Daily Update

Corpus Christi, TX

June 28, 2024

Notices

🌅SUNRISE: 0630 hrs
🌄SUNSET:  2030 hrs 
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When Outbound Passages are restricted to pilot boarding no earlier than Sunrise and later than the time detailed below for the various locations:
FROM VIOLA BASIN: -5 1/2 HOURS BEFORE SUNSET
FROM TULE BASIN: - 5 HOURS BEFORE SUNSET
FROM CHEMICAL BASIN: 4 1/2 HOURS BEFORE SUNSET
FROM AVERY BASIN: 4 HOURS BEFORE SUNSET
FROM MAIN BASIN: 3 1/2 HOURS BEFORE SUNSET
FROM INGLESIDE: 2 1/2 HOURS BEFORE SUNSET
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PORT OF CORPUS CHRISTI IS OPEN
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Please find attached MSIB 33-24 for HURRICANE PREPAREDNESS as Hurricane Season commences 1st June 2024 and continues through 30th November 2024.
Please see attached for more information.
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Please find attached MSIB 14-24, Update 4 for the updated schedule of Work to be conducted in Corpus Christi Ship Channel, between mile markers 55 and 56, from 1st June 2024 through 30th June 2024 between hours of 2000 and 0600. 
Please see attached for more information.
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Please find attached MSIB 44-24 as the COTP is establishing a worksite in the Corpus Christi Ship Channel, Inner Harbor for dredging operations on 24th June 2024 through 30th July 2024 from 2200 to 0600.
Please see attached for more information.

Weather / Marine Zone Forecast

Coastal Waters Forecast for Texas
National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX
1023 AM CDT Fri Jun 28 2024
Middle Texas coastal waters from Baffin Bay to Matagorda ship channel out to 60 nautical miles.
 
Seas are provided as a range of the average height of the highest 1/3 of the waves
...along with occasional height of the average highest 10 percent of the waves.
 
GMZ200-290415-
1023 AM CDT Fri Jun 28 2024
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE MIDDLE TEXAS COASTAL WATERS...
A weak to moderate south-southeasterly flow this morning will gradually increase to near moderate levels this afternoon. 
A generally moderate onshore flow will continue as we head into the weekend. 
Isolated showers and storms are possible over the waters both today and tomorrow. 
By Sunday, moderate flow will continue as a tropical wave moves into Mexico during the afternoon, which will also lead to low to medium chance (20-40%) of showers and thunderstorms. 
Skies may be hazy at times on Sunday afternoon and Monday as a plume of Saharan dust spreads across the Western Gulf.
By mid-week, moderate flow will return and continue through the remainder of the period.
GMZ236-237-290415- Copano, Aransas, and Redfish Bays- San Antonio, Mesquite, and Espiritu Santo Bays-
1023 AM CDT Fri Jun 28 2024
.REST OF TODAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots late. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy. 
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms early this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots, diminishing to 5 to 10 knots after midnight. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Hazy in the afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth. Hazy.
.MONDAY...East winds around 5 knots, becoming southeast in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters smooth. Hazy.
.MONDAY NIGHT...South winds around 10 knots, becoming 5 to 10 knots after midnight. Bay and inland waters smooth. Hazy in the evening.
.TUESDAY...Southwest winds around 5 knots, becoming southeast in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...South winds around 10 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy.
Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.
GMZ231-232-290415- Baffin Bay and Upper Laguna Madre-Corpus Christi and Nueces Bays-
1023 AM CDT Fri Jun 28 2024
.REST OF TODAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy. A slight chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers, mainly in the morning. Hazy in the 
afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots, diminishing to 5 to 10 knots after midnight. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy. Hazy.
.MONDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth. Hazy.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots, becoming south after midnight. Bay and inland waters smooth. Hazy in the evening.
.TUESDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.
Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.
GMZ255-290415- Coastal waters from Port Aransas to Matagorda Ship Channel out 20 NM-
1023 AM CDT Fri Jun 28 2024
.REST OF TODAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: South 3 feet at 5 seconds. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms late this morning and early afternoon.
.TONIGHT...South winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 4 feet at 5 seconds.
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 4 feet at 6 seconds.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 4 feet at 6 seconds.
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 6 feet at 10 seconds. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Hazy in the afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to 5 to 10 knots after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 6 feet at 10 seconds. Hazy.
.MONDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Hazy.
.MONDAY NIGHT...South winds around 10 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Hazy in the evening.
.TUESDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 3 feet.
Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.
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GMZ250-290415- Coastal waters from Baffin Bay to Port Aransas out 20 NM-
1023 AM CDT Fri Jun 28 2024
.REST OF TODAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 5 seconds. 
A slight chance of showers late this morning, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms early this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 5 feet at 6 seconds.
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 4 feet at 6 seconds.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to 10 to 15 knots after midnight. Seas around 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 4 feet at 6 seconds.
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 6 feet at 10 seconds. A slight chance of thunderstorms. 
A chance of showers, mainly in the morning. Hazy in the afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots, diminishing to 5 to 10 knots after midnight. Seas 5 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. 
Wave Detail: Southeast 6 feet at 10 seconds. Hazy.
.MONDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Hazy.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots, becoming south after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Hazy in the evening.
.TUESDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 3 feet.
Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.
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GMZ270-275-290415- Waters from Baffin Bay to Port Aransas from 20 to 60 NM- Waters from Port Aransas to Matagorda Ship Channel from 20 to 60 NM-
1023 AM CDT Fri Jun 28 2024
.REST OF TODAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: South 3 feet at 5 seconds. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms late this morning and early afternoon.
.TONIGHT...South winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 4 feet at 5 seconds.
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 4 feet at 6 seconds.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 5 feet at 7 seconds.
.SUNDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 7 feet at 10 seconds. A slight chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers, mainly in the morning. Hazy in the afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to 5 to 10 knots after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 7 feet at 10 seconds. Hazy.
.MONDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. Hazy.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Hazy in the evening.
.TUESDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

Attachments

  • MSIB 14-24 update 4 Worksite Trident pipeline removal (1).pdf(233 KB )
  • MSIB 44-24, Worksite, Callan Marine Dredge Project (1).docx(388 KB )
  • MSIB 33-24, Hurricane Preparedness (1).pdf(789 KB )

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