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Houston, Galveston, Texas City, & Freeport, TX - Daily Port Update 02/29/2016 Normal
Houston, Galveston, Texas City, & Freeport, TX - Daily Port Update 02/28/2016 Normal
Houston, Galveston, Texas City, & Freeport, TX - Daily Port Update 02/27/2016 Normal
Houston, Galveston, Texas City, & Freeport, TX - Daily Port Update 02/26/2016 Normal
Houston, Galveston, Texas City, & Freeport, TX - Daily Port Update 02/25/2016 Normal
Houston, Galveston, Texas City, & Freeport, TX - Daily Port Update 02/24/2016 Normal
Houston, Galveston, Texas City, & Freeport, TX - Daily Port Update 02/23/2016 Normal
Houston, Galveston, Texas City, & Freeport, TX - Daily Port Update 02/22/2016 Normal
Houston, Galveston, Texas City, & Freeport, TX - Daily Port Update 02/21/2016 Normal
Houston, Galveston, Texas City, & Freeport, TX - Daily Port Update 02/20/2016 Normal
Houston, Galveston, Texas City, & Freeport, TX - Daily Port Update 02/19/2016 Normal
Houston, Galveston, Texas City, & Freeport, TX - Daily Port Update 02/18/2016 Normal
Houston, Galveston, Texas City, & Freeport, TX - Daily Port Update 02/17/2016 Normal
Houston, Galveston, Texas City, & Freeport, TX - Daily Port Update 02/16/2016 Normal
Houston, Galveston, Texas City, & Freeport, TX - Daily Port Update 02/15/2016 Normal
Houston, Galveston, Texas City, & Freeport, TX - Daily Port Update 02/14/2016 Normal
Houston, Galveston, Texas City, & Freeport, TX - Daily Port Update 02/13/2016 Normal
Houston, Galveston, Texas City, & Freeport, TX - Daily Port Update 02/12/2016 Normal
Houston, Galveston, Texas City, & Freeport, TX - Daily Port Update 02/11/2016 Normal
Houston, Galveston, Texas City, & Freeport, TX - Daily Port Update 02/10/2016 Normal
Houston, Galveston, Texas City, & Freeport, TX - Daily Port Update 02/09/2016 Normal

Daily Port Update

Subject:Houston, Galveston, Texas City, & Freeport, TX - Daily Port Update
Date:Monday, February 22, 2016
Priority:Normal
Notice:

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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 inbound & outbound traffic due to fog

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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">02/21

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">0155     Pilots suspended inbound and outbound traffic due to fog

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">1330     Pilots resumed boarding outbound traffic and shifts remain open // Inbound traffic remains suspended

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">2215     Pilots resumed boarding inbound traffic and suspended outbound traffic

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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">02/22

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">0012     Pilots suspended inbound and outbound traffic

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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">26         Vessels set to proceed inbound

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">  7        Vessels set to proceed outbound [0800/22nd]

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">  1        Vessels set to shift

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

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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">02/21

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">0330     Pilots suspended boarding all traffic due to fog

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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">02/22

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">0700     Pilots suspended all traffic due to fog

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

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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    65° F

<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">High          75° 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 / 1013.8 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">Monday  

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

<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   100° F

<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Barometer  29.93 in / 1013.5 mb

<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Dewpoint   63° F

<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Visibility    1 miles

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

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

<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   65° F

<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">High         72° F

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<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Barometer  29.93 in  / 1013.3 mb

<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Dewpoint   65° F

<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Visibility    4 miles

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<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">Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before noon, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Patchy fog before 10am. High near 75. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

Tonight: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 60. Light east wind becoming southeast 5 to 10 mph in the evening.

Tuesday: Thunderstorms likely before noon, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Some of the storms could be severe. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 73. Windy, with a southeast wind 10 to 15 mph becoming northwest 20 to 25 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 47. Windy, with a northwest wind 25 to 30 mph decreasing to 20 to 25 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 45 mph.

Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 62. Breezy, with a northwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.

Wednesday Night: Clear, with a low around 41.

Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 69.

Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 42.

