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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">March 8, 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">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">Overcast
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Currently 70° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">High 79° 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 87%
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Barometer 29.82 in / 1010.4 mb
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Dewpoint 68° 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 14 mph, Gusts up to 23 mph
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<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Currently 67° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">High 73° 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 29.83 in / 1010.2 mb
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Dewpoint 67° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Visibility 6 miles
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Wind E 20 mph, Gusts up to 26 mph
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<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Currently 70° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">High 77° F
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<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Humidity 90° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Barometer 29.81 in / 1009.3 mb
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Dewpoint 67° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Visibility 8 miles
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Wind SE 17 mph, Gusts up to 22 mph
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Today:
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly after noon. Some of the storms could produce heavy rain. Cloudy, with a high near 79. South wind around 15 mph, with gusts as
high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Tonight: Showers and thunderstorms. Some storms could be severe, with heavy rain. Low around 68. Southeast wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%.
Wednesday: Showers and thunderstorms. Some of the storms could produce heavy rain. High near 74. Southeast wind 10 to 15 mph decreasing to 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%.
Wednesday Night: Showers and thunderstorms. Low around 60. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming northwest in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 90%.
Thursday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 72. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming southwest in the morning.
Thursday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 57.
Friday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 73.
Friday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56.
Saturday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 74.
Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 58.
Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 79.
Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 60.
Monday: Sunny, with a high near 80.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Today:
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly after noon. Some of the storms could produce heavy rain. Cloudy, with a high near 73. Windy, with a southeast wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as
high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Tonight: Showers and thunderstorms. Some storms could be severe, with heavy rain. Low around 66. Windy, with a southeast wind 20 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%.
Wednesday: Showers and thunderstorms. Some of the storms could produce heavy rain. High near 72. Windy, with a southeast wind 25 to 30 mph decreasing to 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%.
Wednesday Night: Showers and thunderstorms. Low around 62. South wind 10 to 15 mph becoming north after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%.
Thursday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 71. Northeast wind 10 to 15 mph becoming southwest in the morning.
Thursday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 62.
Friday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 69.
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 69.
Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 63.
Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 71.
Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 64.
Monday: Sunny, with a high near 72.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Today:
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly after noon. Some of the storms could produce heavy rain. Cloudy, with a high near 77. Breezy, with a south wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high
as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Tonight: Showers and thunderstorms. Some storms could be severe, with heavy rain. Low around 67. Windy, with a southeast wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%.
Wednesday: Showers and thunderstorms. Some of the storms could produce heavy rain. High near 72. Windy, with a south wind 15 to 25 mph decreasing to 5 to 15 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%.
Wednesday Night: Showers and thunderstorms. Low around 59. Southeast wind 5 to 15 mph becoming west after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 90%.
Thursday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 70. East wind around 10 mph becoming southwest in the morning.
Thursday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 59.
Friday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 69.
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. Mostly sunny, with a high near 70.
Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 62.
Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 72.
Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 63.
Monday: Sunny, with a high near 72.
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<span-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Flash Flood Watch
FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
347 AM CST TUE MAR 8 2016
TXZ163-164-176>179-195>200-210>214-226-227-235>238-082200-
/O.CON.KHGX.FF.A.0001.160308T1800Z-160310T0000Z/
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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
347 AM CST TUE MAR 8 2016
...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON CST TODAY
THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...
THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR
* A PORTION OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING
AUSTIN...BRAZORIA...BRAZOS...BURLESON...CHAMBERS...COLORADO...
FORT ...BEND...GALVESTON...GRIMES...HARRIS...HOUSTON...
JACKSON...LIBERTY...MADISON...MATAGORDA...MONTGOMERY...POLK...
SAN JACINTO...TRINITY...WALKER...WALLER...WASHINGTON AND
WHARTON.
* FROM NOON CST TODAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON
* SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL LIKELY BECOME WIDESPREAD BY LATE
THIS AFTERNOON...AND THEN PERSIST THROUGH WEDNESDAY. TWO-DAY
RAINFALL TOTALS BY THURSDAY MORNING ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 4
TO 8 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE.
