Freeport

Monday                December 29, 2014

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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">HAPPY HOLIDAYS

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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Houston Ship Channel <span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">is closed to all traffic since 0320/29th December – due to dense fog

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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">12/18

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">1510     Inbound & outbound traffic suspended due to fog

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">1555     Pilots resumed boarding - Inbound & outbound traffic

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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">12/23

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">0035     Inbound & outbound traffic suspended due to fog

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">0930     Pilots resumed boarding - Inbound traffic only

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">1030     Pilots resumed boarding - Inbound & outbound traffic

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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">12/27

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">0143     Inbound & outbound traffic suspended due to fog

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">1300     Pilots resumed boarding outbound traffic only

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">1655     Pilots resumed boarding inbound traffic // open to two way traffic

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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">0320     Inbound & outbound traffic suspended due to fog<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">

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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Galveston/Texas City <span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">is open to all traffic since 0935/06th December

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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">12/23

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">0113     Inbound & outbound traffic suspended due to fog

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">1200     Pilots will resume boarding vessels

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Freeport <span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">is open to all traffic since 1300/23rd December

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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">12/23

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">0600     Inbound & outbound traffic suspended due to fog

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">1300     Open to inbound & outbound traffic

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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Fog

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Currently    42° F

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">High           56° F

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Humidity     100%

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Barometer 30.20 in / 1023.0 mb

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Dewpoint    42° F

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Visibility     0.25 miles

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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100/29th DEC

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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IN EFFECT

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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Overcast / Breezy

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Currently    47° F

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">High           54° F

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Humidity     97%

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Barometer 30.20 in / 1022.6 mb

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Dewpoint    46° F

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Visibility     10 miles

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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100/29th DEC

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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IN EFFECT

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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Fog / Mist

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Currently    41° F

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">High          56° F

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Humidity    100%

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Barometer 30.20 in / 1022.7 mb

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Dewpoint    41° F

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Visibility     0.75 miles

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Wind E 5 mph

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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100/29th DEC

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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IN EFFECT

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Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 56. Calm wind becoming northeast around 5 mph.

Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 42. East wind around 5 mph.

Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 57. Northeast wind around 10 mph.

Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 38. Northeast wind 10 to 15 mph.

 

Wednesday: A 20 percent chance of rain after noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 48. Northeast wind 10 to 15 mph.

Wednesday Night: A 30 percent chance of rain. Cloudy, with a low around 39.

New Year's Day: A 50 percent chance of showers. Cloudy, with a high near 44.

Thursday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers. Cloudy, with a low around 44.

Friday: Showers likely. Cloudy, with a high near 63. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Friday Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Saturday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 63.

Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 45.

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Today: Partly sunny, with a high near 54. North wind around 5 mph.

Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 49. Northeast wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 56. Northeast wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 43. Breezy, with a northeast wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Wednesday: A 20 percent chance of rain after noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 51. Breezy, with a northeast wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Wednesday Night: A 30 percent chance of rain. Cloudy, with a low around 46.

New Year's Day: A 50 percent chance of showers. Cloudy, with a high near 50.

Thursday Night: A 50 percent chance of showers. Cloudy, with a low around 50. Breezy.

Friday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Cloudy, with a high near 64.

Friday Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Cloudy, with a low around 56. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Saturday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 62.

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Today: Partly sunny, with a high near 56. North wind around 5 mph.

Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 47. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.

Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 58. Northeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 42. Breezy, with a northeast wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Wednesday: A 20 percent chance of rain after noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 49. Breezy, with a northeast wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Wednesday Night: A 30 percent chance of rain. Cloudy, with a low around 45.

New Year's Day: A 50 percent chance of showers. Cloudy, with a high near 52.

Thursday Night: A 50 percent chance of showers. Cloudy, with a low around 52.

Friday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Cloudy, with a high near 64.

Friday Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Cloudy, with a low around 55. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Saturday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 63.

Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 49.

Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 60.

