Port Update
Corpus Christi, TX
February 22, 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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Weather / Marine Zone Forecast
Coastal Waters Forecast for Texas
National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX
927 AM CST Thu Feb 22 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.
GMZ200-230415-
927 AM CST Thu Feb 22 2024
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE MIDDLE TEXAS COASTAL WATERS...
Moderate to strong onshore flow will persist across the offshore waters through this afternoon before becoming weak
and veer offshore after a front moves across the waters tonight.
Flow will become weak to moderate tomorrow.
A Small Craft Advisory is in effect through this afternoon for elevated seas offshore.
No precipitation is expected.
Winds shift to the southeast by Saturday at mainly light levels,
then continue south to southeast into early next week at more moderate levels.
$$
GMZ236-237-230415- Copano, Aransas, and Redfish Bays- San Antonio, Mesquite, and Espiritu Santo Bays-
927 AM CST Thu Feb 22 2024
.REST OF TODAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.TONIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming north after midnight. Bay and inland waters smooth to slightly choppy.
.FRIDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots, becoming northeast 5 to 10 knots in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds around 5 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.SATURDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.SUNDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.
.MONDAY...South winds around 15 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to choppy.
.MONDAY NIGHT...South winds around 15 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to choppy.
$$
GMZ231-232-230415- Baffin Bay and Upper Laguna Madre-Corpus Christi and Nueces Bays-
927 AM CST Thu Feb 22 2024
.REST OF TODAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.TONIGHT...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 with gusts up to 20 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 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy.
.SUNDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming southeast 15 to 20 knots in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters choppy.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.
.MONDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots, increasing to 15 to 20 knots in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters choppy.
.MONDAY NIGHT...South winds 15 to 20 knots. Bay and inland waters choppy.
$$
GMZ255-230415- Coastal waters from Port Aransas to Matagorda Ship Channel out 20 NM-
927 AM CST Thu Feb 22 2024
...Small Craft Should Exercise Caution...
.REST OF TODAY...South winds around 10 knots. Waves 4 to 6 feet, ,occasionally seas up to 8 feet.
.TONIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northwest after midnight. Waves 2 to 4 feet, occasionally seas around 5 feet.
.FRIDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots, ,diminishing to 5 to 10 knots in the afternoon. Waves 2 to 4 feet, ,occasionally seas around 5 feet.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 2 to 3 feet.
.SATURDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast in the ,afternoon. Waves around 2 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...South winds around 10 knots. Waves 2 to 3 feet.
.SUNDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 4 feet, ,occasionally seas around 5 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...South winds 15 to 20 knots. Waves 3 to 4 feet, ,occasionally seas around 5 feet.
.MONDAY...South winds around 15 knots. Waves 3 to 4 feet, occasionally seas around 5 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT...South winds 15 to 20 knots. Waves 3 to 5 feet, occasionally seas up to 6 feet.
$$
GMZ250-230415- Coastal waters from Baffin Bay to Port Aransas out 20 NM-
927 AM CST Thu Feb 22 2024
...Small Craft Should Exercise Caution...
.REST OF TODAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots, diminishing to 5 to 10 knots this afternoon. Waves 4 to 6 feet, occasionally seas up to 8 feet.
.TONIGHT...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...North winds 15 to 20 knots, becoming northeast 10 to 15 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 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 3 feet.
.SUNDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots, increasing to 15 to 20 knots in the afternoon. Waves 2 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.
.MONDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots. Waves 3 to 4 feet, occasionally seas around 5 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT...South winds 15 to 20 knots. Waves 4 to 6 feet, occasionally seas up to 8 feet.
$$
GMZ270-275-230415- 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-
927 AM CST Thu Feb 22 2024
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON...
.REST OF TODAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots, becoming southwest 10 to 15 knots this afternoon. Waves 5 to 7 feet, occasionally seas up to 9 feet.
.TONIGHT...Southwest winds around 10 knots, becoming northwest 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 around 10 knots, becoming southeast in the afternoon. Waves 2 to 3 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 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 around 4 feet, occasionally seas around 5 feet.
.MONDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots. Waves around 4 feet, occasionally seas around 5 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT...South winds 15 to 20 knots. Waves 4 to 6 feet, occasionally seas up to 8 feet.
