Freeport

 

August 27, 2019           Tuesday                   

 

Houston, Galveston, Texas City, & Freeport, TX - Daily Port Update 

 

Hurricane Season

June 1st – November 30th

Be Prepared     

 

 

NOAA Weather

GMZ300-272130-

Synopsis for High Island to the Matagorda Ship Channel out 60

nautical miles including Galveston and Matagorda Bays

335 AM CDT Tue Aug 27 2019

 

.SYNOPSIS FOR HIGH ISLAND TO MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL OUT 60 NM...

Light to occasionally moderate winds along with low seas and periods

of showers and thunderstorms can be expected for the remainder of

the week.

 

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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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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

<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">Tuesday

A Few Clouds<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           79° F

<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">High          97° 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 29.85 in / 1011.2 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 6 mph

<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Tuesday

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             84° 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     80° F

<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Barometer   29.86 in / 1011.2 mb

<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Dewpoint     79° 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 16 mph

<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Tuesday

<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">A Few Clouds

<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Currently    78° 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           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  29.85 in / 1010.6 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  80° F

<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Wind  S 7 mph

Today: <span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 97. Heat index values as high as 109. South wind 5 to 10 mph. <span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">

Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 79. Southeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm after midnight. 

Wednesday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 1pm. Partly sunny and hot, with a high near 98. Heat index values as high as 107. Calm wind. 

Wednesday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 79. Southeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening. 

Thursday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 95. Calm wind becoming east around 5 mph. 

Thursday Night: A chance of thunderstorms before 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 77. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Friday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 96.

Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 75.

Saturday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Sunny, with a high near 96.

Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 77.

Sunday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 97.

Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 77.

Labor Day: A 20 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 93. Heat index values as high as 112. South wind 10 to 15 mph. <span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">

Tonight: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 4am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 84. South wind 5 to 10 mph. 

Wednesday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly between 8am and 10am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 94. Heat index values as high as 110. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming northeast in the morning. 

Wednesday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 84. South wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west after midnight. 

Thursday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 92. North wind 5 to 10 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon. 

Thursday Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 10pm, then a slight chance of showers between 10pm and 1am, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 84. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Friday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 93.

Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 82.

Saturday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Sunny, with a high near 92.

Saturday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 83.

Sunday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 92.

Sunday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 82.

Labor Day: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 92.<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 112. South wind 10 to 15 mph. <span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">

Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 81. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph. 

Wednesday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 10am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 95. Heat index values as high as 112. Light and variable wind becoming southeast 5 to 10 mph in the morning. 

Wednesday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 82. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light and variable after midnight. 

Thursday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 93. Light and variable wind becoming east 5 to 10 mph in the morning. 

Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 81.

Friday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 93.

Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 79.

Saturday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Sunny, with a high near 92.

Saturday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly clear, with a low around 81.

Sunday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 93.

Sunday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 80.

Labor Day: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 93.<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">

 

 

