Port Update
Corpus Christi, TX
February 14, 2024
Notices
SUNRISE: 0715 hrs
SUNSET: 1815 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 5 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 17 February 2024 between the hours of 2100 and 0500.
Please see attached for more information.
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Please find attached MSIB 11-24 as a fireworks display will be taking place on the waters of Laguna Madre in South Padre Island near Louie's Backyard on 14 February 2024. A safety zone will be in effect from 1800 to 0100.
Please see attached for more information.
Weather / Marine Zone Forecast
Coastal Waters Forecast for Texas
National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX
325 AM CST Wed Feb 14 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.
GMZ200-142230-
325 AM CST Wed Feb 14 2024
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE MIDDLE TEXAS COASTAL WATERS...
Generally weak to moderate onshore flow today through Thursday.
Isolated to scattered showers Thursday afternoon over much of South Texas.
Scattered to numerous showers are expected to develop Thursday night through Saturday as a Pacific storm moves across the region.
A cold front will move off the coast Friday night with a strong offshore flow developing in its wake.
Wind gusts to Gale force will be possible Friday Night and Saturday.
Onshore winds resume on Sunday night.
$$
GMZ236-237-142230- Copano, Aransas, and Redfish Bays- San Antonio, Mesquite, and Espiritu Santo Bays-
325 AM CST Wed Feb 14 2024
.TODAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots this afternoon. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth. Patchy fog after midnight.
.THURSDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth. Patchy fog in the morning.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth. A slight chance of showers in the evening, then a chance of showers after midnight.
.FRIDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth. Showers.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, increasing to 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 25 knots after midnight. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy. Showers likely.
.SATURDAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots. Bay and inland waters choppy to occasionally rough. A chance of showers in the morning.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...North winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to 10 to 15 knots after midnight. Bay and inland waters choppy to occasionally rough.
.SUNDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming northeast 5 to 10 knots in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south after midnight. Bay and inland waters smooth.
$$
GMZ231-232-142230- Baffin Bay and Upper Laguna Madre-Corpus Christi and Nueces Bays-
325 AM CST Wed Feb 14 2024
...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION...
.TODAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming east 15 to m20 knots this afternoon. Bay and inland waters choppy.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 25 knots, diminishing to 5 to 10 knots after midnight. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy. Patchy drizzle in the evening.
Patchy fog after midnight.
.THURSDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, increasing to 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy. Patchy fog in the morning.
A slight chance of showers in the afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to ,5 to 10 knots after midnight. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy. A chance of showers.
.FRIDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth. Showers.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming north 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots after midnight. Bay and inland waters choppy to occasionally rough. Showers likely.
.SATURDAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots. Bay and inland waters choppy to occasionally rough. A chance of showers 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 around 10 knots, becoming northeast in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters smooth to slightly choppy.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south after midnight. Bay and inland waters smooth.
$$
GMZ255-142230- Coastal waters from Port Aransas to Matagorda Ship Channel out 20 NM-
325 AM CST Wed Feb 14 2024
.TODAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 3 feet.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to 5 to 10 knots after midnight. Waves 2 to 3 feet.
.THURSDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 2 to 3 feet.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves around 2 feet. A slight chance of showers in the evening, then a chance of showers after midnight.
.FRIDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves around 2 feet. Showers.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, increasing to 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots after midnight. Waves 2 to 4 feet, occasionally seas around 5 feet. Showers likely.
.SATURDAY...North winds 20 to 25 knots. Waves 5 to 7 feet, occasionally seas up to 9 feet. A chance of showers in the morning.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...North winds 20 to 25 knots, diminishing to 15 to 20 knots after midnight. Waves 4 to 6 feet, occasionally seas up to 8 feet.
.SUNDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 3 to 5 feet, occasionally seas up to 6 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south after midnight. Waves 2 to 3 feet.
$$
GMZ250-142230- Coastal waters from Baffin Bay to Port Aransas out 20 NM-
325 AM CST Wed Feb 14 2024
...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION...
.TODAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots, increasing to 15 to 20 knots this afternoon. Waves 2 to 4 feet, occasionally seas around 5 feet.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots, diminishing to 5 to 10 knots after midnight. Waves 2 to 4 feet, occasionally seas around 5 feet.
.THURSDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 2 to 3 feet. A slight chance of showers in the afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves around 2 feet. A chance of showers in the evening, then showers likely after midnight.
.FRIDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves around 2 feet. Showers.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds around 10 knots, increasing to 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots after midnight. Waves 2 to 4 feet, occasionally seas around 5 feet. Showers.
.SATURDAY...North winds 20 to 25 knots. Waves 6 to 8 feet, occasionally seas up to 10 feet. Showers likely, mainly in the morning.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...North winds 15 to 20 knots. Waves 5 to 7 feet, occasionally seas up to 9 feet.
.SUNDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 4 to 6 feet, occasionally seas up to 8 feet, subsiding to 3 to 4 feet, occasionally seas around 5 feet in the afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds around 10 knots, becoming south after midnight. Waves 2 to 4 feet, occasionally seas around 5 feet.
$$
GMZ270-275-142230- 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-
325 AM CST Wed Feb 14 2024
.TODAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 3 feet.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 3 to 4 feet, occasionally seas around 5 feet.
.THURSDAY...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Waves 2 to 3 feet. A slight chance of showers in the afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Waves around 2 feet. A slight chance of showers in the evening, then a chance of showers after midnight.
.FRIDAY...East winds around 10 knots. Waves around 2 feet. Showers.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds around 10 knots, becoming northeast 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots after midnight. Waves 2 to 3 feet, building to 3 to 5 feet, occasionally seas up to 6 feet after midnight. Showers.
.SATURDAY...North winds around 25 knots. Waves 6 to 8 feet, occasionally seas up to 10 feet, building to 7 to 10 feet, occasionally seas up to 13 feet in the afternoon. Showers likely, mainly in the morning.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...North winds 20 to 25 knots, diminishing to 15 to 20 knots after midnight. Waves 6 to 9 feet, occasionally seas up to 11 feet.
.SUNDAY...North winds around 15 knots, becoming northeast in the afternoon. Waves 4 to 6 feet, occasionally seas up to 8 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds around 10 knots, becoming southeast after midnight. Waves 3 to 4 feet, occasionally seas around 5 feet.
National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX
325 AM CST Wed Feb 14 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.
GMZ200-142230-
325 AM CST Wed Feb 14 2024
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE MIDDLE TEXAS COASTAL WATERS...
Generally weak to moderate onshore flow today through Thursday.
Isolated to scattered showers Thursday afternoon over much of South Texas.
Scattered to numerous showers are expected to develop Thursday night through Saturday as a Pacific storm moves across the region.
A cold front will move off the coast Friday night with a strong offshore flow developing in its wake.
Wind gusts to Gale force will be possible Friday Night and Saturday.
Onshore winds resume on Sunday night.
$$
GMZ236-237-142230- Copano, Aransas, and Redfish Bays- San Antonio, Mesquite, and Espiritu Santo Bays-
325 AM CST Wed Feb 14 2024
.TODAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots this afternoon. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth. Patchy fog after midnight.
.THURSDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth. Patchy fog in the morning.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth. A slight chance of showers in the evening, then a chance of showers after midnight.
.FRIDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth. Showers.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, increasing to 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 25 knots after midnight. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy. Showers likely.
.SATURDAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots. Bay and inland waters choppy to occasionally rough. A chance of showers 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, becoming northeast 5 to 10 knots in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south after midnight. Bay and inland waters smooth.
$$
GMZ231-232-142230- Baffin Bay and Upper Laguna Madre-Corpus Christi and Nueces Bays-
325 AM CST Wed Feb 14 2024
...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION...
.TODAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming east 15 to m20 knots this afternoon. Bay and inland waters choppy.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 25 knots, diminishing to 5 to 10 knots after midnight. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy. Patchy drizzle in the evening.
Patchy fog after midnight.
.THURSDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, increasing to 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy. Patchy fog in the morning.
