December 25, 2019 Wednesday
Happy Holidays
Houston, Galveston, Texas City, & Freeport, TX - Daily Port Update
NOAA Weather
GMZ300-252215-
Synopsis for High Island to the Matagorda Ship Channel out 60
nautical miles including Galveston and Matagorda Bays
342 AM CST Wed Dec 25 2019
.SYNOPSIS FOR HIGH ISLAND TO MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL OUT 60 NM...
Light east and southeasterly winds will continue as a weak ridge
of high pressure drifts away to the east.
Light onshore flow
expected to continue through Friday then gradually increasing.
Patchy sea fog will be possible mainly after midnight this week.
A
cold front should move into the Gulf waters late Saturday night or
early Sunday bringing a chance of rain and the end of the fog
threat.
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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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NOAA Weather Service
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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">Wednesday
<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 50° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Low 56° 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 89%
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Barometer 29.97 in / 1015.2 mb
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Dewpoint 47° 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
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<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Wind Calm
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Wednesday
<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 57° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Low 60° 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 96%
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Barometer 29.98 in / 1015.1 mb
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Dewpoint 56° 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 N 6 mph
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Wednesday
<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 51° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Low 58° 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 96%
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Barometer 29.97 in / 1014.7 mb
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Dewpoint 50° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Visibility 7 miles
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Heat Index NR° F
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<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Wind N 3 mph
Christmas Day: <span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">Areas
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Tonight: Patchy fog after midnight. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with a low around 56. Calm wind.
Thursday: Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 74. Calm wind becoming east around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Thursday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 59. East wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Friday: A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 72. East wind around 5 mph.
Friday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 63.
Saturday: A 40 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 75.
Saturday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54.
Sunday: A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly before noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 64.
Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 43.
Monday: Sunny, with a high near 62.
Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 44.
Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 61.<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">
Christmas Day: <span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, increasing clouds, with a high near 68. Light east
wind increasing to 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.
Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 60. East wind 5 to 10 mph.
Thursday: Patchy fog after 4pm. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 67. East wind 5 to 10 mph.
Thursday Night: Patchy fog. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 60. East wind 5 to 10 mph.
Friday: A 20 percent chance of showers after 9am. Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high near 68. East wind around 10 mph.
Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 63.
Saturday: A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 70.
Saturday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56.
Sunday: A 40 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 63.
Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 50.
Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 60.
Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 51.
Tuesday: A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 60.<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">
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Christmas Day: <span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">Patchy
fog before 8am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 69. Calm wind becoming southeast around 5 mph in the afternoon.<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">
Tonight: Patchy fog between midnight and 1am. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with a low around 58. East wind around 5 mph becoming calm after midnight.
Thursday: Partly sunny, with a high near 69. East wind 5 to 10 mph.
Thursday Night: Patchy fog after 3am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 57. East wind around 5 mph.
Friday: Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 70. East wind 5 to 10 mph.
Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 61.
Saturday: A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly after noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 73.
Saturday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54.
Sunday: A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly before noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 66.
Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 46.
Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 62.
Monday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 47.
Tuesday: A 20 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 62.<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">
Dense Fog 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">739 AM CST Wed Dec 25 2019
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<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">TXZ197>199-210>213-226-227-235>238-335>338-436-437-251500-
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">/O.CON.KHGX.FG.Y.0044.000000T0000Z-191225T1500Z/
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Washington-Grimes-Montgomery-Colorado-Austin-Waller-Inland Harris-
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Wharton-Fort Bend-Inland Jackson-Inland Matagorda-Inland Brazoria-
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Inland Galveston-Coastal Jackson-Coastal Matagorda-
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Coastal Brazoria-Coastal Galveston-Matagorda Islands-
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Brazoria Islands-
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Including the cities of Brenham, Navasota, Conroe, The Woodlands,
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Columbus, Eagle Lake, Weimar, Sealy, Bellville, Hempstead,
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Prairie View, Brookshire, Waller, Houston, El Campo, Wharton,
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Missouri City, Mission Bend, Sugar Land, Rosenberg, First Colony,
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Pecan Grove, Edna, Ganado, Bay City, Pearland, Alvin, Angleton,
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">League City, Friendswood, Palacios, Lake Jackson, Freeport,
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Clute, Texas City, Dickinson, La Marque, and Surfside Beach
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">739 AM CST Wed Dec 25 2019
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<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">...DENSE FOG ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">MORNING...
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">* WHAT...Visibility one quarter mile or less in dense fog.
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">* WHERE...Wharton, Fort Bend, Inland Jackson, Inland Matagorda,
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> Inland Brazoria, Coastal Jackson, Coastal Matagorda and
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> Coastal Brazoria Counties.
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<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">* WHEN...From 730 AM to 9 AM CST Wednesday.
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">* IMPACTS...Hazardous driving conditions due to low visibility.
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Visibility may fluctuate abruptly. Slow
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> down when encountering the thick fog.
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<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">If driving, slow down, use your headlights, and leave plenty of
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">distance ahead of you.
