Freeport

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

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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">FOX NEWS

 

Boehner backs down in DHS funding fight, plans to hold vote on 'clean' bill

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2015/03/03/sources-house-to-vote-on-homeland-security-bill-without-immigration-conditions/

 

 

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After rocky week of strikes, steelworkers, Shell to return to negotiating table<span-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">http://www.bizjournals.com/houston/morning_call/2015/03/after-rocky-week-of-strikes-steelworkers-shell-to.html

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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Houston Ship Channel / traffic suspended due to fog

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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">0003     Inbound traffic suspended / due to fog.  Outbound traffic remains open

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">0130     Outbound traffic suspended and Inbound traffic remains suspended / due to fog

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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">03/02

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">1030     Pilots boarded 1 vessel and proceeded to sea

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">1530     Resumed outbound traffic only

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">1820     Inbound and outbound traffic suspended / due to fog

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

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">50         Set to proceed Inbound

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">39         Set to proceed outbound

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> 5          Set to shift

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

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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">0815     Inbound and outbound traffic suspended / due to fog

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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">1033     Resumed Inbound and outbound traffic

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·         <span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Gal-Tex Pilots:  8 sailings yesterday.  12 arrivals scheduled and 3 sailings scheduled

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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">Currently     65° F

<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">High           76° F

<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Humidity    100%

<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Barometer 30.04 in / 1017.7 mb

<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Dewpoint    65° F

<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Visibility     1 miles

<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Wind S 7 mph

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

<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Currently     64° F

<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">High           67° F

<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Humidity   100%

<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Barometer 30.06 in / 1017.7 mb

<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Dewpoint    64° F

<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Visibility      0.25 miles

<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Wind SE 13 mph

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<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Currently    69° F

<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">High          70° F

<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Humidity    96%

<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Barometer 30.04 in / 1017.1 mb

<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Dewpoint    68° 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 S 13 mph

Today: A 20 percent chance of rain or drizzle. Areas of fog before noon. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 76. South wind 10 to 15 mph.

Tonight: A 20 percent chance of rain or drizzle. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 64. South wind around 10 mph.

Wednesday: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 73. South wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Wednesday Night: Showers likely. Cloudy, with a low around 36. Windy, with a southwest wind 10 to 15 mph becoming north 20 to 25 mph in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Thursday: Showers likely, mainly before 9am. Cloudy through mid morning, then gradual clearing, with a high near 42. Breezy, with a north wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Thursday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 30.

Friday: Partly sunny, with a high near 46.

Friday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 39.

Saturday: A 30 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 50.

Saturday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 42.

Sunday: A 40 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 60.

Sunday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 47.

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Today: A 20 percent chance of rain or drizzle. Areas of fog before 1pm. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 67. South wind 10 to 15 mph.

Tonight: A slight chance of rain or drizzle before 7pm, then a slight chance of rain or drizzle after 1am. Areas of fog after 7pm. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with a low around 61. Southeast wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Wednesday: A slight chance of showers, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 7am. Areas of fog before 7am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 65. Southeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Wednesday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely after 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 38. Windy, with a south wind 10 to 20 mph becoming north 20 to 30 mph in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Thursday: Showers likely, mainly before 10am. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 43. Windy, with a north wind 25 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Thursday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 34. Windy.

Friday: A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 46. Breezy.

Friday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 43.

Saturday: A 40 percent chance of showers. Cloudy, with a high near 51.

Saturday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 47.

Sunday: A 40 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 57.

Sunday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52.

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Today: A 20 percent chance of rain or drizzle. Areas of fog before 1pm. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 70. South wind 10 to 15 mph.

Tonight: A slight chance of rain or drizzle before 7pm, then a slight chance of rain or drizzle after 1am. Areas of fog after 7pm. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 63. Southeast wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Wednesday: A slight chance of showers, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 7am. Areas of fog before 7am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 69. South wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Wednesday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely after 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 39. Windy, with a south wind 10 to 20 mph becoming north 20 to 30 mph in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Thursday: Showers likely, mainly before 10am. Partly sunny, with a high near 43. Windy, with a north wind 25 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Thursday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 33. Breezy.

Friday: A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 46.

Friday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 41.

Saturday: A 40 percent chance of showers. Cloudy, with a high near 51.

Saturday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 46.

Sunday: A 40 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 58.

Sunday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49.

