Port Update
Corpus Christi, TX
February 28, 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
835 AM CST Wed Feb 28 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.
GMZ200-290315-
835 AM CST Wed Feb 28 2024
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE MIDDLE TEXAS COASTAL WATERS...
Dense fog has developed along the bays and nearshore waters with visibilities near zero across some spots of Corpus Christi Bay.
The fog should begin to dissipate late this morning as the cold front pushes through.
Strong northeast flow between 20-25 knots with gusts to 30-35 knots are expected this morning in the wake of the front.
With strong winds over 20 knots hanging around through Thursday evening, a Small Craft Advisory will hang around until then.
Winds will diminish gradually over the end of the week and become light over the weekend.
Onshore flow resumes Friday night.
Isolated to scattered showers with a few embedded thunderstorms will be possible Thursday through Friday.
The weather will clear up for Saturday and Sunday.
Monday, another coastal trough will bring chances for rain (15-25%).
$$
GMZ236-237-290315- Copano, Aransas, and Redfish Bays- San Antonio, Mesquite, and Espiritu Santo Bays-
835 AM CST Wed Feb 28 2024
...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING...
.REST OF TODAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots, increasing to 20 to 25 knots this afternoon. Bay and inland waters choppy to rough. Patchy fog early this morning.
.TONIGHT...North winds around 20 knots, becoming northeast 10 to 15 knots after midnight. Bay and inland waters choppy to occasionally rough.
.THURSDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy. A slight chance of showers in the afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to 5 to 10 knots after midnight. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy. A chance of showers, mainly in the evening.
.FRIDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northeast in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters smooth to slightly choppy. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds around 5 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.SATURDAY...Northeast winds around 5 knots, becoming southeast in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth.
Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.
$$
GMZ231-232-290315- Baffin Bay and Upper Laguna Madre-Corpus Christi and Nueces Bays-
835 AM CST Wed Feb 28 2024
...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING...
.REST OF TODAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots, becoming north 20 to 25 knots this afternoon. Bay and inland waters choppy to rough. Patchy fog early this morning.
.TONIGHT...North winds 20 to 25 knots, becoming northeast 15 to 20 knots after midnight. Bay and inland waters choppy to rough.
.THURSDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Bay and inland waters choppy to occasionally rough. A chance of showers in the afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots, becoming north 10 to 15 knots after midnight. Bay and inland waters choppy to occasionally rough. A chance of showers, mainly in the evening.
.FRIDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming northeast 5 to 10 knots in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy. A slight chance of showers.
A slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.SATURDAY...Northeast winds around 5 knots, becoming east in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth.
Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.
$$
GMZ255-290315- Coastal waters from Port Aransas to Matagorda Ship Channel out 20 NM-
835 AM CST Wed Feb 28 2024
...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING...
.REST OF TODAY...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots, becoming north 20 to 25 knots this afternoon. Waves 3 to 4 feet, occasionally seas around 5 feet, building to 4 to 6 feet, occasionally seas up to 8 feet this afternoon. Widespread fog early this morning.
.TONIGHT...Northeast winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Waves 5 to 7 feet, occasionally seas up to 9 feet.
.THURSDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Waves 5 to 7 feet, occasionally seas up to 9 feet. A chance of showers in the afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to 10 to 15 knots after midnight. Waves 4 to 6 feet, occasionally seas up to 8 feet. A chance of showers. A slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight.
.FRIDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 3 to 4 feet, occasionally seas around 5 feet. A chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 2 to 4 feet, occasionally seas around 5 feet.
.SATURDAY...Northeast winds around 5 knots, becoming east in the afternoon. Waves 2 to 3 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 2 to 3 feet.
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 2 to 3 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Waves 2 to 3 feet.
Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.
$$
GMZ250-290315- Coastal waters from Baffin Bay to Port Aransas out 20 NM-
835 AM CST Wed Feb 28 2024
...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING...
