July 12, 2019 Friday
Houston, Galveston, Texas City, & Freeport, TX - Daily Port Update
Hurricane Season
June 1st – November 30th
Be Prepared
NOAA Weather
GMZ300-122115-
Synopsis for High Island to the Matagorda Ship Channel out 60
nautical miles including Galveston and Matagorda Bays
327 AM CDT Fri Jul 12 2019
.SYNOPSIS FOR HIGH ISLAND TO MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL OUT 60 NM...
Tropical Storm Barry will shift westward then slowly west
northwest and eventually turn more north Saturday. Offshore flow
will strengthen as this system approaches and eventually makes
landfall over central or southeast Louisiana on Saturday morning.
Small Craft Advisories will be necessary to account for the
strengthening winds and elevated seas through this weekend.
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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">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">Partly Cloudy
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Currently 84° 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 98° 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 29.78 in / 1008.6 mb
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Dewpoint 74° 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 91° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Wind N 10 mph
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Friday
Fair <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 86° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Low 82 ° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">High 93° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Humidity 75° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Barometer 29.77 in / 1008.1 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 97° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Wind N 15 mph
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Fair
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Currently 80° 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 95° 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 29.77 in / 1008.2 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 85° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Wind N 7 mph
Today: <span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 98. North wind 5 to 10 mph.
Tonight: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 9pm and midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 79. North wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Saturday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 95. Heat index values as high as 102. North wind around 10 mph.
Saturday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 80. North wind around 5 mph becoming west after midnight.
Sunday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 95. West wind around 5 mph.
Sunday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 79.
Monday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 96.
Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 79.
Tuesday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 97.
Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 79.
Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 96.
Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 80.
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Today: <span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7am, then a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 93. Heat index values as high as 106. North wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Tonight: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 82. Breezy, with a north wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Saturday: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 90. Heat index values as high as 102. Breezy, with a north wind 15 to 20 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation
is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Saturday Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 82. Southwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Sunday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 90. Southwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Sunday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 82.
Monday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 90.
Monday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 83.
Tuesday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 91.
Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 83.
Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 92.
Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 83.
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Today: <span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7am, then a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 95. Heat index values as high as 103. North wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Tonight: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly between 3am and 4am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 79. North wind 5 to 10 mph.
Saturday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 7am. Partly sunny, with a high near 92. Heat index values as high as 103. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher
amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Saturday Night: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 80. Southwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Sunday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 91. Southwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Sunday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 80.
Monday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 90.
Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 81.
Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 91.
Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 81.
Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 92.
Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 81.
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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) @ 0647 hrs
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Manchester
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">1.5 ft Rising = 46’05”
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Morgan’s Point
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">1.3 ft Rising = 46’03”
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Eagle Point
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">1.8 ft Steady = 46’08”
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Galveston Bay Entrance
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">2.1 ft Steady = 47’01”
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Pier 21
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">2.0 ft Steady = 47’00”
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<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Winds – Houston / Galveston Bay PORTS, NOAA/NOS @ 0647 hrs
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Manchester
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">4 knots from NNW gusts to 7 knots
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Morgan’s Point
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">9 knots from N gusts to 12 knots
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Eagle Point
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">9 knots from NNE gusts to 15 knots
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Galveston Bay Entrance
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">16 knots from NNE gusts to 20 knots
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Pier 21
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">8 knots from NNE gusts to 12 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 120827
CWFHGX
Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX
327 AM CDT Fri Jul 12 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.
GMZ300-122115-
Synopsis for High Island to the Matagorda Ship Channel out 60
nautical miles including Galveston and Matagorda Bays
327 AM CDT Fri Jul 12 2019
.SYNOPSIS FOR HIGH ISLAND TO MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL OUT 60 NM...
Tropical Storm Barry will shift westward then slowly west
northwest and eventually turn more north Saturday. Offshore flow
will strengthen as this system approaches and eventually makes
landfall over central or southeast Louisiana on Saturday morning.
Small Craft Advisories will be necessary to account for the
strengthening winds and elevated seas through this weekend.
$$
GMZ335-122115-
Galveston Bay-
327 AM CDT Fri Jul 12 2019
.TODAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy.
