February 23, 2020 Sunday
Houston, Galveston, Texas City, & Freeport, TX - Daily Port Update
NOAA Weather
GMZ300-240415-
Synopsis for High Island to the Matagorda Ship Channel out 60
nautical miles including Galveston and Matagorda Bays
949 AM CST Sun Feb 23 2020
.SYNOPSIS FOR HIGH ISLAND TO MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL OUT 60 NM...
Increased southerly winds will reach caution levels across the
offshore Gulf waters through tonight. The next cold front will
cross the Gulf waters tomorrow night. A second much stronger cold
frontal passage late Tuesday night will initiate Advisory
conditions Wednesday.
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Fog expected after 0300/24th Feb with cold front due Monday night
Houston // Open to all vessel traffic
02/05
0645 All vessel traffic suspended – due to fog
0815 All vessel traffic resumed
02/09
2355 Outbound vessel traffic only // Inbound vessel traffic suspended – due to fog February 10, 2020 – Monday
02/10
0100 Inbound vessel traffic remains suspended // Outbound vessel traffic suspended – due to fog
0930 Outbound vessel traffic resumed // Inbound vessel traffic remains suspended – due to fog
1417 Outbound vessel traffic suspended // Inbound vessel traffic remains suspended – due to fog
2130 Outbound vessel traffic resumed // Inbound vessel traffic remains suspended – due to fog
02/11
0630 Inbound vessel traffic only resumed
1213 Inbound vessel traffic suspended and outbound vessel traffic remains suspended – due to fog
02/12
1000 Outbound vessel traffic only resumed
1117 Resumed inbound vessel traffic and remains open to outbound traffic
02/15
2350 All vessel traffic suspended – due to fog
02/16
1100 Outbound vessel traffic only resumed
1645 All vessel traffic suspended – due to fog
2330 Outbound vessel traffic resumed
02/17
0255 All vessel traffic suspended – due to fog
1300 Outbound vessel traffic only resumed
1700 All vessel traffic suspended - due to fog
02/18
1000 Outbound vessel traffic only resumed
1650 All vessel traffic suspended – due to fog
02/19
0255 All vessel traffic resumed
Galveston / Texas City // Open to all vessel traffic
Freeport // Open to all vessel traffic
02/04
2316 Inbound vessel traffic suspended
02/05
0700 All vessel traffic resumed
0852 All vessel traffic suspended – due to fog
1115 All vessel traffic resumed
02/10
1615 All inbound traffic suspended – due to fog
02/11
1040 All vessel traffic suspended – due to fog
02/12
1030 All vessel traffic resumed
02/16
0522 All vessel traffic suspended – due to fog
0554 All vessel traffic resumed
1432 All vessel traffic suspended – due to fog
2027 All vessel traffic resumed
02/17
0700 All vessel traffic suspended – due to fog
2/18
1245 All vessel traffic resumed
1617 All vessel traffic suspended – due to fog
1910 All vessel traffic resumed
2004 All vessel traffic suspended – due to fog
02/19
0200 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
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<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Sunday
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<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 63° 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 68%
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Barometer 30.15 in / 1021.4 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 10 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 S 9 mph
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Sunday
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<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 63° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">High 64° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Humidity 59%
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Barometer 30.16 in / 1021.2 mb
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Dewpoint 59° F
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<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Sunday
Overcast
<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 64° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">High 71° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Humidity 70%
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Barometer 30.14 in / 1020.6 mb
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Dewpoint 56° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Visibility 10 miles
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<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Wind S 13 mph
Today: <span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">A slight chance of light rain showers before 3pm, then a slight chance of showers between 3pm
and 4pm. Cloudy, with a high near 70. South wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Tonight: A slight chance of showers before 9pm, then a chance of showers after 10pm. Cloudy, with a low around 63. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Monday: Showers likely before 9am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 9am and noon. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 72. South wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 50. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 70. Calm wind becoming northwest around 5 mph.
Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 43.
Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 54.
Wednesday Night: Clear, with a low around 34.
Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 59.
Thursday Night: Clear, with a low around 39.
Friday: Sunny, with a high near 68.
Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 43.
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Today: <span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Mostly cloudy, with a steady temperature around 64. Southeast wind around 15 mph, with gusts
as high as 20 mph.
Tonight: A 30 percent chance of showers after 3am.
Patchy fog after 3am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 63. Southeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Monday: A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 9am. Cloudy, with a steady temperature around 64. South wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56. West wind around 5 mph becoming north after midnight.
Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 67. North wind around 5 mph.
Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 46. Breezy.
Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 55. Breezy.
Wednesday Night: Clear, with a low around 43. Breezy.
Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 56.
Thursday Night: Clear, with a low around 48.
Friday: Sunny, with a high near 64.
Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 52.
Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 65.<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">
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Today: <span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Cloudy, with a high near 71. Southeast wind around 10 mph.
Tonight: A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly after 3am.
Patchy fog after 3am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 64. Southeast wind around 10 mph.
Monday: A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 9am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 71. South wind 5 to 10 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall
amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Monday Night: Cloudy, with a low around 54. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Tuesday: Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 69. Calm wind becoming east around 5 mph in the morning.
Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 43. Breezy.
Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 55. Breezy.
Wednesday Night: Clear, with a low around 38.
Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 58.
Thursday Night: Clear, with a low around 43.
Friday: Sunny, with a high near 65.
Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 48.
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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) @ 1044 hrs
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Manchester
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">1.1 ft Falling = 46’01”
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Morgan’s Point
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">1.0 ft Steady = 46’00”
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Eagle Point
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">1.1 ft Falling = 46’01”
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Galveston Bay Entrance
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">0.6 ft Rising = 45’06”
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Pier 21
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">0.7 ft Rising = 45’07”
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<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Winds – Houston / Galveston Bay PORTS, NOAA/NOS @ 1044 hrs
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Manchester
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">6 knots from SSE gusts to 10 knots
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Morgan’s Point
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">11 knots from ESE gusts to 14 knots
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Eagle Point
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">7 knots from SE gusts to 8 knots
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Galveston Bay Entrance
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">11 knots from SE gusts to 11 knots
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Pier 21
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">6 knots from ESE gusts to 8 knots
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<span-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">NOAA Weather Galveston Bay & Matagorda Bay
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FZUS54 KHGX 231549
CWFHGX
Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX
949 AM CST Sun Feb 23 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.
GMZ300-240415-
Synopsis for High Island to the Matagorda Ship Channel out 60
nautical miles including Galveston and Matagorda Bays
949 AM CST Sun Feb 23 2020
.SYNOPSIS FOR HIGH ISLAND TO MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL OUT 60 NM...
Increased southerly winds will reach caution levels across the
offshore Gulf waters through tonight. The next cold front will
cross the Gulf waters tomorrow night. A second much stronger cold
frontal passage late Tuesday night will initiate Advisory
conditions Wednesday.
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GMZ330-335-240415-
Matagorda Bay-Galveston Bay-
949 AM CST Sun Feb 23 2020
.REST OF TODAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters
slightly choppy.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots becoming south after
midnight. Bay waters slightly choppy. A slight chance of showers
in the late evening and early morning. A chance of showers late.
Patchy fog after midnight.
.MONDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming west in the
afternoon. Bay waters smooth. A chance of showers until late
afternoon. Isolated thunderstorms. A slight chance of showers
late in the afternoon.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming north
after midnight. Bay waters smooth.
.TUESDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...North winds 15 to 20 knots. Bay waters choppy.
.WEDNESDAY...North winds 15 to 25 knots becoming northwest 15 to
20 knots in the afternoon. Bay waters choppy.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...North winds 15 to 20 knots decreasing to 10 to
15 knots after midnight. Bay waters choppy becoming slightly
choppy after midnight.
.THURSDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds around 5 knots becoming west
after midnight. Bay waters smooth.