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Hazardous Weather Outlook<span-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX 635 AM CST TUE MAR 3 2015   TXZ163-164-176>179-195>200-210>213-226-227-041245- AUSTIN-BRAZOS-BURLESON-COLORADO-FORT BEND-GRIMES-HARRIS-HOUSTON- LIBERTY-MADISON-MONTGOMERY-POLK-SAN JACINTO-TRINITY-WALKER-WALLER- WASHINGTON-WHARTON- 635 AM CST TUE MAR 3 2015   THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS.   .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT   AREAS OF DENSE FOG ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE REMINDER OF THE MORNING. A DENSE FOG ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT THROUGH 10 AM.   .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY   A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON INTO EVENING...WINDY AND MUCH COLDER BEHIND THIS BOUNDARY. WIND ADVISORIES MIGHT BE NEEDED WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING...ESPECIALLY OVER THE WESTERN COUNTIES OF THE FORECAST AREA. IF ENOUGH MOISTURE LINGERS AND TEMPERATURES GET COLD ENOUGH... A RAIN AND SLEET MIX COULD DEVELOP THURSDAY MORNING ACROSS THE FAR NORTH...OR NORTH OF A LINE FRONT FROM COLLEGE STATION TO HUNTSVILLE TO LIVINGSTON. IMPACTS FROM ANY WINTRY MIX WILL BE LOW.   .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...   SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS CURRENTLY NOT REQUIRED.  

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Hazardous Weather Outlook<span-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX 635 AM CST TUE MAR 3 2015   GMZ330-335-350-355-370-375-TXZ214-235>238-041245- BRAZORIA-CHAMBERS-GALVESTON-GALVESTON BAY-JACKSON-MATAGORDA- MATAGORDA BAY- WATERS FROM FREEPORT TO THE MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL 20 NM TO 60 NM- WATERS FROM FREEPORT TO THE MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL OUT 20 NM- WATERS FROM HIGH ISLAND TO FREEPORT 20 TO 60 NM- WATERS FROM HIGH ISLAND TO FREEPORT OUT 20 NM- 635 AM CST TUE MAR 3 2015   THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS.   .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT   DENSE FOG THROUGH LATE MORNING. A DENSE FOG ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT THROUGH 10 AM.   .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY   ...A GALE WATCH IS IN EFFECT WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING...   AREAS OF FOG...SOME POSSIBLY DENSE...COULD PERSIST THROUGH WEDNESDAY. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THIS WILL SCOUR ANY REMAINING FOG OUT. IT WILL BECOME VERY WINDY AND MUCH COLDER BEHIND THE FRONT THURSDAY. WIND ADVISORIES WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED. MARITIME WINDS WILL LIKELY REACH GALE FORCE IN GUST. A LOW WATER ADVISORY MIGHT BE NEEDED FOR GALVESTON BAY...ESPECIALLY IF WINDS ARE MORE NORTHWEST RATHER THAN NORTH.   .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...   SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS CURRENTLY NOT REQUIRED.   <span-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">  Hazardous Weather Outlook<span-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX 635 AM CST TUE MAR 3 2015   GMZ330-335-350-355-370-375-TXZ214-235>238-041245- BRAZORIA-CHAMBERS-GALVESTON-GALVESTON BAY-JACKSON-MATAGORDA- MATAGORDA BAY- WATERS FROM FREEPORT TO THE MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL 20 NM TO 60 NM- WATERS FROM FREEPORT TO THE MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL OUT 20 NM- WATERS FROM HIGH ISLAND TO FREEPORT 20 TO 60 NM- WATERS FROM HIGH ISLAND TO FREEPORT OUT 20 NM- 635 AM CST TUE MAR 3 2015   THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS.   .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT   DENSE FOG THROUGH LATE MORNING. A DENSE FOG ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT THROUGH 10 AM.   .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY   ...A GALE WATCH IS IN EFFECT WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING...   AREAS OF FOG...SOME POSSIBLY DENSE...COULD PERSIST THROUGH WEDNESDAY. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THIS WILL SCOUR ANY REMAINING FOG OUT. IT WILL BECOME VERY WINDY AND MUCH COLDER BEHIND THE FRONT THURSDAY. WIND ADVISORIES WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED. MARITIME WINDS WILL LIKELY REACH GALE FORCE IN GUST. A LOW WATER ADVISORY MIGHT BE NEEDED FOR GALVESTON BAY...ESPECIALLY IF WINDS ARE MORE NORTHWEST RATHER THAN NORTH.   .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...   SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS CURRENTLY NOT REQUIRED.   $$

