Freeport

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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 open to all traffic since 1030/29th December

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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

12/29

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

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">0900     Open to inbound traffic only

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">1030     Open to all traffic / Two way traffic

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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">12/29

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">0700     Inbound & outbound traffic suspended due to fog

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">1400     Open to inbound & outbound traffic

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

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">NOAA GALVESTON, TEXAS CITY

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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Currently    48° F

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">High           58° F

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Humidity     93%

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Barometer 30.31 in / 1026.7 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

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Wind NE 9

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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Currently    51° F

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">High           57° F

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Humidity     92%

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Barometer 30.30 in / 1025.9 mb

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Dewpoint    49° F

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

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Wind NE 12 mph

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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Currently    49° F

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">High          58° F

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Humidity    93%

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Barometer 30.29 in / 1025.5 mb

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

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

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Wind NE 8 mph

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Today: A chance of drizzle before 9am. Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high near 58. Northeast wind around 10 mph.

Tonight: A chance of drizzle after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 37. Northeast wind 10 to 15 mph.

Wednesday: A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 49. Northeast wind 10 to 15 mph.

Wednesday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers. Cloudy, with a low around 40. Northeast wind around 10 mph.

New Year's Day: Showers likely. Cloudy, with a high near 46. Northeast wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Thursday Night: Showers likely, with thunderstorms also possible after midnight. Cloudy, with a low around 44. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Friday: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Cloudy, with a high near 57. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Friday Night: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Cloudy, with a low around 50. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Saturday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 58.

Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 42.

Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 58.

Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 42.

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Today: A chance of drizzle before 9am. Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high near 57. Northeast wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Tonight: A chance of drizzle after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 42. Breezy, with a northeast wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Wednesday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 52. Breezy, with a northeast wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Wednesday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly after midnight. Cloudy, with a low around 47. Northeast wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

New Year's Day: Showers likely. Cloudy, with a high near 52. Breezy, with a northeast wind 15 to 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Thursday Night: Showers likely, with thunderstorms also possible after midnight. Cloudy, with a low around 50. Breezy. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Friday: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Cloudy, with a high near 59. Breezy. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

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

Saturday: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 57. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Saturday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 48.

Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 57.

Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 47.

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Today: A chance of drizzle before 9am. Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high near 58. Northeast wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Tonight: A chance of drizzle after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 41. Breezy, with a northeast wind 15 to 20 mph.

Wednesday: A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 50. Breezy, with a northeast wind 15 to 20 mph.

Wednesday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers. Cloudy, with a low around 46. Northeast wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

New Year's Day: Showers likely. Cloudy, with a high near 53. Breezy, with a northeast wind 15 to 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Thursday Night: Showers likely, with thunderstorms also possible after midnight. Cloudy, with a low around 50. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Friday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Cloudy, with a high near 59.

Friday Night: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Cloudy, with a low around 54. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Saturday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 58.

Saturday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 46.

Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 58.

Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 46.

Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 61.

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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;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">KHOU 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) @ 0740 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">0.2 ft Steady = 45’02”

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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">0.4 ft Rising = 45’04”

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

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">0.3 ft Steady = 45’03”

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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Winds – Houston / Galveston Bay PORTS, NOAA/NOS @ 0740 hrs 

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<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">8 knots, from NE, gusts to 10 knots

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

<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">15 knots from ENE, gusts to 17 knots

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Please visit our WEB Site<span-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> www.moranshipping.com<span-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> for port tide tables

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<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">NOAA Weather Galveston Bay & Matagorda Bay

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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"">401 AM CST TUE DEC 30 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.

