Daily Update
Corpus Christi, TX
October 17, 2024
Notices
🌅SUNRISE: 0730 hrs
🌄SUNSET: 1900 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 UPDATE MSIB 1 83-24 as the Harvest Moon Regatta will take place between Galveston and Port Aransas, Texas from 17th October 2024 thru 19th October 2024.
Please see attached for more information.
Weather / Marine Zone Forecast
Coastal Waters Forecast for Texas National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX
1023 AM CDT Thu Oct 17 , 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.
GMZ200-180430-
1023 AM CDT Thu Oct 17 , 2024
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE MIDDLE TEXAS COASTAL WATERS...
A Small Craft Advisory remains in effect through 1 PM this afternoon for the near and offshore waters, transitioning to Small Craft Exercise Caution conditons afterwards.
Moderate to occasionally strong east to southeast winds are expected through the weekend, with winds gradually decreasing to a weak to moderate flow by Monday and persisting through the upcoming week.
A 10-25% chance for showers exists each afternoon through the weekend, dropping to least than a 10% chance by Monday night.
$$
GMZ236-237-180430- Copano, Aransas, and Redfish Bays- San Antonio, Mesquite, and Espiritu Santo Bays-
1023 AM CDT Thu Oct 17 , 2024
.REST OF TODAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.
.TONIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.
.SATURDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. ,Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.
.SUNDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.
.MONDAY...East winds around 10 knots. Bay and inland waters are slightly choppy.
.MONDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth.
$$
GMZ231-232-180430- Baffin Bay and Upper Laguna Madre-Corpus Christi and Nueces Bays-
1023 AM CDT Thu Oct 17 , 2024
.REST OF TODAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.
.TONIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Bay and inland waters choppy.
.SATURDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots, increasing to 15 to 20 knots in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters choppy. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to 10 to 15 knots after midnight. Bay and inland waters choppy.
.SUNDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots, increasing to 15 to 20 knots in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters choppy.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.
.MONDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots, increasing to 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.
.MONDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming southeast 5 to 10 knots after midnight. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.
Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.
$$
GMZ255-180430- Coastal waters from Port Aransas to Matagorda Ship Channel out 20 NM-
1023 AM CDT Thu Oct 17 , 2024
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON...
.REST OF TODAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. Wave Detail: East 5 feet at 7 seconds.
.TONIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: East 5 feet at 7 seconds.
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: East 5 feet at 6 seconds. A slight chance of showers in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet. Wave Detail: East 6 feet at 6 seconds.
.SATURDAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet. Wave Detail: East 6 feet at 7 seconds.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 5 to 8 feet, occasionally to 10 feet. Wave Detail: East 8 feet at 7 seconds.
.SUNDAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet.
.MONDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet.
$$
GMZ250-180430- Coastal waters from Baffin Bay to Port Aransas out 20 NM-
1023 AM CDT Thu Oct 17 , 2024
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON...
.REST OF TODAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet. Wave Detail: East 6 feet at 8 seconds.
.TONIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 5 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. Wave Detail: East 5 feet at 8 seconds.
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: East 5 feet at 7 seconds. A slight chance of showers in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 5 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. Wave Detail: East 6 feet at 7 seconds.
.SATURDAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. Wave Detail: East 6 feet at 8 seconds. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet. Wave Detail: East 7 feet at 8 seconds.
.SUNDAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet.
.MONDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet.
Winds and seas are higher in and near thunderstorms.
$$
GMZ275-180430- Waters from Port Aransas to Matagorda Ship Channel from 20 to 60 NM-
1023 AM CDT Thu Oct 17 , 2024
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON...
.REST OF TODAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet. Wave Detail: East 6 feet at 8 seconds.
.TONIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 5 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. Wave Detail: East 5 feet at 8 seconds.
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas around 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: East 5 feet at 7 seconds. A slight chance of showers in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Seas 5 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. Wave Detail: East 6 feet at 7 seconds. A slight chance of showers after midnight.
.SATURDAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet. Wave Detail: East 7 feet at 8 seconds. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 7 to 8 feet, occasionally to 10 feet. Wave Detail: East 8 feet at 8 seconds.
.SUNDAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas around 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 6 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet.
.MONDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 5 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet.
Winds and seas are higher in and near thunderstorms.
$$
GMZ270-180430- Waters from Baffin Bay to Port Aransas from 20 to 60 NM-
1023 AM CDT Thu Oct 17 , 2024
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON...
.REST OF TODAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 6 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet. Wave Detail: East 7 feet at 8 seconds.
.TONIGHT...East winds around 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Seas 5 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. Wave Detail: East 6 feet at 8 seconds.
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds around 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Seas around 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: East 5 feet at 7 seconds. A slight chance of showers in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Seas 5 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. Wave Detail: East 6 feet at 7 seconds.
.SATURDAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet. Wave Detail: East 6 feet at 8 seconds. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds around 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Seas 6 to 8 feet, occasionally to 10 feet. Wave Detail: East 8 feet at 8 seconds.
.SUNDAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas around 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 6 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet.
.MONDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 5 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT...East winds around 10 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet.
Winds and seas are higher in and near thunderstorms.
1023 AM CDT Thu Oct 17 , 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.
GMZ200-180430-
1023 AM CDT Thu Oct 17 , 2024
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE MIDDLE TEXAS COASTAL WATERS...
A Small Craft Advisory remains in effect through 1 PM this afternoon for the near and offshore waters, transitioning to Small Craft Exercise Caution conditons afterwards.
Moderate to occasionally strong east to southeast winds are expected through the weekend, with winds gradually decreasing to a weak to moderate flow by Monday and persisting through the upcoming week.
A 10-25% chance for showers exists each afternoon through the weekend, dropping to least than a 10% chance by Monday night.
$$
GMZ236-237-180430- Copano, Aransas, and Redfish Bays- San Antonio, Mesquite, and Espiritu Santo Bays-
1023 AM CDT Thu Oct 17 , 2024
.REST OF TODAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.
.TONIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.
.SATURDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. ,Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.
.SUNDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.
.MONDAY...East winds around 10 knots. Bay and inland waters are slightly choppy.
.MONDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth.
$$
GMZ231-232-180430- Baffin Bay and Upper Laguna Madre-Corpus Christi and Nueces Bays-
1023 AM CDT Thu Oct 17 , 2024
.REST OF TODAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.
.TONIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Bay and inland waters choppy.
.SATURDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots, increasing to 15 to 20 knots in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters choppy. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to 10 to 15 knots after midnight. Bay and inland waters choppy.
.SUNDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots, increasing to 15 to 20 knots in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters choppy.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.
.MONDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots, increasing to 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.
.MONDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming southeast 5 to 10 knots after midnight. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.
Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.
$$
GMZ255-180430- Coastal waters from Port Aransas to Matagorda Ship Channel out 20 NM-
1023 AM CDT Thu Oct 17 , 2024
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON...
.REST OF TODAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. Wave Detail: East 5 feet at 7 seconds.
.TONIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: East 5 feet at 7 seconds.
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: East 5 feet at 6 seconds. A slight chance of showers in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet. Wave Detail: East 6 feet at 6 seconds.
.SATURDAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet. Wave Detail: East 6 feet at 7 seconds.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 5 to 8 feet, occasionally to 10 feet. Wave Detail: East 8 feet at 7 seconds.
.SUNDAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet.
.MONDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet.
$$
GMZ250-180430- Coastal waters from Baffin Bay to Port Aransas out 20 NM-
1023 AM CDT Thu Oct 17 , 2024
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON...
.REST OF TODAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet. Wave Detail: East 6 feet at 8 seconds.
.TONIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 5 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. Wave Detail: East 5 feet at 8 seconds.
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: East 5 feet at 7 seconds. A slight chance of showers in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 5 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. Wave Detail: East 6 feet at 7 seconds.
.SATURDAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. Wave Detail: East 6 feet at 8 seconds. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet. Wave Detail: East 7 feet at 8 seconds.
.SUNDAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet.
.MONDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet.
Winds and seas are higher in and near thunderstorms.
$$
GMZ275-180430- Waters from Port Aransas to Matagorda Ship Channel from 20 to 60 NM-
1023 AM CDT Thu Oct 17 , 2024
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON...
.REST OF TODAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet. Wave Detail: East 6 feet at 8 seconds.
.TONIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 5 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. Wave Detail: East 5 feet at 8 seconds.
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas around 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: East 5 feet at 7 seconds. A slight chance of showers in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Seas 5 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. Wave Detail: East 6 feet at 7 seconds. A slight chance of showers after midnight.
.SATURDAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet. Wave Detail: East 7 feet at 8 seconds. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 7 to 8 feet, occasionally to 10 feet. Wave Detail: East 8 feet at 8 seconds.
.SUNDAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas around 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 6 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet.
.MONDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 5 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet.
Winds and seas are higher in and near thunderstorms.
$$
GMZ270-180430- Waters from Baffin Bay to Port Aransas from 20 to 60 NM-
1023 AM CDT Thu Oct 17 , 2024
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON...
.REST OF TODAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 6 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet. Wave Detail: East 7 feet at 8 seconds.
.TONIGHT...East winds around 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Seas 5 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. Wave Detail: East 6 feet at 8 seconds.
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds around 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Seas around 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: East 5 feet at 7 seconds. A slight chance of showers in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Seas 5 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. Wave Detail: East 6 feet at 7 seconds.
.SATURDAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet. Wave Detail: East 6 feet at 8 seconds. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds around 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Seas 6 to 8 feet, occasionally to 10 feet. Wave Detail: East 8 feet at 8 seconds.
.SUNDAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas around 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 6 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet.
.MONDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 5 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT...East winds around 10 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet.
Winds and seas are higher in and near thunderstorms.