April 08, 2020 Wednesday
Houston, Galveston, Texas City, & Freeport, TX - Daily Port Update
NOAA Weather
GMZ300-082230-
Synopsis for High Island to the Matagorda Ship Channel out 60
nautical miles including Galveston and Matagorda Bays
445 AM CDT Wed Apr 8 2020
.SYNOPSIS FOR HIGH ISLAND TO MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL OUT 60 NM...
Patchy fog possible again this morning in the bays for a few
hours. Otherwise southerly flow will continue with increasing rain
chances this afternoon and again on Thursday with a cold front.
Strong thunderstorms may be possible late Thursday. Expect
increasing offshore flow Thursday night into Friday in the wake of
the front. Winds will then turn easterly and strengthen again. Yet
another cold front will push off the coast early Monday.
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Houston // Open to all vessel traffic
04/07
1125 closed to all vessel traffic – due to fog
1245 Resumed inbound vessel traffic / Outbound vessel traffic remains open (2 way traffic)
Galveston / Texas City // Closed to all vessel traffic – account fog
04/07
0747 Closed to all vessel traffic – account fog
1358 Resumed boarding all vessel traffic
Freeport // Closed to outbound vessel traffic only
04/07
0515 Closed to all vessel traffic – account fog
1130 Open to outbound vessel traffic only
1600 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">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 75° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Low 72° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">High 90° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Humidity 88%
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Barometer 29.87 in / 1012.0 mb
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Dewpoint 71° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Visibility 6 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 6 mph
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Wednesday
Overcast
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Currently 75° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Low 73° 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 94%
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Barometer 29.90 in / 1012.5 mb
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Dewpoint 73° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Visibility 7 miles
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<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Wind SW 6 mph
<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 73° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Low 72° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">High 81° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Humidity 94%
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Barometer 29.88 in / 1011.9 mb
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Dewpoint 71° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Visibility 6 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 8 mph
Today: <span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Isolated showers and thunderstorms after 10am. Patchy fog before 11am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy,
with a high near 90. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Tonight: Scattered showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 9pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 72. South wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Thursday: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 86. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming northeast in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an
inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Thursday Night: Scattered showers and thunderstorms. Cloudy, with a low around 65. Light and variable wind becoming northeast 5 to 10 mph in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Friday: Scattered showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 75. East wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Friday Night: Isolated showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Saturday: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 79. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Saturday Night: Scattered showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 68. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Sunday: Scattered showers and thunderstorms before 1pm. Sunny, with a high near 83. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 59.
Monday: Sunny, with a high near 76.
Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 54.
Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 74.<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 11am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high near 80. South wind 10 to 15
mph.
Tonight: Isolated showers and thunderstorms before 9pm. Patchy fog after 4am. Otherwise, increasing clouds, with a low around 73. Southwest wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Thursday: Scattered showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Patchy fog before 7am. Otherwise, cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 82. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Thursday Night: Scattered showers and thunderstorms. Cloudy, with a low around 67. East wind 10 to 15 mph becoming north in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Friday: Scattered showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 1pm. Cloudy, with a high near 74. Breezy, with a northeast wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Friday Night: Isolated showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 69. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Saturday: Scattered showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 77. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Saturday Night: Scattered showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 71. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Sunday: Scattered showers and thunderstorms before 1pm. Sunny, with a high near 79. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 65.
Monday: Sunny, with a high near 78. Breezy.
Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 60.
Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 74.<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 81. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Tonight: Isolated showers and thunderstorms before 10pm. Patchy fog after 4am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 72. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Thursday: Scattered showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Patchy fog before 7am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high near 81. South wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Thursday Night: Scattered showers and thunderstorms. Cloudy, with a low around 68. South wind 5 to 15 mph becoming north in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Friday: Scattered showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 1pm. Cloudy, with a high near 74. Breezy, with a northeast wind 10 to 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Friday Night: Isolated showers and thunderstorms. Cloudy, with a low around 69. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Saturday: Scattered showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 79. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Saturday Night: Scattered showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 69. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Sunday: Scattered showers and thunderstorms before 1pm. Sunny, with a high near 80. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 64.
Monday: Sunny, with a high near 76.
Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 59.
Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 73.<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) @ 0635 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">1.6 ft Rising = 46’06”
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Eagle Point
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">2.1 ft Steady = 47’01”
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Galveston Bay Entrance
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">2.5 ft Falling = 47’05”
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Pier 21
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">2.4 ft Steady = 47’04”
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<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Winds – Houston / Galveston Bay PORTS, NOAA/NOS @ 0635 hrs
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Manchester
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">3 knots from SSW 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 11 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 SW gusts to 8 knots
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Pier 21
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">4 knots from SW gusts to 7 knots
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<span-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">NOAA Weather Galveston Bay & Matagorda Bay
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FZUS54 KHGX 080945
CWFHGX
Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX
445 AM CDT Wed Apr 8 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.
GMZ300-082230-
Synopsis for High Island to the Matagorda Ship Channel out 60
nautical miles including Galveston and Matagorda Bays
445 AM CDT Wed Apr 8 2020
.SYNOPSIS FOR HIGH ISLAND TO MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL OUT 60 NM...
Patchy fog possible again this morning in the bays for a few
hours. Otherwise southerly flow will continue with increasing rain
chances this afternoon and again on Thursday with a cold front.
Strong thunderstorms may be possible late Thursday. Expect
increasing offshore flow Thursday night into Friday in the wake of
the front. Winds will then turn easterly and strengthen again. Yet
another cold front will push off the coast early Monday.
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GMZ335-082230-
Galveston Bay-
445 AM CDT Wed Apr 8 2020
.TODAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south 10 to
15 knots in the afternoon. Bay waters smooth becoming slightly
choppy in the afternoon. Patchy fog in the morning. Isolated
showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth.
