Daily Update
Corpus Christi, TX
October 10, 2024
Notices
🌅SUNRISE: 0730 hrs
🌄SUNSET: 1915 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 77-24 as COTP is establishing a worksite in the Corpus Christi Ship Channel, Inner Harbor. Callan Marine dredging in inner harbor between the hours of 2000 and 0600 from 18th September to 15th November for dredging operations.
Please see attached for more information.
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Please find attached MSIB 79-24 UPDATE 2 as COTP will establish a moving safety zone 500 yards around the LLOG SALMANCA rig in the Brownsville Ship Channel as it is transported from Seatrium AmFELS Facility to sea buoy 11th October 2024 from 0600 to 1800.
Please see attached for more information.
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Please find attached MSIB 80-24 as SpaceX has informed the U.S. Coast Guard of scheduled testing at their facility located south of Brownsville, TX near Boca Chica Beach.
On October 13, 2024 between the hours of 0700 and 1100.
Please see attached for more information.
Weather / Marine Zone Forecast
Coastal Waters Forecast for Texas
National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX
237 AM CDT Thu Oct 10 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.
GMZ200-102015-
237 AM CDT Thu Oct 10 2024
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE MIDDLE TEXAS COASTAL WATERS...
Today will feature weak northeast flow as high pressure remains over the middle Texas coastal waters.
Tonight, and Friday, the winds will will turn southeast but remain weak as the high shifts slightly to the east.
Weak to moderate southerly flow is expected through this weekend into early next week with wave heights around 1-2 feet.
A cold front early next week will shift the winds to the northeast and increase to the 15-20 knot range with seas of 5-6 feet which would result in Small Craft Exercise Caution conditions.
No precipitation is expected during the long term forecast.
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GMZ236-237-102015- Copano, Aransas, and Redfish Bays- San Antonio, Mesquite, and Espiritu Santo Bays-
237 AM CDT Thu Oct 10 2024
.TODAY...North winds around 5 knots, becoming east late. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.FRIDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south after midnight. 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, becoming south after midnight. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.SUNDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 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...Southwest winds around 5 knots, becoming south in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.MONDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southwest after midnight. Bay and inland waters smooth.
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GMZ231-232-102015- Baffin Bay and Upper Laguna Madre-Corpus Christi and Nueces Bays-
237 AM CDT Thu Oct 10 2024
.TODAY...Northwest winds around 5 knots, becoming northeast early this afternoon, then becoming east late. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.TONIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.FRIDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south after midnight. 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, becoming south after midnight. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.SUNDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 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...Southwest winds 5 to 10 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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GMZ255-102015- Coastal waters from Port Aransas to Matagorda Ship Channel out 20 NM-
237 AM CDT Thu Oct 10 2024
.TODAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east late. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: East 3 feet at 9 seconds.
.TONIGHT...East winds around 10 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 10 seconds.
.FRIDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: East 3 feet at 10 seconds.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: East 2 feet at 8 seconds.
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds around 5 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: East 2 feet at 7 seconds.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 6 seconds.
.SUNDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
.MONDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southwest after midnight. Seas around 2 feet.
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GMZ250-102015- Coastal waters from Baffin Bay to Port Aransas out 20 NM-
237 AM CDT Thu Oct 10 2024
.TODAY...North winds around 5 knots, becoming northeast late. Seas around 3 feet. Wave Detail: East 3 feet at 9 seconds.
.TONIGHT...East winds around 10 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 10 seconds.
.FRIDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 10 seconds.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds around 10 knots, becoming southeast after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: East 3 feet at 9 seconds.
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds around 5 knots, increasing to 5 to 10 knots in the afternoon. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: East 2 feet at 7 seconds.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south after midnight. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 6 seconds and south 1 foot at 3 seconds.
.SUNDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots, becoming south after midnight. Seas around 2 feet.
.MONDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south in the afternoon. Seas around 2 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south after midnight. Seas around 2 feet.
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GMZ270-275-102015- 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-
237 AM CDT Thu Oct 10 2024
.TODAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 9 seconds.
.TONIGHT...East winds around 10 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: East 5 feet at 10 seconds.
.FRIDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 10 seconds.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: East 3 feet at 8 seconds.
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds around 5 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: East 2 feet at 7 seconds.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south after midnight. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: East 2 feet at 7 seconds and southeast 1 foot at 3 seconds.
.SUNDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south after midnight. Seas around 2 feet.
.MONDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming west in the afternoon. Seas around 2 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south after midnight. Seas around 2 feet.