Daily Update
Corpus Christi, TX
July 18, 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.
"GLDD is scheduled to complete their work Friday night/Early Friday morning but requesting extension to account for any foul weather."
Please see attached for more information.
Weather / Marine Zone Forecast
Coastal Waters Forecast for Texas
National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX
1028 AM CDT Thu Jul 18 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.
GMZ200-190415-
1028 AM CDT Thu Jul 18 2024
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE MIDDLE TEXAS COASTAL WATERS...
A generally weak onshore flow will continue as we close out the work week.
Winds may become variable at times as a boundary stalls to our north.
Isolated to scattered showers and thunderstorms will be possible both this afternoon and tomorrow.
Weak to occasionally moderate south to southeasterly flow will develop this weekend and persist through the middle of next week.
Low to medium rain chances of 20 to 50 percent this weekend will increase to medium to high chances of 50 to 70 percent heading into the middle of next week.
$$
GMZ236-237-190415- Copano, Aransas, and Redfish Bays- San Antonio, Mesquite, and Espiritu Santo Bays-
1028 AM CDT Thu Jul 18 2024
.REST OF TODAY...West winds around 5 knots, becoming south this afternoon. Bay and inland waters smooth. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southwest after midnight. Bay and inland waters smooth. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight.
.FRIDAY...West winds around 5 knots, becoming southeast in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters smooth. A chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly in the morning.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southafter midnight. Bay and inland waters smooth. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight.
.SATURDAY...South winds around 5 knots, becoming southeast in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters smooth. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.SUNDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth. A chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.MONDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth. A chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth. A chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight.
Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.
$$
GMZ231-232-190415- Baffin Bay and Upper Laguna Madre-Corpus Christi and Nueces Bays-
1028 AM CDT Thu Jul 18 2024
.REST OF TODAY...Southeast winds around 5 knots, increasing to 5 to 10 knots this afternoon. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots, becoming south after midnight. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.FRIDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters smooth. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots, becoming south after midnight. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.SATURDAY...South winds around 5 knots, becoming southeast in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters smooth. A slight 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, 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.
.MONDAY...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 chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to 5 to 10 knots after midnight. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy. A chance of showers after midnight.
Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.
$$
GMZ255-190415- Coastal waters from Port Aransas to Matagorda Ship Channel out 20 NM-
1028 AM CDT Thu Jul 18 2024
.REST OF TODAY...West winds around 5 knots, becoming south late. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 1 foot at 5 seconds. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms late this morning and early afternoon.
.TONIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southwest after midnight. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 1 foot at 5 seconds. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight.
.FRIDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south in the afternoon. Seas around 2 feet in the morning, then around 2 feet or less. Wave Detail: South 1 foot at 5 seconds, becoming southeast 1 foot at 5 seconds.
A chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly in the morning.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south after midnight. Seas around 2 feet or less, then around 2 feet after midnight. Wave Detail: Southeast 1 foot at 5 seconds, becoming south 1 foot at 3 seconds and southeast 1 foot at 6 seconds.
A chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight.
.SATURDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast in the afternoon. Seas around 2 feet or less. Wave Detail: Southeast 1 foot at 5 seconds. A chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly in the morning.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...South winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 5 seconds.
.SUNDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. A chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. A chance of showers after midnight.
.MONDAY...South winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. A chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. A chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight.
Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.
$$
GMZ250-190415- Coastal waters from Baffin Bay to Port Aransas out 20 NM-
1028 AM CDT Thu Jul 18 2024
.REST OF TODAY...Southwest winds around 5 knots, becoming southeast early this afternoon, then increasing to 5 to 10 knots late. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 1 foot at 5 seconds.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots, becoming south after midnight. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 5 seconds.
.FRIDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast in the afternoon. Seas around 2 feet in the morning, then around 2 feet or less. Wave Detail: Southeast 1 foot at 5 seconds. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south after midnight. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 4 seconds. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight.
.SATURDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast in the afternoon. Seas around 2 feet in the morning, then around 2 feet or less. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 5 seconds, becoming southeast 1 foot at 5 seconds.
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 5 seconds.
.SUNDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
.MONDAY...South winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. A chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 3 feet. A chance of showers after midnight.
Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.
$$
GMZ270-275-190415- 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-
1028 AM CDT Thu Jul 18 2024
.REST OF TODAY...West winds around 5 knots, becoming northwest around 5 knots early this afternoon, then becoming southeast late. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 1 foot at 5 seconds.
A chance of showers and thunderstorms late this morning, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms early this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south after midnight. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 1 foot at 5 seconds.
.FRIDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northeast in the afternoon. Seas around 2 feet in the morning, then around 2 feet or less. Wave Detail: Southeast 1 foot at 5 seconds. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south after midnight. Seas around 2 feet or less, then around 2 feet after midnight. Wave Detail: Southeast 1 foot at 5 seconds, becoming south 1 foot at 3 seconds and southeast 1 foot at 6 seconds.
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight.
.SATURDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast in the afternoon. Seas around 2 feet in the morning, then around 2 feet or less. Wave Detail: Southeast 1 foot at 5 seconds, becoming south 1 foot at 5 seconds.
A chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly in the morning.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 5 seconds.
.SUNDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. A chance of showers after midnight.
