April 16, 2020 Thursday
Houston, Galveston, Texas City, & Freeport, TX - Daily Port Update
NOAA Weather
GMZ300-162130-
Synopsis for High Island to the Matagorda Ship Channel out 60
nautical miles including Galveston and Matagorda Bays
343 AM CDT Thu Apr 16 2020
.SYNOPSIS FOR HIGH ISLAND TO MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL OUT 60 NM...
Winds and seas will continue to decrease heading into this
morning, and as a result the caution flags have been allowed to
drop. With surface high pressure moving off to the east, onshore
winds are expected to redevelop today. Winds should pick back up
to near-caution thresholds tonight before diminishing by tomorrow
morning. Look for increasing precipitation heading into the
weekend as a surface cold front approaches the area.
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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)
04/12
1735 All vessel traffic stopped due to vessel anchored in channel below Bayport and above Texas City ship channel
– due to loss of power
2055 All vessel traffic resumed
Galveston / Texas City // Open to all vessel traffic
04/07
0745 Closed to all vessel traffic – account fog
1358 Resumed boarding all vessel traffic
04/08
0445 Closed to all vessel traffic – account fog
1315 Resumed boarding all vessel traffic
Freeport // Open to all vessel
04/07
0515 Closed to all vessel traffic – account fog
1130 Open to outbound vessel traffic only
1600 Open to all vessel traffic
04/08
0700 Closed to all vessel traffic – account fog
1200 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">Thursday
<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 62° 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 76° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Humidity 56%
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Barometer 30.19 in / 1022.8 mb
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Dewpoint 46° 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">Wind Chill NR° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Wind E 10 mph
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Thursday
Fair
<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 69° 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 55%
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Barometer 30.19 in / 1022.4 mb
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Dewpoint 53° F
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<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Thursday
Fair
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Currently 69° 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 74° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Humidity 53%
<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 51° 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">Wind E 14 mph
Today: <span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Sunny, with a high near 76. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Friday: A 30 percent chance of showers after 1pm. Cloudy, with a high near 81. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Friday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly before 1am. Cloudy, with a low around 65. Southeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Saturday: A chance of showers, then showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. High near 77. Northeast wind around 5 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Saturday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am. Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 70.
Sunday: A chance of showers, then showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. High near 84. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 65.
Monday: Sunny, with a high near 82.
Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 64.
Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 84.
Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 71.
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Today: <span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Sunny, with a high near 73. East wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Tonight: Increasing clouds, with a low around 69. Breezy, with a southeast wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Friday: A 20 percent chance of showers after 2pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 78. Southeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Friday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly between 8pm and 2am. Cloudy, with a low around 70. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming east after midnight.
Saturday: A chance of showers, then showers and thunderstorms likely after 2pm. Cloudy, with a high near 75. Northeast wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Saturday Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly before 8pm. Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 72. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Sunday: A chance of showers between 8am and 2pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 78. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Sunday Night: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 68.
Monday: Sunny, with a high near 76.
Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 70.
Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 76.
Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 73.
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Today: <span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Sunny, with a high near 74. East wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 67. Southeast wind 10 to 15 mph.
Friday: A 20 percent chance of showers after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 78. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Friday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly before 1am. Cloudy, with a low around 69. Southeast wind around 5 mph.
Saturday: A chance of showers, then showers and thunderstorms likely after 1pm. Cloudy, with a high near 76. Northeast wind 5 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Saturday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers before 1am. Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 72.
Sunday: A slight chance of showers, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 81. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 66.
Monday: Sunny, with a high near 79.
Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 69.
Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 79.
Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 72.
