<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">March 23, 2016 Wednesday
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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
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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 68° 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 76%
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Barometer 29.92 in / 1013.6 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 S 14 mph, Gusts up to 23 mph
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Wednesday
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Partly Cloudy
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Currently 66° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">High 74° 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° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Barometer 29.94 in / 1013.9 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 10 miles
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Wind S 16 mph
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Wednesday
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Mostly Cloudy
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Currently 68° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">High 75° F
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<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Humidity 78° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Barometer 29.92 in / 1013.0 mb
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Dewpoint 61° F
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<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Wind S 17 mph, Gusts up to 30 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">A 20 percent chance of light rain showers after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 79. South wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Tonight: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 1am. Cloudy, with a low around 59. South wind 10 to 15 mph becoming west after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation
is 60%.
Thursday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1pm. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 69. Breezy, with a north wind 10 to 20 mph.
Thursday Night: Clear, with a low around 49. North wind 5 to 10 mph.
Friday: Sunny, with a high near 72. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming east in the afternoon.
Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 54.
Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 77.
Saturday Night: A slight chance of showers, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Sunday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 77.
Sunday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am. Mostly clear, with a low around 54.
Monday: Sunny, with a high near 71.
Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 54.
Tuesday: Mostly 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">Mostly cloudy, with a high near 74. Breezy, with a south wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Tonight: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 63. Breezy, with a south wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Thursday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1pm. Cloudy through mid morning, then gradual clearing, with a high near 67. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph becoming north in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.
Thursday Night: Clear, with a low around 55. North wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Friday: Sunny, with a high near 66. Northeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 60.
Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 72.
Saturday Night: A slight chance of showers, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 67. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Sunday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 73.
Sunday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 59. Breezy.
Monday: Sunny, with a high near 68.
Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 60.
Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 70.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Today:
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">A 20 percent chance of light rain showers after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 75. Breezy, with a south wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Tonight: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 63. Breezy, with a south wind 15 to 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Thursday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1pm. Cloudy through mid morning, then gradual clearing, with a high near 68. Breezy, with a northwest wind 10 to 15 mph becoming north 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as
high as 25 mph.
Thursday Night: Clear, with a low around 51. North wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Friday: Sunny, with a high near 68. East wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 58.
Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 73.
Saturday Night: A slight chance of showers, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Sunday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 74.
Sunday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 58.
Monday: Sunny, with a high near 69.
Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 58.
Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 72.
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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
701 AM CDT WED MAR 23 2016
TXZ163-164-176>179-195>200-210>214-226-227-235>238-241215-
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-
701 AM CDT WED MAR 23 2016
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
SUSTAINED SOUTHERLY WINDS APPROACHING 20 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO NEAR
30 MPH...WILL BUFFET EAST AND WEST MOVING TRAFFIC...POSSIBLY TAKE
DOWN SMALL TREE LIMBS AND TOSS LIGHT WEIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS ABOUT.
A WIND ADVISORY MAY BE REQUIRED LATER TODAY.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY
A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE EARLY THURSDAY MORNING
DURING THE OVERNIGHT INTO EARLY DAYTIME MORNING HOURS. SOME OF
THE STORMS MAY BE STRONG...PRODUCING GUSTY WINDS...SMALL HAIL AND
FREQUENT LIGHTNING. THE HIGHER SEVERE WEATHER THREAT IS EXPECTED
TO BE FOCUSED OVER EXTREME NORTHEASTERN TEXAS.
THUNDERSTORMS WILL AGAIN BE POSSIBLE EASTER SUNDAY AS ANOTHER
COLD FRONT PUSHES THROUGH THE AREA. WE WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR
SUNDAY FOR ANY POSSIBILITIES OF STRONG OR SEVERE STORMS.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTERS NEED TO BE MORE AWARE OF STRONG VICINITY STORMS EARLY
THURSDAY MORNING.
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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;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) @ 0744 hrs
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Morgan’s Point
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">1.5 ft Steady = 46’05”
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Eagle Point
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">1.6 ft Steady = 46’06”
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Galveston Bay Entrance
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">1.2 ft Falling = 46’02”
<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 @ 0744 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">10 knots from SSE, gusts to 12 knots
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<span-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">NOAA Weather Galveston Bay & Matagorda Bay
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">UPPER TEXAS COASTAL WATERS FROM HIGH ISLAND TO THE MATAGORDA SHIP
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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
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">GMZ300-232115-
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">352 AM CDT WED MAR 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"">MODERATE TO STRONG ONSHORE WINDS AND ELEVATED SEAS ARE EXPECTED
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">THROUGH WEDNESDAY. THE NEXT COLD FRONT IS FORECAST TO MOVE INTO
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">THE COASTAL WATERS THURSDAY MORNING WITH MODERATE NORTHERLY WINDS
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">DEVELOPING IN ITS WAKE. WINDS AND SEAS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH AND
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">RETURN TO THE SOUTHEAST BY FRIDAY NIGHT.
