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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">December 30, 2015 Wednesday
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">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">12/21
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">2110 Pilots suspended inbound vessel traffic // outbound traffic only – due to fog
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">12/22
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">0100 Pilots suspended outbound traffic // inbound traffic remains suspended – due to fog
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">2200 Pilots resumed boarding outbound traffic only
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">12/23
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">0720 Pilots resumed boarding all traffic
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">2220 Pilots suspended boarding all traffic – due to fog
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">12/25
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">1330 Pilots resumed boarding inbound traffic only
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">1651 Pilots suspended boarding inbound traffic and outbound traffic remains suspended due to fog
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">12/26
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">0500 Pilots resumed boarding inbound traffic only
1005 Pilots resumed boarding outbound traffic
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">12/27
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">1215 Pilots suspended boarding inbound and outbound vessels due to high winds and rough seas
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">2000 USCG VTS – closure for dredge pipeline operations // located below San Jacinto Battleship and above mouth of San Jacinto
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">2330 Dredge pipeline operations completed – open at Buoy 128
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">12/28
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">0400 Pilots resumed boarding outbound traffic only // inbound remains suspended / due to wind and rough seas
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">0830 Pilots resumed boarding inbound traffic and remains boarding outbound 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">Currently 52 F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">High 58° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Wind Chill 49° F
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<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Barometer 30.13 in / 1020.8 mb
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<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Wednesday
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<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Currently 52° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">High 58° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Wind Chill 47° F
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<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Barometer 30.14 in / 1020.6 mb
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<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Wind N 17 mph, Gusts up to 22 mph
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<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Light Rain
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Currently 51° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">High 59° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Wind Chill 47° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Humidity 89° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Barometer 30.12 in / 1020.0 mb
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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">A 30 percent chance of rain or drizzle, mainly before noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 58. North wind around 10 mph.
Tonight: A 20 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 46. North wind around 10 mph.
Thursday: A 40 percent chance of rain. Cloudy, with a high near 56. North wind 5 to 10 mph.
Thursday Night: Rain likely, mainly before midnight. Cloudy, with a low around 46. North wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
New Year's Day: A 50 percent chance of rain. Cloudy, with a high near 48. North wind around 10 mph.
Friday Night: A 40 percent chance of rain. Cloudy, with a low around 40.
Saturday: A 20 percent chance of rain. Cloudy, with a high near 47.
Saturday Night: A 20 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 37.
Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 54.
Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 38.
Monday: Sunny, with a high near 59.
Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 44.
Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 62.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Today:
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">A 40 percent chance of rain or drizzle. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 58. Breezy, with a north wind 15 to 20 mph.
Tonight: A 20 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50. Breezy, with a north wind 15 to 20 mph.
Thursday: A 40 percent chance of rain. Cloudy, with a high near 57. Breezy, with a northeast wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Thursday Night: Rain likely. Cloudy, with a low around 48. Windy, with a north wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
New Year's Day: A 50 percent chance of rain. Cloudy, with a high near 50. Windy, with a north wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.
Friday Night: A 50 percent chance of rain. Cloudy, with a low around 42. Breezy.
Saturday: A 30 percent chance of rain, mainly after noon. Cloudy, with a high near 49.
Saturday Night: A 20 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 42.
Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 54.
Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 45.
Monday: Sunny, with a high near 58.
Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 50.
Tuesday: A 20 percent chance of rain. Partly sunny, with a high near 61.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Today:
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">A 40 percent chance of rain or drizzle. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 59. North wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Tonight: A 20 percent chance of rain. Cloudy, with a low around 51. North wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Thursday: A 40 percent chance of rain. Cloudy, with a high near 57. Northeast wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Thursday Night: Rain likely. Cloudy, with a low around 46. North wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
New Year's Day: A 50 percent chance of rain. Cloudy, with a high near 49. Breezy, with a north wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Friday Night: A 50 percent chance of rain. Cloudy, with a low around 41.
Saturday: A 30 percent chance of rain. Cloudy, with a high near 49.
Saturday Night: A 30 percent chance of rain, mainly before midnight. Cloudy, with a low around 40.
Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 53.
Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 42.
Monday: Sunny, with a high near 59.
Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 50.
Tuesday: A 20 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 63.
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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) @ 0728 hrs
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Morgan’s Point
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">1.3 ft Rising = 46’03”
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Eagle Point
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">1.7 ft Steady = 46’07”
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Galveston Bay Entrance
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">1.8 ft Steady = 46’08”
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">1.7 ft Falling = 46’07”
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Winds – Houston / Galveston Bay PORTS, NOAA/NOS @ 0728 hrs
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Morgan’s Point
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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"">331 AM CST WED DEC 30 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 RE-ENFORCING COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE COAST THIS MORNING. SMALL
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">CRAFT ADVISORIES HAVE BEEN RAISED FOR OFFSHORE WATERS TODAY AS
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">20-25 KNOT WINDS ARE EXPECTED IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT. MODERATE
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">TO STRONG NORTHEAST WINDS BEHIND THE FRONT SHOULD CONTINUE INTO
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">THE WEEKEND WITH GALE WARNINGS POSSIBLE ON FRIDAY.