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to
20 knots after midnight. Bay waters slightly choppy becoming
choppy after midnight. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in
the evening, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms
after midnight.
.SATURDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly
choppy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning,
then showers and thunderstorms likely in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southwest
10 to 15 knots after midnight. Bay waters smooth becoming
slightly choppy after midnight. Showers and thunderstorms likely
in the evening, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after
midnight.
.SUNDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly
choppy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning,
then showers and thunderstorms likely in the afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters
slightly choppy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.MONDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly
choppy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.MONDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly
choppy. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.TUESDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly
choppy. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly
choppy.
$$
GMZ330-122115-
Matagorda Bay-
327 AM CDT Fri Jul 12 2019
.TODAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. A slight
chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly
choppy. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the late
evening and overnight.
.SATURDAY...Northwest winds around 10 knots becoming west in the
afternoon. Bay waters smooth to slightly choppy becoming smooth
in the afternoon. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in
the morning, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms in the
afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters
slightly choppy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.SUNDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming south in the
afternoon. Bay waters slightly choppy. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly
choppy. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.MONDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy.
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.MONDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly
choppy.
.TUESDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly
choppy.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly
choppy.
$$
GMZ355-122115-
Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM-
327 AM CDT Fri Jul 12 2019
.TODAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet. A slight
chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.TONIGHT...North winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet. A chance
of showers and thunderstorms.
.SATURDAY...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming west in the
afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 feet. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the morning, then showers and thunderstorms
likely in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to
15 to 20 knots after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 feet. Showers and
thunderstorms likely.
.SUNDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet.
Showers and thunderstorms likely in the morning, then a chance of
showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
A chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.MONDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. A
chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.MONDAY NIGHT...South winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. A
slight chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.TUESDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. A slight
chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
$$
GMZ375-122115-
Waters from High Island to Freeport TX from 20 to 60 NM-
327 AM CDT Fri Jul 12 2019
.TODAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet. A chance
of showers and thunderstorms.
.TONIGHT...North winds 15 to 20 knots becoming 15 to 25 knots
after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 feet. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms.
.SATURDAY...Northwest winds 15 to 25 knots becoming west 15 to
20 knots in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 feet. Showers and
thunderstorms likely.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to
5 feet. Showers and thunderstorms likely.
.SUNDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet.
Showers and thunderstorms likely in the morning, then a chance of
showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet.
A chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.MONDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. A
chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.MONDAY NIGHT...South winds around 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. A
slight chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.TUESDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. A slight
chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...South winds around 15 knots. Seas 3 feet.
$$
GMZ350-122115-
Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX out
20 NM-
327 AM CDT Fri Jul 12 2019
.TODAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northwest 5 to
10 knots in the afternoon. Seas 1 to 2 feet. A slight chance of
showers and thunderstorms.
.TONIGHT...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. A
slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then a
chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. A slight
chance of showers and thunderstorms late.
.SATURDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming west in the
afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to
15 to 20 knots after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 feet. A chance of
showers and thunderstorms.
.SUNDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet. A
chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds around 15 knots. Seas 2 to
3 feet. A chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.MONDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet. A chance
of showers and thunderstorms.
.MONDAY NIGHT...South winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet. A
slight chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.TUESDAY...South winds around 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...South winds around 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet.
$$
GMZ370-122115-
Waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX from 20 to
60 NM-
327 AM CDT Fri Jul 12 2019
.TODAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northwest in the
afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms.
.TONIGHT...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to
20 knots after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 feet. A slight chance of
showers and thunderstorms early in the evening, then a chance of
showers and thunderstorms in the late evening and overnight.
.SATURDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest in
the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 feet. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to
5 feet. A chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.SUNDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet. A
chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...South winds around 15 knots. Seas 3 feet. A
chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.MONDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. A chance
of showers and thunderstorms.
.MONDAY NIGHT...South winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. A
slight chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.TUESDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...South winds around 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet.
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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">Power Lines
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<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)
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<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Port of Texas City
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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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