November 21, 2019 Thursday
Houston, Galveston, Texas City, & Freeport, TX - Daily Port Update
Hurricane Season
June 1st – November 30th
Be Prepared
NOAA Weather
GMZ300-220215-
Synopsis for High Island to the Matagorda Ship Channel out 60
nautical miles including Galveston and Matagorda Bays
750 AM CST Thu Nov 21 2019
.SYNOPSIS FOR HIGH ISLAND TO MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL OUT 60 NM...
Moderate onshore winds will continue today with seas gradually
lowering late this morning and afternoon. A cold front should move
off the coast Friday evening. Winds will increase and seas will
build in the wake of the frontal passage. High pressure builds in
over Southeast Texas Saturday night and winds relax. Onshore flow
returns Monday.
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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
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<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">Overcast
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Currently 74° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Low 69° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">High 80° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Humidity 71%
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Barometer 30.03 in / 1017.4 mb
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Dewpoint 64° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Visibility 10 miles
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<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Wind SE 10 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">Fair
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Currently 72° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Low 68° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">High 77° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Humidity 87%
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Barometer 30.06 in / 1017.6 mb
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Dewpoint 68° F
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<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Wind SE 12 mph
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Thursday
A Few Clouds
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Currently 75° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Low 69° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">High 78° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Humidity 76%
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Barometer 30.03 in / 1016.9 mb
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Dewpoint 67° F
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<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Wind SE 9 mph
Today: <span-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">A 20 percent chance of showers between 4pm
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Tonight: Isolated showers after 9pm. Cloudy, with a low around 69. South wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Friday: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 80. South wind 5 to 15 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall
amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Friday Night: Scattered showers and thunderstorms before midnight, then isolated showers. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 52. North wind 10 to
15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 67. North wind 5 to 10 mph.
Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 51.
Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 69.
Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 54.
Monday: Sunny, with a high near 76.
Monday Night: Isolated showers after midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 65. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Tuesday: Isolated showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 78. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Tuesday Night: Isolated showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 55. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Wednesday: Isolated showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 68. Chance of precipitation is 20%.<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">
Today: <span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Cloudy, with a high near 77. Southeast wind around 10 mph.
Tonight: Isolated showers after 7pm. Cloudy, with a low around 68. South wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Friday: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 76. South wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Friday Night: Scattered showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56. Breezy, with a west wind 5 to 10 mph becoming north 15 to 20 mph in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 65. Breezy, with a north wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 56.
Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 65.
Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 60.
Monday: Sunny, with a high near 72.
Monday Night: Isolated showers after midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 66. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Tuesday: Scattered showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 75. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Tuesday Night: Scattered showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 58. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Wednesday: Scattered showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 65. Chance of precipitation is 30%.<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">
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Today: <span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">A slight chance of showers between 2pm and 3pm. Cloudy, with a high near 78. Southeast wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation
is 20%.
Tonight: Isolated showers after 8pm. Cloudy, with a low around 68. South wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Friday: Scattered showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 77. South wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of
an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Friday Night: Scattered showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 55. Breezy, with a west wind 5 to 10 mph becoming north 15 to 20 mph in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 68. North wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 55.
Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 66.
Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 59.
Monday: Sunny, with a high near 74.
Monday Night: Isolated showers after midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 67. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Tuesday: Isolated showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 78. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Tuesday Night: Isolated showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 58. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
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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) @ 0908 hrs
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Manchester
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">1.8 ft Falling = 46’08”
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Morgan’s Point
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">1.6 ft Steady = 46’06”
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Eagle Point
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">2.0 ft Rising = 47’00”
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Galveston Bay Entrance
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">2.1 ft Rising = 47’01”
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Pier 21
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">1.9 ft Falling = 46’09”
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<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Winds – Houston / Galveston Bay PORTS, NOAA/NOS @ 0908 hrs
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Manchester
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">8 knots from SSE gusts to12 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 SE gusts to 6 knots
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Eagle Point
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">4 knots from SE gusts to 4 knots
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Galveston Bay Entrance
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">9 knots from SE gusts to 10 knots
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Pier 21
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">4 knots from SE gusts to 9 knots
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<span-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">NOAA Weather Galveston Bay & Matagorda Bay
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FZUS54 KHGX 211350 AAA
CWFHGX
Coastal Waters Forecast...UPDATED
National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX
750 AM CST Thu Nov 21 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.
GMZ300-220215-
Synopsis for High Island to the Matagorda Ship Channel out 60
nautical miles including Galveston and Matagorda Bays
750 AM CST Thu Nov 21 2019
.SYNOPSIS FOR HIGH ISLAND TO MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL OUT 60 NM...
