Daily Update

Corpus Christi, TX

August 01, 2024

Notices

🌅SUNRISE: 0700 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 UPDATE 1 as the COTP is establishing a worksite in the Corpus Christi Ship Channel, Inner Harbor for dredging operations extended from
31st July 2024 thru 15th September 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
946 AM CDT Thu Aug 1 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.
 
GMZ200-020330-
946 AM CDT Thu Aug 1 2024
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE MIDDLE TEXAS COASTAL WATERS...
Weak to moderate flow can be expected today before weak onshore flow takes over Friday through Monday night before increasing to weak to moderate again late Tuesday. 
Seas will generally range between 1-2 feet. Rain chances through mid-week next week will be limited (less than 10%).
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GMZ236-237-020330- Copano, Aransas, and Redfish Bays- San Antonio, Mesquite, and Espiritu Santo Bays-
946 AM CDT Thu Aug 1 2024
.REST OF TODAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.TONIGHT...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...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south 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. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.SUNDAY...Southwest winds around 5 knots, becoming south in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.MONDAY...South winds around 5 knots, becoming southeast in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south after midnight. Bay and inland waters smooth.
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GMZ231-232-020330- Baffin Bay and Upper Laguna Madre-Corpus Christi and Nueces Bays-
946 AM CDT Thu Aug 1 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 inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to 5 to 10 knots after midnight. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds around 5 knots, becoming 5 to 10 knots in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south after midnight. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.SATURDAY...Southwest 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, becoming south after midnight. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.MONDAY...South winds around 5 knots, becoming southeast in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots, becoming south after midnight. Bay and inland waters smooth.
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GMZ255-020330- Coastal waters from Port Aransas to Matagorda Ship Channel out 20 NM-
946 AM CDT Thu Aug 1 2024
.REST OF TODAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 5 seconds.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots, becoming 5 to 10 knots after midnight. 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 4 seconds.
.SATURDAY...Southwest 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 4 seconds.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 1 foot at 4 seconds and southeast 1 foot at 8 seconds.
.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.
.MONDAY...South winds around 5 knots, becoming southeast in the afternoon. Seas around 2 feet or less.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south after midnight. Seas around 2 feet or less.
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GMZ250-020330- Coastal waters from Baffin Bay to Port Aransas out 20 NM-
946 AM CDT Thu Aug 1 2024
.REST OF TODAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 5 seconds.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots, becoming 5 to 10 knots after midnight. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 5 seconds.
.FRIDAY...South winds around 5 knots, becoming southeast in the afternoon. 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 feetat 4 seconds.
.SATURDAY...Southwest 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: Southeast 1 foot at 4 seconds, becoming southeast 1 foot at 5 seconds.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 1 foot at 4 seconds and southeast 1 foot at 8 seconds.
.SUNDAY...Southwest 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.
.MONDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast in the afternoon. Seas around 2 feet in the morning, then around 2 feet or less.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots, becoming south after midnight. Seas around 2 feet.
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GMZ270-275-020330- 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-
946 AM CDT Thu Aug 1 2024
.REST OF TODAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 5 seconds and southeast 1 foot at 8 seconds.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots, becoming 5 to 10 knots after midnight. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 5 seconds and southeast 1 foot at 8 seconds.
.FRIDAY...South winds around 5 knots, becoming southeast in the afternoon. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 5 seconds.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 5 knots, becoming south after midnight. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 4 seconds.
.SATURDAY...Southwest winds around 5 knots. Seas around 2 feet in the morning, then around 2 feet or less. 
Wave Detail: South 1 foot at 4 seconds, becoming south 1 foot at 4 seconds and southeast 1 foot at 8 seconds.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet or less, then around 2 feet after midnight. 
Wave Detail: South 1 foot at 4 seconds and southeast 1 foot at 8 seconds, becoming south 1 foot at 3 seconds and southeast 1 foot at 8 seconds.
.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.
.MONDAY...South winds around 5 knots, becoming southeast in the afternoon. Seas around 2 feet or less.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south after midnight. Seas around 2 feet or less.

Attachments

  • MSIB 44-24, Worksite, Update 1, Callan Marine Dredge Project signed (1).pdf(266 KB )
  • MSIB 64-24, Texas International Fishing Tournament signed (2).pdf(208 KB )
  • MSIB XX-24, Dredging, Orion (2).docx(414 KB )

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