<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">March 31, 2015 Tuesday
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Houston, Galveston, Texas City, & Freeport, TX - Daily Port Update
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Houston Ship Channel is open to all traffic // Pilots resumed boarding outbound traffic at 0530/22nd March & resumed
boarding inbound traffic at 0800/22nd March
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">03/09
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">1120 Pilots suspended boarding Inbound and outbound traffic due to fog
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">1250 USCG VTS reported the accident and directed no vessel movements on the HSC between Lt Buoy 86 and the Morgan’s Point power lines
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">2102 USCG established a safety zone from the Fred Hartman Bridge to LT Buoy 86 due to the vessel accident and spill. No vessel may transit the safety zone
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">03/10
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">0710 Houston ship Channel opened (above and below the safety zone)
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">03/11
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">1856 COTP established a new safety zone from Light Buoy 86 to Morgan’s Point Power Lines due to ship collision
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">03/12
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">0930 MT Carla Maersk shifted from accident site to Barbour’s Cut Turning Basin and anchored
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">1000 USCG lifted safety zone and all commercial traffic allowed to transit the former safety zone, pilots commenced boarding outbound traffic
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">1405 Pilots suspended all boardings due to fog
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">1645 HSC Open to all traffic / Pilots remain suspending all boardings – allowing barge traffic to transit uninhibited
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">03/13
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">0830 Pilots resumed boarding all traffic
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">1000 Pilots suspend all traffic due to fog
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">1240 Pilots resumed boarding inbound vessels and outbound traffic remains suspended
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">2230 Pilots resumed boarding outbound vessels only and suspended inbound traffic
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">03/14
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">0635 Pilots resumed boarding inbound vessels and remains boarding outbound traffic // open to all traffic
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">03/17
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Pilots suspend all traffic due to fog
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">1430 Pilots resumed boarding outbound vessels only
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">1930 Pilots suspend all traffic due to fog
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">2120 Pilots resumed boarding outbound vessels only
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">03/18
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">0025 Pilots suspend all traffic due to fog
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">1230 Pilots resumed boarding outbound vessels only
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">2100 Pilots suspend all traffic due to fog
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">03/19
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">1500 Pilots resumed boarding outbound vessels only
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">1800 Pilots suspend all traffic due to fog
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">03/20
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">1035 Pilots resumed boarding inbound vessels only
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">2135 Pilots suspend all traffic due to fog
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">03/21
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">1040 Pilots resumed boarding inbound vessels only
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">1655 Pilots resumed boarding outbound traffic only / Inbound traffic suspended
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">2130 Pilots suspended outbound traffic
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">03/22
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">0300 Pilots boarded only 1 vessel and proceeding inbound
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">0520 Pilots resumed boarding outbound traffic
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">0800 Pilots resumed boarding inbound traffic
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Galveston/Texas City open to all traffic
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">03/13
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">0150 Pilots suspended boarding all traffic due to fog
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">0630 Pilots resumed boarding all traffic
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">03/17
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">0720 Pilots suspended boarding all traffic due to fog
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">03/18
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">1600 Pilots resumed boarding all traffic
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">2230 Pilots suspended boarding all traffic due to fog
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">03/20
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">0330 Pilots resumed boarding all traffic
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">2210 Pilots suspended boarding all traffic due to fog
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">03/21
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">0930 Pilots resumed boarding all traffic
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Freeport
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<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">NOAA HOUSTON
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<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Tuesday
<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 63° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">High 83° 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 30.08 in / 1019.0 mb
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Dewpoint 63° F
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<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Wind Calm
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Tuesday
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Fair
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Currently 67° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">High 77° 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 30.09 in / 1018.9 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 6 mph
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Tuesday
<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 61° 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 30.08 in / 1018.6 mb
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Dewpoint 61° 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 Calm
Today: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 83. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Wednesday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 80. South wind 5 to 15 mph.
Wednesday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am, then a slight chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 67. South wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Thursday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 83. South wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Thursday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 68.
Friday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 83.
Friday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 61.
Saturday: A slight chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 71. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Saturday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 57.
Sunday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Cloudy, with a high near 72.
Sunday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 63.
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Today: Partly sunny, with a high near 77. South wind around 10 mph.
Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 67. South wind around 10 mph.
Wednesday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 73. South wind 10 to 15 mph.
Wednesday Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 68. South wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Thursday: Partly sunny, with a high near 76. South wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Thursday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 68.
Friday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 76.
Friday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 63. Breezy.
Saturday: A slight chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 70. Windy. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Saturday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 62.
Sunday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Cloudy, with a high near 71.
Sunday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66.
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Today: Partly sunny, with a high near 76. South wind around 10 mph.
Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 64. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Wednesday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 75. South wind 5 to 15 mph.
Wednesday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 67. South wind 10 to 15 mph.
Thursday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 77. South wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Thursday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66.
Friday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 77.
Friday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 63.
Saturday: A slight chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 70. Breezy. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Saturday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers. Cloudy, with a low around 61.
Sunday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Cloudy, with a high near 72.
