<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">December 13, 2015 Sunday
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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 // 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">Sunday
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Overcast and Breezy
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Currently 75° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">High 71° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Wind Chill NR° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Humidity 88%
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Barometer 29.64 in / 1004.3 mb
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Dewpoint 71° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Visibility 9 miles
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Wind S 23 mph, Gusts up to 32 mph
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Sunday
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Light Rain, Fog / Mist and Windy
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Currently 72° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">High 69° F
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<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Humidity 97° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Barometer 29.68 in / 1004.9 mb
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Dewpoint 71° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Visibility 6 miles
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<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Sunday
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Light Rain and Windy
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Currently 75° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">High 73° F
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<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Humidity 94° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Barometer 29.64 in / 1003.6 mb
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Dewpoint 73° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Visibility 8 miles
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Wind S 32 mph, Gusts up to 44 mph
<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 before noon, then a slight chance of showers between noon and 2pm. Some of the storms could produce gusty winds. Temperature falling to around
60 by 10am. Southwest wind 10 to 15 mph becoming northwest in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 49. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Monday: Sunny, with a high near 73. Southwest wind around 5 mph.
Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 52. South wind around 5 mph.
Tuesday: A 20 percent chance of showers after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 75. South wind 5 to 15 mph.
Tuesday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 61.
Wednesday: A 20 percent chance of showers before noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 66.
Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 45.
Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 60.
Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 40.
Friday: Sunny, with a high near 58.
Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 41.
Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 63.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Today:
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Showers and thunderstorms before noon, then a chance of showers. Some of the storms could produce gusty winds. Temperature falling to around 60 by 4pm. Windy, with a south wind 25 to 30
mph becoming southwest 15 to 20 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%.
Tonight: Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming clear, with a low around 57. West wind 10 to 15 mph.
Monday: Sunny, with a high near 70. Southwest wind around 10 mph.
Monday Night: Clear, with a low around 62. South wind around 10 mph.
Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 72. South wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Tuesday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers, mainly after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66.
Wednesday: A 40 percent chance of showers before noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 67.
Wednesday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52. Breezy.
Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 59.
Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 48.
Friday: Sunny, with a high near 57.
Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 51.
Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 61.
<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 before noon, then a chance of showers between noon and 2pm. Some of the storms could produce gusty winds. Temperature falling to around 62 by
1pm. Windy, with a south wind 20 to 25 mph becoming west 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 54. West wind around 10 mph.
Monday: Sunny, with a high near 73. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Monday Night: Clear, with a low around 57. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Tuesday: A 20 percent chance of showers after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 75. South wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Tuesday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers, mainly after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65.
Wednesday: A 30 percent chance of showers before noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 67.
Wednesday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50.
Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 61.
Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 46.
Friday: Sunny, with a high near 58.
Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 49.
Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 63.
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Special Weather Statement<span-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
659 AM CST SUN DEC 13 2015
TXZ178-179-199-200-211>213-226-227-235>237-131400-
MATAGORDA TX-HARRIS TX-AUSTIN TX-BRAZORIA TX-JACKSON TX-
SAN JACINTO TX-WALLER TX-POLK TX-LIBERTY TX-WHARTON TX-MONTGOMERY TX-
FORT BEND TX-
659 AM CST SUN DEC 13 2015
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHEASTERN WALKER...WHARTON...
MATAGORDA...SOUTHEASTERN WALLER...SAN JACINTO...SOUTHEASTERN
COLORADO...SOUTHEASTERN TRINITY...HARRIS...CENTRAL BRAZORIA...WESTERN
CHAMBERS...FORT BEND...NORTHWESTERN GALVESTON...SOUTHEASTERN
AUSTIN...JACKSON...MONTGOMERY...POLK AND LIBERTY COUNTIES UNTIL 800
AM CST...
AT 656 AM CST...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A LINE OF STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM NEAR SEVEN OAKS TO 6 MILES
NORTH OF PORT ALTO...AND MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH. AT 653 AM... HOOKS
AIRPORT REPORTED A 39 MPH GUST WITH THIS LINE OF STORMS.
WIND GUSTS 30 TO 45 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS. SMALL
TREE LIMBS MAY SNAP AND LIGHTER UNSECURED OBJECTS SUCH AS LAWN
FURNITURE AND SIGNS COULD BE KNOCKED OVER AS THIS LINE MOVES ACROSS
THE AREA.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
PASADENA...PEARLAND...WESTERN LEAGUE CITY...SUGAR LAND...BAYTOWN...
