November 28, 2019 Thursday
Houston, Galveston, Texas City, & Freeport, TX - Daily Port Update
Hurricane Season
June 1st – November 30th
Be Prepared
NOAA Weather
GMZ300-282230-
Synopsis for High Island to the Matagorda Ship Channel out 60
nautical miles including Galveston and Matagorda Bays
340 AM CST Thu Nov 28 2019
.SYNOPSIS FOR HIGH ISLAND TO MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL OUT 60 NM...
A developing coastal trough over the Coastal Bend will move toward
the upper Texas coast today. This will maintain a moderate
east to southeast wind. A moderate onshore flow is expected on
Saturday as strong low pressure moves across the central plains. A
cold front will cross the coastal waters Saturday night with a
moderate offshore flow developing Sunday.
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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 63° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Low 63° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">High 69° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Humidity 60%
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Barometer 30.19 in / 1022.7 mb
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Dewpoint 49° 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 NR° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Wind E 15 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">Overcast
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Currently 68° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Low 64° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">High 68° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Humidity 78%
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Barometer 30.19 in / 1022.2 mb
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Dewpoint 61° 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 NR° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Wind E 15 mph
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Thursday
Overcast
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Currently 66° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Low 66° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">High 72° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Humidity 75%
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Barometer 30.18 in / 1021.9 mb
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Dewpoint 58° 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 NR° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Wind E 9 mph
Thanksgiving Day: <span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Cloudy, with a high near 69. East wind around 10 mph.
Tonight: A slight chance of showers between 9pm and midnight. Cloudy, with a low around 63. East wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Friday: A slight chance of showers before 9am, then a slight chance of showers after noon. Cloudy, with a high near 74. East wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Friday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 69. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Saturday: A chance of showers before 9am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 9am and noon, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 78. Southwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high
as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Saturday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 57. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 69.
Sunday Night: Clear, with a low around 47.
Monday: Sunny, with a high near 64.
Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 44.
Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 68.
Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 51.
Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 70.<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">
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Thanksgiving Day: <span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">A
20 percent chance of showers between 10am and 11am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 68. Breezy, with an east 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: A 20 percent chance of showers after 3am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 64. East wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Friday: A 20 percent chance of showers after noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 71. East wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 67. South wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Saturday: A 40 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 74. South wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Saturday Night: A 50 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 62.
Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 67.
Sunday Night: Clear, with a low around 53.
Monday: Sunny, with a high near 62.
Monday Night: Clear, with a low around 53.
Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 65.
Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 56.
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Thanksgiving Day: <span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">A 30 percent chance of showers between 11am and 4pm. Cloudy, with a high near 72.
East wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Tonight: A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66. East wind 10 to 15 mph.
Friday: A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly between 9am and noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 75. Southeast wind around 10 mph.
Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 67. South wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Saturday: A 40 percent chance of showers, mainly after noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 77. South wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Saturday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers, mainly before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 61.
Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 70.
Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 49.
Monday: Sunny, with a high near 64.
Monday Night: Clear, with a low around 48.
Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 67.
Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 54.
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Beach Hazards Statement
<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Coastal Hazard Message
<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX
<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">348 AM CST Thu Nov 28 2019
<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">
<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">...Elevated Tide Levels and Strong Rip Currents Possible Today...
<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">
<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">.A moderate and persistent east wind today will produce strong rip
<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">currents and elevated water levels today. Tide levels will approach
<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">3.5 feet by mid afternoon. In addition, moderate east winds generally
<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">produce strong rip currents on Gulf facing beaches.
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<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">TXZ436>438-282300-
<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">/O.NEW.KHGX.BH.S.0011.191128T1200Z-191128T2300Z/
<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Brazoria Islands-Galveston Island and Bolivar Peninsula-
<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Matagorda Islands-
<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">348 AM CST Thu Nov 28 2019
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<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...
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<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">The National Weather Service in Houston/Galveston has issued a
<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Beach Hazards Statement for elevated tides and strong rip currents,
<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">which is in effect through this afternoon.
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<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">* HAZARDS...Strong Rip Currents and Elevated Tides.
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<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">* TIMING...Through late afternoon.
<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">
<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">* LOCATION...Gulf facing beaches.
<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">
<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">* POTENTIAL IMPACTS...A Beach Hazards Statement is issued when
<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">threats such as rip currents...longshore currents...sneaker waves
<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">and other hazards create life-threatening conditions in the surf
<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">zone. Caution should be used when in or near the water.
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<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">
<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">A Beach Hazards Statement is issued when threats such as rip
<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">currents...longshore currents...sneaker waves and other hazards
<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">create life-threatening conditions in the surf zone. Caution
<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">should be used when in or near the water.
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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) @ 0724 hrs
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Manchester
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">2.6 ft Rising = 47’06”
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Morgan’s Point
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">2.2 ft Steady = 47’02”
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Eagle Point
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">2.4 ft Rising = 47’04”
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Galveston Bay Entrance
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">1.5 ft Falling = 46’05”
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Pier 21
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">1.8 ft Falling = 46’08”
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<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Winds – Houston / Galveston Bay PORTS, NOAA/NOS @ 0724 hrs
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Manchester
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">9 knots from ESE gusts to 15 knots
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Morgan’s Point
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">11 knots from E gusts to 15 knots
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Eagle Point
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">12 knots from E 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">17 knots from E gusts to 20 knots
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Pier 21
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">10 knots from ESE gusts to 15 knots
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<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">MARSEC LEVEL 1
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">YELLOW / ELEVATED
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<span-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">NOAA Weather Galveston Bay & Matagorda Bay
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FZUS54 KHGX 280940
CWFHGX
Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX
340 AM CST Thu Nov 28 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.
GMZ300-282230-
Synopsis for High Island to the Matagorda Ship Channel out 60
nautical miles including Galveston and Matagorda Bays
340 AM CST Thu Nov 28 2019
.SYNOPSIS FOR HIGH ISLAND TO MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL OUT 60 NM...
