Port Update
Corpus Christi, TX
February 05, 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 CLOSED
"The Aransas Corpus Christi Pilots have suspended all vessel boardings due to dense fog, severely restricted visibility in 1800 2/4/25. This applies to all areas of the ship channel"
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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
National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX
913 AM CST Wed Feb 5 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.
GMZ200-060415-
913 AM CST Wed Feb 5 2025
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE MIDDLE TEXAS COASTAL WATERS...
Dense marine fog, with visibility less than 1 nautical mile, will remain a concern today through the weekend, but confidence lowers as we head late into the weekend and sea surface temperatures near dewpoints.
Weak to moderate south to southeasterly flow of 10-15 knots will persist through Sunday.
A cold front is expected to pass through early next week, shifting moderate winds out of the east to northeast by Tuesday.
There is a low to medium, 20 to 40 percent, chance of showers early next week.
$$
GMZ236-237-060415- Copano, Aransas, and Redfish Bays- San Antonio, Mesquite, and Espiritu Santo Bays-
913 AM CST Wed Feb 5 2025
...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST THIS MORNING...
.REST OF TODAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth. Patchy dense fog.
.TONIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth. Areas of fog.
.THURSDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth. Areas of fog in the morning, then patchy fog in the afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth. Patchy fog.
.FRIDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth. Patchy fog.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds around 10 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy. Patchy fog.
.SATURDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy. Patchy fog.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to 5 to 10 knots after midnight. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy. Patchy fog.
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth. Patchy fog in the morning.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth.
$$
GMZ231-232-060415- Baffin Bay and Upper Laguna Madre-Corpus Christi and Nueces Bays-
913 AM CST Wed Feb 5 2025
...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST THIS MORNING...
.REST OF TODAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots with gusts up to 20 knots, increasing to 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots late. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy. Patchy fog late this morning.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth. Patchy dense fog in the evening, then areas of fog after midnight.
.THURSDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth. Areas of fog in the morning. Patchy fog in the afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy. Patchy fog.
.FRIDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy. Patchy fog in the morning.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy. Patchy fog.
.SATURDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy. Patchy fog in the morning.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots, becoming south 10 to 15 knots after midnight. Bay and inland waters choppy. Patchy fog.
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy. Patchy fog in the morning.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.
$$
GMZ255-060415- Coastal waters from Port Aransas to Matagorda Ship Channel out 20 NM-
913 AM CST Wed Feb 5 2025
...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST THIS MORNING...
.REST OF TODAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 5 seconds. Patchy fog late this morning, then areas of dense fog early this afternoon. Patchy fog late.
.TONIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 5 seconds. Areas of dense fog.
.THURSDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 5 seconds. Areas of fog.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 6 seconds. Patchy fog.
.FRIDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 6 seconds. Patchy fog.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 6 seconds. Patchy fog.
.SATURDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 3 feet. Patchy fog.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 3 feet. Patchy fog.
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 3 feet. Patchy fog.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds around 10 knots. Seas around 3 feet.
$$
GMZ250-060415- Coastal waters from Baffin Bay to Port Aransas out 20 NM-
913 AM CST Wed Feb 5 2025
...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST THIS MORNING...
.REST OF TODAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 5 seconds. Areas of dense fog late this morning and early afternoon. Patchy dense fog late.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 5 seconds. Areas of fog.
.THURSDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 5 seconds. Areas of fog.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 6 seconds. Patchy fog.
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 6 seconds. Patchy fog.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 7 seconds. Patchy fog.
.SATURDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Patchy fog.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Patchy fog.
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas around 3 feet. Patchy fog.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas around 3 feet.
$$
GMZ270-275-060415- 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-
913 AM CST Wed Feb 5 2025
.REST OF TODAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 5 seconds. Patchy dense fog late this morning and early afternoon.
.TONIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 5 seconds. Areas of dense fog.
.THURSDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 5 seconds. Patchy fog.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...South winds around 10 knots. Seas around 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 6 seconds. Patchy fog.
.FRIDAY...South winds around 10 knots. Seas around 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 6 seconds. Patchy fog.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 7 seconds. Patchy fog.
.SATURDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Patchy fog.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Patchy fog.
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Patchy fog.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet.
National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX
913 AM CST Wed Feb 5 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.
GMZ200-060415-
913 AM CST Wed Feb 5 2025
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE MIDDLE TEXAS COASTAL WATERS...
Dense marine fog, with visibility less than 1 nautical mile, will remain a concern today through the weekend, but confidence lowers as we head late into the weekend and sea surface temperatures near dewpoints.
Weak to moderate south to southeasterly flow of 10-15 knots will persist through Sunday.
A cold front is expected to pass through early next week, shifting moderate winds out of the east to northeast by Tuesday.
There is a low to medium, 20 to 40 percent, chance of showers early next week.
$$
GMZ236-237-060415- Copano, Aransas, and Redfish Bays- San Antonio, Mesquite, and Espiritu Santo Bays-
913 AM CST Wed Feb 5 2025
...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST THIS MORNING...
.REST OF TODAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth. Patchy dense fog.
.TONIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth. Areas of fog.
.THURSDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth. Areas of fog in the morning, then patchy fog in the afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth. Patchy fog.
.FRIDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth. Patchy fog.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds around 10 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy. Patchy fog.
.SATURDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy. Patchy fog.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to 5 to 10 knots after midnight. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy. Patchy fog.
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth. Patchy fog in the morning.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth.
$$
GMZ231-232-060415- Baffin Bay and Upper Laguna Madre-Corpus Christi and Nueces Bays-
913 AM CST Wed Feb 5 2025
...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST THIS MORNING...
.REST OF TODAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots with gusts up to 20 knots, increasing to 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots late. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy. Patchy fog late this morning.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth. Patchy dense fog in the evening, then areas of fog after midnight.
.THURSDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth. Areas of fog in the morning. Patchy fog in the afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy. Patchy fog.
.FRIDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy. Patchy fog in the morning.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy. Patchy fog.
.SATURDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy. Patchy fog in the morning.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots, becoming south 10 to 15 knots after midnight. Bay and inland waters choppy. Patchy fog.
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy. Patchy fog in the morning.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.
$$
GMZ255-060415- Coastal waters from Port Aransas to Matagorda Ship Channel out 20 NM-
913 AM CST Wed Feb 5 2025
...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST THIS MORNING...
.REST OF TODAY...Southeast 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 early this afternoon. Patchy fog late.
.TONIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 5 seconds. Areas of dense fog.
.THURSDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 5 seconds. Areas of fog.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 6 seconds. Patchy fog.
.FRIDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 6 seconds. Patchy fog.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 6 seconds. Patchy fog.
.SATURDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 3 feet. Patchy fog.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 3 feet. Patchy fog.
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 3 feet. Patchy fog.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds around 10 knots. Seas around 3 feet.
$$
GMZ250-060415- Coastal waters from Baffin Bay to Port Aransas out 20 NM-
913 AM CST Wed Feb 5 2025
...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST THIS MORNING...
.REST OF TODAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 5 seconds. Areas of dense fog late this morning and early afternoon. Patchy dense fog late.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 5 seconds. Areas of fog.
.THURSDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 5 seconds. Areas of fog.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 6 seconds. Patchy fog.
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 6 seconds. Patchy fog.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 7 seconds. Patchy fog.
.SATURDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Patchy fog.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Patchy fog.
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas around 3 feet. Patchy fog.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas around 3 feet.
$$
GMZ270-275-060415- 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-
913 AM CST Wed Feb 5 2025
.REST OF TODAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 5 seconds. Patchy dense fog late this morning and early afternoon.
.TONIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 5 seconds. Areas of dense fog.
.THURSDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 5 seconds. Patchy fog.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...South winds around 10 knots. Seas around 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 6 seconds. Patchy fog.
.FRIDAY...South winds around 10 knots. Seas around 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 6 seconds. Patchy fog.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 7 seconds. Patchy fog.
.SATURDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Patchy fog.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Patchy fog.
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Patchy fog.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet.
