Port Update
Corpus Christi, TX
February 26, 2025
Notices
🌅SUNRISE: 0700 hrs
🌄SUNSET: 1830 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 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.
Please see attached for more information.
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Please find attached MSB XX-25 advising SLOW BELL is in place until further notice for all light tugs transiting past the South Side Marine Center located in the inner harbor of the Corpus Christi Ship channel.
Please see attached for more information.
Weather / Marine Zone Forecast
Coastal Waters Forecast for Texas National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX
921 AM CST Wed Feb 26 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.
GMZ200-270415-
921 AM CST Wed Feb 26 2025
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE MIDDLE TEXAS COASTAL WATERS...
Weak to moderate southeasterly flow today will become weak northeasterly flow late tonight and persist.
Initially moderate flow early Friday will become light to gentle by Saturday as high pressure moves over the area.
Moderate southeasterly winds will then develop Sunday into early next week as the high shifts east of the area and an area of low pressure moves well north of the area.
Rain chances will remain very low, less than 15%, through early next week.
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GMZ236-237-270415- Copano, Aransas, and Redfish Bays- San Antonio, Mesquite, and Espiritu Santo Bays-
921 AM CST Wed Feb 26 2025
.REST OF TODAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east after midnight. Bay and inland waters smooth. Widespread dense fog after midnight.
.THURSDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth to slightly choppy. Widespread dense fog in the morning.
.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...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, diminishing to around 5 knots after midnight. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.SATURDAY...Northeast winds around 5 knots, becoming southeast in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth.
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GMZ231-232-270415- Baffin Bay and Upper Laguna Madre-Corpus Christi and Nueces Bays-
921 AM CST Wed Feb 26 2025
.REST OF TODAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots, becoming east 5 to 10 knots after midnight. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy. Patchy dense fog after midnight.
.THURSDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, increasing to 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy. Widespread dense fog in the morning.
.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, becoming southeast after midnight. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.SATURDAY...Northeast winds around 5 knots, becoming east in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, increasing to 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.
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GMZ255-270415- Coastal waters from Port Aransas to Matagorda Ship Channel out 20 NM-
921 AM CST Wed Feb 26 2025
.REST OF TODAY...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: South 3 feet at 6 seconds.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: South 3 feet at 6 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the evening. Widespread dense fog after midnight.
.THURSDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: South 3 feet at 6 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the morning.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: East 3 feet at 6 seconds.
.FRIDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 6 seconds.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 5 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 6 seconds.
.SATURDAY...Northeast winds around 5 knots, becoming east in the afternoon. Seas around 2 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
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GMZ250-270415- Coastal waters from Baffin Bay to Port Aransas out 20 NM-
921 AM CST Wed Feb 26 2025
.REST OF TODAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 6 seconds.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming east 5 to 10 knots after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: South 3 feet at 6 seconds. Patchy dense fog after midnight.
.THURSDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 6 seconds and northeast 2 feet at 3 seconds. Widespread dense fog in the morning.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: East 3 feet at 6 seconds.
.FRIDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 6 seconds.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast after midnight. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: East 2 feet at 6 seconds.
.SATURDAY...Northeast winds around 5 knots, becoming east in the afternoon. Seas around 2 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
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GMZ270-275-270415- 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-
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21 AM CST Wed Feb 26 2025
.REST OF TODAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: South 4 feet at 6 seconds.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots, diminishing to 5 to 10 knots after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: South 4 feet at 6 seconds.
.THURSDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, increasing to 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots in the afternoon. Seas around 3 feet. Wave Detail: South 3 feet at 6 seconds and northeast 2 feet at 4 seconds.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 3 feet at 5 seconds and south 2 feet at 6 seconds.
.FRIDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots, diminishing to 5 to 10 knots in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet.
Wave Detail: Northeast 3 feet at 5 seconds and south 1 foot at 6 seconds.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 6 seconds.
.SATURDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
