Daily Update

Corpus Christi, TX

July 02, 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 5 for the updated schedule of Work to be conducted in Corpus Christi Ship Channel, between mile markers 55 and 56, from 1st July 2024 through 13th July 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.
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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 for the removal of 02 pieces of submerged pipeline in the inner harbor, on 3rd July 2024, from 1000 to 1400.
Please see attached for more information.
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Please find attached MSIB XX-24 for a Safety Zone is being requested in the Corpus Christi Ship Channel, between mile markers 55 and 56 between the hours of 2000 and 0600 of the next day, every day.
Please see attached for more information.

Weather / Marine Zone Forecast

Coastal Waters Forecast for Texas National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX

948 AM CDT Tue Jul 2 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.
 

GMZ200-030345-

948 AM CDT Tue Jul 2 2024

.SYNOPSIS FOR THE MIDDLE TEXAS COASTAL WATERS...

Weak to moderate southwest flow will back to the southeast by this afternoon. 

No showers are expected but Saharan Dust may linger over the waters reducing visibility down to around 5 to 6 nautical miles. 

Tonight, the weak to moderate flow will veer south and then back to the southeast on Wednesday with a slight chance for showers in the afternoon. 

Weak to moderate onshore flow is expected to continue through the end of the work week. 

Isolated showers and thunderstorms are possible this weekend. 

We continue ,to watch the track and potential impacts of Hurricane Beryl on the Middle Texas coastal waters, but it is still too early to determine what, if any, impacts will be seen.

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GMZ236-237-030345- Copano, Aransas, and Redfish Bays-San Antonio, Mesquite, and Espiritu Santo Bays-


948 AM CDT Tue Jul 2 2024



.REST OF TODAY...Southwest winds around 5 knots, becoming south this afternoon. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.TONIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.WEDNESDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast 10 to15 knots in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.
.THURSDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.
.FRIDAY...South winds around 10 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds around 5 knots, becoming 5 to 10 knots in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

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GMZ231-232-030345- Baffin Bay and Upper Laguna Madre-Corpus Christi and Nueces Bays-


948 AM CDT Tue Jul 2 2024



.REST OF TODAY...South winds around 5 knots, becoming southeast early this afternoon, then increasing to 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots late. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots, becoming south after midnight. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.
.WEDNESDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.
.THURSDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland watersslightly choppy to occasionally choppy.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...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. 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.
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.
.SATURDAY 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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GMZ255-030345- ,Coastal waters from Port Aransas to Matagorda Ship Channel out ,20 NM-


948 AM CDT Tue Jul 2 2024



.REST OF TODAY...Southwest winds around 5 knots, becoming south this afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 7 seconds.
.TONIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 6 seconds.
.WEDNESDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 6 seconds.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 6 seconds.
.THURSDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. WaveDetail: South 3 feet at 5 seconds.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Seas around 3 feet. Wave Detail: South 3 feet at 5 seconds.
.FRIDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

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GMZ250-030345- Coastal waters from Baffin Bay to Port Aransas out 20 NM-


948 AM CDT Tue Jul 2 2024



.REST OF TODAY...Southwest winds around 5 knots, becoming southeast this afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 7 seconds.
.TONIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 4 seconds and southeast 2 feet at7 seconds.
.WEDNESDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 6 seconds.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 6 seconds.
.THURSDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 5 seconds.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...South winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 4 feet at 5 seconds.
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 3 feet.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 3 feet.
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet.


Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

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GMZ270-275-030345- 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-


948 AM CDT Tue Jul 2 2024



.REST OF TODAY...Southwest winds around 5 knots, becoming southeast around 5 knots this afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 7 seconds.
.TONIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 6 seconds.
.WEDNESDAY...South winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 6 seconds.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 6 seconds.
.THURSDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 5 seconds.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Seas around 3 feet. Wave Detail: South 3 feet at 5 seconds.
.FRIDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 3 feet.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas around 3 feet.
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east in the afternoon. Seas around 3 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet, building to 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet after midnight.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

Attachments

  • MSIB XX-24, Safety Zone, GLDD dredging.docx(541 KB )
  • MSIB xx-24, Worksite, Callan Marine.docx(330 KB )
  • MSIB 14-24, update 5, Safety Zone Trident pipeline removal.pdf(233 KB )
  • MSIB 44-24, Worksite, Callan Marine Dredge Project (2).docx(388 KB )
  • MSIB 33-24, Hurricane Preparedness (2).pdf(789 KB )

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