.MONDAY...South winds around 10 knots. Seas around 3 feet. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 3 feet. A chance of showers after midnight.
Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.
National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX
1028 AM CDT Thu Jul 18 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.
GMZ200-190415-
1028 AM CDT Thu Jul 18 2024
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE MIDDLE TEXAS COASTAL WATERS...
A generally weak onshore flow will continue as we close out the work week.
Winds may become variable at times as a boundary stalls to our north.
Isolated to scattered showers and thunderstorms will be possible both this afternoon and tomorrow.
Weak to occasionally moderate south to southeasterly flow will develop this weekend and persist through the middle of next week.
Low to medium rain chances of 20 to 50 percent this weekend will increase to medium to high chances of 50 to 70 percent heading into the middle of next week.
$$
GMZ236-237-190415- Copano, Aransas, and Redfish Bays- San Antonio, Mesquite, and Espiritu Santo Bays-
1028 AM CDT Thu Jul 18 2024
.REST OF TODAY...West winds around 5 knots, becoming south this afternoon. Bay and inland waters smooth. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southwest after midnight. Bay and inland waters smooth. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight.
.FRIDAY...West winds around 5 knots, becoming southeast in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters smooth. A chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly in the morning.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southafter midnight. Bay and inland waters smooth. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight.
.SATURDAY...South winds around 5 knots, becoming southeast in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters smooth. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.SUNDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth. A chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.MONDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth. A chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast 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.
$$
GMZ231-232-190415- Baffin Bay and Upper Laguna Madre-Corpus Christi and Nueces Bays-
1028 AM CDT Thu Jul 18 2024
.REST OF TODAY...Southeast winds around 5 knots, increasing to 5 to 10 knots this afternoon. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots, becoming south after midnight. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.FRIDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters smooth. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots, becoming south after midnight. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.SATURDAY...South winds around 5 knots, becoming southeast in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters smooth. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.SUNDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming south 5 to 10 knots after midnight. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.
.MONDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to 5 to 10 knots after midnight. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy. A chance of showers after midnight.
Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.
$$
GMZ255-190415- Coastal waters from Port Aransas to Matagorda Ship Channel out 20 NM-
1028 AM CDT Thu Jul 18 2024
.REST OF TODAY...West winds around 5 knots, becoming south late. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 1 foot at 5 seconds. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms late this morning and early afternoon.
.TONIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southwest after midnight. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 1 foot at 5 seconds. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight.
.FRIDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south in the afternoon. Seas around 2 feet in the morning, then around 2 feet or less. Wave Detail: South 1 foot at 5 seconds, becoming southeast 1 foot at 5 seconds.
A chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly in the morning.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south after midnight. Seas around 2 feet or less, then around 2 feet after midnight. Wave Detail: Southeast 1 foot at 5 seconds, becoming south 1 foot at 3 seconds and southeast 1 foot at 6 seconds.
A chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight.
.SATURDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast in the afternoon. Seas around 2 feet or less. Wave Detail: Southeast 1 foot at 5 seconds. A chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly in the morning.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...South winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 5 seconds.
.SUNDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. A chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. A chance of showers after midnight.
.MONDAY...South winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. A chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. A chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight.
Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.
$$
GMZ250-190415- Coastal waters from Baffin Bay to Port Aransas out 20 NM-
1028 AM CDT Thu Jul 18 2024
.REST OF TODAY...Southwest winds around 5 knots, becoming southeast early this afternoon, then increasing to 5 to 10 knots late. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 1 foot at 5 seconds.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots, becoming south after midnight. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 5 seconds.
.FRIDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast in the afternoon. Seas around 2 feet in the morning, then around 2 feet or less. Wave Detail: Southeast 1 foot at 5 seconds. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south after midnight. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 4 seconds. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight.
.SATURDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast in the afternoon. Seas around 2 feet in the morning, then around 2 feet or less. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 5 seconds, becoming southeast 1 foot at 5 seconds.
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 5 seconds.
.SUNDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
.MONDAY...South winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. A chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 3 feet. A chance of showers after midnight.
Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.
$$
GMZ270-275-190415- 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-
1028 AM CDT Thu Jul 18 2024
.REST OF TODAY...West winds around 5 knots, becoming northwest around 5 knots early this afternoon, then becoming southeast late. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 1 foot at 5 seconds.
A chance of showers and thunderstorms late this morning, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms early this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south after midnight. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 1 foot at 5 seconds.
.FRIDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northeast in the afternoon. Seas around 2 feet in the morning, then around 2 feet or less. Wave Detail: Southeast 1 foot at 5 seconds. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south after midnight. Seas around 2 feet or less, then around 2 feet after midnight. Wave Detail: Southeast 1 foot at 5 seconds, becoming south 1 foot at 3 seconds and southeast 1 foot at 6 seconds.
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight.
.SATURDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast in the afternoon. Seas around 2 feet in the morning, then around 2 feet or less. Wave Detail: Southeast 1 foot at 5 seconds, becoming south 1 foot at 5 seconds.
A chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly in the morning.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 5 seconds.
.SUNDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. A chance of showers after midnight.
.MONDAY...South winds around 10 knots. Seas around 3 feet. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 3 feet. A chance of showers after midnight.
Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.