<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">February 23, 2016 Tuesday
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Houston, Galveston, Texas City, & Freeport, TX - Daily Port Update
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Houston // Open to all traffic
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">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
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">1415 Pilots resumed boarding outbound traffic only
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">1940 Pilots resumed boarding inbound traffic and remains to shift and sail traffic
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">24 Vessels set to proceed inbound
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> 2 Vessels set to proceed outbound
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> 0 Vessels set to shift
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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">Light Rain
<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 70° F
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<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Humidity 90%
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Barometer 29.62 in / 1003.4 mb
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Dewpoint 60° 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">Tuesday
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Thunderstorm in Vicinity, Heavy Rain, 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 70° F
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<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Barometer 29.68 in / 1005.0 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 4 miles
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<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 73° F
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<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Humidity 97° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Barometer 29.64 in / 1003.6 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 9 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 thunderstorms. High near 70. Breezy, with a light west wind increasing to 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation
is 100%.
Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 46. Breezy, with a northwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 62. Breezy, with a northwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Wednesday Night: Clear, with a low around 41. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 69. West wind 5 to 10 mph.
Thursday Night: Clear, with a low around 43.
Friday: Sunny, with a high near 66.
Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 46.
Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 72.
Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 55.
Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 74.
Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 60.
Monday: A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 76.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Today:
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Showers and thunderstorms. Some of the storms could be severe. High near 70. Windy, with a southwest wind 10 to 15 mph increasing to 20 to 25 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as
high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%.
Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 50. Windy, with a northwest wind 25 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.
Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 62. Windy, with a northwest wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Wednesday Night: Clear, with a low around 49. Breezy, with a northwest wind 15 to 20 mph decreasing to 10 to 15 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.
Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 66. West wind around 10 mph.
Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 51.
Friday: Sunny, with a high near 61.
Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 53.
Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 67.
Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 59.
Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 70.
Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 63.
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Today:
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Showers and thunderstorms. Some of the storms could be severe. High near 73. Windy, with a southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming northwest 15 to 25 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust
as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%.
Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 48. Windy, with a northwest wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.
Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 62. Windy, with a northwest wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Wednesday Night: Clear, with a low around 45. Northwest wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 66. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 47.
Friday: Sunny, with a high near 63.
Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 52.
Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 68.
Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 59.
Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 71.
Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 62.
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
816 AM CST TUE FEB 23 2016
TXZ200-214-238-231445-
GALVESTON TX-CHAMBERS TX-LIBERTY TX-
816 AM CST TUE FEB 23 2016
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHEASTERN LIBERTY...
NORTHEASTERN GALVESTON AND EASTERN CHAMBERS COUNTIES UNTIL 845 AM
CST...
AT 815 AM CST...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 9
MILES NORTHEAST OF ANAHUAC...OR 14 MILES WEST OF HAMSHIRE...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH.
WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
STOWELL...HIGH ISLAND...WINNIE...BOLIVAR PENINSULA AND HANKAMER.
LAT...LON 2951 9448 2953 9449 2956 9447 2955 9450
2988 9468 3006 9445 2989 9444 2989 9436
2956 9435
TIME...MOT...LOC 1415Z 234DEG 49KT 2985 9455
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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
625 AM CST TUE FEB 23 2016
TXZ163-164-176>179-195>200-210>214-226-227-235>238-241230-
AUSTIN-BRAZORIA-BRAZOS-BURLESON-CHAMBERS-COLORADO-FORT BEND-
GALVESTON-GRIMES-HARRIS-HOUSTON-JACKSON-LIBERTY-MADISON-MATAGORDA-
MONTGOMERY-POLK-SAN JACINTO-TRINITY-WALKER-WALLER-WASHINGTON-
WHARTON-
625 AM CST TUE FEB 23 2016
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
A POTENT UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA THIS
MORNING AND BRING WITH IT A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SEVERE STORMS. THE
MAIN SEVERE WEATHER THREATS WILL BE HAIL AND STRONG DAMAGING
WINDS. LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE. THE STORMS
WILL BE ENDING FROM THE WEST THIS AFTERNOON.
VERY STRONG AND GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BE DEVELOPING IN THE
WAKE OF THE COLD FRONT LATER TODAY. A WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN
ISSUED FOR ALL OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS FOR THIS AFTERNOON INTO THE
EARLY EVENING HOURS.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY
NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.
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<span-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Wind Advisory
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
555 AM CST TUE FEB 23 2016
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 AM CST
WEDNESDAY...
.A STRONG STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING GUSTY NORTHWEST TO WEST WINDS
TO SOUTHEAST TEXAS THIS AFTERNOON. THE STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE
OVERNIGHT BEFORE DIMINISHING EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. WIND SPEEDS
MAY BE SLIGHTLY LOWER ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE PINEY WOODS REGION...
BUT WILL STILL POSE A HAZARD TO HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.
