Daily Update

Corpus Christi, TX

February 03, 2025

Notices

🌅SUNRISE: 0715 hrs
🌄SUNSET:  1800 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 CURRENTLY OPEN TO OUTBOUND TRAFFIC
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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.
Please see attached for more information.

Weather / Marine Zone Forecast

Coastal Waters Forecast for Texas...UPDATED
National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX
916 AM CST Mon Feb 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.
 
GMZ200-040430-
916 AM CST Mon Feb 3 2025
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE MIDDLE TEXAS COASTAL WATERS...
There is a medium to high confidence in sea fog development daily across the bays and nearshore waters through mid-week. 
Areas of sea fog, with visibilities less than 1 nautical mile will be possible at times. 
Weak to moderate onshore flow will persist through the work week with little to no chances for rain.
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GMZ236-237-040430- Copano, Aransas, and Redfish Bays- San Antonio, Mesquite, and Espiritu Santo Bays-
916 AM CST Mon Feb 3 2025
...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY...
.REST OF TODAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth. Patchy fog.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth. Patchy fog in the evening, then areas of fog after midnight.
.TUESDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth. Patchy fog.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth. Patchy dense fog.
.WEDNESDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.THURSDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth.
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GMZ231-232-040430- Baffin Bay and Upper Laguna Madre-Corpus Christi and Nueces Bays-
916 AM CST Mon Feb 3 2025
...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY...
.REST OF TODAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy. Patchy fog.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots, becoming south 5 to 10 knots after midnight. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy. Areas of fog in the evening, then patchy fog after midnight.
.TUESDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, increasing to 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy. Patchy fog.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to 5 to 10 knots after midnight. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy. Patchy fog in the evening.
.WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, increasing to 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.
.THURSDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming south 5 to 10 knots after midnight. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, increasing to 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.
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GMZ255-040430- Coastal waters from Port Aransas to Matagorda Ship Channel out 20 NM-
916 AM CST Mon Feb 3 2025
...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY...
.REST OF TODAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 5 seconds. Patchy fog late this morning, then areas of dense fog this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 5 seconds. Patchy fog.
.TUESDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 5 seconds. Patchy fog.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 5 seconds.
.WEDNESDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 5 seconds.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...South winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 5 seconds.
.THURSDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
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GMZ250-040430- Coastal waters from Baffin Bay to Port Aransas out 20 NM-
916 AM CST Mon Feb 3 2025
...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY...
.REST OF TODAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 6 seconds. Areas of dense fog.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 5 seconds. Areas of fog in the evening, then patchy fog after midnight.
.TUESDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 5 seconds. Patchy fog.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 5 seconds.
.WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 5 seconds.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 5 seconds.
.THURSDAY...South winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming south 5 to 10 knots after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 3 feet.
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GMZ270-275-040430- 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-
916 AM CST Mon Feb 3 2025
.REST OF TODAY...South winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 6 seconds. Patchy dense fog.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 5 seconds. Patchy fog in the evening.
.TUESDAY...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 5 seconds.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 5 seconds.
.WEDNESDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 5 seconds.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Seas around 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 5 seconds.
.THURSDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 3 feet.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas around 3 feet.
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas around 3 feet.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 3 feet.

Attachments

  • MSIB 90-24 Harbor Bridge Construction (4).pdf(940 KB )

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