Heat Advisory<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> <span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE <span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX <span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">346 AM CDT Tue Aug 27 2019 <span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">  <span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">...Heat advisory in effect for today... <span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">  <span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">.One more very hot day expected before cloudiness and possibly thunderstorms <span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">arrive on Wednesday. Heat indices of 99 to 105 degrees starting around <span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">10 am across the region and getting hotter through the afternoon likely <span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">peaking at 107 to 113 degrees for a majority of Southeast Texas. <span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">  <span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">TXZ163-164-176>179-195>200-210>214-226-227-235>238-300-313- <span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">335>338-436>438-280000- <span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">/O.CON.KHGX.HT.Y.0014.190827T1300Z-190828T0000Z/ <span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Austin-Brazoria Islands-Brazos-Burleson-Chambers-Coastal Brazoria- <span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Coastal Galveston-Coastal Harris-Coastal Jackson- <span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Coastal Matagorda-Colorado-Fort Bend- <span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Galveston Island and Bolivar Peninsula-Grimes-Houston- <span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Inland Brazoria-Inland Galveston-Inland Harris-Inland Jackson- <span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Inland Matagorda-Madison-Matagorda Islands-Montgomery- <span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Northern Liberty-Polk-San Jacinto-Southern Liberty-Trinity-Walker- <span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Waller-Washington-Wharton- <span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Including the cities of Alvin, Anahuac, Angleton, Bay City, <span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Baytown, Bellville, Brenham, Brookshire, Bryan, Caldwell, <span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Cleveland, Clute, Coldspring, College Station, Columbus, Conroe, <span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Corrigan, Crockett, Dayton, Devers, Dickinson, Eagle Lake, Edna, <span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">El Campo, First Colony, Freeport, Friendswood, Galveston, Ganado, <span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Groveton, Hempstead, Houston, Huntsville, La Marque, <span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Lake Jackson, League City, Liberty, Livingston, Madisonville, <span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Mission Bend, Missouri City, Mont Belvieu, Navasota, <span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Old River-Winfree, Palacios, Pasadena, Pearland, Pecan Grove, <span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Prairie View, Rosenberg, Sealy, Shepherd, Somerville, Stowell, <span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Sugar Land, Surfside Beach, Texas City, The Woodlands, Trinity, <span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Waller, Weimar, Wharton, and Winnie <span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">346 AM CDT Tue Aug 27 2019 <span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">  <span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM CDT <span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">THIS EVENING... <span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">  <span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">* EVENT...Dangerous heat today with heat indices of 107 to 113 <span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">  degrees. <span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">  <span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">* TIMING...Heat indices at 9 am near the coast will reach 100 <span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">  degrees or warmer and by 11 am inland sites should be <span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">  experiencing 101 to 105 degrees. The heat index should peak in <span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">  the afternoon with most locations in a 107 to 113 degree range <span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">  then gradually diminish between 5 and 7 pm. <span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">  <span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">* IMPACT...Increased risk of heat-related illnesses including <span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">  heat exhaustion and heat stroke. <span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">  <span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... <span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">  <span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Pre-hydrate before working or spending long periods outside. <span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">  <span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Take extra precautions if you work or spend time outside. When <span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">possible...reschedule strenuous activities to early morning or <span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">evening. Know the signs and symptoms of heat exhaustion and heat <span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">stroke. Wear light weight and loose fitting clothing when <span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">possible and drink plenty of water. <span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">  <span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">To reduce risk during outdoor work...the occupational safety and <span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">health administration recommends scheduling frequent rest breaks <span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">in shaded or air conditioned environments. Anyone overcome by <span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">heat should be moved to a cool and shaded location. Heat stroke <span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">is an emergency - call 911. <span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">  <span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Each year...a number of fatalities occur nationwide due to <span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">children accidentally being left in vehicles during the summer <span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">months. In the past dozen years...500 children have died due to <span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">hyperthermia after being left in or gaining access to cars. Never <span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">leave children or pets unattended in a vehicle not even for a <span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">minute. Remember...beat the heat...check the backseat. <span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">  <span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">&& <span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">  <span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">$$ <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) @ 0619 hrs

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Manchester

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">1.8 ft Rising = 46’08”

<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">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">2.2 ft Falling = 47’02”

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Pier 21

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">2.0 ft Rising = 47’00”

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<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Winds – Houston / Galveston Bay PORTS, NOAA/NOS @ 0619 hrs

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Manchester

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">4 knots from S gusts to 6 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 S gusts to 10 knots

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Eagle Point

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">12 knots from S gusts to 14 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 S gusts to 17 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 14 knots

 

 

 

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<span-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">NOAA Weather Galveston Bay & Matagorda Bay

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FZUS54 KHGX 270835

CWFHGX

 

Coastal Waters Forecast

National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX

335 AM CDT Tue Aug 27 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.

 

GMZ300-272130-

Synopsis for High Island to the Matagorda Ship Channel out 60

nautical miles including Galveston and Matagorda Bays

335 AM CDT Tue Aug 27 2019

 

.SYNOPSIS FOR HIGH ISLAND TO MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL OUT 60 NM...

Light to occasionally moderate winds along with low seas and periods

of showers and thunderstorms can be expected for the remainder of

the week.

 

$$

 

GMZ335-272130-

Galveston Bay-

335 AM CDT Tue Aug 27 2019

 

.TODAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy.

A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon.

.TONIGHT...South winds around 10 knots becoming 5 to 10 knots after

midnight. Bay waters smooth to slightly choppy becoming smooth

after midnight. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms late.

.WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds around 5 knots becoming southeast in the

afternoon. Bay waters smooth. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms

in the morning, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots becoming west after midnight.

Bay waters smooth. A slight chance of thunderstorms early in the evening.

A slight chance of showers in the evening, then a chance of showers

and thunderstorms after midnight.

