March 11, 2020 Wednesday
Houston, Galveston, Texas City, & Freeport, TX - Daily Port Update
NOAA Weather
GMZ300-112145-
Synopsis for High Island to the Matagorda Ship Channel out 60
nautical miles including Galveston and Matagorda Bays
415 AM CDT Wed Mar 11 2020
.SYNOPSIS FOR HIGH ISLAND TO MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL OUT 60 NM...
Persistent onshore winds will continue for the rest of the week.
Areas of sea fog will be possible this morning and again tonight.
Some of the fog could be locally dense at times.
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Houston // Closed to all vessel traffic
03/02
2307 All vessel traffic suspended – due to fog
03/03
1205 Outbound vessel traffic only resumed
2010 All vessel traffic suspended – due to fog
03/04
1000 Outbound vessel traffic only resumed
1205 Inbound vessel traffic resumed // Outbound vessel traffic remains open
1319 All vessel traffic suspended – due to fog
1622 All vessel traffic resumed
03/10
0732 All vessel traffic suspended – due to fog
1110 Resumed boarding outbound vessel traffic only // Inbound vessel traffic still suspended due to visibility
2300 Resumed boarding inbound vessel traffic only // Outbound vessel traffic suspended due to visibility
03/11
0430 All vessel traffic suspended – due to fog
Present traffic
17 Vessels set to proceed inbound
15 Vessels set to proceed outbound
Galveston / Texas City // Closed to all vessel traffic
03/10
0630 All vessel traffic suspended – due to fog
03/11
0000 All vessel traffic resumed
0525 All vessel traffic suspended – due to fog
Present traffic
6 Vessels set to proceed inbound
6 Vessels set to proceed outbound
Freeport // Closed to all vessel traffic
03/03
0000 All vessel traffic suspended – due to fog
1100 All vessel traffic resumed
1938 All vessel traffic suspended – due to fog
03/04
0930 All vessel traffic resumed
1400 All vessel traffic suspended – due to fog [pilots cancelled vessel traffic suspending at 1352/04) Vessel
traffic open to all vessels
03/10
0535 All vessel traffic suspended – due to fog
1500 All vessel traffic resumed
03/11
0430 All vessel traffic suspended – due to fog
Present traffic
1 Vessels set to proceed inbound
2 Vessels set to proceed outbound
NOAA Weather Service
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<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">NOAA HOUSTON
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<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Wednesday
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Mostly Cloudy
<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 80° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Humidity 90%
<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 65° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Visibility 7 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 SW 3 mph
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Wednesday
<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 67° 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 70° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Humidity 100%
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Barometer 30.17 in / 1021.6 mb
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Dewpoint 67° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Visibility 2 mile
<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">Wednesday
Fog / Mist
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Currently 67° 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 74° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Humidity 97%
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Barometer 30.16 in / 1021.3 mb
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Dewpoint 66° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Visibility 3 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 SW 6 mph
Today: <span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">Patchy
fog before 10am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 80. South wind 5 to 10 mph.<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">
Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Thursday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 82. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Thursday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 67. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Friday: Cloudy, with a high near 79. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 68.
Saturday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Cloudy, with a high near 80.
Saturday Night: Cloudy, with a low around 69.
Sunday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 81.
Sunday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 69.
Monday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Cloudy, with a high near 80.
Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 69.
Tuesday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 81.<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
fog before noon. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high near 70. South wind 5 to 10 mph.<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">
Tonight: Patchy fog. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 64. South wind around 10 mph.
Thursday: Patchy fog. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high near 70. South wind around 10 mph.
Thursday Night: Patchy fog. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 66. South wind around 10 mph.
Friday: Patchy fog. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high near 72. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Friday Night: Patchy fog. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 66.
Saturday: Patchy fog. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high near 73.
Saturday Night: Patchy fog. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 67.
Sunday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 73.
Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 67.
Monday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 73.
Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 68.
Tuesday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 73.<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">
Today: <span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Patchy fog before 1pm. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 74. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Tonight: Patchy fog. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 64. South wind around 10 mph.
Thursday: Patchy fog. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high near 75. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Thursday Night: Patchy fog. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 65. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Friday: Patchy fog. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high near 75. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Friday Night: Patchy fog. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 66.
Saturday: Patchy fog. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high near 75.
Saturday Night: Patchy fog. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 67.
Sunday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 76.
Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 67.
Monday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 75.
Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 67.
Tuesday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 76.<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">
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<span-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Dense Fog Advisory
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX
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<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">TXZ436>438-111500-
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">/O.CON.KHGX.FG.Y.0023.000000T0000Z-200311T1500Z/
<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">Including the cities of Surfside Beach and Galveston
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<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">...DENSE FOG ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT THIS
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">MORNING...
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">* WHAT...Visibility one quarter mile or less in dense fog.
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">* WHERE...Brazoria Islands and Galveston Island and Bolivar
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> Peninsula Counties.
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">* WHEN...Until 10 AM CDT this morning.