TXZ163-164-176>179-195>200-210>214-226-227-235>238-232000-
/O.CON.KHGX.WI.Y.0003.160223T1800Z-160224T1200Z/
AUSTIN-BRAZORIA-BRAZOS-BURLESON-CHAMBERS-COLORADO-FORT BEND-
GALVESTON-GRIMES-HARRIS-HOUSTON-JACKSON-LIBERTY-MADISON-MATAGORDA-
MONTGOMERY-POLK-SAN JACINTO-TRINITY-WALKER-WALLER-WASHINGTON-
WHARTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALVIN...ANAHUAC...ANGLETON...BAY CITY...
BELLVILLE...BRENHAM...BROOKSHIRE...BRYAN...CALDWELL...CLEVELAND...
COLDSPRING...COLLEGE STATION...COLUMBUS...CONROE...CORRIGAN...
CROCKETT...DAYTON...EAGLE LAKE...EDNA...EL CAMPO...FREEPORT...
FRIENDSWOOD...GALVESTON...GROVETON...HEMPSTEAD...HOUSTON...
HUMBLE...HUNTSVILLE...KATY...LAKE JACKSON...LAKE SOMERVILLE...
LEAGUE CITY...LIBERTY...LIVINGSTON...MADISONVILLE...
MISSOURI CITY...MONT BELVIEU...NAVASOTA...ONALASKA...PALACIOS...
PASADENA...PEARLAND...PIERCE...PRAIRIE VIEW...RICHMOND...
ROSENBERG...SEALY...SHEPHERD...SUGAR LAND...TEXAS CITY...
THE WOODLANDS...TOMBALL...TRINITY...WEIMAR...WHARTON...WILLIS...
WINNIE
555 AM CST TUE FEB 23 2016
...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 AM CST
WEDNESDAY...
* EVENT...STRONG NORTHWEST TO WEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH
STRONGER GUSTS APPROACHING 40 MPH.
* TIMING...NOON TODAY THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING.
* IMPACT...STRONG...GUSTY WINDS WILL BLOW AROUND LOOSE OBJECTS
AND MAY DAMAGE WEAK TREES. THEY WILL ALSO MAKE DRIVING
DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
DRIVERS OF VANS...CAMPERS...TRAILERS...AND OTHER HIGH-PROFILE
VEHICLES SHOULD BE ALERT TO THE DANGER OF THESE WINDS...
ESPECIALLY WHEN DRIVING ALONG NORTH TO SOUTH 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) @ 0828 hrs
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Morgan’s Point
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">1.9 ft Rising = 46’09”
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Eagle Point
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">1.8 ft Steady = 46’08”
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Galveston Bay Entrance
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">0.9 ft Steady = 45’09”
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Pier 21
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">1.3 ft Falling = 46’03”
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Winds – Houston / Galveston Bay PORTS, NOAA/NOS @ 0828 hrs
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Morgan’s Point
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">4 knots from SE, gusts to 5 knots
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Eagle Point
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<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Galveston Bay Entrance
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<span-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">NOAA Weather Galveston Bay & Matagorda Bay
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR TEXAS
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">350 AM CST TUE FEB 23 2016
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">UPPER TEXAS COASTAL WATERS FROM HIGH ISLAND TO THE MATAGORDA SHIP
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">SEAS ARE PROVIDED AS A RANGE OF THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">1/3 OF THE WAVES...ALONG WITH THE OCCASIONAL HEIGHT OF THE AVERAGE
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">HIGHEST 10 PERCENT OF THE WAVES.
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">GMZ300-232245-
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">NAUTICAL MILES INCLUDING GALVESTON AND MATAGORDA BAYS
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">350 AM CST TUE FEB 23 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"">SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS WILL BECOME SOUTHWEST THEN WESTERLY IN THE
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">WAKE OF LINE OF STRONG STORMS MOVING THROUGH THE REGION THIS
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">MORNING. SMALL CRAFT ADVISORIES WILL BE IN EFFECT TODAY DUE TO
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">STRENGTHENING SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS. SHOWERS AND STRONG TO SEVERE
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH AT LEAST EARLY AFTERNOON.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">MUCH STRONGER NORTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL DEVELOP IN THE WAKE OF THE
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">COLD FRONT. GALE WARNINGS WILL BE IN EFFECT TONIGHT. ROUGH
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">CONDITIONS WILL BEGIN TO RELAX BEGINNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT AS HIGH
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">GMZ335-232245-
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS 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 15 TO 20 KNOTS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KNOTS
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">IN THE AFTERNOON. BAY WATERS CHOPPY BECOMING ROUGH IN THE
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">AFTERNOON. THUNDERSTORMS AND SHOWERS. SOME THUNDERSTORMS MAY BE
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">SEVERE IN THE 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. BAY WATERS VERY ROUGH.
<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 10 TO 15 KNOTS DECREASING TO
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">5 TO 10 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. BAY WATERS SLIGHTLY CHOPPY BECOMING
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">SMOOTH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
<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 NORTH
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">10 TO 15 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. BAY WATERS SMOOTH BECOMING
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">SLIGHTLY CHOPPY AFTER MIDNIGHT.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.FRIDAY...NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING EAST IN THE
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">AFTERNOON. BAY WATERS SMOOTH.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.FRIDAY NIGHT...SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS. BAY WATERS
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">SMOOTH.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.SATURDAY...EAST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTH IN THE
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">AFTERNOON. BAY WATERS SMOOTH.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.SATURDAY NIGHT...SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SMOOTH.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">$$
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">GMZ330-232245-
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">MATAGORDA BAY-
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">350 AM CST TUE FEB 23 2016
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 18 IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CST EARLY
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">THIS MORNING...
