<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">January 16, 2016 Saturday
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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">Saturday
<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 49° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">High 60° 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 69%
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Barometer 29.82 in / 1010.1 mb
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Dewpoint 39° F
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<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Wind NE 3 mph
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Saturday
<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 53° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">High 60° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Wind Chill 50° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Humidity 86° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Barometer 29.81 in / 1009.3 mb
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Dewpoint 49° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Visibility 10 miles
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<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Saturday
<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 45° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">High 62° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Wind Chill 41° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Humidity 90° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Barometer 29.79 in / 1008.8 mb
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Dewpoint 42° F
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<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">A slight chance of showers between 9am and noon, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Some of the storms could be severe. Increasing clouds, with a
high near 60. East wind around 10 mph becoming north in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 42. North wind 10 to 15 mph.
Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 57. North wind 5 to 10 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon.
Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 40. Southeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
M.L.King Day: Sunny, with a high near 61. Northeast wind around 5 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon.
Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 43.
Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 67.
Tuesday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 55.
Wednesday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 71.
Wednesday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 57.
Thursday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 68.
Thursday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 47.
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<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Today:
<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Showers and possibly a thunderstorm after noon. Some of the storms could be severe. High near 60. Breezy, with an east wind 15 to 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Tonight: A 20 percent chance of showers before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 45. Breezy, with a north wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 54. North wind 5 to 15 mph becoming east in the afternoon.
Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 47. East wind 5 to 10 mph.
M.L.King Day: Sunny, with a high near 59. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 51.
Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 64.
Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 58.
Wednesday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 68.
Wednesday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 59.
Thursday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 65.
Thursday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50. Breezy.
Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 60.
<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Today:
<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Showers and possibly a thunderstorm, mainly after noon. Some of the storms could be severe. High near 62. East wind around 15 mph becoming north in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph. Chance
of precipitation is 80%.
Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 43. Breezy, with a north wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 56. North wind 10 to 15 mph becoming east in the afternoon.
Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 43. East wind 5 to 10 mph.
M.L.King Day: Sunny, with a high near 60. East wind 5 to 10 mph.
Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 48.
Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 67.
Tuesday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 58.
Wednesday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 69.
Wednesday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 58.
Thursday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 67.
Thursday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49.
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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) @ 0501 hrs
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Morgan’s Point
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">1.0 ft Steady = 46’00”
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Eagle Point
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">1.1 ft Steady = 46’01”
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Galveston Bay Entrance
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">1.3 ft Rising = 47’03”
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Pier 21
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">1.1 ft Rising = 46’01”
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Winds – Houston / Galveston Bay PORTS, NOAA/NOS @ 0501 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">7 knots from NE, gusts to 8 knots
<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
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">342 AM CST SAT JAN 16 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"">GMZ300-162215-
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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"">342 AM CST SAT JAN 16 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"">A COLD FRONT WILL PUSH OFF THE COAST LATE THIS AFTERNOON WITH
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">STRONG AND GUSTY NORTH WINDS DEVELOPING IN ITS WAKE. THESE
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">ELEVATED WINDS AND SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO PERSIST INTO EARLY SUNDAY
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">MORNING. ONSHORE WINDS ARE NOT FORECAST TO RETURN TO THE COASTAL
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">WATERS UNTIL NEXT TUESDAY.
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">GMZ330-335-162215-
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">MATAGORDA BAY-GALVESTON BAY-
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">342 AM CST SAT JAN 16 2016
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.TODAY...EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHEAST IN THE
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">AFTERNOON. BAY WATERS SLIGHTLY CHOPPY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATE
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">IN THE MORNING. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE LATE MORNING AND
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">AFTERNOON. SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON. SOME THUNDERSTORMS
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">MAY BE SEVERE.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.TONIGHT...NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. BAY WATERS CHOPPY. A
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE EVENING.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.SUNDAY...NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING EAST IN THE
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">AFTERNOON. BAY WATERS SMOOTH.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.SUNDAY NIGHT...EAST 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"">.MONDAY...NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING EAST IN THE
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">AFTERNOON. BAY WATERS SMOOTH.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.MONDAY NIGHT...SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SMOOTH.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.TUESDAY...SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SLIGHTLY
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.TUESDAY NIGHT...SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS DECREASING TO
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">5 TO 10 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. BAY WATERS SLIGHTLY CHOPPY BECOMING
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">SMOOTH AFTER MIDNIGHT. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.WEDNESDAY...SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SMOOTH. A
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. BAY WATERS
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">SLIGHTLY CHOPPY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">GMZ350-355-162215-
<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"">342 AM CST SAT JAN 16 2016
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION THIS AFTERNOON...
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.TODAY...EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHEAST 15 TO
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">20 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET BUILDING TO 3 TO
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">5 FEET IN THE AFTERNOON. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATE IN THE MORNING.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. SHOWERS
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">IN THE AFTERNOON. SOME THUNDERSTORMS MAY BE SEVERE.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.TONIGHT...NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET. A CHANCE
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">OF SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS 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. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.SUNDAY NIGHT...EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 FEET.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.MONDAY...EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FEET.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.MONDAY NIGHT...SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FEET.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.TUESDAY...SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.TUESDAY NIGHT...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 FEET. A
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.WEDNESDAY...SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET. A
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS.
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">GMZ370-375-162215-
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<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"">342 AM CST SAT JAN 16 2016
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION THIS AFTERNOON...
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.TODAY...EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KNOTS
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FEET WITH
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">OCCASIONAL SEAS UP TO 7 FEET IN THE AFTERNOON. A CHANCE OF
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">SHOWERS LATE IN THE MORNING. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE LATE
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">MORNING AND AFTERNOON. SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. SOME
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">THUNDERSTORMS MAY BE SEVERE.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.TONIGHT...NORTH WINDS 20 TO 30 KNOTS DECREASING TO 15 TO
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">25 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FEET WITH OCCASIONAL SEAS UP
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">TO 10 FEET. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">EVENING.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.SUNDAY...NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHEAST IN THE
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET WITH OCCASIONAL SEAS UP TO 7 FEET
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET IN THE AFTERNOON.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.SUNDAY NIGHT...EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.MONDAY...NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FEET.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.MONDAY NIGHT...EAST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHEAST
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.TUESDAY...SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.TUESDAY NIGHT...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 5 FEET
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">WITH OCCASIONAL SEAS UP TO 6 FEET. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.WEDNESDAY...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 5 FEET WITH
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">OCCASIONAL SEAS UP TO 6 FEET. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 5 FEET
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">WITH OCCASIONAL SEAS UP TO 6 FEET. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
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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">Power Lines
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<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">
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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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