March 15, 2020 Sunday
Houston, Galveston, Texas City, & Freeport, TX - Daily Port Update
NOAA Weather
GMZ300-160415-
Synopsis for High Island to the Matagorda Ship Channel out 60
nautical miles including Galveston and Matagorda Bays
1040 AM CDT Sun Mar 15 2020
.SYNOPSIS FOR HIGH ISLAND TO MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL OUT 60 NM...
Periods of sea fog will be possible into midweek. The more
favorable location for the most reduced visibilities should be
situated in the nearshore Gulf waters south and east of the
Galveston area.
Otherwise, a light to moderate onshore flow should
persist into the middle of the week before increasing.
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Houston // Open 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
1220 Resumed boarding outbound vessel traffic only
1700 All vessel traffic suspended – due to fog
03/12
0830 Resumed boarding outbound vessel traffic only
1105 Inbound vessel traffic resumed and outbound vessel traffic remains open (Two way traffic)
03/13
0555 Open to outbound vessel traffic only
1205 Inbound vessel traffic resumed and outbound vessel traffic remains open (Two way traffic)
2100 All vessel traffic suspended – due to fog
03/14
0430 Open to outbound vessel traffic only
1000 Inbound vessel traffic resumed and outbound vessel traffic remains open (Two way traffic)
2240 All vessel traffic suspended – due to fog
03/15
0500 Open to outbound vessel traffic only
0730 Inbound vessel traffic resumed and outbound vessel traffic remains open (Two way traffic)
Present traffic
17 Vessels set to proceed inbound
10 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
03/12
1000 All vessel traffic resumed
03/13
0545 All vessel traffic suspended – due to fog
1500 All vessel traffic resumed
2100 All vessel traffic suspended – due to fog
03/14
0430 Open to outbound vessel traffic only
2240 All vessel traffic suspended – due to fog
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
1230 All vessel traffic resumed
1910 All vessel traffic suspended – due to fog
03/12
1034 All vessel traffic suspended – due to fog
1055 All vessel traffic resumed
03/14
0742 All vessel traffic suspended – due to fog
1100 All vessel traffic resumed
03/15
0110 All vessel traffic suspended – due to fog
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 73° 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 84° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Humidity 87%
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Barometer 30.25 in / 1025.0 mb
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Dewpoint 69° 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 E 5 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">Fog / Mist
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Currently 73° 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 87%
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Barometer 30.28 in / 1025.3 mb
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Dewpoint 69° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Visibility 2 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 NE 7 mph
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Sunday
Mostly Cloudy
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Currently 74° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Low 68° 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 85%
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Barometer 30.26 in / 1024.8 mb
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Dewpoint 69° 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 E 6 mph
Today: <span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">A 20 percent chance of showers between 2pm and 3pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 84. Light
and variable wind becoming southeast 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.
Tonight: Patchy fog after 8pm. Otherwise, cloudy, with a low around 67. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light in the evening.
Monday: Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, cloudy, with a high near 81. Southeast wind around 5 mph.
Monday Night: Cloudy, with a low around 67. Southeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm after midnight.
Tuesday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 81. Light southeast wind increasing to 5 to 10 mph in the morning.
Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 69.
Wednesday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 82.
Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 71.
Thursday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 83.
Thursday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 71.
Friday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 77.
Friday Night: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 59.
Saturday: A 50 percent chance of showers. Cloudy, with a high near 66.<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">
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Today: <span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Patchy fog before noon. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high near 74. East wind around 10
mph.
Tonight: Patchy fog after 3am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 66. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Monday: Patchy fog before noon. Otherwise, cloudy, with a high near 72. East wind 5 to 10 mph.
Monday Night: Patchy fog after 4am. Otherwise, cloudy, with a low around 68. East wind 5 to 10 mph.
Tuesday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Patchy fog. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high near 73. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Tuesday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8pm. Patchy fog. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 68.
Wednesday: Patchy fog. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 74.
Wednesday Night: Patchy fog. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 70.
Thursday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 74.
Thursday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 69.
Friday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 73.
Friday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 62.
Saturday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 67.<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">
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Today: <span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Mostly cloudy, with a high near 74. East wind 5 to 10 mph.
Tonight: Areas of fog. Otherwise, cloudy, with a low around 68. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Monday: Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, cloudy, with a high near 75. East wind 5 to 10 mph.
Monday Night: Patchy fog after 3am. Otherwise, cloudy, with a low around 67. East wind around 5 mph.
Tuesday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Patchy fog. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high near 76. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Tuesday Night: Patchy fog. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 67.
Wednesday: Patchy fog. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 77.
Wednesday Night: Patchy fog. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 68.
Thursday: Partly sunny, with a high near 77.
Thursday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 68.
Friday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 75.
Friday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 61.