* TIMING...HEAVIEST RAINFALL IS EXPECTED TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY
MORNING.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD
TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION.
YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION
SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED.
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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
516 AM CST TUE MAR 8 2016
TXZ163-164-177>179-199-200-213-091300-
HARRIS-HOUSTON-LIBERTY-MONTGOMERY-POLK-SAN JACINTO-TRINITY-WALKER-
516 AM CST TUE MAR 8 2016
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BECOME WIDESPREAD BY LATE TODAY.
STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE TONIGHT. THE MAIN SEVERE
WEATHER THREATS ARE FLOOD POTENTIAL FROM SLOW MOVING STORMS...
ISOLATED TORNADOES...LARGE HAIL...AND STRONG DAMAGING WINDS.
BECAUSE OF MUCH HIGHER THAN NORMAL TIDES...COASTAL FLOODING IS
LIKELY ALONG THE BAY LATER TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY
THE POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING AND SEVERE STORMS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH
AT LEAST MIDDAY WEDNESDAY. HOWEVER...CHANCES FOR SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY. TWO-DAY RAINFALL
TOTALS ENDING AT 6 AM THURSDAY COULD RANGE FROM 5 TO 8 INCHES WITH
LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. COASTAL FLOODING ALONG THE BAY IS
EXPECTED TO SLOWLY SUBSIDE ON WEDNESDAY.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL LIKELY BE REQUIRED LATER TODAY THROUGH
WEDNESDAY.
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<span-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Coastal Flood Warning
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
420 AM CST TUE MAR 8 2016
...COASTAL FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO NOON CST
WEDNESDAY...
.A PERSISTENT SOUTHEAST WIND WILL STRENGTHEN AND ELEVATE TIDES
THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY. TIDE LEVELS ARE PROJECTED TO
INCREASE TO 3 TO 4 FEET TUESDAY NIGHT AND THEN HOLD NEAR THAT
LEVEL THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING BEFORE SLOWLY RECEDING. WATER WILL
LIKELY COVER PARTS OF HIGHWAY 87 ON THE BOLIVAR PENINSULA. WITH
SEAS APPROACHING 6 FEET NEAR THE COAST...WAVE RUN UP WILL INCREASE
THE THREAT FOR COASTAL FLOODING FOR GULF FACING AREAS.
TXZ213-214-236>238-082100-
/O.UPG.KHGX.CF.A.0001.160308T1200Z-160309T1500Z/
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BRAZORIA-CHAMBERS-GALVESTON-HARRIS-MATAGORDA-
420 AM CST TUE MAR 8 2016
...COASTAL FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO NOON CST
WEDNESDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HOUSTON/GALVESTON HAS ISSUED A
COASTAL FLOOD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO
NOON CST WEDNESDAY. THE COASTAL FLOOD WATCH IS NO LONGER IN
EFFECT.
* COASTAL FLOODING...TIDE LEVELS OF 3 TO AROUND 4 FEET. WAVE RUN
UP FROM SEAS AROUND 6 FEET WILL INCREASE THE POTENTIAL FOR
COASTAL FLOODING.
* TIMING...TUESDAY AFTERNOON WITH THE HIGHEST TIDE LEVELS EXPECTED
BETWEEN MIDNIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING.
* IMPACTS...PARTS OF HIGHWAY 87 ON THE BOLIVAR PENINSULA WILL BECOME
WATER COVERED. BOLIVAR FERRY SERVICE MAY BE DANGEROUS DUE TO THE
ELEVATED TIDE LEVELS AND STRONG WINDS. WATER MAY ALSO COVER
PARTS OF THE BLUE WATER HIGHWAY NEAR SURFSIDE. FOR AREAS ALONG
WESTERN GALVESTON BAY...TODDVILLE ROAD MAY BEGIN TO FLOOD AS
WELL AS AREAS ALONG RED BLUFF ROAD BETWEEN BAY AREA BOULEVARD
AND TX HIGHWAY 146. WEST BAYSHORE ROAD BETWEEN ANAHAUC AND OAK
ISLAND BRIEFLY FLOOD DURING THE PEAK OF THE WORST CONDITIONS.
