Daily Update

Corpus Christi, TX

May 10, 2024

Notices

🌞SUNRISE: 0645 hrs
🌅SUNSET:  2000 hrs 
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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 13-24 UPDATE 6 WORKSITE CHEMICAL as the Coast Guard will resume dredging operations that may impact navigation in the Corpus Christi Ship Channel near the
 Chemical Turning Basin from 15th APRIL 2024 thru 31ST MAY 2024 between the hours of 2000 and 0600.
Please see attached for more information.
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Please find attached MSIB 14-24 UPDATE 1 extension of closure request for a nighttime worksite between mile markers 55 and 56 from 15th APRIL thru 31st MAY 2024 between hours of 2000 and 0600.
Please see attached for more information.
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Please find attached MSIB 31-24 for the Sunfish Distance Race Port A to Rockport will take place in Lydia Ann Channel and the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway on 18th MAY 2024 starting at 1130 expected to conclude around 1730.
Please see attached for more information.
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Weather / Marine Zone Forecast

Coastal Waters Forecast for Texas
National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX
226 AM CDT Fri May 10 2024
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.
 
GMZ200-102000-
226 AM CDT Fri May 10 2024
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE MIDDLE TEXAS COASTAL WATERS...
Overall, a weak to moderate northeasterly flow is expected today in response to a frontal boundary. 
Flow is expected to persist through Saturday before veering more easterly. 
Patchy fog and haze will continue to impact the waters ahead of the boundary. 
There is a 15-25% chance for showers and thunderstorms Saturday and Saturday night A weak to moderate southeasterly flow will resume
Saturday night and continue through the work week. 
There is a 20-50% chance of showers and thunderstorms both Sunday and Monday.
Drier conditions are in store by Tuesday. Low end rain chances return by mid week.
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GMZ236-237-102000- Copano, Aransas, and Redfish Bays- San Antonio, Mesquite, and Espiritu Santo Bays-
226 AM CDT Fri May 10 2024
.TODAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, increasing to 10 to 15 knots late this morning and early afternoon, then becoming east with gusts up to 20 knots late. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy. Patchy fog this morning. Hazy.
.TONIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots, becoming northeast 5 to 10 knots after midnight. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy. Hazy in the evening.
.SATURDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots, becoming southeast 5 to 10 knots after midnight. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy. 
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening.
.SUNDAY...Southeast 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. A chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.
.MONDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth. A chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.TUESDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy.
Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.
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GMZ231-232-102000- Baffin Bay and Upper Laguna Madre-Corpus Christi and Nueces Bays-
226 AM CDT Fri May 10 2024
...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION...
.TODAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 25 knots, becoming east 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots late. Bay and inland waters choppy. Hazy with patchy fog this morning.
.TONIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots, becoming northeast 10 to 15 knots after midnight. Bay and inland waters choppy to occasionally rough.
.SATURDAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Bay and inland waters choppy. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots, becoming southeast around 10 knots after midnight. Bay and inland waters choppy. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening.
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots, increasing to 15 to 20 knots in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters choppy. A chance of showers. A slight chance of thunderstorms in the morning, 
then a chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.
.MONDAY...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Bay and inland waters are slightly choppy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.MONDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.TUESDAY...East winds 5 to 10 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. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.
Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.
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GMZ255-102000- Coastal waters from Port Aransas to Matagorda Ship Channel out 20 NM-
226 AM CDT Fri May 10 2024
.TODAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, increasing to 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots late this morning and afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail:
Southeast 4 feet at 7 seconds and northeast 3 feet at 4 seconds. Hazy with patchy fog.
.TONIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 7 seconds. Hazy with patchy fog in the evening.
.SATURDAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: East 5 feet at 6 seconds.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots, becoming southeast 10 to 15 knots after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 6 seconds. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening.
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 6 seconds. A chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...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.
.MONDAY...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas around 3 feet. A chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas around 3 feet.
.TUESDAY...East winds around 10 knots. Seas around 3 feet.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas around 3 feet.
Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.
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GMZ250-102000- Coastal waters from Baffin Bay to Port Aransas out 20 NM-
226 AM CDT Fri May 10 2024
...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION...
.TODAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots, increasing to 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots late. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. 
Wave Detail: Southeast 4 feet at 7 seconds and northeast 3 feet at 4 seconds. Areas of dense fog early this morning. Hazy. Patchy fog late this morning and afternoon.
.TONIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots, becoming northeast 10 to 15 knots after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 7 seconds. Hazy with patchy fog in the evening.
.SATURDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 7 seconds. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots, becoming southeast 10 to 15 knots after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 7 seconds. 
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening.
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 4 feet at 6 seconds. A slight chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers, mainly in the morning.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to 10 to 15 knots after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 4 feet at 6 seconds.
.MONDAY...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. A chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet.
.TUESDAY...East winds around 10 knots. Seas around 3 feet.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 3 feet.
Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.
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GMZ270-275-102000- 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-
226 AM CDT Fri May 10 2024
.TODAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, increasing to 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots late this morning and afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. 
Wave Detail: Southeast 4 feet at 7 seconds. Areas of dense fog early this morning. Hazy. Patchy fog late this morning and afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Seas around 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave
Detail: East 4 feet at 6 seconds. Hazy with patchy fog in the evening.
.SATURDAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 7 seconds. A slight chance of showers. A slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 7 seconds. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 4 feet at 6 seconds. A slight chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers, mainly in the morning.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...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.
.MONDAY...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. A chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots, becoming east after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet.
.TUESDAY...East winds around 10 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet.

.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 3 feet.
Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

Attachments

  • MSIB 31-24, Sunfish Distance Race Port A to Rockport Harbor (1).pdf(351 KB )
  • MSIB 14-24, update 1, Worksite Trident pipeline removal 31MAY (1).docx(539 KB )
  • MSIB 13-24, Update 6 Worksite Chemical Turning Basin, Inner Harbor, night time (1).docx(280 KB )

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