Freeport

Tuesday               <span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">September 30, 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 90°F / Lo 75° E

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Wind 6 mph

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

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Humidity 85%

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Dewpoint 74° F

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Barometer 29.87 in / 1012.1 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"">Mostly cloudy

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Low 75° F

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

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

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

 

 

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Tuesday – 20% chance rain after 1300 hrs, Partly sunny, high near 90° F, NE Wind 5 mph

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

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

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Evening – Mostly cloudy, Low 77° F, 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 75° 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 - 10 mph S

 

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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 – 30% chance showers

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">PM - 60% chance showers

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Hi 91° F / Lo 72° 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) @ 0913 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 Steady = 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"">2.0 ft Rising = 47’00”

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

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">2.0 ft Steady = 47’00”

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

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

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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Winds – Houston / Galveston Bay PORTS, NOAA/NOS @ 0913 hrs 

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

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<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">7 knots, from E,  gusts to 8 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"">7 knots, from E,  gusts to 8 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"">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"">407 AM CDT TUE SEP 30 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

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<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"">407 AM CDT TUE SEP 30 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"">EASTERLY WINDS WILL GRADUALLY TURN TO THE SOUTHEAST TODAY IN

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">RESPONSE TO A DEEPENING AREA OF LOW PRESSURE IN THE CENTRAL

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">PLAINS. THE NEXT COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO PUSH OFFSHORE EARLY

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">FRIDAY. WINDS WILL LIKELY REACH CAUTION LEVELS ACROSS THE OFFSHORE

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">WATERS BOTH BEFORE AND AFTER THE FRONTAL PASSAGE AS THE PRESSURE

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">GRADIENT TIGHTENS ACROSS THE REGION. NORTHEAST WINDS SHOULD

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">DECREASE AND TURN TO THE SOUTHEAST BY SUNDAY AS HIGH PRESSURE

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">MOVES EAST OF THE UPPER TEXAS COAST.

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

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">407 AM CDT TUE SEP 30 2014

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

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">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"">.TONIGHT...SOUTHEAST 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 IN THE

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

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

<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"">5 TO 10 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. BAY WATERS SLIGHTLY CHOPPY BECOMING

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">SMOOTH AFTER MIDNIGHT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">EVENING...THEN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT.

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.FRIDAY...NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING NORTH 10 TO

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">15 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. BAY WATERS SMOOTH BECOMING SLIGHTLY

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

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

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.FRIDAY NIGHT...NORTHEAST 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"">.SATURDAY...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 IN THE AFTERNOON.

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

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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">GMZ350-355-302215-

<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"">407 AM CDT TUE SEP 30 2014

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.TODAY...EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FEET. A SLIGHT

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

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">MIDNIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FEET. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER

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

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.WEDNESDAY...SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 1 TO 2 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 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.

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

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.THURSDAY...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 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 2 TO 3 FEET. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND

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

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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 2 TO 3 FEET. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND

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

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.FRIDAY NIGHT...NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET.

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.SATURDAY...NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING EAST 10 TO

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">15 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET.

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.SATURDAY NIGHT...EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHEAST

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.

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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">GMZ370-375-302215-

<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-

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">407 AM CDT TUE SEP 30 2014

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

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

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

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

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

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

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 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 3 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 FEET. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS

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

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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.

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.FRIDAY NIGHT...NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET.

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.SATURDAY...NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET.

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.SATURDAY NIGHT...EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHEAST

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET.

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Port of Houston Authority

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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"">Fred Hartman

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

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

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

<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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