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Houston, Galveston, Texas City, & Freeport, TX - Daily Port Update 01/28/2016 Normal
Houston, Galveston, Texas City, & Freeport, TX - Daily Port Update 01/27/2016 Normal
Houston, Galveston, Texas City, & Freeport, TX - Daily Port Update 01/26/2016 Normal
Houston, Galveston, Texas City, & Freeport, TX - Daily Port Update 01/25/2016 Normal
Houston, Galveston, Texas City, & Freeport, TX - Daily Port Update 01/24/2016 Normal
Houston, Galveston, Texas City, & Freeport, TX - Daily Port Update 01/23/2016 Normal
Houston, Galveston, Texas City, & Freeport, TX - Daily Port Update 01/21/2016 Normal
Houston, Galveston, Texas City, & Freeport, TX - Daily Port Update 01/20/2016 Normal
Houston, Galveston, Texas City, & Freeport, TX - Daily Port Update 01/18/2016 Normal
Houston, Galveston, Texas City, & Freeport, TX - Daily Port Update 01/17/2016 Normal
Houston, Galveston, Texas City, & Freeport, TX - Daily Port Update 01/16/2016 Normal
Houston, Galveston, Texas City, & Freeport, TX - Daily Port Update 01/15/2016 Normal
Houston, Galveston, Texas City, & Freeport, TX - Daily Port Update 01/14/2016 Normal
Houston, Galveston, Texas City, & Freeport, TX - Daily Port Update 01/13/2016 Normal
Houston, Galveston, Texas City, & Freeport, TX - Daily Port Update 01/12/2016 Normal
Houston, Galveston, Texas City, & Freeport, TX - Daily Port Update 01/11/2016 Normal
Houston, Galveston, Texas City, & Freeport, TX - Daily Port Update 01/10/2016 Normal
Houston, Galveston, Texas City, & Freeport, TX - Daily Port Update 01/09/2016 Normal
Houston, Galveston, Texas City, & Freeport, TX - Daily Port Update Corrected 01/08/2016 Normal
Houston, Galveston, Texas City, & Freeport, TX - Daily Port Update 01/08/2016 Normal
Houston, Galveston, Texas City, & Freeport, TX - Daily Port Update 01/07/2016 Normal
Houston, Galveston, Texas City, & Freeport, TX - Daily Port Update 01/06/2016 Normal
Houston, Galveston, Texas City, & Freeport, TX - Daily Port Update 01/05/2016 Normal
Houston, Galveston, Texas City, & Freeport, TX - Daily Port Update 01/04/2016 Normal
Houston, Galveston, Texas City, & Freeport, TX - Daily Port Update 01/03/2016 Normal
Houston, Galveston, Texas City, & Freeport, TX - Daily Port Update 01/02/2016 Normal
Houston, Galveston, Texas City, & Freeport, TX - Daily Port Update 01/02/2016 Normal
Houston, Galveston, Texas City, & Freeport, TX - Daily Port Update 01/01/2016 Normal

Daily Port Update

Subject:Houston, Galveston, Texas City, & Freeport, TX - Daily Port Update
Date:Thursday, January 21, 2016
Priority:Normal
Notice:

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">January 21, 2016             Wednesday

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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Houston, Galveston, Texas City, & Freeport, TX - Daily Port Update  

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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Houston // Closed to all traffic

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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">01/20

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">2010     Pilots suspended inbound traffic due to fog

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">2030     Pilots suspended outbound traffic due to fog / Inbound traffic remains suspended

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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">  2        Inbound Vessels anchored around Baytown Power Lines

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">17         Vessel set to proceed inbound

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">20         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    63° F

<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">High          71° 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    97%

<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Barometer  29.92 in / 1013.7 mb

<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Dewpoint    62° F

<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Visibility      0.50 miles

<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Wind SE 5 mph

<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Wednesday  

<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Partly Cloudy

<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Currently    62° F

<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">High          67° F

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<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 29.95 in / 1014.1 mb

<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Dewpoint   62° F

<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Visibility     10 miles

<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Wind SE 9 mph

Wednesday  (OFFLINE)

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<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Visibility      miles

<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Wind  mph

<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Today: <span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Scattered showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 9am. Areas of dense fog before 9am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 71. Breezy, with a south wind 10 to 15 mph becoming northwest 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 39. Breezy, with a northwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Friday: Sunny, with a high near 51. Breezy, with a northwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Friday Night: Clear, with a low around 35. Northwest wind 5 to 15 mph.

Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 54. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the afternoon.

Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 40.

Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 66.

Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 58.

Monday: A 20 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 69.

Monday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 50.

Tuesday: A 20 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 58.

Tuesday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 42.

Wednesday: A 20 percent chance of showers. Sunny, with a high near 58.

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Today: <span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Isolated showers, then scattered showers and thunderstorms after 9am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 67. Windy, with a south wind 10 to 15 mph becoming west 20 to 25 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 41. Windy, with a northwest wind around 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.

Friday: Sunny, with a high near 49. Windy, with a northwest wind around 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.

Friday Night: Clear, with a low around 38. Windy, with a north wind 15 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 51. North wind 10 to 15 mph becoming light northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 48.

Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 63.

Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 60.

Monday: A 20 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 65.

Monday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 52. Breezy.

Tuesday: A 20 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 55. Breezy.

Tuesday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 45. Breezy.

Wednesday: A 20 percent chance of showers. Sunny, with a high near 54.

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Today: <span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Isolated showers, then scattered showers and thunderstorms after 9am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 70. Breezy, with a south wind 10 to 15 mph becoming northwest 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 42. Windy, with a northwest wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Friday: Sunny, with a high near 52. Windy, with a northwest wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Friday Night: Clear, with a low around 39. Breezy, with a north wind 10 to 20 mph.

Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 54. North wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light and variable in the afternoon.

Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 47.

Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 67.

Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 62.

Monday: A 20 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 70.

Monday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 53. Breezy.

Tuesday: A 20 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 59. Breezy.

Tuesday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 46.

Wednesday: A 20 percent chance of showers. Sunny, with a high near 59.

