Freeport

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Wednesday                January 7, 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">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

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">1400     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">01/06

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

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

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

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

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Barometer 30.34 in / 1027.8 mb

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

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

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Wind N 3 mph

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

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

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Currently     50° F

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

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

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Barometer 30.35 in / 1027.6 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 N 3 mph

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

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

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

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Barometer 30.33 in / 1027.0 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

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Today: 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.

Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 28. Wind chill values between 20 and 25. Blustery, with a north wind 10 to 20 mph.

Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 42. Wind chill values between 20 and 30. North wind 5 to 10 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon.

Thursday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 35. Calm wind becoming northeast around 5 mph after midnight.

Friday: A 40 percent chance of rain. Cloudy, with a high near 42. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.

Friday Night: A 40 percent chance of rain. Cloudy, with a low around 36.

Saturday: A 50 percent chance of rain. Cloudy, with a high near 43.

Saturday Night: Rain likely. Cloudy, with a low around 40. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Sunday: Rain likely. Cloudy, with a high near 52. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Sunday Night: A 40 percent chance of rain. Cloudy, with a low around 47.

Monday: A 30 percent chance of rain. Cloudy, with a high near 54.

Monday Night: A 30 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 45.

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Today: 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.

Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 33. Windy, with a northeast wind 25 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.

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

Thursday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 41. East wind 5 to 10 mph.

Friday: A 30 percent chance of rain. Cloudy, with a high near 45. Northeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Friday Night: A 40 percent chance of rain. Cloudy, with a low around 41.

Saturday: A 50 percent chance of rain. Cloudy, with a high near 48.

Saturday Night: Rain likely. Cloudy, with a low around 47. Breezy. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Sunday: Rain likely. Cloudy, with a high near 55. Breezy. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Sunday Night: A 50 percent chance of rain. Cloudy, with a low around 51.

Monday: A 30 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 57.

Monday Night: A 30 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49.

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Today: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 55. 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.

Tonight: Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 32. Wind chill values between 20 and 30. Windy, with a northeast wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.

Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 43. Wind chill values between 20 and 30. Breezy, with a northeast wind 15 to 20 mph decreasing to 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.

Thursday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 38. East wind 5 to 10 mph.

Friday: A 40 percent chance of rain. Cloudy, with a high near 48. Northeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Friday Night: A 40 percent chance of rain. Cloudy, with a low around 41.

Saturday: Rain likely. Cloudy, with a high near 49. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Saturday Night: Rain likely. Cloudy, with a low around 46. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Sunday: Rain likely. Cloudy, with a high near 56. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Sunday Night: A 30 percent chance of rain. Cloudy, with a low around 51.

Monday: A 30 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 57.

Monday Night: A 20 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49.

Tuesday: A 20 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 56.<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">

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Wind Advisory<span-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX 358 AM CST WED JAN 7 2015   ...HARD FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FOR LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... ...WIND ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT FOR WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING...   .AN ARCTIC FRONT MOVING ACROSS THE AREA TODAY WILL BRING STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS AND MUCH COLDER TEMPERATURES. AS THE ARCTIC AIRMASS SETTLES ACROSS THE AREA TONIGHT... IT WILL BRING THE COLDEST TEMPERATURES OF THE SEASON. LOW TEMPERATURES IN THE UPPER TEENS TO LOWER 20S ARE LIKELY ALONG AND NORTH OF A LINE FROM BRENHAM TO LIVINGSTON. THESE TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO WARM ABOVE 25 DEGREES BY MID MORNING THURSDAY.   TXZ210>213-226-227-235-072100- /O.NEW.KHGX.WI.Y.0001.150107T1800Z-150108T0000Z/ AUSTIN-COLORADO-FORT BEND-HARRIS-JACKSON-WALLER-WHARTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BELLVILLE...BROOKSHIRE...COLUMBUS... EAGLE LAKE...EDNA...EL CAMPO...HEMPSTEAD...HOUSTON...HUMBLE... KATY...MISSOURI CITY...PASADENA...PIERCE...PRAIRIE VIEW... RICHMOND...ROSENBERG...SEALY...SUGAR LAND...TOMBALL...WEIMAR... WHARTON 358 AM CST WED JAN 7 2015   ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM CST THIS EVENING...   THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HOUSTON/GALVESTON HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM CST THIS EVENING.   * EVENT...NORTH WINDS 20-30 MPH THIS AFTERNOON AND A HARD FREEZE   FOR SEVERAL HOURS OF TEMPERATURES AT OR BELOW 24 DEGREES TONIGHT.   * TIMING...THIS AFTERNOON.   * IMPACT...SECURE LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS...LIKE LAWN CHAIRS OR YARD   DECORATIONS. THERE IS ALSO THE POTENTIAL FOR EXPOSED PIPES TO   FREEZE AND SENSITIVE VEGETATION TO BE DAMAGED.   PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...   DRIVERS OF VANS...CAMPERS...TRAILERS...AND OTHER HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD BE ALERT TO THE DANGER OF THESE WINDS... ESPECIALLY WHEN DRIVING ALONG EAST TO WEST ORIENTED ROADS   &&   $$  