National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX
927 AM CST Thu Feb 22 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.
GMZ200-230415-
927 AM CST Thu Feb 22 2024
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE MIDDLE TEXAS COASTAL WATERS...
Moderate to strong onshore flow will persist across the offshore waters through this afternoon before becoming weak
and veer offshore after a front moves across the waters tonight.
Flow will become weak to moderate tomorrow.
A Small Craft Advisory is in effect through this afternoon for elevated seas offshore.
No precipitation is expected.
Winds shift to the southeast by Saturday at mainly light levels,
then continue south to southeast into early next week at more moderate levels.
$$
GMZ236-237-230415- Copano, Aransas, and Redfish Bays- San Antonio, Mesquite, and Espiritu Santo Bays-
927 AM CST Thu Feb 22 2024
.REST OF TODAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.TONIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming north after midnight. Bay and inland waters smooth to slightly choppy.
.FRIDAY...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.
.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...South 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.
.MONDAY...South winds around 15 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to choppy.
.MONDAY NIGHT...South winds around 15 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to choppy.
$$
GMZ231-232-230415- Baffin Bay and Upper Laguna Madre-Corpus Christi and Nueces Bays-
927 AM CST Thu Feb 22 2024
.REST OF TODAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.TONIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming north 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots after midnight. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.
.FRIDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth to slightly choppy.
.SATURDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy.
.SUNDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming southeast 15 to 20 knots in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters choppy.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.
.MONDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots, increasing to 15 to 20 knots in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters choppy.
.MONDAY NIGHT...South winds 15 to 20 knots. Bay and inland waters choppy.
$$
GMZ255-230415- Coastal waters from Port Aransas to Matagorda Ship Channel out 20 NM-
927 AM CST Thu Feb 22 2024
...Small Craft Should Exercise Caution...
.REST OF TODAY...South winds around 10 knots. Waves 4 to 6 feet, ,occasionally seas up to 8 feet.
.TONIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northwest 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, ,diminishing to 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 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast in the ,afternoon. Waves around 2 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...South winds around 10 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 15 to 20 knots. Waves 3 to 4 feet, ,occasionally seas around 5 feet.
.MONDAY...South winds around 15 knots. Waves 3 to 4 feet, occasionally seas around 5 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT...South winds 15 to 20 knots. Waves 3 to 5 feet, occasionally seas up to 6 feet.
$$
GMZ250-230415- Coastal waters from Baffin Bay to Port Aransas out 20 NM-
927 AM CST Thu Feb 22 2024
...Small Craft Should Exercise Caution...
.REST OF TODAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots, diminishing to 5 to 10 knots this afternoon. Waves 4 to 6 feet, occasionally seas up to 8 feet.
.TONIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northwest 10 to 15 knots after midnight. Waves 2 to 4 feet, occasionally seas around 5 feet.
.FRIDAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots, becoming northeast 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. Waves 2 to 4 feet, occasionally seas around 5 feet.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 2 to 3 feet.
.SATURDAY...East winds around 10 knots, becoming southeast in the afternoon. Waves around 2 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 3 feet.
.SUNDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots, increasing to 15 to 20 knots in the afternoon. Waves 2 to 4 feet, occasionally seas around 5 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...South winds 15 to 20 knots. Waves 3 to 4 feet, occasionally seas around 5 feet.
.MONDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots. Waves 3 to 4 feet, occasionally seas around 5 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT...South winds 15 to 20 knots. Waves 4 to 6 feet, occasionally seas up to 8 feet.
$$
GMZ270-275-230415- 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-
927 AM CST Thu Feb 22 2024
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON...
.REST OF TODAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots, becoming southwest 10 to 15 knots this afternoon. Waves 5 to 7 feet, occasionally seas up to 9 feet.
.TONIGHT...Southwest winds around 10 knots, becoming northwest 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 around 10 knots, becoming southeast in the afternoon. Waves 2 to 3 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 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 around 4 feet, occasionally seas around 5 feet.
.MONDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots. Waves around 4 feet, occasionally seas around 5 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT...South winds 15 to 20 knots. Waves 4 to 6 feet, occasionally seas up to 8 feet.
