<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">June 15, 2015 Monday
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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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Hurricane Season
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">COTP has issued attached MSIB for approaching tropical cyclone activity in the US Gulf. Port Conditions are X-Ray
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Coast Guard Port Conditions:
Port Hurricane Condition
Recommended Actions for Commercial, Oceangoing Vessels and Barges Over 200 GT
Condition
Whiskey
(Alert – 72 Hrs)
Make all preparations to get underway. Set navigation and radio watch. “Dead” ships, vessels, or barges unable to put to sea must contact VTS Houston. Information should be submitted
prior to setting Condition X-Ray.
Condition X-Ray
(Readiness – 48 Hrs)
All vessels should prepare to complete cargo operations and depart port within 24 hours, or when Condition Yankee is set. Vessels and barges unable to depart must contact VTS Houston before
setting Condition Yankee.
Condition Yankee
(Warning – 24 Hrs)
Port is closed to incoming traffic without specific written approval of COTP. All cargo operations should be secured. All vessels are encouraged to put to sea.
Condition Zulu
(Danger – 12 Hrs)
Port is closed. No terminal, facility, or vessel operations are permitted.
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<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">NOAA HOUSTON
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Heavy Rain<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">
Currently 79° F
High 85° F
Humidity 82%
Barometer 29.91 in / 1013.1 mb
Dewpoint 73° F
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Mo<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">nday
Mos<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">tly Cloudy
Currently 81° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">High 85° F
Humidity 81%
Barometer 29.90 in / 1012.6
mb
Dewpoint 76° F
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Wind E 14 mph
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<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Currently 79° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">High 84° F
Humidity 88%
Barometer 29.89 in / 1012.1 mb
Dewpoint 75° F
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E 3 mph
Today: Showers and thunderstorms. Some of the storms could produce heavy rain. High near 85. East wind 5 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Tonight: Showers and thunderstorms. Some of the storms could produce heavy rain. Low around 76. East wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Tuesday: Showers and thunderstorms. Some of the storms could produce heavy rain. High near 83. Southeast wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Tuesday Night: Showers and thunderstorms. Some of the storms could produce heavy rain. Low around 76. Southeast wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Wednesday: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Some of the storms could produce heavy rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 85. South wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Wednesday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 77.
Thursday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 89.
Thursday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 76.
Friday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 91.
Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 76.
Saturday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 91.
Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 76.
Sunday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 92.<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">
Today: Showers and thunderstorms. Some of the storms could produce heavy rain. High near 85. Windy, with an east wind 15 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Tonight: Showers and thunderstorms. Some of the storms could produce heavy rain. Low around 78. Windy, with a southeast wind around 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Tuesday: Showers and thunderstorms. Some of the storms could produce heavy rain. High near 83. Windy, with a southeast wind around 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Tuesday Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Some of the storms could produce heavy rain. Cloudy, with a low around 80. Windy, with a south wind around 25 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Wednesday: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Some of the storms could produce heavy rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 85. Windy, with a south wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Wednesday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 81. Breezy.
Thursday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 87.
Thursday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 81.
Friday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 87.
Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 81.
Saturday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 88.
Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 81.
Sunday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 88.
Today: Showers and thunderstorms. Some of the storms could produce heavy rain. High near 84. Breezy, with an east wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Tonight: Showers and thunderstorms. Some of the storms could produce heavy rain. Low around 79. Breezy, with an east wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Tuesday: Showers and thunderstorms. Some of the storms could produce heavy rain. High near 84. Windy, with a south wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Tuesday Night: Showers and thunderstorms. Some of the storms could produce heavy rain. Low around 80. Windy, with a south wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Wednesday: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Some of the storms could produce heavy rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 84. Windy, with a south wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Wednesday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 80.
Thursday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 87.
Thursday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 79.
Friday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 87.
Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 79.
Saturday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 87.
Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 79.