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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 542 AM CST WED JAN 7 2015   TXZ163-164-176>179-195>200-210>214-226-227-235>238-081145- 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- 542 AM CST WED JAN 7 2015   THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS.   .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT   AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS SOUTHEAST TEXAS TODAY. INCREASING NORTHERLY WINDS BEHIND THE COLD FRONT HAS PROMPTED A WIND ADVISORY FOR SOUTHEAST TEXAS THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. WIND CHILLS WILL DIP INTO THE TEENS AND A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MAY BE NEEDED LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT FOR MOST INLAND COUNTIES.   .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY   A HARD FREEZE WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR OVERNIGHT WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH MID THURSDAY MORNING ALONG AND NORTH OF A LINE FROM SOMERVILLE TO NEW WAVERLY TO LIVINGSTON. TEMPERATURES IN THESE LOCATIONS WILL FALL INTO THE UPPER TEENS TO LOWER 20S FOR SEVERAL HOURS.   ELSEWHERE FOR WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND EARLY THURSDAY MORNING... FREEZING TEMPERATURES OF THE UPPER 20S TO NEAR 32 WILL OCCUR ALL THE WAY TO THE COAST. MOST OF METRO HOUSTON WILL EXPERIENCE AT LEAST 5 TO 8 HOURS OF SUB FREEZING TEMPERATURES.   THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE THAT RAIN MAY BE MIX WITH LIGHT FREEZING RAIN EARLY FRIDAY MORNING AND AGAIN LATE FRIDAY NIGHT AND EARLY SATURDAY MORNING ALONG AND NORTH OF A LINE FROM BRENHAM TO CLEVELAND WHEN PRECIPITATION BEGINS.   .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...   SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED EARLY THURSDAY MORNING...AND THEN AGAIN FRIDAY MORNING AND SATURDAY MORNING.  

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Wind Advisory<span-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX 358 AM CST WED JAN 7 2015   ...HARD FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FOR LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... ...WIND ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT FOR WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING...   .AN ARCTIC FRONT MOVING ACROSS THE AREA TODAY WILL BRING STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS AND MUCH COLDER TEMPERATURES. AS THE ARCTIC AIRMASS SETTLES ACROSS THE AREA TONIGHT... IT WILL BRING THE COLDEST TEMPERATURES OF THE SEASON. LOW TEMPERATURES IN THE UPPER TEENS TO LOWER 20S ARE LIKELY ALONG AND NORTH OF A LINE FROM BRENHAM TO LIVINGSTON. THESE TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO WARM ABOVE 25 DEGREES BY MID MORNING THURSDAY.   TXZ214-236>238-072100- /O.NEW.KHGX.WI.Y.0001.150107T1800Z-150108T0300Z/ BRAZORIA-CHAMBERS-GALVESTON-MATAGORDA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALVIN...ANAHUAC...ANGLETON...BAY CITY... FREEPORT...FRIENDSWOOD...GALVESTON...LAKE JACKSON...LEAGUE CITY... MONT BELVIEU...PALACIOS...PEARLAND...TEXAS CITY...WINNIE 358 AM CST WED JAN 7 2015   ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM CST THIS EVENING...   THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HOUSTON/GALVESTON HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM CST THIS EVENING.   * EVENT...NORTH WINDS 20-30 MPH THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...WITH   STRONGER GUSTS POSSIBLE.   * TIMING...THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING   * IMPACT...SECURE LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS...LIKE LAWN CHAIRS OR YARD   DECORATIONS. THERE IS ALSO THE POTENTIAL FOR EXPOSED PIPES TO   FREEZE AND SENSITIVE VEGETATION TO BE DAMAGED.   PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...   DRIVERS OF VANS...CAMPERS...TRAILERS...AND OTHER HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD BE ALERT TO THE DANGER OF THESE WINDS... ESPECIALLY WHEN DRIVING ALONG EAST TO WEST ORIENTED ROADS   &&   $$    

