August 10, 2019 Saturday
Houston, Galveston, Texas City, & Freeport, TX - Daily Port Update
Hurricane Season
June 1st – November 30th
Be Prepared
NOAA Weather
GMZ300-102215-
Synopsis for High Island to the Matagorda Ship Channel out 60
nautical miles including Galveston and Matagorda Bays
421 AM CDT Sat Aug 10 2019
.SYNOPSIS FOR HIGH ISLAND TO MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL OUT 60 NM...
High pressure over the eastern Gulf will maintain an onshore flow
through the weekend. The pressure gradient will weaken through
early next week and seas will gradually diminish through the
weekend.
$$
Houston // Open to all vessel traffic
Galveston / Texas City // Open to all vessel traffic
Freeport // Open to all vessel traffic
<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">
NOAA Weather Service
<a&TextType=1
<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
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">NOAA FREEPORT
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Saturday
Mostly 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 81° 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 100° 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 29.97 in / 1015.4 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 87° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Wind S 5 mph
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Saturday
Partly 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 84 ° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">High 94° 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 29.98 in / 1015.2 mb
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Dewpoint 97° 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 S 9 mph
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Saturday
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">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 82° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">High 94° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Humidity 90° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Barometer 29.97 in / 1015.0 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 8 miles
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Heat Index 86° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Wind Calm
Today: <span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">Mostly
sunny and hot, with a high near 100. Heat index values as high as 109. South wind around 5 mph. <span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">
Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 80. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Sunday: Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 100. Heat index values as high as 106. Southwest wind around 5 mph.
Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 81. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Monday: Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 99. Southwest wind around 5 mph.
Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 82.
Tuesday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 100.
Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 81.
Wednesday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 100.
Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 81.
Thursday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 97.
Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 80.
Friday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 97.<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;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 94. Heat index values as high as 110. South wind around 10 mph. <span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">
Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 84. South wind around 10 mph.
Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 94. Heat index values as high as 112. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 84. South wind around 10 mph.
Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 92. Southwest wind around 10 mph.
Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 85.
Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 92.
Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 84.
Wednesday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 92.
Wednesday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 83.
Thursday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 91.
Thursday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 82.
Friday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 90.<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;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 94. Heat index values as high as 109. South wind around 10 mph. <span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">
Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 82. South wind around 10 mph.
Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 94. Heat index values as high as 109. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 82. South wind around 10 mph.
Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 93. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 82.
Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 93.
Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 82.
Wednesday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 93.
Wednesday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 81.
Thursday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 92.
Thursday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 81.
Friday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 92.<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">
Heat Advisory
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">URGENT - WEATHER 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">420 AM CDT Sat Aug 10 2019
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">...Heat Advisory In Effect Through Saturday Evening...
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">.Dangerous heat is expected to persist through the weekend. Peak
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">heat index values will range between 106 and 113 degrees F
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">through at least this afternoon. There is a potential heat index
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">values may reach criteria on Sunday and a Heat Advisory could be
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">issued for Sunday later today.
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">TXZ163-164-176>179-195>200-210>214-226-227-235>238-300-313-
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">335>338-101730-
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">/O.CON.KHGX.HT.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-190811T0000Z/
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Austin-Brazos-Burleson-Chambers-Coastal Brazoria-
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Coastal Galveston-Coastal Harris-Coastal Jackson-
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Coastal Matagorda-Colorado-Fort Bend-Grimes-Houston-
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Inland Brazoria-Inland Galveston-Inland Harris-Inland Jackson-
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Inland Matagorda-Madison-Montgomery-Northern Liberty-Polk-
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">San Jacinto-Southern Liberty-Trinity-Walker-Waller-Washington-
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Wharton-
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Including the cities of Alvin, Anahuac, Angleton, Bay City,
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Baytown, Bellville, Brenham, Brookshire, Bryan, Caldwell,
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Cleveland, Clute, Coldspring, College Station, Columbus, Conroe,
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Corrigan, Crockett, Dayton, Devers, Dickinson, Eagle Lake, Edna,
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">El Campo, First Colony, Freeport, Friendswood, Ganado, Groveton,
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Hempstead, Houston, Huntsville, La Marque, Lake Jackson,
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">League City, Liberty, Livingston, Madisonville, Mission Bend,
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Missouri City, Mont Belvieu, Navasota, Old River-Winfree,
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Palacios, Pasadena, Pearland, Pecan Grove, Prairie View,
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Rosenberg, Sealy, Shepherd, Somerville, Stowell, Sugar Land,
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Texas City, The Woodlands, Trinity, Waller, Weimar, Wharton,
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">and Winnie
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">420 AM CDT Sat Aug 10 2019
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING...
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">* EVENT...High heat index values between 106 and 113 degrees.
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">* TIMING...Through 7PM CDT this evening.
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">* IMPACT...Increased risk of heat-related illnesses including
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"> heat exhaustion and heat stroke. An abnormally warm night and
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"> multiple days of high heat will exacerbate this threat through
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"> cumulative heat stress.
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">
<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">Take extra precautions if you work or spend time outside. When
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">possible...reschedule strenuous activities to early morning or
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">evening. Know the signs and symptoms of heat exhaustion and heat
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">stroke. Wear light weight and loose fitting clothing when
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">possible and drink plenty of water.
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">To reduce risk during outdoor work...the occupational safety and
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">health administration recommends scheduling frequent rest breaks
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">in shaded or air conditioned environments. Anyone overcome by
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">heat should be moved to a cool and shaded location. Heat stroke
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">is an emergency - call 911.