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GMZ350-355-240415-
Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX out
20 NM-Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM-
949 AM CST Sun Feb 23 2020
.REST OF TODAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to
4 feet.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots becoming south after
midnight. Seas 2 to 4 feet. Patchy fog after midnight. A slight
chance of showers after midnight. A chance of showers late.
.MONDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet. A
chance of showers in the morning. Isolated thunderstorms. A
slight chance of showers in the afternoon.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming north
after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
.TUESDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...North winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet
with occasional seas up to 7 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...Northwest winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet
with occasional seas up to 7 feet.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...North winds 15 to 25 knots becoming 15 to
20 knots after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 feet.
.THURSDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots decreasing to 5 to
10 knots in the afternoon. Seas 1 to 2 feet.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northwest
after midnight. Seas 1 foot.
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GMZ370-375-240415-
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-
949 AM CST Sun Feb 23 2020
...Small Craft Should Exercise Caution...
.REST OF TODAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to
15 to 20 knots in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 feet.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots becoming south after
midnight. Seas 3 to 5 feet. A slight chance of showers after
midnight.
.MONDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. A
chance of showers until late afternoon. Isolated thunderstorms. A
slight chance of showers late in the afternoon.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming north
after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 feet.
.TUESDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 3 feet.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...North winds 20 to 25 knots increasing to 25 to
30 knots after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 feet with occasional seas up
to 7 feet building to 6 to 9 feet with occasional seas up to
11 feet after midnight.
.WEDNESDAY...Northwest winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 6 to 9 feet
with occasional seas up to 11 feet subsiding to 6 to 7 feet with
occasional seas up to 8 feet in the afternoon.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...North winds 20 to 25 knots decreasing to 15 to
20 knots after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 feet with occasional seas up
to 7 feet.
.THURSDAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots decreasing to 10 to
15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 feet.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northwest
after midnight. Seas 1 to 2 feet.
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NOAA Houston/Galveston Weather<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">
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<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">NOAA USGULF Offshore Waters Weather
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<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Galveston WEB Cams
https://www.galveston.com/webcams/
<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Kemah WEB Cams
https://saltwater-recon.com/kemah-seabrook/
https://www.weatherbug.com/weather-camera/
<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Baytown WEB Cams
https://www.weatherbug.com/weather-camera/
https://www.meteoblue.com/en/weather/forecast/webcams/baytown_united-states-of-america_4672731
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Port of Houston Authority<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">
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ACOE Project Depth for Houston Ship Channel<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">
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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
<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 Barbour’s Cut Channel
<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">40 feet/12.19 meters Bayport Channel
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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-family:"Arial",sans-serif">HSC Air Drafts Restrictions
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<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Power Lines
<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Power Lines
<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Fred Hartman
<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Power Lines
<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Jesse Jones
<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Power Lines
<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Sidney Sherman
197’ (Morgan’s Point)
197’ (below Fred Hartman Bridge – Baytown)<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">
<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)
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<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Port of Texas City
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The Texas City Ship Channel is approximately 11 miles from GB Buoy
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The ACOE project draft for the TXCSC is 45’00 FW at MLT from the GB BUOY to Valero Dock # 42, the channel above project draft is
40’00 FW at MLT. The length on the final approach from the Houston, Galveston, Texas City tri-channel split is approximately 6 miles, the width is approximately a 400 ft bottom, the Turning Basin is approximately 4,200 ft long and 1,200 ft wide with a maximum
deep draft of 45 ft FW at MLT, and is navigable day or night with no air draft restrictions. Only TX City Docks with 45’00” maximum deep draft at MLT are TC # 41, & 42
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<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Port of Galveston
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#051423">The Galveston Ship Channel is approximately miles from GB Buoy
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#051423">The ACOE project draft for the GSC is 45’00” FW. The narrowest point is approximately 1,200 ft wide with no air draft restrictions.
At the POGA berths the maximum deep draft varies from 32’00” to 40’00” at MLT,
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<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Port of Freeport is located three miles from deep water, the channel is 400 ft wide and ACOE project maximum deep draft at MLW is
45’00”.
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