Freeport

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Thursday                January 8, 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 HOUSTON

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

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

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Currently     35° F

High           41° F

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

Barometer 30.61 in / 1037.1 mb

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Dewpoint    12° F

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

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

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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Currently     35° F

High           42° F

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Humidity     52%

Barometer 30.62 in / 1036.9 mb

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Dewpoint    19° F

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

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

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Currently    36° F

High          44° F

Humidity    48%

Barometer 30.61 in / 1036.5 mb

D<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">ewpoint    18° 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

This Afternoon: Partly sunny, with a high near 41. Northeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm.

Tonight: A 30 percent chance of rain after midnight. 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 40. North wind 5 to 15 mph.

Friday Night: A 40 percent chance of rain, mainly before midnight. Cloudy, with a low around 35. North wind around 10 mph.

Saturday: Rain likely, mainly after noon. Cloudy, with a high near 41. Northeast wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Saturday Night: Rain likely, mainly before midnight. Cloudy, with a low around 38. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

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

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

Monday: A 20 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 58.

Monday Night: A 20 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 46.

Tuesday: A 30 percent chance of rain. Cloudy, with a high near 56.

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

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This Afternoon: Partly sunny, with a high near 42. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.

Tonight: A 30 percent chance of rain after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 40. East wind 5 to 10 mph becoming northeast after midnight.

Friday: A 50 percent chance of rain. Cloudy, with a high near 43. Breezy, with a north wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Friday Night: A 50 percent chance of rain. Cloudy, with a low around 39. Breezy, with a northeast wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Saturday: A 50 percent chance of rain, mainly after noon. Cloudy, with a high near 45. Breezy, with a northeast wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Saturday Night: A 50 percent chance of rain. Cloudy, with a low around 45. Breezy.

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

Sunday Night: A 50 percent chance of rain. Cloudy, with a low around 53.

Monday: A 30 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 59.

Monday Night: A 20 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51.

Tuesday: A 30 percent chance of rain. Cloudy, with a high near 57.

Tuesday Night: A 40 percent chance of rain. Cloudy, with a low around 48.

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This Afternoon: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 44. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.

Tonight: A 30 percent chance of rain after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 39. Light southeast wind becoming northeast 5 to 10 mph after midnight.

Friday: A 50 percent chance of rain. Cloudy, with a high near 44. Breezy, with a north wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Friday Night: A 50 percent chance of rain. Cloudy, with a low around 37. Breezy, with a northeast wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Saturday: Rain likely, mainly after noon. Cloudy, with a high near 45. Breezy, with a northeast wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Saturday Night: Rain likely, mainly after midnight. Cloudy, with a low around 45. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Sunday: Rain likely. Cloudy, with a high near 61. 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 59.

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

Tuesday: A 30 percent chance of rain. Cloudy, with a high near 57.