HIGHWAY 124 BETWEEN HIGH ISLAND AND FM-1985 COULD ALSO FLOOD
DURING THE PEAK OF THE WORST CONDITIONS. JAMAICA BEACH ON THE
BAYSIDE THE LOWEST STREETS WILL LIKELY BECOME FLOODED AND
IMPASSABLE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A COASTAL FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR
IMMINENT. COASTAL RESIDENTS IN THE WARNED AREA SHOULD BE ALERT
FOR RISING WATER...AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION TO PROTECT LIFE
AND PROPERTY.
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.THE TIDE FORECAST WITH HIGH AND LOW TIDE TIMES...
NOTE...TIDE LEVELS ARE REFERENCED FROM MEAN LOWER LOW WATER.
LOCATION TIDE TIMES EXPECTED TIDE TYPE
WATER LEVEL
MORGANS POINT...
TUE 6:11 AM 2.1 FEET HIGH TIDE
TUE 1:57 PM 1.0 FEET LOW TIDE
TUE 9:24 PM 2.1 FEET HIGH TIDE
WED 2:26 AM 2.6 FEET LOW TIDE
WED 7:39 AM 2.9 FEET HIGH TIDE
WED 2:45 PM 2.0 FEET LOW TIDE
WED 9:27 PM 2.8 FEET HIGH TIDE
MANCHESTER...
TUE 7:49 AM 2.2 FEET HIGH TIDE
TUE 3:10 PM 1.0 FEET LOW TIDE
TUE 9:54 PM 2.2 FEET HIGH TIDE
WED 3:30 AM 2.6 FEET LOW TIDE
WED 9:02 AM 3.3 FEET HIGH TIDE
WED 4:00 PM 2.2 FEET LOW TIDE
WED 10:09 PM 3.1 FEET HIGH TIDE
ROLLOVER PASS...
TUE 5:21 AM 2.0 FEET HIGH TIDE
TUE 1:17 PM 0.8 FEET LOW TIDE
TUE 7:51 PM 1.7 FEET HIGH TIDE
WED 12:50 AM 2.5 FEET LOW TIDE
WED 6:24 AM 3.0 FEET HIGH TIDE
WED 2:00 PM 2.0 FEET LOW TIDE
WED 7:55 PM 2.7 FEET HIGH TIDE
EAGLE POINT...
TUE 4:17 AM 1.9 FEET HIGH TIDE
TUE 12:40 PM 1.1 FEET LOW TIDE
TUE 8:21 PM 1.8 FEET HIGH TIDE
WED 12:34 AM 2.5 FEET LOW TIDE
WED 6:02 AM 2.7 FEET HIGH TIDE
WED 1:27 PM 2.1 FEET LOW TIDE
WED 8:02 PM 2.6 FEET HIGH TIDE
GALVESTON CHANNEL (PIER 21)...
TUE 9:30 AM 0.8 FEET LOW TIDE
TUE 4:24 PM 2.1 FEET HIGH TIDE
TUE 9:31 PM 1.5 FEET LOW TIDE
WED 3:39 AM 3.3 FEET HIGH TIDE
WED 10:17 AM 2.0 FEET LOW TIDE
WED 4:49 PM 3.0 FEET HIGH TIDE
WED 10:18 PM 2.3 FEET LOW TIDE
GALVESTON BAY ENTRANCE...
TUE 8:36 AM 0.7 FEET LOW TIDE
TUE 3:34 PM 2.7 FEET HIGH TIDE
TUE 9:02 PM 1.6 FEET LOW TIDE
WED 3:04 AM 3.5 FEET HIGH TIDE
WED 9:29 AM 1.9 FEET LOW TIDE
WED 4:05 PM 3.4 FEET HIGH TIDE
WED 9:42 PM 2.4 FEET LOW TIDE
FREEPORT USCG...
