<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">November 19, 2015 Thursday
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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 / Be Prepared
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Houston // Open to all 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">Freeport // Open to 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">Thursday
<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 65° 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 78%
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Barometer 30.11 in / 1020.1 mb
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Dewpoint 58° F
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<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 73° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Humidity 81° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Barometer 30.12 in / 1019.8 mb
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Dewpoint 62° F
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<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Currently 66° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">High 77° F
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<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Barometer 30.11 in / 1019.4 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">Today:
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Sunny, with a high near 77. Northeast wind around 5 mph.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 55. East wind around 5 mph.
Friday: Sunny, with a high near 73. East wind 5 to 10 mph.
Friday Night: Scattered showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 59. East wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Saturday: Scattered showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 68. North wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 42.
Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 57.
Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 37.
Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 59.
Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 46.
Tuesday: A 30 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 64.
Tuesday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 58.
Wednesday: A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 72
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Today:
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Sunny, with a high near 73. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 62. East wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Friday: Sunny, with a high near 71. East wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Friday Night: Scattered showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65. East wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Saturday: Scattered showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 69. Windy, with an east wind 5 to 10 mph becoming north 15 to 25 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 48. Windy.
Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 57. Breezy.
Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 49.
Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 62.
Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 58.
Tuesday: A 30 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 67.
Tuesday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65.
Wednesday: A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 71
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Today:
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Sunny, with a high near 77. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming northeast in the afternoon.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 59. East wind 10 to 15 mph.
Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 73. East wind 10 to 15 mph.
Friday Night: Scattered showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 63. East wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Saturday: Scattered showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 70. Breezy, with a southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming north 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 47. Breezy.
Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 58. Breezy.
Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 48.
Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 62.
Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 58.
Tuesday: A 30 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 67.
Tuesday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65.
Wednesday: A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 74
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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) @ 0940 hrs
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Morgan’s Point
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">1.5 ft Steady = 46’05”
<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">2.3 ft Falling = 47’03”
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Pier 21
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">2.0 ft Steady = 47’00”
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Winds – Houston / Galveston Bay PORTS, NOAA/NOS @ 0940 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 ESE, gusts to 6 knots
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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 191451
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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
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">GMZ300-200315-
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">SYNOPSIS FOR HIGH ISLAND TO THE MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL OUT 60
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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"">HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING INTO THE SOUTHERN PLAINS WILL FOSTER MODERATE
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. A STRONG COLD FRONT
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">WILL CROSS THE COASTAL WATERS EARLY SATURDAY WITH STRONG NORTHEAST
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">WINDS DEVELOPING IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT THAT MAY APPROACH GALE
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">FORCE IN THE WATERS SOUTH OF MATAGORDA BAY. A SMALL CRAFT
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">ADVISORY WILL LIKELY BE REQUIRED ON SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. EAST
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">GMZ335-200315-
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.REST OF TODAY...NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.TONIGHT...EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SLIGHTLY CHOPPY.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.FRIDAY...EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS DECREASING TO 5 TO 10 KNOTS
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">IN THE AFTERNOON. BAY WATERS SLIGHTLY CHOPPY BECOMING SMOOTH IN
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">THE AFTERNOON.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.FRIDAY NIGHT...EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SMOOTH.
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.SATURDAY...NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING NORTH 15 TO
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">20 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. BAY WATERS SLIGHTLY CHOPPY BECOMING
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">CHOPPY IN THE AFTERNOON. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.SATURDAY NIGHT...NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. BAY WATERS CHOPPY.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.SUNDAY...NORTH 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
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">THE AFTERNOON.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.SUNDAY NIGHT...NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. BAY WATERS
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">SLIGHTLY CHOPPY.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.MONDAY...NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SMOOTH.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.MONDAY NIGHT...EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SMOOTH.
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">GMZ355-200315-
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">WATERS FROM HIGH ISLAND TO FREEPORT OUT 20 NM-
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.REST OF TODAY...NORTHEAST WINDS NEAR 10 KNOTS INCREASING TO 10
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">TO 15 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.TONIGHT...EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.FRIDAY...EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.FRIDAY NIGHT...SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.SATURDAY...EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING NORTH 15 TO
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">25 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET. SCATTERED SHOWERS
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">AND THUNDERSTORMS.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.SATURDAY NIGHT...NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS. SEAS 5 TO
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">6 FEET WITH OCCASIONAL SEAS UP TO 7 FEET. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.SUNDAY...NORTH WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS BECOMING 15 TO 20 KNOTS IN
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET WITH OCCASIONAL SEAS UP TO
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.SUNDAY NIGHT...NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.MONDAY...EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 FEET.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.MONDAY NIGHT...EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET.