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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 542 AM CST WED JAN 7 2015   TXZ163-164-176>179-195>200-210>214-226-227-235>238-081145- 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- 542 AM CST WED JAN 7 2015   THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS.   .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT   AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS SOUTHEAST TEXAS TODAY. INCREASING NORTHERLY WINDS BEHIND THE COLD FRONT HAS PROMPTED A WIND ADVISORY FOR SOUTHEAST TEXAS THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. WIND CHILLS WILL DIP INTO THE TEENS AND A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MAY BE NEEDED LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT FOR MOST INLAND COUNTIES.   .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY   A HARD FREEZE WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR OVERNIGHT WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH MID THURSDAY MORNING ALONG AND NORTH OF A LINE FROM SOMERVILLE TO NEW WAVERLY TO LIVINGSTON. TEMPERATURES IN THESE LOCATIONS WILL FALL INTO THE UPPER TEENS TO LOWER 20S FOR SEVERAL HOURS.   ELSEWHERE FOR WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND EARLY THURSDAY MORNING... FREEZING TEMPERATURES OF THE UPPER 20S TO NEAR 32 WILL OCCUR ALL THE WAY TO THE COAST. MOST OF METRO HOUSTON WILL EXPERIENCE AT LEAST 5 TO 8 HOURS OF SUB FREEZING TEMPERATURES.   THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE THAT RAIN MAY BE MIX WITH LIGHT FREEZING RAIN EARLY FRIDAY MORNING AND AGAIN LATE FRIDAY NIGHT AND EARLY SATURDAY MORNING ALONG AND NORTH OF A LINE FROM BRENHAM TO CLEVELAND WHEN PRECIPITATION BEGINS.   .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...   SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED EARLY THURSDAY MORNING...AND THEN AGAIN FRIDAY MORNING AND SATURDAY MORNING.   $$  

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Wind Advisory<span-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX 358 AM CST WED JAN 7 2015   ...HARD FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FOR LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... ...WIND ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT FOR WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING...   .AN ARCTIC FRONT MOVING ACROSS THE AREA TODAY WILL BRING STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS AND MUCH COLDER TEMPERATURES. AS THE ARCTIC AIRMASS SETTLES ACROSS THE AREA TONIGHT... IT WILL BRING THE COLDEST TEMPERATURES OF THE SEASON. LOW TEMPERATURES IN THE UPPER TEENS TO LOWER 20S ARE LIKELY ALONG AND NORTH OF A LINE FROM BRENHAM TO LIVINGSTON. THESE TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO WARM ABOVE 25 DEGREES BY MID MORNING THURSDAY.   TXZ214-236>238-072100- /O.NEW.KHGX.WI.Y.0001.150107T1800Z-150108T0300Z/ BRAZORIA-CHAMBERS-GALVESTON-MATAGORDA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALVIN...ANAHUAC...ANGLETON...BAY CITY... FREEPORT...FRIENDSWOOD...GALVESTON...LAKE JACKSON...LEAGUE CITY... MONT BELVIEU...PALACIOS...PEARLAND...TEXAS CITY...WINNIE 358 AM CST WED JAN 7 2015   ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM CST THIS EVENING...   THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HOUSTON/GALVESTON HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM CST THIS EVENING.   * EVENT...NORTH WINDS 20-30 MPH THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...WITH   STRONGER GUSTS POSSIBLE.   * TIMING...THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING   * IMPACT...SECURE LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS...LIKE LAWN CHAIRS OR YARD   DECORATIONS. THERE IS ALSO THE POTENTIAL FOR EXPOSED PIPES TO   FREEZE AND SENSITIVE VEGETATION TO BE DAMAGED.   PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...   DRIVERS OF VANS...CAMPERS...TRAILERS...AND OTHER HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD BE ALERT TO THE DANGER OF THESE WINDS... ESPECIALLY WHEN DRIVING ALONG EAST TO WEST ORIENTED ROADS   &&   $$    