TUE 8:43 AM 0.8 FEET LOW TIDE
TUE 3:43 PM 2.4 FEET HIGH TIDE
TUE 9:21 PM 1.7 FEET LOW TIDE
WED 2:50 AM 3.3 FEET HIGH TIDE
WED 9:36 AM 2.0 FEET LOW TIDE
WED 4:09 PM 3.3 FEET HIGH TIDE
WED 9:49 PM 2.5 FEET LOW TIDE
PORT OCONNOR...
TUE 11:24 AM 0.8 FEET LOW TIDE
WED 4:01 AM 1.8 FEET HIGH TIDE
WED 12:06 PM 1.4 FEET LOW TIDE
WED 6:28 PM 1.6 FEET HIGH TIDE
WED 11:04 PM 1.6 FEET LOW TIDE
.THE TIDE OUTLOOK... THURSDAY THROUGH SATURDAY...TIDE LEVELS SLOWLY
DECREASING BUT LIKELY REMAINING ELEVATED THROUGH THE WEEKEND.
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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) @ 0740 hrs
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Morgan’s Point
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">2.0 ft Falling = 47’00”
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Eagle Point
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">2.2 ft Falling = 47’02”
<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 = 46’09”
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Pier 21
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">1.1 ft Falling = 46’01”
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Winds – Houston / Galveston Bay PORTS, NOAA/NOS @ 0740 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">13 knots from ESE, gusts to 17 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">19 knots from SE, gusts to 23 knots
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Galveston Bay Entrance
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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"">1059 PM CST MON MAR 7 2016
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">UPPER TEXAS COASTAL WATERS FROM HIGH ISLAND TO THE MATAGORDA SHIP
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">CHANNEL OUT 60 NAUTICAL MILES INCLUDING GALVESTON AND MATAGORDA BAYS
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">SEAS ARE PROVIDED AS A RANGE OF THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">1/3 OF THE WAVES...ALONG WITH THE OCCASIONAL HEIGHT OF THE AVERAGE
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">HIGHEST 10 PERCENT OF THE WAVES.
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">GMZ300-081715-
<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"">1059 PM CST MON MAR 7 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"">STRENGTHENING ONSHORE FLOW TONIGHT AND TUESDAY. AN APPROACHING STORM
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">SYSTEM FROM THE WEST CREATE HAZARDOUS WINDS AND SEAS ACROSS THE
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">REGION TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AS A LONG FETCH SETS UP. ABNORMALLY
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">HIGH TIDES AND STRONG CURRENTS ARE ALSO LIKELY DURING THIS PERIOD.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">WINDS BEGIN TO RELAX THURSDAY BUT AN UNSETTLED WEATHER PATTERN IS
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">LIKELY TO CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY.
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">GMZ335-081715-
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">GALVESTON BAY-
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">1059 PM CST MON MAR 7 2016
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT...
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.TONIGHT...SOUTHEAST WINDS NEAR 20 KNOTS. BAY WATERS CHOPPY. A
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">SLIGHT 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 NEAR 20 KNOTS. BAY WATERS CHOPPY.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY IN THE MORNING. SHOWERS. THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">AFTERNOON. SOME THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE HEAVY RAINFALL IN THE
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">MORNING. SOME THUNDERSTORMS MAY BE SEVERE WITH HEAVY RAINFALL IN
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">THE AFTERNOON.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.TUESDAY NIGHT...SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS INCREASING TO
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">20 TO 25 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 40 KNOTS. BAY WATERS
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">CHOPPY BECOMING ROUGH AFTER MIDNIGHT. THUNDERSTORMS AND SHOWERS.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">SOME THUNDERSTORMS MAY BE SEVERE WITH HEAVY RAINFALL.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.WEDNESDAY...SOUTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">40 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTH 15 TO 20 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. BAY
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">WATERS ROUGH BECOMING CHOPPY IN THE AFTERNOON. SHOWERS AND
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">THUNDERSTORMS. SOME THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE HEAVY RAINFALL.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING EAST
<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. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.THURSDAY...SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTH IN THE
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">AFTERNOON. BAY WATERS SLIGHTLY CHOPPY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">THUNDERSTORMS.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.THURSDAY NIGHT...SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SMOOTH. A
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.FRIDAY...SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SMOOTH. A CHANCE
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.FRIDAY NIGHT...SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTH
<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"">.SATURDAY...SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SMOOTH. A
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.SATURDAY NIGHT...SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">SMOOTH.