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Dense Fog Advisory<span-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX 531 AM CST THU JAN 21 2016   ...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS MORNING...   ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM CST THIS EVENING...   .AREAS OF DENSE FOG WILL BE DISSIPATING LATE THIS MORNING. A COLD FRONT LATER THIS AFTERNOON WILL BRING VERY STRONG NORTH WINDS TO THE AREA THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS.   TXZ163-164-176>179-195>200-210>213-226-227-211945- /O.NEW.KHGX.FG.Y.0005.160121T1131Z-160121T1500Z/ /O.NEW.KHGX.WI.Y.0001.160121T2000Z-160122T0200Z/ AUSTIN-BRAZOS-BURLESON-COLORADO-FORT BEND-GRIMES-HARRIS-HOUSTON- LIBERTY-MADISON-MONTGOMERY-POLK-SAN JACINTO-TRINITY-WALKER-WALLER- WASHINGTON-WHARTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BELLVILLE...BRENHAM...BROOKSHIRE... BRYAN...CALDWELL...CLEVELAND...COLDSPRING...COLLEGE STATION... COLUMBUS...CONROE...CORRIGAN...CROCKETT...DAYTON...EAGLE LAKE... EL CAMPO...GROVETON...HEMPSTEAD...HOUSTON...HUMBLE...HUNTSVILLE... KATY...LAKE SOMERVILLE...LIBERTY...LIVINGSTON...MADISONVILLE... MISSOURI CITY...NAVASOTA...ONALASKA...PASADENA...PIERCE... PRAIRIE VIEW...RICHMOND...ROSENBERG...SEALY...SHEPHERD... SUGAR LAND...THE WOODLANDS...TOMBALL...TRINITY...WEIMAR... WHARTON...WILLIS 531 AM CST THU JAN 21 2016   ...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS MORNING... ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM CST THIS EVENING...   THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HOUSTON/GALVESTON HAS ISSUED A DENSE FOG ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS MORNING. A WIND ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM CST THIS EVENING.   * EVENT...PATCHY DENSE FOG THIS MORNING.           GUSTY NORTH WINDS 20 TO 25 MPH THIS AFTERNOON.   * TIMING...DENSE FOG ADVISORY THROUGH 8 AM.            WIND ADVISORY 2 PM T0 8 PM.   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.   DRIVERS OF VANS...CAMPERS...TRAILERS...AND OTHER HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD BE ALERT TO THE DANGER OF THESE WINDS... ESPECIALLY WHEN DRIVING ALONG EAST TO WEST ORIENTED ROADS.   &&   $$  
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<span-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Wind Advisory URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX 531 AM CST THU JAN 21 2016   ...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS MORNING...   ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM CST THIS EVENING...   .AREAS OF DENSE FOG WILL BE DISSIPATING LATE THIS MORNING. A COLD FRONT LATER THIS AFTERNOON WILL BRING VERY STRONG NORTH WINDS TO THE AREA THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS.   TXZ163-164-176>179-195>200-210>213-226-227-211945- /O.NEW.KHGX.FG.Y.0005.160121T1131Z-160121T1500Z/ /O.NEW.KHGX.WI.Y.0001.160121T2000Z-160122T0200Z/ AUSTIN-BRAZOS-BURLESON-COLORADO-FORT BEND-GRIMES-HARRIS-HOUSTON- LIBERTY-MADISON-MONTGOMERY-POLK-SAN JACINTO-TRINITY-WALKER-WALLER- WASHINGTON-WHARTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BELLVILLE...BRENHAM...BROOKSHIRE... BRYAN...CALDWELL...CLEVELAND...COLDSPRING...COLLEGE STATION... COLUMBUS...CONROE...CORRIGAN...CROCKETT...DAYTON...EAGLE LAKE... EL CAMPO...GROVETON...HEMPSTEAD...HOUSTON...HUMBLE...HUNTSVILLE... KATY...LAKE SOMERVILLE...LIBERTY...LIVINGSTON...MADISONVILLE... MISSOURI CITY...NAVASOTA...ONALASKA...PASADENA...PIERCE... PRAIRIE VIEW...RICHMOND...ROSENBERG...SEALY...SHEPHERD... SUGAR LAND...THE WOODLANDS...TOMBALL...TRINITY...WEIMAR... WHARTON...WILLIS 531 AM CST THU JAN 21 2016   ...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS MORNING... ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM CST THIS EVENING...   THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HOUSTON/GALVESTON HAS ISSUED A DENSE FOG ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS MORNING. A WIND ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM CST THIS EVENING.   * EVENT...PATCHY DENSE FOG THIS MORNING.           GUSTY NORTH WINDS 20 TO 25 MPH THIS AFTERNOON.   * TIMING...DENSE FOG ADVISORY THROUGH 8 AM.            WIND ADVISORY 2 PM T0 8 PM.   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.   DRIVERS OF VANS...CAMPERS...TRAILERS...AND OTHER HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD BE ALERT TO THE DANGER OF THESE WINDS... ESPECIALLY WHEN DRIVING ALONG EAST TO WEST ORIENTED ROADS.   &&  

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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) @ 0728 hrs

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Morgan’s Point

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">0.8 ft Falling = 45’08”

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Eagle Point

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">0.9 ft Falling = 45’09”

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Galveston Bay Entrance

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">0.2 ft Rising = 45’02”

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Pier 21

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">0.3 ft Steady = 45’03”

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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Winds – Houston / Galveston Bay PORTS, NOAA/NOS @ 0728 hrs 

<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Morgan’s Point

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<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Galveston Bay Entrance

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Please visit our WEB Site<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> www.moranshipping.com<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> for port tide tables

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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"">358 AM CST THU JAN 21 2016

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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">UPPER TEXAS COASTAL WATERS FROM HIGH ISLAND TO THE MATAGORDA SHIP

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">CHANNEL OUT 60 NAUTICAL MILES INCLUDING GALVESTON AND MATAGORDA BAYS

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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"">GMZ300-212215-

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">SYNOPSIS FOR HIGH ISLAND TO THE MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL OUT 60

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">NAUTICAL MILES INCLUDING GALVESTON AND MATAGORDA BAYS

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">358 AM CST THU JAN 21 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"">SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL BECOME SOUTHWESTERLY AND STRENGTHEN THIS

