March 16, 2020 Monday
Houston, Galveston, Texas City, & Freeport, TX - Daily Port Update
NOAA Weather
GMZ300-162115-
Synopsis for High Island to the Matagorda Ship Channel out 60
nautical miles including Galveston and Matagorda Bays
347 AM CDT Mon Mar 16 2020
.SYNOPSIS FOR HIGH ISLAND TO MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL OUT 60 NM...
Periods of sea fog will be possible into next weekend. The more
favorable location for the most reduced visibilities should be over
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)
1110
All vessel traffic suspended – due to fog
1400 Open to all vessel traffic
1614 All vessel traffic suspended – due to fog
2100 Outbound vessel traffic only resumed
03/16
0320 Inbound vessel traffic resumed // Outbound vessel traffic remains open
Present traffic
16 Vessels set to proceed inbound
8 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
03/15
1715 All vessel traffic suspended – due to fog
?????
03/16
0245 All vessel traffic resumed
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
0105 Inbound vessel traffic suspended – due to fog // Outbound vessel traffic remains open
0110 All vessel traffic suspended – due to fog
1200 All vessel traffic resumed
1316
lnbound vessel traffic suspended – due to fog // Outbound vessel traffic remains open
1400 Open to all vessel traffic
03/16
0100 All vessel traffic suspended – due to fog
0430 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">Monday
<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 68° 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 82%
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Barometer 30.16 in / 1021.7 mb
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Dewpoint 64° 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 SE 12 mph
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Monday
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Fair
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Currently 71° 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 72° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Humidity 84%
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Barometer 30.18 in / 1022.1 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 10 miles
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<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Monday
A Few Clouds
<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 73° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Humidity 84%
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Barometer 30.18 in / 1021.9 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 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 E 6 mph
Today: <span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Cloudy, with a high near 80. Southeast
wind around 5 mph.
Tonight: Cloudy, with a low around 68. Southeast wind around 5 mph.
Tuesday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 1pm. Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high near 82. East wind 5 to 10 mph.
Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 69. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Wednesday: A 20 percent chance of showers after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 81. South wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 71.
Thursday: A slight chance of showers, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 82. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Thursday Night: A slight chance of showers, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 69. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Friday: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 76. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Friday Night: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56.
Saturday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 66.
Saturday Night: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Cloudy, with a low around 57.
Sunday: A 50 percent chance of showers. Cloudy, with a high near 69.<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 72. East wind around 10 mph.
Tonight: 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 1pm. Patchy fog before 10am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high near 74. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Tuesday Night: Patchy fog after 4am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 68. Southeast wind around 10 mph.
Wednesday: Areas of fog. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a steady temperature around 70. Southeast wind 10 to 15 mph.
Wednesday Night: Patchy fog. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 69.
Thursday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Patchy fog. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 75.
Thursday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Patchy fog. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 69.
Friday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 73.
Friday Night: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Cloudy, with a low around 61.
Saturday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Cloudy, with a high near 66.
Saturday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Cloudy, with a low around 61.
Sunday: A 40 percent chance of showers. Cloudy, with a high near 69.<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 73. East wind around 10 mph.
Tonight: Patchy fog after 5am. Otherwise, cloudy, with a low around 67. East wind 5 to 10 mph.
Tuesday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high near 76. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Tuesday Night: Patchy fog after 5am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 68. Southeast wind around 10 mph.
Wednesday: Patchy fog after 7am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 76. Southeast wind 5 to 15 mph.
Wednesday Night: Patchy fog. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 69.
Thursday: Patchy fog. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 77.
Thursday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Patchy fog. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 68.
Friday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 75.
Friday Night: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 59.
Saturday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Cloudy, with a high near 67.
Saturday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Cloudy, with a low around 60.
Sunday: A 40 percent chance of showers. Cloudy, with a high near 71.<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) @ 0955 hrs
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Manchester
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">0.0 ft Steady = 45’00”
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Morgan’s Point
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">-0.0 ft Rising = 45’00”
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Eagle Point
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">0.8 ft Falling = 45’08”
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Galveston Bay Entrance
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">1.6 ft Steady = 46’06”
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Pier 21
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">1.4 ft Steady = 46’04”
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<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Winds – Houston / Galveston Bay PORTS, NOAA/NOS @ 0955 hrs
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Manchester
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">5 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 15 knots
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Eagle Point
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">12 knots from ESE gusts to 13 knots
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Galveston Bay Entrance
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">13 knots from E gusts to 14 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 9 knots
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<span-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">NOAA Weather Galveston Bay & Matagorda Bay
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FZUS54 KHGX 160847
CWFHGX
Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX
347 AM CDT Mon Mar 16 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.
GMZ300-162115-
Synopsis for High Island to the Matagorda Ship Channel out 60
nautical miles including Galveston and Matagorda Bays
347 AM CDT Mon Mar 16 2020
.SYNOPSIS FOR HIGH ISLAND TO MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL OUT 60 NM...
