Port Update
Corpus Christi, TX
January 24, 2024
Notices
SUNRISE: 0715 hrs
SUNSET: 1745 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 03-24 UPDATE 1 as the US Coast Guard will resume dredging operations in the Corpus Christi Ship Channel near the Avery Turning Basin form17 January 2024 thru 29 January 2024 between the hours of 2100 and 0500.
CANCELLED 2100 17 JAN TO 0500 18 JAN & 2100 18 JAN TO 0500 19 JAN.
Please see attached for more information.
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Please find attached MSIB 04-24 as the Captain of the Port has established a moving safety zone 500 yards around the WHALE rig in the La Quinta Ship Channel and Corpus Christi Ship Channel as it is transported from Kiewit Offshore Services to the sea buoy on 28th JANUARY 2024.
Please see attached for more information.
Weather / Marine Zone Forecast
Coastal Waters Forecast for Texas National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX
201 AM CST Wed Jan 24 , 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.
GMZ200-242045-
201 AM CST Wed Jan 24 , 2024
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE MIDDLE TEXAS COASTAL WATERS...
A Marine Dense Fog Advisory is in effect through noon today with visibility of 1 nm or less possible.
Numerous showers and thunderstorms, a few strong to severe, are expected today.
A Marginal Risk of Severe Weather is in effect today. Large hail, strong winds, and even a brief waterspout will be possible.
Northeast to easterly weak flow veers offshore and increases to weak to moderate early Saturday and persisting through early next week.
Then the flow gradually turns back onshore and becomes weak Monday.
Isolated to scattered showers and thunderstorms are expected Thursday night through Friday
with the development of patchy areas of sea fog possible over the Gulf Waters and Bays Thursday night and Friday night.
$$
GMZ236-237-242045- Copano, Aransas, and Redfish Bays- San Antonio, Mesquite, and Espiritu Santo Bays-
201 AM CST Wed Jan 24 , 2024
...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY...
.TODAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth. Areas of dense fog this morning. Patchy fog this afternoon. Showers with thunderstorms likely.
.TONIGHT...Northeast winds around 5 knots, becoming north after midnight. Bay and inland waters smooth to slightly choppy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Patchy fog.
.THURSDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth to slightly choppy. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning. Patchy fog in the morning.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds around 5 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Patchy dense fog after midnight.
.FRIDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth. Areas of dense fog in the morning. Widespread dense fog in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds around 5 knots, becoming northwest after midnight. Bay and inland waters smooth to slightly choppy. Widespread dense fog.
.SATURDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.
.SUNDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth to slightly choppy.
Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.
$$
GMZ231-232-242045- Baffin Bay and Upper Laguna Madre-Corpus Christi and Nueces Bays-
201 AM CST Wed Jan 24 , 2024
...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY...
.TODAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth. Areas of dense fog this morning. Patchy fog this afternoon. A chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.TONIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming north after midnight. Bay and inland waters smooth to slightly choppy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Patchy fog.
.THURSDAY...North winds around 10 knots. Bay and inland waters are slightly choppy. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth to slightly choppy. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Patchy dense fog after midnight.
.FRIDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth to slightly choppy. Areas of dense fog in the morning. Widespread dense fog in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northwest after midnight. Bay and inland waters smooth to slightly choppy. Widespread dense fog.
.SATURDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.
.SUNDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth to slightly choppy.
Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.
$$
GMZ255-242045-Coastal waters from Port Aransas to Matagorda Ship Channel out 20 NM-
201 AM CST Wed Jan 24 , 2024
...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY...
.TODAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 3 to 5 feet, occasionally seas up to 6 feet. Widespread dense fog this morning. Patchy fog this afternoon. Showers with thunderstorms likely.
.TONIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming north after midnight. Waves 3 to 4 feet, occasionally seas around 5 feet. A chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers in the evening, then showers likely after midnight. Patchy fog in the evening. Areas of fog after midnight.
.THURSDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 3 to 4 feet, occasionally seas around 5 feet. A chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly in the morning. Patchy fog.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 2 to 4 feet, occasionally seas around 5 feet. A slight chance of showers in the evening, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Patchy fog after midnight.
.FRIDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 2 to 3 feet. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning. Patchy dense fog.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds around 5 knots, becoming northwest after midnight. Waves 2 to 3 feet. Patchy fog in the evening. Widespread dense fog after midnight.
.SATURDAY...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots. Waves 2 to 4 feet, occasionally seas around 5 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...North winds 15 to 20 knots. Waves 2 to 4 feet, occasionally seas around 5 feet.
.SUNDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 4 feet, occasionally seas around 5 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 3 feet.
