Port Update
Corpus Christi, TX
August 07, 2025
Notices
🌅SUNRISE: 0700 hrs.
🌄SUNSET: 2015 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 MSIB 75-25 as the Captain of the Port is establishing a safety zone in the La Quinta Ship Channel for a pipeline removal operation on 7th August 1400 – 1800.
Please see attached for more information.
Weather / Marine Zone Forecast
Coastal Waters Forecast for Texas National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX
1233 PM CDT Thu Aug 7 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 highest1/3 of the waves
...along with occasional height of the average highest 10 percent of the waves.
GMZ200-080630-
1233 PM CDT Thu Aug 7 2025
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE MIDDLE TEXAS COASTAL WATERS...
A light to gentle (BF 2-3) south to southeast flow is expected during the overnight hours then increasing to a gentle to moderate (BF 3-4) breeze during the afternoons and evenings each day through early next week.
There is 10-20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms Friday increasing to a 20-45 percent over the weekend and into Monday.
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GMZ236-237-080630- Copano, Aransas, and Redfish Bays- San Antonio, Mesquite, and Espiritu Santo Bays-
1233 PM CDT Thu Aug 7 2025
.TONIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming around 5 knots late. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.FRIDAY...Southwest winds around 5 knots, becoming southeast in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight.
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.MONDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.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.
Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.
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GMZ231-232-080630- Baffin Bay and Upper Laguna Madre-Corpus Christi and Nueces Bays-
1233 PM CDT Thu Aug 7 2025
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots, becoming south 5 to 10 knots after midnight. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.
.FRIDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots, becoming south 5 to 10 knots after midnight. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds around 5 knots, increasing to 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots, diminishing to 5 to 10 knots after midnight. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.
A slight chance of showers after midnight.
.SUNDAY...South winds around 5 knots, becoming southeast 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots, becoming south 5 to 10 knots after midnight. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.
.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, becoming south 5 to 10 knots after midnight. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.
.TUESDAY...Southeast winds around 5 knots, increasing to 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming south 5 to 10 knots after midnight. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.
Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.
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GMZ255-080630- Coastal waters from Port Aransas to Matagorda Ship Channel out 20 NM-
1233 PM CDT Thu Aug 7 2025
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots, becoming south late. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 5 seconds.
.FRIDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast in the afternoon. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 6 seconds.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 6 seconds.
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds around 5 knots, becoming 5 to 10 knots in the afternoon. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 5 seconds. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning, then a slight chance of showers in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots, becoming 5 to 10 knots after midnight. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 4 seconds. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight.
.SUNDAY...South winds around 5 knots, becoming southeast in the afternoon. Seas around 2 feet in the morning, then around 2 feet or less. Wave Detail: Southeast 1 foot at 4 seconds.
A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots, becoming south after midnight. Seas around 2 feet.
.MONDAY...South winds around 5 knots, becoming southeast in the afternoon. Seas around 2 feet or less.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
.TUESDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet or less, then around 2 feet in the afternoon.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.
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GMZ250-080630- Coastal waters from Baffin Bay to Port Aransas out 20 NM-
1233 PM CDT Thu Aug 7 2025
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots, becoming south after
midnight. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 5 seconds.
.FRIDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast in the afternoon. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 6 seconds.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots with gusts up to 20 knots, becoming south after midnight. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 6 seconds.
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds around 5 knots, becoming east with gusts up to 20 knots in the afternoon. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 6 seconds and east 1 foot at 3 seconds.
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots with gusts up to 20 knots, becoming 5 to 10 knots after midnight. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: East 2 feet at 5 seconds.
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight.
.SUNDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast in the afternoon. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: East 1 foot at 4 seconds.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots, becoming south after midnight. Seas around 2 feet.
.MONDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast in the afternoon. Seas around 2 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots, becoming south after midnight. Seas around 2 feet.
.TUESDAY...Southeast winds around 5 knots, becoming 5 to 10 knots in the afternoon. Seas around 2 feet.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.
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GMZ270-275-080630- 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-
1233 PM CDT Thu Aug 7 2025
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south after midnight. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 5 seconds.
.FRIDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east in the afternoon. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 7 seconds. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 7 seconds. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight.
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds around 5 knots, becoming east in the afternoon. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 7 seconds and northeast 1 foot at 4 seconds.
A chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly in the morning.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots, becoming 5 to 10 knots after midnight. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: East 2 feet at 4 seconds. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight.
.SUNDAY...South winds around 5 knots, becoming southeast in the afternoon. Seas around 2 feet in the morning, then around 2 feet or less. Wave Detail: East 1 foot at 4 seconds.
A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south after midnight. Seas around 2 feet.
.MONDAY...South winds around 5 knots, becoming southeast in the afternoon. Seas around 2 feet or less. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots, becoming south after midnight. Seas around 2 feet.
.TUESDAY...Southeast winds around 5 knots, becoming 5 to 10 knots in the afternoon. Seas around 2 feet.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.
Attachments
- MSIB 111-23, Gangway Safety Requirements (8).pdf(130 KB )
- MSIB 75-25, Update 1, Safety Zone, Callan Marine Maintenance Dredging Removal, La Quinta SC.pdf(286 KB )
- MSIB 17-25_Vessel Surge Recommendations (8).pdf(1.87 MB )
- MSIB 90-24 Harbor Bridge Construction (8).pdf(940 KB )
- MSIB 36-25 Hurricane Preparedness final (8).pdf(4.69 MB )