Sunday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66.
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">NOAA Houston/Galveston Weather
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">KHOU 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) @ 0820 hrs
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Morgan’s Point
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">0.5 ft Steady = 45’05”
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Eagle Point
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">0.6 ft Falling = 45’06”
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Galveston Bay Entrance
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">0.1 ft Steady = 45’01”
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Pier 21
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">0.2 ft Rising = 45’02”
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Winds – Houston / Galveston Bay PORTS, NOAA/NOS @ 0820 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">3 knots from SW, gusts to 5 knots
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Eagle Point
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">5 knots from WSW, gusts to 8 knots
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Galveston Bay Entrance
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<span-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">NOAA Weather Galveston Bay & Matagorda Bay
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">FZUS54 KHGX 310803
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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"">303 AM CDT TUE MAR 31 2015
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">UPPER TEXAS COASTAL WATERS FROM HIGH ISLAND TO THE MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">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"">GMZ300-312030-
<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"">303 AM CDT TUE MAR 31 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"">LIGHT TO MODERATE SOUTH WINDS WILL PERSIST FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">WEEK. THE AREA COULD SEE SLIGHTLY HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS LATE TONIGHT
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">AND TOMORROW AS A STORM SYSTEM MOVES EASTWARD ACROSS THE AREA. THE
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">NEXT COLD FRONT IS STILL ON SCHEDULE TO RACE OFF THE COAST AND THROUGH
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">THE COASTAL WATERS LATE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">WITH MODERATE TO STRONG NORTHEAST WINDS AND BUILDING SEAS IN ITS WAKE.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">CAUTION AND ADVISORY FLAGS WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED BEHIND THE FRONT.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">WINDS BEHIND THE FRONT WILL WEAKEN LATE SATURDAY AND ON INTO SUNDAY
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">AND BECOME MORE EAST AND SOUTHEAST...AND THIS LIGHT TO MODERATE
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">ONSHORE FLOW WILL BE IN THE FORECAST FOR THE START OF NEXT WEEK.
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">GMZ330-335-312030-
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">MATAGORDA BAY-GALVESTON BAY-
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">303 AM CDT TUE MAR 31 2015
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.TODAY...SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KNOTS IN THE
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">AFTERNOON. BAY WATERS SMOOTH BECOMING SLIGHTLY CHOPPY IN THE AFTERNOON.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.TONIGHT...SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SMOOTH. A SLIGHT CHANCE
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.WEDNESDAY...SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KNOTS
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">IN THE AFTERNOON. BAY WATERS SMOOTH BECOMING SLIGHTLY CHOPPY IN THE
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">AFTERNOON. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING...
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SLIGHTLY
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">CHOPPY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.THURSDAY...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SLIGHTLY CHOPPY.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.THURSDAY NIGHT...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SLIGHTLY CHOPPY.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.FRIDAY...SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SMOOTH. A SLIGHT CHANCE
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.FRIDAY NIGHT...EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHEAST 15 TO 20
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. BAY WATERS SMOOTH BECOMING CHOPPY AFTER MIDNIGHT.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.SATURDAY...NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS DECREASING TO 10 TO 15 KNOTS
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">IN THE AFTERNOON. BAY WATERS CHOPPY BECOMING SLIGHTLY CHOPPY IN THE
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">AFTERNOON. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.SATURDAY NIGHT...EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SLIGHTLY CHOPPY.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">GMZ350-355-312030-
<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"">303 AM CDT TUE MAR 31 2015
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.TODAY...SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.TONIGHT...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. A SLIGHT CHANCE
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.WEDNESDAY...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. A SLIGHT
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING...THEN A CHANCE OF
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. A SLIGHT
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">4 FEET.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.FRIDAY...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS DECREASING TO 5 TO 10 KNOTS IN
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.FRIDAY NIGHT...EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHEAST 15 TO 25
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">AND THUNDERSTORMS.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.SATURDAY...NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS BECOMING 15 TO 20 KNOTS
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">THUNDERSTORMS.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.SATURDAY NIGHT...EAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS DECREASING TO 10 TO 15 KNOTS
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">GMZ370-375-312030-
<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"">303 AM CDT TUE MAR 31 2015
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.TODAY...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 3 FEET.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.TONIGHT...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 3 FEET. A SLIGHT
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.WEDNESDAY...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET. 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...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET. A SLIGHT
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT...SOUTH WINDS AROUND 15 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">5 FEET WITH OCCASIONAL SEAS UP TO 6 FEET.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.FRIDAY...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.FRIDAY NIGHT...EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHEAST 15 TO 25
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FEET LATE
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">WITH OCCASIONAL SEAS UP TO 7 FEET LATE. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">AND THUNDERSTORMS.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.SATURDAY...NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET WITH OCCASIONAL
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">SEAS UP TO 7 FEET. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.SATURDAY NIGHT...EAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET WITH OCCASIONAL
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">SEAS UP TO 7 FEET. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
<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
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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">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
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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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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
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#051423">Galveston Texas City Pilots
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Brazos Harbor Pilots
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