Saturday: A 40 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 69.<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">
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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) @ 1052 hrs
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Manchester
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">0.4 ft Rising = 45’04”
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Morgan’s Point
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">0.5 ft Steady = 45’05”
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Eagle Point
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">1.2 ft Rising = 46’02”
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Galveston Bay Entrance
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">2.0 ft Rising = 47’00”
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Pier 21
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">1.8 ft Rising = 46’08”
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<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Winds – Houston / Galveston Bay PORTS, NOAA/NOS @ 1052 hrs
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Manchester
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">4 knots from NE gusts to 5 knots
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Morgan’s Point
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">7 knots from ESE gusts to 8 knots
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Eagle Point
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">8 knots from E gusts to 9 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 ENE 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 ENE 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 151540
CWFHGX
Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX
1040 AM CDT Sun Mar 15 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.
GMZ300-160415-
Synopsis for High Island to the Matagorda Ship Channel out 60
nautical miles including Galveston and Matagorda Bays
1040 AM CDT Sun Mar 15 2020
.SYNOPSIS FOR HIGH ISLAND TO MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL OUT 60 NM...
Periods of sea fog will be possible into midweek. The more
favorable location for the most reduced visibilities should be
situated in the nearshore Gulf waters south and east of the
Galveston area. Otherwise, a light to moderate onshore flow should
persist into the middle of the week before increasing.
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GMZ335-160415-
Galveston Bay-
1040 AM CDT Sun Mar 15 2020
...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON...
.REST OF TODAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southeast in
the afternoon. Bay waters smooth. Areas of fog late in the
morning.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming east after
midnight. Bay waters smooth. Patchy fog.
.MONDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth.
Patchy fog early in the morning.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth.
Patchy fog after midnight.
.TUESDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth.
Patchy fog. A slight chance of showers and isolated
thunderstorms.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Bay waters
smooth to slightly choppy. Patchy fog.
.WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly
choppy. Patchy fog. A slight chance of showers and isolated
thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters
slightly choppy. Patchy fog.
.THURSDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly
choppy. A slight chance of showers and isolated thunderstorms.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots decreasing to 5 to
10 knots after midnight. Bay waters slightly choppy becoming
smooth after midnight. A slight chance of showers and isolated
thunderstorms.
$$
GMZ330-160415-
Matagorda Bay-
1040 AM CDT Sun Mar 15 2020
.REST OF TODAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southeast
10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. Bay waters smooth becoming
slightly choppy in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. Patchy
fog.
.MONDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth.
Patchy fog early in the morning.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth.
Patchy fog after midnight.
.TUESDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots increasing to 10 to
15 knots in the afternoon. Bay waters smooth becoming slightly
choppy in the afternoon. Patchy fog. A slight chance of showers
and isolated thunderstorms.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters
slightly choppy. Patchy fog.
.WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly
choppy. Patchy fog.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters
slightly choppy. Patchy fog.
.THURSDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly
choppy. A slight chance of showers and isolated thunderstorms in
the morning.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots decreasing to
5 to 10 knots after midnight. Bay waters slightly choppy becoming
smooth after midnight. A slight chance of showers and isolated
thunderstorms.
$$
GMZ350-160415-
Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX out
20 NM-
1040 AM CDT Sun Mar 15 2020
.REST OF TODAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet.
Areas of fog late in the morning.
.TONIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots decreasing to 5 to 10 knots
after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Areas of fog.
.MONDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Patchy fog
early in the morning.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
Patchy fog after midnight.
.TUESDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
Patchy fog. A slight chance of showers and isolated
thunderstorms.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to
3 feet. Patchy fog.
.WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
Patchy fog.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to
5 feet. Patchy fog.
.THURSDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet with
occasional seas up to 6 feet.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to
5 feet. A slight chance of showers and isolated thunderstorms.
$$
GMZ355-160415-
Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM-
1040 AM CDT Sun Mar 15 2020
...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON...
.REST OF TODAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
Areas of fog late in the morning, then patchy fog in the
afternoon.
.TONIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Areas of
fog.
.MONDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Patchy fog
in the morning.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 feet.
Patchy fog after midnight.
.TUESDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 feet. Patchy
fog. A slight chance of showers and isolated thunderstorms in the
afternoon.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 feet.
Patchy fog.
.WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
Patchy fog.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to
4 feet. Patchy fog.
.THURSDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. A
slight chance of showers and isolated thunderstorms in the
afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. A
slight chance of showers and isolated thunderstorms.
$$
GMZ370-375-160415-
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-
1040 AM CDT Sun Mar 15 2020
.REST OF TODAY...East winds around 10 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet.
.TONIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots decreasing to 5 to 10 knots
after midnight. Seas 3 feet. Patchy fog after midnight.
.MONDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Patchy fog
early in the morning.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
Patchy fog after midnight.
.TUESDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to
3 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 feet.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to
5 feet.
.THURSDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots decreasing to 10 to
15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 feet with occasional seas
up to 7 feet.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 5 to
6 feet with occasional seas up to 7 feet.
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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
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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
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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;color:#051423">Galveston Texas City Pilots
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NOAA
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