Daily Update

Corpus Christi, TX

August 16, 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 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 67-24 Great Lakes Dredge & Dock (GLDD) has requested a Safety Zone in the Corpus Christi Ship Channel, between mile markers 67 and 68, between the hours of 1200 and 2000 16 AUGUST 2024.
Please see attached for more information.
 
Attached is MSIB 68-24 regarding a moving protection zone transiting through the Corpus Christi Ship Channel this Sunday August 18th.
                                                                                       Please see attached for more information

Weather / Marine Zone Forecast

Coastal Waters Forecast for Texas
National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX
1030 AM CDT Fri Aug 16 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.
 
 
GMZ200-170415-
1030 AM CDT Fri Aug 16 2024
 
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE MIDDLE TEXAS COASTAL WATERS...
 
A weak to moderate south-southeasterly flow is expected to continue through early next week. Generally dry conditions will persist through early next week across most of the Middle Texas Coastal Waters.
 
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GMZ236-237-170415-
Copano, Aransas, and Redfish Bays-
San Antonio, Mesquite, and Espiritu Santo Bays-
1030 AM CDT Fri Aug 16 2024
 
.REST OF TODAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast late. Bay and inland waters smooth.
 
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. 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 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth.
 
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds around 5 knots, increasing to 5 to 10 knots 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 5 to 10 knots, becoming south after midnight. Bay and inland waters smooth.
 
.TUESDAY...Southwest winds around 5 knots, becoming southeast in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters smooth.
 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth.
 
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GMZ231-232-170415-
Baffin Bay and Upper Laguna Madre-Corpus Christi and Nueces Bays-
1030 AM CDT Fri Aug 16 2024
 
.REST OF TODAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, increasing to 10 to 15 knots late. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.
 
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming south 5 to 10 knots after midnight. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.
 
.SATURDAY...South winds around 5 knots, becoming southeast in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters smooth.
 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to 5 to 10 knots after midnight. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.
 
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds around 5 knots, becoming east in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters smooth.
 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth.
 
.MONDAY...South winds around 5 knots, becoming east 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...Southwest 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.
 
$$
 
GMZ255-170415-
Coastal waters from Port Aransas to Matagorda Ship Channel out
20 NM-
1030 AM CDT Fri Aug 16 2024
 
.REST OF TODAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast late. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: South 1 foot at 5 seconds.
 
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.  Wave Detail: South 2 feet at 5 seconds.
 
.SATURDAY...South winds around 5 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 4 seconds, becoming southeast 1 foot at 4 seconds.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 3 seconds and southeast 1 foot at 6 seconds.

.SUNDAY...Southeast winds around 5 knots, becoming east in the afternoon. Seas around 2 feet or less. Wave Detail: Southeast 1 foot at 4 seconds and east 1 foot at 7 seconds.
 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south after midnight. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: East 2 feet at 7 seconds.
 
.MONDAY...South winds around 5 knots, becoming east in the afternoon. Seas around 2 feet.
 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south after midnight. Seas around 2 feet.
 
.TUESDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south in the afternoon. Seas around 2 feet in the morning, then around 2 feet or less.
 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
 
$$
 
GMZ250-170415-
Coastal waters from Baffin Bay to Port Aransas out 20 NM-
1030 AM CDT Fri Aug 16 2024
 
.REST OF TODAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast late. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: South 2 feet at 5 seconds.
 
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 2 feet.  Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 4 seconds.
 
.SATURDAY...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 4 seconds, becoming southeast 1 foot at 4 seconds.
 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots, becoming 5 to 10 knots after midnight. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 3 seconds and southeast 1 foot at 6 seconds.
 
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds around 5 knots, becoming east in the afternoon. Seas around 2 feet or less. Wave Detail: Southeast 1 foot at 4 seconds and east 1 foot at 7 seconds.
 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots, becoming 5 to 10 knots after midnight. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: East 2 feet at 7 seconds and east 1 foot at 3 seconds.
 
.MONDAY...South winds around 5 knots, becoming east in the afternoon. Seas around 2 feet.
 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south after midnight. Seas around 2 feet.
 
.TUESDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast in the afternoon. Seas around 2 feet in the morning, then around 2 feet or less.
 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south after midnight. Seas around 2 feet.
 
$$
 
GMZ270-275-170415-
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-
1030 AM CDT Fri Aug 16 2024
 
.REST OF TODAY...South winds around 5 knots, becoming southeast late. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 5 seconds.
 
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.  Wave Detail: South 2 feet at 5 seconds.
 
.SATURDAY...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 southeast 1 foot at 6 seconds.
 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: East 1 foot at 3 seconds and southeast 1 foot at 6 seconds.

.SUNDAY...Southeast winds around 5 knots, becoming east in the afternoon. Seas around 2 feet or less, then around 2 feet in the afternoon. Wave Detail: Southeast 1 foot at 4 seconds and east 1 foot at 7 seconds, becoming east 2 feet at 7 seconds and east 1 foot at 4 seconds.
 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds around 10 knots, becoming southeast after midnight. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: East 2 feet at 7 seconds.
 
.MONDAY...Southeast winds around 5 knots, becoming east in the afternoon. Seas around 2 feet.
 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south after midnight. Seas around 2 feet.
 
.TUESDAY...Southwest winds around 5 knots, becoming north in the afternoon. Seas around 2 feet in the morning, then around 2 feet or less.
 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south after midnight. Seas around 2 feet or less, then around 2 feet after midnight.

Attachments

  • MSIB 68-24, NVPZ, USS Kingsville signed.pdf(227 KB )
  • MSIB 67-24, Safety Zone, GLDD dredging signed (1).pdf(170 KB )
  • MSIB 44-24, Worksite, Update 1, Callan Marine Dredge Project signed (1).pdf(266 KB )

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