Daily Update
Corpus Christi, TX
January 03, 2025
Notices
🌅SUNRISE: 0715 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 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
910 AM CST Fri Jan 3 2025
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.
GMZ200-040415-
910 AM CST Fri Jan 3 2025
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE MIDDLE TEXAS COASTAL WATERS...
Mainly dry conditions are expected today with a light north to northeast wind.
Winds shift tonight into Saturday east and eventually southeast, increasing to near moderate levels Saturday afternoon.
By Saturday night expect moderate to strong southerly flow.
A strong cold front arrives by late Sunday afternoon/early Sunday evening.
Small Craft Advisory conditions are anticipated from Saturday night through Monday, with moderate to at times strong winds then continuing through much of the week.
Rain chances will remain low, ranging from 20-30% into early next week, increasing slightly to 30-50% by midweek.
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GMZ236-237-040415- Copano, Aransas, and Redfish Bays- San Antonio, Mesquite, and Espiritu Santo Bays-
910 AM CST Fri Jan 3 2025
.REST OF TODAY...Northeast winds around 10 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy. Patchy fog late this morning.
.TONIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth. Patchy dense fog after midnight.
.SATURDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy. Patchy dense fog in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...South winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Bay and inland waters choppy.
.SUNDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots, becoming southwest 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters choppy.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...North winds 15 to 20 knots, increasing to 20 to 25 knots after midnight. Bay and inland waters choppy to rough.
.MONDAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters choppy to occasionally rough.
.MONDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.
.TUESDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots, increasing to 15 to 20 knots after midnight. Bay and inland waters choppy to occasionally rough.
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GMZ231-232-040415- Baffin Bay and Upper Laguna Madre-Corpus Christi and Nueces Bays-
910 AM CST Fri Jan 3 2025
.REST OF TODAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northeast late. Bay and inland waters smooth to slightly choppy. Patchy fog late this morning.
.TONIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth to slightly choppy. Patchy fog after midnight.
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, increasing to 15 to 20 knots in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters choppy.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...South winds 15 to 20 knots, increasing to 20 to 25 knots after midnight. Bay and inland waters choppy to occasionally rough.
.SUNDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots, becoming west 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters choppy.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...North winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Bay and inland waters choppy to rough.
.MONDAY...North winds 20 to 25 knots, diminishing to 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters choppy to rough.
.MONDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots, increasing to 15 to 20 knots after midnight. Bay and inland waters choppy to occasionally rough.
.TUESDAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots, becoming northeast 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters choppy to occasionally rough.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots, increasing to 20 to 25 knots after midnight. Bay and inland waters choppy to rough.
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GMZ255-040415- Coastal waters from Port Aransas to Matagorda Ship Channel out 20 NM-
910 AM CST Fri Jan 3 2025
.REST OF TODAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East 3 feet at 6 seconds. Patchy fog late this morning.
.TONIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming east 5 to 10 knots after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East 3 feet at 5 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight.
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 5 seconds.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...South winds 15 to 20 knots, increasing to 20 to 25 knots after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet, building to 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet after midnight.
Wave Detail: Southeast 5 feet at 6 seconds, becoming south 7 feet at 7 seconds.
.SUNDAY...South winds 20 to 25 knots, becoming southwest 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 8 feet, occasionally to 10 feet. Wave Detail: South 8 feet at 8 seconds.
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...North winds 25 to 30 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 7 feet at 6 seconds and southeast 6 feet at 8 seconds.
.MONDAY...North winds 20 to 25 knots, diminishing to 15 to 20 knots in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT...North winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet.
.TUESDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots, increasing to 20 to 25 knots after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet.
Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.
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GMZ250-040415- Coastal waters from Baffin Bay to Port Aransas out 20 NM-
910 AM CST Fri Jan 3 2025
.REST OF TODAY...North winds around 10 knots. Seas around 3 feet. Wave Detail: East 3 feet at 6 seconds. Patchy fog late this morning.
.TONIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: East 3 feet at 6 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight.
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 5 seconds.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...South winds 15 to 20 knots, increasing to 20 to 25 knots after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet, building to 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet after midnight.
Wave Detail: Southeast 5 feet at 6 seconds, becoming southeast 7 feet at 7 seconds.
.SUNDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots, becoming southwest 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 7 feet at 8 seconds.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...North winds 25 to 30 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 7 feet at 7 seconds and southeast 6 feet at 8 seconds.
.MONDAY...North winds 20 to 25 knots, diminishing to 15 to 20 knots in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 8 feet, occasionally to 10 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet.
.TUESDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots, increasing to 20 to 25 knots after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet.
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GMZ270-275-040415- 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-
910 AM CST Fri Jan 3 2025
.REST OF TODAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 3 feet at 6 seconds. A slight chance of very light drizzle.
.TONIGHT...Northeast winds around 10 knots, becoming east after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 3 feet at 5 seconds.
.SATURDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots, increasing to 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet.
Wave Detail: Southeast 4 feet at 5 seconds. A slight chance of showers.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...South winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet, building to 6 to 9 feet, occasionally to 11 feet after midnight.
Wave Detail: South 6 feet at 7 seconds, becoming south 9 feet at 8 seconds.
.SUNDAY...South winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Seas 7 to 9 feet, occasionally to 11 feet. Wave Detail: South 9 feet at 8 seconds. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 25 to 30 knots, becoming north after midnight. Seas 6 to 9 feet, occasionally to 11 feet. WaveDetail: North 9 feet at 6 seconds and southeast 9 feet at 8 seconds.
.MONDAY...North winds 25 to 30 knots, diminishing to 20 to 25 knots in the afternoon. Seas 7 to 9 feet, occasionally to 11 feet, subsiding to 5 to 8 feet, occasionally to 10 feet in the afternoon.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 5 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet.
.TUESDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 5 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots, increasing to 20 to 25 knots after midnight. Seas 5 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet.
Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.