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

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Special Weather Statement<span-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX 600 AM CST THU JAN 8 2015   TXZ163-164-176>179-195>200-210>214-226-227-235>238-082130- HOUSTON-TRINITY-MADISON-WALKER-SAN JACINTO-POLK-BURLESON-BRAZOS- WASHINGTON-GRIMES-MONTGOMERY-LIBERTY-COLORADO-AUSTIN-WALLER- HARRIS-CHAMBERS-WHARTON-FORT BEND-JACKSON-MATAGORDA-BRAZORIA- GALVESTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROCKETT...TRINITY...GROVETON... MADISONVILLE...HUNTSVILLE...SHEPHERD...COLDSPRING...LIVINGSTON... CORRIGAN...ONALASKA...CALDWELL...LAKE SOMERVILLE... COLLEGE STATION...BRYAN...BRENHAM...NAVASOTA...THE WOODLANDS... CONROE...WILLIS...LIBERTY...CLEVELAND...DAYTON...COLUMBUS... EAGLE LAKE...WEIMAR...SEALY...BELLVILLE...HEMPSTEAD... PRAIRIE VIEW...BROOKSHIRE...HOUSTON...PASADENA...KATY...TOMBALL... HUMBLE...WINNIE...MONT BELVIEU...ANAHUAC...EL CAMPO...WHARTON... PIERCE...SUGAR LAND...MISSOURI CITY...RICHMOND...ROSENBERG... EDNA...BAY CITY...PALACIOS...PEARLAND...LAKE JACKSON...ALVIN... ANGLETON...FREEPORT...LEAGUE CITY...TEXAS CITY...FRIENDSWOOD... GALVESTON 600 AM CST THU JAN 8 2015   ...WINTER PRECIPITATION POSSIBLE LATE THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING AND AGAIN LATE FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING...   THE APPROACH OF SEVERAL DISTURBANCES WILL INCREASE AREA RAIN CHANCES HEADING INTO THIS WEEKEND AT A TIME WHEN SURFACE TEMPERATURES ARE NEAR FREEZING. ANY PRECIPITATION THAT FALLS WHEN TEMPERATURES ARE BELOW FREEZING WILL FALL AS FREEZING RAIN. THE BEST CHANCES FOR FREEZING RAIN LATE THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY ARE ALONG AND NORTH OF A CALDWELL TO LIVINGSTON LINE. THE BEST CHANCES FOR FREEZING RAIN LATE FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING ARE ALONG AND NORTH OF AN EDNA TO COLUMBUS TO CALDWELL TO LIVINGSTON LINE. MOST RAIN WILL OCCUR DURING THE WARMER PARTS OF THE DAY /WHEN TEMPERATURES ARE ABOVE FREEZING/...SO MAIN IMPACTS FROM FREEZING RAIN WILL PRIMARILY OCCUR OVER ELEVATED SURFACES LIKE BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES.   SOUTHEAST TEXAS RESIDENTS AND THOSE PLANNING OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES OR WHO HAVE TRAVEL PLANS ACROSS THE AREA SHOULD STAY UP TO DATE WITH THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION BY FOLLOWING LOCAL MEDIA...LISTENING TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...VISITING OUR WEBSITE AT:   WWW.WEATHER.GOV/HGX   ...OR BY FOLLOWING THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON ON FACEBOOK AND TWITTER.   $$   HUFFMAN    

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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 457 AM CST THU JAN 8 2015   TXZ163-164-176>179-195>200-210>214-226-227-235>238-091100- 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- 457 AM CST THU JAN 8 2015   THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS.   .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT   A HARD FREEZE WARNING IS IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING FOR LOCATIONS GENERALLY ALONG AND NORTH OF A LINE FROM BRENHAM TO CLEVELAND. TEMPERATURES NORTH OF BRENHAM TO CLEVELAND SHOULD DROP TO NEAR OR BELOW 24 DEGREES STARTING FROM AROUND 2 AM OR 3 AM TO AROUND 8 AM THURSDAY. WINDS WILL STILL BE GUSTY...SO WIND CHILL READINGS MAY DROP TO AROUND 15 DEGREES.   .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY   THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE THAT RAIN MAY MIX WITH LIGHT FREEZING RAIN EARLY FRIDAY MORNING AND POSSIBLY AGAIN LATE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING GENERALLY ALONG AND NORTH OF A LINE FROM EDNA TO COLUMBUS TO CALDWELL TO LIVINGSTON. BEST CHANCES FOR SOME FROZEN PRECIPITATION APPEAR TO BE FRIDAY MORNING ESPECIALLY FOR THE MADISONVILLE AREA OVER TO THE CROCKETT AREA. THERE IS A LOWER CHANCE ON SATURDAY MORNING AS NOT MUCH PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED. IF FREEZING RAIN DOES DEVELOP...ICE ACCUMULATIONS SHOULD REMAIN LOW BUT STILL IMPACT ELEVATED SURFACES SUCH AS BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES.   .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...   SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED FRIDAY MORNING AND SATURDAY MORNING.   $$

 