Winds and seas are higher in and near thunderstorms.
$$
GMZ250-242045- Coastal waters from Baffin Bay to Port Aransas out 20 NM-
201 AM CST Wed Jan 24 , 2024
...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY...
.TODAY...Southeast winds around 10 knots, becoming east this afternoon. Waves 4 to 5 feet, occasionally seas up to 6 feet. Widespread dense fog this morning. Areas of fog this afternoon. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms.
.TONIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming north after midnight. Waves 3 to 4 feet, occasionally seas around 5 feet. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms. Patchy fog in the evening. Widespread fog after midnight.
.THURSDAY...North winds around 10 knots. Waves 3 to 5 feet, occasionally seas up to 6 feet. A chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly in the morning. Patchy dense fog.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 3 to 4 feet, occasionally seas around 5 feet. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight.
.FRIDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 3 to 4 feet, occasionally seas around 5 feet. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning. Patchy dense fog in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northwest after midnight. Waves 2 to 3 feet. Patchy dense fog in the evening. Widespread dense fog after midnight.
.SATURDAY...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots. Waves 3 to 4 feet, occasionally seas around 5 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...North winds 15 to 20 knots. Waves 2 to 4 feet, occasionally seas around 5 feet.
.SUNDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 4 feet, occasionally seas around 5 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 3 feet.
Winds and seas are higher in and near thunderstorms.
$$
GMZ270-275-242045- 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-
201 AM CST Wed Jan 24 , 2024
.TODAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots, diminishing to 5 to 10 knots this afternoon. Waves 4 to 5 feet, occasionally seas up to 6 feet. Patchy fog. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms.
.TONIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming north 10 to 15 knots after midnight. Waves 4 to 5 feet, occasionally seas up to 6 feet. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms. Patchy fog in the evening. Areas of fog after midnight.
.THURSDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 4 to 5 feet, occasionally seas up to 6 feet. Patchy fog in the morning. A chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds around 10 knots. Waves around 4 feet, occasionally seas around 5 feet. A chance of showers. A slight chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then a chance of thunderstorms after midnight. Patchy fog after midnight.
.FRIDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 3 to 4 feet, occasionally seas around 5 feet. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northwest 10 to 15 knots after midnight. Waves 3 to 4 feet, occasionally seas around 5 feet. Patchy dense fog after midnight.
.SATURDAY...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots. Waves 3 to 5 feet, occasionally seas up to 6 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...North winds 15 to 20 knots. Waves 4 to 5 feet, occasionally seas up to 6 feet.
.SUNDAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots. Waves 3 to 5 feet, occasionally seas up to 6 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 4 feet, occasionally seas around 5 feet.
Winds and seas are higher in and near thunderstorms.
201 AM CST Wed Jan 24 , 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.
GMZ200-242045-
201 AM CST Wed Jan 24 , 2024
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE MIDDLE TEXAS COASTAL WATERS...
A Marine Dense Fog Advisory is in effect through noon today with visibility of 1 nm or less possible.
Numerous showers and thunderstorms, a few strong to severe, are expected today.
A Marginal Risk of Severe Weather is in effect today. Large hail, strong winds, and even a brief waterspout will be possible.
Northeast to easterly weak flow veers offshore and increases to weak to moderate early Saturday and persisting through early next week.
Then the flow gradually turns back onshore and becomes weak Monday.
Isolated to scattered showers and thunderstorms are expected Thursday night through Friday
with the development of patchy areas of sea fog possible over the Gulf Waters and Bays Thursday night and Friday night.
$$
GMZ236-237-242045- Copano, Aransas, and Redfish Bays- San Antonio, Mesquite, and Espiritu Santo Bays-
201 AM CST Wed Jan 24 , 2024
...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY...
.TODAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth. Areas of dense fog this morning. Patchy fog this afternoon. Showers with thunderstorms likely.
.TONIGHT...Northeast winds around 5 knots, becoming north after midnight. Bay and inland waters smooth to slightly choppy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Patchy fog.
.THURSDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth to slightly choppy. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning. Patchy fog in the morning.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds around 5 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Patchy dense fog after midnight.
.FRIDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth. Areas of dense fog in the morning. Widespread dense fog in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds around 5 knots, becoming northwest after midnight. Bay and inland waters smooth to slightly choppy. Widespread dense fog.
.SATURDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.
.SUNDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth to slightly choppy.
Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.
$$
GMZ231-232-242045- Baffin Bay and Upper Laguna Madre-Corpus Christi and Nueces Bays-
201 AM CST Wed Jan 24 , 2024
...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY...
.TODAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth. Areas of dense fog this morning. Patchy fog this afternoon. A chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.TONIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming north after midnight. Bay and inland waters smooth to slightly choppy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Patchy fog.
.THURSDAY...North winds around 10 knots. Bay and inland waters are slightly choppy. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth to slightly choppy. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Patchy dense fog after midnight.
.FRIDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth to slightly choppy. Areas of dense fog in the morning. Widespread dense fog in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northwest after midnight. Bay and inland waters smooth to slightly choppy. Widespread dense fog.
.SATURDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.
.SUNDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth to slightly choppy.
Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.
$$
GMZ255-242045-Coastal waters from Port Aransas to Matagorda Ship Channel out 20 NM-
201 AM CST Wed Jan 24 , 2024
...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY...
.TODAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 3 to 5 feet, occasionally seas up to 6 feet. Widespread dense fog this morning. Patchy fog this afternoon. Showers with thunderstorms likely.
.TONIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming north after midnight. Waves 3 to 4 feet, occasionally seas around 5 feet. A chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers in the evening, then showers likely after midnight. Patchy fog in the evening. Areas of fog after midnight.
.THURSDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 3 to 4 feet, occasionally seas around 5 feet. A chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly in the morning. Patchy fog.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 2 to 4 feet, occasionally seas around 5 feet. A slight chance of showers in the evening, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Patchy fog after midnight.
.FRIDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 2 to 3 feet. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning. Patchy dense fog.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds around 5 knots, becoming northwest after midnight. Waves 2 to 3 feet. Patchy fog in the evening. Widespread dense fog after midnight.
.SATURDAY...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots. Waves 2 to 4 feet, occasionally seas around 5 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...North winds 15 to 20 knots. Waves 2 to 4 feet, occasionally seas around 5 feet.
.SUNDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 4 feet, occasionally seas around 5 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 3 feet.
Winds and seas are higher in and near thunderstorms.
$$
GMZ250-242045- Coastal waters from Baffin Bay to Port Aransas out 20 NM-
201 AM CST Wed Jan 24 , 2024
...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY...
.TODAY...Southeast winds around 10 knots, becoming east this afternoon. Waves 4 to 5 feet, occasionally seas up to 6 feet. Widespread dense fog this morning. Areas of fog this afternoon. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms.
.TONIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming north after midnight. Waves 3 to 4 feet, occasionally seas around 5 feet. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms. Patchy fog in the evening. Widespread fog after midnight.
.THURSDAY...North winds around 10 knots. Waves 3 to 5 feet, occasionally seas up to 6 feet. A chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly in the morning. Patchy dense fog.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 3 to 4 feet, occasionally seas around 5 feet. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight.
.FRIDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 3 to 4 feet, occasionally seas around 5 feet. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning. Patchy dense fog in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northwest after midnight. Waves 2 to 3 feet. Patchy dense fog in the evening. Widespread dense fog after midnight.
.SATURDAY...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots. Waves 3 to 4 feet, occasionally seas around 5 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...North winds 15 to 20 knots. Waves 2 to 4 feet, occasionally seas around 5 feet.
.SUNDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 4 feet, occasionally seas around 5 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 3 feet.
Winds and seas are higher in and near thunderstorms.
$$
GMZ270-275-242045- 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-
201 AM CST Wed Jan 24 , 2024
.TODAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots, diminishing to 5 to 10 knots this afternoon. Waves 4 to 5 feet, occasionally seas up to 6 feet. Patchy fog. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms.
.TONIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming north 10 to 15 knots after midnight. Waves 4 to 5 feet, occasionally seas up to 6 feet. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms. Patchy fog in the evening. Areas of fog after midnight.
.THURSDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 4 to 5 feet, occasionally seas up to 6 feet. Patchy fog in the morning. A chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds around 10 knots. Waves around 4 feet, occasionally seas around 5 feet. A chance of showers. A slight chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then a chance of thunderstorms after midnight. Patchy fog after midnight.
.FRIDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 3 to 4 feet, occasionally seas around 5 feet. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northwest 10 to 15 knots after midnight. Waves 3 to 4 feet, occasionally seas around 5 feet. Patchy dense fog after midnight.
.SATURDAY...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots. Waves 3 to 5 feet, occasionally seas up to 6 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...North winds 15 to 20 knots. Waves 4 to 5 feet, occasionally seas up to 6 feet.
.SUNDAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots. Waves 3 to 5 feet, occasionally seas up to 6 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 4 feet, occasionally seas around 5 feet.
Winds and seas are higher in and near thunderstorms.