A slight chance of showers in the afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to ,5 to 10 knots after midnight. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy. A chance of showers.
.FRIDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth. Showers.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming north 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots after midnight. Bay and inland waters choppy to occasionally rough. Showers likely.
.SATURDAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots. Bay and inland waters choppy to occasionally rough. A chance of showers in the morning.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...North winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to 10 to 15 knots after midnight. Bay and inland waters choppy to occasionally rough.
.SUNDAY...North winds around 10 knots, becoming northeast in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters smooth to slightly choppy.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south after midnight. Bay and inland waters smooth.
$$
GMZ255-142230- Coastal waters from Port Aransas to Matagorda Ship Channel out 20 NM-
325 AM CST Wed Feb 14 2024
.TODAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 3 feet.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to 5 to 10 knots after midnight. Waves 2 to 3 feet.
.THURSDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 2 to 3 feet.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves around 2 feet. A slight chance of showers in the evening, then a chance of showers after midnight.
.FRIDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves around 2 feet. Showers.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, increasing to 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots after midnight. Waves 2 to 4 feet, occasionally seas around 5 feet. Showers likely.
.SATURDAY...North winds 20 to 25 knots. Waves 5 to 7 feet, occasionally seas up to 9 feet. A chance of showers in the morning.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...North winds 20 to 25 knots, diminishing to 15 to 20 knots after midnight. Waves 4 to 6 feet, occasionally seas up to 8 feet.
.SUNDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 3 to 5 feet, occasionally seas up to 6 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south after midnight. Waves 2 to 3 feet.
$$
GMZ250-142230- Coastal waters from Baffin Bay to Port Aransas out 20 NM-
325 AM CST Wed Feb 14 2024
...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION...
.TODAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots, increasing to 15 to 20 knots this afternoon. Waves 2 to 4 feet, occasionally seas around 5 feet.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots, diminishing to 5 to 10 knots after midnight. Waves 2 to 4 feet, occasionally seas around 5 feet.
.THURSDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 2 to 3 feet. A slight chance of showers in the afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves around 2 feet. A chance of showers in the evening, then showers likely after midnight.
.FRIDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves around 2 feet. Showers.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds around 10 knots, increasing to 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots after midnight. Waves 2 to 4 feet, occasionally seas around 5 feet. Showers.
.SATURDAY...North winds 20 to 25 knots. Waves 6 to 8 feet, occasionally seas up to 10 feet. Showers likely, mainly in the morning.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...North winds 15 to 20 knots. Waves 5 to 7 feet, occasionally seas up to 9 feet.
.SUNDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 4 to 6 feet, occasionally seas up to 8 feet, subsiding to 3 to 4 feet, occasionally seas around 5 feet in the afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds around 10 knots, becoming south after midnight. Waves 2 to 4 feet, occasionally seas around 5 feet.
$$
GMZ270-275-142230- 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-
325 AM CST Wed Feb 14 2024
.TODAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 3 feet.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 3 to 4 feet, occasionally seas around 5 feet.
.THURSDAY...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Waves 2 to 3 feet. A slight chance of showers in the afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Waves around 2 feet. A slight chance of showers in the evening, then a chance of showers after midnight.
.FRIDAY...East winds around 10 knots. Waves around 2 feet. Showers.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds around 10 knots, becoming northeast 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots after midnight. Waves 2 to 3 feet, building to 3 to 5 feet, occasionally seas up to 6 feet after midnight. Showers.
.SATURDAY...North winds around 25 knots. Waves 6 to 8 feet, occasionally seas up to 10 feet, building to 7 to 10 feet, occasionally seas up to 13 feet in the afternoon. Showers likely, mainly in the morning.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...North winds 20 to 25 knots, diminishing to 15 to 20 knots after midnight. Waves 6 to 9 feet, occasionally seas up to 11 feet.
.SUNDAY...North winds around 15 knots, becoming northeast in the afternoon. Waves 4 to 6 feet, occasionally seas up to 8 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds around 10 knots, becoming southeast after midnight. Waves 3 to 4 feet, occasionally seas around 5 feet.