Isolated showers and thunderstorms early in the evening. Patchy
fog late.
.THURSDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southeast in
the afternoon. Bay waters smooth. Scattered showers and isolated
thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters
smooth. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. Some may be
strong.
.FRIDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly
choppy. Isolated showers in the morning. Isolated thunderstorms.
Scattered showers in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly
choppy. Isolated showers and thunderstorms.
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly
choppy. Scattered showers in the morning. Isolated thunderstorms.
Showers likely in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...South winds around 10 knots. Bay waters smooth
to slightly choppy. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms.
.SUNDAY...West winds around 10 knots. Bay waters smooth to
slightly choppy. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms in
the morning.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...West winds around 10 knots. Bay waters smooth to
slightly choppy.
$$
GMZ330-082230-
Matagorda Bay-
445 AM CDT Wed Apr 8 2020
.TODAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. Areas of
fog early in the morning. Isolated showers and thunderstorms in
the late morning and afternoon.
.TONIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. Isolated
showers and thunderstorms early in the evening. Patchy fog in the
late evening and overnight.
.THURSDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth.
Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms in the afternoon.
Some may be strong.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters
smooth. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms.
.FRIDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly
choppy. Isolated showers in the morning. Isolated thunderstorms.
Scattered showers in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly
choppy. Isolated showers and thunderstorms.
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots becoming south in the
afternoon. Bay waters slightly choppy. Scattered showers and
isolated thunderstorms.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...South winds around 10 knots becoming southwest
after midnight. Bay waters smooth to slightly choppy. Scattered
showers and isolated thunderstorms.
.SUNDAY...West winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy.
Isolated showers and thunderstorms in the morning.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth.
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GMZ350-355-082230-
Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX out
20 NM-Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM-
445 AM CDT Wed Apr 8 2020
.TODAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Patchy
fog in the morning. Isolated showers and thunderstorms late.
.TONIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
Isolated showers and thunderstorms early in the evening. Patchy
fog in the late evening and overnight.
.THURSDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south in the
afternoon. Seas 1 to 2 feet. Scattered showers and isolated
thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to
3 feet. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. Some may be
strong.
.FRIDAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet building to
3 to 5 feet in the afternoon. Isolated showers in the morning.
Isolated thunderstorms. Scattered showers in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet.
Isolated showers and thunderstorms after midnight.
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds around 15 knots becoming 10 to
15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 feet. Scattered showers
and isolated thunderstorms.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest
after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 feet. Scattered showers and isolated
thunderstorms.
.SUNDAY...West winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet. Scattered
showers and isolated thunderstorms in the morning.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...West winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
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GMZ370-375-082230-
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-
445 AM CDT Wed Apr 8 2020
.TODAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Patchy
fog early in the morning.
.TONIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 feet. Patchy fog
late.
.THURSDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south in the
afternoon. Seas 2 feet. Isolated showers and thunderstorms in the
afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to
4 feet. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. Some may be
strong.
.FRIDAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet with
occasional seas up to 7 feet. Isolated showers and thunderstorms.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet with
occasional seas up to 8 feet. Isolated showers and thunderstorms
after midnight.
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds around 15 knots becoming 10 to
15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 feet with occasional seas
up to 6 feet. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 feet.
Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms.
.SUNDAY...West winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet with
occasional seas up to 6 feet. Isolated showers and thunderstorms
in the morning.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...West winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet.
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<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">NOAA USGULF Offshore Waters Weather
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<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Galveston WEB Cams
https://www.galveston.com/webcams/
<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Kemah WEB Cams
https://saltwater-recon.com/kemah-seabrook/
https://www.weatherbug.com/weather-camera/
<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Baytown WEB Cams
https://www.weatherbug.com/weather-camera/
https://www.meteoblue.com/en/weather/forecast/webcams/baytown_united-states-of-america_4672731
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Port of Houston Authority<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">
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ACOE Project Depth for Houston Ship Channel<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">
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<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">45 feet/13.72 meters up to Shell / Enterprise
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">40 feet/12.19 meters up to S.P. Slip
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">36 feet/10.97 meters to the Turning Basin
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">40 feet/12.19 meters Barbour’s Cut Channel
<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">40 feet/12.19 meters Bayport Channel
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<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Please note the above information is based on the Corp of Engineers – Project draft for the Houston Ship Channel, if you have a question
regarding deep draft in Houston Ship Channel or alongside a berth, please contact our operations department
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<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">HSC Air Drafts Restrictions
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<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Power Lines
<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Power Lines
<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Fred Hartman
<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Power Lines
<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Jesse Jones
<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Power Lines
<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Sidney Sherman
197’ (Morgan’s Point)
197’ (below Fred Hartman Bridge – Baytown)<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">175' (Baytown/LaPorte Bridge)
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">197’ (Battleship Texas)
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">175' (Beltway 8 Bridge)
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">197’ (Power Plant)
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">135' (Loop 610 Bridge)
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<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Port of Texas City
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The Texas City Ship Channel is approximately 11 miles from GB Buoy
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The ACOE project draft for the TXCSC is 45’00 FW at MLT from the GB BUOY to Valero Dock # 42, the channel above project draft is
40’00 FW at MLT. The length on the final approach from the Houston, Galveston, Texas City tri-channel split is approximately 6 miles, the width is approximately a 400 ft bottom, the Turning Basin is approximately 4,200 ft long and 1,200 ft wide with a maximum
deep draft of 45 ft FW at MLT, and is navigable day or night with no air draft restrictions. Only TX City Docks with 45’00” maximum deep draft at MLT are TC # 41, & 42
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<span-size:10.0pt;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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