A developing coastal trough over the Coastal Bend will move toward
the upper Texas coast today. This will maintain a moderate
east to southeast wind. A moderate onshore flow is expected on
Saturday as strong low pressure moves across the central plains. A
cold front will cross the coastal waters Saturday night with a
moderate offshore flow developing Sunday.
$$
GMZ335-282230-
Galveston Bay-
340 AM CST Thu Nov 28 2019
...Small Craft Should Exercise Caution This Morning...
.TODAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots decreasing to 10 to 15 knots.
Bay waters slightly choppy.
.TONIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy.
A slight chance of showers late.
.FRIDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy.
A slight chance of showers.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters
slightly choppy. A chance of showers late.
.SATURDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly
choppy. A chance of showers. A slight chance of thunderstorms in
the late morning and afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots becoming north after
midnight. Bay waters smooth. A chance of showers in the evening,
then a slight chance of showers after midnight.
.SUNDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly
choppy.
.MONDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots decreasing to 5 to 10 knots
in the afternoon. Bay waters slightly choppy becoming smooth in
the afternoon.
.MONDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northeast
after midnight. Bay waters smooth.
$$
GMZ350-282230-
Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX out
20 NM-
340 AM CST Thu Nov 28 2019
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM CST EARLY THIS
MORNING...
...Small Craft Should Exercise Caution...
.TODAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots decreasing to 10 to 15 knots.
Seas 4 to 5 feet. A slight chance of showers.
.TONIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. A slight
chance of showers. Patchy fog late.
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. A
slight chance of showers in the morning.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet with
occasional seas up to 6 feet. A slight chance of showers late.
.SATURDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet with
occasional seas up to 6 feet. A slight chance of showers in the
morning, then a chance of showers in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming north
after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 feet. A slight chance of showers.
.SUNDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...North winds around 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
.MONDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet subsiding
to 1 to 2 feet in the afternoon.
.MONDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northeast
after midnight. Seas 1 to 2 feet.
$$
GMZ370-282230-
Waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX from 20 to
60 NM-
340 AM CST Thu Nov 28 2019
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM CST EARLY THIS
MORNING...
...Small Craft Should Exercise Caution...
.TODAY...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots decreasing to 10 to 15
knots. Seas 6 to 7 feet decreasing to 5 feet. A slight chance of
showers in the morning.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet with
occasional seas up to 6 feet. A slight chance of showers in the
late evening and overnight.
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet with
occasional seas up to 6 feet. A slight chance of showers in the
morning.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet with
occasional seas up to 7 feet.
.SATURDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 5 to 6 feet with
occasional seas up to 7 feet. A slight chance of showers.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming
northwest after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 feet with occasional seas
up to 7 feet. A chance of showers.
.SUNDAY...North winds around 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...North winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet with
occasional seas up to 7 feet.
.MONDAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots decreasing to 10 to 15 knots
in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 feet with occasional seas up to
7 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northeast
after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
$$
GMZ355-282230-
Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM-
340 AM CST Thu Nov 28 2019
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM CST EARLY THIS
MORNING...
...Small Craft Should Exercise Caution...
.TODAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet with
occasional seas up to 7 feet. A chance of showers..
.TONIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet. A slight
chance of showers late.
.FRIDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. A slight
chance of showers in the late morning and afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet.
A slight chance of showers late.
.SATURDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet. A
slight chance of showers early in the morning, then a chance of
showers in the late morning and afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming north
after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 feet. A chance of showers.
.SUNDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to
20 knots after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
.MONDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northeast
after midnight. Seas 1 foot.
$$
GMZ375-282230-
Waters from High Island to Freeport TX from 20 to 60 NM-
340 AM CST Thu Nov 28 2019
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM CST EARLY THIS
MORNING...
...Small Craft Should Exercise Caution...
.TODAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet with
occasional seas up to 6 feet. A slight chance of showers until
late afternoon.
.TONIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet with
occasional seas up to 6 feet. A slight chance of showers after
midnight.
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 feet.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet with
occasional seas up to 6 feet.
.SATURDAY...South winds around 15 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet with
occasional seas up to 7 feet. A slight chance of showers until
late afternoon. A chance of showers late in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming
northwest after midnight. Seas 4 to 5 feet with occasional seas
up to 6 feet. A chance of showers. A slight chance of
thunderstorms after midnight.
.SUNDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...North winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet with
occasional seas up to 7 feet.
.MONDAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots decreasing to 10 to 15 knots
in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT...North winds around 10 knots becoming northeast
after midnight. Seas 1 to 2 feet.
$$
GMZ330-282230-
Matagorda Bay-
340 AM CST Thu Nov 28 2019
...Small Craft Should Exercise Caution...
.TODAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots decreasing to 10 knots in the
afternoon. Bay waters slightly choppy. A chance of showers.
.TONIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. A chance
of showers in the evening. A slight chance of showers after
midnight. Patchy fog in the late evening and overnight.
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Bay waters smooth to
slightly choppy. Patchy fog early in the morning. A slight chance
of showers in the late morning and afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly
choppy. A slight chance of showers late.
.SATURDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly
choppy. A slight chance of showers early in the morning, then a
chance of showers in the late morning and afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming north
after midnight. Bay waters smooth. A slight chance of showers in
the evening.
.SUNDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly
choppy.
.MONDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots decreasing to 5 to 10 knots
in the afternoon. Bay waters slightly choppy becoming smooth in
the afternoon.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds around 5 knots. Bay waters
smooth.
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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
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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
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<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)
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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;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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