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Houston, Galveston, Texas City, & Freeport, TX - Daily Port Update 10/31/2019 Normal
Houston, Galveston, Texas City, & Freeport, TX - Daily Port Update 10/30/2019 Normal
Houston, Galveston, Texas City, & Freeport, TX - Daily Port Update 10/29/2019 Normal
Houston, Galveston, Texas City, & Freeport, TX - Daily Port Update 10/28/2019 Normal
Houston, Galveston, Texas City, & Freeport, TX - Daily Port Update 10/27/2019 Normal
Houston, Galveston, Texas City, & Freeport, TX - Daily Port Update 10/26/2019 Normal
NOAA / National Weather Service Tropical Weather - Western Gulf of Mexico // Tropical Cyclone is Forming 10/25/2019 Normal
Houston, Galveston, Texas City, & Freeport, TX - Daily Port Update 10/25/2019 Normal
NOAA Tropical Weather // Southwest Gulf of Mexico 10/25/2019 Normal
Houston, Galveston, Texas City, & Freeport, TX - Daily Port Update 10/24/2019 Normal
Houston, Galveston, Texas City, & Freeport, TX - Daily Port Update 10/23/2019 Normal
Houston, Galveston, Texas City, & Freeport, TX - Daily Port Update 10/22/2019 Normal
Houston, Galveston, Texas City, & Freeport, TX - Daily Port Update 10/21/2019 Normal
Houston, Galveston, Texas City, & Freeport, TX - Daily Port Update 10/20/2019 Normal
Houston, Galveston, Texas City, & Freeport, TX - Daily Port Update 10/19/2019 Normal
NOAA Tropical Storm Nestor 10/18/2019 Normal
NOAA // Potential Tropical Cyclone Sixteen10/18/2019 Normal
Houston, Galveston, Texas City, & Freeport, TX - Daily Port Update 10/18/2019 Normal
Houston, Galveston, Texas City, & Freeport, TX - Daily Port Update 10/17/2019 Normal
Houston, Galveston, Texas City, & Freeport, TX - Daily Port Update 10/16/2019 Normal
Houston, Galveston, Texas City, & Freeport, TX - Daily Port Update 10/15/2019 Normal
Houston, Galveston, Texas City, & Freeport, TX - Daily Port Update 10/14/2019 Normal
Houston, Galveston, Texas City, & Freeport, TX - Daily Port Update 10/13/2019 Normal
Houston, Galveston, Texas City, & Freeport, TX - Daily Port Update 10/12/2019 Normal
Houston, Galveston, Texas City, & Freeport, TX - Daily Port Update 10/11/2019 Normal
Houston, Galveston, Texas City, & Freeport, TX - Daily Port Update 10/10/2019 Normal
Houston, Galveston, Texas City, & Freeport, TX - Daily Port Update 10/09/2019 Normal
Houston, Galveston, Texas City, & Freeport, TX - Daily Port Update 10/08/2019 Normal
FW: Houston, Galveston, Texas City, & Freeport, TX - Daily Port Update 10/07/2019 Normal
Houston, Galveston, Texas City, & Freeport, TX - Daily Port Update 10/06/2019 Normal
Houston, Galveston, Texas City, & Freeport, TX - Daily Port Update 10/04/2019 Normal
Houston, Galveston, Texas City, & Freeport, TX - Daily Port Update 10/03/2019 Normal
Houston, Galveston, Texas City, & Freeport, TX - Daily Port Update 10/02/2019 Normal
Houston, Galveston, Texas City, & Freeport, TX - Daily Port Update 10/01/2019 Normal

Daily Port Update

Subject:Houston, Galveston, Texas City, & Freeport, TX - Daily Port Update
Date:Thursday, October 31, 2019
Priority:Normal
Notice:

October 31, 2019            Thursday                   

 

 

 

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

 

 

 

Hurricane Season

June 1st – November 30th

Be Prepared     

 

 

NOAA Weather

GMZ300-312115-

Synopsis for High Island to the Matagorda Ship Channel out 60

nautical miles including Galveston and Matagorda Bays

356 AM CDT Thu Oct 31 2019

 

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

A gale warning is in effect for gale force winds today. Winds

will decrease significantly on Friday. Winds become southeast

again Sunday into Monday after another front pushes off the coast

on Saturday.

