Daily Update

Corpus Christi, TX

July 10, 2024

Notices

🌅SUNRISE: 0645 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 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 54-24 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.
GLDD requests to be re-instated on the evening of 7th July now that we are in the clear of Hurricane Beryl. 
GLDD also requests that the MSIB is extended to the morning of 19th July due to the delay we experienced with having to prepare for the potential of the hurricane making landfall in Corpus Christi.
Please see attached for more information.

Weather / Marine Zone Forecast

Coastal Waters Forecast for Texas

National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX

419 AM CDT Wed Jul 10 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.
 

GMZ200-102200-

419 AM CDT Wed Jul 10 2024

.SYNOPSIS FOR THE MIDDLE TEXAS COASTAL WATERS...

Light and variable winds can be expected through Thursday Night.

Weak to moderate onshore flow will develop Friday evening and continue into early next week. 

Isolated to scattered showers and thunderstorms are possible daily through the weekend, then mainly dry conditions are expected early next week.


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GMZ236-237-102200- Copano, Aransas, and Redfish Bays- San Antonio, Mesquite, and Espiritu Santo Bays-


419 AM CDT Wed Jul 10 2024


.TODAY...Light and variable wind, becoming northeast around 5 knots late this morning, then becoming east this afternoon. Bay and inland waters smooth. 
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms this morning, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south after midnight. Bay and inland waters smooth. A slight chance of thunderstorms. A slight chance of showers in the evening, then a chance of showers after midnight.
.THURSDAY...Northeast winds around 5 knots, becoming southeast in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters smooth. A chance of thunderstorms. Showers likely, mainly in the morning.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth. A chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight.
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds around 5 knots, increasing to 5 to 10 knots in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters smooth. A chance of thunderstorms. Showers likely, mainly in the morning.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth. A chance of showers after midnight.
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.SUNDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

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GMZ231-232-102200- Baffin Bay and Upper Laguna Madre-Corpus Christi and Nueces Bays-


419 AM CDT Wed Jul 10 2024


.TODAY...West winds around 5 knots, becoming northeast late this morning, then becoming east this afternoon. Bay and inland waters smooth. A slight chance of thunderstorms this morning. A chance of showers. 
A chance of thunderstorms this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south after midnight. Bay and inland waters smooth. A chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight.
.THURSDAY...South winds around 5 knots, becoming southeast in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters smooth. A chance of thunderstorms. Showers likely, mainly in the morning.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth. A chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight.
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds around 5 knots, increasing to 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.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, increasing to 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming south 5 to 10 knots after midnight. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.
.SUNDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming south 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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GMZ255-102200- Coastal waters from Port Aransas to Matagorda Ship Channel out 20 NM-


419 AM CDT Wed Jul 10 2024


.TODAY...Southwest winds around 5 knots, becoming northeast around 5 knots late this morning, then becoming east this afternoon. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 6 seconds. 
A slight chance of thunderstorms this morning. A chance of showers. A chance of thunderstorms this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 7 seconds. A chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight.
.THURSDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 7 seconds. A chance of thunderstorms. Showers likely, mainly in the morning.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 6 seconds. A chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight.
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: South 2 feet at 6 seconds. A chance of thunderstorms. Showers likely, mainly in the morning.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 5 seconds. A chance of showers after midnight.
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
.SUNDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...South winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

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GMZ250-102200- Coastal waters from Baffin Bay to Port Aransas out 20 NM-


419 AM CDT Wed Jul 10 2024


.TODAY...South winds around 5 knots, becoming east late this morning and early afternoon, then increasing to 5 to 10 knots late. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 6 seconds. 
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms early this morning, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms late this morning and early afternoon. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms late.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 7 seconds. A chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight.
.THURSDAY...South winds around 5 knots, becoming southeast in the afternoon. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 7 seconds. A chance of thunderstorms. Showers likely, mainly in the morning.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south after midnight. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 6 seconds. A chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight.
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 6 seconds. A chance of showers. A chance of thunderstorms, mainly in the morning.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 5 seconds. A chance of showers after midnight.
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, increasing to 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. Seas around 2 feet. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

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GMZ270-275-102200- 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-


419 AM CDT Wed Jul 10 2024


.TODAY...South winds around 5 knots, becoming northeast around 5 knots late this morning and early afternoon, then becoming east late. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 6 seconds. A chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 7 seconds. A chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight.
.THURSDAY...South winds around 5 knots, becoming southeast in the afternoon. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 7 seconds. A chance of thunderstorms. Showers likely, mainly in the morning.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 6 seconds. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms after midnight.
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 5 seconds. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 5 seconds. A chance of showers after midnight.
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

Attachments

  • MSIB 54-24, Safety Zone, GLDD dredging_signed mwm (1).pdf(232 KB )
  • MSIB 14-24, update 5, Safety Zone Trident pipeline removal (2).pdf(233 KB )
  • MSIB 44-24, Worksite, Callan Marine Dredge Project (2).docx(388 KB )

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