Freeport

Monday               <span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">September 29, 2014

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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Houston Ship Channel is open to all traffic since 2216/3rd May

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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Galveston / Texas City is open to all traffic

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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Freeport is open to all traffic

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HURRICANE SEASON 2014: June 1 – November 30<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">

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<span-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Present Local Houston Weather

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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Slight chance thunderstorms

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Currently    79° F

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Hi 86°F / Lo 71° E

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Wind 8 mph

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Wind direction   NE

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Humidity 79%

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Dewpoint 72° F

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Barometer 29.95 in / 1014.7 mb

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Visibility 10.00 mi

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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Slight chance thunderstorms

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Low 71° F

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Wind 5 knots

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Wind direction NE

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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Local outlook

 

 

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Monday – 20% chance showers or thunderstorms after 1500 hrs, high near 89° F. NE Wind 5 mph

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Evening – 10% chance showers or thunderstorms, low around 71° F, wind E 5 mph

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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Tuesday – 20% chance rain after 1300 hrs, Mostly cloudy, high near 90° F, calm wind

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Evening – Mostly cloudy, low around 75° F, South wind 5 – 10 mph

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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Wednesday – <span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">20% chance showers or thunderstorms after 1300 hrs, Partly sunny, high near 90° F,

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">South wind 5 – 10 mph

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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Three day forecast

 

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Tuesday

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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">AM – 20% chance rain

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">PM – Mostly cloudy

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Hi 90° F / Lo 71° F

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">AM - Wind 5 mph NE

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">PM – Wind 5 mph E

 

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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">AM – 20% chance rain

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">PM Partly sunny

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Hi 90° F / Lo 77° F

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">AM - Wind S 5 – 10 mph

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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">AM – 20% chance showers

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">PM 40% chance showers

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Hi 89° F / Lo 71° F

 

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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">NOAA Houston/Galveston Weather

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<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">MARSEC LEVEL 1

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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Maximum Deep Drafts - Houston / Galveston Bay

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">PORTS NOAA/NOS Water Levels (above MLW) @ 1010 hrs

<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Morgan’s Point

<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">1.8 ft            = 46’08”

<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Eagle Point

<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">2.1 ft Steady = 47’01”

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Galveston Bay Entrance

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">1.8 ft Falling = 46’08”

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Pier 21 Galveston

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">1.9 ft Steady = 46’09”

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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Winds – Houston / Galveston Bay PORTS, NOAA/NOS @ 1010 hrs 

<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Morgan’s Point

<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">  5 knots, from NNE, gusts to 7 knots

<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Eagle Point

<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">  9 knots, from NE,  gusts to 14 knots

<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Galveston Bay Entrance

<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">11 knots, from ENE,  gusts to 12 knots

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Please visit our WEB Site<span-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> www.moranshipping.com<span-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> for port tide tables

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<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">NOAA Weather Galveston Bay & Matagorda Bay

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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">FZUS54 KHGX 290853

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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR TEXAS

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">353 AM CDT MON SEP 29 2014

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">UPPER TEXAS COASTAL WATERS FROM HIGH ISLAND TO THE MATAGORDA SHIP

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">CHANNEL OUT 60 NAUTICAL MILES INCLUDING GALVESTON AND MATAGORDA BAYS

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">GMZ300-292115-

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">SYNOPSIS FOR HIGH ISLAND TO THE MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL OUT 60

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">NAUTICAL MILES INCLUDING GALVESTON AND MATAGORDA BAYS

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">353 AM CDT MON SEP 29 2014

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.SYNOPSIS FOR HIGH ISLAND TO MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL OUT 60 NM...

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">A COASTAL TROUGH SITUATED OFF THE COAST WILL MAINTAIN A NORTHEAST

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">WIND FOR THE NEXT COUPLE DAYS. EXPECT AN ONSHORE FLOW TO DEVELOP BY

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">THE MIDDLE OF THE WEEK IN ADVANCE OF A COLD FRONT. THE FRONT IS

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">EXPECTED TO MOVE OFF THE COAST ON FRIDAY.

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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">MATAGORDA BAY-GALVESTON BAY-

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">353 AM CDT MON SEP 29 2014

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.TODAY...NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING EAST 5 TO

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">10 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. BAY WATERS SLIGHTLY CHOPPY BECOMING

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">SMOOTH. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN.

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.TONIGHT...SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SMOOTH.

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.TUESDAY...NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHEAST IN

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">THE AFTERNOON. BAY WATERS SMOOTH. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. A

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.TUESDAY NIGHT...SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SMOOTH.

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.WEDNESDAY...SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SMOOTH. A

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. BAY WATERS

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">SLIGHTLY CHOPPY.

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.THURSDAY...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SLIGHTLY

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">CHOPPY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.THURSDAY NIGHT...SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS BECOMING WEST AFTER

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">MIDNIGHT. BAY WATERS SMOOTH TO SLIGHTLY CHOPPY. A SLIGHT CHANCE

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING...THEN A CHANCE AFTER

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">MIDNIGHT.

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.FRIDAY...NORTH WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SMOOTH TO

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">SLIGHTLY CHOPPY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">MORNING.

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.FRIDAY NIGHT...NORTH WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SMOOTH TO

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">SLIGHTLY CHOPPY.

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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">GMZ350-355-292115-

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">WATERS FROM FREEPORT TO THE MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL OUT 20 NM-

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">WATERS FROM HIGH ISLAND TO FREEPORT OUT 20 NM-

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">353 AM CDT MON SEP 29 2014

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.TODAY...NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING EAST IN THE

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FEET. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN.

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.TONIGHT...SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 FEET.

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.TUESDAY...NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHEAST IN

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FEET. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.TUESDAY NIGHT...SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 FEET.

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.WEDNESDAY...SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS INCREASING TO 10 TO

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">15 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">SHOWERS.

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET.

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.THURSDAY...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET. A

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.THURSDAY NIGHT...SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS BECOMING WEST AFTER

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING...THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.FRIDAY...NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. A CHANCE

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING...THEN A SLIGHT

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.FRIDAY NIGHT...NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.

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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">GMZ370-375-292115-

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">WATERS FROM FREEPORT TO THE MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL 20 NM TO 60 NM-

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">WATERS FROM HIGH ISLAND TO FREEPORT 20 TO 60 NM-

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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.TODAY...NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 FEET. A SLIGHT

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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.TONIGHT...EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 FEET.

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.TUESDAY...NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS BECOMING EAST IN THE

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FEET. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.TUESDAY NIGHT...SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO

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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.WEDNESDAY...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET. A

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...SOUTH WINDS AROUND 15 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET.

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.THURSDAY...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 5 FEET. A

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.THURSDAY NIGHT...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND

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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.FRIDAY...NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING NORTH IN THE

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING...THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.FRIDAY NIGHT...NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 5 FEET. A

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.

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ACOE Project Depth for Houston Ship Channel

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<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">45 feet/13.72 meters up to Shell Oiltanking

<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 Barbours Cut Channel

<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">40 feet/12.19 meters Bayport Channel

<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"">HSC Air Drafts Restrictions

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<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">197’ (Morgan’s Point)

<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">197’ (below Fred Hartman Bridge – Baytown)

<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)

<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Air drafts clearances are based on MHW // Vessels should allow an additional 10 feet clearance for the Power Lines

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<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Port of Texas City

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<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">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 # 11, 12, 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

<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;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-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Houston Pilots Association

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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#051423">Galveston Texas City Pilots

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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Brazos Harbor Pilots

www.brazospilots.com

 

NOAA

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