Port Update

Corpus Christi, TX

February 02, 2026

Notices

🌅SUNRISE: 0715 hrs.
🌄SUNSET:  1815 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 MSIB 06-26 UPDATE 1 as the Captain of the Port is establishing a safety zone in the BROWNSVILLE Ship Channel while pipeline is installed February 3 from 0900 to 1500.
Please see attached for more information.

Weather / Marine Zone Forecast

Coastal Waters Forecast for Texas National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX
 
1153 AM CST Mon Feb 2 2026
 
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.
 
 
GMZ200-030630-
 
1153 AM CST Mon Feb 2 2026
 
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE MIDDLE TEXAS COASTAL WATERS...
 
Winds will increase this afternoon with strong south to southeasterly flow tonight through Tuesday morning.
 
A small craft advisory is in effect for this period.
 
Winds subside Tuesday afternoon but will once again increase overnight into Wednesday morning behind a cold front that will push through the area.
 
A few showers will be possible through Wednesday.
 
$$
 
GMZ236-237-030630- Copano, Aransas, and Redfish Bays- San Antonio, Mesquite, and Espiritu Santo Bays-
 
1153 AM CST Mon Feb 2 2026
 
.THIS AFTERNOON...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.TONIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.
.TUESDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy. A slight chance of showers in the morning.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming north 10 to 15 knots after midnight. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy. A slight chance of showers. Patchy fog.
.WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.
.THURSDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming northeast 5 to 10 knots in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...South winds around 5 knots, becoming southwest after midnight. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.FRIDAY...West winds around 5 knots, becoming south in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southwest after midnight. Bay and inland waters smooth.
 
$$
 
GMZ231-232-030630- Baffin Bay and Upper Laguna Madre-Corpus Christi and Nueces Bays-
 
1153 AM CST Mon Feb 2 2026
 
...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION...
 
.THIS AFTERNOON...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 25 knots, increasing to 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots late. Bay and inland waters choppy.
.TONIGHT...South winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Bay and inland waters choppy.
.TUESDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming northwest after midnight. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy. Patchy fog. A slight chance of showers after midnight.
.WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Bay and inland waters choppy to occasionally rough.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming north 15 to 20 knots after midnight. Bay and inland waters choppy to occasionally rough.
.THURSDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming northeast 5 to 10 knots in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south after midnight. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.FRIDAY...Southwest winds around 5 knots, becoming south in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south after midnight. Bay and inland waters smooth.
 
$$
 
GMZ255-030630- Coastal waters from Port Aransas to Matagorda Ship Channel out 20 NM-
 
1153 AM CST Mon Feb 2 2026
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM CST THIS EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING...
 
.THIS AFTERNOON...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, increasing to 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots late. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 5 seconds. A slight chance of showers.
.TONIGHT...South winds around 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. Wave Detail: South 6  feet at 7 seconds.
.TUESDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. Wave Detail: South 6 feet at 7 seconds. A slight chance of showers.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming north with gusts up to 20 knots after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: South 4 feet at 7 seconds.
A chance of showers. Patchy fog.
.WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 4 feet at 6 seconds. A slight chance of showers in the morning.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...North winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 4 feet at 6 seconds.
.THURSDAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots, becoming northeast 5 to 10 knots in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet, subsiding to 2 to 3 feet in the afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...South winds around 5 knots, becoming southwest after midnight. Seas around 2 feet.
.FRIDAY...West winds around 5 knots, becoming southwest in the afternoon. Seas around 2 feet or less.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet or less.
 
$$
 
GMZ250-030630- Coastal waters from Baffin Bay to Port Aransas out 20 NM-
 
1153 AM CST Mon Feb 2 2026
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM CST THIS EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING...
 
.THIS AFTERNOON...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots, increasing to 15 to 20 knots late. Seas 2 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 4 feet at 4 seconds.
A slight chance of showers.
.TONIGHT...South winds around 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast  6 feet at 6 seconds.
.TUESDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 6 feet at 7 seconds.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming northwest after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 4 feet at 7 seconds and northwest 1 foot at 2 seconds. Patchy fog. A slight chance of showers after midnight.
.WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 5 feet at 6 seconds and north 2 feet at 3 seconds.
A slight chance of showers.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 6 feet at 6 seconds.
.THURSDAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots, becoming northeast 5 to 10 knots in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet, subsiding to 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet in the afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 5 knots, becoming south around 5 knots after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
.FRIDAY...Southwest winds around 5 knots, becoming south in the afternoon. Seas around 2 feet.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
 
$$
 
GMZ270-275-030630- 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-
 
1153 AM CST Mon Feb 2 2026
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM CST THIS EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING...
 
.THIS AFTERNOON...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots, increasing to 15 to 20 knots late. Seas 2 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 4 feet at 5 seconds.
A slight chance of showers.
.TONIGHT...South winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet, building to 6 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet after midnight.
Wave Detail: Southeast 6 feet at 6 seconds, becoming south 7 feet at 7 seconds.
.TUESDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet. Wave Detail: South 7 feet at 7 seconds. A slight chance of showers.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming northwest after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: South 5 feet at 7 seconds.
A slight chance of showers in the evening, then a chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight.
.WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet, building to 5 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet in the afternoon. Wave Detail: Northeast 5 feet at 6 seconds and north 2 feet at 3 seconds, becoming northeast 6 feet at 6 seconds. A chance of showers, mainly in the morning.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...North winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Seas 5 to 8 feet, occasionally to 10 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 7 feet at 6 seconds.
.THURSDAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet, subsiding to 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet in the afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...East winds around 5 knots, becoming south after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet.
.FRIDAY...Southwest winds around 5 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
 
Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

Attachments

  • MSIB 06-26, Safety Zone, Next Gen Pipeline Closure, BSC 03FEB.pdf(318 KB )

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