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
524 AM CDT MON JUN 15 2015
TXZ163-164-176>179-195>200-210>214-226-227-235>238-161300-
HOUSTON-TRINITY-MADISON-WALKER-SAN JACINTO-POLK-BURLESON-BRAZOS-
WASHINGTON-GRIMES-MONTGOMERY-LIBERTY-COLORADO-AUSTIN-WALLER-
HARRIS-CHAMBERS-WHARTON-FORT BEND-JACKSON-MATAGORDA-BRAZORIA-
GALVESTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROCKETT...TRINITY...GROVETON...
MADISONVILLE...HUNTSVILLE...SHEPHERD...COLDSPRING...LIVINGSTON...
CORRIGAN...ONALASKA...CALDWELL...LAKE SOMERVILLE...
COLLEGE STATION...BRYAN...BRENHAM...NAVASOTA...THE WOODLANDS...
CONROE...WILLIS...LIBERTY...CLEVELAND...DAYTON...COLUMBUS...
EAGLE LAKE...WEIMAR...SEALY...BELLVILLE...HEMPSTEAD...
PRAIRIE VIEW...BROOKSHIRE...HOUSTON...PASADENA...KATY...TOMBALL...
HUMBLE...WINNIE...MONT BELVIEU...ANAHUAC...EL CAMPO...WHARTON...
PIERCE...SUGAR LAND...MISSOURI CITY...RICHMOND...ROSENBERG...
EDNA...BAY CITY...PALACIOS...PEARLAND...LAKE JACKSON...ALVIN...
ANGLETON...FREEPORT...LEAGUE CITY...TEXAS CITY...FRIENDSWOOD...
GALVESTON
524 AM CDT MON JUN 15 2015
...INCREASING RISK FOR HEAVY RAINFALL ESPECIALLY ON TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY
COULD LEAD TO A DANGEROUS FLOOD THREAT FOR PARTS OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS...
EXPECT BANDS OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS CONTAINING VERY HEAVY RAINFALL
TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY ASSOCIATED WITH THE TROPICAL DISTURBANCE THAT
WILL BE MOVING ACROSS THE TEXAS COAST AND THEN OFF TO THE NORTH. IF
EVERYTHING LINES UP CORRECTLY...RAINFALL TOTALS THROUGH WEDNESDAY FOR
PARTS OF THE AREA COULD APPROACH A 5 TO 7 INCH RANGE WITH SOME AMOUNTS
EXCEEDING 10 INCHES WHERE ANY TYPE OF TRAINING SETS UP. RAINFALL TOTALS
THIS HIGH WILL LEAD TO FLOODING. FLASH FLOOD WATCHES WILL BE NEEDED.
BEGINNING TONIGHT NEAR THE COAST AND OFFSHORE...THERE COULD BE AN INCREASING
RISK FOR WATERSPOUTS AND TORNADOES. ALONG THE BEACHES...EXPECT ELEVATED
TIDE LEVELS AND A CONTINUED THREAT FOR RIP CURRENTS.
RESIDENTS ACROSS SOUTHEAST TEXAS ARE URGED TO CLOSELY MONITOR THE WEATHER
OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS.
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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
450 AM CDT MON JUN 15 2015
TXZ163-164-176>179-195>200-210>214-226-227-235>238-161300-
AUSTIN-BRAZORIA-BRAZOS-BURLESON-CHAMBERS-COLORADO-FORT BEND-
GALVESTON-GRIMES-HARRIS-HOUSTON-JACKSON-LIBERTY-MADISON-MATAGORDA-
MONTGOMERY-POLK-SAN JACINTO-TRINITY-WALKER-WALLER-WASHINGTON-
WHARTON-
450 AM CDT MON JUN 15 2015
...INCREASING RISK FOR HEAVY RAINFALL ESPECIALLY TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY
COULD LEAD TO A DANGEROUS FLOOD THREAT FOR PARTS OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS...
