Port Update
Corpus Christi, TX
September 09, 2025
Notices
🌅SUNRISE: 0715 hrs.
🌄SUNSET: 1945 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 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 76-25 as the Port of Harlingen noticed the Coast Guard that construction has begun on their main dock in the turning basin, work commenced 4 August 2025 and will continue through 25 April 2026.
Monday – Saturday 0700 to 1730.
Please see attached for more information.
Weather / Marine Zone Forecast
Coastal Waters Forecast for Texas National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX
1226 AM CDT Tue Sep 9 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.
GMZ200-091815-
1226 AM CDT Tue Sep 9 2025
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE MIDDLE TEXAS COASTAL WATERS...
A gentle to moderate breeze is expected to persist this week across the Gulf waters with medium to high (40-75%) chances for showers and thunderstorms Wednesday and Thursday.
As we head into Friday and this weekend, rain chances will drop to lower (20-40%) levels.
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GMZ236-237-091815- Copano, Aransas, and Redfish Bays- San Antonio, Mesquite, and Espiritu Santo Bays-
1226 AM CDT Tue Sep 9 2025
.TODAY...Northeast winds around 10 knots, becoming east late. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy.
.TONIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters smooth. A slight chance of showers. A slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth. A slight chance of showers in the evening, then a chance of showers after midnight.
.THURSDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots, increasing to 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy. A chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to 5 to 10 knots after midnight. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.
.FRIDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming southeast 5 to 10 knots after midnight. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.
.SATURDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth.
Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.
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GMZ231-232-091815- Baffin Bay and Upper Laguna Madre-Corpus Christi and Nueces Bays-
1226 AM CDT Tue Sep 9 2025
.TODAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming east late. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.
A chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms early this morning, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms late this morning and early afternoon.
.TONIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to 5 to 10 knots after midnight. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.
.WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy. A slight chance of showers.
A slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to 5 to 10 knots after midnight. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.
A slight chance of showers in the evening, then a chance of showers after midnight.
.THURSDAY...East winds 5 to 10 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.
Showers likely in the morning, then a chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...East 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 chance of showers.
.FRIDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots, increasing to 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.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming southeast 5 to 10 knots after midnight. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.
.SATURDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots, increasing to 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy. A chance of showers in the morning.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to 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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GMZ255-091815- Coastal waters from Port Aransas to Matagorda Ship Channel out 20 NM-
1226 AM CDT Tue Sep 9 2025
.TODAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: East 3 feet at 5 seconds. A slight chance of showers early this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to 5 to 10 knots after midnight. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: East 2 feet at 5 seconds.
.WEDNESDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots, increasing to 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: East 2 feet at 5 seconds. A slight chance of showers.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: East 2 feet at 4 seconds. A chance of showers.
.THURSDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: East 3 feet at 5 seconds. A slight chance of thunderstorms. Showers likely, mainly in the morning.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: East 3 feet at 5 seconds. A chance of showers.
.FRIDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. A chance of showers in the morning.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
.SATURDAY...East winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. A chance of showers after midnight.
Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.
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GMZ250-091815- Coastal waters from Baffin Bay to Port Aransas out 20 NM-
1226 AM CDT Tue Sep 9 2025
.TODAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: East 3 feet at 5 seconds. A slight chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers, mainly this morning.
.TONIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to 5 to 10 knots after midnight. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: East 2 feet at 5 seconds. A slight chance of showers after midnight.
.WEDNESDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: East 2 feet at 5 seconds. A chance of showers. A slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: East 2 feet at 5 seconds. A chance of showers.
.THURSDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots, increasing to 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: East 2 feet at 5 seconds and east 2 feet at 8 seconds. A slight chance of thunderstorms.
Showers likely, mainly in the morning.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: East 2 feet at 7 seconds. A chance of showers. A chance of thunderstorms after midnight.
.FRIDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 2 feet. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. A chance of showers after midnight.
.SATURDAY...East winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. A chance of showers in the morning.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 3 feet. A chance of showers after midnight.
Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.
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GMZ270-275-091815- 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-
1226 AM CDT Tue Sep 9 2025
.TODAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: East 3 feet at 5 seconds. A chance of thunderstorms this morning. A chance of showers. A slight chance of thunderstorms this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...East winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: East 3 feet at 5 seconds. A slight chance of showers after midnight.
.WEDNESDAY...East winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: East 2 feet at 5 seconds. A chance of showers.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: East 2 feet at 4 seconds and east 1 foot at 7 seconds. A chance of showers in the evening, then showers likely after midnight.
.THURSDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: East 3 feet at 6 seconds. Showers likely with a slight chance of thunderstorms.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: East 3 feet at 6 seconds. A chance of showers.
.FRIDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. A chance of thunderstorms in the morning. A chance of showers.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 3 feet. A chance of showers after midnight.
.SATURDAY...East winds around 10 knots. Seas around 3 feet. A chance of showers.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas around 3 feet. A chance of showers after midnight.
Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.
