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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">January 8, 2016 Friday
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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 //
Closed to all traffic – due to fog
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">01/07
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">2230 Pilots suspended traffic due to fog
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Present traffic on HSC
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">14 Vessels set to proceed inbound
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">15 Vessels set to proceed outbound
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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">Fog
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Currently 50° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">High 69° 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 100%
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Barometer 29.82 in / 1010.2 mb Dewpoint 50° F
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<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Wind Calm
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Friday
<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 53° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">High 66° 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 100° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Barometer 29.84 in / 1010.6 mb
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Dewpoint 53° F
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<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Fog
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Currently 50° F
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<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Barometer 29.82 in / 1009.9 mb
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Dewpoint 50° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Visibility 0.50 miles
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<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Today:
<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Areas of dense fog before 11am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 69. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph in the morning.
Tonight: Showers and thunderstorms likely before midnight, then a slight chance of showers. Cloudy during the early evening, then gradual clearing, with a low around 52. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west after midnight. Chance of precipitation
is 60%.
Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 61. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 37. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 50. North wind 5 to 10 mph.
Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 35.
Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 52.
Monday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 40.
Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 59.
Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 43.
Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 60.
Wednesday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48.
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<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Today:
<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Areas of dense fog before 10am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 66. Light southeast wind increasing to 5 to 10 mph in the morning.
Tonight: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly before midnight. Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 55. Southeast wind 5 to 15 mph becoming west after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 62. Breezy, with a northwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 41. Breezy, with a northwest wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 49. Breezy, with a north wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 41.
Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 52.
Monday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 47.
Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 57.
Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 49.
Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 58.
Wednesday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 53.
Thursday: A 30 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 61.
<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Today:
<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Areas of dense fog before 10am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 68. Light southeast wind becoming south 5 to 10 mph in the morning.
Tonight: Showers and thunderstorms likely before midnight, then a slight chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 52. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west after midnight. Chance of precipitation is
60%.
Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 63. Breezy, with a northwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 38. Windy, with a northwest wind 15 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 51. North wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 38.
Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 54.
Monday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 45.
Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 58.
Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 48.
Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 61.
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<span-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Dense Fog Advisory
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
219 AM CST FRI JAN 8 2016
...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH 10 AM CST THIS MORNING...
.LIGHT WINDS...CLEAR SKIES... AND RECENT RAINFALL IS CREATING A FAVORABLE
ENVIRONMENT FOR FOG DEVELOPMENT. VISIBILITIES ARE ALREADY ONE MILE OR
LESS IN MANY LOCATIONS...AND VISIBILITIES AT OR BELOW 1/4 MILE ARE
POSSIBLE. EXPECT VISIBILITIES TO BEGIN IMPROVING AROUND MID MORNING.
TXZ178-179-199-200-210>214-226-227-235>238-081600-
/O.CON.KHGX.FG.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-160108T1600Z/
AUSTIN-BRAZORIA-CHAMBERS-COLORADO-FORT BEND-GALVESTON-HARRIS-
JACKSON-LIBERTY-MATAGORDA-MONTGOMERY-POLK-SAN JACINTO-WALLER-
WHARTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALVIN...ANAHUAC...ANGLETON...BAY CITY...
BELLVILLE...BROOKSHIRE...CLEVELAND...COLDSPRING...COLUMBUS...
CONROE...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...
THE WOODLANDS...TOMBALL...WEIMAR...WHARTON...WILLIS...WINNIE
219 AM CST FRI JAN 8 2016
...DENSE FOG ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST THIS MORNING...
* EVENT...DENSE FOG
* TIMING...THROUGH MID MORNING
* IMPACT...AREAS OF DENSE FOG WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT IN THE
ADVISORY AREA.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A DENSE FOG ADVISORY MEANS VISIBILITIES WILL FREQUENTLY BE REDUCED
TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE. IF DRIVING...SLOW DOWN...USE YOUR
HEADLIGHTS...AND LEAVE PLENTY OF DISTANCE AHEAD OF YOU.
