Port Update

Corpus Christi, TX

May 06, 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 UPDATE 1 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 1 MAY to 6 JUNE each day 1900 to 0700.

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

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Please find attached GIBSON – STGT for updated drafts of 52 feet.

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Please find attached MSIB 32-25 as the Captain of the Port is establishing a safety zone in Corpus Christi and Oso Bays from Thursday 8 May thru 10 May between the hours of 1100 and 1700 each day.

Please see attached for more information.

Weather / Marine Zone Forecast

Coastal Waters Forecast for Texas National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX

1027 AM CDT Tue May 6 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.

GMZ200-070415-

1027 AM CDT Tue May 6 2025

.SYNOPSIS FOR THE MIDDLE TEXAS COASTAL WATERS...

Fresh to strong (BF 5-6) onshore flow will persist through this afternoon and seas will run 5-7 feet resulting in Small Craft Advisory conditions.

Winds will diminish tonight through the day Wednesday to a gentle to moderate breeze (BF 3-4) with seas slowly subsiding to 3-4 feet by the weekend.

Moderate (30-70%) shower and thunderstorm chances are expected through Thursday.

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GMZ236-237-070415- Copano, Aransas, and Redfish Bays- San Antonio, Mesquite, and Espiritu Santo Bays-

1027 AM CDT Tue May 6 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

.REST OF TODAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Gusts up to 30 knots late this morning and early afternoon. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.

A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms late this morning. A chance of showers and thunderstorms early this afternoon, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms late.

.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth. A chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight.

.WEDNESDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth to slightly choppy. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms.

.THURSDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth to slightly choppy. A chance of showers. A slight chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth to slightly choppy.

.FRIDAY...North winds around 10 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...North winds around 10 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy.

.SATURDAY...North winds around 10 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth to slightly choppy.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

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GMZ231-232-070415- Baffin Bay and Upper Laguna Madre-Corpus Christi and Nueces Bays-

1027 AM CDT Tue May 6 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

.REST OF TODAY...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Bay and inland waters choppy. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms this afternoon.

.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots, diminishing to 5 to 10 knots after midnight. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.

A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight.

.WEDNESDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth. A chance of showers and thunderstorms.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth to slightly choppy. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms.

.THURSDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth to slightly choppy.

A chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth to slightly choppy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening.

.FRIDAY...North winds around 10 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming north after midnight. Bay and inland waters smooth to slightly choppy.

.SATURDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth to slightly choppy.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

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GMZ255-070415- Coastal waters from Port Aransas to Matagorda Ship Channel out 20 NM-

1027 AM CDT Tue May 6 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

.REST OF TODAY...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to 10 to 15 knots late. Seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 5 feet at 6 seconds. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms.

.TONIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 5 feet at 7 seconds. A chance of showers.

A slight chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then a chance of thunderstorms after midnight.

.WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 5 feet at 8 seconds. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: East 5 feet at 8 seconds. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms.

.THURSDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 5 feet at 8 seconds. A chance of thunderstorms.

A chance of showers in the morning, then showers likely in the afternoon.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds around 10 knots, becoming 10 to 15 knots after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 7 seconds.

A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening.

.FRIDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 3 feet.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.

.SATURDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

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GMZ250-070415- Coastal waters from Baffin Bay to Port Aransas out 20 NM-

1027 AM CDT Tue May 6 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

.REST OF TODAY...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Seas 5 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 5 feet at 7 seconds.

A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms early this afternoon.

.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 5 feet at 7 seconds.

A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight.

.WEDNESDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 5 feet at 8 seconds. A chance of thunderstorms. Showers likely, mainly in the morning.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 5 feet at 8 seconds. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms.

.THURSDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: East 5 feet at 8 seconds. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds around 10 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 7 seconds. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening.

.FRIDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds around 10 knots, becoming north after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 feet.

.SATURDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

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GMZ270-275-070415- 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-

1027 AM CDT Tue May 6 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

.REST OF TODAY...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to 10 to 15 knots late. Seas 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 6 feet at 6 seconds. A slight chance of showers late this morning.

.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 5 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 6 feet at 7 seconds. A chance of showers. A slight chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then a chance of thunderstorms after midnight.

.WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds around 10 knots, becoming east in the afternoon. Seas around 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 5 feet at 8 seconds.

A chance of thunderstorms. Showers likely, mainly in the morning.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. Wave Detail: East 6 feet at 8 seconds. A chance of showers.

A slight chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then a chance of thunderstorms after midnight.

.THURSDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. Wave Detail: East 6 feet at 8 seconds. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 7 seconds. A chance of showers and thunderstorms.

.FRIDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 3 feet.

.SATURDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 3 feet. A chance of showers in the morning.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds around 10 knots. Seas around 3 feet.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

Attachments

MSIB 111-23, Gangway Safety Requirements (3).pdf(130 KB )
MSIB 32-25, 2025 Wings over South Texas Airshow.pdf(384 KB )
MSIB 17-25_Vessel Surge Recommendations (3).pdf(1.87 MB )
MSIB 29-25, Barge Shelves, Corpus Christi Ship Channel Cut B (3).pdf(259 KB )
MSIB XX-25, Slow Bell, South Side Marine Center (3).docx(449 KB )
MSIB 26-25, Update 1, Pipeline Repair, Matagorda Ship Channel (3).pdf(279 KB )
MSIB 24-25 Arroyo Colorado River Closure (3).pdf(174 KB )
MSIB 90-24 Harbor Bridge Construction (3).pdf(940 KB )
GIBSON-STGT_AFTER DREDGE 25APR2025 (2).pdf(6.32 MB )

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