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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Wednesday      March 4, 2015

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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">Houston Business Journal

Energy industry strikes back at steelworkers union, Shell to hire<span-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">http://www.bizjournals.com/houston/morning_call/2015/03/energy-industry-strikes-back-at-steelworkers-union.html

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

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

<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">03/03

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">1230     Resumed outbound traffic only<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">1715     Outbound traffic suspended and Inbound traffic remains suspended / due to fog<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">1200     Resumed outbound traffic only<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">

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

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

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

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

<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">03/02

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

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">1900     Inbound and outbound traffic suspended / due to fog

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

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">1130     <span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Resumed Inbound and outbound traffic

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">1815     <span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Inbound and outbound traffic suspended / due to fog

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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">1025     Resumed Inbound and outbound traffic<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">

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

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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     76° F

<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">High           79° F

<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Humidity     72%

<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Barometer 29.90 in / 1012.9 mb

<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Dewpoint    66° 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 10 mph, gusts up to 17 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     72° F

<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">High           66° F

<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Humidity     91%

<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Barometer 29.93 in / 1013.4 mb

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

<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Visibility      4 miles

<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Wind S 12 mph

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<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Currently    75° F

<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">High          72° F

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

<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Barometer 29.90 in / 1012.5 mb

<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Dewpoint    67° 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 18 mph

This Afternoon: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 79. South wind 10 to 15 mph.

Tonight: Showers, mainly before midnight. Low around 39. Windy, with a south 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 90%.

Thursday: Scattered showers, mainly before noon. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 40. Breezy, with a north wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 31. North wind around 15 mph.

Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 48. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.

Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 33.

Saturday: A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 53.

Saturday Night: A 50 percent chance of showers. Cloudy, with a low around 43.

Sunday: A 50 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 55.

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

Monday: A 20 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 62.

Monday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50.

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This Afternoon: A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 66. Southeast wind 10 to 15 mph.

Tonight: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Areas of fog before midnight. Otherwise, cloudy, with a low around 42. Very windy, with a north wind 5 to 10 mph becoming north 25 to 35 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 45 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Thursday: Scattered showers. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 42. Windy, with a north wind around 30 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 35. Windy, with a north wind around 25 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 48. Breezy, with a north wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

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

Saturday: A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 52.

Saturday Night: A 50 percent chance of showers. Cloudy, with a low around 47.

Sunday: A 50 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 55.

Sunday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50.

Monday: A 30 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 59.

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This Afternoon: A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 72. South wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Tonight: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Areas of fog before midnight. Otherwise, cloudy, with a low around 42. Windy, with a southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming north 20 to 30 mph. Winds could gust as high as 45 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Thursday: Scattered showers, mainly before noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 42. Windy, with a north wind 25 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 35. Windy, with a north wind 20 to 25 mph.

Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 48. North wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 39.

Saturday: A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 53.

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

Sunday: A 50 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 55.

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

Monday: A 30 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 60.

Monday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52.