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">GMZ330-081715-
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">MATAGORDA BAY-
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">1059 PM CST MON MAR 7 2016
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT...
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.TONIGHT...SOUTHEAST WINDS NEAR 20 KNOTS. BAY WATERS CHOPPY. A
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE EVENING...THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.TUESDAY...SOUTH WINDS NEAR 20 KNOTS. BAY WATERS CHOPPY. A CHANCE
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.TUESDAY NIGHT...SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS. BAY WATERS
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">CHOPPY. THUNDERSTORMS AND SHOWERS. SOME THUNDERSTORMS MAY BE
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">SEVERE WITH HEAVY RAINFALL.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.WEDNESDAY...SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">10 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. BAY WATERS CHOPPY BECOMING SMOOTH IN
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">THE AFTERNOON. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. SOME THUNDERSTORMS MAY
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">PRODUCE HEAVY RAINFALL.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SMOOTH.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.THURSDAY...SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SMOOTH. A
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.THURSDAY NIGHT...SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SMOOTH. A
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.FRIDAY...SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SMOOTH. A CHANCE
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.FRIDAY NIGHT...SOUTH 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"">.SATURDAY...SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SMOOTH. A
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.SATURDAY NIGHT...SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">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"">GMZ355-081715-
<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"">1059 PM CST MON MAR 7 2016
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON...
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE TUESDAY
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">NIGHT...
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.TONIGHT...SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 20 KNOTS. SEAS 6 TO 8 FEET WITH
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">OCCASIONAL SEAS UP TO 10 FEET.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.TUESDAY...SOUTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS. SEAS 6 TO 8 FEET WITH
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">OCCASIONAL SEAS UP TO 10 FEET. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.TUESDAY NIGHT...SOUTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS INCREASING TO
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">25 TO 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS ABOVE GALE FORCE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">TO 10 FEET WITH OCCASIONAL SEAS UP TO 13 FEET. THUNDERSTORMS AND
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">SHOWERS. SOME THUNDERSTORMS MAY BE SEVERE WITH HEAVY RAINFALL.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.WEDNESDAY...SOUTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO GALE
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">FORCE BECOMING SOUTH 20 TO 25 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 9
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">FEET WITH OCCASIONAL SEAS UP TO 11 FEET. SHOWERS AND
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">THUNDERSTORMS. SOME THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE HEAVY RAINFALL.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS INCREASING TO 15 TO
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">20 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FEET WITH OCCASIONAL SEAS UP
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">TO 8 FEET SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 5 FEET WITH OCCASIONAL SEAS UP TO
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">6 FEET AFTER MIDNIGHT. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.THURSDAY...SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTH 10 TO
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">15 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">AND THUNDERSTORMS.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.THURSDAY NIGHT...SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET. A
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.FRIDAY...SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET. A CHANCE
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.FRIDAY NIGHT...SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">THUNDERSTORMS.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.SATURDAY...SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. A
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.SATURDAY NIGHT...SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">3 FEET.
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">$$
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">GMZ350-081715-
<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"">1059 PM CST MON MAR 7 2016
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON...
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE TUESDAY
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">NIGHT...
