Daily Update

Corpus Christi, TX

August 19, 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 find attached MSIB 69-24 for the U.S.S. Kingsville is currently moored at Dock 1 and a slow bell will be placed through the vessels time at Port.
Please see attached for more information.

Weather / Marine Zone Forecast

Coastal Waters Forecast for Texas

National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX

1022 AM CDT Mon Aug 19 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.
 

GMZ200-200415-

1022 AM CDT Mon Aug 19 2024

.SYNOPSIS FOR THE MIDDLE TEXAS COASTAL WATERS...

A weak to moderate onshore flow will continue through the weekend. 

The chance for showers and thunderstorms increase by the weekend, 

mainly across the offshore waters where there is a medium (30-50%) chance. 

The chance of showers and thunderstorms will be a low (5-20%) across the bays and nearshore waters.

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GMZ236-237-200415- Copano, Aransas, and Redfish Bays- 

San Antonio, Mesquite, and Espiritu Santo Bays-

1022 AM CDT Mon Aug 19 2024

.REST OF TODAY...Southwest winds around 5 knots, becoming southeast this afternoon. 
Bay and inland waters smooth.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southwest after midnight. 
Bay and inland waters smooth.
.TUESDAY...West winds around 5 knots, becoming south in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...South winds around 10 knots, becoming southwest after midnight. 
Bay and inland waters smooth.
.WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 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...South winds around 5 knots, becoming southeast in the afternoon. 
Bay and inland waters smooth.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. 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 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth.

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GMZ231-232-200415- Baffin Bay and Upper Laguna Madre-Corpus Christi and Nueces Bays-

1022 AM CDT Mon Aug 19 2024


.REST OF TODAY...Southeast winds around 5 knots, becoming east this afternoon. 
Bay and inland waters smooth.
.TONIGHT...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.
.WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. 
Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming south 5 to 10 knots after midnight. 
Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.
.THURSDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. 
Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming south 5 to 10 knots after midnight. 
Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.
.FRIDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. 
Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to 5 to 10 knots after midnight. 
Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.

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GMZ255-200415- Coastal waters from Port Aransas to Matagorda Ship Channel out 20 NM-

1022 AM CDT Mon Aug 19 2024


.REST OF TODAY...Southwest winds around 5 knots, becoming east early this afternoon, then increasing to 5 to 10 knots late. Seas around 2 feet late this morning, then around 2 feet or less. 
Wave Detail: East 1 foot at 6 seconds, becoming east 1 foot at 5 seconds.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southwest after midnight. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 1 foot at 4 seconds.
.TUESDAY...West 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 1 foot at 3 seconds and east 1 foot at 5 seconds, becoming south 1 foot at 5 seconds.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southwest after midnight. 
Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: South 2 feet at 4 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, becoming
south 1 foot at 4 seconds.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 2 feet. 
Wave Detail: South 2 feet at 3 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.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
.FRIDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast in the afternoon. Seas around 2 feet.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 2 feet.

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GMZ250-200415- Coastal waters from Baffin Bay to Port Aransas out 20 NM-

1022 AM CDT Mon Aug 19 2024


.REST OF TODAY...Southeast winds around 5 knots, becoming east early this afternoon, then increasing to 5 to 10 knots late. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: East 2 feet at 6 seconds.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots, becoming south after midnight. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: East 2 feet at 4 seconds.
.TUESDAY...West 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 1 foot at 5 seconds.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south after midnight. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 4 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: South 1 foot at 4 seconds, becoming southeast 1 foot at 4 seconds.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. 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.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
.FRIDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast in the afternoon. Seas around 2 feet.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 2 feet.

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GMZ270-275-200415- 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-

1022 AM CDT Mon Aug 19 2024


.REST OF TODAY...South winds around 5 knots, becoming northeast this afternoon. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: East 2 feet at 6 seconds.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southwest after midnight. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: East 2 feet at 5 seconds.
.TUESDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northwest in the afternoon. Seas around 2 feet in the morning, then around 2 feet
or less. Wave Detail: Southwest 1 foot at 3 seconds and east
1 foot at 5 seconds, becoming southwest 1 foot at 3 seconds and southeast 1 foot at 5 seconds.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southwest after midnight. Seas around 2 feet or less, then around 2 feet after midnight. Wave Detail: Southeast 1 foot at 4 seconds, becoming south 1 foot at 4 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 1 foot at 3 seconds and southeast 1 foot at 5 seconds, becoming southwest 1 foot at 3 seconds.
.WEDNESDAY 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, becoming south 2 feet at 3 seconds.
.THURSDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast in the afternoon. 
Seas around 2 feet or less.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.

Attachments

  • MSIB 69-24, Slow Bell, Ortiz Center Dock 1, Inner Harbor.pdf(317 KB )
  • MSIB 44-24, Worksite, Update 1, Callan Marine Dredge Project signed (2).pdf(266 KB )

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