March 01, 2020 Sunday
Houston, Galveston, Texas City, & Freeport, TX - Daily Port Update
NOAA Weather
GMZ300-020430-
Synopsis for High Island to the Matagorda Ship Channel out 60
nautical miles including Galveston and Matagorda Bays
918 AM CST Sun Mar 1 2020
.SYNOPSIS FOR HIGH ISLAND TO MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL OUT 60 NM...
Moderate to occasionally strong onshore winds and elevated seas can
be expected today and tonight. Winds should come down a little for the
start of the week, but seas are expected to remain elevated. Sea fog
could develop on Monday and Tuesday and persist until a storm system
and its associated cold front move across the area late Tuesday or
early Wednesday.
Showers and thunderstorms should accompany this system.
Offshore winds will develop behind the front and persist through the
end of the week as high pressure builds back into the area.
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Houston // Open to all vessel traffic
Galveston / Texas City // Open to all vessel traffic
Freeport // Open to all vessel traffic
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
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Overcast
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Currently 70° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Low 66° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">High 74° 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 30.04 in / 1017.8 mb
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Dewpoint 59° 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 14 mph
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Sunday
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Overcast
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Currently 68° 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 71° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Humidity 81%
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Barometer 30.07 in / 1018.1 mb
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Dewpoint 62° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Visibility 10 mile
<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 SE 18 mph
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Sunday
Overcast and Breezy
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Currently 70° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Low 67° 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 73%
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Barometer 30.05 in / 1017.5 mb
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Dewpoint 61° 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
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<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Wind S 21, Gusts up to 26 mph
Today: <span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly after 4pm. Cloudy, with a high near 74. South wind 5
to 15 mph.
Tonight: A chance of showers before 7pm, then patchy drizzle after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66. South wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Monday: Patchy drizzle before 7am, then a slight chance of showers after 10am. Cloudy, with a high near 78. South wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Monday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers. Patchy fog after 1am. Otherwise, cloudy, with a low around 67. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Tuesday: A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 1pm. Patchy fog before 7am. Otherwise, cloudy, with a high near 76. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Tuesday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 1am. Cloudy, with a low around 62. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Wednesday: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Cloudy, with a high near 67. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Wednesday Night: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 51. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 71.
Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 51.
Friday: Sunny, with a high near 72.
Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 50.
Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 72.<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">A
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Tonight: A 20 percent chance of showers before 7pm. Patchy fog after 1am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 65. South wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Monday: A 20 percent chance of showers after 10am. Patchy fog before 7am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high near 72. South wind 10 to 15 mph.
Monday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers. Areas of fog after 7pm. Otherwise, cloudy, with a low around 65. Southeast wind around 10 mph.
Tuesday: A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly after 7am. Areas of fog before 1pm. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high near 70. Southeast wind 10 to 15 mph.
Tuesday Night: A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 7pm. Areas of fog after 7pm. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 62. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Wednesday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7am, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between 7am and 1pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm.
Areas of fog before 7am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high near 68. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Wednesday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 54.
Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 65.
Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 56.
Friday: Sunny, with a high near 66.
Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 56.
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Today: <span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">A 20 percent chance of showers after 3pm. Cloudy, with a high near 72. Breezy, with a south
wind 15 to 20 mph.
Tonight: Patchy fog after midnight. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 67. South wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Monday: A 20 percent chance of showers after 9am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 75. South wind 10 to 15 mph.
Monday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers. Areas of fog. Otherwise, cloudy, with a low around 66. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Tuesday: A 30 percent chance of showers. Areas of fog before noon. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high near 73. Southeast wind 5 to 15 mph.
Tuesday Night: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Areas of fog. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 62.
Wednesday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 71.
Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 51.
Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 68.
Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 52.
Friday: Sunny, with a high near 69.
Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 53.
Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 69.<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">
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Rip Current Statement
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<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">903 AM CST Sun Mar 1 2020
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<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">TXZ436>438-012315-
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">/O.NEW.KHGX.RP.S.0004.200301T1503Z-200302T1000Z/
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Matagorda Islands-Brazoria Islands-
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Galveston Island and Bolivar Peninsula-
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">903 AM CST Sun Mar 1 2020
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<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">* WHAT...Rick of strong rip currents along Gulf-facing beaches.