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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
351 AM CST FRI JAN 8 2016
GMZ330-335-350-355-370-375-TXZ163-164-176>179-195>200-210>214-226-
227-235>238-091300-
AUSTIN-BRAZORIA-BRAZOS-BURLESON-CHAMBERS-COLORADO-FORT BEND-
GALVESTON-GALVESTON BAY-GRIMES-HARRIS-HOUSTON-JACKSON-LIBERTY-
MADISON-MATAGORDA-MATAGORDA BAY-MONTGOMERY-POLK-SAN JACINTO-
TRINITY-WALKER-WALLER-WASHINGTON-
WATERS FROM FREEPORT TO THE MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL 20 NM TO 60 NM-
WATERS FROM FREEPORT TO THE MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL OUT 20 NM-
WATERS FROM HIGH ISLAND TO FREEPORT 20 TO 60 NM-
WATERS FROM HIGH ISLAND TO FREEPORT OUT 20 NM-WHARTON-
351 AM CST FRI JAN 8 2016
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
AREAS OF FOG...SOME DENSE...CAN BE EXPECTED THIS MORNING. FOG SHOULD
LIFT AND BURN OFF DURING THE MID TO LATE MORNING HOURS. SOME SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...
AND THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK THAT SOME COULD BECOME STRONG OR SEVERE WITH
DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL THE PRIMARY SEVERE WEATHER THREAT. ACTIVITY
IS EXPECTED TO COME TO AN END DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY
COLDER TEMPERATURES CAN BE EXPECTED AFTER A SATURDAY MORNING COLD FRONTAL
PASSAGE...AND LOWS BY MONDAY MORNING COULD BE AT OR BELOW FREEZING FOR
A LOT OF THE INLAND AREAS. SLOW AND GRADUAL WARMING IS ANTICIPATED TUESDAY
THROUGH THURSDAY.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION MIGHT BE NEEDED THIS EVENING.
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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">PORTS NOAA/NOS Water Levels (above MLLW) @ 0636 hrs
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Morgan’s Point
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">1.6 ft Falling = 46’06”
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Eagle Point
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">1.8 ft Falling = 46’08”
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Galveston Bay Entrance
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">1.1 ft Falling = 46’01”
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Pier 21
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">1.2 ft Falling = 46’02”
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Winds – Houston / Galveston Bay PORTS, NOAA/NOS @ 0636 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">3 knots from SE, gusts to 4 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"">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"">GMZ300-082330-
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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"">416 AM CST FRI JAN 8 2016
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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"">WEAK ONSHORE FLOW TODAY WILL VEER WESTERLY TONIGHT AHEAD OF AN
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">EARLY SATURDAY MORNING COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE. OVERNIGHT RAIN WITH
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">SCATTERED STORMS TO ACCOMPANY THE FRONT. ADVISORY WINDS AND SEAS
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">SATURDAY IN THE FRONTS WAKE. AS MORE MOIST AIR OVERRUNS COOLER
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">SHELF WATERS TODAY...THERE IS A CHANCE FOR SEA FOG FORMATION. AN
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">EASTERLY FETCH WILL DEVELOP EARLY IN THE WEEK AND STRENGTHEN AT
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">MID WEEK PER LOWERING COASTAL PRESSURES. THIS MAY CREATE HIGHER
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">GMZ330-335-082330-
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.TODAY...SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SMOOTH. PATCHY
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">FOG...LOCALLY DENSE. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">AFTERNOON.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.TONIGHT...SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING WEST 10 TO 15 KNOTS
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">AFTER MIDNIGHT. BAY WATERS SMOOTH BECOMING SLIGHTLY CHOPPY AFTER
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">MIDNIGHT. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY IN THE EVENING...THEN
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. EARLY EVENING
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">PATCHY FOG...LOCALLY DENSE.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.SATURDAY...NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. BAY WATERS CHOPPY.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.SATURDAY NIGHT...NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. BAY WATERS
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.SUNDAY...NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SLIGHTLY CHOPPY.
<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...EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SMOOTH. A SLIGHT
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.MONDAY NIGHT...NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SMOOTH.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.TUESDAY...NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SMOOTH.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.TUESDAY NIGHT...NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">GMZ350-355-082330-
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.TODAY...SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. PATCHY
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">FOG...POSSIBLY DENSE. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.TONIGHT...SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING WEST 15 TO 20 KNOTS
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">IN THE EVENING...THEN A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AND A SLIGHT CHANCE
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. EARLY EVENING PATCHY FOG...LOCALLY DENSE.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.SATURDAY...NORTHWEST 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"">.SATURDAY NIGHT...NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS BECOMING NORTH
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">15 TO 20 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET WITH OCCASIONAL
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">SEAS UP TO 7 FEET.