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<span-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Special Weather Statement SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX 600 AM CST THU JAN 8 2015   TXZ163-164-176>179-195>200-210>214-226-227-235>238-082130- HOUSTON-TRINITY-MADISON-WALKER-SAN JACINTO-POLK-BURLESON-BRAZOS- WASHINGTON-GRIMES-MONTGOMERY-LIBERTY-COLORADO-AUSTIN-WALLER- HARRIS-CHAMBERS-WHARTON-FORT BEND-JACKSON-MATAGORDA-BRAZORIA- GALVESTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROCKETT...TRINITY...GROVETON... MADISONVILLE...HUNTSVILLE...SHEPHERD...COLDSPRING...LIVINGSTON... CORRIGAN...ONALASKA...CALDWELL...LAKE SOMERVILLE... COLLEGE STATION...BRYAN...BRENHAM...NAVASOTA...THE WOODLANDS... CONROE...WILLIS...LIBERTY...CLEVELAND...DAYTON...COLUMBUS... EAGLE LAKE...WEIMAR...SEALY...BELLVILLE...HEMPSTEAD... PRAIRIE VIEW...BROOKSHIRE...HOUSTON...PASADENA...KATY...TOMBALL... HUMBLE...WINNIE...MONT BELVIEU...ANAHUAC...EL CAMPO...WHARTON... PIERCE...SUGAR LAND...MISSOURI CITY...RICHMOND...ROSENBERG... EDNA...BAY CITY...PALACIOS...PEARLAND...LAKE JACKSON...ALVIN... ANGLETON...FREEPORT...LEAGUE CITY...TEXAS CITY...FRIENDSWOOD... GALVESTON 600 AM CST THU JAN 8 2015   ...WINTER PRECIPITATION POSSIBLE LATE THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING AND AGAIN LATE FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING...   THE APPROACH OF SEVERAL DISTURBANCES WILL INCREASE AREA RAIN CHANCES HEADING INTO THIS WEEKEND AT A TIME WHEN SURFACE TEMPERATURES ARE NEAR FREEZING. ANY PRECIPITATION THAT FALLS WHEN TEMPERATURES ARE BELOW FREEZING WILL FALL AS FREEZING RAIN. THE BEST CHANCES FOR FREEZING RAIN LATE THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY ARE ALONG AND NORTH OF A CALDWELL TO LIVINGSTON LINE. THE BEST CHANCES FOR FREEZING RAIN LATE FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING ARE ALONG AND NORTH OF AN EDNA TO COLUMBUS TO CALDWELL TO LIVINGSTON LINE. MOST RAIN WILL OCCUR DURING THE WARMER PARTS OF THE DAY /WHEN TEMPERATURES ARE ABOVE FREEZING/...SO MAIN IMPACTS FROM FREEZING RAIN WILL PRIMARILY OCCUR OVER ELEVATED SURFACES LIKE BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES.   SOUTHEAST TEXAS RESIDENTS AND THOSE PLANNING OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES OR WHO HAVE TRAVEL PLANS ACROSS THE AREA SHOULD STAY UP TO DATE WITH THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION BY FOLLOWING LOCAL MEDIA...LISTENING TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...VISITING OUR WEBSITE AT:   WWW.WEATHER.GOV/HGX   ...OR BY FOLLOWING THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON ON FACEBOOK AND TWITTER.   $$   HUFFMAN  

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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 457 AM CST THU JAN 8 2015   TXZ163-164-176>179-195>200-210>214-226-227-235>238-091100- 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- 457 AM CST THU JAN 8 2015   THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS.   .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT   A HARD FREEZE WARNING IS IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING FOR LOCATIONS GENERALLY ALONG AND NORTH OF A LINE FROM BRENHAM TO CLEVELAND. TEMPERATURES NORTH OF BRENHAM TO CLEVELAND SHOULD DROP TO NEAR OR BELOW 24 DEGREES STARTING FROM AROUND 2 AM OR 3 AM TO AROUND 8 AM THURSDAY. WINDS WILL STILL BE GUSTY...SO WIND CHILL READINGS MAY DROP TO AROUND 15 DEGREES.   .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY   THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE THAT RAIN MAY MIX WITH LIGHT FREEZING RAIN EARLY FRIDAY MORNING AND POSSIBLY AGAIN LATE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING GENERALLY ALONG AND NORTH OF A LINE FROM EDNA TO COLUMBUS TO CALDWELL TO LIVINGSTON. BEST CHANCES FOR SOME FROZEN PRECIPITATION APPEAR TO BE FRIDAY MORNING ESPECIALLY FOR THE MADISONVILLE AREA OVER TO THE CROCKETT AREA. THERE IS A LOWER CHANCE ON SATURDAY MORNING AS NOT MUCH PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED. IF FREEZING RAIN DOES DEVELOP...ICE ACCUMULATIONS SHOULD REMAIN LOW BUT STILL IMPACT ELEVATED SURFACES SUCH AS BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES.   .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...   SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED FRIDAY MORNING AND SATURDAY MORNING.   $$