 

$$

 

 

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">Thursday

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

<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Currently   40° F

<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Low           37° F

<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">High          54° F

<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Humidity    68%

<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Barometer 30.33 in / 1027.6 mb

<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Dewpoint   30° 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 NR° F

<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Wind Chill  30° F

<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Wind N 22 mph, Gusts up to 30 mph

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

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

<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Currently     46° F

<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Low             42° F

<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">High            55° F

<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Humidity     73%

<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Barometer   30.31 in / 1026.3 mb

<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Dewpoint     38° 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  NR° F

<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Wind Chill   37° F

<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Wind N 25 mph, Gusts up to 40 mph

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

Fair

<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Currently    40° F

<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Low            39° F

<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">High           54° F

<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Humidity     73%

<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Barometer  30.33 in / 1027.0 mb

<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Dewpoint    32° 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">Wind Chill    31° F

<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Heat Index   NR° F

<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Wind N 18 mph, Gusts up to 28 mph

Today: <span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">Sunny, with a high near 54. North wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">

Tonight: Clear, with a low around 37. North wind 5 to 10 mph.

Friday: Areas of frost before 8am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 61. Northeast wind around 5 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon.

Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 47. Southeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm.

Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 64. North wind 5 to 10 mph.

Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 45.

Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 65.

Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51.

Monday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 72.

Monday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 63.

Tuesday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 76.

Tuesday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 62.

Wednesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 75.<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">Sunny, with a high near 55. Windy, with a north wind 20 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">

Tonight: Clear, with a low around 42. Breezy, with a northeast wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Friday: Sunny, with a high near 60. Northeast wind 10 to 15 mph.

Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a steady temperature around 57. East wind 5 to 10 mph becoming north after midnight.

Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 65. North wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 54.

Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 65.

Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 59.

Monday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 72.

Monday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 67.

Tuesday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 74.

Tuesday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66.<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">Partly sunny, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 54. Breezy, with a north wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">

Tonight: Clear, with a low around 39. North wind around 10 mph.

Friday: Sunny, with a high near 61. North wind 5 to 10 mph.

Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.

Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 66. North wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 51.

Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 66.

Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 57.

Monday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 74.

Monday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 67.

Tuesday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 76.

Tuesday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65.

Wednesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 74.<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">

 

Wind 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">400 AM CDT Thu Oct 31 2019 <span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">  <span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">...Wind Advisory in effect for Coastal Areas... <span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">  <span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">.Strong northerly winds will develop this evening in the wake of <span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">a cold front. Sustained winds of 25 to 35 mph are expected with <span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">gusts around 40 mph. <span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">  <span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">TXZ214-313-335>338-436>438-311600- <span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">/O.CON.KHGX.WI.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-191031T1600Z/ <span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Brazoria Islands-Chambers-Coastal Brazoria-Coastal Galveston- <span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Coastal Harris-Coastal Jackson-Coastal Matagorda- <span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Galveston Island and Bolivar Peninsula-Matagorda Islands- <span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Including the cities of Anahuac, Baytown, Clute, Dickinson, <span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Freeport, Galveston, La Marque, Lake Jackson, Mont Belvieu, <span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Old River-Winfree, Palacios, Pasadena, Stowell, Surfside Beach, <span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Texas City, and Winnie <span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">400 AM CDT Thu Oct 31 2019 <span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">  <span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM CDT THIS MORNING... <span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">  <span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">* EVENT...Sustained northerly winds 25 to 35 mph with higher <span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">  gusts. <span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">  <span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">* TIMING...This morning. <span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">  <span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">* IMPACT...Lightweight objects or objects with a large surface <span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">  area may be pushed or tossed by the strong wind gusts. <span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">  Hazardous driving conditions will be possible on elevated <span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">  roadways or high profile vehicles traveling on east to west <span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">  oriented roads. <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">Drivers of vans...campers...trailers...and other high-profile <span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">vehicles should be alert to the danger of these winds... <span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">especially when driving along east to west oriented roads. <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-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Maximum Deep Drafts - Houston / Galveston Bay

<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">PORTS NOAA/NOS Water Levels (above MLLW) @ 0811 hrs

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

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:red">-0.7 ft Falling = 44’05”

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:red">Morgan’s Point

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:red">-1.0 ft Falling = 44’00”

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

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">0.2 ft Steady = 45’02”

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

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">0.4 ft Falling = 45’04”

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

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">0.5 ft Falling = 45’05”

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<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Winds – Houston / Galveston Bay PORTS, NOAA/NOS @ 0811 hrs

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

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">8 knots from NNW gusts to 14 knots

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

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">24 knots from NNW gusts to 33 knots

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

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">16 knots from NNW gusts to 25 knots

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

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">26 knots from N gusts to 35 knots

