Port Update
Corpus Christi, TX
February 08, 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 13 February 2024 between the hours of 2100 and 0500.
Please see attached for more information.
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Please find attached MSIB 09-24 as hte U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has informed the U.S. Coast Guard of restriction on all eastbound traffic through the East Colorado River lock due to an obstruction in the East Lock Canal Side Sector gate.
Please see attached for more information.
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Please find attached MSIB xx-24 as the Captain of the Port will establish a moving safety zone 500 yards around the SAIPAM JSM 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
12 February 2024 from 0700 to 1900.
Please be advised, there is always a chance of date and time changes depending on the weather and other conditions. Please see attached for more information.
Weather / Marine Zone Forecast
Coastal Waters Forecast for Texas
National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX
820 AM CST Thu Feb 8 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.
GMZ200-090315-
820 AM CST Thu Feb 8 2024
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE MIDDLE TEXAS COASTAL WATERS...
A Small Craft Advisory will remain in effect across the offshore waters through noon today.
Winds will decrease and become weak to moderate onshore this afternoon with seas subsiding below Advisory criteria.
Patchy sea fog will be possible tonight.
A weak to moderate onshore flow this weekend will shift to the north Sunday afternoon as a front move through.
Isolated to scattered showers are possible through the weekend as this front passes through.
Sea fog is likely to linger along the coast through Sunday morning.
Small Craft Advisory conditions are expected as a strong northerly wind develops Monday morning.
Winds begin to relax Monday afternoon.
$$
GMZ236-237-090315- Copano, Aransas, and Redfish Bays- San Antonio, Mesquite, and Espiritu Santo Bays-
820 AM CST Thu Feb 8 2024
.REST OF TODAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth. Patchy fog.
.FRIDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth. Patchy fog in the morning.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth. A slight chance of very light drizzle. Patchy fog after midnight.
.SATURDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth. Patchy fog in the morning. A chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms. A slight chance of drizzle in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.SUNDAY...South winds around 10 knots, becoming northwest in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots, increasing to 15 to 20 knots after midnight. Bay and inland waters choppy to occasionally rough.
.MONDAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots. Bay and inland waters choppy to occasionally rough.
.MONDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming northeast 5 to 10 knots after midnight. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.
Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.
$$
GMZ231-232-090315- Baffin Bay and Upper Laguna Madre-Corpus Christi and Nueces Bays-
820 AM CST Thu Feb 8 2024
.REST OF TODAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, increasing to 10 to 15 knots this afternoon. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Bay and inland waters are slightly choppy. Patchy fog after midnight.
.FRIDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy. Patchy fog in the morning.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots, diminishing to 5 to 10 knots after midnight. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.
A slight chance of very light drizzle. Patchy fog after midnight.
.SATURDAY...South 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. Patchy fog in the morning.
A chance of showers, a slight chance of thunderstorms and drizzle in the morning, then a slight chance of very light drizzle in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy. Patchy fog in the evening.
.SUNDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming northwest in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots, increasing to 15 to 20 knots after midnight. Bay and inland waters choppy to occasionally rough.
.MONDAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters choppy to occasionally rough.
.MONDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming northeast 5 to 10 knots after midnight. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.
Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.
$$
GMZ255-090315- Coastal waters from Port Aransas to Matagorda Ship Channel out 20 NM-
820 AM CST Thu Feb 8 2024
.REST OF TODAY...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Waves 3 to 5 feet, occasionally seas up to 6 feet.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Waves 3 to 4 feet, occasionally seas around 5 feet. Patchy fog.
.FRIDAY...South winds around 10 knots. Waves 3 to 4 feet, occasionally seas around 5 feet. Patchy fog in the morning.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 3 to 4 feet, occasionally seas around 5 feet. A slight chance of very light drizzle. Patchy fog after midnight.
.SATURDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 3 to 4 feet, occasionally seas around 5 feet. Patchy fog in the morning. A chance of showers. A slight chance of thunderstorms and drizzle in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 3 to 4 feet, occasionally seas around 5 feet.
.SUNDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming west in the afternoon. Waves 3 to 4 feet, occasionally seas around 5 feet. A chance of showers.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots, increasing to 15 to 20 knots after midnight. Waves 3 to 5 feet, occasionally seas up to 6 feet.
.MONDAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots. Waves 4 to 6 feet, occasionally seas up to 8 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 4 feet, occasionally seas around 5 feet.
Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.
$$
GMZ250-090315- Coastal waters from Baffin Bay to Port Aransas out 20 NM-
820 AM CST Thu Feb 8 2024
.REST OF TODAY...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Waves 3 to 5 feet, occasionally seas up to 6 feet.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Waves 3 to 4 feet, occasionally seas around 5 feet. Patchy fog after midnight.
.FRIDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 3 to 4 feet, occasionally seas around 5 feet. Patchy fog in the morning.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Waves 3 to 4 feet, occasionally seas around 5 feet. A slight chance of very light drizzle. Patchy fog after midnight.
.SATURDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 3 to 4 feet, occasionally seas around 5 feet. Patchy fog in the morning. A chance of showers in the morning, then a slight chance of very light drizzle in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 3 to 4 feet, occasionally seas around 5 feet.
.SUNDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming northwest in the afternoon. Waves 3 to 4 feet, occasionally seas around 5 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...North winds 15 to 20 knots. Waves 3 to 5 feet, occasionally seas up to 6 feet.
.MONDAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots. Waves 4 to 6 feet, occasionally seas up to 8 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 4 feet, occasionally seas around 5 feet.
$$
GMZ270-275-090315- 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-
820 AM CST Thu Feb 8 2024
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY...
.REST OF TODAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 6 to 8 feet, occasionally seas up to 9 feet.
.TONIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 4 to 5 feet, occasionally seas up to 6 feet.
.FRIDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 4 to 5 feet, occasionally seas up to 6 feet.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 4 to 5 feet, occasionally seas up to 6 feet. A slight chance of showers and drizzle after midnight.
.SATURDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 4 to 5 feet, occasionally seas up to 6 feet. A chance of showers, mainly in the morning.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Waves 4 to 5 feet, occasionally seas up to 6 feet.
.SUNDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming west in the afternoon. Waves 4 to 5 feet, occasionally seas up to 6 feet. A chance of showers.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots, increasing to 15 to 20 knots after midnight. Waves 4 to 6 feet, occasionally seas up to 8 feet.
.MONDAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots. Waves 5 to 7 feet, occasionally seas up to 9 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT...North winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to 10 to 15 knots after midnight. Waves 3 to 5 feet, occasionally seas up to 6 feet.
National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX
820 AM CST Thu Feb 8 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.
GMZ200-090315-
820 AM CST Thu Feb 8 2024
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE MIDDLE TEXAS COASTAL WATERS...
A Small Craft Advisory will remain in effect across the offshore waters through noon today.
Winds will decrease and become weak to moderate onshore this afternoon with seas subsiding below Advisory criteria.
Patchy sea fog will be possible tonight.
A weak to moderate onshore flow this weekend will shift to the north Sunday afternoon as a front move through.
Isolated to scattered showers are possible through the weekend as this front passes through.
Sea fog is likely to linger along the coast through Sunday morning.
Small Craft Advisory conditions are expected as a strong northerly wind develops Monday morning.
Winds begin to relax Monday afternoon.
$$
GMZ236-237-090315- Copano, Aransas, and Redfish Bays- San Antonio, Mesquite, and Espiritu Santo Bays-
820 AM CST Thu Feb 8 2024
.REST OF TODAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth. Patchy fog.
.FRIDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth. Patchy fog in the morning.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth. A slight chance of very light drizzle. Patchy fog after midnight.
.SATURDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth. Patchy fog in the morning. A chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms. A slight chance of drizzle in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.SUNDAY...South winds around 10 knots, becoming northwest in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots, increasing to 15 to 20 knots after midnight. Bay and inland waters choppy to occasionally rough.
.MONDAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots. Bay and inland waters choppy to occasionally rough.
.MONDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming northeast 5 to 10 knots after midnight. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.
Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.
$$
GMZ231-232-090315- Baffin Bay and Upper Laguna Madre-Corpus Christi and Nueces Bays-
820 AM CST Thu Feb 8 2024
.REST OF TODAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, increasing to 10 to 15 knots this afternoon. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Bay and inland waters are slightly choppy. Patchy fog after midnight.
.FRIDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy. Patchy fog in the morning.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots, diminishing to 5 to 10 knots after midnight. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.
A slight chance of very light drizzle. Patchy fog after midnight.
.SATURDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots, increasing to 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy. Patchy fog in the morning.
A chance of showers, a slight chance of thunderstorms and drizzle in the morning, then a slight chance of very light drizzle in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy. Patchy fog in the evening.
.SUNDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming northwest in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots, increasing to 15 to 20 knots after midnight. Bay and inland waters choppy to occasionally rough.
.MONDAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters choppy to occasionally rough.
.MONDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming northeast 5 to 10 knots after midnight. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.
Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.
$$
GMZ255-090315- Coastal waters from Port Aransas to Matagorda Ship Channel out 20 NM-
820 AM CST Thu Feb 8 2024
.REST OF TODAY...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Waves 3 to 5 feet, occasionally seas up to 6 feet.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Waves 3 to 4 feet, occasionally seas around 5 feet. Patchy fog.
.FRIDAY...South winds around 10 knots. Waves 3 to 4 feet, occasionally seas around 5 feet. Patchy fog in the morning.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 3 to 4 feet, occasionally seas around 5 feet. A slight chance of very light drizzle. Patchy fog after midnight.
.SATURDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 3 to 4 feet, occasionally seas around 5 feet. Patchy fog in the morning. A chance of showers. A slight chance of thunderstorms and drizzle in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 3 to 4 feet, occasionally seas around 5 feet.
.SUNDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming west in the afternoon. Waves 3 to 4 feet, occasionally seas around 5 feet. A chance of showers.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots, increasing to 15 to 20 knots after midnight. Waves 3 to 5 feet, occasionally seas up to 6 feet.
.MONDAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots. Waves 4 to 6 feet, occasionally seas up to 8 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 4 feet, occasionally seas around 5 feet.
Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.
$$
GMZ250-090315- Coastal waters from Baffin Bay to Port Aransas out 20 NM-
820 AM CST Thu Feb 8 2024
.REST OF TODAY...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Waves 3 to 5 feet, occasionally seas up to 6 feet.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Waves 3 to 4 feet, occasionally seas around 5 feet. Patchy fog after midnight.
.FRIDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 3 to 4 feet, occasionally seas around 5 feet. Patchy fog in the morning.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Waves 3 to 4 feet, occasionally seas around 5 feet. A slight chance of very light drizzle. Patchy fog after midnight.
.SATURDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 3 to 4 feet, occasionally seas around 5 feet. Patchy fog in the morning. A chance of showers in the morning, then a slight chance of very light drizzle in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 3 to 4 feet, occasionally seas around 5 feet.
.SUNDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming northwest in the afternoon. Waves 3 to 4 feet, occasionally seas around 5 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...North winds 15 to 20 knots. Waves 3 to 5 feet, occasionally seas up to 6 feet.
.MONDAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots. Waves 4 to 6 feet, occasionally seas up to 8 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 4 feet, occasionally seas around 5 feet.
$$
GMZ270-275-090315- 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-
820 AM CST Thu Feb 8 2024
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY...
.REST OF TODAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 6 to 8 feet, occasionally seas up to 9 feet.
.TONIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 4 to 5 feet, occasionally seas up to 6 feet.
.FRIDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 4 to 5 feet, occasionally seas up to 6 feet.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 4 to 5 feet, occasionally seas up to 6 feet. A slight chance of showers and drizzle after midnight.
.SATURDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 4 to 5 feet, occasionally seas up to 6 feet. A chance of showers, mainly in the morning.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Waves 4 to 5 feet, occasionally seas up to 6 feet.
.SUNDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming west in the afternoon. Waves 4 to 5 feet, occasionally seas up to 6 feet. A chance of showers.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots, increasing to 15 to 20 knots after midnight. Waves 4 to 6 feet, occasionally seas up to 8 feet.
.MONDAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots. Waves 5 to 7 feet, occasionally seas up to 9 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT...North winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to 10 to 15 knots after midnight. Waves 3 to 5 feet, occasionally seas up to 6 feet.
