Daily Update

Corpus Christi, TX

May 30, 2024

Notices

🌅SUNRISE: 0630 hrs
🌄SUNSET:  2015 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Please find attached MSIB 13-24 UPDATE 7 WORKSITE CHEMICAL as the Captain of the Port has rescinded the worksite safety information bulleting for the dredging operations near the Chemical Turning Basin in Corpus Christi Ship Channel.
Vessels may proceed through the area.
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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 33-24 for HURRICANE PREPAREDNESS as Hurricane Season commences 1st June 2024 and continues through 30th November 2024.
Please see attached for more information.
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Please find attached MSIB 34-24 as the Captain of the Port has established a safety zone in the Gulf intracoastal Waterway near mile marker 546 and approximately 0.5 nautical miles south of Corpus Christi Bay Day Beacon 61.
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

202 AM CDT Thu May 30 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.
 

GMZ200-301945-

202 AM CDT Thu May 30 2024

.SYNOPSIS FOR THE MIDDLE TEXAS COASTAL WATERS...

Generally weak to moderate onshore flow will continue through early next week. 

Winds will become moderate to occasionally strong over the southern bays and nearshore waters each afternoon. 

There is a low to medium chance for showers and thunderstorms through Saturday.

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GMZ236-237-301945- Copano, Aransas, and Redfish Bays- San Antonio, Mesquite, and Espiritu Santo Bays-



202 AM CDT Thu May 30 2024



.TODAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.

.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.

.FRIDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly in the evening.

.SATURDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms.

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

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

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

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

.MONDAY 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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GMZ231-232-301945- Baffin Bay and Upper Laguna Madre-Corpus Christi and Nueces Bays-


202 AM CDT Thu May 30 2024


...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION...


.TODAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots, increasing to 15 to 20 knots late. Bay and inland waters choppy.

.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Bay and inland waters choppy.

.FRIDAY...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Bay and inland waters choppy. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to 10 to 15 knots after midnight. Bay and inland waters choppy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly in the evening.

.SATURDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots, increasing to 15 to 20 knots in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters choppy. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning.

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

.SUNDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots, increasing to 15 to 20 knots in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters choppy.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Bay and inland waters choppy.

.MONDAY...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Bay and inland waters choppy.

.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Bay and inland waters choppy.


Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

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GMZ255-301945- Coastal waters from Port Aransas to Matagorda Ship Channel out 20 NM-


202 AM CDT Thu May 30 2024


.TODAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 4 feet at 6 seconds.

.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 5 feet at 6 seconds. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight.

.FRIDAY...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 5 feet at 7 seconds. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 5 feet at 7 seconds. A chance of showers and thunderstorms.

.SATURDAY...Southeast winds around 15 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 5 feet at 7 seconds. A slight chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers, in the morning.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 5 feet at 7 seconds.

.SUNDAY...Southeast winds around 15 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 5 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet.

.MONDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 5 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet.

.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 5 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet.


Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

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GMZ250-301945- Coastal waters from Baffin Bay to Port Aransas out 20 NM-



202 AM CDT Thu May 30 2024



...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION...


.TODAY...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 5 feet at 6 seconds.

.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Seas around 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 5 feet at 6 seconds.

.FRIDAY...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Seas 5 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 5 feet at 7 seconds. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 5 feet at 7 seconds. A chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly in the evening.

.SATURDAY...Southeast winds around 15 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 5 feet at 7 seconds. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 5 feet at 7 seconds.

.SUNDAY...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas around 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 5 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet.

.MONDAY...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 5 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet.

.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 5 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet.


Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

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GMZ270-275-301945- 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-


202 AM CDT Thu May 30 2024



...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION...


.TODAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 4 feet at 6 seconds. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms late this morning.

.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 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.

.FRIDAY...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Seas 5 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 6 feet at 7 seconds. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas around 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 5 feet at 7 seconds. A chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms.

.SATURDAY...Southeast winds around 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Seas around 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 5 feet at 7 seconds. A slight chance of thunderstorms. 
A chance of showers, mainly in the morning.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Seas 5 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 6 feet at 7 seconds.

.SUNDAY...Southeast winds around 15 knots. Seas 5 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 5 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet.

.MONDAY...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas around 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet.

.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas around 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet.


Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

Attachments

  • MSIB 34-24, Safety Zone, GIWW.pdf(342 KB )
  • MSIB 13-24, Update 7 Worksite Chemical Turning Basin, Inner Harbor, cancellation.pdf(239 KB )
  • MSIB 33-24, Hurricane Preparedness.pdf(789 KB )
  • MSIB 14-24, update 1, Worksite Trident pipeline removal 31MAY.docx(539 KB )

Disclaimer: For quality assurance purposes please note well that while the information contained in this website is regularly vetted for accuracy it is not intended to replace the local knowledge or expertise pertaining to port conditions of our marine operations personnel.

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