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">GMZ375-200315-
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">WATERS FROM HIGH ISLAND TO FREEPORT 20 TO 60 NM-
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION THIS AFTERNOON...
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.REST OF TODAY...NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS INCREASING TO
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">15 TO 20 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.TONIGHT...EAST WINDS AROUND 15 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 5 FEET WITH
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">OCCASIONAL SEAS UP TO 6 FEET.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.FRIDAY...EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET. ISOLATED
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.FRIDAY NIGHT...SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.SATURDAY...EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING NORTH 20 TO
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">30 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET BUILDING TO 5 TO
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">7 FEET WITH OCCASIONAL SEAS UP TO 8 FEET IN THE AFTERNOON.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.SATURDAY NIGHT...NORTH WINDS 25 TO 30 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHEAST
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">20 TO 25 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FEET WITH OCCASIONAL
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">SEAS UP TO 10 FEET. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.SUNDAY...NORTH WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS. SEAS 6 TO 8 FEET WITH
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">OCCASIONAL SEAS UP TO 10 FEET.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.SUNDAY NIGHT...NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.MONDAY...EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.MONDAY NIGHT...EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET.
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">GMZ330-200315-
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.REST OF TODAY...NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING EAST
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">10 TO 15 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. BAY WATERS SMOOTH BECOMING
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">SLIGHTLY CHOPPY IN THE AFTERNOON.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.TONIGHT...EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SLIGHTLY CHOPPY.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.FRIDAY...EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SLIGHTLY CHOPPY.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.FRIDAY NIGHT...EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SMOOTH.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.SATURDAY...EAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING NORTH 20 TO
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">25 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. BAY WATERS CHOPPY BECOMING ROUGH IN
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">THE AFTERNOON. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.SATURDAY NIGHT...NORTH WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS DECREASING TO 15 TO
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">20 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. BAY WATERS ROUGH BECOMING CHOPPY AFTER
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">MIDNIGHT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.SUNDAY...NORTH 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
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">THE AFTERNOON.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.SUNDAY NIGHT...NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. BAY WATERS
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">SLIGHTLY CHOPPY.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.MONDAY...NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SMOOTH TO
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">SLIGHTLY CHOPPY.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.MONDAY NIGHT...EAST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SMOOTH TO
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">SLIGHTLY CHOPPY.
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">GMZ350-200315-
<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"">851 AM CST THU NOV 19 2015
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.REST OF TODAY...NORTHEAST 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"">.TONIGHT...EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.FRIDAY...EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET. ISOLATED
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.FRIDAY NIGHT...SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.SATURDAY...EAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING NORTH 20 TO 25
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FEET
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">WITH OCCASIONAL SEAS UP TO 7 FEET IN THE AFTERNOON. SCATTERED
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.SATURDAY NIGHT...NORTH WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS NEAR 30
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">KNOTS. SEAS 5 TO 6 FEET WITH OCCASIONAL SEAS UP TO 7 FEET.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.SUNDAY...NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET WITH
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">OCCASIONAL SEAS UP TO 7 FEET.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.SUNDAY NIGHT...NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.MONDAY...NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.MONDAY NIGHT...EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET.
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">GMZ370-200315-
<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"">851 AM CST THU NOV 19 2015
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION THIS AFTERNOON...
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.REST OF TODAY...NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS INCREASING TO
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">15 TO 20 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.TONIGHT...EAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 5 FEET WITH
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">OCCASIONAL SEAS UP TO 6 FEET.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.FRIDAY...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. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.FRIDAY NIGHT...EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHEAST
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">THUNDERSTORMS.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.SATURDAY...EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING NORTH 20 TO
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">30 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS NEAR 35 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">FEET BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FEET WITH OCCASIONAL SEAS UP TO 10 FEET IN
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">THE AFTERNOON. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.SATURDAY NIGHT...NORTH WINDS 25 TO 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS NEAR 35
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">KNOTS BECOMING NORTHEAST 20 TO 25 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 TO
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">9 FEET WITH OCCASIONAL SEAS UP TO 11 FEET. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.SUNDAY...NORTH WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS DECREASING TO 15 TO 20 KNOTS
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 9 FEET WITH OCCASIONAL SEAS UP TO
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">11 FEET SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FEET WITH OCCASIONAL SEAS UP TO
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">8 FEET IN THE AFTERNOON.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.SUNDAY NIGHT...NORTHEAST 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.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.MONDAY...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.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.MONDAY 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.
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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">
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">
<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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