January 17, 2020 Friday
Houston, Galveston, Texas City, & Freeport, TX - Daily Port Update
NOAA Weather
GMZ300-172215-
Synopsis for High Island to the Matagorda Ship Channel out 60
nautical miles including Galveston and Matagorda Bays
400 AM CST Fri Jan 17 2020
.SYNOPSIS FOR HIGH ISLAND TO MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL OUT 60 NM...
Areas of sea fog will exist through the day. Local bay and Gulf
nearshore fog is forecast to become dense once again tonight
through early Saturday morning. The next cold front will pass off
the coast late Saturday afternoon and end the fog threat.
Strengthened northeast winds and elevated seas will persist from
Saturday evening through Monday afternoon. Onshore flow will
resume as high pressure moves off to the east Tuesday.
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Houston // Open to outbound vessel traffic only
Recent port closures
01/02
0420 All vessel traffic suspended – due to fog
1300 Outbound vessel traffic only resumed
2045 Inbound vessel traffic resumed // Outbound vessel traffic suspended
01/03
0530 Outbound vessel traffic resumed // Open to all vessel traffic
01/10
2325 All vessel traffic suspended due to inclement weather
01/11
0530 All vessel traffic resumed
0850 All vessel traffic suspended – due to fog
1100 All vessel traffic resumed
01/12
0850 All vessel traffic suspended – due to fog
1100 All vessel traffic resumed
01/13
1715 All vessel traffic suspended – due to fog
01/14
1135 Outbound vessel traffic resumed // inbound vessel traffic remains suspended
1550 USCG MSU suspended all vessel traffic – due to vessel and Fishing vessel in Bolivar Roads
1648 All vessel traffic suspended – due to fog
01/16
1500 Outbound vessel traffic resumed // inbound vessel traffic remains suspended
1715 All vessel traffic suspended – due to fog
01/17
0500 Outbound vessel traffic resumed // inbound vessel traffic remains suspended
Present traffic
64 Vessel’s set to proceed inbound
16 Vessel’s set to proceed outbound
1 Vessel’s set to shift
Galveston / Texas City // Closed to all vessel traffic
01/13
1725 All vessel traffic suspended – due to fog
01/14
1300 All vessel traffic resumed
1600 All vessel traffic suspended by USCG – due to vessel collision
1720 All vessel traffic suspended – due to fog
01/15
1600 All vessel traffic resumed
1715 All vessel traffic suspended – due to fog
01/17
0430 All vessel traffic resumed
0730 All vessel traffic suspended – due to fog
Freeport // Closed to all vessel traffic
01/10
2200 All vessel traffic suspended due to inclement weather
01/11
0530 All vessel traffic resumed
0916 All vessel traffic suspended
1415 All vessel traffic resumed
01/13
1630 All vessel traffic suspended – due to fog
01/14
1145 All vessel traffic resumed // First outbound vessel to sail 1300 hrs
1408 All vessel traffic suspended – due to fog
01/15
0645 All vessel traffic resumed
1000 All vessel traffic suspended – due to fog
1200 All vessel traffic resumed
1715 All vessel traffic suspended – due to fog
01/17
0400 All vessel traffic resumed
0500 All vessel traffic suspended – due to fog
NOAA Weather Service
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<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">NOAA GALVESTON, TEXAS CITY
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<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Friday
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Light Rain, Fog / Mist
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Currently 62° 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 73° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Humidity 93%
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Barometer 30.26 in / 1025.0 mb
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Dewpoint 60° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Visibility 2 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
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Friday
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Fog
<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 63° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">High 67° 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 30.25 in / 1024.4 mb
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Dewpoint 65° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Visibility 0.5 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
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Friday
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Fog / Mist
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Currently 65° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Low 65° 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 97%
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Barometer 30.24 in / 1023.8 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 2.5 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 8 mph
Today: <span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">A slight chance of drizzle. Cloudy, with a high near 73. East wind 5 to 10 mph.
Tonight: A slight chance of drizzle. Patchy fog between 1am and 3am. Otherwise, cloudy, with a low around 63. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light south after midnight.
Saturday: A 50 percent chance of showers. Cloudy, with a high near 74. Calm wind becoming northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Saturday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 46. North wind 10 to 15 mph.
Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 57. Northeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 40.
M.L.King Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 58.
Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 40.
Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 56.
Tuesday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 44.
Wednesday: A 30 percent chance of showers. Cloudy, with a high near 61.
Wednesday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Cloudy, with a low around 54.
