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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">Saturday
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Fog / Mist
<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 68° 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 29.93 in / 1014.0 mb
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Dewpoint 66° F
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<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Wind N 5 mph
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Saturday
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Thunderstorm in Vicinity / Light Rain
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Currently 70° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">High 70° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Humidity 100° F
<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 70° F
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<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Saturday
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Fog / Mist
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Currently 71° 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 96° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Barometer 29.92 in / 1013.3 mb
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Dewpoint 70° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Visibility 4 miles
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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">Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly before 10am. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a temperature falling to around 59 by 5pm. Breezy, with a north
wind 5 to 10 mph increasing to 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 40. North wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 56. North wind 5 to 15 mph.
Sunday Night: Clear, with a low around 34. Northeast wind around 5 mph.
Monday: Sunny, with a high near 61. East wind around 5 mph.
Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 47.
Tuesday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 69.
Tuesday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 61.
Wednesday: A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 75.
Wednesday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66.
Thanksgiving Day: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 78.
Thursday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 68.
Friday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Cloudy, with a high near 74.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Today:
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Showers and thunderstorms likely before 2pm. Mostly cloudy, with a temperature falling to around 64 by 2pm. Windy, with an east wind 5 to 10 mph becoming north 20 to 30 mph. Winds could
gust as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 47. Windy, with a north wind 25 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.
Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 56. Windy, with a north wind 15 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Sunday Night: Clear, with a low around 46. Northeast wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Monday: Sunny, with a high near 60. Northeast wind 10 to 15 mph.
Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 56.
Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 69.
Tuesday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65.
Wednesday: A 20 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 73.
Wednesday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 69.
Thanksgiving Day: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 75.
Thursday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 69.
Friday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 73.
<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">Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly before 10am. Mostly cloudy, with a temperature falling to around 62 by 4pm. Windy, with a northeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming
north 15 to 25 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 45. Breezy, with a north wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 56. Breezy, with a north wind 10 to 20 mph.
Sunday Night: Clear, with a low around 40. North wind 5 to 10 mph.
Monday: Sunny, with a high near 62. East wind around 10 mph.
Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 54.
Tuesday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 72.
Tuesday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65.
Wednesday: A 20 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 75.
Wednesday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 69.
Thanksgiving Day: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 77.
Thursday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 69.
Friday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 74.
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<span-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Wind Advisory
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
334 AM CST SAT NOV 21 2015
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 7 PM CST OVER THE
NORTHWEST PART OF THE REGION...
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 7 PM CST OVER THE CENTRAL
COASTAL PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS...
A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL BE PUSHING THROUGH SOUTHEAST TEXAS
THIS MORNING. STRONG GUSTY NORTH WINDS ARE EXPECTED BEHIND THE
COLD FRONT. NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH GUSTS
AROUND 35 MPH. WINDS SHOULD DECREASE SATURDAY NIGHT TO AROUND 10
TO 20 MPH.
TXZ198-213-214-226-227-235>238-220100-
/O.CON.KHGX.WI.Y.0015.151121T1800Z-151122T0100Z/
BRAZORIA-CHAMBERS-FORT BEND-GALVESTON-GRIMES-HARRIS-JACKSON-
MATAGORDA-WHARTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALVIN...ANAHUAC...ANGLETON...BAY CITY...
EDNA...EL CAMPO...FREEPORT...FRIENDSWOOD...GALVESTON...HOUSTON...
HUMBLE...KATY...LAKE JACKSON...LEAGUE CITY...MISSOURI CITY...
MONT BELVIEU...NAVASOTA...PALACIOS...PASADENA...PEARLAND...
PIERCE...RICHMOND...ROSENBERG...SUGAR LAND...TEXAS CITY...
TOMBALL...WHARTON...WINNIE
334 AM CST SAT NOV 21 2015
...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM CST
THIS EVENING...
* EVENT...STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35
MPH.
* TIMING...SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH 7PM CST.
* IMPACT...BE SURE TO SECURE ANY TENTS...TRAMPOLINES...BOUNCE
HOUSES...PATIO FURNITURE...CANOPIES AND GRILLS TO THE GROUND. BE
CAREFUL WHILE TRAVELING ON EAST/WEST HIGHWAYS WITH STRONG
CROSSWINDS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
DRIVERS OF VANS...CAMPERS...TRAILERS...AND OTHER HIGH-PROFILE
VEHICLES SHOULD BE ALERT TO THE DANGER OF THESE WINDS...
ESPECIALLY WHEN DRIVING ALONG EAST/WEST ORIENTED ROADS.
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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
447 AM CST SAT NOV 21 2015
TXZ163-164-176>179-195>200-210>214-226-227-235>238-221100-
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-
447 AM CST SAT NOV 21 2015
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS TODAY. A
COLD FRONT WILL RACE ACROSS THE REGION THIS MORNING. NORTH WINDS
WILL DEVELOP IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT AND RAPIDLY INCREASE TO 20
TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS POSSIBLY EXCEEDING 35 MPH.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY
UNSEASONABLY COLD TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED SUNDAY AND MONDAY
MORNING. WET GROUND AND MIXING FROM WINDS SHOULD LIMIT THE
TEMPERATURE DROP ON SUNDAY MORNING BUT CLEAR SKIES AND LIGHT
WINDS ON MONDAY MORNING WILL ALLOW TEMPERATURES TO FALL TO AROUND
30 DEGREES NORTH OF HIGHWAY 105. A FEW SPOTS FROM CONROE TO
CLEVELAND TO TRINITY COULD BRIEFLY HAVE TEMPERATURES IN THE UPPER
20S. A FREEZE WATCH OR FREEZE WARNING MAY BE ISSUED LATER TODAY
FOR AREAS NORTH OF HOUSTON.