Friday: Sunny, with a high near 66.

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

Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 72.

Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 55.

Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 75

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Today: <span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before noon. Patchy fog before noon. Otherwise, cloudy, with a high near 71. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph in the afternoon.

Tonight: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Patchy fog. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 63. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.

Tuesday: Thunderstorms likely before noon, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Some of the storms could be severe. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 73. Windy, with a southeast wind 10 to 20 mph becoming west 20 to 30 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 45 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 49. Very windy, with a northwest wind 30 to 35 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph.

Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 62. Windy, with a northwest wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.

Wednesday Night: Clear, with a low around 49. Breezy.

Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 66.

Thursday Night: Clear, with a low around 51.

Friday: Sunny, with a high near 63.

Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 54.

Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 68.

Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 60.

Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 70.

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Today: <span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Patchy fog before 10am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high near 72. Calm wind becoming southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.

Tonight: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 61. Southeast wind 5 to 15 mph.

Tuesday: Thunderstorms likely before noon, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Some of the storms could be severe. Cloudy through mid morning, then gradual clearing, with a high near 74. Windy, with a southeast wind 15 to 20 mph becoming west 20 to 25 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 49. Windy, with a northwest wind 20 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph.

Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 62. Breezy, with a northwest wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.

Wednesday Night: Clear, with a low around 44.

Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 67.

Thursday Night: Clear, with a low around 47.

Friday: Sunny, with a high near 64.

Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 51.

Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 70.

Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 58.

Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 71.

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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 1234 AM CST MON FEB 22 2016   ...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT...   .AREAS OF SEA FOG HAVE DEVELOPED NEAR GALVESTON ISLAND WITH VISIBILITIES DROPPING BELOW 1/4 MILE AT TIMES. EXPECT PERIODS OF DENSE FOG THROUGH MID MORNING. GRADUAL IMPROVING VISIBILITY IS EXPECTED DURING THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS. THIS DENSE FOG WILL PRIMARILY IMPACT GALVESTON ISLAND...THE BOLIVAR PENINSULA AND THOSE NEAR THE IMMEDIATE COAST.   TXZ214-238-221600- /O.NEW.KHGX.FG.Y.0012.160222T0634Z-160222T1600Z/ CHAMBERS-GALVESTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANAHUAC...FRIENDSWOOD...GALVESTON... LEAGUE CITY...MONT BELVIEU...TEXAS CITY...WINNIE 1234 AM CST MON FEB 22 2016   ...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST THIS MORNING...   THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HOUSTON/GALVESTON HAS ISSUED A DENSE FOG ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST THIS MORNING.   * EVENT...PERIODS OF DENSE FOG.   * TIMING...THROUGH MID MORNING.   * IMPACT...VISIBILITY BELOW 1/4 MILE AT TIMES MAY IMPACT TRAVEL   CONDITIONS.   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.   &&   $$  
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<span-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Hazardous Weather Outlook HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX 433 AM CST MON FEB 22 2016   GMZ330-335-350-355-370-375-TXZ214-236>238-231045- BRAZORIA-CHAMBERS-GALVESTON-GALVESTON BAY-MATAGORDA-MATAGORDA BAY- WATERS FROM FREEPORT TO THE MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL 20 NM TO 60 NM- WATERS FROM FREEPORT TO THE MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL OUT 20 NM- WATERS FROM HIGH ISLAND TO FREEPORT 20 TO 60 NM- WATERS FROM HIGH ISLAND TO FREEPORT OUT 20 NM- 433 AM CST MON FEB 22 2016   THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS.   .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT   PERIODS OF DENSE FOG ARE EXPECTED.   .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY   SEA FOG WILL REMAIN A THREAT INTO EARLY TUESDAY MORNING.   A POTENT UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA EARLY TUESDAY BRING A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SEVERE STORMS...MAINLY CLOSER TO THE COAST AND INLAND. ISOLATED WATERSPOUTS OR TORNADOES...STRAIGHT LINE WINDS AND HAIL ARE ALL POSSIBILITIES IN ANY STRONG CELLS THAT MAY DEVELOP. PRECIPITATION SHOULD TAPER OFF IN THE EARLY TO MID AFTERNOON HOURS TUESDAY. IN THE WAKE OF THE DEPARTING SYSTEM AND COLD FRONT...FREQUENT WIND GUSTS TO BETWEEN 30 AND 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED INTO WEDNESDAY. A WIND ADVISORY WILL BE LIKELY INLAND AND GALE WARNINGS OFFSHORE. THESE STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS MAY ALSO CAUSE WATER TO BE TRANSPORTED OUT OF THE BAYS POSSIBLY REQUIRING LOW WATER ADVISORIES.   .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...   SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.   $$   <span-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D"> 