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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 542 AM CST WED JAN 7 2015   TXZ163-164-176>179-195>200-210>214-226-227-235>238-081145- 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- 542 AM CST WED JAN 7 2015   THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS.   .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT   AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS SOUTHEAST TEXAS TODAY. INCREASING NORTHERLY WINDS BEHIND THE COLD FRONT HAS PROMPTED A WIND ADVISORY FOR SOUTHEAST TEXAS THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. WIND CHILLS WILL DIP INTO THE TEENS AND A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MAY BE NEEDED LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT FOR MOST INLAND COUNTIES.   .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY   A HARD FREEZE WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR OVERNIGHT WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH MID THURSDAY MORNING ALONG AND NORTH OF A LINE FROM SOMERVILLE TO NEW WAVERLY TO LIVINGSTON. TEMPERATURES IN THESE LOCATIONS WILL FALL INTO THE UPPER TEENS TO LOWER 20S FOR SEVERAL HOURS.   ELSEWHERE FOR WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND EARLY THURSDAY MORNING... FREEZING TEMPERATURES OF THE UPPER 20S TO NEAR 32 WILL OCCUR ALL THE WAY TO THE COAST. MOST OF METRO HOUSTON WILL EXPERIENCE AT LEAST 5 TO 8 HOURS OF SUB FREEZING TEMPERATURES.   THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE THAT RAIN MAY BE MIX WITH LIGHT FREEZING RAIN EARLY FRIDAY MORNING AND AGAIN LATE FRIDAY NIGHT AND EARLY SATURDAY MORNING ALONG AND NORTH OF A LINE FROM BRENHAM TO CLEVELAND WHEN PRECIPITATION BEGINS.   .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...   SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED EARLY THURSDAY MORNING...AND THEN AGAIN FRIDAY MORNING AND SATURDAY MORNING.   $$

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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">Maximum Deep Drafts - Houston / Galveston Bay

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">PORTS NOAA/NOS Water Levels (above MLW) @ 0533 hrs

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<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">1.0 ft Falling = 46’00”

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

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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">0.9 ft Falling = 45’09”

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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Winds – Houston / Galveston Bay PORTS, NOAA/NOS @ 0533 hrs 

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

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">313 AM CST WED JAN 7 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

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

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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">GMZ300-072215-

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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">313 AM CST WED JAN 7 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 THIS

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

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">TO NEAR GALE FORCE MAY BE A POSSIBILITY BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON BUT

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">MORE LIKELY TONIGHT. IMPROVING MARINE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ON

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">THURSDAY BEFORE A DEVELOPING COASTAL TROUGH INCREASES EAST AND

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">NORTHEAST WINDS...SEAS...AND RAIN CHANCES HEADING INTO THE

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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">GMZ330-335-072215-

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<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"">LATE TONIGHT...

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.TODAY...NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KNOTS

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

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

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

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<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

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

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">10 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. BAY WATERS SMOOTH. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF

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

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<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

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

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

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">MIDNIGHT. BAY WATERS SMOOTH. A CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE EVENING...

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

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.TODAY...NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KNOTS

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

<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.

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

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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">UP TO 7 FEET SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET IN THE AFTERNOON.

<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 INCREASING TO 20 TO

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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">6 FEET WITH OCCASIONAL SEAS UP TO 7 FEET IN THE AFTERNOON. A

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

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">15 TO 20 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET WITH OCCASIONAL

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

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.SATURDAY...NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET WITH

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

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

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

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

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">UP TO 6 FEET. RAIN LIKELY IN THE MORNING...THEN A CHANCE OF RAIN

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

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

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

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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FEET WITH

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<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

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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.THURSDAY NIGHT...EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET. A

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

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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">WITH OCCASIONAL SEAS UP TO 11 FEET. RAIN LIKELY.

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.SATURDAY NIGHT...EAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 7 TO 9 FEET

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

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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

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<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Please note the above information is based on the Corp of Engineers – Project draft for the Houston Ship Channel, if you have a question regarding deep draft in Houston Ship Channel or alongside a berth, please contact our operations department

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<span-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

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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

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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#051423">The Galveston Ship Channel is approximately    miles from GB Buoy

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#051423">The ACOE project draft for the GSC is 45’00” FW.  The narrowest point is approximately 1,200 ft wide with no air draft restrictions.  At the POGA berths the maximum deep draft varies from 32’00” to 40’00” at MLT,

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<span-size:10.0pt;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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<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

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