Port Update
Corpus Christi, TX
February 16, 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.
Weather / Marine Zone Forecast
Coastal Waters Forecast for Texas
National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX
912 AM CST Fri Feb 16 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.
GMZ200-170415-
912 AM CST Fri Feb 16 2024
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE MIDDLE TEXAS COASTAL WATERS...
Ongoing shower activity is expected to continue through Saturday.
Onshore flow will increase to moderate today before shifting offshore tonight.
Small Craft Advisory conditions will develop overnight.
A cold front will move across the waters Saturday morning with strong offshore flow developing in its wake.
Wind gusts to Gale Force will be possible Saturday.
Showers will diminish behind the cold front.
Winds and seas will begin to decrease Saturday night, becoming weak to moderate from the northeast on Sunday.
Onshore flow returns by Sunday night.
Weak to moderate southerly winds will prevail Monday through mid week.
$$
GMZ236-237-170415- Copano, Aransas, and Redfish Bays- San Antonio, Mesquite, and Espiritu Santo Bays-
912 AM CST Fri Feb 16 2024
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING...
.REST OF TODAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth to slightly choppy. Patchy fog. Showers.
.TONIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming north 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots after midnight. Bay and inland waters choppy to occasionally rough. A chance of showers, mainly in the evening. Patchy fog.
.SATURDAY...North winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Bay and inland waters choppy to rough. A chance of showers, mainly in the morning.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...North winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to 10 to 15 knots after midnight. Bay and inland waters choppy to occasionally rough.
.SUNDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northeast in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters smooth to slightly choppy.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 5 knots, becoming south after midnight. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.MONDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.MONDAY NIGHT...South winds around 10 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy.
.TUESDAY...South winds around 10 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...South winds around 10 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy.
$$
GMZ231-232-170415- Baffin Bay and Upper Laguna Madre-Corpus Christi and Nueces Bays-
912 AM CST Fri Feb 16 2024
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING...
.REST OF TODAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth to slightly choppy. Patchy fog. Showers.
.TONIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming north 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots after midnight. Bay and inland waters choppy to rough. Showers likely, mainly in the evening. Patchy fog.
.SATURDAY...North winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Bay and inland waters choppy to rough. A chance of showers.
.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 with gusts up to 20 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.
.MONDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.MONDAY NIGHT...South winds around 10 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy.
.TUESDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.
$$
GMZ255-170415- Coastal waters from Port Aransas to Matagorda Ship Channel out 20 NM-
912 AM CST Fri Feb 16 2024
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING...
.REST OF TODAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northeast this afternoon. Waves around 2 feet. Patchy fog. Showers.
.TONIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming north 20 to 25 knots after midnight. Waves 2 to 3 feet. Showers likely, mainly in the evening. Patchy fog.
.SATURDAY...North winds 25 to 30 knots. Waves 5 to 7 feet, occasionally seas up to 9 feet. A chance of showers.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...North winds 20 to 25 knots, diminishing to 15 to 20 knots after midnight. Waves 6 to 8 feet, occasionally seas up to 10 feet.
.SUNDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming northeast 5 to 10 knots in the afternoon. Waves 3 to 5 feet, occasionally seas up to 6 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 5 knots, becoming south after midnight. Waves 2 to 3 feet.
.MONDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 2 to 3 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT...South winds around 10 knots. Waves 2 to 3 feet.
.TUESDAY...South winds around 10 knots. Waves 2 to 3 feet.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 3 feet.
$$
GMZ250-170415- Coastal waters from Baffin Bay to Port Aransas out 20 NM-
912 AM CST Fri Feb 16 2024
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING...
.REST OF TODAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northeast this afternoon. Waves around 2 feet. Patchy fog. Showers.
.TONIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, increasing to 20 to 25 knots after midnight. Waves 2 to 4 feet, occasionally seas around 5 feet. Showers likely. Patchy fog.
.SATURDAY...North winds 25 to 30 knots. Waves 5 to 7 feet, occasionally seas up to 9 feet, building to 6 to 9 feet, occasionally seas up to 11 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 7 to 10 feet, occasionally seas up to 13 feet.
.SUNDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming northeast 5 to 10 knots in the afternoon. Waves 4 to 6 feet, occasionally seas up to 8 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south after midnight. Waves 3 to 4 feet, occasionally seas around 5 feet.
.MONDAY...South winds around 10 knots. Waves around 3 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT...South winds around 10 knots. Waves 3 to 4 feet, occasionally seas around 5 feet.
.TUESDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 3 feet.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves around 3 feet.
$$
GMZ270-275-170415- 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-
912 AM CST Fri Feb 16 2024
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING...
.REST OF TODAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves around 2 feet. Patchy fog. Showers.
.TONIGHT...Northeast winds around 10 knots, increasing to 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots after midnight. Waves 2 to 4 feet, occasionally seas around 5 feet. Showers. Patchy fog.
.SATURDAY...North winds 25 to 30 knots. Waves 6 to 9 feet, occasionally seas up to 11 feet, building to 9 to 12 feet, occasionally seas up to 15 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. Gusts up to 35 knots.
Waves 8 to 13 feet, occasionally seas up to 17 feet, subsiding to 7 to 10 feet, occasionally seas up to 13 feet after midnight.
.SUNDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. 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...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south after midnight. Waves 3 to 4 feet, occasionally seas around 5 feet.
.MONDAY...South winds around 10 knots. Waves 3 to 4 feet, occasionally seas around 5 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 3 to 4 feet, occasionally seas around 5 feet.
.TUESDAY...South winds around 10 knots. Waves 3 to 4 feet, occasionally seas around 5 feet.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves around 3 feet.
