Weather
GMZ300-032230-
Synopsis for High Island to the Matagorda Ship Channel out 60
nautical miles including Galveston and Matagorda Bays
426 AM CDT Wed Jul 3 2019
.SYNOPSIS FOR HIGH ISLAND TO MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL OUT 60 NM...
Moderate onshore today and tonight will then gradually weaken as
an upper level ridge of high pressure builds over the region.
Winds should peak tonight and may warrant a brief period of
stronger winds. Showers and thunderstorms today into this evening
then rain chances quickly diminish and remain low through the
weekend.
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Houston // Open to all vessel traffic
06/30
1908 USCG COTP order to stop vessel traffic in HSC due to vessel anchored in channel
2003 Pilots resumed boarding 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">NOAA HOUSTON
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">NOAA GALVESTON, TEXAS CITY
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<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Wednesday
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Partly Cloudy
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Currently 76° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Low 77° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">High 89° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Humidity 88° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Barometer 29.93 in / 1016.5 mb
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Dewpoint 72° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Visibility 10 miles
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Heat Index 76° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Wind Calm
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Wednesday
Partly Cloudy
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Currently 83° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Low 81 ° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">High 87° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Humidity 85° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Barometer 29.94 in / 1014.0 mb
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Dewpoint 77° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Visibility 10 miles
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Heat Index 90° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Wind S 7 mph
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Wednesday
Fair
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Currently 75° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Low 79° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">High 87° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Humidity 94° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Barometer 29.93 in / 1013.5 mb
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Dewpoint 73° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Visibility 10 miles
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Heat Index NR° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Wind Calm
Today: <span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly between noon and 4pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near
89. South wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Tonight: Isolated showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 77. South wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Independence Day: Isolated showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 10am. Partly sunny, with a high near 92. Heat index values as high as 101. South wind 5 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 77. South wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light after midnight.
Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 94. Light south wind increasing to 5 to 10 mph in the morning.
Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 77.
Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 95.
Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 76.
Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 95.
Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 76.
Monday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Sunny, with a high near 95.
Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 77.
Tuesday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Sunny, with a high near 95.<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">
Today: <span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before noon, then showers and thunderstorms likely,
mainly between noon and 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 87. South wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between 1 and 2 inches possible.
Tonight: Scattered showers and thunderstorms before midnight, then isolated showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 81. South wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Independence Day: Isolated showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 11am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 90. Heat index values as high as 103. South wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 10%.
Thursday Night: Isolated showers and thunderstorms before 8pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 81. South wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 10%.
Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 91. South wind around 10 mph.
Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 80.
Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 90.
Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 80.
Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 92.
Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 79.
Monday: Sunny, with a high near 92.
Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 80.
Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 92.<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">
Today: <span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Scattered showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 10am. Mostly cloudy, with a high
near 87. South wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts between 1 and 2 inches possible.
Tonight: Scattered showers and thunderstorms before 11pm, then isolated showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 79. South wind around 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Independence Day: Isolated showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 10am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 89. South wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 10%.
Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 80. South wind 10 to 15 mph.
Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 90. South wind around 10 mph.
Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 80.
Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 90.
Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 78.
Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 90.
Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 78.
Monday: Sunny, with a high near 90.
Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 79.
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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) @ 0552 hrs
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Manchester
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">0.7 ft Rising = 45’07”
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Morgan’s Point
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">1.0 ft Falling = 46’00”
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Eagle Point
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">1.6 ft Rising = 46’06”
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Galveston Bay Entrance
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">2.8 ft Stores = 47’08”
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Pier 21
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">2.4 ft Rising = 47’04”
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<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Winds – Houston / Galveston Bay PORTS, NOAA/NOS @ 0552 hrs
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Manchester
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">2 knots from SSW gusts to 4 knots
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Morgan’s Point
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">3 knots from SSW gusts to 5 knots
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Eagle Point
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">4 knots from SSW gusts to 5 knots
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Galveston Bay Entrance
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">8 knots from S gusts to 20 knots
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Pier 21
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">2 knots from SSE gusts to 6 knots
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<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">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 030926
CWFHGX
Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX
426 AM CDT Wed Jul 3 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.
GMZ300-032230-
Synopsis for High Island to the Matagorda Ship Channel out 60
nautical miles including Galveston and Matagorda Bays
426 AM CDT Wed Jul 3 2019
.SYNOPSIS FOR HIGH ISLAND TO MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL OUT 60 NM...
