December 16, 2019 Monday
Houston, Galveston, Texas City, & Freeport, TX - Daily Port Update
NOAA Weather
GMZ300-162330-
Synopsis for High Island to the Matagorda Ship Channel out 60
nautical miles including Galveston and Matagorda Bays
431 AM CST Mon Dec 16 2019
.SYNOPSIS FOR HIGH ISLAND TO MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL OUT 60 NM...
Periods of bay area fog, locally dense, early today ahead of an
approaching cold front. This cold front will pass across the
local bay and Gulf waters this afternoon and be well offshore at
sunset.
North winds in the wake of this front will quickly
strengthen and frequently gust to gale tonight...persisting
through late Tuesday. Strong north winds and heightened seas will
eventually lower through Wednesday. Onshore flow will return by
late Thursday.
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Houston // Closed to all vessel traffic
Recent closures HSC
12/14
2257 Vessel traffic suspended – due to fog
12/15
0710 Vessel traffic resumed
12/16
0001 Vessel traffic suspended – due to fog
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">Monday
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Mostly Cloudy
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Currently 73° 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 75° 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 29.83 in / 1010.5 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 8 miles
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<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Wind SE 8 mph
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Monday
Fog Mist
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Currently 71° 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 72° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Humidity 96%
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Barometer 29.85 in / 1010.9 mb
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Dewpoint 70° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Visibility 4 miles
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<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Wind SE 7 mph
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Monday
Overcast
<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 39° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">High 75° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Humidity 88%
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Barometer 29.84 in / 1010.5 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 9 miles
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Today: <span-family:"Arial",sans-serif;background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow">A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible
after 10am. Patchy fog before 11am. Otherwise, cloudy, with a temperature rising to near 75 by 10am, then falling to around 57 during the remainder of the day. Breezy, with a light and variable wind becoming north 15 to 20 mph in the morning. Winds could gust
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Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 37. North wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 53. North wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Tuesday Night: Clear, with a low around 36. North wind around 5 mph.
Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 57. Calm wind.
Wednesday Night: Clear, with a low around 37.
Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 62.
Thursday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48.
Friday: A 30 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 66.
Friday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49.
Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 66.
Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 46.
Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 67.<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">
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Today: <span-size:13.5pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow">Showers
and possibly a thunderstorm, mainly before 5pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 5pm. Patchy fog before 4pm. Temperature rising to near 72 by noon, then falling to around 63 during the remainder of the day. Windy, with a southeast wind 10 to
15 mph becoming north 20 to 25 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.<span-size:13.5pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">
Tonight: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8pm. Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 42. Windy, with a north wind 25 to 30 mph, with
gusts as high as 40 mph.
Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 53. Windy, with a north wind 20 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.
Tuesday Night: Clear, with a low around 43. Breezy, with a north wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 55. North wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Wednesday Night: Clear, with a low around 48.
Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 61.
Thursday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 55.
Friday: A 40 percent chance of showers. Cloudy, with a high near 65.
Friday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54.
Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 64.
Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 53.
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Today: <span-family:"Arial",sans-serif;background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow">A chance of showers and thunderstorms before noon,
then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between noon and 5pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 5pm. Patchy fog before 4pm. Otherwise, cloudy, with a temperature rising to near 75 by 11am, then falling to around 63 during the remainder
of the day. Breezy, with a south wind 15 to 20 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">
Tonight: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7pm. Cloudy during the early evening, then gradual clearing, with a low around 39. Windy, with a north wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.
Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 54. Windy, with a north wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Tuesday Night: Clear, with a low around 37. North wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 57. North wind 5 to 10 mph.
Wednesday Night: Clear, with a low around 41.
Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 63.
Thursday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52.
Friday: A 40 percent chance of showers, mainly after 7am. Cloudy, with a high near 68.
Friday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers, mainly before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51.
Saturday: A 20 percent chance of showers. Sunny, with a high near 66.
Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 48.
Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 66.<span-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) @ 0752 hrs
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Manchester
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">1.9 ft Falling = 46’09”
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Morgan’s Point
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">1.7 ft Falling = 46’07”
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Eagle Point
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">1.9 ft Falling = 46’09”
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Galveston Bay Entrance
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">1.4 ft Falling = 46’04”
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Pier 21
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">1.5 ft Falling = 46’05”
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<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Winds – Houston / Galveston Bay PORTS, NOAA/NOS @ 0752 hrs
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Manchester
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">3 knots from S gusts to 6 knots
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Morgan’s Point
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">8 knots from SE gusts to 10 knots
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Eagle Point
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">9 knots from SE 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">11 knots from SSE gusts to 12 knots
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Pier 21
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">3 knots from SSE gusts to 6 knots
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<span-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">NOAA Weather Galveston Bay & Matagorda Bay
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FZUS54 KHGX 161031
CWFHGX
Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX
431 AM CST Mon Dec 16 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.
GMZ300-162330-
Synopsis for High Island to the Matagorda Ship Channel out 60
nautical miles including Galveston and Matagorda Bays
431 AM CST Mon Dec 16 2019
.SYNOPSIS FOR HIGH ISLAND TO MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL OUT 60 NM...
