Port Update
Corpus Christi, TX
May 29, 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 1100 to 1500.
Please see attached for more information.
Weather / Marine Zone Forecast
Coastal Waters Forecast for Texas National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX
213 AM CDT Thu May 29 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.
GMZ200-292015-
213 AM CDT Thu May 29 2025
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE MIDDLE TEXAS COASTAL WATERS...
Light to gentle (BF 2-3) onshore flow will persist through the weekend then will strengthen to gentle to moderate (BF 3-4)
Sunday before increasing to predominately moderate levels (BF 4) Monday night.
Low rain chances will exist everyday from today to Monday across the bays and Gulf waters.
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GMZ236-237-292015- Copano, Aransas, and Redfish Bays- San Antonio, Mesquite, and Espiritu Santo Bays-
213 AM CDT Thu May 29 2025
.TODAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.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 slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south after midnight. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.SUNDAY...South winds around 5 knots, becoming southeast in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.MONDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.
.MONDAY 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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GMZ231-232-292015- Baffin Bay and Upper Laguna Madre-Corpus Christi and Nueces Bays-
213 AM CDT Thu May 29 2025
.TODAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.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 slight chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south after midnight. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds around 5 knots, increasing to 5 to 10 knots in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.MONDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, increasing to 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.
.MONDAY 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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GMZ255-292015- Coastal waters from Port Aransas to Matagorda Ship Channel out 20 NM-
213 AM CDT Thu May 29 2025
.TODAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 6 seconds. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms early this morning.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 6 seconds.
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds around 5 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 6 seconds. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming around 5 knots after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 7 seconds.
.SATURDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east in the afternoon. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 6 seconds and northeast 1 foot at 3 seconds. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south after midnight. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: East 2 feet at 5 seconds.
.SUNDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...South winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
.MONDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.
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GMZ250-292015- Coastal waters from Baffin Bay to Port Aransas out 20 NM-
213 AM CDT Thu May 29 2025
.TODAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 6 seconds.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 6 seconds.
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 6 seconds.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 7 seconds.
.SATURDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 6 seconds and northeast 1 foot at 3 seconds. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south after midnight. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: East 2 feet at 5 seconds.
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
.MONDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.
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GMZ270-275-292015- 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-
213 AM CDT Thu May 29 2025
.TODAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to 5 to 10 knots late this morning and afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 4 feet at 6 seconds.
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms until late afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 6 seconds.
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds around 5 knots. Seas around 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 6 seconds. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds around 5 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 7 seconds.
.SATURDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 6 seconds. A slight chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers, mainly in the morning.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 5 knots, becoming south after midnight. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: East 2 feet at 5 seconds.
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...South winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
.MONDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet.
Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.
Attachments
- MSIB 38-25, 72-Hour Safety Zone, Pipeline Repair, Matagorda Ship Channel (4).pdf(277 KB )
- MSIB 111-23, Gangway Safety Requirements (18).pdf(130 KB )
- MSIB 42-25, Safety Zone, Callan Pipeline Closure (1).pdf(287 KB )
- MSIB 26-25, Update 1, Pipeline Repair, Matagorda Ship Channel (18).pdf(279 KB )
- MSIB 17-25_Vessel Surge Recommendations (18).pdf(1.87 MB )
- GIBSON-STGT_AFTER DREDGE 25APR2025 (17).pdf(6.32 MB )
- MSIB 90-24 Harbor Bridge Construction (18).pdf(940 KB )
