January 27, 2020 Monday
Houston, Galveston, Texas City, & Freeport, TX - Daily Port Update
NOAA Weather
GMZ300-280215-
Synopsis for High Island to the Matagorda Ship Channel out 60
nautical miles including Galveston and Matagorda Bays
721 AM CST Mon Jan 27 2020
.SYNOPSIS FOR HIGH ISLAND TO MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL OUT 60 NM...
Rain chances will be increasing Tuesday as another storm system
moves across the area. The cold front associated with this system
will bring strong gusty offshore winds to the area Tuesday night
with Small Craft Advisories likely for all of our coastal waters
most of Wednesday.
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Houston // Open to all vessel traffic
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
1200 Inbound vessel traffic resumed // open to all vessel traffic
1335 All vessel traffic suspended – due to fog
1515 Inbound vessel traffic only resumed
2305 All vessel traffic suspended – due to fog
01/18
0730 Inbound vessel traffic only resumed
1530 Outbound vessel traffic resumed // Inbound vessel traffic remains open
01/23
0150 All vessel traffic suspended – due to fog
0305 All vessel traffic resumed
01/24
0800 <span-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> All Inbound and outbound vessel traffic suspended – due to salvage operations on fishing vessel, Pappy’s Pride // Salvage
<span-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> operations commenced
<span-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">1200 USCG advises all inbound and outbound vessel traffic indefinitely suspended - due to salvage
<span-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> operations
<span-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">1600 Salvage operations continue and no information of a completion time
<span-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">2115 Salvage operations continue and no information of a completion time
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<span-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">01/25
<span-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">1000 Inbound and outbound vessel traffic resumed
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01/26
0815 All inbound and outbound vessel traffic temporarily suspended – due to Clipper Irene aground at LT
Buoy 9 and 10
1312 All vessel traffic resumed
01/27
0400 Outbound vessel traffic suspended and Inbound vessel traffic only
0420 Outbound vessel traffic resumed and inbound vessel traffic remains open //open to all vessel traffic
<span-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Present vessel traffic
26 Vessels set to proceed inbound
14 Vessels set to proceed outbound
Galveston / Texas City // Open to all vessel traffic
Freeport // Open 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
0900 All vessel traffic resumed
01/18
0001 All vessel traffic suspended – due to fog
1130 All vessel traffic resumed
1435 All vessel traffic suspended – due to fog
1530 All vessel traffic resumed
01/22
1727 Inbound only traffic suspended – due to rough seas
2300 Open to all vessel traffic
01/23
0515 All vessel traffic suspended – due to fog
0700 All vessel traffic resumed
NOAA Weather Service
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<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">NOAA HOUSTON
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">NOAA GALVESTON, TEXAS CITY
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">NOAA FREEPORT
<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">Fog / Mist
<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 55° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">High 70° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Humidity 83%
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Barometer 30.04 in / 1017.8 mb
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Dewpoint 52° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Visibility 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 NE 6 mph
<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">
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Currently ° 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 65° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Humidity %
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Barometer in / mb
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Dewpoint ° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Visibility 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 mph
<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">Fog / Mist
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Currently 56° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Low 57° 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 93%
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Barometer 30.05 in / 1017.8 mb
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Dewpoint 54° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Visibility 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;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">Patchy
fog before 10am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 70. 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: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 5am. Patchy fog after 8pm. Otherwise, increasing clouds, with a low around 55. Southeast wind around 5 mph.
Tuesday: A chance of showers, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 10am. Cloudy, with a high near 69. Light and variable wind becoming southeast 5 to 10 mph in the
morning. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Tuesday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers before midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 45. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph.
Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 61. Northwest wind 5 to 15 mph.
Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 46.
Thursday: A 40 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 57.
Thursday Night: A 50 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 46.
Friday: A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly before noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 59.
Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 44.
Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 65.
Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 47.
Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 71.<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">
Today: <span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">Patchy
dense fog before 10am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 65. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming east in the afternoon.<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">
Tonight: Patchy fog after 8pm. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 58. Southeast wind 10 to 15 mph.