Periods of bay area fog, locally dense, early today ahead of an
approaching cold front. This cold front will pass across the
local bay and Gulf waters this afternoon and be well offshore at
sunset. North winds in the wake of this front will quickly
strengthen and frequently gust to gale tonight...persisting
through late Tuesday. Strong north winds and heightened seas will
eventually lower through Wednesday. Onshore flow will return by
late Thursday.
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GMZ335-162330-
Galveston Bay-
431 AM CST Mon Dec 16 2019
...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT THIS MORNING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON
THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING...
.TODAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northwest 20 to
25 knots in the afternoon. Bay waters slightly choppy becoming
rough in the afternoon. Patchy fog and locally dense with showers
through late afternoon. Afternoon showers with possible isolated
storms.
.TONIGHT...North winds 20 to 30 knots. Bay waters rough.
.TUESDAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots. Bay waters choppy.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...North winds 15 to 20 knots decreasing to 10 to
15 knots after midnight. Bay waters choppy becoming slightly
choppy after midnight.
.WEDNESDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots decreasing to 5 to
10 knots in the afternoon. Bay waters slightly choppy becoming
smooth in the afternoon.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters
smooth.
.THURSDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...East winds around 10 knots. Bay waters smooth
to slightly choppy. A slight chance of showers in the late
evening and early morning. A chance of showers late.
.FRIDAY...East winds around 10 knots. Bay waters smooth to
slightly choppy. A chance of showers.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth.
A chance of showers early in the evening, then a slight chance of
showers in the late evening and overnight.
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GMZ330-162330-
Matagorda Bay-
431 AM CST Mon Dec 16 2019
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON
THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING...
.TODAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots becoming north 20 to 25 knots
in the afternoon. Bay waters slightly choppy becoming rough in
the afternoon. Patchy fog in the morning. Showers with isolated
storms in the late morning and afternoon.
.TONIGHT...North winds 20 to 30 knots. Bay waters rough.
.TUESDAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots. Bay waters choppy.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...North winds 15 to 20 knots. Bay waters choppy.
.WEDNESDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots decreasing to 5 to
10 knots in the afternoon. Bay waters slightly choppy becoming
smooth in the afternoon.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters
smooth.
.THURSDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southeast in the
afternoon. Bay waters smooth becoming smooth to slightly choppy
in the afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters
smooth. A slight chance of showers in the late evening and early
morning. A chance of showers late.
.FRIDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. A chance
of showers.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming north
after midnight. Bay waters smooth. A slight chance of showers.
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GMZ350-355-162330-
Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX out
20 NM-Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM-
431 AM CST Mon Dec 16 2019
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH
TUESDAY MORNING...
.TODAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northwest 20 to
30 knots in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 feet with occasional seas
up to 7 feet. Showers likely and isolated storms. Patchy fog.
.TONIGHT...North winds 25 to 30 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet with
occasional seas up to 8 feet. A slight chance of showers and
isolated storms early in the evening.
.TUESDAY...North winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet with
occasional seas up to 8 feet.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...North winds 20 to 25 knots becoming 15 to
25 knots after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots decreasing to around
10 knots in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 feet.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to
3 feet.
.THURSDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to
3 feet. A slight chance of showers in the late evening and early
morning. A chance of showers late.
.FRIDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. A chance
of showers.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
A chance of showers in the evening, then a slight chance of
showers after midnight.
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GMZ370-375-162330-
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-
431 AM CST Mon Dec 16 2019
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH
TUESDAY MORNING...
.TODAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots becoming west 20 to 30 knots
in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 7 feet with occasional seas up to
8 feet. Showers likely and isolated storms. Patchy fog.
.TONIGHT...North winds 25 to 30 knots. Seas 8 to 11 feet with
occasional seas up to 14 feet. A slight chance of showers and
isolated storms in the evening.
.TUESDAY...North winds 25 to 30 knots. Seas 7 to 10 feet with
occasional seas up to 13 feet.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...North winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 6 to 8 feet
with occasional seas up to 10 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet with
occasional seas up to 8 feet.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to
5 feet subsiding to 2 to 3 feet after midnight.
.THURSDAY...East winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to
3 feet. A slight chance of showers in the late evening and early
morning. A chance of showers late.
.FRIDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. A chance
of showers.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet.
A chance of showers in the evening, then a slight chance of
showers after midnight.
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<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">NOAA USGULF Offshore Waters Weather
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<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Galveston WEB Cams
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;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
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