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
EXPECT PERIODS OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AS DEEP TROPICAL MOISTURE
FROM A DEVELOPING GULF OF MEXICO TROPICAL DISTURBANCE CONTINUES TO
PUMP INTO THE AREA FROM THE GULF. LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL COULD DEVELOP
EITHER WITH THE STRONGER STORMS OR WHERE ANY TRAINING SETS UP. BEGINNING
TONIGHT NEAR THE COAST AND OFFSHORE...THERE COULD BE AN INCREASING RISK
FOR WATERSPOUTS AND TORNADOES. ALONG THE BEACHES...EXPECT ELEVATED TIDE
LEVELS AND A CONTINUED THREAT FOR RIP CURRENTS.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY
EXPECT BANDS OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS CONTAINING VERY HEAVY RAINFALL
TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY ASSOCIATED WITH THE TROPICAL DISTURBANCE THAT
WILL BE MOVING ACROSS THE TEXAS COAST AND THEN OFF TO THE NORTH. IF
EVERYTHING LINES UP CORRECTLY...RAINFALL TOTALS THROUGH WEDNESDAY FOR
PARTS OF THE AREA COULD APPROACH A 5 TO 7 INCH RANGE WITH SOME AMOUNTS
EXCEEDING 10 INCHES WHERE ANY TYPE OF TRAINING SETS UP. RAINFALL TOTALS
THIS HIGH WILL LEAD TO FLOODING. FLASH FLOOD WATCHES WILL BE NEEDED.
THERE COULD ALSO BE A CONTINUED RISK FOR WATERSPOUTS AND TORNADOES...
ESPECIALLY ON TUESDAY. ALONG THE BEACHES...EXPECT ELEVATED TIDE LEVELS
AND A CONTINUED THREAT FOR RIP CURRENTS.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS POSSIBLE THROUGH WEDNESDAY.
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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) @ 0642 hrs
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Morgan’s Point
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">2.2 ft Steady = 47’02”
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Eagle Point
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">2.6 ft Steady = 47’06”
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Galveston Bay Entrance
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">3.1 ft Steady = 48’01”
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Pier 21
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">2.9 ft Steady = 47’09”
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Winds – Houston / Galveston Bay PORTS, NOAA/NOS @ 0642 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">6 knots from E, gusts to 8 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">15 knots from ESE, gusts to 17 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"">COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR TEXAS
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">UPPER TEXAS COASTAL WATERS FROM HIGH ISLAND TO THE MATAGORDA SHIP
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<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.
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">GMZ300-152315-
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">545 AM CDT MON JUN 15 2015
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<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"">STRENGTHENING EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS THROUGH THE DAY IN RESPONSE
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">TO A TIGHTENED PRESSURE GRADIENT ALONG THE NORTHEASTERN EDGE OF A
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">TROPICAL SYSTEM ENTERING THE WESTERN GULF. ON THE EASTERN SIDE OF
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">THIS GULF SYSTEM...A LONG DURATION SOUTHEAST FETCH WILL MAINTAIN
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">ELEVATED SEAS AND TIDAL LEVELS. MARINERS SHOULD REMAIN ALERT FOR
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">POSSIBLE RAPIDLY CHANGING CONDITIONS THROUGH TOMORROW AS THIS
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">REGION OF DISTURBED WEATHER EDGES CLOSER TO OUR LOCAL WATERS.
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">GMZ330-335-152315-
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">MATAGORDA BAY-GALVESTON BAY-
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION...
