Port Update
Corpus Christi, TX
March 28, 2025
Notices
🌅SUNRISE: 0730 hrs
🌄SUNSET: 1945 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 OPEN
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Please see attached MSIB 90-24 The Coast Guard is advising all mariners to exercise caution and remain within the skin of the ship while transiting under the Corpus Christi New Harbor Bridge due to fall hazards created during construction.
It is recommended practice until further notice to ensure safety of vessel and crew during transit.
Please see attached for more information.
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Please find attached MSIB XX-25 advising SLOW BELL is in place until further notice for all light tugs transiting past the South Side Marine Center located in the inner harbor of the Corpus Christi Ship channel.
Please see attached for more information.
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Please find attached MSIB 17-25 regarding Vessel Surge Events – Safety Recommendations from the U.S. Coast Guard.
Please read attached Vessel Surge Recommendations.
Weather / Marine Zone Forecast
Coastal Waters Forecast for Texas National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX
900 AM CDT Fri Mar 28, 2025
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.
GMZ200-290215-
900 AM CDT Fri Mar 28, 2025
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE MIDDLE TEXAS COASTAL WATERS...
An onshore fresh to strong (BF 5-6) breeze will continue over the waters through midday, therefore a Small Craft Advisory will continue.
Winds will diminish through the afternoon and evening, becoming moderate to fresh (BF 4-5)by late tonight.
Showers and thunderstorms will continue through this afternoon.
A gentle to moderate breeze (BF 3-4) this weekend will persist through Sunday before decreasing to a gentle breeze (BF 3) Monday and Tuesday.
A moderate to fresh (BF 4-5) breeze will then develop Wednesday.
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GMZ236-237-290215- Copano, Aransas, and Redfish Bays- San Antonio, Mesquite, and Espiritu Santo Bays-
900 AM CDT Fri Mar 28, 2025
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON...
.TODAY...Southeast winds around 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots, becoming south 10 to 15 knots late this morning and afternoon. Bay and inland waters choppy. A chance of thunderstorms. Showers likely early this morning, then a chance of showers late this morning and afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening. Patchy fog after midnight.
.SATURDAY...South winds around 10 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy. Patchy fog in the morning.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.
.SUNDAY...South winds around 10 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.MONDAY...West winds around 5 knots, becoming east in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth to slightly choppy.
.TUESDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.
Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.
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GMZ231-232-290215- Baffin Bay and Upper Laguna Madre-Corpus Christi and Nueces Bays-
900 AM CDT Fri Mar 28, 2025
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON...
.TODAY...Southeast winds around 20 knots with gusts up to 30 knots, diminishing to 10 to 15 knots late this morning and afternoon. Bay and inland waters choppy. A chance of thunderstorms. Showers likely early this morning, then a chance of showers late this morning and afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming south after midnight. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy. Patchy fog after midnight.
.SATURDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy. Patchy fog in the morning.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.
.SUNDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.MONDAY...West winds around 5 knots, becoming east in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.MONDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.TUESDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming southeast in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Bay and inland waters choppy.
Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.
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GMZ255-290215- Coastal waters from Port Aransas to Matagorda Ship Channel out 20 NM-
900 AM CDT Fri Mar 28, 2025
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON...
.TODAY...Southeast winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots, diminishing to 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Seas 5 to 8 feet, occasionally to 10 feet, subsiding to 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet this afternoon. Wave Detail: Southeast 8 feet at 8 seconds, becoming southeast 6 feet at 8 seconds. A chance of thunderstorms this morning. Showers likely. Thunderstorms likely this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 6 feet at 8 seconds. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening. Patchy fog after midnight.
.SATURDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 6 feet at 9 seconds. Patchy fog.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 5 feet at 8 seconds.
.SUNDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 5 feet at 9 seconds.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 4 feet at 7 seconds.
.MONDAY...West winds around 5 knots, becoming east in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
.TUESDAY...East winds around 10 knots, becoming southeast in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet.
Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.
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GMZ250-290215- Coastal waters from Baffin Bay to Port Aransas out 20 NM-
900 AM CDT Fri Mar 28, 2025
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON...
.TODAY...Southeast winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots, diminishing to 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Seas 5 to 8 feet, occasionally to 10 feet, subsiding to 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet this afternoon. Wave Detail: Southeast 8 feet at 8 seconds, becoming southeast 6 feet at 8 seconds. A chance of thunderstorms. Showers likely early this morning, then a chance of showers late this morning and afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming south after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 6 feet at 8 seconds. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening.
Patchy fog after midnight.
.SATURDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 6 feet at 9 seconds. Patchy fog.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 5 feet at 8 seconds.
.SUNDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 5 feet at 9 seconds.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming south 5 to 10 knots after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 4 feet at 7 seconds.
.MONDAY...Southwest winds around 5 knots, becoming east in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 3 feet.
.TUESDAY...East winds around 10 knots, becoming southeast in the afternoon. Seas around 3 feet.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet.
Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.
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GMZ270-275-290215- 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-
900 AM CDT Fri Mar 28, 2025
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON...
.TODAY...Southeast winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to 35 knots, diminishing to 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Seas 7 to 9 feet, occasionally to 11 feet, subsiding to 6 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet this afternoon. Wave Detail: Southeast 9 feet at 8 seconds, becoming southeast 6 feet at 8 seconds. Showers likely with a slight chance of thunderstorms this morning, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming south after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 7 feet at 9 seconds.
A chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly in the evening. Patchy fog after midnight.
.SATURDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 7 feet at 9 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Seas 5 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 6 feet at 9 seconds.
.SUNDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Seas 5 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 6 feet at 9 seconds.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...South winds around 10 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 5 feet at 7 seconds.
.MONDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east in the afternoon. Seas around 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet.
.TUESDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming southeast in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming south 15 to 20 knots after midnight. Seas 4 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet.
Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.