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Each year...a number of fatalities occur nationwide due to
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">children accidentally being left in vehicles during the summer
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">months. In the past dozen years...500 children have died due to
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">hyperthermia after being left in or gaining access to cars. Never
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">leave children or pets unattended in a vehicle not even for a
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">minute. Remember...beat the heat...check the backseat.
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">&&
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">$$
<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">
<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">
<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Maximum Deep Drafts - Houston / Galveston Bay
<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">PORTS NOAA/NOS Water Levels (above MLLW) @ 0816 hrs
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Manchester
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">1.6 ft Steady = 46’06”
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Morgan’s Point
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">1.5 ft Steady = 46’05”
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Eagle Point
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Off Line
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Galveston Bay Entrance
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">1.8 ft Rising= 46’08”
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Pier 21
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">1.7 ft Steady = 46’07”
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">
<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Winds – Houston / Galveston Bay PORTS, NOAA/NOS @ 0816 hrs
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Manchester
<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">Morgan’s Point
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">5 knots from SSW gusts to 7 knots
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Eagle Point
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Off Line
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Galveston Bay Entrance
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">11 knots from SSW gusts to 14 knots
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Pier 21
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">3 knots from SSW gusts to 7 knots
<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">MARSEC LEVEL 1
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">YELLOW / ELEVATED
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">
<span-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">
<span-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">NOAA Weather Galveston Bay & Matagorda Bay
https://tgftp.nws.noaa.gov/data/raw/fz/fzus54.khgx.cwf.hgx.txt<span-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">
FZUS54 KHGX 100921
CWFHGX
Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX
421 AM CDT Sat Aug 10 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.
GMZ300-102215-
Synopsis for High Island to the Matagorda Ship Channel out 60
nautical miles including Galveston and Matagorda Bays
421 AM CDT Sat Aug 10 2019
.SYNOPSIS FOR HIGH ISLAND TO MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL OUT 60 NM...
High pressure over the eastern Gulf will maintain an onshore flow
through the weekend. The pressure gradient will weaken through
early next week and seas will gradually diminish through the
weekend.
$$
GMZ335-102215-
Galveston Bay-
421 AM CDT Sat Aug 10 2019
.TODAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth.
.TONIGHT...South winds around 10 knots. Bay waters smooth to
slightly choppy.
.SUNDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south in the
afternoon. Bay waters smooth.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth.
.MONDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south in the
afternoon. Bay waters smooth.
.MONDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly
choppy.
.TUESDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south 10 to
15 knots in the afternoon. Bay waters smooth becoming slightly
choppy in the afternoon.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters
slightly choppy.
.WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south in the
afternoon. Bay waters smooth. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southwest
after midnight. Bay waters smooth. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms.
$$
GMZ330-102215-
Matagorda Bay-
421 AM CDT Sat Aug 10 2019
.TODAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy.
.TONIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly
choppy.
.SUNDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly
choppy.
.MONDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy.
.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.
.WEDNESDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. A
slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots decreasing to 5 to
10 knots after midnight. Bay waters slightly choppy becoming
smooth after midnight.
$$
GMZ355-375-102215-
Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM-
Waters from High Island to Freeport TX from 20 to 60 NM-
421 AM CDT Sat Aug 10 2019
.TODAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots decreasing to 5 to 10 knots
in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
.TONIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
.SUNDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 feet.
.MONDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
.TUESDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 feet. A slight
chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 feet. A
slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then a
chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight.
$$
GMZ350-370-102215-
Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX out
20 NM-
Waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX from 20 to
60 NM-
421 AM CDT Sat Aug 10 2019
.TODAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots decreasing to 5 to 10 knots
in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
.TONIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
.SUNDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
.MONDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
.TUESDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight.
$$
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">
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">
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">
<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">
<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">
<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">
<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">KHOU WEATHER
http://www.khou.com/weather/<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">
<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">
<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">
<span-family:"Courier New";color:black">
<span-family:"Courier New";color:black">
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">
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">
<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
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">
<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
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">
<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">
<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">HSC Air Drafts Restrictions
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;display:none">
<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Power Lines
<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Power Lines
<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Fred Hartman
<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Power Lines
<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Jesse Jones
<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Power Lines
<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">
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">
<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">
<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">
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">
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
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">
<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">
<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
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:white">
<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,
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#051423">
<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”.
<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">
Army Corp of Engineers
http://www.swg.usace.army.mil/<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">
http://www.swg.usace.army.mil/Missions/Navigation.aspx<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">
<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">
<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Houston Pilots
Association
http://www.houston-pilots.com/<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">
<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">
<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#051423">Galveston Texas City Pilots
http://galvestonpilots.com/galtexnew/<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#051423">
<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">
<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Brazos Harbor Pilots
www.brazospilots.com
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
NOAA
Chart viewer<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">
- handy tool for chart reference
<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">
<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Weather WEB Sites
National Hurricane Center<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">
National Data Buoy Center
Dial-A-Buoy<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:blue">
Oceanweather, Inc.<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:blue">
<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">
<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">
<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Best regards,
<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">
<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Moran-Gulf Shipping Agencies
<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">
<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Subscribe / Unsubscribe to Daily Port Updates Visit our Moran Shipping Ports Site
www.moranshipping.com<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">
<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">
<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">
<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">