June 10, 2020 Wednesday
USCG Houston / Galveston Sector – Captain of the Port Kevin Oditt retires this week.
Thank you for your expertise and leadership during your command in Houston.
Captain Jason Smith will take command as COTP
Hurricane Season
June 1st – November 30th
Be prepared
Houston, Galveston, Texas City, & Freeport, TX - Daily Port Update
NOAA Weather
GMZ300-102145-
Synopsis for High Island to the Matagorda Ship Channel out 60
nautical miles including Galveston and Matagorda Bays
402 AM CDT Wed Jun 10 2020
.SYNOPSIS FOR HIGH ISLAND TO MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL OUT 60 NM...
A few showers will be possible offshore through the early morning
hours as a "cold" front moves through the region. Moderate north
to northeast winds will settle in behind the front. Northeasterly
flow will then persist for the rest of the week.
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Houston // Open to all vessel traffic
Galveston / Texas City // Open to all vessel traffic
Freeport // Open to all vessel
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
Overcast
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Currently 84° 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 94° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Humidity 29%
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Barometer 30.06 in / 1018.4 mb
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Dewpoint 48° 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 82° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Wind N 13 mph
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Wednesday
Partly Cloudy
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Currently 84° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Low 76° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">High 92° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Humidity 40%
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Barometer 30.06 in / 10178.9 mb
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Dewpoint 57° 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 83° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Wind N 17 mph, Gusts up to 29 mph
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Wednesday
Fair
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Currently 82° 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 92° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Humidity 49%
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Barometer 30.06 in / 1017.9 mb
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Dewpoint 61° 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 83° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Wind N 8 mph
Today: <span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">Mostly
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Tonight: Clear, with a low around 69. North wind 5 to 10 mph.
Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 92. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Thursday Night: Clear, with a low around 71. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Friday: Sunny, with a high near 93. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 72.
Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 95.
Saturday Night: Clear, with a low around 71.
Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 95.
Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 73.
Monday: Sunny, with a high near 95.
Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 74.
Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 96.<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">
Today: <span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 92. North wind 10 to 15 mph,
with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Tonight: Clear, with a low around 76. North wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 88. Northeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Thursday Night: Clear, with a low around 77. Northeast wind 10 to 15 mph.
Friday: Sunny, with a high near 89. Northeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 77.
Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 90.
Saturday Night: Clear, with a low around 78.
Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 89.
Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 78.
Monday: Sunny, with a high near 89.
Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 79.
Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 90.<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, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 92. Northeast wind 10 to 15
mph.
Tonight: Clear, with a low around 73. North wind 5 to 10 mph.
Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 89. Northeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Thursday Night: Clear, with a low around 72. East wind 5 to 10 mph.
Friday: Sunny, with a high near 88. Northeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 73.
Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 89.
Saturday Night: Clear, with a low around 74.
Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 89.
Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 75.
Monday: Sunny, with a high near 89.
Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 76.
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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) @ 1028 hrs
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Pier 21 - POGA
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">2.3 ft Falling = 47’03”
<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">Eagle Point
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">1.7 ft Rising = 46’07
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Manchester
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">1.0 ft Rising = 46’00”
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Morgan’s Point
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">1.1 ft Rising = 46’01”
<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Winds – Houston / Galveston Bay PORTS, NOAA/NOS @ 1028 hrs
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Pier 21
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">11 knots from NE gusts to 14 knots
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Galveston Bay Entrance
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">16 knots from NE gusts to 18 knots
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Eagle Point
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">9 knots from NNE gusts to 14 knots
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Manchester
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">6 knots from NNE 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">14 knots from N gusts to 21 knots
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<span-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">NOAA Weather Galveston Bay & Matagorda Bay
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FZUS54 KHGX 100902
CWFHGX
Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX
Issued by National Weather Service Lake Charles LA
402 AM CDT Wed Jun 10 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.
GMZ300-102145-
Synopsis for High Island to the Matagorda Ship Channel out 60
nautical miles including Galveston and Matagorda Bays
402 AM CDT Wed Jun 10 2020
.SYNOPSIS FOR HIGH ISLAND TO MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL OUT 60 NM...
A few showers will be possible offshore through the early morning
hours as a "cold" front moves through the region. Moderate north
to northeast winds will settle in behind the front. Northeasterly
flow will then persist for the rest of the week.
$$
GMZ330-335-102145-
Matagorda Bay-Galveston Bay-
402 AM CDT Wed Jun 10 2020
.TODAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots decreasing to 10 to 15 knots
in the afternoon. Bay waters choppy becoming slightly choppy in
the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northeast 10 to
15 knots after midnight. Bay waters smooth becoming slightly
choppy after midnight.
.THURSDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly
choppy.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northeast
10 to 15 knots after midnight. Bay waters smooth becoming
slightly choppy after midnight.
.FRIDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly
choppy.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northeast after
midnight. Bay waters smooth.
.SATURDAY...Northeast winds around 10 knots becoming east in the
afternoon. Bay waters smooth to slightly choppy becoming smooth
in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming east
after midnight. Bay waters smooth.
.SUNDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming east in the
afternoon. Bay waters smooth.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming east after
midnight. Bay waters smooth.
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GMZ350-355-102145-
Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX out
20 NM-Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM-
402 AM CDT Wed Jun 10 2020
.TODAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet.
.TONIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to
20 knots after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 feet.
.THURSDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to
3 feet.
.FRIDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
.SATURDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots becoming east in the
afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northeast
10 to 15 knots after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
.SUNDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming east in the
afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet.
$$
GMZ370-375-102145-
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-
402 AM CDT Wed Jun 10 2020
.TODAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet. A
slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning.
.TONIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to
20 knots after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 feet.
.THURSDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to
4 feet.
.FRIDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet.
.SATURDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
.SUNDAY...Northeast winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet.
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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
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">
<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)
Air drafts clearances are based on MHW // Vessels should allow an additional 10 feet clearance for the Power Lines<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">
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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
http://www.portofgalveston.com/<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">
<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,
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#051423">
<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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