National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX
912 AM CST Fri Feb 16 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.
GMZ200-170415-
912 AM CST Fri Feb 16 2024
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE MIDDLE TEXAS COASTAL WATERS...
Ongoing shower activity is expected to continue through Saturday.
Onshore flow will increase to moderate today before shifting offshore tonight.
Small Craft Advisory conditions will develop overnight.
A cold front will move across the waters Saturday morning with strong offshore flow developing in its wake.
Wind gusts to Gale Force will be possible Saturday.
Showers will diminish behind the cold front.
Winds and seas will begin to decrease Saturday night, becoming weak to moderate from the northeast on Sunday.
Onshore flow returns by Sunday night.
Weak to moderate southerly winds will prevail Monday through mid week.
$$
GMZ236-237-170415- Copano, Aransas, and Redfish Bays- San Antonio, Mesquite, and Espiritu Santo Bays-
912 AM CST Fri Feb 16 2024
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING...
.REST OF TODAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth to slightly choppy. Patchy fog. Showers.
.TONIGHT...East 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. A chance of showers, mainly in the evening. Patchy fog.
.SATURDAY...North winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Bay and inland waters choppy to rough. A chance of showers, mainly 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 5 to 10 knots, becoming northeast in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters smooth to slightly choppy.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 5 knots, becoming south after midnight. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.MONDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.MONDAY NIGHT...South winds around 10 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy.
.TUESDAY...South winds around 10 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...South winds around 10 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy.
$$
GMZ231-232-170415- Baffin Bay and Upper Laguna Madre-Corpus Christi and Nueces Bays-
912 AM CST Fri Feb 16 2024
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING...
.REST OF TODAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth to slightly choppy. Patchy fog. Showers.
.TONIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming north 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots after midnight. Bay and inland waters choppy to rough. Showers likely, mainly in the evening. Patchy fog.
.SATURDAY...North winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Bay and inland waters choppy to rough. A chance of showers.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...North winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to 10 to 15 knots after midnight. Bay and inland waters choppy to occasionally rough.
.SUNDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots, becoming northeast 5 to 10 knots in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south after midnight. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.MONDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.MONDAY NIGHT...South winds around 10 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy.
.TUESDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.
$$
GMZ255-170415- Coastal waters from Port Aransas to Matagorda Ship Channel out 20 NM-
912 AM CST Fri Feb 16 2024
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING...
.REST OF TODAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northeast this afternoon. Waves around 2 feet. Patchy fog. Showers.
.TONIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming north 20 to 25 knots after midnight. Waves 2 to 3 feet. Showers likely, mainly in the evening. Patchy fog.
.SATURDAY...North winds 25 to 30 knots. Waves 5 to 7 feet, occasionally seas up to 9 feet. A chance of showers.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...North winds 20 to 25 knots, diminishing to 15 to 20 knots after midnight. Waves 6 to 8 feet, occasionally seas up to 10 feet.
.SUNDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming northeast 5 to 10 knots in the afternoon. Waves 3 to 5 feet, occasionally seas up to 6 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 5 knots, becoming south after midnight. Waves 2 to 3 feet.
.MONDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 2 to 3 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT...South winds around 10 knots. Waves 2 to 3 feet.
.TUESDAY...South winds around 10 knots. Waves 2 to 3 feet.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 3 feet.
$$
GMZ250-170415- Coastal waters from Baffin Bay to Port Aransas out 20 NM-
912 AM CST Fri Feb 16 2024
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING...
.REST OF TODAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northeast this afternoon. Waves around 2 feet. Patchy fog. Showers.
.TONIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, increasing to 20 to 25 knots after midnight. Waves 2 to 4 feet, occasionally seas around 5 feet. Showers likely. Patchy fog.
.SATURDAY...North winds 25 to 30 knots. Waves 5 to 7 feet, occasionally seas up to 9 feet, building to 6 to 9 feet, occasionally seas up to 11 feet in the afternoon. Showers likely, mainly in the morning.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...North winds 20 to 25 knots, diminishing to 15 to 20 knots after midnight. Waves 7 to 10 feet, occasionally seas up to 13 feet.
.SUNDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming northeast 5 to 10 knots in the afternoon. Waves 4 to 6 feet, occasionally seas up to 8 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south after midnight. Waves 3 to 4 feet, occasionally seas around 5 feet.
.MONDAY...South winds around 10 knots. Waves around 3 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT...South winds around 10 knots. Waves 3 to 4 feet, occasionally seas around 5 feet.
.TUESDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 3 feet.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves around 3 feet.
$$
GMZ270-275-170415- 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-
912 AM CST Fri Feb 16 2024
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING...
.REST OF TODAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves around 2 feet. Patchy fog. Showers.
.TONIGHT...Northeast winds around 10 knots, increasing to 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots after midnight. Waves 2 to 4 feet, occasionally seas around 5 feet. Showers. Patchy fog.
.SATURDAY...North winds 25 to 30 knots. Waves 6 to 9 feet, occasionally seas up to 11 feet, building to 9 to 12 feet, occasionally seas up to 15 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. Gusts up to 35 knots.
Waves 8 to 13 feet, occasionally seas up to 17 feet, subsiding to 7 to 10 feet, occasionally seas up to 13 feet after midnight.
.SUNDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. 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...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south after midnight. Waves 3 to 4 feet, occasionally seas around 5 feet.
.MONDAY...South winds around 10 knots. Waves 3 to 4 feet, occasionally seas around 5 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 3 to 4 feet, occasionally seas around 5 feet.
.TUESDAY...South winds around 10 knots. Waves 3 to 4 feet, occasionally seas around 5 feet.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves around 3 feet.
