Port Update
Corpus Christi, TX
January 30, 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 UPDATE 1 informing the Colorado River Locks are OPEN to 24 hour traffic with restrictions of 1 loaded barge or 2 empty barges until river speeds decrease.
Please see attached for more information.
Weather / Marine Zone Forecast
Coastal Waters Forecast for Texas National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX
214 AM CST Tue Jan 30 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.
GMZ200-302130-
214 AM CST Tue Jan 30 2024
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE MIDDLE TEXAS COASTAL WATERS...
High pressure over the western Gulf of Mexico today will continue the weak onshore flow over the coastal waters and the bays over the today and tonight.
A weak trough of low pressure will move through the waters early Wednesday morning, and produce a weak to moderate north flow that will back to the northeast by Wednesday afternoon.
The onshore flow will redevelop Wednesday night at light levels before increase to light to moderate by Friday.
A cold front push through the waters on Saturday with a northwesterly flow developing behind it.
Flow increases to moderate to strong levels by Saturday night into Sunday.
Showers and a few thunderstorms will be possible with the cold front Friday night into Saturday.
$$
GMZ236-237-302130- Copano, Aransas, and Redfish Bays- San Antonio, Mesquite, and Espiritu Santo Bays-
214 AM CST Tue Jan 30 2024
.TODAY...Northwest winds around 5 knots, becoming southeast this afternoon. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.TONIGHT...South winds around 5 knots, becoming southwest after midnight. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.WEDNESDAY...Northwest winds around 5 knots, becoming east in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 5 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.THURSDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy.
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds around 15 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to choppy. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms after midnight.
.SATURDAY...Southwest winds around 15 knots, becoming west in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...West winds around 10 knots, increasing to 15 to 20 knots after midnight. Bay and inland waters choppy. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.
$$
GMZ231-232-302130- Baffin Bay and Upper Laguna Madre-Corpus Christi and Nueces Bays-
214 AM CST Tue Jan 30 2024
.TODAY...North winds around 5 knots, becoming east this afternoon. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southwest after midnight. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.WEDNESDAY...Northwest 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, increasing to 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight.
.SATURDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming northwest in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds around 10 knots, becoming west after midnight. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.
Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.
$$
GMZ250-255-302130- Coastal waters from Baffin Bay to Port Aransas out 20 NM- Coastal waters from Port Aransas to Matagorda Ship Channel out 20 NM-
214 AM CST Tue Jan 30 2024
.TODAY...Northeast winds around 5 knots, increasing to 5 to 10 knots this afternoon. Seas around 2 feet or less.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds around 5 knots, becoming southwest after midnight. Seas around 2 feet or less.
.WEDNESDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northeast in the afternoon. Seas around 2 feet or less.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet or less.
.THURSDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves around 2 feet.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Waves 2 to 3 feet.
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 4 feet, occasionally seas around 5 feet.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds 15 to 20 knots. Waves 3 to 5 feet, occasionally seas up to 6 feet. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms after midnight.
.SATURDAY...Southwest winds around 15 knots, becoming west in the afternoon. Waves 3 to 5 feet, occasionally seas up to 6 feet. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds around 10 knots, becoming west 15 to 20 knots after midnight. Waves 3 to 5 feet, occasionally seas up to 6 feet.
Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.
$$
GMZ270-275-302130- 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-
214 AM CST Tue Jan 30 2024
.TODAY...Southeast winds around 5 knots, becoming northeast this afternoon. Seas around 2 feet or less.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds around 5 knots, becoming south after midnight. Seas around 2 feet or less.
.WEDNESDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 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 with gusts up to 20 knots. Waves 2 to 3 feet.
.FRIDAY...South winds around 15 knots. Waves 3 to 4 feet, occasionally seas around 5 feet.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds 15 to 20 knots. Waves 3 to 5 feet, occasionally seas up to 6 feet. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms after midnight.
.SATURDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots, becoming west 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. Waves 4 to 5 feet, occasionally seas up to 6 feet. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms in the morning.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming west 15 to 20 knots after midnight. Waves 4 to 6 feet, occasionally seas up to 8 feet.
Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.
214 AM CST Tue Jan 30 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.
GMZ200-302130-
214 AM CST Tue Jan 30 2024
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE MIDDLE TEXAS COASTAL WATERS...
High pressure over the western Gulf of Mexico today will continue the weak onshore flow over the coastal waters and the bays over the today and tonight.
A weak trough of low pressure will move through the waters early Wednesday morning, and produce a weak to moderate north flow that will back to the northeast by Wednesday afternoon.
The onshore flow will redevelop Wednesday night at light levels before increase to light to moderate by Friday.
A cold front push through the waters on Saturday with a northwesterly flow developing behind it.
Flow increases to moderate to strong levels by Saturday night into Sunday.
Showers and a few thunderstorms will be possible with the cold front Friday night into Saturday.
$$
GMZ236-237-302130- Copano, Aransas, and Redfish Bays- San Antonio, Mesquite, and Espiritu Santo Bays-
214 AM CST Tue Jan 30 2024
.TODAY...Northwest winds around 5 knots, becoming southeast this afternoon. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.TONIGHT...South winds around 5 knots, becoming southwest after midnight. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.WEDNESDAY...Northwest winds around 5 knots, becoming east in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 5 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.THURSDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy.
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds around 15 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to choppy. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms after midnight.
.SATURDAY...Southwest winds around 15 knots, becoming west in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...West winds around 10 knots, increasing to 15 to 20 knots after midnight. Bay and inland waters choppy. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.
$$
GMZ231-232-302130- Baffin Bay and Upper Laguna Madre-Corpus Christi and Nueces Bays-
214 AM CST Tue Jan 30 2024
.TODAY...North winds around 5 knots, becoming east this afternoon. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southwest after midnight. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.WEDNESDAY...Northwest 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, increasing to 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight.
.SATURDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming northwest in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds around 10 knots, becoming west after midnight. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.
Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.
$$
GMZ250-255-302130- Coastal waters from Baffin Bay to Port Aransas out 20 NM- Coastal waters from Port Aransas to Matagorda Ship Channel out 20 NM-
214 AM CST Tue Jan 30 2024
.TODAY...Northeast winds around 5 knots, increasing to 5 to 10 knots this afternoon. Seas around 2 feet or less.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds around 5 knots, becoming southwest after midnight. Seas around 2 feet or less.
.WEDNESDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northeast in the afternoon. Seas around 2 feet or less.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet or less.
.THURSDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves around 2 feet.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Waves 2 to 3 feet.
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 4 feet, occasionally seas around 5 feet.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds 15 to 20 knots. Waves 3 to 5 feet, occasionally seas up to 6 feet. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms after midnight.
.SATURDAY...Southwest winds around 15 knots, becoming west in the afternoon. Waves 3 to 5 feet, occasionally seas up to 6 feet. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds around 10 knots, becoming west 15 to 20 knots after midnight. Waves 3 to 5 feet, occasionally seas up to 6 feet.
Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.
$$
GMZ270-275-302130- 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-
214 AM CST Tue Jan 30 2024
.TODAY...Southeast winds around 5 knots, becoming northeast this afternoon. Seas around 2 feet or less.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds around 5 knots, becoming south after midnight. Seas around 2 feet or less.
.WEDNESDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 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 with gusts up to 20 knots. Waves 2 to 3 feet.
.FRIDAY...South winds around 15 knots. Waves 3 to 4 feet, occasionally seas around 5 feet.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds 15 to 20 knots. Waves 3 to 5 feet, occasionally seas up to 6 feet. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms after midnight.
.SATURDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots, becoming west 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. Waves 4 to 5 feet, occasionally seas up to 6 feet. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms in the morning.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming west 15 to 20 knots after midnight. Waves 4 to 6 feet, occasionally seas up to 8 feet.
Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.
