Daily Update

Corpus Christi, TX

June 20, 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 42-24 as the USCG has been informed due to high water from storm surge, the Long Island Swing Bridge in Port Isabel is closed until the water recedes.
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
1027 AM CDT Thu Jun 20 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.
 
GMZ200-210430-
1027 AM CDT Thu Jun 20 2024
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE MIDDLE TEXAS COASTAL WATERS...
Small Craft Advisories remain in effect through late tonight for the bays, and through early Friday morning across the Gulf waters. 
The seas will be slow to subside and may require the Advisory to be extended. 
Scattered showers will remain in the forecast through the weekend.
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GMZ236-237-210430- Copano, Aransas, and Redfish Bays- San Antonio, Mesquite, and Espiritu Santo Bays-
1027 AM CDT Thu Jun 20 2024
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...
.REST OF TODAY...East winds around 20 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Bay and inland waters choppy. 
Showers and thunderstorms likely late this morning and early afternoon,  then a chance of showers and thunderstorms late.
.THURSDAY...East winds 20 to 25 knots, diminishing to 15 to 20 knots in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters choppy to occasionally rough. Showers and thunderstorms likely.
.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. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy. A chance of thunderstorms. Showers likely, mainly in the morning.
.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 and thunderstorms.
.SATURDAY...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 showers. A chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to 5 to 10 knots after midnight. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy. A chance of showers after midnight.
.SUNDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth. A chance of thunderstorms. Showers likely, mainly in the morning.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth. A chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight.
.MONDAY...Southeast 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.
Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.
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GMZ231-232-210430-Baffin Bay and Upper Laguna Madre-Corpus Christi and Nueces Bays-
1027 AM CDT Thu Jun 20 2024
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...
.REST OF TODAY...East winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Bay and inland waters choppy to occasionally rough. Showers and thunderstorms likely.
.THURSDAY...East winds 25 to 30 knots, diminishing to 20 to 25 knots in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters rough. Showers likely. Thunderstorms likely.
.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. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms.
.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 and thunderstorms.
.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 showers and thunderstorms.
.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.
.SUNDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east 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 showers and thunderstorms after midnight.
.MONDAY...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, mainly in the morning.
.MONDAY 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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GMZ255-210430- Coastal waters from Port Aransas to Matagorda Ship Channel out 20 NM-
1027 AM CDT Thu Jun 20 2024
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING...
.REST OF TODAY...East winds around 25 knots with gusts up to 35 knots. Seas 9 to 13 feet, occasionally to 17 feet. Wave
Detail: East 11 feet at 10 seconds. A chance of thunderstorms. Showers likely late this morning, then a chance of showers this afternoon.
.THURSDAY...East winds 25 to 30 knots. Seas 9 to 13 feet, occasionally to 17 feet. Wave Detail: East 13 feet at 10 seconds. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms in the morning, 
then a chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...East winds 20 to 25 knots, diminishing to 15 to 20 knots after midnight. Seas 7 to 10 feet, occasionally to 13 feet. Wave Detail: East 10 feet at 9 seconds. 
Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms.
.FRIDAY...East winds around 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 7 feet at 8 seconds. A chance of thunderstorms. 
Showers likely, mainly in the morning.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. Wave Detail: East 5 feet at 8 seconds. A chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.SATURDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: East 5 feet at 8 seconds. A chance of showers. A chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. A chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight.
.SUNDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. A chance of thunderstorms. Showers likely, mainly in the morning.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. A chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight.
.MONDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. A chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet.
Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.
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GMZ250-210430- Coastal waters from Baffin Bay to Port Aransas out 20 NM-
1027 AM CDT Thu Jun 20 2024
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING...
.REST OF TODAY...East winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to 35 knots. Seas 12 to 14 feet, occasionally to 18 feet, subsiding to 10 to 13 feet, occasionally to 17 feet this afternoon. Wave
Detail: East 12 feet at 10 seconds. Showers and thunderstorms likely late this morning and early afternoon, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms late.
.THURSDAY...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 12 to 15 feet, occasionally to 19 feet, subsiding to 10 to 13 feet, occasionally to 17 feet in the afternoon. Wave
Detail: East 15 feet at 11 seconds, becoming east 13 feet at 10 seconds. Showers likely. Thunderstorms likely.
.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, becoming east 8 feet at 9 seconds. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms.
.FRIDAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet. Wave Detail: East 7 feet at 9 seconds. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. Wave Detail: East 6 feet at 8 seconds. A chance of thunderstorms. 
A chance of showers in the evening, then showers likely after midnight.
.SATURDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: East 5 feet at 8 seconds. A chance of thunderstorms. Showers likely, mainly in the morning.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. A chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers in the evening, then showers likely after midnight.
.SUNDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 5 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. A chance of thunderstorms. Showers.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. A chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.MONDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. A chance of thunderstorms. Showers likely, mainly in the morning.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. A chance of showers after midnight.
Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.
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GMZ275-210430- Waters from Port Aransas to Matagorda Ship Channel from 20 to 60 NM-
1027 AM CDT Thu Jun 20 2024
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING...
.REST OF TODAY...East winds around 25 knots with gusts up to 35 knots. Seas 13 to 14 feet, occasionally to 18 feet, subsiding to 10 to 13 feet, occasionally to 17 feet this afternoon. 
Wave Detail: East 13 feet at 10 seconds, becoming east 12 feet at 9 seconds. A chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.THURSDAY...East winds 25 to 30 knots. Seas 13 to 15 feet, occasionally to 19 feet, subsiding to 10 to 13 feet, occasionally to 17 feet in the afternoon. 
Wave Detail: East 15 feet at 10 seconds, becoming east 13 feet at 9 seconds. A chance of thunderstorms. Showers likely, mainly in the morning.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...East winds 20 to 25 knots, diminishing to 15 to 20 knots after midnight. Seas 9 to 11 feet, occasionally to 14 feet, subsiding to 8 to 9 feet, occasionally to 11 feet after midnight. Wave Detail: East 11 feet at 9 seconds and south 4 feet at 9 seconds, becoming east 8 feet at 9 seconds and south 3 feet at 9 seconds. A chance of thunderstorms. Showers likely, mainly in the evening.
.FRIDAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 6 to 8 feet, occasionally to 10 feet. Wave Detail: East 7 feet at 9 seconds and south 2 feet at 8 seconds. A chance of thunderstorms.  
Showers likely, mainly in the morning.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds around 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Seas 5 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. Wave Detail: East 6 feet at 8 seconds. A chance of thunderstorms. 
A chance of showers in the evening, then showers likely after midnight.
.SATURDAY...East winds around 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Seas 5 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. Wave Detail: East 5 feet at 8 seconds. 
Showers likely in the morning, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 5 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. A chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers in the evening, then showers likely after midnight.
.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 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms after midnight.
.MONDAY...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. A chance of thunderstorms. Showers likely, mainly in the morning.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. A chance of showers after midnight.
Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.
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GMZ270-210430- Waters from Baffin Bay to Port Aransas from 20 to 60 NM-
1027 AM CDT Thu Jun 20 2024
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING...
.REST OF TODAY...East winds around 25 knots with gusts up to 35 knots. Seas 14 to 15 feet, occasionally to 19 feet, subsiding to 12 to 14 feet, occasionally to 18 feet this afternoon. 
Wave Detail: East 14 feet at 10 seconds, becoming east 13 feet at 10 seconds. A chance of thunderstorms. Showers likely late this morning, then a chance of showers this afternoon.
.THURSDAY...East winds 25 to 30 knots. Seas 14 to 16 feet, occasionally to 20 feet, subsiding to 12 to 14 feet, occasionally to 18 feet in the afternoon. 
Wave Detail: East 16 feet at 10 seconds, becoming east 14 feet at 10 seconds. Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly in the morning.
.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 and south 4 feet at 9 seconds. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms.
.FRIDAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 6 to 8 feet, occasionally to 10 feet. Wave Detail: East 7 feet at 9 seconds and south 2 feet at 8 seconds. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet. Wave Detail: East 6 feet at 8 seconds. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms.
.SATURDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Seas 5 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. Wave Detail: East 6 feet at 8 seconds. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet. A chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers in the evening, then showers likely after midnight.
.SUNDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. A chance of thunderstorms. Showers.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 5 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. A chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers in the evening, then showers likely after midnight.
.MONDAY...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. A chance of thunderstorms. Showers likely, mainly in the morning.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. A chance of showers after midnight.
Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

Attachments

  • MSIB 42-24 Long Island Swing Bridge Closure.pdf(218 KB )
  • MSIB 41-24 MSIB Gulf Storm Monitoring (1).pdf(197 KB )
  • MSIB 14-24 update 4 Worksite Trident pipeline removal (2).pdf(233 KB )
  • MSIB 33-24, Hurricane Preparedness (3).pdf(789 KB )
  • MSIB XX-24, Worksite, Callan Marine (1).docx(2.21 MB )

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