<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">February 20, 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;color:#1F497D">Patchy fog / sea fog predicted late tonight through Monday night. Series of cold fronts due to move through the
area late Monday with a stronger front moving through Tuesday night.
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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">Mostly Cloudy
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Currently 76° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">High 81° 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 56%
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Barometer 30.13 in / 1020.06mb
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Dewpoint 59° F
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<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Wind S 15 mph, Gusts up to 18 mph
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<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 71° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">High 69° F
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<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Humidity 79° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Barometer 30.15 in / 1021.1 mb
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Dewpoint 64° 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">Mostly Cloudy
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Currently 77° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">High 73° F
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<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Humidity 58° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Barometer 30.13 in / 1020.3 mb
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Dewpoint 61° F
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<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">This Afternoon:
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Partly sunny, with a high near 81. South wind around 10 mph.
Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 63. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Sunday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 78. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Sunday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 61. Southeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm after midnight.
Monday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Cloudy, with a high near 74. Calm wind becoming north around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Monday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56.
Tuesday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 71.
Tuesday Night: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51.
Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 64. Breezy.
Wednesday Night: Clear, with a low around 43.
Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 67.
Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 45.
Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 70.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">This Afternoon:
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Partly sunny, with a high near 69. Southeast wind around 10 mph.
Tonight: Patchy fog. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 64. Southeast wind around 10 mph becoming south after midnight.
Sunday: Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high near 73. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming northeast in the morning.
Sunday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers. Areas of fog. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 63. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Monday: A 40 percent chance of showers, mainly before noon. Patchy fog. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high near 69. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Monday Night: A slight chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after midnight. Patchy fog before midnight. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 58. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Tuesday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 67.
Tuesday Night: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54. Breezy.
Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 61. Windy.
Wednesday Night: Clear, with a low around 49. Breezy.
Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 63.
Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 53.
Friday: Sunny, with a high near 66.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">This Afternoon:
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Partly sunny, with a high near 73. South wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Tonight: Patchy fog. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 64. Southeast wind around 10 mph.
Sunday: Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high near 75. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Sunday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers. Areas of fog. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 62. East wind around 5 mph becoming south after midnight.
Monday: A 40 percent chance of showers. Patchy fog. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high near 70. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south in the morning.
Monday Night: A slight chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after midnight. Patchy fog before midnight. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 57. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Tuesday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 69.
Tuesday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 53. Breezy.
Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 62. Windy.
Wednesday Night: Clear, with a low around 45. Breezy.
Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 65.
Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 50.
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<span-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Hazardous Weather Outlook
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
632 AM CST SAT FEB 20 2016
GMZ330-335-350-355-370-375-TXZ214-235>238-211245-
BRAZORIA-CHAMBERS-GALVESTON-GALVESTON BAY-JACKSON-MATAGORDA-
MATAGORDA BAY-
WATERS FROM FREEPORT TO THE MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL 20 NM TO 60 NM-
WATERS FROM FREEPORT TO THE MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL OUT 20 NM-
WATERS FROM HIGH ISLAND TO FREEPORT 20 TO 60 NM-
WATERS FROM HIGH ISLAND TO FREEPORT OUT 20 NM-
632 AM CST SAT FEB 20 2016
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
PATCHY SEA FOG MAY DEVELOP TONIGHT.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY
SEA FOG WILL REMAIN A THREAT INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. LATE TUESDAY
NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...WIND ADVISORIES MAY BE NEEDED INLAND...AND
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORIES OR GALE WARNINGS IN THE COASTAL WATERS IN
THE WAKE OF A STRONG COLD FRONT. THESE STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS MAY
ALSO CAUSE WATER TO BE TRANSPORTED OUT OF THE BAYS POSSIBLY
REQUIRING LOW WATER ADVISORIES.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.
