Port Update
Corpus Christi, TX
February 29, 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
918 AM CST Thu Feb 29 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.
GMZ200-010430-
918 AM CST Thu Feb 29 2024
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE MIDDLE TEXAS COASTAL WATERS...
Small Craft Advisory conditions will continue, over the coastal waters,
with generally moderate to strong onshore flow expected through this evening
but elevated winds or seas could linger into tomorrow morning.
Weak to moderate onshore will then follow
as offshore winds drop below 15 knots by Friday morning,
and continue through the day.
Weak northeast winds Friday night will become light
and variable Saturday before shifting to the southeast Saturday evening.
As a cold front approaches the region early next week,
there will be a medium chance (30-60%) of showers and thunderstorms across the Gulf waters of the Middle Texas Coast Monday through Tuesday.
$$
GMZ236-237-010430- Copano, Aransas, and Redfish Bays- San Antonio, Mesquite, and Espiritu Santo Bays-
918 AM CST Thu Feb 29 2024
.REST OF TODAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy. A slight chance of showers this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to 5 to 10 knots after midnight. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.
.FRIDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 5 knots, becoming south after midnight. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.SATURDAY...Northeast winds around 5 knots, becoming southeast in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy.
.MONDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy. A chance of showers.
$$
GMZ231-232-010430- Baffin Bay and Upper Laguna Madre-Corpus Christi and Nueces Bays-
918 AM CST Thu Feb 29 2024
...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION...
.REST OF TODAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots, increasing to 15 to 20 knots this afternoon. Bay and inland waters choppy to occasionally rough.
.TONIGHT...North winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to 10 to 15 knots after midnight. Bay and inland waters choppy to occasionally rough.
.FRIDAY...North winds around 10 knots, becoming northeast in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters smooth to slightly choppy. Isolated showers in the morning.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south after midnight. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.SATURDAY...Northeast winds around 5 knots, becoming east 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy.
.MONDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy. A chance of showers after midnight.
$$
GMZ255-010430- Coastal waters from Port Aransas to Matagorda Ship Channel out 20 NM-
918 AM CST Thu Feb 29 2024
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING...
.REST OF TODAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Waves 5 to 7 feet, occasionally seas up to 9 feet. A chance of showers this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots, becoming north 10 to 15 knots after midnight. Waves 4 to 6 feet, occasionally seas up to 8 feet. Isolated showers and thunderstorms in the evening.
.FRIDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming northeast 5 to 10 knots in the afternoon. Waves 2 to 4 feet, occasionally seas around 5 feet. Isolated showers.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 5 knots. Waves 2 to 3 feet.
.SATURDAY...Northeast winds around 5 knots, becoming east in the afternoon. Waves around 2 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 2 to 3 feet.
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 2 to 3 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Waves around 2 feet.
.MONDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves around 2 feet. A chance of showers in the afternoon.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Waves 2 to 3 feet. A chance of showers.
Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.
$$
GMZ250-010430- Coastal waters from Baffin Bay to Port Aransas out 20 NM-
918 AM CST Thu Feb 29 2024
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING...
.REST OF TODAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Waves 5 to 7 feet, occasionally seas up to 9 feet. A chance of showers this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...North winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to 10 to 15 knots after midnight. Waves 4 to 6 feet, occasionally seas up to 8 feet. Isolated showers in the evening.
.FRIDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 3 to 4 feet, occasionally seas around 5 feet. Isolated showers.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south after midnight. Waves 2 to 3 feet.
.SATURDAY...North 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.
.MONDAY...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Waves around 2 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Waves 2 to 3 feet. A chance of showers after midnight.
$$
GMZ270-275-010430- 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-
918 AM CST Thu Feb 29 2024
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING...
.REST OF TODAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Waves 5 to 7 feet, occasionally seas up to 9 feet. A slight chance of showers late this morning, then a chance of showers this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Waves 4 to 6 feet, occasionally seas up to 8 feet. Scattered showers with isolated thunderstorms in the evening.
.FRIDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 4 to 5 feet, occasionally seas up to 6 feet. Scattered showers.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast after midnight. 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 around 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.
.MONDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves around 2 feet. A chance of showers in the afternoon.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Waves 2 to 3 feet. A chance of showers.
Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.
918 AM CST Thu Feb 29 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.
GMZ200-010430-
918 AM CST Thu Feb 29 2024
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE MIDDLE TEXAS COASTAL WATERS...
Small Craft Advisory conditions will continue, over the coastal waters,
with generally moderate to strong onshore flow expected through this evening
but elevated winds or seas could linger into tomorrow morning.
Weak to moderate onshore will then follow
as offshore winds drop below 15 knots by Friday morning,
and continue through the day.
Weak northeast winds Friday night will become light
and variable Saturday before shifting to the southeast Saturday evening.
As a cold front approaches the region early next week,
there will be a medium chance (30-60%) of showers and thunderstorms across the Gulf waters of the Middle Texas Coast Monday through Tuesday.
$$
GMZ236-237-010430- Copano, Aransas, and Redfish Bays- San Antonio, Mesquite, and Espiritu Santo Bays-
918 AM CST Thu Feb 29 2024
.REST OF TODAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy. A slight chance of showers this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to 5 to 10 knots after midnight. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.
.FRIDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 5 knots, becoming south after midnight. 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 around 10 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy.
.MONDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy. A chance of showers.
$$
GMZ231-232-010430- Baffin Bay and Upper Laguna Madre-Corpus Christi and Nueces Bays-
918 AM CST Thu Feb 29 2024
...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION...
.REST OF TODAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots, increasing to 15 to 20 knots this afternoon. Bay and inland waters choppy to occasionally rough.
.TONIGHT...North winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to 10 to 15 knots after midnight. Bay and inland waters choppy to occasionally rough.
.FRIDAY...North winds around 10 knots, becoming northeast in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters smooth to slightly choppy. Isolated showers in the morning.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south after midnight. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.SATURDAY...Northeast winds around 5 knots, becoming east 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy.
.MONDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy. A chance of showers after midnight.
$$
GMZ255-010430- Coastal waters from Port Aransas to Matagorda Ship Channel out 20 NM-
918 AM CST Thu Feb 29 2024
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING...
.REST OF TODAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Waves 5 to 7 feet, occasionally seas up to 9 feet. A chance of showers this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...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. Isolated showers and thunderstorms in the evening.
.FRIDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming northeast 5 to 10 knots in the afternoon. Waves 2 to 4 feet, occasionally seas around 5 feet. Isolated showers.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 5 knots. Waves 2 to 3 feet.
.SATURDAY...Northeast winds around 5 knots, becoming east in the afternoon. Waves around 2 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 around 2 feet.
.MONDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves around 2 feet. A chance of showers in the afternoon.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Waves 2 to 3 feet. A chance of showers.
Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.
$$
GMZ250-010430- Coastal waters from Baffin Bay to Port Aransas out 20 NM-
918 AM CST Thu Feb 29 2024
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING...
.REST OF TODAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Waves 5 to 7 feet, occasionally seas up to 9 feet. A chance of showers this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...North winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to 10 to 15 knots after midnight. Waves 4 to 6 feet, occasionally seas up to 8 feet. Isolated showers in the evening.
.FRIDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 3 to 4 feet, occasionally seas around 5 feet. Isolated showers.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south after midnight. Waves 2 to 3 feet.
.SATURDAY...North winds around 5 knots, becoming east in the afternoon. Waves 2 to 3 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Waves 2 to 3 feet.
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Waves 2 to 3 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Waves 2 to 3 feet.
.MONDAY...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Waves around 2 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Waves 2 to 3 feet. A chance of showers after midnight.
$$
GMZ270-275-010430- 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-
918 AM CST Thu Feb 29 2024
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING...
.REST OF TODAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Waves 5 to 7 feet, occasionally seas up to 9 feet. A slight chance of showers late this morning, then a chance of showers this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Waves 4 to 6 feet, occasionally seas up to 8 feet. Scattered showers with isolated thunderstorms in the evening.
.FRIDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 4 to 5 feet, occasionally seas up to 6 feet. Scattered showers.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast after midnight. 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 around 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.
.MONDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves around 2 feet. A chance of showers in the afternoon.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Waves 2 to 3 feet. A chance of showers.
Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.
