Daily Update

Corpus Christi, TX

July 31, 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 see attached MSIB 54-24 (XX-24) as the Coast Guard has been informed of a dredging project taking place in the La Quinta Ship Channel, at the Enbridge Docks in Ingleside, TX starting 4th August until 13th September 2024.
Please see attached for more information.
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Please see attached MSIB 64-24 for The Texas International Fishing Tournament will take place on 2 August 2024 and 3 August 2024. The tournament will take place in the Laguna Madre Bay and Offshore in the Gulf of Mexico.
Please see attached for more information.

Weather / Marine Zone Forecast


Coastal Waters Forecast for Texas

National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX

937 AM CDT Wed Jul 31 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. 
 

GMZ200-010315-

937 AM CDT Wed Jul 31 2024

.SYNOPSIS FOR THE MIDDLE TEXAS COASTAL WATERS...

Weak to moderate onshore flow will continue through the rest of the week, becoming weak by the weekend. 

A low chance of afternoon showers and thunderstorms will develope Sunday and persist into early next week.

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GMZ236-237-010315- Capano, Aransas, and Redfish Bays- San Antonio, Mesquite, and Espiritu Santo Bays-

937 AM CDT Wed Jul 31 2024

.REST OF TODAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy. Hazy.
.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. Hazy.
.THURSDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth. 
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds around 5 knots, increasing to 5 to 10 knots in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters smooth. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming around 5 knots after midnight. Bay and inland waters smooth. 
.SATURDAY...Southwest winds around 5 knots, becoming south in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters smooth. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming around 5 knots after midnight. Bay and inland waters smooth. 
.SUNDAY...Southwest winds around 5 knots, becoming southeast in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters smooth. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth. 

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GMZ231-232-010315- Baffin Bay and Upper Laguna Madre-Corpus Christi and Nueces Bays-

937 AM CDT Wed Jul 31 2024

...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION...

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

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GMZ255-010315- Coastal waters from Port Aransas to Matagorda Ship Channel out 20 NM-

937 AM CDT Wed Jul 31 2024

.REST OF TODAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 4 feet at 6 seconds. Hazy.
.TONIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 6 seconds. Hazy.
.THURSDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming around 10 knots in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 5 seconds. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots, becoming south after midnight. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: South 2 feet at 5 seconds. 
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 5 seconds. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 1 foot at 5 seconds. 
.SATURDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet in the morning, then around 2 feet or less. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. 
.SUNDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south in the afternoon. Seas around 2 feet in the morning, then around 2 feet or less. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. 

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GMZ250-010315- Coastal waters from Baffin Bay to Port Aransas out 20 NM-

937 AM CDT Wed Jul 31 2024

.REST OF TODAY...Southeast winds around 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 4 feet at 6 seconds. Hazy.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots, becoming south 10 to 15 knots after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 4 feet at 5 seconds. Hazy.
.THURSDAY...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 5 seconds. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 5 seconds. 
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 5 seconds. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south after midnight. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 5 seconds and southeast 1 foot at 4 seconds. 
.SATURDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots, diminishing to around 5 knots in the afternoon. Seas around 2 feet in the morning, then around 2 feet or less. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south after midnight. Seas around 2 feet. 
.SUNDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast in the afternoon. Seas around 2 feet in the morning, then around 2 feet or less. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. 

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GMZ270-275-010315- 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-

937 AM CDT Wed Jul 31 2024

.REST OF TODAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: South 3 feet at 6 seconds. Hazy.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: South 3 feet at 6 seconds. Hazy.
.THURSDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming around 10 knots in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 6 seconds. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: South 2 feet at 5 seconds. 
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds around 5 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: South 2 feet at 5 seconds. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south after midnight. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 1 foot at 5 seconds. 
.SATURDAY...Southwest winds around 5 knots. Seas around 2 feet in the morning, then around 2 feet or less. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south after midnight. Seas around 2 feet or less, then around 2 feet after midnight. 
.SUNDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south in the afternoon. Seas around 2 feet in the morning, then around 2 feet or less. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. 

Attachments

  • MSIB 64-24, Texas International Fishing Tournament signed.pdf(208 KB )
  • MSIB XX-24, Dredging, Orion.docx(414 KB )
  • MSIB 44-24, Worksite, Callan Marine Dredge Project (2).docx(388 KB )

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