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.TODAY...EAST 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. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. SOME THUNDERSTORMS MAY
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">PRODUCE HEAVY RAINFALL.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.TONIGHT...EAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 20 TO
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">25 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. BAY WATERS CHOPPY BECOMING ROUGH AFTER
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">MIDNIGHT. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. SOME THUNDERSTORMS MAY
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">PRODUCE HEAVY RAINFALL.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.TUESDAY...SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS. BAY WATERS CHOPPY.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. SOME THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE HEAVY
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">RAINFALL.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.TUESDAY NIGHT...SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. BAY WATERS
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">CHOPPY. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. SOME THUNDERSTORMS MAY
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">PRODUCE HEAVY RAINFALL.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.WEDNESDAY...SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. BAY WATERS CHOPPY.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. SOME THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">HEAVY RAINFALL.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. BAY WATERS CHOPPY.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.THURSDAY...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SLIGHTLY
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">CHOPPY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.THURSDAY NIGHT...SOUTH 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"">.FRIDAY...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. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.FRIDAY NIGHT...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SLIGHTLY
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">GMZ350-355-152315-
<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"">545 AM CDT MON JUN 15 2015
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING...
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION...
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.TODAY...EAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING 15 TO 25 KNOTS IN THE
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FEET WITH OCCASIONAL SEAS UP TO 8 FEET.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. SOME THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE HEAVY
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">RAINFALL.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.TONIGHT...EAST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHEAST AFTER
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FEET WITH OCCASIONAL SEAS UP TO 11 FEET.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. SOME THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE HEAVY
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">RAINFALL.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.TUESDAY...SOUTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS. SEAS 6 TO 9 FEET WITH
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">OCCASIONAL SEAS UP TO 11 FEET. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. SOME
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE HEAVY RAINFALL.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.TUESDAY NIGHT...SOUTH WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS. SEAS 6 TO 8 FEET
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">WITH OCCASIONAL SEAS UP TO 10 FEET. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">SOME THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE HEAVY RAINFALL.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.WEDNESDAY...SOUTH WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS BECOMING 15 TO 25 KNOTS
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FEET WITH OCCASIONAL SEAS UP TO
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">8 FEET. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. SOME THUNDERSTORMS MAY
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">PRODUCE HEAVY RAINFALL.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">WITH OCCASIONAL SEAS UP TO 7 FEET. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.THURSDAY...SOUTH 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 SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">THUNDERSTORMS.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.THURSDAY NIGHT...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.FRIDAY...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 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"">.FRIDAY NIGHT...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET.
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">GMZ370-375-152315-
<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"">545 AM CDT MON JUN 15 2015
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING...
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.TODAY...EAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KNOTS
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 TO 10 FEET WITH OCCASIONAL SEAS UP TO
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">13 FEET. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. SOME THUNDERSTORMS MAY
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">PRODUCE HEAVY RAINFALL.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.TONIGHT...EAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHEAST AFTER
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FEET WITH OCCASIONAL SEAS UP TO 14 FEET.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. SOME THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE HEAVY
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">RAINFALL.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.TUESDAY...SOUTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FEET WITH
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">OCCASIONAL SEAS UP TO 13 FEET. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. SOME
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE HEAVY RAINFALL.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.TUESDAY NIGHT...SOUTH WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS. SEAS 7 TO 10 FEET
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">WITH OCCASIONAL SEAS UP TO 13 FEET. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">LIKELY. SOME THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE HEAVY RAINFALL.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.WEDNESDAY...SOUTH WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS BECOMING 15 TO 25 KNOTS
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 TO 9 FEET WITH OCCASIONAL SEAS UP TO
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">11 FEET SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 7 FEET WITH OCCASIONAL SEAS UP TO
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">8 FEET IN THE AFTERNOON. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. SOME
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE HEAVY RAINFALL.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 6 TO
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">7 FEET WITH OCCASIONAL SEAS UP TO 8 FEET. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.THURSDAY...SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 5 TO 6 FEET WITH
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">OCCASIONAL SEAS UP TO 7 FEET. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">THUNDERSTORMS.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.THURSDAY NIGHT...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 5 FEET
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">WITH OCCASIONAL SEAS UP TO 6 FEET.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.FRIDAY...SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 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"">.FRIDAY NIGHT...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET.
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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
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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">
<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
http://galvestonpilots.com/galtexnew/<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#051423">
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Brazos Harbor Pilots
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