Daily Update

Corpus Christi, TX

June 19, 2024

Notices

🌅SUNRISE: 0630 hrs
🌄SUNSET:  2030 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 CLOSED 
"The Aransas Corpus Christi Pilots have stopped boarding vessels due to heavy weather offshore at 2245 on 6/18/2024."
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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 14-24, Update 4 for the updated schedule of Work to be conducted in Corpus Christi Ship Channel, between mile markers 55 and 56, 
from 1st June 2024 through 30th June 2024 between hours of 2000 and 0600. 
PLEASE NOTE TRIDENT WILL NOT BE WORKING ON THE FOLLOWING DATES; JUNE 17TH, 18TH, 19TH, AND 20TH
Please see attached for more information.
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Please find attached MSIB 41-24 for COTP is closing monitoring the potential Tropical Storm.
Please see attached for more information.
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Please find attached MSIB XX-24 as the COTP is establishing a worksite in the Corpus Christi Ship Channel, Inner Harbor as Callan Marine will be removing submerged pipelines in the inner harbor on 22nd June 2024 from 1000 to 1400.
Please see attached for more information.

Weather / Marine Zone Forecast

Coastal Waters Forecast for Texas National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX



1009 AM CDT Wed Jun 19 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. 
 

GMZ200-200415-

1009 AM CDT Wed Jun 19 2024


.SYNOPSIS FOR THE MIDDLE TEXAS COASTAL WATERS...


A Tropical Storm Warning remains in effect. 

Strong to very strong onshore winds are occurring.

Wave heights are expected to increase to 15 feet up to around 20 feet across the coastal waters Today through Thursday. 

Deep moisture will move into the area resulting in a 80-100% chance of showers and thunderstorms through Thursday. 

Rain chances trend down slightly for Friday, but increase again for the weekend.

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GMZ236-237-200415- Copano, Aransas, and Redfish Bays- San Antonio, Mesquite, and Espiritu Santo Bays-

1009 AM CDT Wed Jun 19 2024

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IN EFFECT...

.TODAY...Tropical storm conditions expected. Northeast winds 25 to 35 knots. Gusts up to 50 knots this afternoon. Bay and inland waters very rough. Showers, thunderstorms.
.TONIGHT...Tropical storm conditions expected. Northeast winds 25 to 35 knots, becoming east 30 to 40 knots after midnight. Bay and inland waters very rough. Showers, thunderstorms.
.THURSDAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Bay and inland waters choppy. Showers with thunderstorms likely early in the morning, then showers with a chance of thunderstorms in the late morning and afternoon. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to 10 to 15 knots after midnight. Bay and inland waters choppy. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms. 
.FRIDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy. A chance of thunderstorms. Showers likely until late afternoon, then a chance of showers late. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...East 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. A chance of showers. 
.SATURDAY...East 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 thunderstorms. Showers likely until late afternoon, then a chance of showers late. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...East 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. A chance of showers and thunderstorms early in the evening. A chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. 
.SUNDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms early in the evening. A chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. 

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ231-232-200415- Baffin Bay and Upper Laguna Madre-Corpus Christi and Nueces Bays-

1009 AM CDT Wed Jun 19 2024

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IN EFFECT...

.TODAY...Tropical storm conditions expected. Northeast winds 25 to 35 knots with gusts up to 45 knots, increasing to 30 to 40 knots with gusts up to 55 knots this afternoon. Bay and inland waters very rough. Showers, thunderstorms.
.TONIGHT...Tropical storm conditions expected. Northeast winds 25 to 35 knots, becoming east 30 to 40 knots after midnight. Bay and inland waters very rough. Showers, thunderstorms.
.THURSDAY...Tropical storm conditions possible. East winds 25 to 30 knots, diminishing to 20 to 25 knots in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters rough. Showers with thunderstorms likely. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Bay and inland waters choppy. A chance of thunderstorms. Showers.
.FRIDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy. A chance of thunderstorms. Showers.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...East 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. A chance of thunderstorms. Showers likely early in the evening, then a chance of showers in the late evening and overnight. 
.SATURDAY...East 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 thunderstorms. Showers likely. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...East 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. A chance of thunderstorms. Showers likely early in the evening, then a chance of showers in the late evening and overnight. 
.SUNDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots, increasing to 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy. A chance of thunderstorms. Showers likely. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming southeast 5 to 10 knots after midnight. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy. A chance of thunderstorms. Showers likely early in the evening, then a chance of showers in the late evening and overnight. 