Dense Fog Advisory<span-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX 849 AM CST MON DEC 29 2014   ...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT...   .AREAS OF FOG WITH VISIBILITES REDUCED TO 1/4 MILE OR LESS AT TIMES.   TXZ163-164-177>179-199-200-212-213-227-237-238-291700- /O.EXT.KHGX.FG.Y.0033.000000T0000Z-141229T1700Z/ BRAZORIA-FORT BEND-GALVESTON-HARRIS-HOUSTON-LIBERTY-MONTGOMERY- POLK-SAN JACINTO-TRINITY-WALKER-WALLER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALVIN...ANGLETON...BROOKSHIRE... CLEVELAND...COLDSPRING...CONROE...CORRIGAN...CROCKETT...DAYTON... FREEPORT...FRIENDSWOOD...GALVESTON...GROVETON...HEMPSTEAD... HOUSTON...HUMBLE...HUNTSVILLE...KATY...LAKE JACKSON... LEAGUE CITY...LIBERTY...LIVINGSTON...MISSOURI CITY...ONALASKA... PASADENA...PEARLAND...PRAIRIE VIEW...RICHMOND...ROSENBERG... SHEPHERD...SUGAR LAND...TEXAS CITY...THE WOODLANDS...TOMBALL... TRINITY...WILLIS 849 AM CST MON DEC 29 2014   ...DENSE FOG ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM CST THIS MORNING...   * EVENT...AREAS OF DENSE FOG REDUCING VISIBILITIES TO 1/4 MILE   OR LESS AT TIMES.   * TIMING...THROUGH MID MORNING.   PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...   A DENSE FOG ADVISORY MEANS VISIBILITIES WILL FREQUENTLY BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE. IF DRIVING...SLOW DOWN... USE YOUR HEADLIGHTS...AND LEAVE PLENTY OF DISTANCE AHEAD OF YOU.   &&   $$  

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<span-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Hazardous Weather Outlook HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX 913 AM CST MON DEC 29 2014   TXZ163-164-176>179-195>200-210>214-226-227-235>238-301515- AUSTIN-BRAZORIA-BRAZOS-BURLESON-CHAMBERS-COLORADO-FORT BEND- GALVESTON-GRIMES-HARRIS-HOUSTON-JACKSON-LIBERTY-MADISON-MATAGORDA- MONTGOMERY-POLK-SAN JACINTO-TRINITY-WALKER-WALLER-WASHINGTON- WHARTON- 913 AM CST MON DEC 29 2014   THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS.   .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT   AREAS OF FOG WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO A QUARTER OF A MILE OR LESS AT TIMES TODAY. USE CAUTION IF TRAVELING AND REMEMBER TO USE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS...REDUCE SPEED...AND INCREASE FOLLOWING DISTANCE.   .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY   NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.   .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...   SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.

 

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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">NOAA Houston/Galveston Weather

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<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">MARSEC LEVEL 1

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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Maximum Deep Drafts - Houston / Galveston Bay

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">PORTS NOAA/NOS Water Levels (above MLW) @ 0923 hrs

<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Morgan’s Point

<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">0.1 ft Falling = 45’01”

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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Galveston Bay Entrance

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">1.4 ft Rising = 46’04”

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Pier 21 Galveston

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">1.0 ft Rising = 46’00”

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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Winds – Houston / Galveston Bay PORTS, NOAA/NOS @ 0923 hrs 

<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Morgan’s Point

<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">4 knots, from ENE, gusts to 6 knots

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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">FZUS54 KHGX 291005

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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR TEXAS

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">405 AM CST MON DEC 29 2014

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">UPPER TEXAS COASTAL WATERS FROM HIGH ISLAND TO THE MATAGORDA SHIP

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">CHANNEL OUT 60 NAUTICAL MILES INCLUDING GALVESTON AND MATAGORDA BAYS

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">SEAS ARE PROVIDED AS A RANGE OF THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">1/3 OF THE WAVES...ALONG WITH THE OCCASIONAL HEIGHT OF THE AVERAGE

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">HIGHEST 10 PERCENT OF THE WAVES.

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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">SYNOPSIS FOR HIGH ISLAND TO THE MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL OUT 60

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">NAUTICAL MILES INCLUDING GALVESTON AND MATAGORDA BAYS

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">405 AM CST MON DEC 29 2014

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.SYNOPSIS FOR HIGH ISLAND TO MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL OUT 60 NM...

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">GENERALLY LIGHT OFFSHORE WINDS TO PREVAIL THROUGH TONIGHT AS WEAK

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">HIGH PRESSURE SETTLES BRIEFLY OVER THE REGION. THE NEXT COLD FRONT

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">WILL SLIDE OFF THE COAST LATE TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY WITH INCREASING

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">NORTHEASTERLY WINDS ACROSS THE WATERS. CAUTION FLAGS ARE LIKELY

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">AND ADVISORIES MIGHT BE NEEDED TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">NIGHT. FOR THE END OF THE WEEK WE ARE MONITORING THE POSSIBILITY

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">OF A COASTAL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM FORMING NEAR THE COASTAL BEND.

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">THIS WILL INCREASE WINDS FROM THE EAST AND NORTHEAST THURSDAY AND

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">THEN MORE TO THE SOUTH ON FRIDAY. ADVISORIES MAY BE NEEDED.

