Freeport

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Tuesday                January 6, 2015

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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Houston, Galveston, Texas City, and Freeport open to all traffic

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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#C00000">Please see NOAA Water Maximum Deep Drafts - Houston / Galveston Bay below

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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 0515/03rd January  

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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">01/02

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">0730     Inbound & outbound traffic suspended due to fog

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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">01/03

0515       <span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> Pilots resumed boarding - Inbound & outbound 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 0430/03rd January  

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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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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">01/02

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">0835     Inbound & outbound traffic suspended due to fog

01/03

0430       <span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> Pilots resumed boarding - Inbound & outbound traffic

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Freeport <span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">is open to all traffic since 0700/06th January

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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">12/31

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">0700     Closed – due to strong current and wind

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">1500     Open to all traffic

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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">01/01

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">1530     Closed to Aframax – due to ICW lateral current & dredge located at on channel & ICW

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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">01/02

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">0900     Open to crude & Aframax

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">1115     Inbound & outbound traffic suspended due to fog

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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">01/03

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">0700     Open to inbound & outbound traffic

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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">01/05

1400     Closed to Aframax – due to ICW lateral current & dredge located at on channel & ICW<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">

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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">01/06

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">0700     Open to all traffic

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

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Tuesday

Partly cloudy

Currently     58° F

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">High           61° F

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Humidity     38%

Barometer 30.423in / 1030.8 mb

Dewpoint    32° F

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

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

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

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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Currently     55° F

High           58° F

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Humidity     67%

Barometer 30.44 in / 1030.9 mb

Dewpoint    44° F

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

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Wind SE 6 mph

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Currently    59° F

High          60° F

Humidity    56%

Barometer 30.42 in / 1030.2 mb

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Dewpoint    43° F

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

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

This Afternoon: Mostly sunny, with a high near 61. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm.

Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 43. Calm wind becoming north around 5 mph after midnight.

Wednesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 54. Breezy, with a north wind 5 to 10 mph increasing to 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.

Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 29. Wind chill values between 20 and 25. Blustery, with a north wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 42. North wind 5 to 10 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon.

Thursday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 35.

Friday: A 30 percent chance of rain, mainly after noon. Cloudy, with a high near 45.

Friday Night: A 30 percent chance of rain. Cloudy, with a low around 37.

Saturday: A 50 percent chance of rain. Cloudy, with a high near 44.

Saturday Night: Rain likely. Cloudy, with a low around 42. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Sunday: Rain likely. Cloudy, with a high near 53. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Sunday Night: A 40 percent chance of rain. Cloudy, with a low around 44.

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This Afternoon: Mostly sunny, with a high near 58. North wind around 5 mph.

Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49. Light northeast wind becoming north 5 to 10 mph after midnight.

Wednesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 54. Windy, with a north wind 10 to 15 mph increasing to 20 to 25 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph.

Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 34. Windy, with a northeast wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.

Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 43. Breezy, with a northeast wind 15 to 20 mph decreasing to 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.

Thursday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 40.

Friday: A 20 percent chance of rain. Cloudy, with a high near 48.

Friday Night: A 30 percent chance of rain. Cloudy, with a low around 42.

Saturday: A 50 percent chance of rain. Cloudy, with a high near 50.

Saturday Night: Rain likely. Cloudy, with a low around 48. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Sunday: Rain likely. Cloudy, with a high near 57. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Sunday Night: A 50 percent chance of rain. Cloudy, with a low around 49.

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This Afternoon: Mostly sunny, with a high near 60. North wind around 5 mph.

Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 44. East wind 5 to 10 mph becoming north after midnight.

Wednesday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 54. Windy, with a north wind 10 to 15 mph increasing to 20 to 25 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph.

Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 33. Windy, with a northeast wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.

Thursday: Partly sunny, with a high near 43. Northeast wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Thursday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 40.

Friday: A 30 percent chance of rain, mainly after noon. Cloudy, with a high near 49.

Friday Night: A 40 percent chance of rain. Cloudy, with a low around 42.

Saturday: Rain likely. Cloudy, with a high near 51. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Saturday Night: Rain likely. Cloudy, with a low around 48. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Sunday: Rain likely. Cloudy, with a high near 57. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Sunday Night: A 40 percent chance of rain. Cloudy, with a low around 49.

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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) @ 1224 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;color:#C00000">-0.2 ft Steady = 44’10”

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

<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#C00000">-0.1 ft Falling = 44’11”

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

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#C00000">-0.2 ft Rising = 44’10”

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

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#C00000">-0.4 ft Rising = 44’08”

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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Winds – Houston / Galveston Bay PORTS, NOAA/NOS @ 1224 hrs 

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<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">4 knots, from S, gusts to 5 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"">FZUS54 KHGX 061532

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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"">932 AM CST TUE JAN 6 2015

<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"">GMZ300-070415-

<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"">932 AM CST TUE JAN 6 2015

<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 STRONG ARCTIC FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE COASTAL WATERS ON WEDNESDAY

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">WITH INCREASING NORTHERLY WINDS IN ITS WAKE. WIND GUSTS NEAR GALE

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">FORCE MAY BE A POSSIBILITY BY WEDNESDAY EVENING AND NIGHT. IMPROVING

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">MARINE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ON THURSDAY BEFORE A DEVELOPING

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">COASTAL TROUGH INCREASES NORTHEAST WINDS...SEAS...AND RAIN CHANCES

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">HEADING INTO THE WEEKEND.   

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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">GMZ330-335-070415-

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

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">932 AM CST TUE JAN 6 2015

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.TODAY...NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 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 AROUND 5 KNOTS BECOMING NORTH AFTER

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

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

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">25 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. BAY WATERS SLIGHTLY CHOPPY BECOMING

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.THURSDAY NIGHT...EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SMOOTH. A

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">GMZ350-355-070415-

<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"">932 AM CST TUE JAN 6 2015

<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 2 FEET.

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.TONIGHT...NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FEET.

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

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">25 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET BUILDING TO 5 TO

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

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

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">10 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET WITH OCCASIONAL SEAS

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">UP TO 7 FEET.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">THEN RAIN LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON.

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

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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">GMZ370-375-070415-

<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"">932 AM CST TUE JAN 6 2015

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

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

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

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">30 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET BUILDING TO 6 TO

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">8 FEET WITH OCCASIONAL SEAS UP TO 10 FEET IN THE AFTERNOON.

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...NORTHEAST WINDS 25 TO 30 KNOTS BECOMING 20 TO

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">30 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FEET WITH OCCASIONAL SEAS

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">UP TO 15 FEET. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN.

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

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">15 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 9 FEET WITH OCCASIONAL SEAS

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">UP TO 11 FEET SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FEET WITH OCCASIONAL SEAS UP TO

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">7 FEET IN THE AFTERNOON. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE MORNING.

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.THURSDAY NIGHT...EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET.

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

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FEET WITH

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

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

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.SATURDAY...EAST WINDS AROUND 20 KNOTS. SEAS 6 TO 8 FEET WITH

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">OCCASIONAL SEAS UP TO 10 FEET. A CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE MORNING...

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">THEN RAIN LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON.

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.SATURDAY NIGHT...EAST WINDS AROUND 20 KNOTS. SEAS 6 TO 8 FEET

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">WITH OCCASIONAL SEAS UP TO 10 FEET. RAIN LIKELY.

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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">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

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<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">

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<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

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

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

www.brazospilots.com

NOAA

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