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.TONIGHT...SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 6 TO 9 FEET WITH
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">OCCASIONAL SEAS UP TO 11 FEET. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.TUESDAY...SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 20 KNOTS. SEAS 6 TO 9 FEET WITH
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">OCCASIONAL SEAS UP TO 11 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 WITH GUSTS TO
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">AROUND 40 KNOTS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FEET WITH OCCASIONAL SEAS UP TO
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">14 FEET. THUNDERSTORMS AND SHOWERS. SOME THUNDERSTORMS MAY BE
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">SEVERE WITH HEAVY RAINFALL.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.WEDNESDAY...SOUTH WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS DECREASING TO 15 TO
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">20 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 9 FEET WITH OCCASIONAL SEAS
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">UP TO 11 FEET. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. SOME THUNDERSTORMS MAY
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">PRODUCE HEAVY RAINFALL.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS INCREASING TO
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">10 TO 15 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FEET WITH OCCASIONAL
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">SEAS UP TO 10 FEET. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.THURSDAY...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET WITH
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">OCCASIONAL SEAS UP TO 7 FEET. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">THUNDERSTORMS.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.THURSDAY NIGHT...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS DECREASING TO 5 TO
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">10 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET WITH OCCASIONAL SEAS UP
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">TO 7 FEET. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.FRIDAY...SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET. A CHANCE
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.FRIDAY NIGHT...SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">THUNDERSTORMS.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.SATURDAY...SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. A
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.SATURDAY NIGHT...SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">4 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"">GMZ370-375-081715-
<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"">1059 PM CST MON MAR 7 2016
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON...
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE TUESDAY
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">NIGHT...
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.TONIGHT...SOUTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS. SEAS 7 TO 9 FEET WITH
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">OCCASIONAL SEAS UP TO 12 FEET.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.TUESDAY...SOUTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FEET WITH
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">OCCASIONAL SEAS UP TO 14 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 BECOMING 25 TO
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS ABOVE GALE FORCE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 TO
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">13 FEET WITH OCCASIONAL SEAS UP TO 17 FEET. SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">THUNDERSTORMS. SOME THUNDERSTORMS MAY BE SEVERE WITH HEAVY
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">RAINFALL.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.WEDNESDAY...SOUTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 30 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTH 20 TO
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">25 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 TO 13 FEET WITH OCCASIONAL
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">SEAS UP TO 17 FEET. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. SOME THUNDERSTORMS
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">MAY PRODUCE HEAVY RAINFALL.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 7 TO
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">10 FEET WITH OCCASIONAL SEAS UP TO 13 FEET. SHOWERS AND
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.THURSDAY...SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS DECREASING TO 10 TO
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">15 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 8 FEET WITH OCCASIONAL SEAS
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">UP TO 10 FEET. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.THURSDAY NIGHT...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS DECREASING TO 5 TO
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">10 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FEET WITH OCCASIONAL SEAS UP
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">TO 8 FEET. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.FRIDAY...SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 5 TO 6 FEET WITH
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">OCCASIONAL SEAS UP TO 7 FEET. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.FRIDAY NIGHT...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET WITH OCCASIONAL SEAS UP TO
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">7 FEET. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.SATURDAY...SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET. A
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.SATURDAY NIGHT...SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO
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Port of Houston Authority
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ACOE Project Depth for Houston Ship Channel
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<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">45 feet/13.72 meters up to Shell Oiltanking
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">40 feet/12.19 meters up to S.P. Slip
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">36 feet/10.97 meters to the Turning Basin
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">40 feet/12.19 meters Barbours Cut Channel
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">40 feet/12.19 meters Bayport Channel
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Please note the above information is based on the Corp of Engineers – Project draft for the Houston Ship Channel, if you have a question
regarding deep draft in Houston Ship Channel or alongside a berth, please contact our operations department
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<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Power Lines
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<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Jesse Jones
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<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">
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#051423">The Galveston Ship Channel is approximately miles from GB Buoy
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#051423">The ACOE project draft for the GSC is 45’00” FW. The narrowest point is approximately 1,200 ft wide with no air draft restrictions.
At the POGA berths the maximum deep draft varies from 32’00” to 40’00” at MLT,
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<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Port of Freeport is located three miles from deep water, the channel is 400 ft wide and ACOE project maximum deep draft at MLW is
45’00”.
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Army Corp of Engineers
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Houston Pilots
Association
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#051423">Galveston Texas City Pilots
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Brazos Harbor Pilots
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