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<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">* WHERE...Matagorda Islands, Brazoria Islands, Galveston
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> Island and Bolivar Peninsula.
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<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">* WHEN...Through late tonight.
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<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">* IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away
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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">Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">float. Don`t swim against the current. If able, swim in a
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">shore and call or wave for help.
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<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">$$
<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Maximum Deep Drafts - Houston / Galveston Bay
<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">PORTS NOAA/NOS Water Levels (above MLLW) @ 0951 hrs
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Manchester
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">0.8 ft Rising = 45’08”
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Morgan’s Point
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">0.8 ft Rising = 45’08”
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Eagle Point
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">1.1 ft Rising = 46’01”
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Galveston Bay Entrance
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">1.7 ft Rising = 46’07”
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Pier 21
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">1.5 ft Steady = 46’05”
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<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Winds – Houston / Galveston Bay PORTS, NOAA/NOS @ 0951 hrs
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Manchester
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">9 knots from S gusts to 14 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 SSE gusts to 14 knots
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Eagle Point
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">12 knots from SSE gusts to 14 knots
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Galveston Bay Entrance
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">15 knots from SSE gusts to 19 knots
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Pier 21
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">8 knots from SSE gusts to 11 knots
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<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">MARSEC LEVEL 1
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FZUS54 KHGX 011518
CWFHGX
Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX
918 AM CST Sun Mar 1 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.
GMZ300-020430-
Synopsis for High Island to the Matagorda Ship Channel out 60
nautical miles including Galveston and Matagorda Bays
918 AM CST Sun Mar 1 2020
.SYNOPSIS FOR HIGH ISLAND TO MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL OUT 60 NM...
Moderate to occasionally strong onshore winds and elevated seas can
be expected today and tonight. Winds should come down a little for the
start of the week, but seas are expected to remain elevated. Sea fog
could develop on Monday and Tuesday and persist until a storm system
and its associated cold front move across the area late Tuesday or
early Wednesday. Showers and thunderstorms should accompany this system.
Offshore winds will develop behind the front and persist through the
end of the week as high pressure builds back into the area.
$$
GMZ335-020430-
Galveston Bay-
918 AM CST Sun Mar 1 2020
...Small Craft Should Exercise Caution...
.REST OF TODAY...South winds around 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy
to choppy. A slight chance of showers in the late morning and afternoon.
.TONIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy.
A slight chance of showers in the evening. Patchy fog in the late
evening and overnight.
.MONDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy.
A slight chance of showers. Areas of fog late in the afternoon.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. Areas
of fog. A slight chance of showers until early morning. A chance of
showers late.
.TUESDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots increasing to 10 to 15 knots
in the afternoon. Bay waters smooth becoming slightly choppy in the
afternoon. Areas of fog in the morning. Areas of fog late in the afternoon.
A chance of showers. Isolated thunderstorms late in the afternoon.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots becoming east after
midnight. Bay waters slightly choppy. Areas of fog. A chance of showers
in the evening. Isolated thunderstorms. Showers likely after midnight.
.WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots becoming north in the afternoon.
Bay waters slightly choppy. Showers likely in the morning. Isolated
thunderstorms. A chance of showers in the afternoon.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly
choppy. A slight chance of showers.
.THURSDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth.
$$
GMZ330-020430-
Matagorda Bay-
918 AM CST Sun Mar 1 2020
...Small Craft Should Exercise Caution...
.REST OF TODAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots
in the afternoon. Bay waters slightly choppy becoming choppy in the
afternoon.
.TONIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy.
Patchy fog in the late evening and overnight.
.MONDAY...South winds around 10 knots. Bay waters smooth to slightly
choppy. A slight chance of showers. Areas of fog late in the afternoon.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth.
Areas of fog. A slight chance of showers.
.TUESDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy.
Areas of fog in the morning. Areas of fog late in the afternoon.
