July 05, 2019 Friday
Houston, Galveston, Texas City, & Freeport, TX - Daily Port Update
Hurricane Season
June 1st – November 30th
Be Prepared
NOAA Weather
GMZ300-060415-
Synopsis for High Island to the Matagorda Ship Channel out 60
nautical miles including Galveston and Matagorda Bays
1031 AM CDT Fri Jul 5 2019
.SYNOPSIS FOR HIGH ISLAND TO MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL OUT 60 NM...
Light winds are expected through the weekend as high pressure
remains over the western Gulf of Mexico.
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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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NOAA Weather Service
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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">Friday
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Mostly Cloudy
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Currently 86° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Low 75° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">High 95° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Humidity 70° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Barometer 30.08 in / 1019.0 mb
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Dewpoint 75° 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 95° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Wind S 10 mph
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Friday
Partly Cloudy<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Currently 88° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Low 80 ° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">High 91° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Humidity 70° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Barometer 30.10 in / 1019.2 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 100° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Wind S 13 mph
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Friday
A Few Clouds
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Currently 86° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Low 78° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">High 91° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Humidity 72° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Barometer 30.08 in / 1018.6 mb
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Dewpoint 76° 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 96° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Wind S 13 mph
Today: <span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Mostly sunny, with a high near 95. Heat index values as high as 104. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 75. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 96. Heat index values as high as 105. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 75. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Sunday: Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 98. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 77.
Monday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 98.
Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 77.
Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 97.
Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 77.
Wednesday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 98.
Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 77.
Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 97.<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">
Today: <span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">Mostly
sunny, with a high near 91. Heat index values as high as 104. South wind around 10 mph. <span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 80. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 90. Heat index values as high as 103. Calm wind becoming southeast around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 81. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming southwest after midnight.
Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 91. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 81.
Monday: Sunny, with a high near 91.
Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 81.
Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 91.
Tuesday Night: Clear, with a low around 81.
Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 91.
Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 81.
Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 92.
Today: <span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Mostly sunny, with a high near 91. Heat index values as high as 103. South wind around 10 mph.
Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 78. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 91. Heat index values as high as 102. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 78. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 90. Light southwest wind becoming south 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.
Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 78.
Monday: Sunny, with a high near 90.
Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 78.
Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 91.
Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 78.
Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 91.
Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 78.
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Rip Current Statement
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Coastal Hazard Message
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">949 AM CDT Fri Jul 5 2019
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<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">...Strong Rip Currents Along Gulf Facing Beaches...
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<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">.Strong rip currents will continue along Gulf facing beaches
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">through Friday evening.
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<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">TXZ436>438-060100-
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">/O.NEW.KHGX.RP.S.0024.190705T1449Z-190706T0100Z/
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Brazoria Islands-Galveston Island and Bolivar Peninsula-
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Matagorda Islands-
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">949 AM CDT Fri Jul 5 2019
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<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING...
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<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">The National Weather Service in Houston/Galveston has issued a
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">High Rip Current Risk, which is in effect until 8 PM CDT this
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<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">* TIMING...through Friday evening.
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">* IMPACTS...Strong rip currents will create hazardous swimming
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"> conditions. Life threatening rip currents are likely in the
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"> surf zone.
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<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">There is a high risk of rip currents. Life threatening rip
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">currents are likely in the surf zone.
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Rip currents are powerful channels of water flowing quickly away
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">from shore...which occur most often at low spots or breaks in the
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">sandbar and in the vicinity of structures such as groins...
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">jetties and piers. Heed the advice of lifeguards...beach patrol...
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">flags and signs. Swim near a lifeguard.
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">If you become caught in a rip current...yell for help. Remain
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">calm...do not exhaust yourself and stay afloat while waiting for
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">help. If you have to swim out of a rip current...swim parallel to
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">shore and back toward the beach when possible. Do not attempt to
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">swim directly against a rip current as you will tire quickly.
