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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">April 28, 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 – 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">Tuesday
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Partly Cloudy
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Currently 68° 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 78%
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Barometer 29.88 in / 1012.2 mb
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Dewpoint 61° F
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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 73° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Humidity 84%
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Barometer 29.87 in / 1011.4 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 10 miles
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<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">A Few Clouds
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Currently 68° 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 90%
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Barometer 29.87 in / 1011.3 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 10 miles
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Wind N 6 mph
Today: A 20 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 72. North wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 49. North wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 74. North wind 10 to 15 mph.
Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 55. North wind 5 to 10 mph.
Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 78. Calm wind becoming northwest around 5 mph in the morning.
Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 58.
Friday: Sunny, with a high near 81.
Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 62.
Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 80.
Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 63.
Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 80.
Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 67.
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Today: A 20 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 73. Breezy, with a north wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 58. Breezy, with a north wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 71. North wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 62. North wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 75. North wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west in the afternoon.
Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 65.
Friday: Sunny, with a high near 76.
Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 68.
Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 77.
Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 70.
Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 77.
Sunday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 71.
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Today: A 20 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 72. North wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 53. North wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 73. North wind 10 to 15 mph.
Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 58. North wind 5 to 10 mph.
Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 75. North wind around 5 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon.
Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 61.
Friday: Sunny, with a high near 76.
Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 66.
Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 76.
Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 67.
Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 77.
Sunday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 69.
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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) @ 0912 hrs
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Morgan’s Point
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">1.3 ft Rising = 46’03”
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Eagle Point
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">1.9 ft Steady = 46’09”
<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">2.1 ft Rising = 47’01”
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Winds – Houston / Galveston Bay PORTS, NOAA/NOS @ 0912 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">4 knots from WNW, gusts to 9 knots
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Eagle Point
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<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"">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"">405 AM CDT TUE APR 28 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"">GMZ300-282215-
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">405 AM CDT TUE APR 28 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"">A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE COAST EARLY THIS MORNING AND
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">MODERATE TO STRONG OFFSHORE WINDS WILL DEVELOP AFTER THE FRONTAL
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">PASSAGE. THE WINDS WILL SLOWLY DIMINISH TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING OVERHEAD ON FRIDAY WILL MOVE OFF TO THE
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">GMZ335-282215-
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">GALVESTON BAY-
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">405 AM CDT TUE APR 28 2015
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION...
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.TODAY...NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KNOTS
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">IN THE AFTERNOON. BAY WATERS SLIGHTLY CHOPPY BECOMING CHOPPY IN
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">THE AFTERNOON. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.TONIGHT...NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS DECREASING TO 10 TO
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">15 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. BAY WATERS CHOPPY BECOMING SLIGHTLY
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">CHOPPY AFTER MIDNIGHT.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.WEDNESDAY...NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SLIGHTLY
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">CHOPPY.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS DECREASING TO 5 TO
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">10 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. BAY WATERS SLIGHTLY CHOPPY BECOMING
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">SMOOTH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.THURSDAY...NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS BECOMING WEST IN THE
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">AFTERNOON. BAY WATERS SMOOTH.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.THURSDAY NIGHT...SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING WEST
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">AFTER MIDNIGHT. BAY WATERS SMOOTH.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.FRIDAY...NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHEAST IN THE
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">AFTERNOON. BAY WATERS SMOOTH.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.FRIDAY NIGHT...SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SMOOTH.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.SATURDAY...SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SMOOTH.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.SATURDAY NIGHT...SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">GMZ330-282215-
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">MATAGORDA BAY-
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">405 AM CDT TUE APR 28 2015
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION...
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.TODAY...NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. BAY WATERS CHOPPY. A SLIGHT
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.TONIGHT...NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS DECREASING TO 10 TO
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">15 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. BAY WATERS CHOPPY BECOMING SLIGHTLY
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">CHOPPY AFTER MIDNIGHT.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.WEDNESDAY...NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SLIGHTLY
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">CHOPPY.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS DECREASING TO 5 TO
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">10 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. BAY WATERS SLIGHTLY CHOPPY BECOMING
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">SMOOTH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.THURSDAY...NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTH IN THE
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">AFTERNOON. BAY WATERS SMOOTH.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.THURSDAY NIGHT...SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">AFTER MIDNIGHT. BAY WATERS SMOOTH.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.FRIDAY...WEST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHEAST IN THE
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">AFTERNOON. BAY WATERS SMOOTH.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.FRIDAY NIGHT...SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SMOOTH.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.SATURDAY...SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SMOOTH.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.SATURDAY NIGHT...SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">SMOOTH TO SLIGHTLY CHOPPY.
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">GMZ350-355-282215-
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">WATERS FROM FREEPORT TO THE MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL OUT 20 NM-
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">405 AM CDT TUE APR 28 2015
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING...
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.TODAY...NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING 15 TO 25 KNOTS IN
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET WITH OCCASIONAL SEAS UP TO
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">7 FEET. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.TONIGHT...NORTH WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS BECOMING 15 TO 20 KNOTS
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.WEDNESDAY...NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.THURSDAY...NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING WEST IN THE
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 TO 2 FEET.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.THURSDAY NIGHT...SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 FEET.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.FRIDAY...NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHEAST IN
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 TO 2 FEET.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.FRIDAY NIGHT...SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 FEET.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.SATURDAY...SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 FEET.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.SATURDAY NIGHT...SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">GMZ370-375-282215-
<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"">405 AM CDT TUE APR 28 2015
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING...
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.TODAY...NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KNOTS
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 5 FEET WITH OCCASIONAL SEAS UP TO
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">6 FEET BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FEET WITH OCCASIONAL SEAS UP TO 8 FEET
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">IN THE AFTERNOON. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.TONIGHT...NORTH WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS BECOMING 15 TO 20 KNOTS
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET WITH OCCASIONAL SEAS UP TO
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">7 FEET. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE EVENING.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.WEDNESDAY...NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.THURSDAY...NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 FEET.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.THURSDAY NIGHT...SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.FRIDAY...WEST WINDS AROUND 5 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"">.FRIDAY NIGHT...SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 FEET.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.SATURDAY...SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 FEET.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.SATURDAY NIGHT...SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO
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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
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<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
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