Tuesday: A chance of showers, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 11am. Cloudy, with a high near 67. Southeast wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New
rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tuesday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers before midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 49. Windy, with a south wind 10 to 15 mph becoming northwest 20 to 25 mph in the evening.
Winds could gust as high as 35 mph.
Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 59. Windy, with a northwest wind 15 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 50.
Thursday: A 40 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 58.
Thursday Night: Showers likely, mainly before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Friday: A 40 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 58.
Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 48.
Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 63.
Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 53.
Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 65.<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">
Today: <span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Patchy dense fog before 9am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with
a high near 67. East wind 5 to 10 mph.
Tonight: Patchy fog after 8pm. Otherwise, increasing clouds, with a low around 57. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Tuesday: A chance of showers, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 11am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 71. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between
a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 45. Windy, with a southwest wind 10 to 15 mph becoming northwest 20 to 25 mph in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.
Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 61. Breezy, with a northwest wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 48.
Thursday: A 40 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 59.
Thursday Night: Showers likely, mainly before midnight. Cloudy, with a low around 48. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Friday: A 40 percent chance of showers, mainly before noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 60.
Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 44.
Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 64.
Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 49.
Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 68.<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Dense Fog Advisory
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">714 AM CST Mon Jan 27 2020
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">TXZ163-164-176>179-195>200-210>213-226-227-235-300-271600-
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">/O.CON.KHGX.FG.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-200127T1600Z/
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Houston-Trinity-Madison-Walker-San Jacinto-Polk-Burleson-Brazos-
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Washington-Grimes-Montgomery-Northern Liberty-Colorado-Austin-
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Waller-Inland Harris-Wharton-Fort Bend-Inland Jackson-
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Southern Liberty-
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Including the cities of Crockett, Trinity, Groveton,
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Madisonville, Huntsville, Shepherd, Coldspring, Livingston,
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Corrigan, Caldwell, Somerville, College Station, Bryan, Brenham,
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Navasota, Conroe, The Woodlands, Liberty, Cleveland, Dayton,
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Columbus, Eagle Lake, Weimar, Sealy, Bellville, Hempstead,
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Prairie View, Brookshire, Waller, Houston, El Campo, Wharton,
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Missouri City, Mission Bend, Sugar Land, Rosenberg, First Colony,
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Pecan Grove, Edna, Ganado, and Devers
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">714 AM CST Mon Jan 27 2020
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">...DENSE FOG ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST THIS
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">MORNING...
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">* WHAT...Visibility one quarter mile or less in dense fog.
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">* WHERE...Portions of south central and southeast Texas.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">* WHEN...Until 10 AM CST this morning.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">* IMPACTS...Hazardous driving conditions due to low visibility.
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">If driving, slow down, use your headlights, and leave plenty of
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">distance ahead of you.
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<span-size:10.0pt;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) @ 0820 hrs
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Manchester
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">1.7 ft Steady = 46’07”
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Morgan’s Point
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">1.4 ft Falling = 46’04”
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Eagle 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">Galveston Bay Entrance
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">0.8 ft Falling = 45’08”
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Pier 21
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">1.2 ft Falling = 46’02”
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<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Winds – Houston / Galveston Bay PORTS, NOAA/NOS @ 0820 hrs
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Manchester
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">4 knots from NE gusts to 5 knots
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Morgan’s Point
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">5 knots from ENE gusts to 6 knots
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Eagle Point
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">4 knots from NE gusts to 6 knots
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Galveston Bay Entrance
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">5 knots from NNE gusts to 7 knots
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Pier 21
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">4 knots from NE gusts to 6 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 271321 AAA
CWFHGX
Coastal Waters Forecast...UPDATED
National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX
721 AM CST Mon Jan 27 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.
GMZ300-280215-
Synopsis for High Island to the Matagorda Ship Channel out 60
nautical miles including Galveston and Matagorda Bays
721 AM CST Mon Jan 27 2020
.SYNOPSIS FOR HIGH ISLAND TO MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL OUT 60 NM...
