Port Update
Corpus Christi, TX
May 28, 2025
Notices
🌅SUNRISE: 0630 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 38-25 as the COTP is establishing a safety zone as Texas Eastern Transmission Pipeline has informed the U.S. Coast Guard that they will be performing pipeline repair work in the Matagorda Ship Channel beginning at 0700 26 MAY to 0700 29 MAY 2025.
Please see attached for more information.
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Please find attached MSIB 42-25 as The Captain of the Port is establishing a safety zone in the Corpus Christi Ship Channel for Callan Marine has informed the U.S. Coast Guard that they will be removing a submerged pipeline in the Corpus Christi Ship channel on 29 May 2025 from 1000 to 1400.
Please see attached for more information.
Weather / Marine Zone Forecast
Coastal Waters Forecast for Texas National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX
816 AM CDT Wed May 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-
816 AM CDT Wed May 28 2025
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE MIDDLE TEXAS COASTAL WATERS...
A gentle to occasionally moderate (BF 3-4) onshore breeze can be expected today through the weekend.
There is a medium to high (40-70%) chance of showers and thunderstorms this morning then decreasing to a low (10-20%) by this afternoon.
A low to medium (10-30%) chance of showers and thunderstorms is expected through the weekend.
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GMZ236-237-290215- Copano, Aransas, and Redfish Bays- San Antonio, Mesquite, and Espiritu Santo Bays-
816 AM CDT Wed May 28, 2025
.REST OF TODAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth. Showers and thunderstorms likely early this morning, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms early this afternoon.
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms late.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth. A slight chance of thunderstorms. A slight chance of showers.
.THURSDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth. A chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly in the morning.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.FRIDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northeast after midnight. Bay and inland waters smooth to slightly choppy.
.SATURDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters smooth. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth.
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-
816 AM CDT Wed May 28, 2025
.REST OF TODAY...East winds around 10 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy. Showers and thunderstorms likely early this morning, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms early this afternoon.
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms late.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.THURSDAY...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 slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning.
.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 around 5 knots, becoming east in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters smooth. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.SATURDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters smooth. A chance of showers. A chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth.
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-
816 AM CDT Wed May 28, 2025
.REST OF TODAY...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas around 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 7 seconds.
Showers and thunderstorms likely early this morning, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms early this afternoon. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms late.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas around 3 feet.
Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 7 seconds. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.THURSDAY...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas around 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 7 seconds. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 7 seconds.
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds around 5 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 7 seconds. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northeast after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 7 seconds.
.SATURDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east in the afternoon. Seas around 2 feet. A chance of showers. A chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming around 5 knots after midnight. Seas around 2 feet.
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 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-
816 AM CDT Wed May 28, 2025
.REST OF TODAY...East winds around 10 knots. Seas around 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 7 seconds.
Showers and thunderstorms likely early this morning, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms early this afternoon. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms late.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas around 3 feet.
Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 7 seconds.
.THURSDAY...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas around 3 feet.
Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 7 seconds. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 7 seconds.
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 7 seconds. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 7 seconds.
.SATURDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. A chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 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-
816 AM CDT Wed May 28, 2025
.REST OF TODAY...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 4 feet at 7 seconds.
Showers and thunderstorms likely early this morning, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms early this afternoon. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms late.
.TONIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming southeast after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 4 feet at 7 seconds. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.THURSDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to 5 to 10 knots in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 4 feet at 7 seconds.
A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning, then a slight chance of showers in the afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 7 seconds.
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds around 5 knots. Seas around 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 7 seconds. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 7 seconds.
.SATURDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. A chance of showers. A chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast after midnight. Seas around 2 feet.
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.
Attachments
- MSIB 38-25, 72-Hour Safety Zone, Pipeline Repair, Matagorda Ship Channel (3).pdf(277 KB )
- MSIB 111-23, Gangway Safety Requirements (17).pdf(130 KB )
- MSIB 17-25_Vessel Surge Recommendations (17).pdf(1.87 MB )
- MSIB 42-25, Safety Zone, Callan Pipeline Closure.pdf(287 KB )
- MSIB 26-25, Update 1, Pipeline Repair, Matagorda Ship Channel (17).pdf(279 KB )
- MSIB 90-24 Harbor Bridge Construction (17).pdf(940 KB )
- GIBSON-STGT_AFTER DREDGE 25APR2025 (16).pdf(6.32 MB )