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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) @ 0720 hrs

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

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">1.4 ft Rising = 46’04”

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

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">1.5 ft Steady = 46’05”

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

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

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

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">1.2 ft Falling = 46’02”

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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Winds – Houston / Galveston Bay PORTS, NOAA/NOS @ 0720 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">2 knots from SSW, 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">3 knots from WSW, gusts to 5 knots

<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"">FZUS54 KHGX 221038

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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR TEXAS

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX

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

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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">SEAS ARE PROVIDED AS A RANGE OF THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">1/3 OF THE WAVES...ALONG WITH THE OCCASIONAL HEIGHT OF THE AVERAGE

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">HIGHEST 10 PERCENT OF THE WAVES.

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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">GMZ300-222345-

<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"">438 AM CST MON FEB 22 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"">GENERALLY LIGHT TO MODERATE ONSHORE WINDS WILL PERSIST THROUGH

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">TONIGHT. SEA FOG WILL ALSO CONTINUE ACROSS PARTS OF THE BAYS AND

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">NEARSHORE WATERS. SMALL CRAFT ADVISORIES HAVE BEEN ISSUED FOR TUESDAY

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">AS SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS STRENGTHEN IN RESPONSE TO DEEPENING

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">LOW PRESSURE ACROSS EAST TEXAS. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORM COULD

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">DEVELOP ALONG AND AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT THAT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">WATERS TUESDAY AFTERNOON. FORECASTS OF VERY STRONG AND GUSTY

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">NORTHWEST WINDS IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT HAVE PROMPTED THE

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">ISSUANCE OF A GALE WATCH FOR THE COASTAL WATERS TUESDAY NIGHT.

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">GALE WARNINGS MAY BE NEEDED EVENTUALLY. ROUGH CONDITIONS WILL

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">BEGIN TO RELAX BEGINNING LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.

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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">GMZ335-222345-

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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">438 AM CST MON FEB 22 2016

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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST THIS MORNING...

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY

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

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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.TODAY...WEST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SMOOTH. PATCHY FOG

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

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

<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. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS AFTER

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

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

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 40 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON.

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

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">LIKELY IN THE MORNING...THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND ISOLATED

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

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

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

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">30 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. BAY WATERS VERY ROUGH BECOMING ROUGH

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

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

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">5 TO 10 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. BAY WATERS CHOPPY BECOMING SMOOTH

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

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

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.THURSDAY NIGHT...NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING

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

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

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.FRIDAY...NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING EAST 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"">.FRIDAY NIGHT...SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SMOOTH.

<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"">GMZ330-222345-

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

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">438 AM CST MON FEB 22 2016

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

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY

<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"">.TODAY...SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTH IN THE

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">AFTERNOON. BAY WATERS SMOOTH. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING. A CHANCE

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

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

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.TONIGHT...SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS INCREASING TO 10 TO

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

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

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

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

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 40 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. BAY

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">WATERS CHOPPY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE

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

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.TUESDAY NIGHT...NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">AROUND 40 KNOTS. BAY WATERS CHOPPY.

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.WEDNESDAY...NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. BAY WATERS CHOPPY.

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

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">AROUND 5 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. BAY WATERS SLIGHTLY CHOPPY

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

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

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

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

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

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.FRIDAY...NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS BECOMING EAST IN THE

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

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

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

<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"">GMZ355-222345-

<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"">438 AM CST MON FEB 22 2016

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

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM CST THIS MORNING...

