Daily Update

Corpus Christi, TX

August 06, 2024

Notices

🌅SUNRISE: 0700 hrs
🌄SUNSET:  2015 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.

Weather / Marine Zone Forecast

Coastal Waters Forecast for Texas

National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX
1021 AM CDT Tue Aug 6 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.
 
GMZ200-070415-
1021 AM CDT Tue Aug 6 2024
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE MIDDLE TEXAS COASTAL WATERS...
South-southeasterly winds will become generally weak to occasionally moderate through the beginning of next week. 
Other than a few short-lived showers today, rain-free conditions are expected through the weekend.
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GMZ236-237-070415- Copano, Aransas, and Redfish Bays- San Antonio, Mesquite, and Espiritu Santo Bays-
1021 AM CDT Tue Aug 6 2024
.REST OF TODAY...West winds around 5 knots, becoming south early this afternoon, then becoming southeast late. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.TONIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southwest after midnight. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds around 5 knots, becoming south in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.THURSDAY...Southwest winds around 5 knots, becoming south in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south after midnight. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.FRIDAY...Southwest winds around 5 knots, becoming south in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southwest after midnight. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.SATURDAY...Northwest winds around 5 knots, becoming east 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.
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GMZ231-232-070415- Baffin Bay and Upper Laguna Madre-Corpus Christi and Nueces Bays-
1021 AM CDT Tue Aug 6 2024
.REST OF TODAY...South winds around 5 knots, becoming southeast early this afternoon, then increasing to 5 to 10 knots late. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots, becoming south after midnight. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots, becoming south after midnight. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.THURSDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots, becoming south after midnight. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.FRIDAY...South winds around 5 knots, becoming southeast in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots, becoming south after midnight. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.SATURDAY...Southwest winds around 5 knots, becoming east 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.
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GMZ255-070415- Coastal waters from Port Aransas to Matagorda Ship Channel out 20 NM-
1021 AM CDT Tue Aug 6 2024
.REST OF TODAY...West winds around 5 knots, becoming south around5 knots late. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: East 2 feet at 8 seconds and south 1 foot at 3 seconds.
.TONIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southwest after midnight. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: South 2 feet at 3 seconds and east 2 feet at 8 seconds.
.WEDNESDAY...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: Southwest 2 feet at 4 seconds and east 1 foot at 7 seconds, becoming southeast 1 foot at 5 seconds.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots, increasing to 10 to 15 knots after midnight. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 5 seconds.
.THURSDAY...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 2 feet at 4 seconds, becoming south 1 foot at 4 seconds.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming around 10 knots after midnight. Seas around 2 feet or less, then around 2 feet after midnight. 
Wave Detail: South 1 foot at 5 seconds, becoming south 2 feet at 5 seconds.
.FRIDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south in the afternoon. Seas around 2 feet in the morning, then around 2 feet or less.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southwest after midnight. Seas around 2 feet or less.
.SATURDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east in the ,afternoon. Seas around 2 feet or less.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south after midnight. Seas around 2 feet or less.
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GMZ250-070415- Coastal waters from Baffin Bay to Port Aransas out 20 NM-
1021 AM CDT Tue Aug 6 2024
.REST OF TODAY...Southwest winds around 5 knots, becoming south early this afternoon, then becoming southeast late. Seas 2 to 3 feet. 
Wave Detail: East 2 feet at 9 seconds and south 1 foot at 3 seconds.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south after midnight. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 3 seconds and east 2 feet at 8 seconds.
.WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south in the afternoon. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: South 2 feet at 4 seconds and east 1 foot at 7 seconds.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming south after midnight. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 5 seconds.
.THURSDAY...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 south 1 foot 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...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast in the afternoon. Seas around 2 feet or less.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south after midnight. Seas around 2 feet or less.
.SATURDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east in the afternoon. Seas around 2 feet or less.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south after midnight. Seas around 2 feet or less.
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GMZ270-275-070415- 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-
1021 AM CDT Tue Aug 6 2024
.REST OF TODAY...West winds around 5 knots, becoming southwest late. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: East 3 feet at 9 seconds and south 1 foot at 3 seconds.
.TONIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southwest after midnight. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: South 2 feet at 3 seconds and east 2 feet at 8 seconds.
.WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Southwest 2 feet at 4 seconds and east 1 foot at 7 seconds.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 5 seconds.
.THURSDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet in the morning, then around 2 feet or less. Wave Detail: South 2 feet at 4 seconds, becoming south 1 foot at 5 seconds.
.THURSDAY 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: South 1 foot at 5 seconds, becoming south 2 feet at 5 seconds.
.FRIDAY...Southwest 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.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet or less.
.SATURDAY...West winds around 5 knots, becoming northeast in the afternoon. Seas around 2 feet or less.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds around 5 knots, becoming southeast after midnight. Seas around 2 feet or less.

Attachments

  • MSIB 44-24, Worksite, Update 1, Callan Marine Dredge Project signed.pdf(266 KB )
  • MSIB XX-24, Dredging, Orion.docx(414 KB )

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