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ255-200415- Coastal waters from Port Aransas to Matagorda Ship Channel out 20 NM-

1009 AM CDT Wed Jun 19 2024

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IN EFFECT...

.TODAY...Tropical storm conditions expected. Northeast winds 25 to 35 knots with gusts up to 45 knots, increasing to 30 to
 knots with gusts up to 55 knots this afternoon. Seas 12 to 16 feet, occasionally to 20 feet. Wave Detail: East 15 feet at 10 seconds. Showers and thunderstorms. 
.TONIGHT...Tropical storm conditions expected. Northeast winds 25 to 35 knots, becoming east 30 to 40 knots after midnight. Seas 12 to 17 feet, occasionally to 22 feet. Wave Detail: East 16 feet at 10 seconds. Showers and thunderstorms. 
.THURSDAY...Tropical storm conditions possible. East winds 25 to 30 knots, diminishing to 20 to 25 knots in the afternoon. Seas 9 to 13 feet, occasionally to 17 feet. Wave Detail: East 13 feet at 10 seconds. Showers with thunderstorms likely early in the morning, then showers with a chance of thunderstorms in the late morning and afternoon. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...East winds 20 to 25 knots, diminishing to 15 to 20 knots after midnight. Seas 8 to 10 feet, occasionally to 13 feet, subsiding to 6 to 9 feet, occasionally to 11 feet after midnight. Wave Detail: East 10 feet at 9 seconds. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms. 
.FRIDAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet. Wave Detail: East 7 feet at 9 seconds. A chance of thunderstorms. Showers.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to 10 to 15 knots after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. Wave Detail: East 6 feet at 8 seconds. Showers likely in the evening. A chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers after midnight. 
.SATURDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. A chance of showers. 
.SUNDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. A chance of thunderstorms. Showers likely early in the evening, then a chance of showers in the late evening and overnight. 

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ250-200415-Coastal waters from Baffin Bay to Port Aransas out 20 NM-

1009 AM CDT Wed Jun 19 2024

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IN EFFECT...

.TODAY...Tropical storm conditions expected. Northeast winds 25 to 35 knots, increasing to 30 to 40 knots with gusts up to 55 knots this afternoon. Seas 12 to 16 feet, occasionally to 20 feet, building to 14 to 18 feet, occasionally to 23 feet this afternoon. Wave Detail: East 18 feet at 10 seconds. Showers and thunderstorms. 
.TONIGHT...Tropical storm conditions expected. Northeast winds 30 to 40 knots with gusts up to 50 knots. Seas 15 to 20 feet, occasionally to 25 feet. Wave Detail: East 19 feet at 11 seconds. Showers, thunderstorms.
.THURSDAY...Tropical storm conditions possible. East winds 25 to 30 knots with gusts up to 40 knots, diminishing to 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots in the afternoon. Seas 11 to 15 feet, occasionally to 19 feet, subsiding to 10 to 12 feet, occasionally to 15 feet in the afternoon. Wave Detail: East 15 feet at 11 seconds. Showers with thunderstorms likely early in the morning, then showers with a chance of thunderstorms in the late morning and afternoon. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...East winds 20 to 25 knots, diminishing to 15 to 20 knots after midnight. Seas 8 to 11 feet, occasionally to 14 feet, subsiding to 7 to 9 feet, occasionally to 11 feet after midnight. Wave Detail: East 11 feet at 9 seconds. Showers with a chance of thunderstorms. 
.FRIDAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Seas 5 to 8 feet, occasionally to 10 feet. Wave Detail: East 8 feet at 9 seconds. A chance of thunderstorms. Showers.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots, diminishing to 10 to 15 knots after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. Wave Detail: East 6 feet at 8 seconds. A chance of thunderstorms. 
.SATURDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. A chance of thunderstorms. 
.SUNDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. A chance of thunderstorms. Showers.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. A chance of thunderstorms. Showers likely early in the evening, then a chance of showers in the late evening and overnight. 

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ275-200415- Waters from Port Aransas to Matagorda Ship Channel from 20 to 60 NM-

1009 AM CDT Wed Jun 19 2024

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IN EFFECT...

