Daily Update

Corpus Christi, TX

August 02, 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.
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Please see attached MSIB 65-24 as the COTP is establishing a worksite in the La Quinta Channel as Orion Marine will be installing a submerged pipeline in the La Quinta Channel on 4th August 2024 from 1000 to 1400.
Please see attached for more information.

Weather / Marine Zone Forecast

Coastal Waters Forecast for Texas

National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX
1026 AM CDT Fri Aug 2 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.
 
GMZ200-030415-
1026 AM CDT Fri Aug 2 2024
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE MIDDLE TEXAS COASTAL WATERS...
Weak onshore flow is expected through Tuesday night before increasing to weak to moderate Wednesday with seas ranging between 1-2 feet. 
Rain chances Saturday through mid-week next week will be slim (less than 10%).
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GMZ236-237-030415- Copano, Aransas, and Redfish Bays- San Antonio, Mesquite, and Espiritu Santo Bays-
1026 AM CDT Fri Aug 2 2024
.REST OF TODAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.TONIGHT...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.
.TUESDAY...South winds around 5 knots, becoming southeast in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south after midnight. Bay and inland waters smooth.
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GMZ231-232-030415- Baffin Bay and Upper Laguna Madre-Corpus Christi and Nueces Bays-
1026 AM CDT Fri Aug 2 2024
.REST OF TODAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.TONIGHT...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 5 to 10 knots, becoming south 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.
.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.
.TUESDAY...South winds around 5 knots, becoming southeast in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots, becoming south after midnight. Bay and inland waters smooth.
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GMZ255-030415- Coastal waters from Port Aransas to Matagorda Ship Channel out 20 NM-
1026 AM CDT Fri Aug 2 2024
.REST OF TODAY...Southeast winds around 5 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 5 seconds.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south after midnight. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 5 seconds.
.SATURDAY...Southwest winds around 5 knots, becoming around 5 knots in the afternoon. Seas around 2 feet in the morning, then around 2 feet or less. 
Wave Detail: 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 south in the afternoon. Seas around 2 feet in the morning, then around 2 feet or less. 
Wave Detail: South 1 foot at 3 seconds and southeast 1 foot at 8 seconds.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet or less. Wave Detail: South 1 foot at 3 seconds and southeast 1 foot at 8 seconds.
.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.
.TUESDAY...South winds around 5 knots, becoming southeast in the afternoon. Seas around 2 feet.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south after midnight. Seas around 2 feet.
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GMZ250-030415- Coastal waters from Baffin Bay to Port Aransas out 20 NM-
1026 AM CDT Fri Aug 2 2024
.REST OF TODAY...Southeast winds around 5 knots, becoming east late. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 1 foot at 5 seconds.
.TONIGHT...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 around 5 knots, becoming south around 5 knots in the afternoon. Seas around 2 feet in the morning, then around 2 feet or less. 
Wave Detail: Southeast 1 foot at 5 seconds.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south after midnight. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 1 foot at 4 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. 
Wave Detail: South 1 foot at 3 seconds and east 1 foot at 8 seconds, becoming southeast 1 foot at 3 seconds and southeast 1 foot at 8 seconds.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 1 foot at 3 seconds and southeast 1 foot at 6 seconds.
.MONDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast in the afternoon. Seas around 2 feet or less.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
.TUESDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast in the afternoon. Seas around 2 feet.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots, becoming south after midnight. Seas around 2 feet.
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GMZ270-275-030415- 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-
1026 AM CDT Fri Aug 2 2024
.REST OF TODAY...East winds around 5 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 5 seconds.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds around 5 knots, becoming south after midnight. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 1 foot at 5 seconds.
.SATURDAY...West winds around 5 knots. Seas around 2 feet in the morning, then around 2 feet or less. 
Wave Detail: Southwest 1 foot at 2 seconds and southeast 1 foot at 5 seconds, becoming southeast 1 foot at 5 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: Southeast 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. 
Wave Detail: South 1 foot at 3 seconds and southeast 1 foot at 8 seconds.
.SUNDAY 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 3 seconds and east 1 foot at 7 seconds, becoming south 1 foot at 3 seconds and southeast 1 foot at 8 seconds.
.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, then around 2 feet after midnight.
.TUESDAY...South winds around 5 knots, becoming southeast in the afternoon. Seas around 2 feet.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south after midnight. Seas around 2 feet.

Attachments

  • MSIB 44-24, Worksite, Update 1, Callan Marine Dredge Project signed.pdf(266 KB )
  • MSIB 65-24, Safety Zone, Orion Pipeline Installation_signedTJC.pdf(281 KB )
  • MSIB XX-24, Dredging, Orion (1).docx(414 KB )
  • MSIB 64-24, Texas International Fishing Tournament signed (1).pdf(208 KB )

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