April 17, 2015
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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 – weather delays
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">04/06
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">0858 Pilots suspended boarding all traffic due to fog
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">0958 Pilots resumed boarding all traffic
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">04/07
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">0455 Pilots suspended boarding all traffic due to fog
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">0750 Pilots resumed boarding all traffic
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">1502 COTP Closed HSC due to MV Kingfisher lost propulsion above Bayport Flare
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">1631 COTP Opened HSC
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">04/08
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">0525 Pilots suspended boarding all traffic due to fog
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">0715 Pilots resumed boarding all traffic
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">04/13
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">0300 Pilots suspended inbound/outbound traffic due to rough weather
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">0500 Pilots resumed boarding inbound/outbound traffic
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Galveston / Texas City Ship Channel – weather delays
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">04/07
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">0340 Pilots suspended boarding all traffic due to fog
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">0700 Pilots resumed boarding all traffic
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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">Friday
<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 80° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">High 82° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Humidity 64%
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Barometer 29.95 in / 1014.7 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">Heat Index 82° F
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<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 75° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">High 80° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Humidity 88%
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Barometer 29.96 in / 1014.5 mb
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Dewpoint 71° F
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<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Wind SE 12 mph
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Friday
<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 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 79%
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Barometer 29.93 in / 1013.6 mb
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Dewpoint 69° F
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<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 SE 12 mph
This Afternoon: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly after 1pm. Some storms could be severe, with heavy rain. Cloudy, with a high near 82. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Tonight: Showers and thunderstorms. Some storms could be severe, with heavy rain. Low around 69. Southeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Saturday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Cloudy, with a high near 79. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon.
Saturday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66. South wind around 5 mph.
Sunday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 84. South wind 5 to 15 mph.
Sunday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 64.
Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 80.
Monday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 63.
Tuesday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 80.
Tuesday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 63.
Wednesday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 80.
Wednesday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 67.
Thursday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 84.<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">
This Afternoon: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Some storms could be severe, with heavy rain. Cloudy, with a high near 80. Southeast wind 10 to 15 mph.
Tonight: Showers and thunderstorms. Some storms could be severe, with heavy rain. Low around 72. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Saturday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Cloudy, with a high near 78. South wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Saturday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 70. South wind around 10 mph.
Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 78. South wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Sunday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 69.
Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 76.
Monday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 69.
Tuesday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 76.
Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 68.
Wednesday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 77.
Wednesday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 70.
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This Afternoon: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly after 1pm. Some storms could be severe, with heavy rain. Cloudy, with a high near 79. Southeast wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Tonight: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Some storms could be severe, with heavy rain. Cloudy, with a low around 70. East wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Saturday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Cloudy, with a high near 77. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Saturday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 68. South wind around 5 mph.
Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 78. South wind 5 to 15 mph.
Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 67.
Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 77.
Monday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 68.
Tuesday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 76.
Tuesday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 69.
Wednesday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 77.
Wednesday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 70.
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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) @ 1116 hrs
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Morgan’s Point
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">2.0 ft Falling = 47’00”
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Eagle Point
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">2.3 ft Falling = 47’03”
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Galveston Bay Entrance
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">2.1 ft Steady = 47’01”
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Pier 21
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">2.0 ft Rising = 47’00”
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Winds – Houston / Galveston Bay PORTS, NOAA/NOS @ 1116 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">10 knots from ESE, gusts to 13 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">9 knots from SE, gusts to 11 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
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">FZUS54 KHGX 171509
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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"">1009 AM CDT FRI APR 17 2015
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">UPPER TEXAS COASTAL WATERS FROM HIGH ISLAND TO THE MATAGORDA SHIP
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">CHANNEL OUT 60 NAUTICAL MILES INCLUDING GALVESTON AND MATAGORDA BAYS
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">SEAS ARE PROVIDED AS A RANGE OF THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">1/3 OF THE WAVES...ALONG WITH THE OCCASIONAL HEIGHT OF THE AVERAGE
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">HIGHEST 10 PERCENT OF THE WAVES.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">GMZ300-180415-
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">NAUTICAL MILES INCLUDING GALVESTON AND MATAGORDA BAYS
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">1009 AM CDT FRI APR 17 2015
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.SYNOPSIS FOR HIGH ISLAND TO MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL OUT 60 NM...
