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Houston, Galveston, Texas City, & Freeport, TX - Daily Port Update 08/31/2016 Normal
Houston, Galveston, Texas City, & Freeport, TX - Daily Port Update 08/30/2016 Normal
Houston, Galveston, Texas City, & Freeport, TX - Daily Port Update 08/29/2016 Normal
NOAA Weather 08/28/2016 Normal
Houston, Galveston, Texas City, & Freeport, TX - Daily Port Update 08/28/2016 Normal
NOAA Tropical Weather Outlook08/27/2016 Normal
Houston, Galveston, Texas City, & Freeport, TX - Daily Port Update 08/27/2016 Normal
Gulf of Mexico Tropical Weather Update 08/26/2016 Normal
Houston, Galveston, Texas City, & Freeport, TX - Daily Port Update 08/26/2016 Normal
Houston, Galveston, Texas City, & Freeport, TX - Daily Port Update 08/25/2016 Normal
Houston, Galveston, Texas City, & Freeport, TX - Daily Port Update 08/24/2016 Normal
Houston, Galveston, Texas City, & Freeport, TX - Daily Port Update 08/23/2016 Normal
Houston, Galveston, Texas City, & Freeport, TX - Daily Port Update 08/22/2016 Normal
Houston, Galveston, Texas City, & Freeport, TX - Daily Port Update 08/21/2016 Normal
Houston, Galveston, Texas City, & Freeport, TX - Daily Port Update 08/20/2016 Normal
Houston, Galveston, Texas City, & Freeport, TX - Daily Port Update 08/19/2016 Normal
Houston, Galveston, Texas City, & Freeport, TX - Daily Port Update 08/18/2016 Normal
Houston, Galveston, Texas City, & Freeport, TX - Daily Port Update 08/17/2016 Normal
Houston, Galveston, Texas City, & Freeport, TX - Daily Port Update 08/16/2016 Normal
Houston, Galveston, Texas City, & Freeport, TX - Daily Port Update 08/15/2016 Normal
Houston, Galveston, Texas City, & Freeport, TX - Daily Port Update 08/14/2016 Normal
Houston, Galveston, Texas City, & Freeport, TX - Daily Port Update 08/12/2016 Normal
Houston, Galveston, Texas City, & Freeport, TX - Daily Port Update 08/11/2016 Normal
Houston, Galveston, Texas City, & Freeport, TX - Daily Port Update 08/10/2016 Normal
Houston, Galveston, Texas City, & Freeport, TX - Daily Port Update 08/09/2016 Normal
Houston, Galveston, Texas City, & Freeport, TX - Daily Port Update 08/08/2016 Normal
Houston, Galveston, Texas City, & Freeport, TX - Daily Port Update 08/07/2016 Normal
Houston, Galveston, Texas City, & Freeport, TX - Daily Port Update 08/06/2016 Normal
Houston, Galveston, Texas City, & Freeport, TX - Daily Port Update 08/05/2016 Normal
FW: Houston, Galveston, Texas City, & Freeport, TX - Daily Port Update 08/04/2016 Normal
Houston, Galveston, Texas City, & Freeport, TX - Daily Port Update 08/03/2016 Normal
Houston, Galveston, Texas City, & Freeport, TX - Daily Port Update 08/02/2016 Normal
Houston, Galveston, Texas City, & Freeport, TX - Daily Port Update 08/01/2016 Normal
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK08/01/2016 Normal

Daily Port Update

Subject:Houston, Galveston, Texas City, & Freeport, TX - Daily Port Update
Date:Thursday, August 11, 2016
Priority:Normal
Notice:

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">August 11, 2016             Thursday

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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">Hurricane Season // Be Prepared

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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

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

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

<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    90° F

<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">High          99° F

<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Humidity    68%

<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Barometer  29.99 in / 1015.9 mb

<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Dewpoint    78° F

<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Heat Index  105° 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 SW 9 mph, Gusts up to 17 mph

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

<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    88° F

<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">High          91° F

<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Humidity    80° F

<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Barometer  30.01 in / 1016.1 mb

<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Dewpoint   81° F

<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Heat Index 106° 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 SW 6 mph

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

<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    91° F

<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">High          92° F

<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Humidity    70° F

<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Barometer  30.00 in  / 1015.8 mb

<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Dewpoint   80° F

<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Heat Index  109° 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 SW 6 mph

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Today: <span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 99. Heat index values as high as 107. South wind 5 to 10 mph.

Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 79. Southwest wind 10 to 15 mph.

Friday: Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 98. Heat index values as high as 110. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 79. South wind 5 to 15 mph.

Saturday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 95. South wind 5 to 10 mph.

Saturday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 78.

Sunday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 93.

Sunday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 77.

Monday: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 93. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Monday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 76.

Tuesday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 94.

Tuesday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 77.

Wednesday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 94.

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Today: <span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 91. Heat index values as high as 109. South wind 5 to 15 mph.

Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 84. Southwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Friday: Partly sunny, with a high near 90. Heat index values as high as 107. Southwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Friday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 84. Breezy, with a south wind 15 to 20 mph.

Saturday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 89. South wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Saturday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 82.

Sunday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 89.

Sunday Night: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 81.

Monday: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 88. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Monday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 81.

Tuesday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 90.

Tuesday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 82.

Wednesday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 90.

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Today: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 92. Heat index values as high as 108. South wind 10 to 15 mph.

Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 83. South wind 10 to 15 mph.

Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 92. Heat index values as high as 108. Southwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 83. South wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Saturday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 90. South wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Saturday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 82.

Sunday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 90.

Sunday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 80.

Monday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 89.

Monday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 78.

Tuesday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 90.

Tuesday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 80.

Wednesday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 90.

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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) @ 1140 hrs

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

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">1.0 ft Steady = 46’00”

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

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">1.3 ft Falling = 46’03”

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

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">1.3 ft Falling = 46’03”

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

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

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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Winds – Houston / Galveston Bay PORTS, NOAA/NOS @ 1140 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">9 knots from WSW, gusts to 12 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">5 knots from WSW, gusts to 7 knots

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

<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">7 knots from W, gusts to 10 knots

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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 111437

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

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

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">937 AM CDT THU AUG 11 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"">GMZ300-120315-

<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"">937 AM CDT THU AUG 11 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 ONSHORE WINDS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH MOST OF THE WEEKEND.

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">SPEEDS AND SEAS SHOULD GRADUALLY DIMINISH BY EARLY NEXT WEEK BUT

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM CHANCES WILL PROBABLY INCREASE DURING THAT

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

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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">GMZ335-120315-

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

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">937 AM CDT THU AUG 11 2016

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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.REST OF TODAY...SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTH

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">10 TO 15 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. BAY WATERS SMOOTH BECOMING

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.SUNDAY...SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 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"">.SUNDAY NIGHT...SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SMOOTH.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Port of Houston Authority

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ACOE Project Depth for Houston Ship Channel

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<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">45 feet/13.72 meters up to Shell Oiltanking

<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">40 feet/12.19 meters up to S.P. Slip

<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">36 feet/10.97 meters to the Turning Basin

<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">40 feet/12.19 meters Barbours Cut Channel

<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">40 feet/12.19 meters Bayport Channel

<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Please note the above information is based on the Corp of Engineers – Project draft for the Houston Ship Channel, if you have a question regarding deep draft in Houston Ship Channel or alongside a berth, please contact our operations department

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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<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)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Army Corp of Engineers

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

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

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

www.brazospilots.com

 

NOAA

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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.