 

Special Weather Statement<span-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX 600 AM CST THU JAN 8 2015   TXZ163-164-176>179-195>200-210>214-226-227-235>238-082130- HOUSTON-TRINITY-MADISON-WALKER-SAN JACINTO-POLK-BURLESON-BRAZOS- WASHINGTON-GRIMES-MONTGOMERY-LIBERTY-COLORADO-AUSTIN-WALLER- HARRIS-CHAMBERS-WHARTON-FORT BEND-JACKSON-MATAGORDA-BRAZORIA- GALVESTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROCKETT...TRINITY...GROVETON... MADISONVILLE...HUNTSVILLE...SHEPHERD...COLDSPRING...LIVINGSTON... CORRIGAN...ONALASKA...CALDWELL...LAKE SOMERVILLE... COLLEGE STATION...BRYAN...BRENHAM...NAVASOTA...THE WOODLANDS... CONROE...WILLIS...LIBERTY...CLEVELAND...DAYTON...COLUMBUS... EAGLE LAKE...WEIMAR...SEALY...BELLVILLE...HEMPSTEAD... PRAIRIE VIEW...BROOKSHIRE...HOUSTON...PASADENA...KATY...TOMBALL... HUMBLE...WINNIE...MONT BELVIEU...ANAHUAC...EL CAMPO...WHARTON... PIERCE...SUGAR LAND...MISSOURI CITY...RICHMOND...ROSENBERG... EDNA...BAY CITY...PALACIOS...PEARLAND...LAKE JACKSON...ALVIN... ANGLETON...FREEPORT...LEAGUE CITY...TEXAS CITY...FRIENDSWOOD... GALVESTON 600 AM CST THU JAN 8 2015   ...WINTER PRECIPITATION POSSIBLE LATE THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING AND AGAIN LATE FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING...   THE APPROACH OF SEVERAL DISTURBANCES WILL INCREASE AREA RAIN CHANCES HEADING INTO THIS WEEKEND AT A TIME WHEN SURFACE TEMPERATURES ARE NEAR FREEZING. ANY PRECIPITATION THAT FALLS WHEN TEMPERATURES ARE BELOW FREEZING WILL FALL AS FREEZING RAIN. THE BEST CHANCES FOR FREEZING RAIN LATE THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY ARE ALONG AND NORTH OF A CALDWELL TO LIVINGSTON LINE. THE BEST CHANCES FOR FREEZING RAIN LATE FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING ARE ALONG AND NORTH OF AN EDNA TO COLUMBUS TO CALDWELL TO LIVINGSTON LINE. MOST RAIN WILL OCCUR DURING THE WARMER PARTS OF THE DAY /WHEN TEMPERATURES ARE ABOVE FREEZING/...SO MAIN IMPACTS FROM FREEZING RAIN WILL PRIMARILY OCCUR OVER ELEVATED SURFACES LIKE BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES.   SOUTHEAST TEXAS RESIDENTS AND THOSE PLANNING OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES OR WHO HAVE TRAVEL PLANS ACROSS THE AREA SHOULD STAY UP TO DATE WITH THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION BY FOLLOWING LOCAL MEDIA...LISTENING TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...VISITING OUR WEBSITE AT:   WWW.WEATHER.GOV/HGX   ...OR BY FOLLOWING THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON ON FACEBOOK AND TWITTER.   $$   HUFFMAN  