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">GMZ330-335-232115-
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">MATAGORDA BAY-GALVESTON BAY-
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">352 AM CDT WED MAR 23 2016
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT THIS MORNING...
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.TODAY...SOUTH WINDS AROUND 20 KNOTS. BAY WATERS CHOPPY TO ROUGH.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SPRINKLES IN THE AFTERNOON.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.TONIGHT...SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST AFTER
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">MIDNIGHT. BAY WATERS CHOPPY. SHOWERS LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.THURSDAY...NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS BECOMING NORTH 15 TO
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">25 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. BAY WATERS ROUGH BECOMING CHOPPY IN
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">THE AFTERNOON. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">THE MORNING.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.THURSDAY NIGHT...NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SLIGHTLY
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.FRIDAY...NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING EAST 5 TO
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">10 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. BAY WATERS SLIGHTLY CHOPPY BECOMING
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">SMOOTH IN THE AFTERNOON.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.FRIDAY NIGHT...SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SMOOTH.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.SATURDAY...SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SMOOTH.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.SATURDAY NIGHT...SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.SUNDAY...SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHWEST IN THE
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">AFTERNOON. BAY WATERS SMOOTH. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.SUNDAY NIGHT...NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SLIGHTLY
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">CHOPPY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">GMZ350-355-232115-
<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-
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.TODAY...SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS. SEAS 5 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"">.TONIGHT...SOUTH 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 CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.THURSDAY...NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING NORTH 15 TO
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">25 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.THURSDAY NIGHT...NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.FRIDAY...NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 15 KNOTS BECOMING EAST IN THE
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.FRIDAY NIGHT...EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.SATURDAY...SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.SATURDAY NIGHT...SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 FEET. A
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE EVENING...THEN A CHANCE OF
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.SUNDAY...SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHWEST IN THE
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.SUNDAY NIGHT...NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET. A
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">WATERS FROM FREEPORT TO THE MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL 20 NM TO 60 NM-
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.TODAY...SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS. SEAS 6 TO 8 FEET WITH
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.TONIGHT...SOUTH WINDS AROUND 20 KNOTS BECOMING 15 TO 20 KNOTS
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FEET WITH OCCASIONAL SEAS UP TO
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.THURSDAY...NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING NORTH 15 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. SHOWERS LIKELY AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.THURSDAY NIGHT...NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 5 FEET
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.FRIDAY...NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 5 FEET WITH
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">OCCASIONAL SEAS UP TO 6 FEET.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.FRIDAY NIGHT...EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.SATURDAY...SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.SATURDAY NIGHT...SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">3 FEET. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE EVENING...THEN A CHANCE
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">OF SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.SUNDAY...SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHWEST IN THE
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.SUNDAY NIGHT...NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 4 FEET. A SLIGHT
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
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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">Fred Hartman
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<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Jesse Jones
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Power Lines
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Sidney Sherman
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">197’ (Morgan’s Point)
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">197’ (below Fred Hartman Bridge – Baytown)
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">175' (Baytown/LaPorte Bridge)
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">197’ (Battleship Texas)
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">175' (Beltway 8 Bridge)
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">197’ (Power Plant)
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">135' (Loop 610 Bridge)
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Air drafts clearances are based on MHW // Vessels should allow an additional 10 feet clearance for the Power Lines
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<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Port of Texas City
http://www.tctrr.com/<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">
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<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The Texas City Ship Channel is approximately 11 miles from GB Buoy
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The ACOE project draft for the TXCSC is 45’00 FW at MLT from the GB BUOY to Valero Dock # 42, the channel above project draft is
40’00 FW at MLT. The length on the final approach from the Houston, Galveston, Texas City tri-channel split is approximately 6 miles, the width is approximately a 400 ft bottom, the Turning Basin is approximately 4,200 ft long and 1,200 ft wide with a maximum
deep draft of 45 ft FW at MLT, and is navigable day or night with no air draft restrictions. Only TX City Docks with 45’00” maximum deep draft at MLT are TC # 11, 12, 41, & 42
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<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Port of Galveston
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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