.REST OF TODAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots, becoming north 25 to 30 knots this afternoon. Waves 3 to 5 feet, occasionally seas up to 6 feet. Widespread fog early this morning.
.TONIGHT...Northeast winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Waves 6 to 8 feet, occasionally seas up to 10 feet.
.THURSDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Waves 5 to 7 feet, occasionally seas up to 9 feet. A chance of showers in the afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots, becoming north 10 to 15 knots after midnight. Waves 4 to 6 feet, occasionally seas up to 8 feet. A chance of showers.
.FRIDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 3 to 4 feet, occasionally seas around 5 feet. A chance of showers. A slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 2 to 4 feet, occasionally seas around 5 feet.
.SATURDAY...Northeast winds around 5 knots, becoming east in the afternoon. Waves 2 to 3 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Waves 2 to 3 feet.
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Waves 2 to 3 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Waves 2 to 3 feet.
Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.
$$
GMZ270-275-290315- 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-
835 AM CST Wed Feb 28 2024
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING...
.REST OF TODAY...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots, becoming north 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots this afternoon. Waves 4 to 6 feet, occasionally seas up to 8 feet. Patchy fog early this morning.
.TONIGHT...Northeast winds 25 to 30 knots, diminishing to 20 to 25 knots after midnight. Waves 7 to 10 feet, occasionally seas up to 13 feet.
.THURSDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Waves 6 to 8 feet, occasionally seas up to 10 feet. A slight chance of showers in the morning, then a chance of showers in the afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to 10 to 15 knots after midnight. Waves 4 to 6 feet, occasionally seas up to 8 feet. A slight chance of thunderstorms.
A chance of showers in the evening, then showers likely after midnight.
.FRIDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 4 to 5 feet, occasionally seas up to 6 feet. A chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 3 to 4 feet, occasionally seas around 5 feet.
.SATURDAY...Northeast winds around 5 knots, becoming east in the afternoon. Waves 2 to 3 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Waves around 3 feet.
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Waves around 3 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Waves around 3 feet.
Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.
National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX
835 AM CST Wed Feb 28 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.
GMZ200-290315-
835 AM CST Wed Feb 28 2024
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE MIDDLE TEXAS COASTAL WATERS...
Dense fog has developed along the bays and nearshore waters with visibilities near zero across some spots of Corpus Christi Bay.
The fog should begin to dissipate late this morning as the cold front pushes through.
Strong northeast flow between 20-25 knots with gusts to 30-35 knots are expected this morning in the wake of the front.
With strong winds over 20 knots hanging around through Thursday evening, a Small Craft Advisory will hang around until then.
Winds will diminish gradually over the end of the week and become light over the weekend.
Onshore flow resumes Friday night.
Isolated to scattered showers with a few embedded thunderstorms will be possible Thursday through Friday.
The weather will clear up for Saturday and Sunday.
Monday, another coastal trough will bring chances for rain (15-25%).
$$
GMZ236-237-290315- Copano, Aransas, and Redfish Bays- San Antonio, Mesquite, and Espiritu Santo Bays-
835 AM CST Wed Feb 28 2024
...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING...
.REST OF TODAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots, increasing to 20 to 25 knots this afternoon. Bay and inland waters choppy to rough. Patchy fog early this morning.
.TONIGHT...North winds around 20 knots, becoming northeast 10 to 15 knots after midnight. Bay and inland waters choppy to occasionally rough.
.THURSDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy. A slight chance of showers in the afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Northeast 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, mainly in the evening.
.FRIDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northeast in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters smooth to slightly choppy. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds around 5 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.SATURDAY...Northeast winds around 5 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...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth.
Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.
$$
GMZ231-232-290315- Baffin Bay and Upper Laguna Madre-Corpus Christi and Nueces Bays-
835 AM CST Wed Feb 28 2024
...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING...
.REST OF TODAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots, becoming north 20 to 25 knots this afternoon. Bay and inland waters choppy to rough. Patchy fog early this morning.