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">MATAGORDA BAY-GALVESTON BAY-
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.TODAY...NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SLIGHTLY
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">CHOPPY. A CHANCE OF RAIN AND DRIZZLE.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.TONIGHT...NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS INCREASING TO 15 TO
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">20 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. BAY WATERS SLIGHTLY CHOPPY INCREASING TO
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">CHOPPY AFTER MIDNIGHT. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN UNTIL EARLY
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.THURSDAY...NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. BAY WATERS CHOPPY. A
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">CHANCE OF RAIN UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON...THEN RAIN LIKELY IN THE LATE
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.THURSDAY NIGHT...NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING 15 TO
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">25 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. BAY WATERS CHOPPY. RAIN LIKELY.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.FRIDAY...NORTH WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS. BAY WATERS CHOPPY. A CHANCE
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">OF RAIN.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.FRIDAY NIGHT...NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. BAY WATERS CHOPPY. A
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.SATURDAY...NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS DECREASING TO 10 TO
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">15 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. BAY WATERS CHOPPY DECREASING TO
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">SLIGHTLY CHOPPY IN THE AFTERNOON. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.SATURDAY NIGHT...NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SLIGHTLY
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">CHOPPY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.SUNDAY...NORTH 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 DECREASING TO SMOOTH
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.SUNDAY NIGHT...NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SMOOTH.
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">WATERS FROM FREEPORT TO THE MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL OUT 20 NM-
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION...
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.TODAY...NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET. A
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">CHANCE OF RAIN AND DRIZZLE.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.TONIGHT...NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET. A SLIGHT
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE EVENING...THEN A CHANCE OF RAIN AFTER
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.THURSDAY...NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS BECOMING 15 TO
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">20 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET. A CHANCE OF RAIN
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON...THEN RAIN LIKELY LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.THURSDAY NIGHT...NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS BECOMING 20 TO
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">25 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET. RAIN LIKELY.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.FRIDAY...NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 30 KNOTS BECOMING NORTH 20 TO
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">25 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET. A CHANCE OF RAIN.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.FRIDAY NIGHT...NORTH WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS BECOMING 15 TO
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">25 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET. A CHANCE OF RAIN.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.SATURDAY...NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS BECOMING NORTH 15 TO
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.SATURDAY NIGHT...NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET. A
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">CHANCE OF RAIN EARLY IN THE EVENING...THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">RAIN IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.SUNDAY...NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET.
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">WATERS FROM FREEPORT TO THE MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL 20 NM TO 60 NM-
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.TODAY...NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS. SEAS 5 TO 6 FEET. A
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">CHANCE OF RAIN AND DRIZZLE.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.TONIGHT...NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS. SEAS 5 TO 6 FEET. A
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.THURSDAY...NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS. SEAS 5 TO 7 FEET. A
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">CHANCE OF RAIN UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON...THEN RAIN LIKELY LATE IN
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">THE AFTERNOON.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.THURSDAY NIGHT...NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS BECOMING 20 TO
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">30 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FEET BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FEET
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN LIKELY.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.FRIDAY...NORTHEAST WINDS 25 TO 30 KNOTS. SEAS 6 TO 9 FEET. A
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE MORNING...THEN RAIN LIKELY EARLY IN THE
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">AFTERNOON. A CHANCE OF RAIN LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.FRIDAY NIGHT...NORTHEAST WINDS 25 TO 30 KNOTS. SEAS 7 TO 9 FEET.
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.SATURDAY...NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS BECOMING 15 TO
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">25 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 9 FEET. RAIN LIKELY.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.SATURDAY NIGHT...NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 6 TO 8 FEET. A
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<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. SEAS 5 TO 7 FEET.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.SUNDAY NIGHT...NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 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
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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">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
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#051423">The Galveston Ship Channel is approximately miles from GB Buoy
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#051423">The ACOE project draft for the GSC is 45’00” FW. The narrowest point is approximately 1,200 ft wide with no air draft restrictions.
At the POGA berths the maximum deep draft varies from 32’00” to 40’00” at MLT,
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<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Port of Freeport is located three miles from deep water, the channel is 400 ft wide and ACOE project maximum deep draft at MLW is
45’00”.
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Army Corp of Engineers
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Houston Pilots
Association
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#051423">Galveston Texas City Pilots
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Brazos Harbor Pilots
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