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">GMZ300-302230-

<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"">401 AM CST TUE DEC 30 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"">A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE COAST LATE THIS MORNING WITH

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">INCREASING NORTHEASTERLY WINDS ACROSS THE WATERS. HIGH PRESSURE

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">WILL REMAIN TO THE NORTH MAINTAINING THE MODERATE OFFSHORE FLOW

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. A WARM FRONT SHOULD LIFT BACK NORTH INTO

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">THE UPPER TEXAS COASTAL WATERS LATE THURSDAY AND MAY BRING A ROUND

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">OF SEA FOG THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY BEFORE ANOTHER COLD FRONT

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">SWEEPS OFF THE COAST SATURDAY.

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

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">401 AM CST TUE DEC 30 2014

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

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

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.WEDNESDAY...NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS DECREASING TO 10 TO

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">15 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. BAY WATERS CHOPPY BECOMING SLIGHTLY

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

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

<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 SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE EVENING...THEN

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

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

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

<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. SHOWERS LIKELY. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.

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

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">CHOPPY. SHOWERS LIKELY AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. FOG POSSIBLE.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">401 AM CST TUE DEC 30 2014

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

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

<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 SHOWERS.

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

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

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

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">SLIGHTLY CHOPPY. SHOWERS LIKELY. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS AFTER

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

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

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">5 TO 10 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. BAY WATERS SLIGHTLY CHOPPY

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

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

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

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">10 TO 15 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. BAY WATERS SMOOTH BECOMING

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">SLIGHTLY CHOPPY AFTER MIDNIGHT. SHOWERS LIKELY AND ISOLATED

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

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

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

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

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

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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"">401 AM CST TUE DEC 30 2014

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION AFTER 9 AM...

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

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">TO 20 KNOTS LATE IN THE MORNING. SEAS 2 FEET BUILDING TO 3 TO 4

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

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.TONIGHT...NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING 15 TO 25 KNOTS

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

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">6 FEET. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND PATCHY DRIZZLE AFTER MIDNIGHT.

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.WEDNESDAY...NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS DECREASING TO 15 TO

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

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">UP TO 6 FEET. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.

<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 SHOWERS.

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

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

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

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">5 FEET. SHOWERS LIKELY. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.FRIDAY...EAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS DECREASING TO 10 TO 15 KNOTS

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

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

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

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.SATURDAY...NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 15 KNOTS BECOMING 10 TO

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">15 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET. ISOLATED

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

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.SATURDAY NIGHT...NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET. A

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

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

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">GMZ370-375-302230-

<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"">401 AM CST TUE DEC 30 2014

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON CST TODAY THROUGH

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

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION AFTER 9 AM...

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.TODAY...NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">KNOTS AROUND NOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET BUILDING TO 4 TO 5 FEET WITH

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">OCCASIONAL SEAS UP TO 6 FEET IN THE AFTERNOON.

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

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">OCCASIONAL SEAS UP TO 8 FEET. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND PATCHY DRIZZLE

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

<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 SHOWERS IN THE

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

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

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

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">SHOWERS IN THE EVENING...THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.THURSDAY...EAST WINDS AROUND 20 KNOTS. SEAS 5 TO 7 FEET WITH

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">OCCASIONAL SEAS UP TO 8 FEET. SHOWERS LIKELY.

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.THURSDAY NIGHT...EAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 5 TO 6 FEET

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">WITH OCCASIONAL SEAS UP TO 7 FEET. SHOWERS LIKELY. ISOLATED

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

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.FRIDAY...SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTH IN THE

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND ISOLATED

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

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.FRIDAY NIGHT...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET.

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

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.SATURDAY...WEST WINDS AROUND 15 KNOTS BECOMING NORTH IN THE

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

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

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

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.SATURDAY NIGHT...NORTH 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 SHOWERS.

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Port of Houston Authority

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ACOE Project Depth for Houston Ship Channel

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

<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

http://www.swg.usace.army.mil/<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">

http://www.swg.usace.army.mil/Missions/Navigation.aspx<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">

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

http://www.houston-pilots.com/<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">

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

http://galvestonpilots.com/galtexnew/<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#051423">

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

www.brazospilots.com

NOAA

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