Thursday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Cloudy, with a high near 68.<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">
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Today: <span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">Patchy
dense fog between 10am and 11am. Otherwise, cloudy, with a high near 67. East wind 10 to 15 mph.<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">
Tonight: A slight chance of drizzle. Patchy fog between 2am and 3am. Otherwise, cloudy, with a low around 63. East wind 5 to 15 mph becoming south after midnight.
Saturday: A 50 percent chance of showers. Widespread dense fog, mainly before 7am. Otherwise, cloudy, with a high near 70. Light and variable wind becoming north 5 to 10 mph in the
afternoon. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Saturday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers, mainly before midnight. Cloudy, with a low around 51. Breezy, with a north wind 10 to 15 mph increasing to 15 to 20 mph after midnight.
Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.
Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 57. Windy, with a northeast wind 15 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.
Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 47. Breezy.
M.L.King Day: Sunny, with a high near 57. Breezy.
Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 46.
Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 56.
Tuesday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50.
Wednesday: A 30 percent chance of showers. Cloudy, with a high near 63.
Wednesday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Cloudy, with a low around 59. Breezy.
Thursday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Cloudy, with a high near 66.<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">
Today: <span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">A slight chance of drizzle before 11am. Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with
a high near 72. Southeast wind around 10 mph.
Tonight: A slight chance of drizzle after 10pm. Patchy fog before 1am. Otherwise, cloudy, with a low around 65. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Saturday: A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after noon. Patchy fog before 7am, then patchy fog after noon. Otherwise, cloudy, with a high near 73. Calm wind becoming north around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is
50%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Saturday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers before midnight. Cloudy, with a low around 48. Breezy, with a north wind 10 to 15 mph increasing to 15 to 20 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.
Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 58. Breezy, with a northeast wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 43.
M.L.King Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 58.
Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 42.
Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 58.
Tuesday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48.
Wednesday: A 30 percent chance of showers. Cloudy, with a high near 64.
Wednesday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Cloudy, with a low around 56. Breezy.
Thursday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Cloudy, with a high near 68.<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">
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<span-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Dense Fog Advisory
<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">453 PM CST Thu Jan 16 2020
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<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">...DENSE FOG ADVISORY EXTENDED UNTIL 10 AM CST FRIDAY...
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">.The development of dense fog is expected to continue along the
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">barrier islands tonight and into Friday morning.
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<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">TXZ437-438-170700-
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">/O.EXT.KHGX.FG.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-200117T1600Z/
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Brazoria Islands-Galveston Island and Bolivar Peninsula-
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Including the cities of Surfside Beach and Galveston
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">453 PM CST Thu Jan 16 2020
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<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">...DENSE FOG ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST FRIDAY...
<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.
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<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">* WHERE...Brazoria Islands and Galveston Island and Bolivar
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> Peninsula Counties.
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<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">* WHEN...Until 10 PM CST this evening.
<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.
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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) @ 0824 hrs
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Manchester
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">1.0 ft Steady = 46’00”
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Morgan’s Point
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">0.8 ft Steady = 45’08”
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Eagle 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">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 Rising = 46’09”
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<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Winds – Houston / Galveston Bay PORTS, NOAA/NOS @ 0824 hrs
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Manchester
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">5 knots from NE gusts to 8 knots
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Morgan’s Point
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">10 knots from E gusts to 12 knots
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Eagle Point
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">16 knots from E gusts to 20 knots
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Galveston Bay Entrance
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">20 knots from E gusts to 24 knots
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Pier 21
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">12 knots from E gusts to 14 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
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FZUS54 KHGX 171000
CWFHGX
Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX
400 AM CST Fri Jan 17 2020
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.
GMZ300-172215-
Synopsis for High Island to the Matagorda Ship Channel out 60
nautical miles including Galveston and Matagorda Bays
400 AM CST Fri Jan 17 2020
.SYNOPSIS FOR HIGH ISLAND TO MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL OUT 60 NM...
Areas of sea fog will exist through the day. Local bay and Gulf
nearshore fog is forecast to become dense once again tonight
through early Saturday morning. The next cold front will pass off
the coast late Saturday afternoon and end the fog threat.
Strengthened northeast winds and elevated seas will persist from
Saturday evening through Monday afternoon. Onshore flow will
resume as high pressure moves off to the east Tuesday.
$$
GMZ335-172215-
Galveston Bay-
400 AM CST Fri Jan 17 2020
.TODAY...East winds around 10 knots. Bay waters smooth to
slightly choppy. Patchy fog early in the morning. A slight chance
of drizzle.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots becoming south after
midnight. Bay waters smooth to slightly choppy becoming smooth
after midnight. A slight chance of drizzle. A chance of showers
late. Patchy fog in the late evening and overnight hours.