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">THROUGH THE AFTERNOON BEFORE A STRONG COLD FRONT MOVES OFF THE

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">COAST LATE THIS AFTERNOON. STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS WITH FREQUENT

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">GUSTS OF GALE FORCE CAN BE EXPECTED TONIGHT FOR THE GULF WATERS

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">WITH STRONG WINDS CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY. HIGH PRESSURE WILL SETTLE

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">IN OVER THE AREA SATURDAY WITH WINDS BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">BY SATURDAY NIGHT. INCREASING SOUTHERLY FLOW WILL BE ON TAP SUNDAY

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">AND ANOTHER POTENT COLD FRONT SHOULD ARRIVE AROUND TUESDAY

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">MORNING.

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New""> 

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">$$

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New""> 

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">GMZ335-212215-

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">GALVESTON BAY-

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">358 AM CST THU JAN 21 2016

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New""> 

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">FRIDAY AFTERNOON...

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New""> 

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION THIS AFTERNOON...

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New""> 

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.TODAY...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 15 TO

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">20 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 KNOTS BY

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">LATE AFTERNOON. BAY WATERS SLIGHTLY CHOPPY BECOMING CHOPPY IN THE

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">AFTERNOON. ISOLATED SHOWERS EARLY IN THE MORNING... THEN SCATTERED

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.TONIGHT...NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS AROUND 30

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">KNOTS. BAY WATERS ROUGH.

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.FRIDAY...NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS DECREASING TO 15 TO

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">20 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. BAY WATERS ROUGH BECOMING CHOPPY IN

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">THE AFTERNOON.

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.FRIDAY NIGHT...NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING NORTH

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">10 TO 15 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. BAY WATERS CHOPPY BECOMING

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">SLIGHTLY CHOPPY AFTER MIDNIGHT.

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.SATURDAY...NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS DECREASING TO AROUND

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">5 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"">.SATURDAY NIGHT...EAST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHEAST

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">AFTER MIDNIGHT. BAY WATERS SMOOTH.

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.SUNDAY...SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SMOOTH.

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.SUNDAY NIGHT...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SLIGHTLY

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">CHOPPY.

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.MONDAY...SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS BECOMING 5 TO 10 KNOTS

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">IN THE AFTERNOON. BAY WATERS SMOOTH TO SLIGHTLY CHOPPY BECOMING

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">SMOOTH IN THE AFTERNOON. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.MONDAY NIGHT...NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING NORTH

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">15 TO 20 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. BAY WATERS SLIGHTLY CHOPPY

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">BECOMING CHOPPY AFTER MIDNIGHT. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New""> 

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">$$

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New""> 

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">GMZ330-212215-

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">MATAGORDA BAY-

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">358 AM CST THU JAN 21 2016

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New""> 

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">FRIDAY AFTERNOON...

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New""> 

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION THIS AFTERNOON...

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New""> 

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.TODAY...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING WEST 15 TO 20 KNOTS

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 20 KNOTS LATE IN

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">THE AFTERNOON. BAY WATERS SLIGHTLY CHOPPY BECOMING CHOPPY IN THE

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">AFTERNOON. ISOLATED SHOWERS EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN SCATTERED

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE MORNING. ISOLATED SHOWERS

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.TONIGHT...NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS. BAY WATERS ROUGH.

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.FRIDAY...NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS DECREASING TO 15 TO

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">20 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. BAY WATERS ROUGH BECOMING CHOPPY IN

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">THE AFTERNOON.

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.FRIDAY NIGHT...NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS DECREASING TO 10 TO

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">15 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. BAY WATERS CHOPPY BECOMING SLIGHTLY

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">CHOPPY AFTER MIDNIGHT.

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.SATURDAY...NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHEAST AROUND

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">5 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"">.SATURDAY NIGHT...SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">SMOOTH.

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.SUNDAY...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SLIGHTLY CHOPPY.

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.SUNDAY NIGHT...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SLIGHTLY

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">CHOPPY.