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Wind Advisory<span-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX 1052 AM CST WED MAR 4 2015   ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TO NOON THURSDAY...   .AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE COASTAL AREAS AROUND MIDNIGHT. STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS WILL COMMENCE AND CONTINUE INTO THE AFTERNOON HOURS. THE WIND ADVISORY MAY NEED TO BE EXPANDED IN COVERAGE AND POSSIBLY EXTENDED.   TXZ213-214-226-227-235>238-050500- /O.NEW.KHGX.WI.Y.0006.150305T0600Z-150305T1800Z/ BRAZORIA-CHAMBERS-FORT BEND-GALVESTON-HARRIS-JACKSON-MATAGORDA- WHARTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALVIN...ANAHUAC...ANGLETON...BAY CITY... EDNA...EL CAMPO...FREEPORT...FRIENDSWOOD...GALVESTON...HOUSTON... HUMBLE...KATY...LAKE JACKSON...LEAGUE CITY...MISSOURI CITY... MONT BELVIEU...PALACIOS...PASADENA...PEARLAND...PIERCE... RICHMOND...ROSENBERG...SUGAR LAND...TEXAS CITY...TOMBALL... WHARTON...WINNIE 1052 AM CST WED MAR 4 2015   ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON CST THURSDAY...   THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HOUSTON/GALVESTON HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON CST THURSDAY.   * EVENT...AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE COASTAL   COUNTIES USHERING IN NORTHERLY WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS   AROUND 45 MPH. THE WINDS SHOULD GRADUALLY RELAX THURSDAY   AFTERNOON.   * TIMING...BEGINNING AROUND MIDNIGHT AND CONTINUING UNTIL NOON.   THE WIND ADVISORY MAY NEED TO BE EXPAND AND OR EXTENDED.   * IMPACT...HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS ON EAST TO WEST ORIENTED   ROADS AND ESPECIALLY ON ANY ELEVATED ROADWAYS. THESE STRONG   GUSTY WINDS MAY MAKE CONSTRUCTION HAZARDOUS IF LARGE OBJECTS   WILL BE LIFTED OR MOVED AS THESE OBJECTS CAN ACT LIKE A SAIL.   PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...   DRIVERS OF VANS...CAMPERS...TRAILERS...AND OTHER HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD BE ALERT TO THE DANGER OF THESE WINDS... ESPECIALLY WHEN DRIVING ALONG EAST TO WEST ORIENTED ROADS   &&   $$  

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<span-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Hazardous Weather Outlook HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX 725 AM CST WED MAR 4 2015   TXZ163-164-176>179-195>200-210>213-226-227-051330- AUSTIN-BRAZOS-BURLESON-COLORADO-FORT BEND-GRIMES-HARRIS-HOUSTON- LIBERTY-MADISON-MONTGOMERY-POLK-SAN JACINTO-TRINITY-WALKER-WALLER- WASHINGTON-WHARTON- 725 AM CST WED MAR 4 2015   THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS.   .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT   STRONG NORTH WINDS BEHIND AN EVENING COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE WILL PROMPT WIND ADVISORIES ACROSS MANY COMMUNITIES WEST OF INTERSTATE 45 AND SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 10 THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING.   .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY   A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON INTO EVENING...WINDY AND MUCH COLDER BEHIND THIS BOUNDARY. WIND ADVISORIES WILL LIKELY BE IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... ESPECIALLY OVER THE WESTERN AND COASTAL 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 BRENHAM TO HUNTSVILLE TO LIVINGSTON. DUE TO PRECEDENT WARM GROUNDS AND ROADWAYS...IMPACTS FROM ANY SLEET ACCUMULATION...IF ANY...WILL BE LOW.   A FRIDAY MORNING FREEZE WILL BE LONG ENOUGH IN DURATION TO PROMPT THOSE TO TAKE THE NECESSARY ACTIONS NOW TO PROTECT PEOPLE...PETS... AND PLANTS.   .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...   SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS CURRENTLY NOT REQUIRED.   $$

