31 Jul 2015 / United States, Houston
The San Jacinto River near Sheldon is predicted to reach Flood Stage of 10 ft at approximately 1900 hours today (Thursday 28 May). The river is predicted to continue rising, reaching 11.3 ft on Saturday (30 May). These predictions exclude further rainfall. Additional rainfall will serve to increase the flood conditions. The National Weather Service and US Geological Service links will help you track the progress of the river: water.weather.gov/ahps2/hydrograph.php waterdata.usgs.gov/tx/nwis/uv/ Vessel Traffic Service Houston Galveston has established the I-10 Bridge in the San Jacinto River as a temporary VTS reporting point. Vessels shall check-in with "Houston Traffic" on CH 05a prior to transiting the I-10 bridge. At flood stage on the San Jacinto River, the Captain of the Port Houston-Galveston will establish a Safety Zone with the following mandates: 1) The Safety Zone shall extend 500 feet above the I-10 Highway bridge down river to 500 feet below the bridge. 2) Barge movements in the safety zone shall be limited to tonnage/horsepower ratio of 5 tons per horsepower. Assist boats shall have at least 800 horsepower and be solely dedicated to that function. 3) Vessels with loaded barges will be required to use an assist boat and transits will only be permitted during daylight hours. Waivers may be considered by the COTP based upon prevailing conditions. Traffic management measures for adjacent waterways will be considered for the Houston Ship Channel between beacons 124 and 132. These measures may consist of prohibiting all traffic from meeting or overtaking in this region. For information about operations in the USA contact GAC USA at [email protected]
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