Freeport

Tuesday      February 17, 2015

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

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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">US Steel Workers Union

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Please see latest Reuter article below. 

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/02/12/refineries-labor-strike-idUSL1N0VM31220150212

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">No slow down or interruption at any of the local refineries. 

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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Houston Ship Channel is open to all traffic since 1015/9th February  

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">02/09

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">0610     Closed to all traffic – due to fog

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">0840     Pilots resumed boarding outbound traffic

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">1015     Pilots resumed boarding inbound traffic & remains open to outbound traffic

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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">0200     Houston pilots suspended all boardings due to fog

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">0600     Pilots resumed boarding inbound traffic

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">0700     Pilots resumed boarding outbound traffic & remains open to inbound traffic

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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Galveston/Texas City is open to all traffic since 1930/21st January

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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">0133     Galveston/Texas City Pilots suspended all boardings due to fog

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">0600     Pilots resumed boarding all traffic

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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Freeport is closed to all traffic – due to fog

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

<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Currently     42° F

<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">High           49° F

<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Humidity     68%

<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Barometer 30.21 in / 1023.5 mb

<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Dewpoint    32° F

<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Visibility      10 miles

<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Wind N 15 mph

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<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Currently     40° F

<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">High           49° F

<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Humidity     86%

<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Barometer 30.19 in / 1022.3 mb

<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Dewpoint    32° F

<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Visibility       10 miles

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<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Currently    38° F

<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">High          49° F

<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Humidity    83%

<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Barometer 30.21 in / 1022.9 mb

<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Dewpoint    33° F

<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Visibility      10 miles

<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Wind N 10 mph

This Afternoon: Mostly sunny, with a high near 49. North wind around 10 mph.

Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 36. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.

Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 63. West wind around 5 mph.

Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 40. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming east after midnight.

Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 64. Southeast wind 5 to 15 mph.

Thursday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 55.

Friday: A 30 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 72.

Friday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 63.

Saturday: A 30 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 77. Breezy.

Saturday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 59.

Sunday: A 30 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 65.

Sunday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48.

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This Afternoon: Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 49. North wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 42. North wind 10 to 15 mph.

Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 60. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south in the afternoon.

Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 48. South wind 5 to 10 mph becoming northeast after midnight.

Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 61. Northeast wind around 15 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

Thursday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 59.

Friday: A 30 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 68. Breezy.

Friday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 62. Breezy.

Saturday: A 30 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 70. Breezy.

Saturday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 60.

Sunday: A 30 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 67.

Sunday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50. Breezy.

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This Afternoon: Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 49. North wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 37. North wind 5 to 10 mph.

Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 62. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming south in the afternoon.

Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 43. South wind around 5 mph becoming northeast after midnight.

Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 64. Southeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Thursday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 59.

Friday: A 30 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 69. Breezy.

Friday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 64. Breezy.

Saturday: A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 72. Breezy.

Saturday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 61.

Sunday: A 30 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 67.

Sunday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51. Breezy.

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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 MLLW) @ 1140 hrs

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

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#C00000">-1.0 ft Falling = 44’05”

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

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#C00000">-0.6 ft Steady = 44’06”

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

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">0.4 ft Rising = 45’04”

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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Winds – Houston / Galveston Bay PORTS, NOAA/NOS @ 1140 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">6 knots from N, gusts to13 knots

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

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

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

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

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">935 AM CST TUE FEB 17 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"">GMZ300-180430-

<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"">935 AM CST TUE FEB 17 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"">NORTHERLY WINDS SHOULD DECREASE LATE THIS MORNING AND AFTERNOON.

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">HIGH PRESSURE SHOULD BUILD THROUGH TEXAS TODAY AND SETTLE ALONG

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">THE GULF COAST TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. STRONG SOUTHERLY

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">WINDS DEVELOP AGAIN THURSDAY AND PERSIST INTO THE WEEKEND.

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">SOUTHERLY WINDS SHOULD DEVELOP A LONG FETCH AND BUILD SEAS TO

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">ROUGH LEVELS. THE NEXT COLD FRONT SHOULD PUSH THROUGH SUNDAY.

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

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">935 AM CST TUE FEB 17 2015

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

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

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

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

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

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

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.WEDNESDAY...NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS BECOMING WEST IN THE

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">GMZ330-180430-

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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">935 AM CST TUE FEB 17 2015

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.WEDNESDAY...NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST IN

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

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS. BAY WATERS

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">GMZ350-355-180430-

<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"">935 AM CST TUE FEB 17 2015

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

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.REST OF TODAY...NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO AROUND

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

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">SHOWERS LATE IN THE MORNING.

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

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.WEDNESDAY...NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING WEST IN THE

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.SATURDAY...SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 6 TO 8 FEET WITH

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

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.SATURDAY NIGHT...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 5 TO 7 FEET

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

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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">GMZ370-375-180430-

<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"">935 AM CST TUE FEB 17 2015

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION THROUGH 3 PM...

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.REST OF TODAY...NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO AROUND

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">15 KNOTS LATE THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FEET WITH OCCASIONAL

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">SEAS UP TO 8 FEET DIMINISHING TO 4 TO 6 FEET. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF

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

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.TONIGHT...NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET.

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

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

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">10 TO 15 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FEET.

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

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">20 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 TO 2 FEET BUILDING TO 2 TO

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

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

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FEET WITH OCCASIONAL SEAS UP TO 8 FEET AFTER

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

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

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.FRIDAY NIGHT...SOUTH WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS. SEAS 7 TO 9 FEET WITH

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

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

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">20 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 TO 10 FEET WITH OCCASIONAL SEAS

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">UP TO 13 FEET. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.

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

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

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">TO 11 FEET. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.

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Port of Houston Authority

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ACOE Project Depth for Houston Ship Channel

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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

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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,

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<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;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

 

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