Moderate onshore winds will continue today with seas gradually
lowering late this morning and afternoon. A cold front should move
off the coast Friday evening. Winds will increase and seas will
build in the wake of the frontal passage. High pressure builds in
over Southeast Texas Saturday night and winds relax. Onshore flow
returns Monday.
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GMZ335-220215-
Galveston Bay-
750 AM CST Thu Nov 21 2019
.REST OF TODAY...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Bay waters
smooth to slightly choppy.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots becoming south 5 to
10 knots after midnight. Bay waters slightly choppy becoming
smooth after midnight. Isolated showers until early morning.
Showers likely and isolated thunderstorms late.
.FRIDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy.
Showers likely and isolated thunderstorms.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming north
after midnight. Bay waters slightly choppy. Scattered showers and
isolated thunderstorms.
.SATURDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots decreasing to 5 to
10 knots in the afternoon. Bay waters slightly choppy becoming
smooth in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth.
.SUNDAY...Northeast winds around 5 knots becoming south in the
afternoon. Bay waters smooth.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth.
.MONDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth.
.MONDAY NIGHT...South winds around 10 knots. Bay waters smooth to
slightly choppy. Isolated showers in the late evening and
overnight.
$$
GMZ330-220215-
Matagorda Bay-
750 AM CST Thu Nov 21 2019
.REST OF TODAY...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Bay waters
smooth to slightly choppy.
.TONIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly
choppy. Isolated showers in the late evening and early morning.
Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms late.
.FRIDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth.
Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to
20 knots after midnight. Bay waters slightly choppy becoming
choppy after midnight. Scattered showers and isolated
thunderstorms in the evening, then isolated showers after
midnight.
.SATURDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots decreasing to 5 to
10 knots in the afternoon. Bay waters slightly choppy becoming
smooth in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds around 5 knots becoming north
10 to 15 knots after midnight. Bay waters smooth becoming
slightly choppy after midnight.
.SUNDAY...Northeast winds around 5 knots becoming southeast in
the afternoon. Bay waters smooth.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth.
.MONDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth.
.MONDAY NIGHT...South winds around 10 knots. Bay waters smooth to
slightly choppy. Isolated showers in the late evening and
overnight.
$$
GMZ350-355-220215-
Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX out
20 NM-Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM-
750 AM CST Thu Nov 21 2019
...Small Craft Should Exercise Caution Through Noon...
.REST OF TODAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet
with occasional seas up to 7 feet this morning diminishing to 3 to
5 feet.
.TONIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet. Isolated
showers. Isolated thunderstorms late.
.FRIDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet. Scattered
showers in the morning. Isolated thunderstorms. Showers likely in
the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots and gusty becoming
north after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Scattered showers and
isolated thunderstorms.
.SATURDAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots decreasing to 10 to
15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 2 to
3 feet in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots increasing to 10 to
15 knots after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
.SUNDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southeast in the
afternoon. Seas 1 to 2 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet.
.MONDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
Isolated showers.
$$
GMZ370-375-220215-
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-
750 AM CST Thu Nov 21 2019
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY...
...Small Craft Should Exercise Caution This Afternoon...
.REST OF TODAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 6 to 8 feet
with occasional seas up to 9 feet diminishing to 5 to 6 feet this
afternoon.
.TONIGHT...South winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 5 to 6 feet with
occasional seas up to 7 feet. Isolated showers in the late
evening and early morning. Scattered showers and isolated
thunderstorms late.
.FRIDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots decreasing to 10 to 15 knots
in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 feet with occasional seas up to
7 feet. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds near 15 knots becoming north in
the late evening 15 to 20 knots and gusty. Seas 4 to 5 feet with
occasional seas up to 6 feet building to 6 to 7 feet. Showers
likely early in the evening. Isolated thunderstorms. Scattered
showers in the late evening and overnight.
.SATURDAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots decreasing to 10 to
15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 feet with occasional seas
up to 7 feet subsiding to 3 to 4 feet in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
.SUNDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southeast in the
afternoon. Seas 2 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
Isolated showers late.
.MONDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 feet. Isolated
showers.
.MONDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet.
Isolated showers.
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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
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<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">KHOU WEATHER
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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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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
<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)
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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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