Port Update

Corpus Christi, TX

December 17, 2025

Notices

🌅SUNRISE: 0715 hrs.

🌄SUNSET: 1730 hrs.

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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 IS OPEN

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Please find attached 8.0 NEW WORKBOOK.

Kindly note, starting December 9, 2025 U.S. Coast Guard will require a new workbook (version 8.0) for all email submissions, NOAD web service submissions, and eNOAD imports.

After this date no previous versions will be accepted, even for updates and departures if you used older versions for the arrival. The new workbook version 8.0 is attached and will be accepted starting December 9, 2025.

Please save the workbook and start using it on that date. DO NOT USE BEFORE DECEMBER 9th, 2025.

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MSIB 110-25 The Captain of the Port is establishing a safety zone in the La Quinta Channel. Callan Marine has informed the U.S. coast Guard that they will b e performing pipeline removal operations near the entrance 18 DECEMBER 0900 to 1500.

Please see attached for more information.

Weather / Marine Zone Forecast

Coastal Waters Forecast for Texas National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX

1203 AM CST Wed Dec 17 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.

GMZ200-171915-

1203 AM CST Wed Dec 17 2025

.SYNOPSIS FOR THE MIDDLE TEXAS COASTAL WATERS...

Expect gentle to moderate onshore flow with 2-3 ft seas through Thursday afternoon.

Thursday night a cold front move through with winds increasing to mostly fresh (BF 5) and seas increasing to 4-6 ft.

Conditions start improving late Friday morning and surface winds return to a gentle to moderate (BF 3-4) southeasterly flow by

Saturday morning. Seas generally will stay around 2-3 ft through Sunday.

Showers and thunderstorms will be prevalent today and ending by Thursday morning.

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GMZ236-237-171915- Copano, Aransas, and Redfish Bays- San Antonio, Mesquite, and Espiritu Santo Bays-

1203 AM CST Wed Dec 17 2025

.TODAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth. Patchy fog until late afternoon. A chance of thunderstorms. Showers until late afternoon, then a chance of showers late.

.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south after midnight. Bay and inland waters smooth. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening.

.THURSDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northeast 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots after midnight. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.

.FRIDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming east 5 to 10 knots in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 5 knots, becoming south after midnight. Bay and inland waters smooth.

.SATURDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots, increasing to 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.

.SUNDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ231-232-171915- Baffin Bay and Upper Laguna Madre-Corpus Christi and Nueces Bays-

1203 AM CST Wed Dec 17 2025

.TODAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth. Patchy fog until late afternoon. A chance of thunderstorms. Showers until late afternoon, then a chance of showers late.

.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south after midnight. Bay and inland waters smooth. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening.

.THURSDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots, increasing to 15 to 20 knots after midnight. Bay and inland waters choppy to occasionally rough.

.FRIDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots, becoming east 5 to 10 knots in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south after midnight. Bay and inland waters smooth.

.SATURDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...South winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to 10 to 15 knots after midnight. Bay and inland waters choppy.

.SUNDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.

.SUNDAY 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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GMZ255-171915- Coastal waters from Port Aransas to Matagorda Ship Channel out 20 NM-

1203 AM CST Wed Dec 17 2025

.TODAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 6 seconds. Patchy fog until late afternoon. A chance of thunderstorms.

Showers until late afternoon, then a chance of showers late.

.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 6 seconds. A slight chance of thunderstorms in the evening. A slight chance of showers.

.THURSDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 7 seconds.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming northeast 15 to 20 knots after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 feet, building to 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet after midnight.

Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 7 seconds, becoming northeast 4 feet at 5 seconds and southeast 2 feet at 7 seconds.

.FRIDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots, becoming east 5 to 10 knots in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 6 seconds.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 6 seconds.

.SATURDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.

.SUNDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

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GMZ250-171915- Coastal waters from Baffin Bay to Port Aransas out 20 NM-

1203 AM CST Wed Dec 17 2025

.TODAY...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas around 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 6 seconds. Patchy fog this morning. A chance of thunderstorms this morning. Showers.

Thunderstorms likely this afternoon.

.TONIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots, becoming south after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 6 seconds. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening.

.THURSDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 6 seconds.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots, increasing to 15 to 20 knots after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 feet, building to 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet after midnight.

Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 7 seconds, becoming northeast 4 feet at 5 seconds and southeast 2 feet at 6 seconds.

.FRIDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to 5 to 10 knots in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: East 5 feet at 6 seconds.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south after midnight. Seas around 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 6 seconds.

.SATURDAY...South winds around 10 knots, increasing to 15 to 20 knots in the afternoon. Seas around 3 feet.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...South winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet.

.SUNDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to 5 to 10 knots after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 feet.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

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GMZ270-275-171915- 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-

1203 AM CST Wed Dec 17 2025

.TODAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 6 seconds. A chance of thunderstorms. Showers. Patchy fog late this morning and early afternoon.

.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming south with gusts up to 20 knots after midnight. Seas around 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 6 seconds. A chance of showers.

A chance of thunderstorms, mainly in the evening.

.THURSDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots, becoming west 5 to 10 knots in the afternoon. Seas around 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 7 seconds.

A slight chance of showers in the morning.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming northeast 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots after midnight. Seas around 3 feet, building to 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet after midnight. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 7 seconds, becoming northeast 5 feet at 5 seconds and south 2 feet at 5 seconds.

.FRIDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots, becoming east 5 to 10 knots in the afternoon.

Seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet, subsiding to 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet in the afternoon. Wave Detail: East 5 feet at 7 seconds and south 1 foot at 5 seconds, becoming east 3 feet at 6 seconds.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 6 seconds.

.SATURDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 3 feet.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...South winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet.

.SUNDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...South winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

Attachments

MSIB 110-25, Safety Zone, Callan Marine Maintenance Dredging Removal, La Quinta 18DEC.pdf(286 KB )
8.0 NEW WORKBOOK.xlsx(1.05 MB )

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