Periods of sea fog will be possible into next weekend. The more
favorable location for the most reduced visibilities should be over
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.
$$
GMZ335-162115-
Galveston Bay-
347 AM CDT Mon Mar 16 2020
.TODAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. Patchy
dense fog early in the morning.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth.
Patchy fog late.
.TUESDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth.
Patchy fog early in the morning. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Bay waters
smooth to slightly choppy. Patchy fog after midnight.
.WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly
choppy. Patchy fog.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters
slightly choppy. Patchy fog.
.THURSDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly
choppy. Patchy fog. A slight chance of showers and isolated
thunderstorms.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots decreasing to 5 to
10 knots after midnight. Bay waters slightly choppy becoming
smooth after midnight. Patchy fog. A slight chance of showers in
the evening. Isolated thunderstorms. A chance of showers after
midnight.
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northeast in the
afternoon. Bay waters smooth. A chance of showers and isolated
thunderstorms.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters
slightly choppy. A chance of showers and isolated thunderstorms.
$$
GMZ330-162115-
Matagorda Bay-
347 AM CDT Mon Mar 16 2020
.TODAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots increasing to 10 to 15 knots in
the afternoon. Bay waters smooth becoming slightly choppy in the
afternoon. Patchy dense fog in the morning. A slight chance of
showers and thunderstorms.
.TONIGHT...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 early in the morning. A
slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters
slightly choppy. Patchy fog after midnight.
.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. Patchy fog. A slight chance of showers. Isolated
thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters
smooth. Patchy fog. A slight chance of showers and isolated
thunderstorms after midnight.
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northeast 10 to
15 knots in the afternoon. Bay waters smooth becoming slightly
choppy in the afternoon. A chance of showers and isolated
thunderstorms.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots becoming north
15 to 20 knots after midnight. Bay waters slightly choppy
becoming choppy after midnight. A chance of showers and isolated
thunderstorms.
$$
GMZ350-162115-
Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX out
20 NM-
347 AM CDT Mon Mar 16 2020
.TODAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots increasing to 10 to 15 knots in
the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Patchy dense fog until late
afternoon.
.TONIGHT...East winds around 10 knots becoming southeast after
midnight. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Patchy fog in the late evening and
overnight.
.TUESDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
Patchy fog early in the morning. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to
3 feet. Patchy fog late.
.WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
Patchy fog.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to
5 feet. Patchy fog.
.THURSDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet. Patchy
fog.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to
5 feet. Patchy fog. A slight chance of showers and isolated
thunderstorms after midnight.
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northeast 10 to
15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 feet. A chance of showers
and isolated thunderstorms.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to
15 to 20 knots after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 feet. A chance of
showers and isolated thunderstorms.
$$
GMZ355-162115-
Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM-
347 AM CDT Mon Mar 16 2020
.TODAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Patchy dense
fog early in the morning.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
Patchy fog late.
.TUESDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 feet. Patchy fog
early in the morning. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 feet.
Patchy fog after midnight.
.WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 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. Patchy
fog. A slight chance of showers and isolated thunderstorms in the
afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots decreasing to 5 to
10 knots after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 feet. Patchy fog. A slight
chance of showers and isolated thunderstorms.
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northeast in the
afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet. A chance of showers and isolated
thunderstorms.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet.
A chance of showers and isolated thunderstorms.
$$
GMZ370-375-162115-
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-
347 AM CDT Mon Mar 16 2020
.TODAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 feet. Patchy fog in
the morning.
.TONIGHT...East winds around 10 knots becoming southeast after
midnight. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Patchy fog after midnight.
.TUESDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
Patchy fog early in the morning.
.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 4 to
6 feet with occasional seas up to 7 feet.
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds around 10 knots becoming east in the
afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 feet with occasional seas up to 6 feet. A
chance of showers and isolated thunderstorms.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to
15 to 20 knots after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 feet with occasional
seas up to 7 feet. A chance of showers and isolated
thunderstorms.
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<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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NOAA
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