<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 2 TO 3 FEET.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.SUNDAY NIGHT...NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. SEAS 1 TO
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">2 FEET.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.MONDAY...EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. A SLIGHT
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.MONDAY NIGHT...NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS DECREASING TO 5 TO
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">10 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.TUESDAY...NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. A
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.TUESDAY NIGHT...NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS INCREASING TO
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">10 TO 15 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">GMZ370-375-082330-
<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"">416 AM CST FRI JAN 8 2016
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.TODAY...SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET. PATCHY
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">FOG...LOCALLY DENSE. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">AFTERNOON.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.TONIGHT...SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS BECOMING WEST 15 TO 20 KNOTS
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">IN THE EVENING...THEN A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AND A SLIGHT
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. EARLY EVENING PATCHY
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">FOG...LOCALLY DENSE.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.SATURDAY...NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS BECOMING 20 TO
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">25 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET WITH OCCASIONAL SEAS
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">UP TO 7 FEET BUILDING TO 6 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"">.SATURDAY NIGHT...NORTH WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS. SEAS 6 TO 7 FEET
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">WITH OCCASIONAL SEAS UP TO 8 FEET SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 5 FEET WITH
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">OCCASIONAL SEAS UP TO 6 FEET 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. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FEET 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 BECOMING AROUND
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">10 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FEET.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.MONDAY...EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. A CHANCE
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">OF SHOWERS.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.MONDAY NIGHT...NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.TUESDAY...NORTHEAST 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"">.TUESDAY NIGHT...NORTHEAST 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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Port of Houston Authority
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ACOE Project Depth for Houston Ship Channel
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<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">45 feet/13.72 meters up to Shell Oiltanking
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">40 feet/12.19 meters up to S.P. Slip
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">36 feet/10.97 meters to the Turning Basin
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">40 feet/12.19 meters Barbours Cut Channel
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">40 feet/12.19 meters Bayport Channel
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Please note the above information is based on the Corp of Engineers – Project draft for the Houston Ship Channel, if you have a question
regarding deep draft in Houston Ship Channel or alongside a berth, please contact our operations department
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<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">HSC Air Drafts Restrictions
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<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Power Lines
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Power Lines
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Fred Hartman
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<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Jesse Jones
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Power Lines
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Sidney Sherman
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">197’ (Morgan’s Point)
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">197’ (below Fred Hartman Bridge – Baytown)
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">175' (Baytown/LaPorte Bridge)
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">197’ (Battleship Texas)
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">175' (Beltway 8 Bridge)
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">197’ (Power Plant)
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">135' (Loop 610 Bridge)
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Air drafts clearances are based on MHW // Vessels should allow an additional 10 feet clearance for the Power Lines
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<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Port of Texas City
http://www.tctrr.com/<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">
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<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The Texas City Ship Channel is approximately 11 miles from GB Buoy
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The ACOE project draft for the TXCSC is 45’00 FW at MLT from the GB BUOY to Valero Dock # 42, the channel above project draft is
40’00 FW at MLT. The length on the final approach from the Houston, Galveston, Texas City tri-channel split is approximately 6 miles, the width is approximately a 400 ft bottom, the Turning Basin is approximately 4,200 ft long and 1,200 ft wide with a maximum
deep draft of 45 ft FW at MLT, and is navigable day or night with no air draft restrictions. Only TX City Docks with 45’00” maximum deep draft at MLT are TC # 11, 12, 41, & 42
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<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Port of Galveston
http://www.portofgalveston.com/<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#051423">The Galveston Ship Channel is approximately miles from GB Buoy
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#051423">The ACOE project draft for the GSC is 45’00” FW. The narrowest point is approximately 1,200 ft wide with no air draft restrictions.
At the POGA berths the maximum deep draft varies from 32’00” to 40’00” at MLT,
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<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Port of Freeport is located three miles from deep water, the channel is 400 ft wide and ACOE project maximum deep draft at MLW is
45’00”.
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Army Corp of Engineers
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Houston Pilots
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#051423">Galveston Texas City Pilots
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