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Wind Advisory<span-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX 1052 AM CST WED MAR 4 2015   ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TO NOON THURSDAY...   .AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE COASTAL AREAS AROUND MIDNIGHT. STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS WILL COMMENCE AND CONTINUE INTO THE AFTERNOON HOURS. THE WIND ADVISORY MAY NEED TO BE EXPANDED IN COVERAGE AND POSSIBLY EXTENDED.   TXZ213-214-226-227-235>238-050500- /O.NEW.KHGX.WI.Y.0006.150305T0600Z-150305T1800Z/ BRAZORIA-CHAMBERS-FORT BEND-GALVESTON-HARRIS-JACKSON-MATAGORDA- WHARTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALVIN...ANAHUAC...ANGLETON...BAY CITY... EDNA...EL CAMPO...FREEPORT...FRIENDSWOOD...GALVESTON...HOUSTON... HUMBLE...KATY...LAKE JACKSON...LEAGUE CITY...MISSOURI CITY... MONT BELVIEU...PALACIOS...PASADENA...PEARLAND...PIERCE... RICHMOND...ROSENBERG...SUGAR LAND...TEXAS CITY...TOMBALL... WHARTON...WINNIE 1052 AM CST WED MAR 4 2015   ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON CST THURSDAY...   THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HOUSTON/GALVESTON HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON CST THURSDAY.   * EVENT...AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE COASTAL   COUNTIES USHERING IN NORTHERLY WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS  AROUND 45 MPH. THE WINDS SHOULD GRADUALLY RELAX THURSDAY   AFTERNOON.   * TIMING...BEGINNING AROUND MIDNIGHT AND CONTINUING UNTIL NOON.   THE WIND ADVISORY MAY NEED TO BE EXPAND AND OR EXTENDED.   * IMPACT...HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS ON EAST TO WEST ORIENTED   ROADS AND ESPECIALLY ON ANY ELEVATED ROADWAYS. THESE STRONG   GUSTY WINDS MAY MAKE CONSTRUCTION HAZARDOUS IF LARGE OBJECTS   WILL BE LIFTED OR MOVED AS THESE OBJECTS CAN ACT LIKE A SAIL.   PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...   DRIVERS OF VANS...CAMPERS...TRAILERS...AND OTHER HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD BE ALERT TO THE DANGER OF THESE WINDS... ESPECIALLY WHEN DRIVING ALONG EAST TO WEST ORIENTED ROADS   &&   $$  

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<span-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Hazardous Weather Outlook HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX 725 AM CST WED MAR 4 2015   GMZ330-335-350-355-370-375-TXZ214-235>238-051330- 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- 725 AM CST WED MAR 4 2015   THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS.   .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT   AREAS OF DENSE FOG THROUGH LATE MORNING...POSSIBLY SHORT LIVED DENSE FOG THIS EVENING AHEAD OF A COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE. A DENSE FOG ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT THROUGH 10 AM. STRONG NORTH WINDS BEHIND AN EVENING COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE WILL PROMPT A COASTAL WIND ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING.   .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY   ...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 LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY THURSDAY MORNING AND THIS WILL SCOUR OUT ANY REMAINING FOG. IT WILL BECOME VERY WINDY AND MUCH COLDER BEHIND THE FRONT. WIND ADVISORIES WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED. GULF 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.   A SHORT DURATION FRIDAY MORNING FREEZE MAY OCCUR JUST INLAND OF THE COAST. YOU MAY WANT TO TAKE THE NECESSARY ACTIONS NOW TO PROTECT PEOPLE...PETS...AND PLANTS.   .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...   SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS CURRENTLY NOT REQUIRED.   $$ <span-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D"> Wind Advisory<span-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX 1052 AM CST WED MAR 4 2015   ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TO NOON THURSDAY...   .AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE COASTAL AREAS AROUND MIDNIGHT. STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS WILL COMMENCE AND CONTINUE INTO THE AFTERNOON HOURS. THE WIND ADVISORY MAY NEED TO BE EXPANDED IN COVERAGE AND POSSIBLY EXTENDED.   TXZ213-214-226-227-235>238-050500- /O.NEW.KHGX.WI.Y.0006.150305T0600Z-150305T1800Z/ BRAZORIA-CHAMBERS-FORT BEND-GALVESTON-HARRIS-JACKSON-MATAGORDA- WHARTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALVIN...ANAHUAC...ANGLETON...BAY CITY... EDNA...EL CAMPO...FREEPORT...FRIENDSWOOD...GALVESTON...HOUSTON... HUMBLE...KATY...LAKE JACKSON...LEAGUE CITY...MISSOURI CITY... MONT BELVIEU...PALACIOS...PASADENA...PEARLAND...PIERCE... RICHMOND...ROSENBERG...SUGAR LAND...TEXAS CITY...TOMBALL... WHARTON...WINNIE 1052 AM CST WED MAR 4 2015   ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON CST THURSDAY...   THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HOUSTON/GALVESTON HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON CST THURSDAY.   * EVENT...AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE COASTAL   COUNTIES USHERING IN NORTHERLY WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS   AROUND 45 MPH. THE WINDS SHOULD GRADUALLY RELAX THURSDAY   AFTERNOON.   * TIMING...BEGINNING AROUND MIDNIGHT AND CONTINUING UNTIL NOON.   THE WIND ADVISORY MAY NEED TO BE EXPAND AND OR EXTENDED.   * IMPACT...HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS ON EAST TO WEST ORIENTED   ROADS AND ESPECIALLY ON ANY ELEVATED ROADWAYS. THESE STRONG   GUSTY WINDS MAY MAKE CONSTRUCTION HAZARDOUS IF LARGE OBJECTS   WILL BE LIFTED OR MOVED AS THESE OBJECTS CAN ACT LIKE A SAIL.   PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...   DRIVERS OF VANS...CAMPERS...TRAILERS...AND OTHER HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD BE ALERT TO THE DANGER OF THESE WINDS... ESPECIALLY WHEN DRIVING ALONG EAST TO WEST ORIENTED ROADS   &&   $$  