.THURSDAY...North winds around 5 knots becoming east in the afternoon.

Bay waters smooth. A chance of showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming east after

midnight. Bay waters smooth. A slight chance of thunderstorms early

in the evening. A slight chance of showers. A slight chance of thunderstorms

after midnight.

.FRIDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming east in the afternoon.

Bay waters smooth. A chance of showers in the morning. A slight chance

of thunderstorms. A slight chance of showers in the afternoon.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots becoming east after

midnight. Bay waters smooth to slightly choppy becoming smooth after

midnight.

.SATURDAY...Northeast winds around 10 knots becoming east in the afternoon.

Bay waters smooth to slightly choppy. A slight chance of showers and

thunderstorms in the morning.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds around 10 knots. Bay waters smooth to

slightly choppy. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms.

 

$$

 

GMZ330-272130-

Matagorda Bay-

335 AM CDT Tue Aug 27 2019

 

...Small Craft Should Exercise Caution early this morning...

 

.TODAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots early this morning decreasing to

10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy to choppy early this morning

becoming slightly choppy.

.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy.

A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight.

.WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. A chance

of thunderstorms in the morning. A chance of showers. A slight chance

of thunderstorms in the afternoon.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots becoming south 5 to

10 knots after midnight. Bay waters slightly choppy becoming smooth

after midnight. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after

midnight.

.THURSDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. A slight

chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of

showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots decreasing to 5 to

10 knots after midnight. Bay waters slightly choppy becoming smooth

after midnight.

.FRIDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming east 10 to 15 knots

in the afternoon. Bay waters smooth becoming slightly choppy in the

afternoon. A slight chance of showers in the morning. A slight chance

of thunderstorms. A chance of showers in the afternoon.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots becoming east 5 to 10

knots after midnight. Bay waters slightly choppy becoming smooth after

midnight.

.SATURDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots increasing to 10 to 15 knots in

the afternoon. Bay waters smooth becoming slightly choppy in the

afternoon. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy.

A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight.

 

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GMZ350-355-272130-

Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX out

20 NM-Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM-

335 AM CDT Tue Aug 27 2019

 

...Small Craft Should Exercise Caution early this morning...

 

.TODAY...South winds 15 to 20 knows early this morning decreasing to

10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet.

.TONIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. A slight

chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight.

.WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. A chance

of thunderstorms in the morning. A chance of showers. A slight chance

of thunderstorms in the afternoon.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest

5 to 10 knots after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 feet. A chance of showers

and thunderstorms after midnight.

.THURSDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots becoming east in the afternoon.

Seas 2 feet. A slight chance of showers in the morning. A slight

chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers in the afternoon.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots decreasing to 5 to

10 knots after midnight. Seas 2 feet. A slight chance of thunderstorms

early in the evening. A slight chance of showers in the evening, then

a chance of showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight.

.FRIDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 feet. A chance of showers

and a slight chance of thunderstorms.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 feet. A slight chance

of showers and thunderstorms after midnight.

.SATURDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 feet. A slight chance

of showers and thunderstorms.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 feet. A slight

chance of showers in the evening. A slight chance of thunderstorms.

A chance of showers after midnight.

 

$$

 

GMZ370-375-272130-

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-

335 AM CDT Tue Aug 27 2019

 

...Small Craft Should Exercise Caution early this morning...

 

.TODAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots early this morning decreasing

to 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet.

.TONIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 feet. A slight chance

of showers and thunderstorms after midnight.

.WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. A chance

of showers and thunderstorms in the morning, then a slight chance of

showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south after

midnight. Seas 2 to 3 feet. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms

after midnight.

.THURSDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northeast in the afternoon.

Seas 2 feet. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots decreasing to 5 to

10 knots after midnight. Seas 2 feet. A slight chance of thunderstorms

early in the evening. A slight chance of showers in the evening, then

a chance of showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight.

.FRIDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 feet. A chance of showers

in the morning. A slight chance of thunderstorms. A slight chance of

showers in the afternoon.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 feet. A slight chance

of showers and thunderstorms after midnight.

.SATURDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 feet. A slight chance

of showers and thunderstorms.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds around 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. A chance

of showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms.

 

$$

 

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<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">NOAA USGULF Offshore Waters Weather

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<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Galveston WEB Cams

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<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">

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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 <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

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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

<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">

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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 <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”.

 

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Army Corp of Engineers

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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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