.TONIGHT...North winds 20 to 25 knots, becoming northeast 15 to 20 knots after midnight. Bay and inland waters choppy to rough.
.THURSDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Bay and inland waters choppy to occasionally rough. A chance of showers in the afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots, becoming north 10 to 15 knots after midnight. Bay and inland waters choppy to occasionally rough. A chance of showers, mainly in the evening.
.FRIDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming northeast 5 to 10 knots in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy. A slight chance of showers.
A slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.SATURDAY...Northeast winds around 5 knots, becoming east in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth.
Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.
$$
GMZ255-290315- Coastal waters from Port Aransas to Matagorda Ship Channel out 20 NM-
835 AM CST Wed Feb 28 2024
...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING...
.REST OF TODAY...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots, becoming north 20 to 25 knots this afternoon. Waves 3 to 4 feet, occasionally seas around 5 feet, building to 4 to 6 feet, occasionally seas up to 8 feet this afternoon. Widespread fog early this morning.
.TONIGHT...Northeast winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Waves 5 to 7 feet, occasionally seas up to 9 feet.
.THURSDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Waves 5 to 7 feet, occasionally seas up to 9 feet. A chance of showers in the afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to 10 to 15 knots after midnight. Waves 4 to 6 feet, occasionally seas up to 8 feet. A chance of showers. A slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight.
.FRIDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 3 to 4 feet, occasionally seas around 5 feet. A chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 2 to 4 feet, occasionally seas around 5 feet.
.SATURDAY...Northeast winds around 5 knots, becoming east in the afternoon. Waves 2 to 3 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 2 to 3 feet.
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 2 to 3 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Waves 2 to 3 feet.
Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.
$$
GMZ250-290315- Coastal waters from Baffin Bay to Port Aransas out 20 NM-
835 AM CST Wed Feb 28 2024
...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING...
.REST OF TODAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots, becoming north 25 to 30 knots this afternoon. Waves 3 to 5 feet, occasionally seas up to 6 feet. Widespread fog early this morning.
.TONIGHT...Northeast winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Waves 6 to 8 feet, occasionally seas up to 10 feet.
.THURSDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Waves 5 to 7 feet, occasionally seas up to 9 feet. A chance of showers in the afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots, becoming north 10 to 15 knots after midnight. Waves 4 to 6 feet, occasionally seas up to 8 feet. A chance of showers.
.FRIDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 3 to 4 feet, occasionally seas around 5 feet. A chance of showers. A slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 2 to 4 feet, occasionally seas around 5 feet.
.SATURDAY...Northeast winds around 5 knots, becoming east in the afternoon. Waves 2 to 3 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Waves 2 to 3 feet.
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Waves 2 to 3 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Waves 2 to 3 feet.
Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.
$$
GMZ270-275-290315- 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-
835 AM CST Wed Feb 28 2024
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING...
.REST OF TODAY...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots, becoming north 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots this afternoon. Waves 4 to 6 feet, occasionally seas up to 8 feet. Patchy fog early this morning.
.TONIGHT...Northeast winds 25 to 30 knots, diminishing to 20 to 25 knots after midnight. Waves 7 to 10 feet, occasionally seas up to 13 feet.
.THURSDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Waves 6 to 8 feet, occasionally seas up to 10 feet. A slight chance of showers in the morning, then a chance of showers in the afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to 10 to 15 knots after midnight. Waves 4 to 6 feet, occasionally seas up to 8 feet. A slight chance of thunderstorms.
A chance of showers in the evening, then showers likely after midnight.
.FRIDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 4 to 5 feet, occasionally seas up to 6 feet. A chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 3 to 4 feet, occasionally seas around 5 feet.
.SATURDAY...Northeast winds around 5 knots, becoming east in the afternoon. Waves 2 to 3 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Waves around 3 feet.
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Waves around 3 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Waves around 3 feet.
Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.
