Port Update
Corpus Christi, TX
May 19, 2025
Notices
🌅SUNRISE: 0645 hrs.
🌄SUNSET: 2015 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 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 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 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 35-25 as the COTP is establishing a safety zone in the La Quinta Ship Channel. Kiewit Offshore will be performing a module loading operations for 90 consecutive hours in the La Quita ship Channel beginning from 0600 on 20 May 2025 through 2359 23 May 2025.
Please see attached for more information.
Weather / Marine Zone Forecast
Coastal Waters Forecast for Texas...UPDATED National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX
523 AM CDT Mon May 19 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.
GMZ200-192315-
523 AM CDT Mon May 19 2025
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE MIDDLE TEXAS COASTAL WATERS...
Fresh south-southeasterly winds (BF 5) will continue through sunrise before briefly relaxing to moderate to fresh strength, andseas increasing to 5-7 ft.
Tonight, southeasterly winds increase back to fresh strength with seas decreasing to 5-6 ft.
A gentle east to southeasterly breeze (BF 3) will persist Tuesday night through Thursday due to a nearly stationary front across South Texas.
A moderate onshore breeze (BF 4) will dominate Thursday night through this weekend.
There is a low chance for showers and thunderstorms beginning Thursday and continuing through the weekend.
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GMZ236-237-192315- Copano, Aransas, and Redfish Bays- San Antonio, Mesquite, and Espiritu Santo Bays-
523 AM CDT Mon May 19 2025
.TODAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Bay and inland waters choppy.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots, becoming south 10 to 15 knots after midnight. Bay and inland waters choppy.
.TUESDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming around 5 knots after midnight. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.WEDNESDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming around 5 knots after midnight. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.THURSDAY...Southeast winds around 5 knots, increasing to around 10 knots in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.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.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.
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GMZ231-232-192315- Baffin Bay and Upper Laguna Madre-Corpus Christi and Nueces Bays-
523 AM CDT Mon May 19 2025
.TODAY...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Bay and inland waters choppy.
.TONIGHT...South winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Bay and inland waters choppy.
.TUESDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.WEDNESDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots, increasing to 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to 5 to 10 knots after midnight. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.
.THURSDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to 5 to 10 knots after midnight. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.
.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.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.
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GMZ255-192315- Coastal waters from Port Aransas to Matagorda Ship Channel out 20 NM-
523 AM CDT Mon May 19 2025
.TODAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Seas 5 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 6 feet at 7 seconds.
.TONIGHT...South winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 5 feet at 7 seconds.
.TUESDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 5 feet at 7 seconds.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 4 feet at 7 seconds.
.WEDNESDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 7 seconds.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots, becoming 5 to 10 knots after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 7 seconds.
.THURSDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 3 feet.
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GMZ250-192315- Coastal waters from Baffin Bay to Port Aransas out 20 NM-
523 AM CDT Mon May 19 2025
.TODAY...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Seas 5 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 6 feet at 7 seconds.
.TONIGHT...South winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Seas 5 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 6 feet at 7 seconds.
.TUESDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 5 feet at 7 seconds.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 4 feet at 7 seconds.
.WEDNESDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 7 seconds.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots, becoming 5 to 10 knots after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 7 seconds.
.THURSDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 15 knots. Seas around 3 feet.
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GMZ270-275-192315- 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-
523 AM CDT Mon May 19 2025
.TODAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 6 feet at 7 seconds.
.TONIGHT...South 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.
.TUESDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots, diminishing to 5 to 10 knots in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 6 feet at 7 seconds.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 4 feet at 7 seconds.
.WEDNESDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 7 seconds.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 7 seconds.
.THURSDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet.
Attachments
- MSIB 35-25 Safety Zone, La Quinta Ship Channel - Kiewit Offshore Services Operations (1).pdf(227 KB )
- MSIB 26-25, Update 1, Pipeline Repair, Matagorda Ship Channel (11).pdf(279 KB )
- MSIB 17-25_Vessel Surge Recommendations (11).pdf(1.87 MB )
- MSIB 111-23, Gangway Safety Requirements (11).pdf(130 KB )
- MSIB 90-24 Harbor Bridge Construction (11).pdf(940 KB )
- GIBSON-STGT_AFTER DREDGE 25APR2025 (10).pdf(6.32 MB )