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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) @ 0952 hrs

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

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

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

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">0.5 ft Falling = 45’05”

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

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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">0.2 ft Steady = 45’02”

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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Winds – Houston / Galveston Bay PORTS, NOAA/NOS @ 0952 hrs 

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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"">322 AM CST TUE MAR 3 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"">GMZ300-032200-

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">SYNOPSIS FOR HIGH ISLAND TO THE MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL OUT 60

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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">322 AM CST TUE MAR 3 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"">SEA FOG WILL PERSIST THROUGH WEDNESDAY AS WARM MOIST AIR CONTINUES

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">TO OVERRIDE THE COOLER SHELF WATERS. FOG SHOULD LIFT WITH THE

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">PASSAGE OF A STRONG COLD FRONT LATE WEDNESDAY EVENING. STRONG

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">NORTH WINDS IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT WILL PRODUCE ELEVATED WINDS

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">AND SEAS. A GALE WATCH IS IN EFFECT.

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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">322 AM CST TUE MAR 3 2015

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST THIS MORNING...

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE FORCE. BAY WATERS VERY ROUGH. SHOWERS

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

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

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">25 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. BAY WATERS ROUGH. A CHANCE OF RAIN.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">GMZ350-355-032200-

<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"">322 AM CST TUE MAR 3 2015

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST THIS MORNING...

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...WINDS BECOMING NORTH NEAR 30 KNOTS WITH

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE FORCE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET BUILDING TO 5 TO 7

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

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

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.THURSDAY...NORTH WINDS 25 TO 30 KNOTS. SEAS 5 TO 7 FEET WITH

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">4 FEET. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.

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

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">GMZ370-375-032200-

<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"">322 AM CST TUE MAR 3 2015

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST THIS MORNING...

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH

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

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

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">4 FEET. AREAS OF DENSE FOG.

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.TONIGHT...SOUTHEAST WINDS TO NEAR 15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET.

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

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

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">15 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FEET. AREAS OF FOG A SLIGHT

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

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...WINDS BECOMING NORTH 30 TO 35 KNOTS WITH

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 4 TO 5 FEET BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FEET WITH

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

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

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.THURSDAY...NORTH WINDS 25 TO 35 KNOTS. SEAS 9 TO 12 FEET WITH

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

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

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">25 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FEET WITH OCCASIONAL SEAS

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

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.FRIDAY...NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 5 TO 7 FEET WITH

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Port of Houston Authority

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ACOE Project Depth for Houston Ship Channel

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

<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">45 feet/13.72 meters up to Shell Oiltanking

<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">40 feet/12.19 meters up to S.P. Slip

<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">36 feet/10.97 meters to the Turning Basin

<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">40 feet/12.19 meters Barbours Cut Channel

<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">40 feet/12.19 meters Bayport Channel

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

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<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">HSC Air Drafts Restrictions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">197’ (Morgan’s Point)

<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">197’ (below Fred Hartman Bridge – Baytown)

<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">175' (Baytown/LaPorte Bridge)

<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">197’ (Battleship Texas)

<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">175' (Beltway 8 Bridge)

<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">197’ (Power Plant)

<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">135' (Loop 610 Bridge)

<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Air drafts clearances are based on MHW // Vessels should allow an additional 10 feet clearance for the Power Lines

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

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

<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Port of Texas City

http://www.tctrr.com/<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">

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

<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The Texas City Ship Channel is approximately 11 miles from GB Buoy

<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The ACOE project draft for the TXCSC is 45’00 FW at MLT from the GB BUOY to Valero Dock # 42, the channel above project draft is 40’00 FW at MLT.  The length on the final approach from the Houston, Galveston, Texas City tri-channel split is approximately 6 miles, the width is approximately a 400 ft bottom, the Turning Basin is approximately 4,200 ft long and 1,200 ft wide with a maximum deep draft of 45 ft FW at MLT, and is navigable day or night with no air draft restrictions.  Only TX City Docks with 45’00” maximum deep draft at MLT are TC # 11, 12, 41, & 42

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

http://www.portofgalveston.com/<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

www.brazospilots.com

 

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