MISSOURI CITY...CONROE...FRIENDSWOOD...LA PORTE...DEER PARK...
ROSENBERG...ALVIN...STAFFORD...BAY CITY...SOUTH HOUSTON...BELLAIRE...
HUMBLE...WEST UNIVERSITY PLACE...KATY AND NORTHWESTERN SEABROOK.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
HEAVY RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS...AND MAY LEAD TO
LOCALIZED FLOODING ISSUES. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED
ROADWAYS.
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LAT...LON 2894 9680 3051 9553 3051 9536 3086 9524
3085 9523 3115 9484 3106 9456 3101 9466
3049 9454 3049 9473 3021 9464 2988 9498
2970 9494 2976 9508 2962 9501 2961 9499
2858 9623 2875 9617 2878 9670 2892 9679
TIME...MOT...LOC 1256Z 291DEG 31KT 3080 9485 2875 9643
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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
706 AM CST SUN DEC 13 2015
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT...
.SOUTHERLY WINDS 20 TO 35 MPH WILL PERSIST AHEAD OF AN INCOMING
LINE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THAT WILL BE PUSHING THROUGH
THE AREA BETWEEN NOW AND MID MORNING.
TXZ178-179-200-210>214-226-227-235>238-131500-
/O.CON.KHGX.WI.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-151213T1500Z/
AUSTIN-BRAZORIA-CHAMBERS-COLORADO-FORT BEND-GALVESTON-HARRIS-
JACKSON-LIBERTY-MATAGORDA-POLK-SAN JACINTO-WALLER-WHARTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALVIN...ANAHUAC...ANGLETON...BAY CITY...
BELLVILLE...BROOKSHIRE...CLEVELAND...COLDSPRING...COLUMBUS...
CORRIGAN...DAYTON...EAGLE LAKE...EDNA...EL CAMPO...FREEPORT...
FRIENDSWOOD...GALVESTON...HEMPSTEAD...HOUSTON...HUMBLE...KATY...
LAKE JACKSON...LEAGUE CITY...LIBERTY...LIVINGSTON...
MISSOURI CITY...MONT BELVIEU...ONALASKA...PALACIOS...PASADENA...
PEARLAND...PIERCE...PRAIRIE VIEW...RICHMOND...ROSENBERG...SEALY...
SHEPHERD...SUGAR LAND...TEXAS CITY...TOMBALL...WEIMAR...WHARTON...
WINNIE
706 AM CST SUN DEC 13 2015
...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS MORNING...
* EVENT...SOUTH WINDS 20 TO 35 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS.
* TIMING...AHEAD OF A LINE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THAT
WILL BE PUSHING THROUGH THE AREA BETWEEN NOW AND MID MORNING.
* IMPACT...SOME OF THE STRONGER WIND GUSTS COULD LIFT ANY
OUTDOOR SMALL LIGHT WEIGHT OBJECTS. SECURE THEM TO PREVENT ANY
DAMAGE.
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 TO 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
419 AM CST SUN DEC 13 2015
TXZ163-164-176>179-195>200-210>214-226-227-235>238-141030-
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-
419 AM CST SUN DEC 13 2015
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
A SQUALL LINE WILL PUSH THROUGH THE AREA THIS MORNING PRODUCING 30
TO 50 MPH WIND GUSTS. ANOTHER 1 TO 2 INCHES OF RAIN ARE POSSIBLE
AT SOME LOCATIONS WHICH COULD LEAD TO MINOR STREET FLOODING.
HIGHER THAN NORMAL TIDES AND WAVE RUN UP MAY ALSO AFFECT PORTIONS
OF THE BOLIVAR PENINSULA AT HIGHWAY 124 AT HIGHWAY 87 THIS MORNING.
CONDITIONS SHOULD GRADUALLY IMPROVE TOWARD MID MORNING AS THE LINE
OF STORMS PUSHES OFF TO THE EAST. LINGERING LIGHT RAIN WILL END
FROM WEST TO EAST DURING THE LATE MORNING TO EARLY AFTERNOON
HOURS.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY
NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
EMERGENCY MANAGERS AND STORM SPOTTERS ARE REQUEST TO SEND SEVERE
WEATHER REPORTS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE THIS MORNING. WE
CAN BE FOUND ON TWITTER AND FACEBOOK @NWSHOUSTON.
