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Houston, Galveston, Texas City, & Freeport, TX - Daily Port Update 03/31/2016 Normal
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Daily Port Update

Subject:Houston, Galveston, Texas City, & Freeport, TX - Daily Port Update
Date:Sunday, March 06, 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 // 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

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

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

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

<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Currently    52° F

<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">High          76° 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  30.19 in / 1022.6 mb

<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Dewpoint    51° 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">Sunday  

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

<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Currently    60° F

<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">High          70° 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  30.19in / 1022.4 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

<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Wind SE 7 mph

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

<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   49° 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">Humidity  100° F

<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Barometer  30.18 in  / 1021.8 mb

<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Dewpoint   49° F

<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Visibility    1.50 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">Today: <span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Areas of dense fog before 9am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 76. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph increasing to 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.

Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 61. Southeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Monday: A 20 percent chance of showers after noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 76. Breezy, with a southeast wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Monday Night: A slight chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 68. Breezy, with a southeast wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Tuesday: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 76. Breezy, with a south wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Tuesday Night: Showers and thunderstorms. Some of the storms could produce heavy rain. Low around 67. Chance of precipitation is 90%.

Wednesday: Showers and thunderstorms. Some of the storms could produce heavy rain. High near 75. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

Wednesday Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly after midnight. Cloudy, with a low around 62. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Thursday: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly before noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 73. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Thursday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 58.

Friday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 74.

Friday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 58.

Saturday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. 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">Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 70. Southeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 64. Breezy, with a south wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Monday: A 20 percent chance of showers after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 71. Breezy, with a southeast wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Monday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66. Breezy, with a southeast wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Tuesday: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Cloudy, with a high near 71. Windy, with a southeast wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Tuesday Night: Showers and thunderstorms. Low around 66. Windy. Chance of precipitation is 90%.

Wednesday: Showers and thunderstorms. High near 70. Breezy. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

Wednesday Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly after midnight. Cloudy, with a low around 63. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Thursday: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly before noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 69. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Thursday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 61.

Friday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 69.

Friday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 61.

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

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Today: <span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 72. Southeast wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 63. Southeast wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Monday: A 20 percent chance of showers after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 72. Breezy, with a southeast wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Monday Night: A slight chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 67. Breezy, with a southeast wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Tuesday: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 73. Breezy, with a southeast wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Tuesday Night: Showers and thunderstorms. Some of the storms could produce heavy rain. Low around 67. Windy. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

Wednesday: Showers and thunderstorms. Some of the storms could produce heavy rain. High near 71. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

Wednesday Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly after midnight. Cloudy, with a low around 63. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Thursday: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly before noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 70. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Thursday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 60.

Friday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 70.

Friday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 60.

Saturday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 70.