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">* IMPACTS...Hazardous driving conditions due to low visibility.
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<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">If driving, slow down, use your headlights, and leave plenty of
<span-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">distance ahead of you.
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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) @ 0916 hrs
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Manchester
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">1.5 ft Rising = 46’05”
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Morgan’s Point
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">1.4 ft Rising = 46’04”
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Eagle Point
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">1.6 ft Rising = 46’06”
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Galveston Bay Entrance
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">1.2 ft Falling = 46’02”
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Pier 21
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">1.3 ft Falling = 46’03”
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<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Winds – Houston / Galveston Bay PORTS, NOAA/NOS @ 0916 hrs
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Manchester
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">4 knots from WSW gusts to 6 knots
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Morgan’s Point
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">3 knots from S gusts to 5 knots
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Eagle Point
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">8 knots from SSW gusts to 10 knots
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Galveston Bay Entrance
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">6 knots from SSW gusts to 7 knots
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Pier 21
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">3 knots from SW gusts to 5 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
https://tgftp.nws.noaa.gov/data/raw/fz/fzus54.khgx.cwf.hgx.txt<span-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">
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FZUS54 KHGX 110915
CWFHGX
Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX
415 AM CDT Wed Mar 11 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.
GMZ300-112145-
Synopsis for High Island to the Matagorda Ship Channel out 60
nautical miles including Galveston and Matagorda Bays
415 AM CDT Wed Mar 11 2020
.SYNOPSIS FOR HIGH ISLAND TO MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL OUT 60 NM...
Persistent onshore winds will continue for the rest of the week.
Areas of sea fog will be possible this morning and again tonight.
Some of the fog could be locally dense at times.
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GMZ335-112145-
Galveston Bay-
415 AM CDT Wed Mar 11 2020
...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT THIS MORNING...
.TODAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. Areas of
fog early in the morning, then patchy fog late in the morning.
.TONIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. Patchy
fog.
.THURSDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots increasing to 10 to
15 knots in the afternoon. Bay waters smooth becoming slightly
choppy in the afternoon. Patchy fog.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth.
Patchy fog in the evening, then areas of fog after midnight.
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth.
Patchy fog.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth.
Patchy fog.
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Bay waters smooth to
slightly choppy. Patchy fog.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters
smooth. Patchy fog.
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth.
Patchy fog. A slight chance of showers and isolated thunderstorms
in the afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Bay waters
smooth to slightly choppy.
$$
GMZ330-112145-
Matagorda Bay-
415 AM CDT Wed Mar 11 2020
...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT THIS MORNING...
.TODAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. Areas of
dense fog early in the morning, then patchy fog late in the
morning.
.TONIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. Patchy
fog.
.THURSDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. Patchy
fog.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters
smooth. Patchy fog in the evening, then areas of fog after
midnight.
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth.
Patchy fog.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Bay waters
smooth to slightly choppy. Patchy fog.
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Bay waters smooth to
slightly choppy. Patchy fog.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters
smooth. Patchy fog.
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Bay waters smooth to
slightly choppy. Patchy fog. A slight chance of showers and
isolated thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Bay waters
smooth to slightly choppy.
$$
GMZ355-112145-
Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM-
415 AM CDT Wed Mar 11 2020
...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT THIS MORNING...
.TODAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Areas of
dense fog early in the morning, then patchy fog in the late
morning and afternoon.
.TONIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 feet. Patchy fog.
.THURSDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 feet. Patchy fog.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 feet. Patchy
fog in the evening, then areas of fog after midnight.
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 feet. Patchy fog.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
Patchy fog.
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
Patchy fog.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to
3 feet. Patchy fog.
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
Patchy fog.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 to
3 feet.
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GMZ370-375-112145-
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-
415 AM CDT Wed Mar 11 2020
.TODAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Patchy fog.
.TONIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 feet. Patchy fog.
.THURSDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots increasing to 10 to
15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 3 feet. Patchy fog early in the
morning.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots decreasing to 5 to
10 knots after midnight. Seas 3 feet. Patchy fog.
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Patchy
fog.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet.
Patchy fog.
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet.
Patchy fog.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas 3 to
4 feet. Patchy fog.
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet.
Patchy fog.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet.
$$
GMZ350-112145-
Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX out
20 NM-
415 AM CDT Wed Mar 11 2020
...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT THIS MORNING...
.TODAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Areas of
fog early in the morning, then patchy fog in the late morning and
afternoon.
.TONIGHT...South winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Patchy
fog.
.THURSDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Patchy
fog.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to
3 feet. Patchy fog in the evening, then areas of fog after
midnight.
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Patchy
fog.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
Patchy fog.
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas 3 feet. Patchy
fog.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 3 to
4 feet. Patchy fog.
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet.
Patchy fog.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas 3 to
4 feet.
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<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Galveston WEB Cams
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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
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">197’ (Battleship Texas)
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">175' (Beltway 8 Bridge)
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<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">135' (Loop 610 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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Army Corp of Engineers
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