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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) @ 0931 hrs
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Manchester
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">1.0 ft Falling = 45’00”
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Morgan’s 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">Eagle Point
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">1.5 ft Falling = 46’05”
<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">1.7 ft Rising = 46’07”
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<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Winds – Houston / Galveston Bay PORTS, NOAA/NOS @ 931 hrs
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Manchester
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">8 knots from E 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">10 knots from E gusts to 12 knots
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Eagle Point
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">12 knots from ENE gusts to 15 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 ESE gusts to 17 knots
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Pier 21
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">9 knots from E gusts to 14 knots
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<span-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">NOAA Weather Galveston Bay & Matagorda Bay
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FZUS54 KHGX 160843
CWFHGX
Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX
343 AM CDT Thu Apr 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.
GMZ300-162130-
Synopsis for High Island to the Matagorda Ship Channel out 60
nautical miles including Galveston and Matagorda Bays
343 AM CDT Thu Apr 16 2020
.SYNOPSIS FOR HIGH ISLAND TO MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL OUT 60 NM...
Winds and seas will continue to decrease heading into this
morning, and as a result the caution flags have been allowed to
drop. With surface high pressure moving off to the east, onshore
winds are expected to redevelop today. Winds should pick back up
to near-caution thresholds tonight before diminishing by tomorrow
morning. Look for increasing precipitation heading into the
weekend as a surface cold front approaches the area.
$$
GMZ335-162130-
Galveston Bay-
343 AM CDT Thu Apr 16 2020
.TODAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southeast in the
afternoon. Bay waters slightly choppy.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds around 15 knots. Bay waters slightly
choppy.
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth.
Isolated showers.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northeast
after midnight. Bay waters smooth. Isolated showers.
.SATURDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming east in the
afternoon. Bay waters smooth becoming smooth to slightly choppy
in the afternoon. Showers and thunderstorms likely.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters
slightly choppy. Scattered showers and thunderstorms.
.SUNDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots increasing to 10 to 15 knots
in the afternoon. Bay waters smooth becoming slightly choppy in
the afternoon. Scattered showers and thunderstorms.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northwest
5 to 10 knots after midnight. Bay waters slightly choppy becoming
smooth after midnight. Isolated showers in the evening.
.MONDAY...North winds around 10 knots becoming northeast in the
afternoon. Bay waters smooth to slightly choppy becoming smooth
in the afternoon.
.MONDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots increasing to 10 to
15 knots after midnight. Bay waters smooth becoming slightly
choppy after midnight.
$$
GMZ330-162130-
Matagorda Bay-
343 AM CDT Thu Apr 16 2020
.TODAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds around 15 knots decreasing to 5 to 10
knots after midnight. Bay waters slightly choppy becoming smooth
after midnight.
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth.
Isolated showers.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northeast after
midnight. Bay waters smooth. Isolated showers.
.SATURDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming east in the
afternoon. Bay waters smooth becoming smooth to slightly choppy
in the afternoon. Scattered showers and thunderstorms.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters
slightly choppy.
.SUNDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southwest 10 to
15 knots in the afternoon. Bay waters smooth becoming slightly
choppy in the afternoon. Scattered showers and thunderstorms.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northwest
after midnight. Bay waters smooth.
.MONDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming east in the
afternoon. Bay waters smooth becoming smooth to slightly choppy
in the afternoon.
.MONDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly
choppy.
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GMZ350-355-162130-
Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX out
20 NM-Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM-
343 AM CDT Thu Apr 16 2020
.TODAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds around 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet.
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northeast
after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Isolated showers.
.SATURDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
Scattered showers and thunderstorms.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to
3 feet. Isolated showers and thunderstorms.
.SUNDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Scattered
showers and thunderstorms.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northwest
5 to 10 knots after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
.MONDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northeast in the
afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
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GMZ370-375-162130-
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-
343 AM CDT Thu Apr 16 2020
.TODAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds around 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet.
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
Isolated showers after midnight.
.SATURDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 feet. Scattered
showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to
4 feet. Isolated showers and thunderstorms.
.SUNDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet. Scattered
showers and thunderstorms.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northwest
5 to 10 knots after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 feet.
.MONDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northeast in the
afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet.
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NOAA Houston/Galveston Weather<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">
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<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">NOAA USGULF Offshore Waters Weather
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<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">KHOU 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
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<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
http://www.tctrr.com/<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">
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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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