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">PERIODS OF MODERATE ONSHORE WINDS WILL PREVAIL THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">A SERIES OF UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCES WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION AND
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">TRIGGER PERIODS OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH SATURDAY. SOME
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">OF THE STORMS WILL PRODUCE DANGEROUS CLOUD TO WATER LIGHTNING AND
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">STRONG GUSTY WINDS. MARINERS ARE URGED TO KEEP UP WITH THE FORECAST
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">AND REMAIN ALERT FOR RAPIDLY CHANGING CONDITIONS. A FRONTAL BOUNDARY
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">WILL MOVE INTO THE COASTAL WATERS AT THE BEGINNING OF NEXT WEEK...
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">WITH A BRIEF PERIOD OF OFFSHORE FLOW IN ITS WAKE.
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">GMZ330-335-180415-
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">MATAGORDA BAY-GALVESTON BAY-
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">1009 AM CDT FRI APR 17 2015
<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. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. SOME
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">THUNDERSTORMS MAY BE SEVERE WITH HEAVY RAINFALL IN THE AFTERNOON.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.TONIGHT...SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SMOOTH.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY IN THE EVENING. SOME
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">THUNDERSTORMS MAY BE SEVERE WITH HEAVY RAINFALL.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.SATURDAY...SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SMOOTH. A
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.SATURDAY NIGHT...SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SMOOTH. A
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.SUNDAY...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
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">THE AFTERNOON.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.SUNDAY NIGHT...SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING WEST AFTER
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">MIDNIGHT. BAY WATERS SMOOTH. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.MONDAY...NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS BECOMING EAST IN THE
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">AFTERNOON. BAY WATERS SMOOTH TO SLIGHTLY CHOPPY BECOMING SMOOTH
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">IN THE AFTERNOON.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.MONDAY NIGHT...EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SMOOTH. A
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.TUESDAY...EAST 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
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">THE AFTERNOON. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">MORNING...THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">THE AFTERNOON.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.TUESDAY NIGHT...EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SLIGHTLY
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">CHOPPY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">GMZ350-355-180415-
<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"">1009 AM CDT FRI APR 17 2015
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.REST OF TODAY...SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">4 FEET. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.TONIGHT...SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">SHOWERS LIKELY AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. SOME THUNDERSTORMS MAY
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">PRODUCE HEAVY RAINFALL.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.SATURDAY...SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS INCREASING TO 10 TO
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">15 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">AND THUNDERSTORMS.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.SATURDAY NIGHT...SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 3 FEET. A
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.SUNDAY...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.SUNDAY NIGHT...SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING WEST
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.MONDAY...NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS BECOMING EAST IN THE
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.MONDAY NIGHT...EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS DECREASING TO 5 TO
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">10 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.TUESDAY...EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET. A CHANCE
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.TUESDAY NIGHT...EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET. A
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">GMZ370-375-180415-
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">WATERS FROM FREEPORT TO THE MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL 20 NM TO 60 NM-
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">1009 AM CDT FRI APR 17 2015
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION...
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.REST OF TODAY...EAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 10
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET DECREASING TO 3 TO 4 FEET. A CHANCE
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.TONIGHT...SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS BECOMING 5 TO 10 KNOTS
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FEET. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING...THEN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT. SOME THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE HEAVY
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.SATURDAY...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 FEET. SHOWERS AND
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY IN THE MORNING...THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.SATURDAY NIGHT...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 FEET. A
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.SUNDAY...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.SUNDAY NIGHT...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.MONDAY...NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING EAST IN THE
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FEET.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.MONDAY NIGHT...EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET. A
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.TUESDAY...EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET WITH
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">OCCASIONAL SEAS UP TO 7 FEET. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.TUESDAY NIGHT...EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 5 FEET WITH
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">OCCASIONAL SEAS UP TO 6 FEET. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">THUNDERSTORMS.
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Port of Houston Authority
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ACOE Project Depth for Houston Ship Channel
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<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">45 feet/13.72 meters up to Shell Oiltanking
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">40 feet/12.19 meters up to S.P. Slip
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">36 feet/10.97 meters to the Turning Basin
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">40 feet/12.19 meters Barbours Cut Channel
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">40 feet/12.19 meters Bayport Channel
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Please note the above information is based on the Corp of Engineers – Project draft for the Houston Ship Channel, if you have a question
regarding deep draft in Houston Ship Channel or alongside a berth, please contact our operations department
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<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Power Lines
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<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Fred Hartman
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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
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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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