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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 457 AM CST THU JAN 8 2015   TXZ163-164-176>179-195>200-210>214-226-227-235>238-091100- 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- 457 AM CST THU JAN 8 2015   THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS.   .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT   A HARD FREEZE WARNING IS IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING FOR LOCATIONS GENERALLY ALONG AND NORTH OF A LINE FROM BRENHAM TO CLEVELAND. TEMPERATURES NORTH OF BRENHAM TO CLEVELAND SHOULD DROP TO NEAR OR BELOW 24 DEGREES STARTING FROM AROUND 2 AM OR 3 AM TO AROUND 8 AM THURSDAY. WINDS WILL STILL BE GUSTY...SO WIND CHILL READINGS MAY DROP TO AROUND 15 DEGREES.   .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY   THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE THAT RAIN MAY MIX WITH LIGHT FREEZING RAIN EARLY FRIDAY MORNING AND POSSIBLY AGAIN LATE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING GENERALLY ALONG AND NORTH OF A LINE FROM EDNA TO COLUMBUS TO CALDWELL TO LIVINGSTON. BEST CHANCES FOR SOME FROZEN PRECIPITATION APPEAR TO BE FRIDAY MORNING ESPECIALLY FOR THE MADISONVILLE AREA OVER TO THE CROCKETT AREA. THERE IS A LOWER CHANCE ON SATURDAY MORNING AS NOT MUCH PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED. IF FREEZING RAIN DOES DEVELOP...ICE ACCUMULATIONS SHOULD REMAIN LOW BUT STILL IMPACT ELEVATED SURFACES SUCH AS BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES.   .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...   SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED FRIDAY MORNING AND SATURDAY MORNING.   $$

 

 

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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">-0.3 ft Steady = 44’09”

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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"">915 AM CST THU JAN 8 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"">GMZ300-090330-

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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">915 AM CST THU JAN 8 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"">STRONG HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE CENTRAL PLAINS WILL MOVE EAST AND

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">ALLOW WINDS AND SEAS TO SUBSIDE THIS AFTERNOON. A COASTAL TROUGH

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">WILL DEVELOP EAST OF BROWNSVILLE ON SATURDAY AND IS EXPECTED TO

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">MOVE UP THE COAST. THIS FEATURE WILL BRING INCREASING EAST AND

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

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

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">915 AM CST THU JAN 8 2015

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.THIS AFTERNOON...NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING EAST.

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

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<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 CHANCE OF RAIN.

<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 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 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"">.SATURDAY NIGHT...NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. BAY WATERS

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">GMZ350-355-090330-

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

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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">915 AM CST THU JAN 8 2015

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.THIS AFTERNOON...NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 15 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 6

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

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

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.FRIDAY...NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FEET WITH OCCASIONAL SEAS UP TO 7 FEET IN THE

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

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

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">WITH OCCASIONAL 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. 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 3 TO 5 FEET

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">BUILDING TO 5 TO 6 FEET WITH OCCASIONAL SEAS UP TO 7 FEET AFTER

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

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

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 5 FEET WITH OCCASIONAL SEAS UP TO 6 FEET.

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

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

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

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

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.MONDAY NIGHT...NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET. A

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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">GMZ370-375-090330-

<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"">.THIS AFTERNOON...NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 6 TO 8

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">FEET WITH OCCASIONAL SEAS UP TO 10 FEET SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FEET.

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

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

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AFTER

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

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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.FRIDAY NIGHT...NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS. SEAS 6 TO 8 FEET

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

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.SATURDAY...NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 25 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 20 TO 25 KNOTS. SEAS 6 TO 9 FEET

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

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

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 TO 9 FEET WITH OCCASIONAL SEAS UP TO 11 FEET

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 7 FEET WITH OCCASIONAL SEAS UP TO 8 FEET IN THE

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

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET WITH OCCASIONAL SEAS UP TO 7 FEET. A

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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.MONDAY...NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KNOTS

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

<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">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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