Port Update
Corpus Christi, TX
June 12, 2025
Notices
🌅SUNRISE: 0630 hrs.
🌄SUNSET: 2030 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 111-23 for GANGWAY SAFETY REQUIREMENTS
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Please find attached 36-25 as the 2025 Hurricane Season commences 1st JUNE and continues thru 30 NOVEMBER.
Please see attached for more information..
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Please find attached MSIB 46-25 as The Captain of the Port is establishing a worksite in the Corpus Christi Ship Channel, Inner Harbor. Callan Marine has informed the U.S. Coast Guard that they will be installing submerged pipeline in the inner harbor, 12 June 2025 from 1000 to 1400.
Please see attached for more information.
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Please find attached MSIB 47-25 for the Texas Water Safari will take place between San Marcos, Tx to Seadrift, Tx via the Guadalupe River and norther portion of the San Antonio Bay.
The event is scheduled to commence from San Marcos , Tx on 13 June 2025 at 0900 and conclude in Seadrift, Tx by 17 June 2025 at 0100.
Please see attached for more information.
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Please find attached MSIB xx-25 as the Captain of the Port is establishing a worksite in the Corpus Christi Ship Channel Inner Harbor. Callan Marine has informed the U.S. Coast Guard that they will be installing submerged pipeline in the inner harbor on 14 June 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
1234 AM CDT Thu Jun 12 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.
GMZ200-121815- 1234 AM CDT Thu Jun 12 2025
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE MIDDLE TEXAS COASTAL WATERS...
A moderate to at times fresh breeze (BF 4-5) will persist into next week, with periods of Small Craft Exercise Caution conditions.
A low to moderate (20-50%) chance of rain is expected daily through early next week.
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GMZ236-237-121815- Copano, Aransas, and Redfish Bays- San Antonio, Mesquite, and Espiritu Santo Bays-
1234 AM CDT Thu Jun 12 2025
.TODAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight.
.FRIDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly in the morning.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.
.SATURDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly in the morning.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy.
.MONDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.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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GMZ231-232-121815- Baffin Bay and Upper Laguna Madre-Corpus Christi and Nueces Bays-
1234 AM CDT Thu Jun 12 2025
.TODAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.
A chance of showers and thunderstorms until late afternoon, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms late.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight.
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy. A chance of showers in the afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.
.MONDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. 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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GMZ255-121815- Coastal waters from Port Aransas to Matagorda Ship Channel out 20 NM-
1234 AM CDT Thu Jun 12 2025
...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION...
.TODAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 5 feet at 6 seconds.
A chance of showers and thunderstorms until late afternoon, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms late. Patchy fog early this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds around 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Seas around 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 4 feet at 7 seconds.
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight.
.FRIDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 4 feet at 6 seconds. A chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly in the morning.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 4 feet at 7 seconds. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight.
.SATURDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 4 feet at 7 seconds. A chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly in the morning.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 7 seconds.
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 3 feet. A chance of thunderstorms in the morning. A chance of showers.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 3 feet.
.MONDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 3 feet. A chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 3 feet.
Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.
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GMZ250-121815- Coastal waters from Baffin Bay to Port Aransas out 20 NM-
1234 AM CDT Thu Jun 12 2025
...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION...
.TODAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: East 5 feet at 7 seconds. A chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly this morning.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas around 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 7 seconds. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight.
.FRIDAY...South winds around 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Seas around 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 6 seconds. A chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly in the morning.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Seas around 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 7 seconds. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight.
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 4 feet at 6 seconds. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East 3 feet at 7 seconds.
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 3 feet. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 3 feet.
.MONDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 3 feet. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 3 feet.
Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.
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GMZ270-275-121815- 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-
1234 AM CDT Thu Jun 12 2025
...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION...
.TODAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to 10 to 15 knots late. Seas 4 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 5 feet at 6 seconds.
A chance of showers and thunderstorms this morning, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms early this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming south 15 to 20 knots after midnight. Seas 4 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 6 seconds.
A chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight.
.FRIDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 4 feet at 6 seconds.
A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning, then a slight chance of showers in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Seas around 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 6 seconds. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight.
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 4 feet at 7 seconds.
A chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then a slight chance of showers in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 4 feet at 6 seconds.
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. A chance of thunderstorms in the morning. A chance of showers.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 3 feet.
.MONDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 3 feet. A chance of thunderstorms in the morning. A chance of showers.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 3 feet.
Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.
Attachments
- MSIB XX-25, Worksite, Callan Marine, Inner Harbor.docx(481 KB )
- MSIB 111-23, Gangway Safety Requirements (23).pdf(130 KB )
- MSIB 47-25, Texas Water Safari (1).pdf(221 KB )
- MSIB 46-25, Worksite, Callan Marine, Inner Harbor (1).pdf(275 KB )
- MSIB 17-25_Vessel Surge Recommendations (23).pdf(1.87 MB )
- MSIB 90-24 Harbor Bridge Construction (23).pdf(940 KB )
- MSIB 36-25 Hurricane Preparedness final (4).pdf(4.69 MB )
