October 06, 2019 Sunday
Houston, Galveston, Texas City, & Freeport, TX - Daily Port Update
Hurricane Season
June 1st – November 30th
Be Prepared
NOAA Weather
GMZ300-070615-
Synopsis for High Island to the Matagorda Ship Channel out 60
nautical miles including Galveston and Matagorda Bays
1218 PM CDT Sun Oct 6 2019
.SYNOPSIS FOR HIGH ISLAND TO MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL OUT 60 NM...
Light to occasionally moderate east to northeast winds can be
expected today. Look for an increase in rain chances late tonight
and on into Monday as a cold front moves into the coastal waters.
Moderate to occasionally strong north to northeast winds and rough
seas are expected to develop in the wake of the front. Caution and
advisory flags will be needed. Southeast winds return to the area
Wednesday and persist until the next and stronger cold front moves
through the area at the end of the week. Caution and advisory flags
will be needed with this front too.
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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">Sunday
<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 88° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Low 74° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">High 92° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Humidity 54° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Barometer 30.00 in / 1016.2 mb
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Dewpoint 69° 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 83° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Wind E 10 mph
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Sunday
Partly Cloudy
<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 77° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">High 89° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Humidity 61° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Barometer 29.99 in / 1015.6 mb
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Dewpoint 73° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Visibility 10 miles
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Heat Index 96° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Wind E 8 mph
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Sunday
<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 88° 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 89° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Humidity 57° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Barometer 29.98 in / 1015.3 mb
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Dewpoint 71° 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 94° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Wind E 8 mph
This Afternoon: <span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Mostly sunny, with a high near 92. Calm wind becoming southeast around 5 mph.
Tonight: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 4am. Mostly clear, with a low around 74. Southeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Monday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 83. North wind 5 to 10 mph.
Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 66. North wind 5 to 10 mph.
Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 84. Northeast wind around 5 mph.
Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 68.
Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 88.
Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 75.
Thursday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 89.
Thursday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 66.
Friday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 77.
Friday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 58.
Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 74.<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">
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This Afternoon: <span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Partly sunny, with a high near 89. East wind around 10 mph.
Tonight: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 77. East wind 5 to 10 mph.
Monday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 8am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 84. North wind 10 to 15 mph.
Monday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 71. North wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 80. Northeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 75.
Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 85.
Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 80.
Thursday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 8am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 86.
Thursday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 2am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 73.
Friday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 78.
Friday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65. Breezy.
Saturday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 74. Breezy.<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">
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This Afternoon: <span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Mostly sunny, with a high near 89. East wind 5 to 10 mph.
Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 75. East wind around 5 mph becoming north after midnight.
Monday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 85. North wind 10 to 15 mph.
Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 69. North wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 82. Northeast wind around 10 mph.
Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 72.
Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 86.
Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 78.
Thursday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 87.
Thursday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 71.
Friday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 78.
Friday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 62.
Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 74.<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">
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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) @ 1247 hrs
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Manchester
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">2.4 ft Steady = 47’04”
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Morgan’s Point
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">2.5 ft Rising = 47’03”
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Eagle Point
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">2.5 ft Steady = 47’05”
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Galveston Bay Entrance
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">2.3 ft Falling = 47’03”
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Pier 21
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">2.4 ft Falling = 47’04”
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<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Winds – Houston / Galveston Bay PORTS, NOAA/NOS @ 1247 hrs
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Manchester
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">6 knots from E gusts to 10 knots
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Morgan’s Point
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">7 knots from SE gusts to 9 knots
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Eagle Point
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">7 knots from E 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">7 knots from E gusts to 8 knots
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Pier 21
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">5 knots from E gusts to 7 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 061718
CWFHGX
Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX
1218 PM CDT Sun Oct 6 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.
GMZ300-070615-
Synopsis for High Island to the Matagorda Ship Channel out 60
nautical miles including Galveston and Matagorda Bays
1218 PM CDT Sun Oct 6 2019
.SYNOPSIS FOR HIGH ISLAND TO MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL OUT 60 NM...
Light to occasionally moderate east to northeast winds can be
expected today. Look for an increase in rain chances late tonight
and on into Monday as a cold front moves into the coastal waters.
Moderate to occasionally strong north to northeast winds and rough
seas are expected to develop in the wake of the front. Caution and
advisory flags will be needed. Southeast winds return to the area
Wednesday and persist until the next and stronger cold front moves
through the area at the end of the week. Caution and advisory flags
will be needed with this front too.
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GMZ335-070615-
Galveston Bay-
1218 PM CDT Sun Oct 6 2019
.REST OF TODAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. A
slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northeast after
midnight. Bay waters smooth. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms after midnight.
.MONDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy.
A chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Bay waters
choppy.
.TUESDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots decreasing to 5 to
10 knots in the afternoon. Bay waters slightly choppy becoming
smooth in the afternoon.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth.
.WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters
slightly choppy.
.THURSDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly
choppy. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters
slightly choppy. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in
the evening, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after
midnight.
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GMZ330-070615-
Matagorda Bay-
1218 PM CDT Sun Oct 6 2019
.REST OF TODAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth.
.TONIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northeast after
midnight. Bay waters smooth.
.MONDAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots. Bay waters choppy. A chance
of showers and thunderstorms.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters
slightly choppy.
.TUESDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly
choppy.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth.
.WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots increasing to 10 to
15 knots in the afternoon. Bay waters smooth becoming slightly
choppy in the afternoon.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters
slightly choppy.
.THURSDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly
choppy. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters
slightly choppy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms.
$$
GMZ350-355-070615-
Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX out
20 NM-Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM-
1218 PM CDT Sun Oct 6 2019
.REST OF TODAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
.TONIGHT...East winds around 10 knots becoming northeast after
midnight. Seas 2 to 3 feet. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms after midnight. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms late.
.MONDAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet. A chance
of showers and thunderstorms.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet.
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.TUESDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots decreasing to 10 to
15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 feet.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to
3 feet.
.THURSDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. A
slight chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 15 knots. Seas 2 to
3 feet. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the
evening, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after
midnight.
$$
GMZ370-375-070615-
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-
1218 PM CDT Sun Oct 6 2019
.REST OF TODAY...East winds around 10 knots. Seas 3 feet.
.TONIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 feet. A slight
chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. A chance of
showers and thunderstorms late.
.MONDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet. A
chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet
with occasional seas up to 7 feet. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms.
.TUESDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots decreasing to 10 to
15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 feet. A slight chance of
showers and thunderstorms in the morning.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots becoming around
10 knots after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to
4 feet.
.THURSDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 feet. A slight
chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 15 knots. Seas 4 feet. A
slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then a
chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight.
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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
http://www.khou.com/weather/<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">
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<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Galveston WEB Cams
https://www.galveston.com/webcams/
<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Kemah WEB Cams
https://saltwater-recon.com/kemah-seabrook/
https://www.weatherbug.com/weather-camera/
<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Baytown WEB Cams
https://www.weatherbug.com/weather-camera/
https://www.meteoblue.com/en/weather/forecast/webcams/baytown_united-states-of-america_4672731
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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-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)
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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
http://www.portofgalveston.com/<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">
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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
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">
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<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Houston Pilots
Association
http://www.houston-pilots.com/<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">
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<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#051423">Galveston Texas City Pilots
http://galvestonpilots.com/galtexnew/<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#051423">
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