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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">MATAGORDA BAY-GALVESTON BAY-

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">405 AM CST MON DEC 29 2014

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.TODAY...NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHEAST IN THE

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">AFTERNOON. BAY WATERS SMOOTH.

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.TONIGHT...NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SMOOTH.

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.TUESDAY...NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SLIGHTLY

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">CHOPPY.

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.TUESDAY NIGHT...NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS INCREASING TO

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">15 TO 20 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. BAY WATERS SLIGHTLY CHOPPY

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">BECOMING CHOPPY AFTER MIDNIGHT.

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.WEDNESDAY...NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. BAY WATERS CHOPPY. A

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN.

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. BAY WATERS

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">SLIGHTLY CHOPPY. A CHANCE OF RAIN.

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.THURSDAY...NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS INCREASING TO 15 TO

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">20 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. BAY WATERS SLIGHTLY CHOPPY BECOMING

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">CHOPPY IN THE AFTERNOON. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.THURSDAY NIGHT...NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. BAY WATERS

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">CHOPPY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.FRIDAY...NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SMOOTH.

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">SCATTERED SHOWERS. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.FRIDAY NIGHT...EAST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHEAST

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">AFTER MIDNIGHT. BAY WATERS SMOOTH. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">LIKELY.

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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">WATERS FROM FREEPORT TO THE MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL OUT 20 NM-

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">WATERS FROM HIGH ISLAND TO FREEPORT OUT 20 NM-

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">405 AM CST MON DEC 29 2014

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.TODAY...NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHEAST IN THE

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 TO 2 FEET.

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.TONIGHT...NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS INCREASING TO 10 TO

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">15 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FEET.

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.TUESDAY...NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS INCREASING TO 15 TO

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">20 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.TUESDAY NIGHT...NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 4 FEET.

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.WEDNESDAY...NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 5 FEET

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">WITH OCCASIONAL SEAS UP TO 6 FEET. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN.

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">5 FEET WITH OCCASIONAL SEAS UP TO 6 FEET. A CHANCE OF RAIN.

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.THURSDAY...NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET. A

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">CHANCE OF SHOWERS.

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.THURSDAY NIGHT...EAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET. A

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">CHANCE OF SHOWERS.

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.FRIDAY...EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS DECREASING TO 5 TO 10 KNOTS

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND

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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.FRIDAY NIGHT...SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FEET. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING...THEN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT.

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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">GMZ370-375-292245-

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">WATERS FROM FREEPORT TO THE MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL 20 NM TO 60 NM-

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">WATERS FROM HIGH ISLAND TO FREEPORT 20 TO 60 NM-

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">405 AM CST MON DEC 29 2014

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.TODAY...NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.TONIGHT...NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.TUESDAY...NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET.

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.TUESDAY NIGHT...NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">WITH OCCASIONAL SEAS UP TO 7 FEET. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN.

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.WEDNESDAY...NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS. SEAS 5 TO 7 FEET

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">WITH OCCASIONAL SEAS UP TO 8 FEET. A CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">MORNING...THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON.

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 20 KNOTS. SEAS 5 TO

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">7 FEET WITH OCCASIONAL SEAS UP TO 8 FEET. A CHANCE OF RAIN.

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.THURSDAY...EAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET WITH

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">OCCASIONAL SEAS UP TO 7 FEET. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.THURSDAY NIGHT...EAST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHEAST

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">15 TO 20 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FEET WITH OCCASIONAL

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">SEAS UP TO 6 FEET. SHOWERS LIKELY. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS AFTER

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">MIDNIGHT.

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.FRIDAY...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS DECREASING TO 5 TO 10 KNOTS

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">THUNDERSTORMS.

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.FRIDAY NIGHT...SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">10 TO 15 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET. A CHANCE OF

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING...THEN SHOWERS AND

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT.

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Port of Houston Authority

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ACOE Project Depth for Houston Ship Channel

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<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">45 feet/13.72 meters up to Shell Oiltanking

<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 Barbours Cut Channel

<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">40 feet/12.19 meters Bayport Channel

<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">HSC Air Drafts Restrictions

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<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Power Lines 

<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Power Lines

<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Fred Hartman

<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Power Lines

<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Jesse Jones

<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Power Lines

<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Sidney Sherman

<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">197’ (Morgan’s Point)

<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">197’ (below Fred Hartman Bridge – Baytown)

<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)

<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Air drafts clearances are based on MHW // Vessels should allow an additional 10 feet clearance for the Power Lines

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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">

<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> 

<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">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 # 11, 12, 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

<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;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-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Houston Pilots Association

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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#051423">Galveston Texas City Pilots

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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Brazos Harbor Pilots

www.brazospilots.com

 

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