Moderate onshore today and tonight will then gradually weaken as
an upper level ridge of high pressure builds over the region.
Winds should peak tonight and may warrant a brief period of
stronger winds. Showers and thunderstorms today into this evening
then rain chances quickly diminish and remain low through the
weekend.
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GMZ335-032230-
Galveston Bay-
426 AM CDT Wed Jul 3 2019
.TODAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots increasing to 10 to 15 knots
in the afternoon. Bay waters smooth becoming slightly choppy in
the afternoon. Scattered showers early in the morning, then
showers and thunderstorms likely late in the morning. Scattered
showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon with gusty winds.
.TONIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly
choppy. Isolated thunderstorms in the evening. Isolated showers.
.THURSDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly
choppy. Isolated showers. Isolated thunderstorms in the late
morning and afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth.
.FRIDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth.
.SATURDAY...Southwest winds around 5 knots becoming south in the
afternoon. Bay waters smooth.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southwest
after midnight. Bay waters smooth.
.SUNDAY...Southwest winds around 5 knots becoming south in the
afternoon. Bay waters smooth.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...South winds around 10 knots becoming southwest
after midnight. Bay waters smooth to slightly choppy becoming
smooth after midnight.
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GMZ330-032230-
Matagorda Bay-
426 AM CDT Wed Jul 3 2019
.TODAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy.
Scattered showers early in the morning, then showers likely and
isolated thunderstorms late in the morning. Scattered showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly
choppy. Scattered showers and thunderstorms early in the evening,
then isolated thunderstorms late in the evening. Isolated showers
in the late evening and overnight.
.THURSDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly
choppy. Isolated showers. Isolated thunderstorms in the late
morning and afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters
slightly choppy.
.FRIDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots decreasing to 5 to
10 knots after midnight. Bay waters slightly choppy becoming
smooth after midnight.
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth.
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth.
$$
GMZ350-355-032230-
Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX out
20 NM-Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM-
426 AM CDT Wed Jul 3 2019
.TODAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet. Scattered
showers. Scattered thunderstorms in the late morning and
afternoon with gusty winds.
.TONIGHT...South winds around 15 knots with gusts near 20 knots.
Seas 3 to 4 feet. Isolated thunderstorms in the evening. Isolated
showers.
.THURSDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet.
Isolated showers. Isolated thunderstorms in the late morning and
afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet.
.FRIDAY and FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to
3 feet.
.SATURDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southeast in the
afternoon. Seas 1 to 2 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet.
.SUNDAY and SUNDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 to 2
feet.
$$
GMZ370-375-032230-
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-
426 AM CDT Wed Jul 3 2019
.TODAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Isolated
showers early in the morning, then scattered showers and
thunderstorms in the late morning and early afternoon. Isolated
showers and thunderstorms late.
.TONIGHT...South winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet. Isolated
thunderstorms in the evening. Isolated showers.
.THURSDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet.
Isolated showers. Isolated thunderstorms in the late morning and
afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet.
.FRIDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southeast 5 to
10 knots in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
.SATURDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southeast in the
afternoon. Seas 1 to 2 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT through SUNDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots.
Seas 1 to 2 feet. A slight chance of showers developing Sunday
evening.
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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">
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">45 feet/13.72 meters up to Shell / Enterprise
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">40 feet/12.19 meters up to S.P. Slip
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">36 feet/10.97 meters to the Turning Basin
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">40 feet/12.19 meters Barbour’s Cut Channel
<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">40 feet/12.19 meters Bayport Channel
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<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">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">HSC Air Drafts Restrictions
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<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Power Lines
<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Power Lines
<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Fred Hartman
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<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Jesse Jones
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<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Sidney Sherman
197’ (Morgan’s Point)
197’ (below Fred Hartman Bridge – Baytown)<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">175' (Baytown/LaPorte Bridge)
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">197’ (Battleship Texas)
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">175' (Beltway 8 Bridge)
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">197’ (Power Plant)
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">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">
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<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Port of Texas City
http://www.tctrr.com/<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">
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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">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">Port of Galveston
http://www.portofgalveston.com/<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">
<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">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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http://www.swg.usace.army.mil/Missions/Navigation.aspx<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">
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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
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