Daily Update

Corpus Christi, TX

June 03, 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 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 UPDATE 1 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.

Weather / Marine Zone Forecast

Coastal Waters Forecast for Texas

National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX

1030 AM CDT Mon Jun 3 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.
 

GMZ200-040415-

1030 AM CDT Mon Jun 3 2024

.SYNOPSIS FOR THE MIDDLE TEXAS COASTAL WATERS...

There is a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms late tonight as an upper-level disturbance passes through. 

Otherwise, a moderate to occasionally strong southeasterly flow will persist through the middle of week. 

Winds will increase over the southern bays and waters each afternoon, leading to potential Small Craft Advisory conditions. 

Onshore flow gradually weakens through the day Wednesday, becoming weak to moderate Thursday through the weekend.

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GMZ236-237-040415- Copano, Aransas, and Redfish Bays- San Antonio, Mesquite, and Espiritu Santo Bays-


1030 AM CDT Mon Jun 3 2024


...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...



.REST OF TODAY...Southeast winds around 15 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to choppy.

.TONIGHT...South winds around 15 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to choppy. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight.

.TUESDAY...South winds around 15 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to choppy.

.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.

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

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast 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.

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

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

.FRIDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

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GMZ231-232-040415- Baffin Bay and Upper Laguna Madre-Corpus Christi and Nueces Bays-


1030 AM CDT Mon Jun 3 2024


...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...


.REST OF TODAY...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Bay and inland waters choppy.

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

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

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

.WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Gusts up to 25 knots in the evening. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.

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

.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to 5 to 10 knots after midnight. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.

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

.FRIDAY 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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GMZ255-040415- Coastal waters from Port Aransas to Matagorda Ship Channel out 20 NM-


1030 AM CDT Mon Jun 3 2024


...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...



.REST OF TODAY...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 5 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 6 feet at 7 seconds. Hazy.

.TONIGHT...South 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 after midnight.

.TUESDAY...South 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.

.TUESDAY NIGHT...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.

.WEDNESDAY...South 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.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 5 feet at 7 seconds.

.THURSDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas around 3 feet.

.FRIDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

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GMZ250-040415- Coastal waters from Baffin Bay to Port Aransas out 20 NM-


1030 AM CDT Mon Jun 3 2024


...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...



.REST OF TODAY...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. Hazy.

.TONIGHT...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. Hazy in the evening. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight.

.TUESDAY...Southeast winds around 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.

.TUESDAY NIGHT...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.

.WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 5 feet at 7 seconds.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 5 feet at 7 seconds.

.THURSDAY...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 3 feet.

.FRIDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.


Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

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GMZ270-275-040415- 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-


1030 AM CDT Mon Jun 3 2024


...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...



.REST OF TODAY...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. Hazy.

.TONIGHT...South 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. Hazy in the evening. 
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight.

.TUESDAY...South winds around 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Seas around 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 6 feet at 7 seconds.

.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 5 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 6 feet at 7 seconds.

.WEDNESDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots, becoming southeast 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 6 feet at 7 seconds.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 5 feet at 7 seconds.

.THURSDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas around 3 feet.

.FRIDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 3 feet.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.


Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

Attachments

  • MSIB 34-24, Update 1 Safety Zone, GIWW.pdf(343 KB )
  • MSIB 33-24, Hurricane Preparedness.pdf(789 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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