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Hazardous Weather Outlook<span-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX 503 AM CST SUN MAR 6 2016   TXZ195>199-210>213-226-227-235>238-071115- AUSTIN-BRAZORIA-BRAZOS-BURLESON-COLORADO-FORT BEND-GALVESTON- GRIMES-HARRIS-JACKSON-MATAGORDA-MONTGOMERY-WALLER-WASHINGTON- WHARTON- 503 AM CST SUN MAR 6 2016   THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS.   .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT   ...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT THIS MORNING...   AREAS OF FOG...SOME LOCALLY DENSE...WILL PREVAIL THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING. VISIBILITIES ARE GENERALLY BETWEEN 1/4 AND 1 MILE WITH A FEW LOCATIONS REPORTING VISIBILITY LESS THAN A 1/4 MILE IN DENSE FOG. THE FOG IS SHALLOW AND SHOULD BURN OFF BETWEEN 8 AND 9 AM.   .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY   A POTENT UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM WILL APPROACH SOUTHEAST TEXAS ON TUESDAY. A SERIES OF UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE ROTATING AROUND THIS FEATURE WILL BRING PERIODS OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS SOUTHEAST TEXAS TUESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.   A STRONG DISTURBANCE ON TUESDAY AFTERNOON COUPLED WITH STRONG HEATING AND MODEST INSTABILITY COULD YIELD STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE SEVERE WEATHER EVENT ON TUESDAY WILL TRANSITION TO MORE OF A HEAVY RAIN/FLOOD THREAT BY EARLY WEDNESDAY. ADDITIONAL SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED THURSDAY AND FRIDAY BUT THE INTENSITY AND COVERAGE SHOULD BEGIN TO WANE. RAINFALL ACROSS SOUTHEAST BETWEEN TUESDAY AND FRIDAY WILL AVERAGE BETWEEN 5 AND 7 INCHES NORTHEAST...3 TO 5 INCHES CENTRAL AND 2 TO 4 INCHES OVER THE SOUTHWEST. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE IF TRAINING OF STORMS DEVELOPS.   IN ADDITION TO THE PRECIPITATION...STRONG AND PERSISTENT SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL PRODUCE BREEZY CONDITIONS MONDAY...TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY. TIDES WILL BEGIN TO INCREASE AND SOME MINOR COASTAL FLOODING WILL BE POSSIBLE ALONG THE UPPER TEXAS COAST LATE TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY.   .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...   EMERGENCY MANAGERS AND STORM SPOTTERS MAY REQUIRE ACTIVATION ON TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY.   $$  
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<span-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Dense Fog Advisory URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX 548 AM CST SUN MAR 6 2016   ...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH 9 AM...   .CLEAR SKIES...LIGHT WINDS AND ABUNDANT LOW LEVEL MOISTURE HAS SET THE STAGE FOR DENSE FOG TO DEVELOP. VISIBILITIES ARE ALREADY BELOW A 1/4 MILE AT BAY CITY AND SUGARLAND AND BELOW A MILE AT WHARTON AND ANGLETON.   TXZ195>199-210>213-226-227-235>238-061500- /O.EXT.KHGX.FG.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-160306T1500Z/ AUSTIN-BRAZORIA-BRAZOS-BURLESON-COLORADO-FORT BEND-GALVESTON- GRIMES-HARRIS-JACKSON-MATAGORDA-MONTGOMERY-WALLER-WASHINGTON- WHARTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALVIN...ANGLETON...BAY CITY... BELLVILLE...BRENHAM...BROOKSHIRE...BRYAN...CALDWELL... COLLEGE STATION...COLUMBUS...CONROE...EAGLE LAKE...EDNA... EL CAMPO...FREEPORT...FRIENDSWOOD...GALVESTON...HEMPSTEAD... HOUSTON...HUMBLE...KATY...LAKE JACKSON...LAKE SOMERVILLE... LEAGUE CITY...MISSOURI CITY...NAVASOTA...PALACIOS...PASADENA... PEARLAND...PIERCE...PRAIRIE VIEW...RICHMOND...ROSENBERG...SEALY... SUGAR LAND...TEXAS CITY...THE WOODLANDS...TOMBALL...WEIMAR... WHARTON...WILLIS 548 AM CST SUN MAR 6 2016   ...DENSE FOG ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS MORNING...   * EVENT...DENSE FOG.   * TIMING...THROUGH 8 AM.   * IMPACT...MOTORISTS SHOULD DRIVE WITH EXTREME CAUTION AND ALLOW   ADDITIONAL TRAVEL TIME. USE LOW BEAMS...REDUCE DRIVING SPEED... AND   ALLOW FOR PLENTY OF ROOM BETWEEN YOU AND OTHER CARS. YOU CAN   OVERTAKE ANOTHER VEHICLE QUICKLY IN POOR VISIBILITIES...SO SLOW   DOWN AND DRIVE DEFENSIVELY.   PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...   A DENSE FOG ADVISORY MEANS VISIBILITIES WILL FREQUENTLY BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE. IF DRIVING...SLOW DOWN... USE YOUR HEADLIGHTS...AND LEAVE PLENTY OF DISTANCE AHEAD OF YOU.   &&   $$   <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) @ 0444 hrs

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

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

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

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">1.1 ft Steady = 46’02”

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

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">0.4 ft Falling = 45’04”

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

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">0.5 ft Falling = 45’05”

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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Winds – Houston / Galveston Bay PORTS, NOAA/NOS @ 0444 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 6 knots