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.MONDAY...SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING WEST IN THE

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">AFTERNOON. BAY WATERS SMOOTH. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.MONDAY NIGHT...NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS INCREASING TO 15 TO

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">20 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. BAY WATERS SMOOTH BECOMING CHOPPY AFTER

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">MIDNIGHT. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New""> 

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">$$

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New""> 

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">GMZ350-355-212215-

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">WATERS FROM FREEPORT TO THE MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL OUT 20 NM-

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">WATERS FROM HIGH ISLAND TO FREEPORT OUT 20 NM-

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">358 AM CST THU JAN 21 2016

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New""> 

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM CST THIS MORNING

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">THROUGH THIS EVENING...

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">MORNING...

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">FRIDAY EVENING...

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New""> 

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.TODAY...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 15 TO

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">20 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET. ISOLATED SHOWERS

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.TONIGHT...NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS OF 35 TO 40

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET WITH OCCASIONAL SEAS UP TO 7 FEET.

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.FRIDAY...NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 KNOTS BECOMING 20 TO 25 KNOTS

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET WITH OCCASIONAL SEAS UP TO

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">7 FEET SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET IN THE AFTERNOON.

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.FRIDAY NIGHT...NORTH WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS BECOMING 15 TO

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">20 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.SATURDAY...NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS DECREASING TO 5 TO

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">10 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 TO 2 FEET.

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.SATURDAY NIGHT...EAST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHEAST

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FEET.

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.SUNDAY...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.SUNDAY NIGHT...SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET.

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.MONDAY...SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS DECREASING TO 5 TO

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">10 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">SHOWERS.

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.MONDAY NIGHT...NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING NORTH

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">15 TO 20 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET. A SLIGHT CHANCE

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">OF SHOWERS.

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New""> 

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">$$

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New""> 

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">GMZ370-375-212215-

<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"">358 AM CST THU JAN 21 2016

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New""> 

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM CST THIS MORNING

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">THROUGH THIS EVENING...

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">MORNING...

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">FRIDAY EVENING...

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New""> 

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION THIS MORNING...

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New""> 

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.TODAY...SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 15 TO

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">25 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET BUILDING TO 5 TO

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">6 FEET WITH OCCASIONAL SEAS UP TO 7 FEET IN THE AFTERNOON.

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">ISOLATED SHOWERS EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN SCATTERED SHOWERS

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">AND THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE MORNING. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.TONIGHT...NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS 35 TO 40

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">KNOTS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FEET WITH OCCASIONAL SEAS UP TO 14 FEET.

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.FRIDAY...NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 30 KNOTS. SEAS 7 TO 10 FEET WITH

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">OCCASIONAL SEAS UP TO 13 FEET SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FEET WITH

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">OCCASIONAL SEAS UP TO 10 FEET IN THE AFTERNOON.

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.FRIDAY NIGHT...NORTH WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS DECREASING TO 15 TO

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">20 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FEET WITH OCCASIONAL SEAS UP

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">TO 8 FEET SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET AFTER MIDNIGHT.

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.SATURDAY...NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS DECREASING TO 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"">.SATURDAY NIGHT...NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS BECOMING

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">SOUTHEAST AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FEET.

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.SUNDAY...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KNOTS

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET.

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.SUNDAY NIGHT...SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET.

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.MONDAY...SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">10 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET WITH OCCASIONAL SEAS

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">UP TO 7 FEET. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.MONDAY NIGHT...NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING NORTH

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">15 TO 20 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FEET. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">SHOWERS.

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New""> 

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">$$

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New""> 

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New""> 

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New""> 

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Port of Houston Authority

http://www.portofhouston.com/<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">

ACOE Project Depth for Houston Ship Channel

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> 

<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

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> 

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> 

<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">HSC Air Drafts Restrictions

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;display:none"> 

<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

<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">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

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> 

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> 

<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">

<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> 

<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

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> 

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> 

<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,

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#051423"> 

<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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NOAA

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For quality assurance purposes please note well that while the above information is regularly vetted for accuracy it is not intended to replace the local knowledge or expertise pertaining to port conditions of our marine operations personnel. Port précis should always be verified by contacting the corresponding marine department of a particular location for the most up-to-date information.