Daily Update
Corpus Christi, TX
October 11, 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.
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Please find attached MSIB 81-24 as the COTP is establishing a safety zone in he near shore region of the Hazard Area in the Gulf of Mexico extending to the 12 NM line and all navigable waters of South Bay on 13 October 2024 between the hours of 0700-1100.
Please see attached for more information.
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Please find attached MSIB 82-24.
The movement of rig Salamanca have been delayed until further notice
Please see attached for more information.
Weather / Marine Zone Forecast
Coastal Waters Forecast for Texas
National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX
714 AM CDT Fri Oct 11 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.
GMZ200-120115-
714 AM CDT Fri Oct 11 2024
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE MIDDLE TEXAS COASTAL WATERS...
Winds and seas have subsided across the offshore waters.
Therefore, the Small Craft Advisory has been allowed to expire.
Weak onshore flow today will become weak to moderate as we head through the weekend.
Weak to moderate onshore flow may become variable at times through the middle of the week ahead of a cold front.
After the front moves offshore late Tuesday/early Wednesday, easterly flow becomes moderate and veers back onshore through the end of the week.
There is a low chance for showers mid-week increasing to a low to moderate 20-30% chance by next Friday.
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GMZ236-237-120115- Copano, Aransas, and Redfish Bays- San Antonio, Mesquite, and Espiritu Santo Bays-
714 AM CDT Fri Oct 11 2024
.TODAY...East 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...West winds around 5 knots, becoming southeast in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. 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 5 to 10 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.
.TUESDAY...Northwest winds around 5 knots, becoming east in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds around 10 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy.
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GMZ231-232-120115- Baffin Bay and Upper Laguna Madre-Corpus Christi and Nueces Bays-
714 AM CDT Fri Oct 11 2024
.TODAY...East 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...West 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 around 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.
.TUESDAY...West winds around 5 knots, becoming northeast in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters smooth to slightly choppy.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.
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GMZ255-120115- Coastal waters from Port Aransas to Matagorda Ship Channel out 20 NM-
714 AM CDT Fri Oct 11 2024
.TODAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: East 2 feet at 4 seconds and east 2 feet at 10 seconds.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming around 5 knots after midnight. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: East 2 feet at 4 seconds and east 1 foot at 9 seconds.
.SATURDAY...South winds around 5 knots, becoming southeast in the afternoon. 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: South 2 feet at 3 seconds and east 2 feet at 6 seconds.
.SUNDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: South 2 feet at 3 seconds and east 1 foot at 6 seconds.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots, increasing to 10 to 15 knots after midnight. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: South 2 feet at 3 seconds and east 2 feet at 7 seconds.
.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.
.TUESDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northeast in the afternoon. Seas around 2 feet.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet, building to 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet after midnight.
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GMZ250-120115- Coastal waters from Baffin Bay to Port Aransas out 20 NM-
714 AM CDT Fri Oct 11 2024
.TODAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 10 seconds.
.TONIGHT...East winds around 10 knots, becoming southeast after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: East 3 feet at 9 seconds.
.SATURDAY...South winds around 5 knots, becoming east in the afternoon. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: East 2 feet at 8 seconds.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south after midnight. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: South 2 feet at 3 seconds and east 2 feet at 7 seconds.
.SUNDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: South 2 feet at 3 seconds and east 2 feet at 7 seconds.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots, becoming south after midnight. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 3 seconds and east 2 feet at 7 seconds.
.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.
.TUESDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northeast in the afternoon. Seas around 2 feet.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet.
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GMZ270-275-120115- 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-
714 AM CDT Fri Oct 11 2024
.TODAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 10 seconds.
.TONIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: East 3 feet at 9 seconds and east 2 feet at 4 seconds.
.SATURDAY...East 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. Wave Detail: East 2 feet at 6 seconds and south 1 foot at 3 seconds.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: East 2 feet at 7 seconds and south 1 foot at 3 seconds.
.MONDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south after midnight. Seas around 2 feet.
.TUESDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northeast in the afternoon. Seas around 2 feet.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet, building to 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet after midnight.
Attachments
- MSIB 81-24, Safety Zone, Space Operations.pdf(245 KB )
- MSIB 79-24, Update 2 Safety Zone, Dead Ship Tow, Brownsville (1).pdf(226 KB )
- MSIB 80-24, Hazard Area, Gulf of Mexico and South Bay, TX (1).pdf(442 KB )
- MSIB 82-24 Safety Zone, Dead Ship Tow, Corpus.pdf(238 KB )
- MSIB 77-24, Worksite, Callan Marine Dredge (1).pdf(270 KB )