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

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

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY

<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"">.TODAY...WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FEET. PATCHY FOG.

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

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

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.TONIGHT...SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS INCREASING TO 10 TO

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">15 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FEET. PATCHY FOG. A SLIGHT

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.

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

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 40 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON.

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET IN THE AFTERNOON.

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY IN THE MORNING. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.

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

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

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">35 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FEET WITH OCCASIONAL SEAS UP

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">TO 8 FEET.

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

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">25 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FEET WITH OCCASIONAL SEAS

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">UP TO 8 FEET.

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

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">10 TO 15 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET SUBSIDING TO 2 TO

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

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

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

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.THURSDAY NIGHT...WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHEAST

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

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.FRIDAY...NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING EAST IN THE

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

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.FRIDAY NIGHT...SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.

<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"">GMZ350-222345-

<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"">438 AM CST MON FEB 22 2016

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

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST THIS MORNING...

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

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

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY

<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"">.TODAY...WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST IN THE

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 TO 2 FEET. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING. A SLIGHT

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

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.TONIGHT...SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS INCREASING TO 10 TO

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">15 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. PATCHY FOG IN THE

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

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

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">25 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET BUILDING TO 4 TO

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

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

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE

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

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

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">30 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FEET WITH OCCASIONAL SEAS UP

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">TO 8 FEET.

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

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">25 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FEET WITH OCCASIONAL SEAS

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">UP TO 8 FEET.

<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. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET SUBSIDING TO 2 TO

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

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.THURSDAY...NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST IN

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

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

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">NORTHEAST 10 TO 15 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FEET.

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

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.FRIDAY NIGHT...SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">3 FEET.

<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"">GMZ370-375-222345-

<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"">438 AM CST MON FEB 22 2016

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

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

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

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY

<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"">.TODAY...WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. PATCHY FOG

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

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

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.TONIGHT...SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS INCREASING TO 10 TO

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">15 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.TUESDAY...SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 20 TO

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 40 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">3 TO 4 FEET BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FEET WITH OCCASIONAL SEAS UP TO

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">8 FEET IN THE AFTERNOON. A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE

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

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

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

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">35 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FEET WITH OCCASIONAL SEAS UP

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">TO 10 FEET BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FEET WITH OCCASIONAL SEAS UP TO

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">13 FEET AFTER MIDNIGHT.

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

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">25 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 TO 10 FEET WITH OCCASIONAL SEAS

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">UP TO 13 FEET.

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

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">15 TO 20 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FEET WITH OCCASIONAL

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">SEAS UP TO 10 FEET SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FEET WITH OCCASIONAL SEAS

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">UP TO 7 FEET AFTER MIDNIGHT.

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

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

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

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.FRIDAY NIGHT...SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 3 FEET.

<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

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<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

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<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

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

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<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The Texas City Ship Channel is approximately 11 miles from GB Buoy

<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The ACOE project draft for the TXCSC is 45’00 FW at MLT from the GB BUOY to Valero Dock # 42, the channel above project draft is 40’00 FW at MLT.  The length on the final approach from the Houston, Galveston, Texas City tri-channel split is approximately 6 miles, the width is approximately a 400 ft bottom, the Turning Basin is approximately 4,200 ft long and 1,200 ft wide with a maximum deep draft of 45 ft FW at MLT, and is navigable day or night with no air draft restrictions.  Only TX City Docks with 45’00” maximum deep draft at MLT are TC # 11, 12, 41, & 42

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

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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#051423">The Galveston Ship Channel is approximately    miles from GB Buoy

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#051423">The ACOE project draft for the GSC is 45’00” FW.  The narrowest point is approximately 1,200 ft wide with no air draft restrictions.  At the POGA berths the maximum deep draft varies from 32’00” to 40’00” at MLT,

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<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Port of Freeport is located three miles from deep water, the channel is 400 ft wide and ACOE project maximum deep draft at MLW is 45’00”.

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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

www.brazospilots.com

 

NOAA

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