Daily Update

Corpus Christi, TX

July 15, 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 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 update 1 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 starting 12th July thru 19th July 2024.
Please see attached for more information.

Weather / Marine Zone Forecast

Coastal Waters Forecast for Texas

National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX

1004 AM CDT Mon Jul 15 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.
 

GMZ200-160415-

1004 AM CDT Mon Jul 15 2024

.SYNOPSIS FOR THE MIDDLE TEXAS COASTAL WATERS...

A weak to moderate south to southeasterly flow will continue through the week. 

Isolated to scattered showers and thunderstorms will be possible beginning Wednesday with the best chances coming over the weekend.

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GMZ236-237-160415- Copano, Aransas, and Redfish Bays- San Antonio, Mesquite, and Espiritu Santo Bays-

1004 AM CDT Mon Jul 15 2024


.REST OF TODAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.TONIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.TUESDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.WEDNESDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.THURSDAY...South winds around 5 knots, becoming southeast in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming around 5 knots after midnight. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.FRIDAY...Southwest winds around 5 knots, becoming southeast in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters smooth. A chance of showers. A chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth. A chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

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GMZ231-232-160415- Baffin Bay and Upper Laguna Madre-Corpus Christi and Nueces Bays-


1004 AM CDT Mon Jul 15 2024


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

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GMZ255-160415- Coastal waters from Port Aransas to Matagorda Ship Channel out 20 NM-


1004 AM CDT Mon Jul 15 2024


.REST OF TODAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: South 1 foot at 5 seconds.
.TONIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: South 2 feet at 5 seconds.
.TUESDAY...South winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: South 2 feet at 4 seconds.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 5 seconds.
.WEDNESDAY...South winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: South 2 feet at 5 seconds. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.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 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
.FRIDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south in the afternoon. Seas around 2 feet in the morning, then around 2 feet or less. A chance of showers in the morning.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. A chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

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GMZ250-160415- Coastal waters from Baffin Bay to Port Aransas out 20 NM-


1004 AM CDT Mon Jul 15 2024


.REST OF TODAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: South 2 feet at 4 seconds.
.TONIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 5 seconds.
.TUESDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 1 foot at 6 seconds.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: South 2 feet at 4 seconds and southeast 2 feet at 5 seconds.
.WEDNESDAY...South winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 5 seconds. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 6 seconds and south 1 foot at 4 seconds.
.THURSDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast in the afternoon. Seas around 2 feet.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots, becoming south after midnight. Seas around 2 feet.
.FRIDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast in the afternoon. Seas around 2 feet in the morning, then around 2 feet or less.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots, becoming south after midnight. Seas around 2 feet.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

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GMZ270-275-160415- 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-


1004 AM CDT Mon Jul 15 2024


.REST OF TODAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: South 1 foot at 5 seconds.
.TONIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 6 seconds and south 1 foot at 4 seconds.
.TUESDAY...South winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: South 2 feet at 4 seconds and southeast 1 foot at 7 seconds.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: South 2 feet at 5 seconds.
.WEDNESDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: South 2 feet at 5 seconds. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...South winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 7 seconds and south 1 foot at 4 seconds.
.THURSDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south after midnight. Seas around 2 feet.
.FRIDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south in the afternoon. Seas around 2 feet in the morning, then around 2 feet or less. A chance of showers in the morning.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. A chance of showers after midnight.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

Attachments

  • MSIB 54-24, Update 1, Safety Zone, GLDD dredging_signed mwm (3).pdf(234 KB )
  • MSIB 44-24, Worksite, Callan Marine Dredge Project (6).docx(388 KB )

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