A RAPID WARM UP IS IN STORE FOR THE AREA FOR THE REST OF THE WEEK
AND ONLY A FEW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED ON THANKSGIVING DAY. ANOTHER
STRONG COLD FRONT WILL CROSS THE AREA NEXT FRIDAY AND THIS SYSTEM
COULD BRING HEAVY RAIN AND A RETURN TO MUCH COLDER TEMPERATURES.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
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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) @ 0740 hrs
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Morgan’s 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">Eagle Point
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">2.5 ft Falling = 47’05”
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Galveston Bay Entrance
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">2.3 ft Rising = 47’03”
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Pier 21
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">2.3 ft Falling = 47’03”
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Winds – Houston / Galveston Bay PORTS, NOAA/NOS @ 0740 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">5 knots from NNE, gusts to 6 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
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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"">GMZ300-212215-
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">312 AM CST SAT NOV 21 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"">A STRONG COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE OFF THE COAST AROUND
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">MIDDAY TODAY. STRONG OFFSHORE WINDS WILL DEVELOP BEHIND THE FRONT
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">WITH GALE FORCE WINDS LIKELY OFFSHORE LATER TODAY AND TONIGHT.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">THE WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH SUNDAY AND MONDAY AS HIGH
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">PRESSURE BUILDS OVER TEXAS AND INTO THE COASTAL WATERS. ONSHORE
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">WINDS WILL RETURN MONDAY AND TUESDAY.
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">GMZ335-212215-
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">312 AM CST SAT NOV 21 2015
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM CST THIS MORNING
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.TODAY...NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING NORTH 20 TO 25
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. BAY WATERS SLIGHTLY CHOPPY BECOMING CHOPPY
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">IN THE AFTERNOON. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY UNTIL LATE
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">AFTERNOON.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.TONIGHT...NORTH WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS BECOMING 15 TO 25 KNOTS
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">AFTER MIDNIGHT. BAY WATERS ROUGH BECOMING CHOPPY AFTER MIDNIGHT.
<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 DECREASING TO 5 TO
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">10 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. BAY WATERS SLIGHTLY CHOPPY BECOMING
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.MONDAY...EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SMOOTH.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.MONDAY NIGHT...SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SMOOTH.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.TUESDAY...SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SMOOTH.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.TUESDAY NIGHT...SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">SMOOTH. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.WEDNESDAY...SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SLIGHTLY
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. BAY WATERS
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">SLIGHTLY CHOPPY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">GMZ330-212215-
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">312 AM CST SAT NOV 21 2015
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM CST THIS MORNING
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.TODAY...NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING NORTH 20 TO
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">30 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. BAY WATERS CHOPPY BECOMING ROUGH IN
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">THE AFTERNOON. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY IN THE MORNING...
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.TONIGHT...NORTH WINDS 20 TO 30 KNOTS DECREASING TO 15 TO
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">25 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. BAY WATERS ROUGH BECOMING CHOPPY AFTER
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">MIDNIGHT.
<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 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SMOOTH.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.MONDAY...NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING EAST IN THE
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">AFTERNOON. BAY WATERS SMOOTH BECOMING SMOOTH TO SLIGHTLY CHOPPY
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">IN THE AFTERNOON.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.MONDAY NIGHT...SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SMOOTH.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.TUESDAY...SOUTHEAST 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"">.TUESDAY NIGHT...SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. BAY WATERS
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">SLIGHTLY CHOPPY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.WEDNESDAY...SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SLIGHTLY
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">CHOPPY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. BAY WATERS
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">SLIGHTLY CHOPPY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">GMZ350-355-212215-
<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"">312 AM CST SAT NOV 21 2015
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON CST TODAY THROUGH LATE
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">TONIGHT...
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.TODAY...NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING NORTH 20 TO
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">30 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET BUILDING TO 4 TO
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">6 FEET WITH OCCASIONAL SEAS UP TO 7 FEET IN THE AFTERNOON.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.TONIGHT...NORTH WINDS 25 TO 30 KNOTS DECREASING TO 20 TO
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">25 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FEET WITH OCCASIONAL SEAS UP
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">TO 10 FEET. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS 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
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">7 FEET.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.SUNDAY NIGHT...NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.MONDAY...EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.MONDAY NIGHT...SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.TUESDAY...SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.TUESDAY NIGHT...SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">5 FEET. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.WEDNESDAY...SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET. A
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">4 FEET. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">GMZ370-375-212215-
<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"">312 AM CST SAT NOV 21 2015
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON CST TODAY THROUGH LATE
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">TONIGHT...
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.TODAY...EAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING NORTH 20 TO 30 KNOTS
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FEET WITH OCCASIONAL SEAS UP TO 8 FEET IN THE
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">AFTERNOON. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.TONIGHT...NORTH WINDS 25 TO 35 KNOTS BECOMING 25 TO 30 KNOTS
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FEET WITH OCCASIONAL SEAS UP TO
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">13 FEET. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE EVENING.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.SUNDAY...NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS BECOMING 15 TO 25 KNOTS
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 8 FEET WITH OCCASIONAL SEAS UP TO
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">10 FEET.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.SUNDAY NIGHT...NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS DECREASING TO
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">10 TO 15 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.MONDAY...EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.MONDAY NIGHT...SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.TUESDAY...SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.TUESDAY NIGHT...SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 5 FEET
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">WITH OCCASIONAL SEAS UP TO 6 FEET. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.WEDNESDAY...SOUTHEAST 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 SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 5 TO
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">6 FEET WITH OCCASIONAL SEAS UP TO 7 FEET. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">SHOWERS.
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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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