Port Update
Corpus Christi, TX
July 10, 2025
Notices
🌅SUNRISE: 0645 hrs.
🌄SUNSET: 2030 hrs.
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Central Daylight Time
GMT-5
MARSEC LEVEL 1
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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 MSIB 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 update 1 MSIB 59-25 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 pieline in the Inner Harbor on 10 July 2025 from 1000 to 1400.
Please see attached for more information.
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Please find attached MSIB 60-25 as the U.S. Coast Guard has been informed that the Victoria Barge Canal Railroad Lift Bridge in vicinity of mile marker 29 is inoperable and in the down position as a result of a lightning strike from a recent thunderstorm affecting electrical equipment.
Emergency maintenance is being performed with an estimated time of repair 3-4 days.
Please see attached for more information.
Weather / Marine Zone Forecast
Coastal Waters Forecast for Texas National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX
1219 AM CDT Thu Jul 10 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.
GMZ200-101830-
1219 AM CDT Thu Jul 10 2025
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE MIDDLE TEXAS COASTAL WATERS...
Expect a mainly moderate (BF 4) onshore breeze across most of the waters through this weekend and into early next week.
We'll keep low to moderate chances (25-50%) for showers/thunderstorms through Saturday, with drier conditions next week.
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GMZ236-237-101830- Copano, Aransas, and Redfish Bays- San Antonio, Mesquite, and Espiritu Santo Bays-
1219 AM CDT Thu Jul 10 2025
.TODAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots, increasing to 10 to 15 knots late. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy. Hazy.
.TONIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy. Hazy.
.FRIDAY...South 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. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight.
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy. A chance of showers.
A slight chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.
.SUNDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast 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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GMZ231-232-101830- Baffin Bay and Upper Laguna Madre-Corpus Christi and Nueces Bays-
1219 AM CDT Thu Jul 10 2025
.TODAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots, becoming southeast with gusts up to 20 knots late. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy. Hazy.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy. Hazy.
.FRIDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming southeast 15 to 20 knots in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters choppy.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to 10 to 15 knots after midnight. Bay and inland waters choppy.
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots, increasing to 15 to 20 knots in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters choppy.
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Gusts up to 25 knots in the evening. 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.
.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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GMZ255-101830-Coastal waters from Port Aransas to Matagorda Ship Channel out 20 NM-
1219 AM CDT Thu Jul 10 2025
.TODAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: South 2 feet at 5 seconds. Hazy.
.TONIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: South 3 feet at 5 seconds. Hazy.
.FRIDAY...South winds around 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Seas around 3 feet. Wave Detail: South 3 feet at 5 seconds. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 4 feet at 5 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 chance of showers.
A slight chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 6 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.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 3 feet.
Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.
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GMZ250-101830- Coastal waters from Baffin Bay to Port Aransas out 20 NM-
1219 AM CDT Thu Jul 10 2025
.TODAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: South 3 feet at 5 seconds. Hazy.
.TONIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Seas around 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 5 seconds. Hazy.
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds around 15 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 5 seconds.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 4 feet at 5 seconds. A slight chance of showers after midnight.
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds around 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Seas around 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 6 seconds. A chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 6 seconds.
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 3 feet. A chance of showers 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.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 3 feet.
Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.
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GMZ270-275-101830- 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-
1219 AM CDT Thu Jul 10 2025
.TODAY...South winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: South 2 feet at 5 seconds. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms early this morning. Hazy.
.TONIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 6 seconds. Hazy.
.FRIDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 5 seconds. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 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 after midnight.
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 4 feet at 6 seconds. A chance of showers. A chance of thunderstorms, mainly in the morning.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 3 feet. Wave Detail: East 3 feet at 6 seconds.
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas around 3 feet. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas around 3 feet.
.MONDAY...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas around 3 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 3 feet.
Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.
Attachments
- MSIB 60-25, Victoria Barge Canal Railroad Lift Bridge Inoperative.pdf(235 KB )
- MSIB 111-23, Gangway Safety Requirements (1).pdf(130 KB )
- MSIB 59-25, Update 1, Worksite, Callan Marine, Inner Harbor, 10JUL (1).pdf(274 KB )
- MSIB 17-25_Vessel Surge Recommendations (1).pdf(1.87 MB )
- MSIB 90-24 Harbor Bridge Construction (1).pdf(940 KB )
- MSIB 36-25 Hurricane Preparedness final (1).pdf(4.69 MB )