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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) @ 1036 hrs
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Manchester
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">1.7 ft Rising = 46’07”
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Morgan’s Point
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">1.7 ft Rising = 46’07”
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Eagle Point
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">2.0 ft Rising = 47’00”
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Galveston Bay Entrance
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">2.4 ft Falling = 47’04”
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Pier 21
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">2.2 ft Steady = 47’02”
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<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Winds – Houston / Galveston Bay PORTS, NOAA/NOS @ 1036 hrs
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Manchester
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">6 knots from S gusts to 11 knots
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Morgan’s Point
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">5 knots from SSE gusts to 8 knots
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Eagle Point
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">8 knots from SSW gusts to 9 knots
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Galveston Bay Entrance
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">9 knots from S gusts to 10 knots
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Pier 21
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">8 knots from S gusts to 11 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 051531
CWFHGX
Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX
1031 AM CDT Fri Jul 5 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.
GMZ300-060415-
Synopsis for High Island to the Matagorda Ship Channel out 60
nautical miles including Galveston and Matagorda Bays
1031 AM CDT Fri Jul 5 2019
.SYNOPSIS FOR HIGH ISLAND TO MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL OUT 60 NM...
Light winds are expected through the weekend as high pressure
remains over the western Gulf of Mexico.
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GMZ335-060415-
Galveston Bay-
1031 AM CDT Fri Jul 5 2019
.REST OF TODAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth.
.TONIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth.
.SATURDAY...Southwest winds around 5 knots becoming southeast 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.
.MONDAY...Southwest winds around 5 knots becoming south in the
afternoon. Bay waters smooth.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth.
.TUESDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...South winds around 10 knots becoming southwest
after midnight. Bay waters smooth to slightly choppy becoming
smooth after midnight.
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GMZ330-060415-
Matagorda Bay-
1031 AM CDT Fri Jul 5 2019
.REST OF TODAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters
slightly choppy.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly
choppy.
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast 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.
.MONDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth.
.MONDAY NIGHT...South winds around 10 knots. Bay waters smooth to
slightly choppy.
.TUESDAY...South winds around 10 knots. Bay waters smooth to
slightly choppy.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth.
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GMZ355-060415-
Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM-
1031 AM CDT Fri Jul 5 2019
.REST OF TODAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
.TONIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 feet.
.SATURDAY...South winds around 5 knots becoming southeast in the
afternoon. Seas 1 to 2 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southwest
after midnight. Seas 1 to 2 feet.
.SUNDAY...Southwest winds around 5 knots becoming south in the
afternoon. Seas 1 to 2 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...South winds around 10 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet.
.MONDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds around 10 knots. Seas 1 to
2 feet.
.TUESDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 feet.
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GMZ350-060415-
Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX out
20 NM-
1031 AM CDT Fri Jul 5 2019
.REST OF TODAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 feet.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots becoming south
after midnight. Seas 2 feet.
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...South winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 feet.
.MONDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 feet.
.TUESDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 feet.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 feet.
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GMZ375-060415-
Waters from High Island to Freeport TX from 20 to 60 NM-
1031 AM CDT Fri Jul 5 2019
.REST OF TODAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds around 5 knots becoming east in the
afternoon. Seas 2 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south
after midnight. Seas 1 to 2 feet.
.SUNDAY...South winds around 5 knots becoming southeast in the
afternoon. Seas 1 to 2 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet.
.MONDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet.
.TUESDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 feet.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 feet.
$$
GMZ370-060415-
Waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX from 20 to
60 NM-
1031 AM CDT Fri Jul 5 2019
.REST OF TODAY...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas 3 feet.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots becoming south
after midnight. Seas 2 feet.
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots becoming south
after midnight. Seas 2 feet.
.MONDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 feet.
.TUESDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 feet.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 feet.
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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
http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/text/MIAOFFNT4.shtml<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">
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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
Please visit our WEB Site<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">
www.moranshipping.com<span-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">
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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">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-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)
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<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">135' (Loop 610 Bridge)
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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
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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">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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