Daily Update

Corpus Christi, TX

June 24, 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 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 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 see attached for more information.
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Please find attached MSIB 44-24 as the COTP is establishing a worksite in the Corpus Christi Ship Channel, Inner Harbor for dredging operations on 24th June 2024 through 30th July 2024 from 2200 to 0600.
Please see attached for more information.

Weather / Marine Zone Forecast

Coastal Waters Forecast for Texas
 
National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX
 
306 AM CDT Mon Jun 24, 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.
 
 
GMZ200-242115-306 AM CDT Mon Jun 24, 2024
 
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE MIDDLE TEXAS COASTAL WATERS...
 
Weak to moderate onshore flow is expected for much of the week before increasing to moderate to strong levels (15-20 knots) Friday.
 
Rain chances will be low throughout the week with seas subsiding to 2-3 feet Wednesday before increasing back to 3-4 feet Friday.
 
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GMZ236-237-242115-
 
Copano, Aransas, and Redfish Bays-
 
San Antonio, Mesquite, and Espiritu Santo Bays-
 
306 AM CDT Mon Jun 24, 2024
 
.TODAY...East winds around 5 knots, becoming southeast this afternoon. Bay and inland waters smooth. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms this morning. 
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth. 
.TUESDAY...South winds around 5 knots, becoming southeast in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters smooth. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth. 
.WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth. 
.THURSDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...South winds around 10 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy. 
.FRIDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy. 
.FRIDAY 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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GMZ231-232-242115- Baffin Bay and Upper Laguna Madre-Corpus Christi and Nueces Bays-
 
306 AM CDT Mon Jun 24, 2024
 
.TODAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms until late afternoon. 
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south after midnight. Bay and inland waters smooth. 
.TUESDAY...Southeast 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, becoming south 5 to 10 knots after midnight. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy. 
.WEDNESDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming south 5 to 10 knots after midnight. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy. 
.THURSDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming south5 to 10 knots after midnight. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy. 
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy. 
.FRIDAY 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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GMZ255-242115- Coastal waters from Port Aransas to Matagorda Ship Channel out 20 NM-
 
306 AM CDT Mon Jun 24, 2024
 
.TODAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 7 seconds. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms this morning. 
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots, becoming 5 to 10 knots after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 6 seconds. 
.TUESDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 6 seconds. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 6 seconds. 
.WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 5 seconds. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...South winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 5 seconds. 
.THURSDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. 
.FRIDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. 
 
Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.
 
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GMZ250-242115- Coastal waters from Baffin Bay to Port Aransas out 20 NM-
 
306 AM CDT Mon Jun 24, 2024
 
.TODAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 7 seconds. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms until late afternoon. 
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots, becoming 5 to 10 knots after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 6 seconds. 
.TUESDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 6 seconds. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 6 seconds. 
.WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 5 seconds. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 5 seconds. 
.THURSDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. Seas around 2 feet. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. 
.FRIDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming southeast 15 to 20 knots in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet. A chance of showers in the morning. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. 
 
Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.
 
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GMZ270-275-242115- 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-
 
306 AM CDT Mon Jun 24, 2024
 
.TODAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 7 seconds. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms until late afternoon. 
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 6 seconds. 
.TUESDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 6 seconds. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 6 seconds. 
.WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 5 seconds. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...South winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 5 seconds. 
.THURSDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. 
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. 
 
Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

Attachments

  • MSIB 44-24, Worksite, Callan Marine Dredge Project.docx(388 KB )
  • MSIB 14-24 update 4 Worksite Trident pipeline removal.pdf(233 KB )
  • MSIB 33-24, Hurricane Preparedness.pdf(789 KB )

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