Rain chances will be increasing Tuesday as another storm system
moves across the area. The cold front associated with this system
will bring strong gusty offshore winds to the area Tuesday night
with Small Craft Advisories likely for all of our coastal waters
most of Wednesday.
$$
GMZ335-280215-
Galveston Bay-
721 AM CST Mon Jan 27 2020
.TODAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming east in the
afternoon. Bay waters smooth. Patchy fog early in the morning.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth.
Patchy fog. A slight chance of showers late.
.TUESDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south 10 to
15 knots in the afternoon. Bay waters smooth becoming slightly
choppy in the afternoon. A chance of showers early in the
morning, then showers likely and isolated thunderstorms in the
late morning and afternoon.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 20 to 25 knots. Bay waters
rough. A chance of showers in the evening.
.WEDNESDAY...Northwest winds 15 to 25 knots decreasing to 10 to
15 knots in the afternoon. Bay waters choppy becoming slightly
choppy in the afternoon.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...North winds around 10 knots becoming northeast
after midnight. Bay waters smooth to slightly choppy. A slight
chance of showers late.
.THURSDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly
choppy. A slight chance of showers early in the morning, then a
chance of showers in the late morning and afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters
slightly choppy. A chance of showers.
.FRIDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy.
A chance of showers.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth.
$$
GMZ330-280215-
Matagorda Bay-
721 AM CST Mon Jan 27 2020
.TODAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. Patchy fog
early in the morning.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly
choppy. Patchy fog. A slight chance of showers late.
.TUESDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southwest in
the afternoon. Bay waters smooth becoming smooth to slightly
choppy in the afternoon. A chance of showers.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 20 to 25 knots. Bay waters
rough.
.WEDNESDAY...Northwest winds 15 to 25 knots becoming north 10 to
15 knots in the afternoon. Bay waters choppy becoming slightly
choppy in the afternoon.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds around 10 knots. Bay waters
smooth to slightly choppy. A chance of showers late.
.THURSDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly
choppy. A chance of showers.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters
slightly choppy. A chance of showers.
.FRIDAY...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.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth.
$$
GMZ350-355-280215-
Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX out
20 NM-Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM-
721 AM CST Mon Jan 27 2020
.TODAY...Northeast winds 10 knots becoming east in the afternoon.
Seas 2 to 3 feet.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. A
slight chance of showers late.
.TUESDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south 10 to
15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet. A chance of showers
in the morning. Isolated thunderstorms in the late morning and
afternoon. Showers likely in the afternoon.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 4 feet. A
chance of showers in the evening.
.WEDNESDAY...Northwest winds 15 to 25 knots becoming north 10 to
15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 feet.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northeast
after midnight. Seas 1 to 2 feet. A chance of showers late.
.THURSDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. A
chance of showers until late afternoon, then showers likely late
in the afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to
4 feet. Showers likely in the evening, then a chance of showers
after midnight.
.FRIDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots becoming north 10 to
15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 feet. A chance of showers.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. A
slight chance of showers in the evening.
$$
GMZ370-375-280215-
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-
721 AM CST Mon Jan 27 2020
.TODAY...Northeast winds around 10 knots becoming east in the
afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. A
slight chance of showers late.
.TUESDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots becoming south in the
afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 feet. A chance of showers.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet
building to 5 to 7 feet with occasional seas up to 8 feet after
midnight. A chance of showers in the evening.
.WEDNESDAY...Northwest winds 20 to 25 knots decreasing to 15 to
20 knots in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 feet with occasional seas
up to 8 feet subsiding to 3 to 5 feet in the afternoon.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...North winds around 15 knots becoming northeast
after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 feet. A chance of showers late.
.THURSDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet. A chance
of showers until late afternoon, then showers likely late in the
afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to
5 feet. Showers likely until early morning, then a chance of
showers late.
.FRIDAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet with
occasional seas up to 6 feet. A chance of showers.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...North winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northwest
10 to 15 knots after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 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
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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)
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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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