Daily Update

Corpus Christi, TX

July 24, 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 conducting repairs to dredge equipment so work will not continue until Sunday July 21st and continue through the morning of Friday July 26th."
Please see attached for more information.

Weather / Marine Zone Forecast

Coastal Waters Forecast for Texas
National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX
1003 AM CDT Wed Jul 24 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.
 
GMZ200-250415-
1003 AM CDT Wed Jul 24 2024
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE MIDDLE TEXAS COASTAL WATERS...
Generally weak to occasionally moderate onshore flow is expected into early next week. 
Scattered to numerous showers and thunderstorms will finally diminish early next week as high pressure builds into the area.
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GMZ236-237-250415- Copano, Aransas, and Redfish Bays- San Antonio, Mesquite, and Espiritu Santo Bays-
1003 AM CDT Wed Jul 24 2024
.REST OF TODAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth. Thunderstorms likely. Showers late this morning and early afternoon, then showers likely late. Patchy fog early this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south after midnight. Bay and inland waters smooth. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then showers with thunderstorms likely after midnight.
.THURSDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters smooth. Thunderstorms likely. Showers, mainly in the morning.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight.
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. 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 and thunderstorms after midnight.
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth. A chance of thunderstorms. Showers likely, mainly in the morning.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth. A chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight.
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy.
Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.
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GMZ231-232-250415- Baffin Bay and Upper Laguna Madre-Corpus Christi and Nueces Bays-
1003 AM CDT Wed Jul 24 2024
.REST OF TODAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth. Thunderstorms likely. Showers.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south after midnight. Bay and inland waters smooth. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then showers with thunderstorms likely after midnight.
.THURSDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters smooth. Showers and thunderstorms likely.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight.
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth. A chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight.
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth. A chance of thunderstorms. Showers likely, mainly in the morning.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight.
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.
Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.
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GMZ255-250415- Coastal waters from Port Aransas to Matagorda Ship Channel out 20 NM-
1003 AM CDT Wed Jul 24 2024
.REST OF TODAY...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 6 seconds. Thunderstorms likely. Showers.
.TONIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 6 seconds. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then showers with thunderstorms likely after midnight.
.THURSDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming southeast in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 6 seconds. 
Showers with thunderstorms likely in the morning, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 7 seconds. 
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight.
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 6 seconds. A chance of thunderstorms. Showers likely, mainly in the morning.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 6 seconds. A chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight.
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. A chance of thunderstorms. Showers likely, mainly in the morning.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. A chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight.
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas around 3 feet. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 3 feet.
Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.
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GMZ250-250415- Coastal waters from Baffin Bay to Port Aransas out 20 NM-
1003 AM CDT Wed Jul 24 2024
.REST OF TODAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 6 seconds. Patchy fog late this morning. 
Thunderstorms likely. Showers late this morning and early afternoon, then a chance of showers late.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots, becoming south after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 6 seconds. 
A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then showers with thunderstorms likely after midnight.
.THURSDAY...Southwest winds around 10 knots, becoming southeast in the afternoon. Seas around 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 6 seconds.  
Showers with thunderstorms likely in the morning, then showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 6 seconds. 
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight.
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 6 seconds. A chance of thunderstorms. Showers likely, mainly in the morning.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 6 seconds. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms after midnight.
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. A chance of thunderstorms. Showers likely, mainly in the morning.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. A chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight.
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 3 feet. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet.
Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.
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GMZ270-275-250415- 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-
1003 AM CDT Wed Jul 24 2024
.REST OF TODAY...South winds around 10 knots. Seas around 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 6 seconds. Thunderstorms likely. Showers.
.TONIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 6 seconds. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then showers and thunderstorms likely after midnight.
.THURSDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to 5 to 10 knots in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 4 feet at 7 seconds. 
Showers with thunderstorms likely in the morning, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 7 seconds. 
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight.
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 6 seconds. A chance of thunderstorms. Showers likely, mainly in the morning.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 6 seconds. A chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight.
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. A chance of thunderstorms. Showers likely, mainly in the morning.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 3 feet. A chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight.
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas around 3 feet. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet.
Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

Attachments

  • MSIB 44-24, Worksite, Callan Marine Dredge Project (1).docx(388 KB )
  • MSIB 54-24, Update 2, Safety Zone, GLDD dredging (1).docx(541 KB )

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