Daily Update
Corpus Christi, TX
December 27, 2024
Notices
🌅SUNRISE: 0715 hrs
🌄SUNSET: 1730 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 see attached MSIB 90-24 The Coast Guard is advising all mariners to exercise caution and remain within the skin of the ship while transiting under the Corpus Christi New Harbor Bridge due to fall hazards created during construction.
It is recommended practice until further notice to ensure safety of vessel and crew during transit.
Weather / Marine Zone Forecast
Coastal Waters Forecast for Texas
National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX
927 AM CST Fri Dec 27 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.
GMZ200-280415-
927 AM CST Fri Dec 27 2024
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE MIDDLE TEXAS COASTAL WATERS...
Areas of dense fog is expected to dissipate later this morning.
A weak onshore flow will develop this afternoon and persist through Saturday.
A Pacific cold front will move off the coast Saturday night with light north winds developing in its wake.
Onshore winds return Sunday Night becoming moderate on Monday.
A strong cold front will move off the coast Tuesday with a moderate to strong northeast flow Tuesday night and Wednesday.
Winds, becoming weak to moderate by Thursday.
$$
GMZ236-237-280415- Copano, Aransas, and Redfish Bays- San Antonio, Mesquite, and Espiritu Santo Bays-
927 AM CST Fri Dec 27 2024
...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST THIS MORNING...
.REST OF TODAY...South winds around 5 knots, becoming southwest early this afternoon, then becoming southeast late. Bay and inland waters smooth. Patchy fog late this morning.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds around 5 knots, becoming south after midnight. Bay and inland waters smooth. Patchy fog after midnight.
.SATURDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...West winds around 5 knots, becoming north after midnight. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.SUNDAY...Northeast winds around 5 knots, becoming east in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 5 knots, becoming south after midnight. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.MONDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots, increasing to 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.
.MONDAY NIGHT...South winds around 10 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy.
.TUESDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming north in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.
$$
GMZ231-280415- Baffin Bay and Upper Laguna Madre-
927 AM CST Fri Dec 27 2024
.REST OF TODAY...Southwest winds around 5 knots, becoming southeast around 5 knots early this afternoon, then becoming east late. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south after midnight. Bay and inland waters smooth. Patchy fog after midnight.
.SATURDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds around 5 knots, becoming north after midnight. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.SUNDAY...Northeast winds around 5 knots, becoming east 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...South 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...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.TUESDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming northeast in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.
$$
GMZ232-280415- Corpus Christi and Nueces Bays-
927 AM CST Fri Dec 27 2024
...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST THIS MORNING...
.REST OF TODAY...South winds around 5 knots, becoming east late. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots, becoming south after midnight. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy.
.SATURDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming north after midnight. Bay and inland waters smooth to slightly choppy.
.SUNDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south after midnight. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.MONDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.
.MONDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.
.TUESDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming northeast in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Bay and inland waters choppy to occasionally rough.
$$
GMZ255-280415- Coastal waters from Port Aransas to Matagorda Ship Channel out 20 NM-
927 AM CST Fri Dec 27 2024
.REST OF TODAY...Southwest winds around 5 knots, becoming northwest early this afternoon, then becoming east late. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 6 seconds. Patchy fog late this morning.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 6 seconds. Patchy fog.
.SATURDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 6 seconds. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds around 5 knots, becoming north after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 6 seconds.
.SUNDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming around 5 knots in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 6 seconds.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 5 knots, becoming south after midnight. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: South 2 feet at 3 seconds and southeast 2 feet at 6 seconds.
.MONDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 3 feet.
.TUESDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming north in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet.
Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.
$$
GMZ250-280415- Coastal waters from Baffin Bay to Port Aransas out 20 NM-
927 AM CST Fri Dec 27 2024
.REST OF TODAY...Southwest winds around 5 knots, becoming east late. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 6 seconds.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 6 seconds.
.SATURDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 6 seconds.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming north after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 6 seconds.
.SUNDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 6 seconds and north 1 foot at 3 seconds.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south after midnight. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: South 2 feet at 3 seconds and southeast 2 feet at 6 seconds.
.MONDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 3 feet.
.TUESDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming northeast 15 to 20 knots in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet.
$$
GMZ270-275-280415- 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-
927 AM CST Fri Dec 27 2024
.REST OF TODAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east late. Seas around 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 6 seconds.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 6 seconds and south 2 feet at 3 seconds. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight.
.SATURDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots, becoming southwest 5 to 10 knots in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 6 seconds. A slight chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers, mainly in the morning.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming north after midnight. Seas around 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 6 seconds. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.SUNDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 2 feet at 4 seconds and southeast 2 feet at 6 seconds.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 5 knots, becoming south 10 to 15 knots after midnight. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: South 2 feet at 3 seconds and southeast 2 feet at 6 seconds.
.MONDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT...South winds around 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet.
.TUESDAY...West winds 15 to 20 knots, becoming north in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet.
Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.
National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX
927 AM CST Fri Dec 27 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.
GMZ200-280415-
927 AM CST Fri Dec 27 2024
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE MIDDLE TEXAS COASTAL WATERS...
Areas of dense fog is expected to dissipate later this morning.
A weak onshore flow will develop this afternoon and persist through Saturday.
A Pacific cold front will move off the coast Saturday night with light north winds developing in its wake.
Onshore winds return Sunday Night becoming moderate on Monday.
A strong cold front will move off the coast Tuesday with a moderate to strong northeast flow Tuesday night and Wednesday.
Winds, becoming weak to moderate by Thursday.
$$
GMZ236-237-280415- Copano, Aransas, and Redfish Bays- San Antonio, Mesquite, and Espiritu Santo Bays-
927 AM CST Fri Dec 27 2024
...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST THIS MORNING...
.REST OF TODAY...South winds around 5 knots, becoming southwest early this afternoon, then becoming southeast late. Bay and inland waters smooth. Patchy fog late this morning.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds around 5 knots, becoming south after midnight. Bay and inland waters smooth. Patchy fog after midnight.
.SATURDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...West winds around 5 knots, becoming north after midnight. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.SUNDAY...Northeast winds around 5 knots, becoming east in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 5 knots, becoming south after midnight. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.MONDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots, increasing to 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.
.MONDAY NIGHT...South winds around 10 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy.
.TUESDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming north in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.
$$
GMZ231-280415- Baffin Bay and Upper Laguna Madre-
927 AM CST Fri Dec 27 2024
.REST OF TODAY...Southwest winds around 5 knots, becoming southeast around 5 knots early this afternoon, then becoming east late. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south after midnight. Bay and inland waters smooth. Patchy fog after midnight.
.SATURDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds around 5 knots, becoming north after midnight. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.SUNDAY...Northeast winds around 5 knots, becoming east 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...South 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...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.TUESDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming northeast in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.
$$
GMZ232-280415- Corpus Christi and Nueces Bays-
927 AM CST Fri Dec 27 2024
...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST THIS MORNING...
.REST OF TODAY...South winds around 5 knots, becoming east late. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots, becoming south after midnight. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy.
.SATURDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming north after midnight. Bay and inland waters smooth to slightly choppy.
.SUNDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south after midnight. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.MONDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.
.MONDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.
.TUESDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming northeast in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Bay and inland waters choppy to occasionally rough.
$$
GMZ255-280415- Coastal waters from Port Aransas to Matagorda Ship Channel out 20 NM-
927 AM CST Fri Dec 27 2024
.REST OF TODAY...Southwest winds around 5 knots, becoming northwest early this afternoon, then becoming east late. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 6 seconds. Patchy fog late this morning.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 6 seconds. Patchy fog.
.SATURDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 6 seconds. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds around 5 knots, becoming north after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 6 seconds.
.SUNDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming around 5 knots in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 6 seconds.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 5 knots, becoming south after midnight. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: South 2 feet at 3 seconds and southeast 2 feet at 6 seconds.
.MONDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 3 feet.
.TUESDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming north in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet.
Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.
$$
GMZ250-280415- Coastal waters from Baffin Bay to Port Aransas out 20 NM-
927 AM CST Fri Dec 27 2024
.REST OF TODAY...Southwest winds around 5 knots, becoming east late. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 6 seconds.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 6 seconds.
.SATURDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 6 seconds.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming north after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 6 seconds.
.SUNDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 6 seconds and north 1 foot at 3 seconds.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south after midnight. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: South 2 feet at 3 seconds and southeast 2 feet at 6 seconds.
.MONDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 3 feet.
.TUESDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming northeast 15 to 20 knots in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet.
$$
GMZ270-275-280415- 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-
927 AM CST Fri Dec 27 2024
.REST OF TODAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east late. Seas around 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 6 seconds.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 6 seconds and south 2 feet at 3 seconds. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight.
.SATURDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots, becoming southwest 5 to 10 knots in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 6 seconds. A slight chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers, mainly in the morning.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming north after midnight. Seas around 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 6 seconds. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.SUNDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 2 feet at 4 seconds and southeast 2 feet at 6 seconds.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 5 knots, becoming south 10 to 15 knots after midnight. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: South 2 feet at 3 seconds and southeast 2 feet at 6 seconds.
.MONDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT...South winds around 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet.
.TUESDAY...West winds 15 to 20 knots, becoming north in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet.
Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.
