<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">January 14, 2016 Thursday
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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">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">Overcast
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Currently 55° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">High 63° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Wind Chill 54° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Humidity 93%
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Barometer 30.00 in / 1016.2 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">Wind NE 5 mph
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<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 59° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">High 65° F
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<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Humidity 96° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Barometer 30.00 in / 1015.8 mb
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Dewpoint 58° F
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<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Low 53° F
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<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Barometer 29.97 in / 1015.0 mb
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<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Today:
<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Cloudy, with a high near 63. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Tonight: A 20 percent chance of showers before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52. Southeast wind around 5 mph becoming southwest after midnight.
Friday: Sunny, with a high near 70. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 46. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming northeast after midnight.
Saturday: A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after noon. Increasing clouds, with a high near 64. East wind 5 to 15 mph becoming north in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 38.
Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 56.
Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 40.
M.L.King Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 59.
Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 44.
Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 65.
Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54.
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<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Today:
<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Showers and possibly a thunderstorm, mainly after 7am. High near 65. East wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Tonight: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 7pm, then a chance of showers between 7pm and 1am. Low around 55. East wind 5 to 10 mph becoming southwest after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Friday: Sunny, with a high near 66. West wind around 10 mph.
Friday Night: Clear, with a low around 53. West wind 5 to 10 mph becoming northeast after midnight.
Saturday: A chance of showers between 7am and 1pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Increasing clouds, with a high near 68. East wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Saturday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 43. Breezy.
Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 54.
Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 48.
M.L.King Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 57.
Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 51.
Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 63.
Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 57.
Wednesday: A 20 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 66.
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Today: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Cloudy, with a high near 65. East wind 5 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Tonight: A 30 percent chance of showers before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52. East wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west after midnight.
Friday: Sunny, with a high near 69. West wind 5 to 10 mph.
Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 47. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming east after midnight.
Saturday: A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 68. Breezy, with an east wind 10 to 15 mph becoming north 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation
is 40%.
Saturday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight. Mostly clear, with a low around 39. Breezy.
Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 56.
Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 46.
M.L.King Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 60.
Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 51.
Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 66.
Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 57.
Wednesday: A 20 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 68.<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">
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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) @ 0608 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 Steady = 46’03”
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Eagle Point
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">1.8 ft Rising = 46’08”
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Galveston Bay Entrance
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">2.2 ft Steady = 47’02”
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Pier 21
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">2.1 ft Rising = 47’01”
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Winds – Houston / Galveston Bay PORTS, NOAA/NOS @ 0608 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">4 knots from NE, gusts to 4 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">6 knots from ENE, gusts to 7 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"">FZUS54 KHGX 140927
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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"">327 AM CST THU JAN 14 2016
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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"">GMZ300-142230-
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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"">327 AM CST THU JAN 14 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"">AS AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE APPROACHES FROM THE WEST...LOOK FOR
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">A SURFACE LOW TO DEVELOP OFFSHORE TODAY AND TRACK OFF TO THE EAST
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">LATER THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. SHOWERS AND EMBEDDED
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE IN COVERAGE THROUGH THE
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">DAY. PATCHY SEA FOG IS POSSIBLE TONIGHT BEFORE A PACIFIC FRONT AND
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">WESTERLY WIND SHIFT MOVES INTO THE WATERS EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. A
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">STRONGER COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE OFF OF THE COAST SATURDAY
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO NEAR GALE FORCE CANNOT BE RULED OUT IN THE
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">GMZ330-335-142230-
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.TODAY...EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KNOTS IN
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">THE AFTERNOON. BAY WATERS SMOOTH BECOMING SLIGHTLY CHOPPY IN THE
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">AFTERNOON. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.TONIGHT...SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST AFTER
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">MIDNIGHT. BAY WATERS SMOOTH. PATCHY FOG. A CHANCE OF
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">THUNDERSTORMS AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY IN THE EVENING.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.FRIDAY...WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHWEST IN THE
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">AFTERNOON. BAY WATERS SLIGHTLY CHOPPY.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.FRIDAY NIGHT...NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHEAST
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">AFTER MIDNIGHT. BAY WATERS SMOOTH.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.SATURDAY...EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHWEST 20 TO 25 KNOTS
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">IN THE AFTERNOON. BAY WATERS SMOOTH BECOMING ROUGH IN THE
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">AFTERNOON. A CHANCE OF RAIN AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.SATURDAY NIGHT...NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. BAY WATERS CHOPPY.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY IN THE EVENING.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.SUNDAY...NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHEAST 5 TO
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">10 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. BAY WATERS SLIGHTLY CHOPPY BECOMING
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">SMOOTH IN THE AFTERNOON.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.SUNDAY NIGHT...EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SMOOTH.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.MONDAY...EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SLIGHTLY CHOPPY.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.MONDAY NIGHT...SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SMOOTH.
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">GMZ350-355-142230-
<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"">.TODAY...EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET. SHOWERS AND
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. SOME THUNDERSTORMS MAY BE STRONG.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.TONIGHT...SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 10 TO
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">15 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET. A CHANCE OF
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">THUNDERSTORMS AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY IN THE
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">EVENING. PATCHY FOG.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.FRIDAY...WEST WINDS AROUND 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.FRIDAY NIGHT...NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHEAST
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.SATURDAY...EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHWEST 20 TO 25
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">KNOTS KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET BUILDING TO 3 TO 5
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">FEET IN THE AFTERNOON. A CHANCE OF RAIN. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">THE AFTERNOON.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.SATURDAY NIGHT...NORTH WINDS NEAR 25 KNOTS BECOMING 15 TO 25
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.SUNDAY...NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHEAST 5 TO
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">10 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.SUNDAY NIGHT...EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 FEET.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.MONDAY...EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 FEET.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.MONDAY NIGHT...EAST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHEAST
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">GMZ370-375-142230-
<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-
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.TODAY...EAST WINDS NEAR 15 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHEAST. SEAS 3 TO 5
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">FEET. SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. SOME THUNDERSTORMS MAY
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.TONIGHT...SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FEET WITH OCCASIONAL SEAS UP TO
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">6 FEET. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.FRIDAY...WEST WINDS NEAR 15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.FRIDAY NIGHT...NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHEAST
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.SATURDAY...SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHWEST 20
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">TO 25 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET BUILDING TO 4 TO 6
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">FEET WITH OCCASIONAL SEAS UP TO 7 FEET IN THE AFTERNOON. A CHANCE
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">OF RAIN. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.SATURDAY NIGHT...NORTH WINDS NEAR 25 KNOTS BECOMING 15 TO 25
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FEET WITH OCCASIONAL SEAS UP TO
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">10 FEET. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY IN THE EVENING.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.SUNDAY...NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHEAST 10 TO
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.SUNDAY NIGHT...EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 FEET.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.MONDAY...NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 FEET. A SLIGHT
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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">Jesse Jones
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<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">
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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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