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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">NOAA USGULF Offshore Waters 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) @ 0720 hrs
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Morgan’s Point
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">3.1 ft Falling = 48’01”
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Eagle Point
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">2.7 ft Steady = 47’07”
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Galveston Bay Entrance
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">2.1 ft Falling = 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 Falling = 47’01”
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Winds – Houston / Galveston Bay PORTS, NOAA/NOS @ 0720 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">11 knots from ESE, gusts to 20 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">23 knots from S, gusts to 29 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
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">338 AM CST SUN DEC 13 2015
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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"">GMZ300-132230-
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">NAUTICAL MILES INCLUDING GALVESTON AND MATAGORDA BAYS
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">338 AM CST SUN DEC 13 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"">STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THIS MORNING
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING SQUALL LINE. SMALL CRAFT ADVISORIES ARE IN
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">EFFECT FOR ALL OF THE UPPER TEXAS COAST THROUGH NOON. THE SQUALL
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">LINE SHOULD REACH THE COAST MID MORNING AND PUSH THROUGH ALL OF
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">THE COASTAL WATERS DURING THE EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS. GUSTY WEST
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">TO NORTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED BRIEFLY BEHIND THE LINE OF STORMS
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">BUT WIND SHOULD DECREASE FROM THE WEST TONIGHT.
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">GMZ330-335-132230-
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">MATAGORDA BAY-GALVESTON BAY-
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">338 AM CST SUN DEC 13 2015
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS MORNING...
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.TODAY...SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS BECOMING WEST IN THE
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">AFTERNOON. BAY WATERS ROUGH. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">MORNING...THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. A
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATE. SOME THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">GUSTY WINDS IN THE MORNING.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.TONIGHT...WEST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SMOOTH TO
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.MONDAY...SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SMOOTH.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.MONDAY NIGHT...SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SMOOTH.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.TUESDAY...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SLIGHTLY
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">CHOPPY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.TUESDAY NIGHT...SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SMOOTH. A
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
<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. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING...THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">OF SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...NORTH 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"">.THURSDAY...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"">.THURSDAY NIGHT...NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SMOOTH.
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">GMZ350-355-132230-
<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"">338 AM CST SUN DEC 13 2015
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY...
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.TODAY...SOUTH WINDS 20 TO 30 KNOTS WITH HIGHER GUSTS BECOMING
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">WEST 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 8 FEET
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">IN THE AFTERNOON. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING...THEN
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">A CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">SHOWERS LATE. SOME THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE GUSTY WINDS IN THE
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">MORNING.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.TONIGHT...WEST 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.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.MONDAY...WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">10 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.MONDAY NIGHT...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.TUESDAY...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET. A SLIGHT
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.TUESDAY NIGHT...SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTH
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">5 TO 10 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET. A SLIGHT CHANCE
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">OF SHOWERS IN THE EVENING...THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">MIDNIGHT.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.WEDNESDAY...WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING NORTH 15 TO
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">20 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">IN THE MORNING.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE EVENING.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.THURSDAY...NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS DECREASING TO 10 TO
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">15 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.THURSDAY NIGHT...NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">GMZ370-375-132230-
<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"">338 AM CST SUN DEC 13 2015
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY...
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.TODAY...SOUTH WINDS 20 TO 30 KNOTS WITH HIGHER GUSTS BECOMING
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">WEST IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 TO 11 FEET WITH OCCASIONAL SEAS UP
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">TO 14 FEET SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 9 FEET WITH OCCASIONAL SEAS UP TO 11
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">FEET IN THE AFTERNOON. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">MORNING...THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. SOME
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE GUSTY WINDS IN THE MORNING.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.TONIGHT...WEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 5 TO 7 FEET WITH
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">OCCASIONAL SEAS UP TO 8 FEET.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.MONDAY...WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">10 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.MONDAY NIGHT...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.TUESDAY...SOUTH 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. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">AFTERNOON.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.TUESDAY NIGHT...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET. A
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE EVENING...THEN A CHANCE OF
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.WEDNESDAY...WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING NORTH 15 TO
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">20 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">IN THE MORNING.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS INCREASING TO 20 TO
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">25 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FEET WITH OCCASIONAL SEAS UP
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">TO 8 FEET. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE EVENING.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.THURSDAY...NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 5 TO 7 FEET WITH
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">OCCASIONAL SEAS UP TO 8 FEET.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.THURSDAY NIGHT...NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 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
<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">
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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
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