Daily Update

Corpus Christi, TX

November 11, 2024

Notices

🌅SUNRISE: 0645 hrs
🌄SUNSET:  1745 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.

Weather / Marine Zone Forecast

Coastal Waters Forecast for Texas
National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX
929 AM CST Mon Nov 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. 
 

GMZ200-120415-
929 AM CST Mon Nov 11 , 2024

.SYNOPSIS FOR THE MIDDLE TEXAS COASTAL WATERS...

Weak north winds will gradually turn east than northeast tonight through Tuesday. 
Northeasterly flow Tuesday night briefly veers more easterly early on Wednesday before becoming northerly in response to a cold front mid-week. 
Flow increases to moderate at times late in the week resulting in Small Craft Exercise Caution conditions. 
 Weak onshore flow returns this weekend. Rain chances each day are low (< 20%) except for Wednesday with a low to moderate 20-30% chance over the offshore waters.

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GMZ236-237-120415- Copano, Aransas, and Redfish Bays- San Antonio, Mesquite, and Espiritu Santo Bays-
929 AM CST Mon Nov 11 , 2024

.REST OF TODAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east late. Bay and inland waters smooth. 
.TONIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth to slightly choppy. 
.TUESDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth. 
.WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth to slightly choppy. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming north 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots after midnight. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy. 
.THURSDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth to slightly choppy. 
.FRIDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters smooth. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth. 

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GMZ231-232-120415- Baffin Bay and Upper Laguna Madre-Corpus Christi and Nueces Bays-
929 AM CST Mon Nov 11 , 2024

.REST OF TODAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east late. Bay and inland waters smooth. 
.TONIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northeast after midnight. Bay and inland waters smooth to slightly choppy. 
.TUESDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to 5 to 10 knots after midnight. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy. 
.WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth to slightly choppy. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming north 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots after midnight. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy. 
.THURSDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth to slightly choppy. 
.FRIDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters smooth. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth. 

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GMZ255-120415- Coastal waters from Port Aransas to Matagorda Ship Channel out 20 NM-
929 AM CST Mon Nov 11 , 2024

.REST OF TODAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northeast late. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 8 seconds. 
.TONIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: East 3 feet at 8 seconds. 
.TUESDAY...Northeast winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: East 3 feet at 7 seconds. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to 5 to 10 knots after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: East 3 feet at 7 seconds. 
.WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: East 3 feet at 6 seconds. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming north 15 to 20 knots after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: North 3 feet at 4 seconds and east 3 feet at 7 seconds. 
.THURSDAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots, becoming northeast 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. 
.FRIDAY...Northeast winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. 

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GMZ250-120415- Coastal waters from Baffin Bay to Port Aransas out 20 NM-
929 AM CST Mon Nov 11 , 2024

.REST OF TODAY...North winds around 10 knots, becoming northeast late. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 8 seconds. 
.TONIGHT...East winds around 10 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East 3 feet at 8 seconds. 
.TUESDAY...Northeast winds around 10 knots. Seas around 3 feet. Wave Detail: East 3 feet at 7 seconds. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: East 3 feet at 7 seconds. 
.WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: East 3 feet at 7 seconds. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds around 10 knots, becoming north 15 to 20 knots after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: North 3 feet at 4 seconds and east 3 feet at 7 seconds. 
.THURSDAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots, becoming northeast 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. 
.FRIDAY...Northeast winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. 

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GMZ270-275-120415- Waters from Baffin Bay to Port Aransas from 20 to 60 NM- Waters from Port Aransas to Matagorda Ship Channel from 20 to M60 NM-
929 AM CST Mon Nov 11 , 2024

.REST OF TODAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 8 seconds. 
.TONIGHT...Northeast winds around 10 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 8 seconds. 
.TUESDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East 3 feet at 7 seconds. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to 5 to 10 knots after midnight. Seas around 3 feet. Wave Detail: East 3 feet at 7 seconds. A slight chance of showers. 
.WEDNESDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: East 3 feet at 6 seconds. A slight chance of showers. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds around 10 knots, becoming north 15 to 20 knots after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: North 3 feet at 4 seconds and east 3 feet at 7 seconds. 
.THURSDAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots, becoming northeast 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 3 feet. 
.FRIDAY...Northeast winds around 10 knots. Seas around 3 feet. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds around 10 knots. Seas around 3 feet. 

Attachments

  • MSIB 77-24, Worksite, Callan Marine Dredge.pdf(270 KB )

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