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

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">19 knots from N gusts to 28 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

https://tgftp.nws.noaa.gov/data/raw/fz/fzus54.khgx.cwf.hgx.txt<span-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">

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FZUS54 KHGX 310856

CWFHGX

 

Coastal Waters Forecast

National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX

356 AM CDT Thu Oct 31 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.

 

GMZ300-312115-

Synopsis for High Island to the Matagorda Ship Channel out 60

nautical miles including Galveston and Matagorda Bays

356 AM CDT Thu Oct 31 2019

 

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

A gale warning is in effect for gale force winds today. Winds

will decrease significantly on Friday. Winds become southeast

again Sunday into Monday after another front pushes off the coast

on Saturday.

 

$$

 

GMZ335-312115-

Galveston Bay-

356 AM CDT Thu Oct 31 2019

 

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...

 

.TODAY...North winds 20 to 30 knots becoming 15 to 20 knots in

the afternoon. Bay waters choppy.

.TONIGHT...North winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northeast 10 to

15 knots after midnight. Bay waters choppy becoming slightly

choppy after midnight.

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

10 knots in the afternoon. Bay waters slightly choppy becoming

smooth in the afternoon.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds around 5 knots becoming north after

midnight. Bay waters smooth.

.SATURDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly

choppy.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters

slightly choppy.

.SUNDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth.

.MONDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. A

slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon.

.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth.

A slight chance of showers.

 

$$

 

GMZ355-312115-

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

356 AM CDT Thu Oct 31 2019

 

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...

 

.TODAY...North winds 20 to 30 knots becoming 20 to 25 knots in

the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 feet with occasional seas up to

7 feet.

.TONIGHT...North winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet.

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

10 knots in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming north

10 to 15 knots after midnight. Seas 1 to 2 feet.

.SATURDAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds around 15 knots. Seas 2 to

3 feet.

.SUNDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas 1 to

2 feet.

.MONDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet. A

slight chance of showers and thunderstorms.

.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.

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

showers after midnight.

 

$$

 

GMZ370-375-312115-

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-

356 AM CDT Thu Oct 31 2019

 

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...

 

.TODAY...North winds 25 to 35 knots decreasing to 20 to 25 knots

in the afternoon. Seas 7 to 10 feet with occasional seas up to

13 feet subsiding to 6 to 8 feet with occasional seas up to

10 feet in the afternoon.

.TONIGHT...North winds 15 to 25 knots becoming northeast 15 to

20 knots after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 feet with occasional seas up

to 7 feet.

.FRIDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots increasing to 10 to

15 knots after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 feet.

.SATURDAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to

4 feet.

.SUNDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 to

3 feet.

.MONDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. A

slight chance of showers and thunderstorms.

.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.

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

showers after midnight.

 

$$

 

GMZ330-312115-

Matagorda Bay-

356 AM CDT Thu Oct 31 2019

 

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...

 

.TODAY...North winds 20 to 30 knots becoming 15 to 20 knots in

the afternoon. Bay waters choppy.

.TONIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly

choppy.

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

10 knots in the afternoon. Bay waters slightly choppy becoming

smooth in the afternoon.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northeast after

midnight. Bay waters smooth.

.SATURDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly

choppy.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds around 10 knots. Bay waters

smooth to slightly choppy.

.SUNDAY...Northeast winds around 10 knots becoming east in the

afternoon. Bay waters smooth to slightly choppy.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth.

.MONDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. A

slight chance of showers and thunderstorms.

.MONDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. A

slight chance of showers.

 

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GMZ350-312115-

Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX out

20 NM-

356 AM CDT Thu Oct 31 2019

 

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...

 

.TODAY...North winds 20 to 30 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet with

occasional seas up to 7 feet.

.TONIGHT...North winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet.

.FRIDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northeast 10 to

15 knots after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 feet.

.SATURDAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots decreasing to 10 to

15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to

3 feet.

.SUNDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots becoming east in the

afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 feet.

.MONDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. A

slight chance of showers and thunderstorms.

.MONDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. A

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

after midnight.

 

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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">

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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

 

 

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">

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">

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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

<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">

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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

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

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<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Brazos Harbor Pilots

www.brazospilots.com

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NOAA

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Disclaimer
For quality assurance purposes please note well that while the above information is regularly vetted for accuracy it is not intended to replace the local knowledge or expertise pertaining to port conditions of our marine operations personnel. Port précis should always be verified by contacting the corresponding marine department of a particular location for the most up-to-date information.