Port Update
Corpus Christi, TX
April 28, 2025
Notices
🌅SUNRISE: 0645 hrs.
🌄SUNSET: 2000 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.
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Please find attached MSIB 24-25 due to recent surveys conducted by the U.S. Coast Guard and Army Corps of Engineers, the U.S. Coast Guard Captain of the Port (COTP) has deemed the Arroyo Colorado River unsafe for navigation by all mariners and its closing the waterway.
No vessel may enter, transit, or remain within the Arroyo Colorado River until such time as water level recedes, current speed reduces, critical aids to navigation are corrected and the COTP deems in safe.
Please read the attached for more information.
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Please find attached MSIB 26-25 The Captain of the Port is establishing a safety zone in the Matagorda Ship Channel. Texas Eastern Transmission Pipeline has informed the U.S. Coast Guard that they will be performing pipeline repair work from 14 APRIL to 6 JUNE each day 1800 to 0600.
Please read the attached for more information.
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Please find attached MSIB 29-25 as the US Coast Guard Cutter MALLET hs completed marker relocation in Corpus Christi Ship Channel Cut B for Lights 38-82 as to aide navigation changes in support of the Port of Corpus Christi Ship Channel Improvement Project, including the completion of dedicated barge lanes and will allow for two-way traffic of both vessels and barges In tandem.
Please see attached for more information.
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Please find attached MSIB 111-23 for GANGWAY SAFETY REQUIREMENTS
Weather / Marine Zone Forecast
Coastal Waters Forecast for Texas National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX
1032 AM CDT Mon Apr 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.
GMZ200-290430-
1032 AM CDT Mon Apr 28 2025
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE MIDDLE TEXAS COASTAL WATERS...
A moderate to fresh (BF 4-5) onshore breeze today will be accompanied by increasing seas from 3 feet to around 5 feet by late tonight.
Periods of Small Craft Should Exercise Caution conditions are expected, mainly across the southern waters/bays and offshore waters into mid-week.
A fresh onshore breeze (BF 5) will develop Tuesday night and persist through Wednesday morning before weakening to a gentle to moderate breeze (BF 3-4) Thursday through the weekend.
There is low shower and thunderstorm chances of 20-30% Friday through the weekend.
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GMZ236-237-290430- Copano, Aransas, and Redfish Bays- San Antonio, Mesquite, and Espiritu Santo Bays-
1032 AM CDT Mon Apr 28 2025
.REST OF TODAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.
.TUESDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to choppy.
.WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds around 15 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to choppy.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.
.THURSDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, increasing to 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy.
Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.
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GMZ231-232-290430- Baffin Bay and Upper Laguna Madre-Corpus Christi and Nueces Bays-
1032 AM CDT Mon Apr 28 2025
...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION...
.REST OF TODAY...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Bay and inland waters choppy.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Bay and inland waters choppy.
.TUESDAY...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Bay and inland waters choppy.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Bay and inland waters choppy.
.WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Bay and inland waters choppy.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Bay and inland waters choppy.
.THURSDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY 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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GMZ255-290430- Coastal waters from Port Aransas to Matagorda Ship Channel out 20 NM-
1032 AM CDT Mon Apr 28 2025
...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION...
.REST OF TODAY...Southeast winds around 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 4 feet at 6 seconds.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds around 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 4 feet at 6 seconds.
.TUESDAY...Southeast winds around 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Seas around 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 4 feet at 6 seconds.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 5 feet at 6 seconds.
.WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 5 feet at 7 seconds.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 5 feet at 7 seconds.
.THURSDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet.
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. A chance of showers in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet.
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GMZ250-290430- Coastal waters from Baffin Bay to Port Aransas out 20 NM-
1032 AM CDT Mon Apr 28 2025
...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION...
.REST OF TODAY...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 4 feet at 6 seconds.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Seas around 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 4 feet at 6 seconds.
.TUESDAY...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Seas around 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 4 feet at 6 seconds.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 5 feet at 6 seconds.
.WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Seas around 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 5 feet at 7 seconds.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots, becoming south 10 to 15 knots after midnight. Seas 4 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 5 feet at 7 seconds.
.THURSDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet.
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. A chance of showers in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet.
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GMZ270-275-290430- 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-
1032 AM CDT Mon Apr 28 2025
...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION...
.REST OF TODAY...Southeast winds around 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Seas around 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 4 feet at 5 seconds. Patchy fog late.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet,
occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 5 feet at 6 seconds.
.TUESDAY...Southeast winds around 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 5 feet at 6 seconds.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 6 feet at 7 seconds.
.WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Seas 5 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 6 feet at 7 seconds.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Seas 5 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 6 feet at 7 seconds.
.THURSDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas around 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet.
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas around 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet.
Attachments
- MSIB 29-25, Barge Shelves, Corpus Christi Ship Channel Cut B.pdf(259 KB )
- MSIB 26-25, Pipeline Repair, Matagorda Ship Channel.pdf(278 KB )
- MSIB XX-25, Slow Bell, South Side Marine Center.docx(449 KB )
- MSIB 111-23, Gangway Safety Requirements.pdf(130 KB )
- MSIB 24-25 Arroyo Colorado River Closure.pdf(174 KB )
- MSIB 17-25_Vessel Surge Recommendations.pdf(1.87 MB )
- MSIB 90-24 Harbor Bridge Construction.pdf(940 KB )
