Daily Update

Corpus Christi, TX

July 16, 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

1000 AM CDT Tue Jul 16 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. 
 

GMZ200-170315-

1000 AM CDT Tue Jul 16 2024

.SYNOPSIS FOR THE MIDDLE TEXAS COASTAL WATERS...

Weak to moderate south to southeasterly flow will persist through the weekend. 

Starting Wednesday, isolated to scattered showers and thunderstorms are likely each day with the best chances expected over the weekend.

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GMZ236-237-170315- Capano, Aransas, and Redfish Bays-San Antonio, Mesquite, and Espiritu Santo Bays-


1000 AM CDT Tue Jul 16 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. 
.WEDNESDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south after midnight. Bay and inland waters smooth. 
.THURSDAY...South winds around 5 knots, becoming southeast in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters smooth. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south after midnight. Bay and inland waters smooth. 
.FRIDAY...West winds around 5 knots, becoming southeast in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters smooth. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth. 
.SATURDAY...South winds around 5 knots, becoming southeast in the afternoon. 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. 

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

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GMZ231-232-170315- Baffin Bay and Upper Laguna Madre-Corpus Christi and Nueces Bays-


1000 AM CDT Tue Jul 16 2024

.REST OF TODAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, increasing to 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots late. Bay and inlandwaters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy. 
.TONIGHT...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 in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. 
.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 around 5 knots, becoming southeast in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters smooth. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south after midnight. Bay and inland waters smooth. 
.FRIDAY...Southwest 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. 
.SATURDAY...South winds around 5 knots, becoming southeast 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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GMZ255-170315- Coastal waters from Port Aransas to Matagorda Ship Channel out 20 NM-


1000 AM CDT Tue Jul 16 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 around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 5 seconds. 
.WEDNESDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 4 seconds. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots, becoming south after midnight. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 5 seconds. 
.THURSDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast in the afternoon. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 1 foot at 5 seconds. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south after midnight. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 1 foot at 5 seconds. 
.FRIDAY...Southwest winds around 5 knots, becoming southeast in the afternoon. Seas around 2 feet in the morning, then around 2 feet or less. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. 
.SATURDAY...South 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 2 to 3 feet. 

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

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GMZ250-170315- Coastal waters from Baffin Bay to Port Aransas out 20 NM-


1000 AM CDT Tue Jul 16 2024

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

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

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GMZ270-275-170315- 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-

1000 AM CDT Tue Jul 16 2024

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

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.


Attachments

  • MSIB 54-24, Update 1, Safety Zone, GLDD dredging_signed mwm (2).pdf(234 KB )
  • MSIB 44-24, Worksite, Callan Marine Dredge Project (5).docx(388 KB )

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