Port Update
Corpus Christi, TX
January 29, 2024
Notices
SUNRISE: 0715 hrs
SUNSET: 1800 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 2 as the US Coast Guard will extend the dredging operations in the Corpus Christi Ship Channel near the Avery Turning Basin form 26 January 2024 thru 8 February 2024 between the hours of 2100 and 0500.
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
923 AM CST Mon Jan 29 , 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.
GMZ200-300415-
923 AM CST Mon Jan 29 , 2024
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE MIDDLE TEXAS COASTAL WATERS...
Weak northeast to easterly flow can be expected today across the coastal waters.
Winds will shift to onshore flow Wednesday night then increase to moderate levels Thursday night and Friday.
Rain chances return over the weekend. Winds will shift to the northwest Saturday night behind a cold front,
then increase to moderate to strong levels for Sunday with potential Small Craft Advisory conditions.
$$
GMZ236-237-300415- Copano, Aransas, and Redfish Bays- San Antonio, Mesquite, and Espiritu Santo Bays-
923 AM CST Mon Jan 29 , 2024
.REST OF TODAY...Northeast winds around 5 knots, becoming southeast this afternoon. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds around 5 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.TUESDAY...North winds around 5 knots, becoming southeast around 5 knots in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...South winds around 5 knots, becoming west after midnight. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.WEDNESDAY...North winds around 5 knots, becoming east in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 5 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.THURSDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, increasing to 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy. A chance of showers after midnight.
$$
GMZ231-232-300415- Baffin Bay and Upper Laguna Madre-Corpus Christi and Nueces Bays-
923 AM CST Mon Jan 29 , 2024
.REST OF TODAY...Northeast winds around 5 knots, becoming east this afternoon. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, diminishing to around 5 knots after midnight. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.TUESDAY...Northeast winds around 5 knots, becoming east in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south after midnight. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.WEDNESDAY...North winds around 5 knots, becoming east in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.THURSDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Bay and inland waters are slightly choppy.
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 15 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to choppy. A chance of showers after midnight.
$$
GMZ250-255-300415- Coastal waters from Baffin Bay to Port Aransas out 20 NM- Coastal waters from Port Aransas to Matagorda Ship Channel out 20 NM-
923 AM CST Mon Jan 29 , 2024
.REST OF TODAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves around 2 feet.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, diminishing to around 5 knots after midnight. Waves around 2 feet in the evening, then around 2 feet or less.
.TUESDAY...East winds around 5 knots, increasing to 5 to 10 knots in the afternoon. Seas around 2 feet or less.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southwest after midnight. Seas around 2 feet or less.
.WEDNESDAY...North winds around 5 knots, becoming east in the afternoon. Seas around 2 feet or less.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet or less.
.THURSDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves around 2 feet.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Waves around 2 feet.
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 3 feet.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 15 knots. Waves 2 to 4 feet, occasionally seas around 5 feet. A chance of showers after midnight.
$$
GMZ270-275-300415- 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-
923 AM CST Mon Jan 29 , 2024
.REST OF TODAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves around 2 feet.
.TONIGHT...East winds around 5 knots. Waves around 2 feet in the evening, then around 2 feet or less.
.TUESDAY...Southeast winds around 5 knots, becoming east in the afternoon. Seas around 2 feet or less.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 5 knots, becoming southwest after midnight. Seas around 2 feet or less.
.WEDNESDAY...North winds around 5 knots, becoming northeast in the afternoon. Seas around 2 feet or less.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet or less.
.THURSDAY...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Waves around 2 feet.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves around 2 feet.
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 3 feet.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Waves 3 to 4 feet, occasionally seas around 5 feet. A chance of showers after midnight.
923 AM CST Mon Jan 29 , 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.
GMZ200-300415-
923 AM CST Mon Jan 29 , 2024
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE MIDDLE TEXAS COASTAL WATERS...
Weak northeast to easterly flow can be expected today across the coastal waters.
Winds will shift to onshore flow Wednesday night then increase to moderate levels Thursday night and Friday.
Rain chances return over the weekend. Winds will shift to the northwest Saturday night behind a cold front,
then increase to moderate to strong levels for Sunday with potential Small Craft Advisory conditions.
$$
GMZ236-237-300415- Copano, Aransas, and Redfish Bays- San Antonio, Mesquite, and Espiritu Santo Bays-
923 AM CST Mon Jan 29 , 2024
.REST OF TODAY...Northeast winds around 5 knots, becoming southeast this afternoon. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds around 5 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.TUESDAY...North winds around 5 knots, becoming southeast around 5 knots in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...South winds around 5 knots, becoming west after midnight. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.WEDNESDAY...North winds around 5 knots, becoming east in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 5 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.THURSDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, increasing to 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy. A chance of showers after midnight.
$$
GMZ231-232-300415- Baffin Bay and Upper Laguna Madre-Corpus Christi and Nueces Bays-
923 AM CST Mon Jan 29 , 2024
.REST OF TODAY...Northeast winds around 5 knots, becoming east this afternoon. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, diminishing to around 5 knots after midnight. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.TUESDAY...Northeast winds around 5 knots, becoming east in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south after midnight. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.WEDNESDAY...North winds around 5 knots, becoming east in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.THURSDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Bay and inland waters are slightly choppy.
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 15 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to choppy. A chance of showers after midnight.
$$
GMZ250-255-300415- Coastal waters from Baffin Bay to Port Aransas out 20 NM- Coastal waters from Port Aransas to Matagorda Ship Channel out 20 NM-
923 AM CST Mon Jan 29 , 2024
.REST OF TODAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves around 2 feet.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, diminishing to around 5 knots after midnight. Waves around 2 feet in the evening, then around 2 feet or less.
.TUESDAY...East winds around 5 knots, increasing to 5 to 10 knots in the afternoon. Seas around 2 feet or less.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southwest after midnight. Seas around 2 feet or less.
.WEDNESDAY...North winds around 5 knots, becoming east in the afternoon. Seas around 2 feet or less.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet or less.
.THURSDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves around 2 feet.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Waves around 2 feet.
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 3 feet.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 15 knots. Waves 2 to 4 feet, occasionally seas around 5 feet. A chance of showers after midnight.
$$
GMZ270-275-300415- 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-
923 AM CST Mon Jan 29 , 2024
.REST OF TODAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves around 2 feet.
.TONIGHT...East winds around 5 knots. Waves around 2 feet in the evening, then around 2 feet or less.
.TUESDAY...Southeast winds around 5 knots, becoming east in the afternoon. Seas around 2 feet or less.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 5 knots, becoming southwest after midnight. Seas around 2 feet or less.
.WEDNESDAY...North winds around 5 knots, becoming northeast in the afternoon. Seas around 2 feet or less.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet or less.
.THURSDAY...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Waves around 2 feet.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves around 2 feet.
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 3 feet.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Waves 3 to 4 feet, occasionally seas around 5 feet. A chance of showers after midnight.
