Port Update
Corpus Christi, TX
January 26, 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 05-24 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.
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Please find attached MSIB 04-24 requesting a slow bell near their docks in the La Quinta Channel from 1230 25 JANUARY 2024 thru 2200 26 JANUARY 2024.
Please see attached for more information.
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Please find attached MSIB 06-24 informing the US Coast Guard of river rise restriction through the Colorado River Locks. The Colorado River Locks are currently CLOSED to all traffic with the East and West locks Operating floodgates.
Please see attached for more information.
Weather / Marine Zone Forecast
Coastal Waters Forecast for Texas
National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX
304 AM CST Fri Jan 26 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.
GMZ200-262200-
304 AM CST Fri Jan 26 2024
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE MIDDLE TEXAS COASTAL WATERS...
A cold front is forecast to move through the coastal waters Saturday morning and offshore winds will increase to 15-20 knots by Saturday afternoon.
Moderate to strong winds will continue, especially across the offshore waters, Saturday night through Sunday morning.
The flow is expected to become weak to moderate by Sunday night. North flow weakens on Sunday, then winds turn light Sunday night.
A weak to moderate onshore flow returns Monday and continues into Tuesday.
$$
GMZ236-237-262200- Copano, Aransas, and Redfish Bays- San Antonio, Mesquite, and Espiritu Santo Bays-
304 AM CST Fri Jan 26 2024
.TODAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth to slightly choppy. Patchy fog this afternoon. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...North winds around 5 knots, becoming northwest after midnight. Bay and inland waters smooth to slightly choppy. Areas of fog.
.SATURDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy. Patchy fog in the morning.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to 5 to 10 knots after midnight. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.
.SUNDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth to slightly choppy.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...North winds around 5 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.MONDAY...Northeast winds around 5 knots, becoming east in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 5 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.TUESDAY...Northeast winds around 5 knots, becoming southeast in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 5 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth.
Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.
$$
GMZ231-232-262200- Baffin Bay and Upper Laguna Madre-Corpus Christi and Nueces Bays-
304 AM CST Fri Jan 26 2024
.TODAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth to slightly choppy. Patchy fog this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...North winds around 5 knots, becoming northwest after midnight. Bay and inland waters smooth to slightly choppy. Patchy fog in the evening, then areas of fog after midnight.
.SATURDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots, increasing to 15 to 20 knots in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters choppy to occasionally rough. Patchy fog in the morning.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...North winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to 10 to 15 knots after midnight. Bay and inland waters choppy to occasionally rough.
.SUNDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth to slightly choppy.
.MONDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.TUESDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth.
$$
GMZ250-255-262200- Coastal waters from Baffin Bay to Port Aransas out 20 NM- Coastal waters from Port Aransas to Matagorda Ship Channel out 20 NM-
304 AM CST Fri Jan 26 2024
.TODAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 2 to 3 feet. Patchy fog this afternoon. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northwest after midnight. Waves 2 to 3 feet. Areas of fog.
.SATURDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots, increasing to 15 to20 knots in the afternoon. Waves 2 to 4 feet, occasionally seas around 5 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Waves 2 to 4 feet, occasionally seas around 5 feet.
.SUNDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 4 feet, occasionally seas around 5 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 2 to 3 feet.
.MONDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east in the afternoon. Waves around 2 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves around 2 feet.
.TUESDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves around 2 feet.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves around 2 feet.
Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.
$$
GMZ270-275-262200- 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-
304 AM CST Fri Jan 26 2024
.TODAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 3 to 4 feet, occasionally seas around 5 feet. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Patchy fog this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northwest 10 to15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots after midnight. Waves around 3 feet. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening.
Patchy fog in the evening, then areas of fog after midnight.
.SATURDAY...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots, increasing to 20 to 25 knots in the afternoon. Waves 3 to 5 feet, occasionally seas up to 6 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...North winds 20 to 25 knots, diminishing to 15 to 20 knots after midnight. Waves 5 to 7 feet, occasionally seas up to 9 feet.
.SUNDAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. Waves 5 to 7 feet, occasionally seas up to 9 feet, subsiding to 3 to 5 feet, occasionally seas up to 6 feet in the afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...North winds around 10 knots. Waves 2 to 4 feet, occasionally seas around 5 feet.
.MONDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves around 2 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast after midnight. Waves around 2 feet.
.TUESDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves around 2 feet.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Waves around 2 feet.
Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.
National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX
304 AM CST Fri Jan 26 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.
GMZ200-262200-
304 AM CST Fri Jan 26 2024
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE MIDDLE TEXAS COASTAL WATERS...
A cold front is forecast to move through the coastal waters Saturday morning and offshore winds will increase to 15-20 knots by Saturday afternoon.
Moderate to strong winds will continue, especially across the offshore waters, Saturday night through Sunday morning.
The flow is expected to become weak to moderate by Sunday night. North flow weakens on Sunday, then winds turn light Sunday night.
A weak to moderate onshore flow returns Monday and continues into Tuesday.
$$
GMZ236-237-262200- Copano, Aransas, and Redfish Bays- San Antonio, Mesquite, and Espiritu Santo Bays-
304 AM CST Fri Jan 26 2024
.TODAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth to slightly choppy. Patchy fog this afternoon. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...North winds around 5 knots, becoming northwest after midnight. Bay and inland waters smooth to slightly choppy. Areas of fog.
.SATURDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy. Patchy fog in the morning.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to 5 to 10 knots after midnight. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.
.SUNDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth to slightly choppy.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...North winds around 5 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.MONDAY...Northeast winds around 5 knots, becoming east in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 5 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.TUESDAY...Northeast winds around 5 knots, becoming southeast in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 5 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth.
Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.
$$
GMZ231-232-262200- Baffin Bay and Upper Laguna Madre-Corpus Christi and Nueces Bays-
304 AM CST Fri Jan 26 2024
.TODAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth to slightly choppy. Patchy fog this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...North winds around 5 knots, becoming northwest after midnight. Bay and inland waters smooth to slightly choppy. Patchy fog in the evening, then areas of fog after midnight.
.SATURDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots, increasing to 15 to 20 knots in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters choppy to occasionally rough. Patchy fog in the morning.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...North winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to 10 to 15 knots after midnight. Bay and inland waters choppy to occasionally rough.
.SUNDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth to slightly choppy.
.MONDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.TUESDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth.
$$
GMZ250-255-262200- Coastal waters from Baffin Bay to Port Aransas out 20 NM- Coastal waters from Port Aransas to Matagorda Ship Channel out 20 NM-
304 AM CST Fri Jan 26 2024
.TODAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 2 to 3 feet. Patchy fog this afternoon. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northwest after midnight. Waves 2 to 3 feet. Areas of fog.
.SATURDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots, increasing to 15 to20 knots in the afternoon. Waves 2 to 4 feet, occasionally seas around 5 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Waves 2 to 4 feet, occasionally seas around 5 feet.
.SUNDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 4 feet, occasionally seas around 5 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 2 to 3 feet.
.MONDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east in the afternoon. Waves around 2 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves around 2 feet.
.TUESDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves around 2 feet.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves around 2 feet.
Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.
$$
GMZ270-275-262200- 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-
304 AM CST Fri Jan 26 2024
.TODAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 3 to 4 feet, occasionally seas around 5 feet. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Patchy fog this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northwest 10 to15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots after midnight. Waves around 3 feet. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening.
Patchy fog in the evening, then areas of fog after midnight.
.SATURDAY...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots, increasing to 20 to 25 knots in the afternoon. Waves 3 to 5 feet, occasionally seas up to 6 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...North winds 20 to 25 knots, diminishing to 15 to 20 knots after midnight. Waves 5 to 7 feet, occasionally seas up to 9 feet.
.SUNDAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. Waves 5 to 7 feet, occasionally seas up to 9 feet, subsiding to 3 to 5 feet, occasionally seas up to 6 feet in the afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...North winds around 10 knots. Waves 2 to 4 feet, occasionally seas around 5 feet.
.MONDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves around 2 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast after midnight. Waves around 2 feet.
.TUESDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves around 2 feet.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Waves around 2 feet.
Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.
