Port Update

Corpus Christi, TX

May 08, 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.

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Please find attached MSIB 33-25 as Orion Dredge Company is requesting a slow bell in the Corpus Christi Shipping Channel near Pelican Island from 7th MAY through 15th MAY

ALL VESSELS TRANSITING THIS AREA SHOULD TRAVEL AT THE LOWEST SPEED POSSIBLE.

Please see attached for more information.

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Weather / Marine Zone Forecast

Coastal Waters Forecast for Texas National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX

224 AM CDT Thu May 8 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.

GMZ200-082015-

224 AM CDT Thu May 8 2025

.SYNOPSIS FOR THE MIDDLE TEXAS COASTAL WATERS...

Moderate east-northeasterly winds will prevail today with seas decreasing to 5 to 6ft by this afternoon.

There is a medium to high (50-70%) chance for showers and thunderstorms through tonight.

Winds will shift to the north on Friday, and will generally be gentle to moderate (BF 3-4) through the upcoming weekend.

There will be a low to medium (20-40%) chance of showers and thunderstorms on Saturday with the highest chances over the offshore Gulf waters.

Winds will shift southerly on Monday and remain southerly through early next week.

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GMZ236-237-082015- Copano, Aransas, and Redfish Bays- San Antonio, Mesquite, and Espiritu Santo Bays-

224 AM CDT Thu May 8 2025

...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION...

.TODAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots this afternoon. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.

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

.TONIGHT...East winds around 10 knots, becoming north after midnight. Bay and inland waters smooth too slightly choppy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms.

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

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

.SATURDAY...North winds around 10 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon.

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

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

.SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south after midnight. Bay and inland waters smooth.

.MONDAY...Southwest winds around 5 knots, becoming south in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters smooth.

.MONDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.

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GMZ231-232-082015- Baffin Bay and Upper Laguna Madre-Corpus Christi and Nueces Bays-

224 AM CDT Thu May 8 2025

...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION...

.TODAY...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 thunderstorms this morning. A chance of showers.

A chance of thunderstorms this afternoon.

.TONIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots, becoming northeast after midnight. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy. A chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers.

.FRIDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots.

Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally 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. A slight chance of showers in the afternoon.

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

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

.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south after midnight. Bay and inland waters smooth.

.MONDAY...Southwest winds around 5 knots, becoming south in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters smooth.

.MONDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.

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GMZ255-082015- Coastal waters from Port Aransas to Matagorda Ship Channel out 20 NM-

224 AM CDT Thu May 8 2025

.TODAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. Wave Detail: East 5 feet at 8 seconds. A slight chance of thunderstorms this morning. A chance of showers.

A chance of thunderstorms this afternoon.

.TONIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming northeast after midnight. Seas 4 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 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. Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 7 seconds. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning.

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

Wave Detail: East 3 feet at 7 seconds.

.SATURDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: East 2 feet at 6 seconds. A slight chance of showers in the morning, then a chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...North winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: East 2 feet at 7 seconds.

.SUNDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south after midnight. Seas around 2 feet.

.MONDAY...Southwest winds around 5 knots, becoming south in the afternoon. Seas around 2 feet in the morning, then around 2 feet or less.

.MONDAY NIGHT...South winds around 10 knots, increasing to around 15 knots after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 feet.

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GMZ250-082015- Coastal waters from Baffin Bay to Port Aransas out 20 NM-

224 AM CDT Thu May 8 2025

.TODAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 5 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. Wave Detail: East 5 feet at 8 seconds.

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

.TONIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming northeast after midnight. Seas 4 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 7 seconds. A chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers.

.FRIDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 4 feet at 7 seconds. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming north 10 to 15 knots after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: East 3 feet at 7 seconds.

.SATURDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: East 2 feet at 6 seconds. A slight chance of showers in the afternoon.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...North winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: East 2 feet at 7 seconds.

.SUNDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 5 knots, becoming south after midnight. Seas around 2 feet.

.MONDAY...Southwest winds around 5 knots, becoming south in the afternoon. Seas around 2 feet.

.MONDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.

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GMZ270-275-082015- 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-

224 AM CDT Thu May 8 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CDT EARLY THIS MORNING...

.TODAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. Wave Detail: East 5 feet at 8 seconds. A chance of showers this morning. A chance of thunderstorms. Showers likely this afternoon.

.TONIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 7 seconds. A chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers.

.FRIDAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 7 seconds and northeast 3 feet at 4 seconds.

A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 7 seconds and north 2 feet at 4 seconds. A slight chance of showers after midnight.

.SATURDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 3 feet at 5 seconds. A slight chance of showers.

A slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...North winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: East 3 feet at 7 seconds. A chance of showers.

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

.SUNDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds around 5 knots, becoming southwest after midnight. Seas around 2 feet.

.MONDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.

.MONDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.

Attachments

MSIB 111-23, Gangway Safety Requirements (5).pdf(130 KB )
MSIB 32-25, 2025 Wings over South Texas Airshow (2).pdf(384 KB )
MSIB 29-25, Barge Shelves, Corpus Christi Ship Channel Cut B (5).pdf(259 KB )
MSIB XX-25, Slow Bell, South Side Marine Center (5).docx(449 KB )
MSIB 26-25, Update 1, Pipeline Repair, Matagorda Ship Channel (5).pdf(279 KB )
MSIB 33-25, Slow Bell, CCSC Pelican Island.pdf(191 KB )
MSIB 17-25_Vessel Surge Recommendations (5).pdf(1.87 MB )
MSIB 24-25 Arroyo Colorado River Closure (5).pdf(174 KB )
MSIB 90-24 Harbor Bridge Construction (5).pdf(940 KB )
GIBSON-STGT_AFTER DREDGE 25APR2025 (4).pdf(6.32 MB )

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