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS 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...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING WEST 15 TO 25 KNOTS
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">IN THE AFTERNOON. BAY WATERS SLIGHTLY CHOPPY BECOMING CHOPPY IN
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">THE AFTERNOON. THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING. SHOWERS.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON. SOME THUNDERSTORMS MAY BE
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">SEVERE IN THE MORNING.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.TONIGHT...NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS NEAR 40 KNOTS
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">BECOMING 20 TO 25 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. BAY WATERS ROUGH.
<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 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...EAST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHEAST
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">AFTER MIDNIGHT. BAY WATERS SMOOTH.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.FRIDAY...EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SMOOTH.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.FRIDAY NIGHT...EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SMOOTH.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.SATURDAY...EAST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHEAST IN THE
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">AFTERNOON. BAY WATERS SMOOTH.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.SATURDAY NIGHT...SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">SMOOTH TO SLIGHTLY CHOPPY.
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">$$
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">GMZ355-232245-
<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"">350 AM CST TUE FEB 23 2016
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS 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 20 TO 25 KNOTS BECOMING WEST 15 TO
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">25 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET BUILDING TO 5 TO
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">7 FEET WITH OCCASIONAL SEAS UP TO 8 FEET IN THE AFTERNOON.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">THUNDERSTORMS AND SHOWERS. SOME THUNDERSTORMS MAY BE SEVERE IN
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">THE AFTERNOON.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.TONIGHT...NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 KNOTS WITH FREQUENT GUSTS
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">AROUND 40 KNOTS. SEAS 5 TO 7 FEET WITH OCCASIONAL SEAS UP TO 8
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">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 4 TO 6 FEET WITH OCCASIONAL SEAS
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">UP TO 7 FEET.
<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"">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...WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 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...NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING NORTH
<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 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"">.FRIDAY NIGHT...EAST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS. SEAS 2 FEET.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.SATURDAY...EAST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHEAST IN THE
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.SATURDAY NIGHT...SOUTH WINDS AROUND 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"">GMZ350-232245-
<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"">350 AM CST TUE FEB 23 2016
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 18 IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CST EARLY
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">THIS MORNING...
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS 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 15 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING 15 TO 25 KNOTS IN THE
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FEET WITH
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">OCCASIONAL SEAS UP TO 10 FEET IN THE AFTERNOON. THUNDERSTORMS AND
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">SHOWERS. SOME THUNDERSTORMS MAY BE SEVERE IN THE MORNING.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.TONIGHT...NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 KNOTS WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 45
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">KNOTS. SEAS 6 TO 8 FEET WITH OCCASIONAL SEAS UP TO 10 FEET.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.WEDNESDAY...NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 KNOTS DECREASING TO 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 SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 5 FEET WITH OCCASIONAL SEAS UP TO
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">6 FEET IN 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. 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...WEST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 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...NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 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...NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING EAST 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"">.FRIDAY NIGHT...EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.SATURDAY...EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHEAST IN THE
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.SATURDAY NIGHT...SOUTH WINDS AROUND 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"">GMZ370-375-232245-
<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"">350 AM CST TUE FEB 23 2016
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS 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 20 TO 25 KNOTS BECOMING WEST IN THE
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET WITH OCCASIONAL SEAS UP TO 7 FEET
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FEET WITH OCCASIONAL SEAS UP TO 11 FEET IN THE
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">AFTERNOON. THUNDERSTORMS AND SHOWERS.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.TONIGHT...NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 KNOTS WITH FREQUENT GUSTS 40
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">TO 45 KNOTS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FEET WITH OCCASIONAL SEAS UP TO 14
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">FEET.
<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 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING WEST IN THE
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.THURSDAY NIGHT...NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING NORTH
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FEET BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET AFTER
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">MIDNIGHT.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.FRIDAY...NORTHEAST 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 4 FEET.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.FRIDAY NIGHT...EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 3 FEET.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.SATURDAY...EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHEAST IN THE
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FEET.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.SATURDAY NIGHT...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET.
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">$$
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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">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
http://www.tctrr.com/<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">
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<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The Texas City Ship Channel is approximately 11 miles from GB Buoy
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The ACOE project draft for the TXCSC is 45’00 FW at MLT from the GB BUOY to Valero Dock # 42, the channel above project draft is
40’00 FW at MLT. The length on the final approach from the Houston, Galveston, Texas City tri-channel split is approximately 6 miles, the width is approximately a 400 ft bottom, the Turning Basin is approximately 4,200 ft long and 1,200 ft wide with a maximum
deep draft of 45 ft FW at MLT, and is navigable day or night with no air draft restrictions. Only TX City Docks with 45’00” maximum deep draft at MLT are TC # 11, 12, 41, & 42
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<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Port of Galveston
http://www.portofgalveston.com/<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">
<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,
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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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