<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">January 10, 2016 Sunday
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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;color:#1F497D">Cold front and high pressure has pushed water levels in HSC below normal.
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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">Fair
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Currently 43° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">High 51° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Wind Chill 37° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Humidity 56%
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Barometer 30.34 in / 1027.9 mb
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Dewpoint 28° F
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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">Mostly Cloudy
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Currently 43° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">High 50° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Wind Chill 35° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Humidity 71° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Barometer 30.32 in / 1026.6 mb
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Dewpoint 34° F
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<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Wind NW 17 mph
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Sunday
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<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Currently 44° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">High 52° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Wind Chill 38° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Humidity 63° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Barometer 30.34 in / 1027.4 mb
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Today: Sunny, with a high near 51. North wind 5 to 10 mph.
Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 34. North wind around 5 mph.
Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 54. East wind around 5 mph.
Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 40. East wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 60. North wind around 5 mph.
Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 42.
Wednesday: A 30 percent chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 60.
Wednesday Night: A 50 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49.
Thursday: A 30 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 62.
Thursday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49.
Friday: A 20 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 65.
Friday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51.
Saturday: A 20 percent chance of showers. 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">Sunny, with a high near 50. North wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 41. North wind around 10 mph becoming east after midnight.
Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 53. East wind 10 to 15 mph.
Monday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 46. Northeast wind 10 to 15 mph.
Tuesday: A 20 percent chance of showers before noon. Sunny, with a high near 57. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 50.
Wednesday: A 40 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 58.
Wednesday Night: Showers likely. Cloudy, with a low around 53. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Thursday: A 40 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 61.
Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 54.
Friday: A 20 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 63.
Friday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 53.
Saturday: A 20 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 60.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Today:
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Sunny, with a high near 52. North wind 5 to 10 mph.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 38. North wind 5 to 10 mph.
Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 56. East wind 10 to 15 mph.
Monday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 43. Northeast wind 10 to 15 mph.
Tuesday: A 20 percent chance of showers before noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 60. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 48.
Wednesday: A 40 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 61.
Wednesday Night: Showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 53. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Thursday: A 40 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 62.
Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 52.
Friday: A 20 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 64.
Friday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54.
Saturday: A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 61
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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;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">KHOU WEATHER
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<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">MARSEC LEVEL 1
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Maximum Deep Drafts - Houston / Galveston Bay
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">PORTS NOAA/NOS Water Levels (above MLLW) @
1016 hrs
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#C00000">Morgan’s Point
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#C00000">-0.7 ft Steady = 44’05”
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#C00000">Eagle Point
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#C00000">-0.4 ft Falling = 44’08”
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#C00000">Galveston Bay Entrance
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#C00000">-0.6 ft Falling = 44’06”
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#C00000">Pier 21
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Winds – Houston / Galveston Bay PORTS, NOAA/NOS @ 1016 hrs
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Morgan’s Point
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<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"">GMZ300-110430-
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">916 AM CST SUN JAN 10 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"">WINDS AND SEAS WILL CONTINUE TO SUBSIDE TODAY AS HIGH PRESSURE
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">PREVAILS OVER THE REGION. AS THIS HIGH SLIDES AND SETTLES TO THE
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">EAST...WINDS SHOULD BECOME MORE EASTERLY DURING THE FIRST HALF OF
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">GMZ330-335-110430-
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">916 AM CST SUN JAN 10 2016
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.THIS AFTERNOON...NORTH WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SMOOTH
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">TO SLIGHTLY CHOPPY.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.TONIGHT...NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SMOOTH.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.MONDAY...NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SMOOTH. A
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.MONDAY NIGHT...NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. BAY WATERS
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">SLIGHTLY CHOPPY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.TUESDAY...EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SMOOTH. A SLIGHT
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.TUESDAY NIGHT...EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SMOOTH.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.WEDNESDAY...EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SMOOTH. A
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. BAY WATERS
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">SLIGHTLY CHOPPY. SHOWERS LIKELY.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.THURSDAY...NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SMOOTH. A
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.THURSDAY NIGHT...NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING EAST
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">AFTER MIDNIGHT. BAY WATERS SMOOTH.
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">GMZ350-355-110430-
<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"">.THIS AFTERNOON...NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.TONIGHT...NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FEET.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.MONDAY...NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FEET. A
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.MONDAY NIGHT...NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.TUESDAY...EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. A SLIGHT
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.TUESDAY NIGHT...EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS INCREASING TO 10 TO 15
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.WEDNESDAY...EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 FEET. A CHANCE OF
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">3 FEET. SHOWERS LIKELY.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.THURSDAY...NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET. A
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.THURSDAY NIGHT...NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING EAST
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">GMZ370-375-110430-
<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"">.THIS AFTERNOON...NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS DECREASING TO 10 TO
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">15 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET WITH OCCASIONAL SEAS
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.TONIGHT...NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. SEAS 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 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.TUESDAY...EAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS DECREASING TO 10 TO 15 KNOTS
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FEET. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.TUESDAY NIGHT...EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.WEDNESDAY...EAST WINDS AROUND 15 KNOTS. SEAS 4 FEET. A CHANCE OF
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">5 FEET WITH OCCASIONAL SEAS UP TO 6 FEET. SHOWERS LIKELY.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.THURSDAY...NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS DECREASING TO 10 TO
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">15 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 5 FEET WITH OCCASIONAL SEAS
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">UP TO 6 FEET. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.THURSDAY NIGHT...NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING EAST
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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">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
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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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<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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