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

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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">0.7 ft Falling = 45’07”

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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">1003 AM CST WED MAR 4 2015

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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">CHANNEL OUT 60 NAUTICAL MILES INCLUDING GALVESTON AND MATAGORDA BAYS

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

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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">1003 AM CST WED MAR 4 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"">ALTHOUGH THERE COULD BE INTERMITTENT IMPROVEMENTS IN VISIBILITIES AT

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">TIMES...THE THREAT OF SEA FOG WILL PERSIST INTO THE EVENING HOURS. A

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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">1003 AM CST WED MAR 4 2015

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CST THURSDAY...

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

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

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">SLIGHTLY CHOPPY. AREAS OF DENSE FOG WITH VISIBILITY 1 NM OR LESS

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

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

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.TONIGHT...SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING NORTH 20 TO 30

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">KNOTS AROUND MIDNIGHT WITH GUSTS NEAR 45 KNOTS. BAY WATERS CHOPPY

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">BECOMING VERY ROUGH AFTER MIDNIGHT. AREAS OF FOG IN THE EVENING.

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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.THURSDAY...NORTH WINDS 25 TO 30 KNOTS DECREASING TO 20 TO

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

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

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

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

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

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

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<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"">.SATURDAY...NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SMOOTH. A

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

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">10 TO 15 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. BAY WATERS SMOOTH BECOMING

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

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

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

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

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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">GMZ350-355-050445-

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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CST THURSDAY...

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY

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

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

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">AREAS OF DENSE FOG WITH VISIBILITY 1 NM OR LESS LATE IN THE

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

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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.TONIGHT...SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING NORTH 30 TO 35

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FEET

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

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">IN THE EVENING. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. SCATTERED

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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.THURSDAY...NORTH WINDS 25 TO 30 KNOTS AND GUSTY. SEAS 6 TO 9

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

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.THURSDAY NIGHT...NORTH WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS. SEAS 5 TO 7 FEET

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.REST OF TODAY...SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 4 FEET.

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">AREAS OF DENSE FOG WITH VISIBILITY 1 NM OR LESS LATE IN THE

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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.TONIGHT...SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING NORTH 30 TO 35

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT...GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 KNOTS AFTER 3 AM. SEAS 4

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">FEET BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FEET WITH OCCASIONAL SEAS UP TO 11 FEET

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">AFTER MIDNIGHT. AREAS OF FOG IN THE EVENING. ISOLATED

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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.THURSDAY...NORTH WINDS 25 TO 35 KNOTS BECOMING 25 TO 30 KNOTS IN

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 TO 14 FEET WITH OCCASIONAL SEAS UP TO 17

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

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.THURSDAY NIGHT...NORTH WINDS 25 TO 30 KNOTS DECREASING TO 20 TO

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">25 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FEET WITH OCCASIONAL SEAS

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">UP TO 14 FEET SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FEET WITH OCCASIONAL SEAS UP TO

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

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

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FEET WITH OCCASIONAL SEAS UP TO

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

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

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<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"">5 FEET WITH OCCASIONAL SEAS UP TO 6 FEET. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.SUNDAY...NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 5 FEET WITH

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

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.SUNDAY NIGHT...NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 5 FEET

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

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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;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

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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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