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

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

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<span-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">NOAA Weather Galveston Bay & Matagorda Bay

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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">FZUS54 KHGX 060936

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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

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

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

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

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

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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">GMZ300-062230-

<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"">336 AM CST SUN MAR 6 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"">AN APPROACHING STORM SYSTEM FROM THE WEST WILL BRING INCREASING

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">ONSHORE WINDS AND BUILDING SEAS MONDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY AS A

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">LONG FETCH SETS UP. SMALL CRAFT ADVISORIES WILL LIKELY BE REQUIRED

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">BY MONDAY NIGHT. HAZARDOUS SEAS ARE LIKELY LATE TUESDAY THROUGH

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">THURSDAY. ABNORMALLY HIGH TIDES AND STRONG CURRENTS ARE ALSO

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">LIKELY DURING THE MID AND LATE WEEK PERIOD.

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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">GMZ335-062230-

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

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">336 AM CST SUN MAR 6 2016

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

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

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

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

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

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

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.MONDAY NIGHT...SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. BAY WATERS

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

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

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

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

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

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">25 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. BAY WATERS CHOPPY BECOMING ROUGH AFTER

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">MIDNIGHT. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WILL

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">LIKELY BE REQUIRED.

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

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

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

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

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

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

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING...THEN LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT.

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

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">AFTERNOON. BAY WATERS SMOOTH. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY IN

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

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.THURSDAY NIGHT...SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SMOOTH.

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

<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"">GMZ330-062230-

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

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">336 AM CST SUN MAR 6 2016

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

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

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

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

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

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">25 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. BAY WATERS CHOPPY BECOMING ROUGH IN

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

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WILL LIKELY BE REQUIRED.

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.MONDAY NIGHT...SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. BAY WATERS

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

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

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

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

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

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">25 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. BAY WATERS CHOPPY BECOMING ROUGH AFTER

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

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.WEDNESDAY...SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHEAST IN THE

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

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

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

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

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING...THEN LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">GMZ350-355-062230-

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

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

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">336 AM CST SUN MAR 6 2016

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

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

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

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.MONDAY...SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET WITH

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

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

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

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

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">TO 8 FEET. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WILL LIKELY

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

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.TUESDAY...SOUTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS. SEAS 5 TO 7 FEET WITH

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">OCCASIONAL SEAS UP TO 8 FEET. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND

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

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.TUESDAY NIGHT...SOUTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS. SEAS 6 TO 9 FEET

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">WITH OCCASIONAL SEAS UP TO 11 FEET. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.

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

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

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">UP TO 10 FEET. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">5 FEET. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.

<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"">GMZ370-375-062230-

<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"">336 AM CST SUN MAR 6 2016

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

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

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">20 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET.

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.TONIGHT...SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET WITH

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

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.MONDAY...SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 5 TO 7 FEET WITH

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

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.MONDAY NIGHT...SOUTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS. SEAS 6 TO 8 FEET

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">WITH OCCASIONAL SEAS UP TO 10 FEET. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. A

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

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">ADVISORY WILL LIKELY BE REQUIRED.

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.TUESDAY...SOUTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS. SEAS 7 TO 10 FEET WITH

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">OCCASIONAL SEAS UP TO 13 FEET. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND

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

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.TUESDAY NIGHT...SOUTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 30 KNOTS. SEAS 8 TO

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">11 FEET WITH OCCASIONAL SEAS UP TO 14 FEET. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS

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

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

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

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">14 FEET. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.

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

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

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">13 FEET. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING...

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

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

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">10 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 7 FEET WITH OCCASIONAL SEAS

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">UP TO 8 FEET. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY IN THE MORNING...

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

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.THURSDAY NIGHT...SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 5 TO 7 FEET

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">WITH OCCASIONAL SEAS UP TO 8 FEET. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND

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

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

<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

<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;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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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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,

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

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

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Army Corp of Engineers

http://www.swg.usace.army.mil/<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">

http://www.swg.usace.army.mil/Missions/Navigation.aspx<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">

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

http://www.houston-pilots.com/<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">

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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

 

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Notice posted on Sunday, March 06, 2016

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