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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) @ 1228 hrs
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Morgan’s Point
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">-0.1 ft Falling = 44’11”
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Eagle Point
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">0.2 ft Rising = 45’02”
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Galveston Bay Entrance
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">1.1 ft Rising = 46’01”
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Pier 21
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">0.6 ft Rising = 45’06”
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Winds – Houston / Galveston Bay PORTS, NOAA/NOS @ 1228 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 SSE, gusts to 10 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">12 knots from SSW, gusts to 14 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"">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 CHANNEL
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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"">GMZ300-210415-
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">929 AM CST SAT FEB 20 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"">LIGHT TO MODERATE ONSHORE WINDS WILL PERSIST OVER THE WEEKEND. SEA FOG
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">IS POSSIBLE OVER BAYS AND NEARSHORE WATERS LATER TODAY AND TONIGHT AS
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">WARM MOIST AIR MOVES OVER THE COOLER SHELF WATERS. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">WILL BE POSSIBLE MONDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY AS A SERIES OF COLD FRONTS
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">REACH THE COASTAL WATERS. CAUTION AND ADVISORY FLAGS WILL LIKELY BE
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">NEEDED TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY AFTER THE PASSAGE OF A STRONG FRONT.
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">GMZ330-335-210415-
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">MATAGORDA BAY-GALVESTON BAY-
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">929 AM CST SAT FEB 20 2016
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.REST OF TODAY...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SLIGHTLY CHOPPY.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.TONIGHT...SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SMOOTH.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">PATCHY FOG.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.SUNDAY...SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SMOOTH. PATCHY FOG
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">EARLY IN THE MORNING.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.SUNDAY NIGHT...SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SMOOTH.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">AREAS OF FOG. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.MONDAY...SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS BECOMING WEST IN THE AFTERNOON.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">BAY WATERS SMOOTH. PATCHY FOG. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.MONDAY NIGHT...NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SMOOTH.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">PATCHY FOG IN THE EVENING. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. ISOLATED
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.TUESDAY...NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTH IN THE AFTERNOON.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">BAY WATERS SMOOTH. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.TUESDAY NIGHT...SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHWEST
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">15 TO 20 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. BAY WATERS SLIGHTLY CHOPPY BECOMING
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">CHOPPY AFTER MIDNIGHT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.WEDNESDAY...NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS DECREASING TO 15 TO 20 KNOTS
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">IN THE AFTERNOON. BAY WATERS ROUGH BECOMING CHOPPY IN THE AFTERNOON.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.WEDNESDAY 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 SLIGHTLY
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">GMZ350-355-210415-
<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"">.REST OF TODAY...SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.TONIGHT...SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">PATCHY FOG.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.SUNDAY...SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING EAST 5 TO 10 KNOTS
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. PATCHY FOG.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.SUNDAY NIGHT...SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">AREAS OF FOG. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.MONDAY...SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST IN THE AFTERNOON.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. PATCHY FOG. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.MONDAY NIGHT...WEST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS BECOMING NORTH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">SEAS 2 FEET. PATCHY FOG IN THE EVENING. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.TUESDAY...NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTH IN THE AFTERNOON.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">SEAS 1 TO 2 FEET. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.TUESDAY NIGHT...SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHWEST
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">20 TO 25 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.WEDNESDAY...NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET.
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<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"">929 AM CST SAT FEB 20 2016
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.REST OF TODAY...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.TONIGHT...SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET. PATCHY FOG.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.SUNDAY...SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS DECREASING TO 5 TO 10 KNOTS
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET. PATCHY FOG.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.SUNDAY NIGHT...SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 3 FEET. AREAS OF
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">FOG. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.MONDAY...SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS BECOMING WEST IN THE AFTERNOON.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">SEAS 3 FEET. PATCHY FOG. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. A SLIGHT
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.MONDAY NIGHT...WEST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHWEST AFTER MIDNIGHT.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. PATCHY FOG IN THE EVENING. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.TUESDAY...NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTH IN THE AFTERNOON.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.TUESDAY NIGHT...SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHWEST
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">20 TO 25 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET. A SLIGHT CHANCE
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">OF SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. A CHANCE OF
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.WEDNESDAY...NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 30 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS BECOMING NORTH
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">15 TO 20 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET.
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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">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
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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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