Port Update
Corpus Christi, TX
February 21, 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.
Weather / Marine Zone Forecast
Coastal Waters Forecast for Texas
National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX
400 AM CST Wed Feb 21 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.
GMZ200-212215-
400 AM CST Wed Feb 21 2024
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE MIDDLE TEXAS COASTAL WATERS...
Weak to moderate southerly flow is expected to increase to Very Strong onshore flow late tonight ahead of our next cold front.
A Small Craft Advisory will go into effect this afternoon/evening.
Wave heights of 3-5 feet tonight will build to 7-10 feet early tomorrow morning.
South to southeast Wind becomes weak to moderate veering offshore early Friday after the cold front moves offshore.
Expect wind to settle into a weak northeast pattern by Friday night then weak southeast by Saturday night, followed by weak to moderate onshore flow Sunday.
$$
GMZ236-237-212215- Copano, Aransas, and Redfish Bays- San Antonio, Mesquite, and Espiritu Santo Bays-
400 AM CST Wed Feb 21 2024
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING...
.TODAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy. Patchy fog this morning.
.TONIGHT...South winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Bay and inland waters choppy.
.THURSDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds around 5 knots, becoming north after midnight. Bay and inland waters smooth to slightly choppy.
.FRIDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth to slightly choppy.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds around 5 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.SATURDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.SUNDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.
$$
GMZ231-232-212215- Baffin Bay and Upper Laguna Madre-Corpus Christi and Nueces Bays-
400 AM CST Wed Feb 21 2024
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING...
.TODAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots, becoming southeast 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots this afternoon. Bay and inland waters choppy to occasionally rough. Patchy fog this morning.
.TONIGHT...South winds 15 to 20 knots, increasing to 20 to 25 knots after midnight. Bay and inland waters choppy to occasionally rough.
.THURSDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming north 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots after midnight. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.
.FRIDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth to slightly choppy.
.SATURDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy.
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.
$$
GMZ255-212215- Coastal waters from Port Aransas to Matagorda Ship Channel out 20 NM-
400 AM CST Wed Feb 21 2024
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING...
.TODAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 4 feet, occasionally seas around 5 feet. Patchy fog this morning.
.TONIGHT...South winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Waves 4 to 6 feet, occasionally seas up to 8 feet, building to 6 to 8 feet, occasionally seas up to 10 feet after midnight.
.THURSDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots, becoming southwest 5 to 10 knots in the afternoon.
Waves 5 to 7 feet, occasionally seas up to 9 feet, subsiding to 3 to 5 feet, occasionally seas up to 6 feet in the afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northwest 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots after midnight. Waves 2 to 4 feet, occasionally seas around 5 feet.
.FRIDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots, becoming northeast 5 to 10 knots in the afternoon. Waves 2 to 4 feet, occasionally seas around 5 feet.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 2 to 3 feet.
.SATURDAY...East winds around 10 knots, becoming southeast in the afternoon. Waves around 2 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Waves 2 to 3 feet.
.SUNDAY...South winds around 10 knots, increasing to around 15 knots in the afternoon. Waves 2 to 3 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...South winds around 15 knots. Waves 3 to 4 feet, occasionally seas around 5 feet.
$$
GMZ250-212215- Coastal waters from Baffin Bay to Port Aransas out 20 NM-
400 AM CST Wed Feb 21 2024
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING...
.TODAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots, increasing to 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots this afternoon.
Waves 2 to 3 feet, building to 3 to 5 feet, occasionally seas up to 6 feet this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...South winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Waves 6 to 8 feet, occasionally seas up to 10 feet.
.THURSDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 25 knots, diminishing to 5 to 10 knots in the afternoon. 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. Patchy dense fog in the afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northwest 10 to 15 knots after midnight. Waves 2 to 4 feet, occasionally seas around 5 feet.
.FRIDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Waves 2 to 4 feet, occasionally seas around 5 feet.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 2 to 3 feet.
.SATURDAY...East winds around 10 knots. Waves around 2 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 3 feet.
.SUNDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 4 feet, occasionally seas around 5 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...South winds around 15 knots. Waves 3 to 4 feet, occasionally seas around 5 feet.
$$
GMZ270-275-212215- 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-
400 AM CST Wed Feb 21 2024
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING...
.TODAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Waves 3 to 5 feet, occasionally seas up to 6 feet.
.TONIGHT...South winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Waves 5 to 7 feet, occasionally seas up to 9 feet, building to 7 to 10 feet, occasionally seas up to 13 feet after midnight.
.THURSDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 30 knots, becoming southwest 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots in the afternoon.
Waves 6 to 9 feet, occasionally seas up to 11 feet, subsiding to 4 to 6 feet, occasionally seas up to 8 feet in the afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northwest 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots after midnight. Waves 3 to 5 feet, occasionally seas up to 6 feet.
.FRIDAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Waves 3 to 5 feet, occasionally seas up to 6 feet.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 2 to 4 feet, occasionally seas around 5 feet.
.SATURDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming around 10 knots in the afternoon. Waves 2 to 3 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 3 feet.
.SUNDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 3 to 4 feet, occasionally seas around 5 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...South winds 15 to 20 knots. Waves 3 to 4 feet, occasionally seas around 5 feet.