A chance of showers. Isolated thunderstorms late in the afternoon.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots becoming north after midnight.
Bay waters slightly choppy. Areas of fog. A chance of showers in
the evening. Isolated thunderstorms. Showers likely after midnight.
.WEDNESDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots
in the afternoon. Bay waters slightly choppy becoming choppy in the
afternoon. A chance of showers in the morning. Isolated thunderstorms.
A slight chance of showers in the afternoon.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots decreasing to 10 to
15 knots after midnight. Bay waters choppy becoming slightly choppy
after midnight.
.THURSDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots decreasing to 5 to 10 knots
in the afternoon. Bay waters slightly choppy becoming smooth in the
afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth.
$$
GMZ355-020430-
Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM-
918 AM CST Sun Mar 1 2020
...Small Craft Should Exercise Caution...
.REST OF TODAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet with
occasional seas up to 6 feet.
.TONIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet. A slight chance
of showers early in the evening. Patchy fog in the late evening and
early morning. Areas of fog late.
.MONDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet. Areas of fog.
A slight chance of showers.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet.
Areas of fog. A slight chance of showers.
.TUESDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet with
occasional seas up to 6 feet. Areas of fog. A slight chance of
showers. Isolated thunderstorms late in the afternoon.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet
with occasional seas up to 6 feet. Areas of fog. A slight chance
of showers early in the evening. Isolated thunderstorms. A chance
of showers in the late evening and overnight.
.WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots becoming north 15 to 20
knots in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 feet. Patchy fog in the morning.
A chance of showers and isolated thunderstorms.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots decreasing to
10 to 15 knots after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 feet. A slight chance
of showers in the evening.
.THURSDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...North winds around 10 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet.
$$
GMZ350-020430-
Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX out
20 NM-
918 AM CST Sun Mar 1 2020
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING...
.REST OF TODAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet
with occasional seas up to 8 feet.
.TONIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet with occasional
seas up to 7 feet. Patchy fog in the late evening and early morning.
Areas of fog late.
.MONDAY...South winds around 10 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet with occasional
seas up to 6 feet. Areas of fog. A slight chance of showers.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet with
occasional seas up to 6 feet. Areas of fog. A slight chance of showers.
.TUESDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet with occasional
seas up to 6 feet. Areas of fog. A slight chance of showers. Isolated
thunderstorms late in the afternoon.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northeast
after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 feet with occasional seas up to 7 feet.
Areas of fog. A chance of showers and isolated thunderstorms.
.WEDNESDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots
in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 feet with occasional seas up to 7 feet.
A chance of showers in the morning. Isolated thunderstorms. A slight
chance of showers in the afternoon.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet.
.THURSDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots decreasing to 5 to 10 knots
in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 feet.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
$$
GMZ370-375-020430-
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-
918 AM CST Sun Mar 1 2020
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING...
.REST OF TODAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 6 to 8 feet with
occasional seas up to 10 feet.
.TONIGHT...South winds around 15 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet with occasional
seas up to 8 feet. Patchy fog in the late evening and overnight.
.MONDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 6 to 7 feet with occasional
seas up to 8 feet. Areas of fog. A slight chance of showers.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 5 to 6 feet with
occasional seas up to 7 feet. Areas of fog. A slight chance of showers.
.TUESDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet with occasional
seas up to 8 feet. Areas of fog. A slight chance of showers. Isolated
thunderstorms late in the afternoon.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet with
occasional seas up to 8 feet. Areas of fog. A slight chance of showers
early in the evening. Isolated thunderstorms. A chance of showers in
the late evening and overnight.
.WEDNESDAY...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet with
occasional seas up to 8 feet. Patchy fog in the morning. A chance
of showers in the morning. Isolated thunderstorms. A slight chance
of showers in the afternoon.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots. 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 3 to 5 feet.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet.
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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/
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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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Port of Houston Authority<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
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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)
<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
http://www.portofgalveston.com/<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">
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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">Houston Pilots
Association
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<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#051423">Galveston Texas City Pilots
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<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Brazos Harbor Pilots
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NOAA
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