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<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">&&
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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) @ 0744 hrs
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Manchester
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">0.9 ft Falling = 45’09”
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Morgan’s Point
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">0.7 ft Falling = 45’07”
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Eagle Point
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">0.9 ft Falling = 45’09”
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:red">Galveston Bay Entrance
-0.3 ft Falling = 44’09<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:red">”
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Pier 21
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">0.0 ft Falling = 45’00”
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<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Winds – Houston / Galveston Bay PORTS, NOAA/NOS @ 0744 hrs
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Manchester
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">2 knots from NW gusts to 2 knots
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Morgan’s Point
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">1 knots from N gusts to 2 knots
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Eagle Point
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">3 knots from NNE 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">4 knots from NNE gusts to 6 knots
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Pier 21
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">1 knots from NE gusts to 2 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 250942
CWFHGX
Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX
342 AM CST Wed Dec 25 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.
GMZ300-252215-
Synopsis for High Island to the Matagorda Ship Channel out 60
nautical miles including Galveston and Matagorda Bays
342 AM CST Wed Dec 25 2019
.SYNOPSIS FOR HIGH ISLAND TO MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL OUT 60 NM...
Light east and southeasterly winds will continue as a weak ridge
of high pressure drifts away to the east. Light onshore flow
expected to continue through Friday then gradually increasing.
Patchy sea fog will be possible mainly after midnight this week. A
cold front should move into the Gulf waters late Saturday night or
early Sunday bringing a chance of rain and the end of the fog
threat.
$$
GMZ330-252215-
Matagorda Bay-
342 AM CST Wed Dec 25 2019
...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS MORNING...
.TODAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. Patchy
dense fog early in the morning.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds around 5 knots. Bay waters smooth.
Patchy fog after midnight.
.THURSDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. Patchy
fog early in the morning. Patchy fog late in the afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth.
Patchy fog.
.FRIDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. Patchy fog
early in the morning. A slight chance of showers in the morning.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Bay waters
smooth to slightly choppy. A slight chance of showers in the late
evening and early morning. A chance of showers late.
.SATURDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly
choppy. A chance of showers.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots becoming north after
midnight. Bay waters smooth. A chance of showers.
.SUNDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy.
A chance of showers in the morning, then a slight chance of
showers in the afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth.
$$
GMZ335-252215-
Galveston Bay-
342 AM CST Wed Dec 25 2019
.TODAY...Southeast winds around 5 knots. Bay waters smooth.
Patchy fog possible early in the morning.
.TONIGHT...East winds around 5 knots. Bay waters smooth.
.THURSDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. Patchy
fog late in the afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northeast
after midnight. Bay waters smooth. Patchy fog.
.FRIDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. Patchy fog
early in the morning. A slight chance of showers.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Bay waters
smooth to slightly choppy. A chance of showers late.
.SATURDAY...South winds around 10 knots. Bay waters smooth to
slightly choppy. A chance of showers.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming
northwest after midnight. Bay waters smooth. A chance of showers.
.SUNDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly
choppy. A chance of showers.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth.
$$
GMZ350-355-252215-
Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX out
20 NM-Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM-
342 AM CST Wed Dec 25 2019
.TODAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot.
.TONIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot.
.THURSDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet. Patchy
fog late in the afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northeast
5 to 10 knots after midnight. Seas 1 to 2 feet. Patchy fog.
.FRIDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet. Patchy fog
early in the morning. A slight chance of showers in the late
morning and early afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds around 10 knots becoming southeast
after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 feet. A slight chance of showers
late.
.SATURDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet. A
slight chance of showers early in the morning, then a chance of
showers in the late morning and afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northwest
10 to 15 knots after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 feet. A chance of
showers.
.SUNDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet. A chance
of showers.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
$$
GMZ370-375-252215-
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-
342 AM CST Wed Dec 25 2019
.TODAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot.
.THURSDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots increasing to 10 to 15 knots
in the afternoon. Seas 1 to 2 feet.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northeast
5 to 10 knots after midnight. Seas 2 feet.
.FRIDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots becoming east 5 to
10 knots in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet. A slight chance of
showers late in the morning.
.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 4 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 15 to 20 knots after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 feet. A
chance of showers.
.SUNDAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots decreasing to 10 to 15 knots
in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 feet. A chance of showers.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. A
slight chance of showers in the evening.
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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
regarding deep draft in Houston Ship Channel or alongside a berth, please contact our operations department
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<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)
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<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">135' (Loop 610 Bridge)
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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
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#051423">The Galveston Ship Channel is approximately miles from GB Buoy
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#051423">The ACOE project draft for the GSC is 45’00” FW. The narrowest point is approximately 1,200 ft wide with no air draft restrictions.
At the POGA berths the maximum deep draft varies from 32’00” to 40’00” at MLT,
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<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Port of Freeport is located three miles from deep water, the channel is 400 ft wide and ACOE project maximum deep draft at MLW is
45’00”.
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Army Corp of Engineers
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