Daily Update

Corpus Christi, TX

July 17, 2024

Notices

🌅SUNRISE: 0645 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 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.
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Please find attached MSIB 54-24 update 1 for a Safety Zone is being requested in the Corpus Christi Ship Channel, between mile markers 55 and 56 between the hours of 2000 and 0600 starting 12th July thru 19th July 2024.
"GLDD is scheduled to complete their work Friday night/Early Friday morning but requesting extension to account for any foul weather."
Please see attached for more information.

Weather / Marine Zone Forecast

Coastal Waters Forecast for Texas
National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX
950 AM CDT Wed Jul 17 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.
 
GMZ200-180315-
950 AM CDT Wed Jul 17 2024
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE MIDDLE TEXAS COASTAL WATERS...
Weak to moderate onshore flow is expected with low to medium rain chances through Sunday. 
Rain chances look to increase a bit early next week as an inverted trough develops along the Middle Texas coast.
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GMZ236-237-180315- Copano, Aransas, and Redfish Bays- San Antonio, Mesquite, and Espiritu Santo Bays-
950 AM CDT Wed Jul 17 2024
.THIS AFTERNOON...South winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast late. Bay and inland waters smooth. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms late this morning and early afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south after midnight. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.THURSDAY...Southwest winds around 5 knots, becoming southeast in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters smooth. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming around 5 knots after midnight. Bay and inland waters smooth. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight.
.FRIDAY...Southwest winds around 5 knots, becoming southeast in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters smooth. A chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.SATURDAY...South winds around 5 knots, becoming southeast in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters smooth. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.SUNDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth. A chance of showers. A chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth. A chance of showers after midnight.
Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.
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GMZ231-232-180315- Baffin Bay and Upper Laguna Madre-Corpus Christi and Nueces Bays-
950 AM CDT Wed Jul 17 2024
.THIS AFTERNOON...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, increasing to 10 to 15 knots late. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming south 5 to 10 knots after midnight. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.
.THURSDAY...South winds around 5 knots, becoming southeast in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south after midnight. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.FRIDAY...South winds around 5 knots, becoming southeast in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters smooth. A slight chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers, mainly in the morning.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south after midnight. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.SATURDAY...South winds around 5 knots, becoming southeast in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.SUNDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy. A chance of showers in the morning.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming south 5 to 10 knots after midnight. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.
Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.
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GMZ255-180315- Coastal waters from Port Aransas to Matagorda Ship Channel out 20 NM-
950 AM CDT Wed Jul 17 2024
.THIS AFTERNOON...South winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast late. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 5 seconds. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms late this morning and early afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots, becoming south after midnight. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 5 seconds.
.THURSDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south in the afternoon. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 1 foot at 5 seconds. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 1 foot at 5 seconds. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight.
.FRIDAY...Southwest winds around 5 knots, becoming southeast in the afternoon. Seas around 2 feet or less. Wave Detail: Southeast 1 foot at 5 seconds. A chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly in the morning.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 1 foot at 5 seconds. A chance of showers after midnight.
.SATURDAY...South winds around 5 knots, becoming southeast in the afternoon. Seas around 2 feet. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
.SUNDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. A chance of showers. A chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...South winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. A chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight.
Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.
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GMZ250-180315- Coastal waters from Baffin Bay to Port Aransas out 20 NM-
950 AM CDT Wed Jul 17 2024
.THIS AFTERNOON...South winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast late. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 5 seconds.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots, becoming south after midnight. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 5 seconds.
.THURSDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast in the afternoon. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 1 foot at 5 seconds.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south after midnight. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 1 foot at 5 seconds.
.FRIDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast in the afternoon. Seas around 2 feet in the morning, then around 2 feet or less. Wave Detail: Southeast 1 foot at 5 seconds. A slight chance of thunderstorms. 
A chance of showers, mainly in the morning.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south after midnight. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 1 foot at 5 seconds.
.SATURDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast in the afternoon. Seas around 2 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. A chance of showers in the morning.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. A chance of showers after midnight.
Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.
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GMZ270-275-180315- 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-
950 AM CDT Wed Jul 17 2024
.THIS AFTERNOON...South winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast late. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 5 seconds. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south after midnight. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 5 seconds.
.THURSDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south in the afternoon. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 1 foot at 5 seconds. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south after midnight. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 1 foot at 5 seconds. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight.
.FRIDAY...Southwest winds around 5 knots, becoming southeast around 5 knots in the afternoon. Seas around 2 feet in the morning, then around 2 feet or less. Wave Detail: Southeast 1 foot at 5 seconds. 
A chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly in the morning.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south after midnight. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: South 1 foot at 4 seconds and southeast 1 foot at 7 seconds.
.SATURDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast in the afternoon. Seas around 2 feet in the morning, then around 2 feet or less. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
.SUNDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. A chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas around 3 feet. A chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight.
Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

Attachments

  • MSIB 54-24, Update 2, Safety Zone, GLDD dredging.docx(541 KB )
  • MSIB 44-24, Worksite, Callan Marine Dredge Project (7).docx(388 KB )

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