.TODAY...Tropical storm conditions expected. Northeast winds 30 to 35 knots, increasing to 35 to 40 knots with gusts up to 55 knots this afternoon. Seas 13 to 18 feet, occasionally to 23 feet, building to 17 to 19 feet, occasionally to 24 feet this
afternoon. Wave Detail: East 19 feet at 10 seconds. Thunderstorms, showers.
.TONIGHT...Tropical storm conditions expected. East winds 35 to 40 knots, becoming 30 to 40 knots after midnight. Seas 18 to 20 feet, occasionally to 25 feet, subsiding to 15 to 20 feet, occasionally to 25 feet after midnight. Wave Detail: East 19 feet at 10 seconds. Showers and thunderstorms. 
.THURSDAY...Tropical storm conditions possible. East winds 25 to 30 knots. Seas 12 to 15 feet, occasionally to 19 feet, subsiding to 11 to 13 feet, occasionally to 17 feet in the afternoon. Wave Detail: East 15 feet at 10 seconds. Showers with a chance of thunderstorms. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...East winds 20 to 25 knots, diminishing to 15 to 20 knots after midnight. Seas 8 to 11 feet, occasionally to 14 feet. Wave Detail: East 11 feet at 9 seconds. Showers with a chance of thunderstorms. 
.FRIDAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Seas 6 to 8 feet, occasionally to 10 feet. Wave Detail: East 8 feet at 9 seconds. A chance of thunderstorms. Showers.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to 10 to 15 knots after midnight. Seas 5 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. Wave Detail: East 6 feet at 8 seconds. A chance of showers in the evening. A chance of thunderstorms until early morning. Showers likely after midnight. 
.SATURDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Seas 5 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. Showers likely. A chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Seas 5 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. A chance of thunderstorms. 
.SUNDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 5 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. A chance of thunderstorms. Showers.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 5 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. A chance of thunderstorms. Showers likely early in the evening, then a chance of showers in the late evening and overnight. 

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ270-200415- Waters from Baffin Bay to Port Aransas from 20 to 60 NM-

1009 AM CDT Wed Jun 19 2024

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IN EFFECT...

.TODAY...Tropical storm conditions expected. Northeast winds 30 to 35 knots, becoming 30 to 40 knots with gusts up to 50 knots this afternoon. Seas 14 to 18 feet, occasionally to 23 feet, building to 18 to 20 feet, occasionally to 25 feet this afternoon. Wave Detail: East 20 feet at 10 seconds. Showers and thunderstorms. 
.TONIGHT...Tropical storm conditions expected. East winds 35 to 40 knots with gusts up to 50 knots. Seas 16 to 20 feet, occasionally to 25 feet. Wave Detail: East 20 feet at 11 seconds. Showers and thunderstorms. 
.THURSDAY...Tropical storm conditions possible. East winds 25 to 30 knots. Seas 13 to 16 feet, occasionally to 20 feet, subsiding to 12 to 13 feet, occasionally to 17 feet in the afternoon. Wave Detail: East 16 feet at 11 seconds. Showers. Thunderstorms likely early in the morning, then a chance of thunderstorms in the late morning and afternoon. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...East winds 20 to 25 knots, diminishing to 15 to 20 knots after midnight. Seas 10 to 12 feet, occasionally to 15 feet, subsiding to 8 to 10 feet, occasionally to 13 feet after midnight. Wave Detail: East 11 feet at 9 seconds. Showers with a chance of thunderstorms. 
.FRIDAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Seas 6 to 8 feet, occasionally to 10 feet. Wave Detail: East 8 feet at 9 seconds. Showers with a chance of thunderstorms. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to 10 to 15 knots after midnight. Seas 6 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet. Wave Detail: East 6 feet at 8 seconds. A chance of thunderstorms. Showers.
.SATURDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Seas 5 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. A chance of thunderstorms. Showers.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 5 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms. 
.SUNDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 5 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. A chance of thunderstorms. Showers.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 5 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. A chance of thunderstorms. 

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.


Attachments

  • MSIB 14-24 update 4 Worksite Trident pipeline removal (1).pdf(233 KB )
  • MSIB 41-24 MSIB Gulf Storm Monitoring.pdf(197 KB )
  • MSIB 33-24, Hurricane Preparedness (2).pdf(789 KB )
  • MSIB XX-24, Worksite, Callan Marine.docx(2.21 MB )

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