.SATURDAY...Light and variable winds becoming northeast 5 to
10 knots in the afternoon. Bay waters smooth. Patchy fog. A
chance of showers. Isolated thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to
20 knots after midnight. Bay waters slightly choppy becoming
choppy after midnight. A chance of showers in the evening, then a
slight chance of showers after midnight.
.SUNDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots decreasing to 10 to
15 knots in the afternoon. Bay waters choppy becoming slightly
choppy in the afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to
15 to 20 knots after midnight. Bay waters slightly choppy
becoming choppy after midnight.
.MONDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly
choppy.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth.
.TUESDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. A slight
chance of showers late in the afternoon.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters
slightly choppy. A slight chance of showers in the evening, then
a chance of showers after midnight.
$$
GMZ330-172215-
Matagorda Bay-
400 AM CST Fri Jan 17 2020
.TODAY...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Bay waters smooth to
slightly choppy. Patchy fog. A slight chance of drizzle in the
morning.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. A
slight chance of drizzle late in the evening. A chance of drizzle
after midnight. A chance of showers late.
.SATURDAY...East winds around 5 knots becoming northeast 10 to
15 knots in the afternoon. Bay waters smooth becoming slightly
choppy in the afternoon. A chance of showers in the morning.
Isolated thunderstorms. Showers likely in the afternoon. Patchy
fog in the late morning and afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...North winds 15 to 20 knots. Bay waters choppy.
A chance of showers in the evening, then a slight chance of
showers after midnight.
.SUNDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Bay waters choppy.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters
slightly choppy.
.MONDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly
choppy.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth.
.TUESDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy.
A chance of showers late in the afternoon.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters
slightly choppy. A chance of showers.
$$
GMZ350-355-172215-
Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX out
20 NM-Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM-
400 AM CST Fri Jan 17 2020
.TODAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. A slight
chance of drizzle early in the morning. Patchy fog.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots becoming south 5 to
10 knots after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Patchy locally dense
fog. A slight chance of drizzle. A chance of showers late.
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds around 5 knots becoming northeast
10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Patchy fog. A
chance of showers. Isolated thunderstorms in the late morning and
afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...North winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet
with occasional seas up to 7 feet. A chance of showers.
.SUNDAY...Northeast winds 20 to 25 knots decreasing to 15 to
20 knots in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 feet with occasional seas
up to 7 feet. A slight chance of showers in the morning.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet
with occasional seas up to 7 feet.
.MONDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots decreasing to 10 to
15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 feet with occasional seas
up to 7 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet.
.TUESDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet. A slight
chance of showers late in the afternoon.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to
5 feet. A slight chance of showers early in the evening, then a
chance of showers in the late evening and overnight.
$$
GMZ370-375-172215-
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-
400 AM CST Fri Jan 17 2020
.TODAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 feet. A slight
chance of drizzle in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots becoming south 5 to
10 knots after midnight. Seas 4 feet. A slight chance of drizzle.
A chance of showers late. Patchy fog late.
.SATURDAY...South winds around 5 knots becoming east 10 to
15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 feet. A chance of showers.
Isolated thunderstorms in the afternoon. Patchy fog in the
afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...North winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northeast
20 to 25 knots after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 feet with occasional
seas up to 8 feet. A chance of showers.
.SUNDAY...Northeast winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 6 to 9 feet with
occasional seas up to 11 feet. A chance of showers early in the
morning, then a slight chance of showers in the late morning and
afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 7 to 9 feet
with occasional seas up to 11 feet.
.MONDAY...Northeast winds 20 to 25 knots decreasing to 15 to
20 knots in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 feet with occasional seas
up to 10 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet
with occasional seas up to 7 feet.
.TUESDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet with
occasional seas up to 6 feet. A slight chance of showers late in
the afternoon.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 15 knots. Seas 4 to
6 feet with occasional seas up to 7 feet. A slight chance of
showers early in the evening, then a chance of showers in the
late evening and overnight.
$$
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<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Galveston WEB Cams
https://www.galveston.com/webcams/
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https://saltwater-recon.com/kemah-seabrook/
https://www.weatherbug.com/weather-camera/
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https://www.weatherbug.com/weather-camera/
https://www.meteoblue.com/en/weather/forecast/webcams/baytown_united-states-of-america_4672731
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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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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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Army Corp of Engineers
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<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#051423">Galveston Texas City Pilots
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