National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX
400 AM CST Wed Feb 21 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.
GMZ200-212215-
400 AM CST Wed Feb 21 2024
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE MIDDLE TEXAS COASTAL WATERS...
Weak to moderate southerly flow is expected to increase to Very Strong onshore flow late tonight ahead of our next cold front.
A Small Craft Advisory will go into effect this afternoon/evening.
Wave heights of 3-5 feet tonight will build to 7-10 feet early tomorrow morning.
South to southeast Wind becomes weak to moderate veering offshore early Friday after the cold front moves offshore.
Expect wind to settle into a weak northeast pattern by Friday night then weak southeast by Saturday night, followed by weak to moderate onshore flow Sunday.
$$
GMZ236-237-212215- Copano, Aransas, and Redfish Bays- San Antonio, Mesquite, and Espiritu Santo Bays-
400 AM CST Wed Feb 21 2024
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING...
.TODAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy. Patchy fog this morning.
.TONIGHT...South winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Bay and inland waters choppy.
.THURSDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds around 5 knots, becoming north after midnight. Bay and inland waters smooth to slightly choppy.
.FRIDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth to slightly choppy.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds around 5 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.SATURDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.SUNDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.
$$
GMZ231-232-212215- Baffin Bay and Upper Laguna Madre-Corpus Christi and Nueces Bays-
400 AM CST Wed Feb 21 2024
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING...
.TODAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots, becoming southeast 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots this afternoon. Bay and inland waters choppy to occasionally rough. Patchy fog this morning.
.TONIGHT...South winds 15 to 20 knots, increasing to 20 to 25 knots after midnight. Bay and inland waters choppy to occasionally rough.
.THURSDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming north 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots after midnight. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.
.FRIDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth to slightly choppy.
.SATURDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy.
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.
$$
GMZ255-212215- Coastal waters from Port Aransas to Matagorda Ship Channel out 20 NM-
400 AM CST Wed Feb 21 2024
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING...
.TODAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 4 feet, occasionally seas around 5 feet. Patchy fog this morning.
.TONIGHT...South winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Waves 4 to 6 feet, occasionally seas up to 8 feet, building to 6 to 8 feet, occasionally seas up to 10 feet after midnight.
.THURSDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots, becoming southwest 5 to 10 knots in the afternoon.
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.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northwest 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots after midnight. Waves 2 to 4 feet, occasionally seas around 5 feet.
.FRIDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots, becoming northeast 5 to 10 knots in the afternoon. Waves 2 to 4 feet, occasionally seas around 5 feet.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 2 to 3 feet.
.SATURDAY...East winds around 10 knots, becoming southeast in the afternoon. Waves around 2 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Waves 2 to 3 feet.
.SUNDAY...South winds around 10 knots, increasing to around 15 knots in the afternoon. Waves 2 to 3 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...South winds around 15 knots. Waves 3 to 4 feet, occasionally seas around 5 feet.
$$
GMZ250-212215- Coastal waters from Baffin Bay to Port Aransas out 20 NM-
400 AM CST Wed Feb 21 2024
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING...
.TODAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots, increasing to 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots this afternoon.
Waves 2 to 3 feet, building to 3 to 5 feet, occasionally seas up to 6 feet this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...South winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Waves 6 to 8 feet, occasionally seas up to 10 feet.
.THURSDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 25 knots, diminishing to 5 to 10 knots in the afternoon. Waves 5 to 7 feet, occasionally seas up to 9 feet, subsiding to 3 to 5 feet,
occasionally seas up to 6 feet in the afternoon. Patchy dense fog in the afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northwest 10 to 15 knots after midnight. Waves 2 to 4 feet, occasionally seas around 5 feet.
.FRIDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Waves 2 to 4 feet, occasionally seas around 5 feet.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 2 to 3 feet.
.SATURDAY...East winds around 10 knots. Waves around 2 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 3 feet.
.SUNDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 4 feet, occasionally seas around 5 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...South winds around 15 knots. Waves 3 to 4 feet, occasionally seas around 5 feet.
$$
GMZ270-275-212215- 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-
400 AM CST Wed Feb 21 2024
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING...
.TODAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Waves 3 to 5 feet, occasionally seas up to 6 feet.
.TONIGHT...South winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Waves 5 to 7 feet, occasionally seas up to 9 feet, building to 7 to 10 feet, occasionally seas up to 13 feet after midnight.
.THURSDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 30 knots, becoming southwest 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots in the afternoon.
Waves 6 to 9 feet, occasionally seas up to 11 feet, subsiding to 4 to 6 feet, occasionally seas up to 8 feet in the afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northwest 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots after midnight. Waves 3 to 5 feet, occasionally seas up to 6 feet.
.FRIDAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Waves 3 to 5 feet, occasionally seas up to 6 feet.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 2 to 4 feet, occasionally seas around 5 feet.
.SATURDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming around 10 knots in the afternoon. Waves 2 to 3 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 3 feet.
.SUNDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 3 to 4 feet, occasionally seas around 5 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...South winds 15 to 20 knots. Waves 3 to 4 feet, occasionally seas around 5 feet.
