Daily Update

Corpus Christi, TX

March 19, 2024

Notices

HAPPY FIRST DAY OF SPRING!!
SPRING EQUINOX 03/19/2024
SUNRISE: 0745 hrs
SUNSET:  1930 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 find attached draft MSIB 13-24 WORKSITE CHEMICAL as the Coast Guard will resume dredging operations that may impact navigation in the Corpus Christi Ship Channel near the Chemical Turning Basin from 5th MARCH 2024 thru 23rd MARCH 2024 between the hours of 2100 and 0500.
Please see attached for more information.
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Please find attached draft MSIB 14-24 WORKSITE TRIDENT a closure request for a nighttime worksite between mile markers 55 and 56 starting 1st MARCH 2024 and projecting to finish on 15th APRIL 2024 between hours of 2100 and 0500.
Please see attached for more information.
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Weather / Marine Zone Forecast

Coastal Waters Forecast for Texas
National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX

1023 AM CDT Tue Mar 19 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.

 

 

GMZ200-200415-

1023 AM CDT Tue Mar 19 2024

 

.SYNOPSIS FOR THE MIDDLE TEXAS COASTAL WATERS...

 

Seas will continue to decrease through the morning hours. Weak to moderate northeast winds this morning are expected to shift around to the east and southeast throughout the day. A weak to moderate

onshore flow can be expected tonight and Wednesday. Isolated showers will be possible Wednesday. An upper level disturbance will bring scattered showers and thunderstorms Wednesday night and

Thursday. Drier conditions expected Thursday night. Generally weak north to northeast winds Thursday and Friday behind a weak cold front. Moderate to strong onshore flow is expected Sunday and

Monday which will likely result in Small Craft Advisory conditions.

 

$$

 

GMZ236-237-200415-

Copano, Aransas, and Redfish Bays-

San Antonio, Mesquite, and Espiritu Santo Bays-

1023 AM CDT Tue Mar 19 2024

 

.REST OF TODAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east this afternoon. Bay and inland waters smooth. Scattered showers and thunderstorms.

 

.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth.


.WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, increasing to 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.


.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms after midnight.

 

.THURSDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth. A chance of thunderstorms. Showers likely, mainly in the morning.

 

.THURSDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth.

 

.FRIDAY...Northwest winds around 5 knots, becoming northeast in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters smooth to slightly choppy.

 

.FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth.

 

.SATURDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth.

 

.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.

 

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

 

$$

 

GMZ231-232-200415-

Baffin Bay and Upper Laguna Madre-Corpus Christi and Nueces Bays-1023 AM CDT Tue Mar 19 2024

 

.REST OF TODAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy. Isolated showers and thunderstorms late this morning.

 

.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth.

 

.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. A slight chance of showers in the afternoon.

 

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots, diminishing to 5 to 10 knots after midnight. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy. A chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers in the evening, then showers likely after midnight.

 

.THURSDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming north in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters smooth to slightly choppy. A chance of thunderstorms. Showers likely, mainly in the morning.

 

.THURSDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south after midnight. Bay and inland waters smooth.


.FRIDAY...Northwest winds around 5 knots, becoming northeast in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters smooth to slightly choppy.

 

.FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth.

 

.SATURDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots, increasing to 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.

 

.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.

 

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

 

$$

 

GMZ255-200415-

Coastal waters from Port Aransas to Matagorda Ship Channel out 20 NM-1023 AM CDT Tue Mar 19 2024

 

.REST OF TODAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 4 feet, occasionally seas around 5 feet. Scattered showers and thunderstorms.


.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 2 to 3 feet.

 

.WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, increasing to 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. Waves 2 to 3 feet. A slight chance of showers in the afternoon.

 

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 2 to 3 feet. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms after midnight.

 

.THURSDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast in the afternoon. Waves 2 to 3 feet. A chance of thunderstorms. Showers, mainly in the morning.


.THURSDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 2 to 3 feet.

 

.FRIDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northeast in the afternoon. Waves 2 to 3 feet.

 

.FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds around 10 knots. Waves 2 to 3 feet.

 

.SATURDAY...East winds around 10 knots. Waves 2 to 3 feet.

 

.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 4 feet, occasionally seas around 5 feet.

 

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

 

$$

 

GMZ250-200415-

Coastal waters from Baffin Bay to Port Aransas out 20 NM-1023 AM CDT Tue Mar 19 2024

 

.REST OF TODAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 3 to 5 feet, occasionally seas up to 6 feet. Scattered showers and thunderstorms late this morning, then isolated showers and thunderstorms this afternoon.

 

.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 3 to 4 feet, occasionally seas around 5 feet.


.WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves around 3 feet.  A chance of showers in the afternoon.

 

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves around 3 feet. A chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers in the evening, then showers likely after midnight.

 

.THURSDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east in the afternoon. Waves around 3 feet. A chance of thunderstorms.  Showers likely, mainly in the morning.

 

.THURSDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast after midnight. Waves around 3 feet.

 

.FRIDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northeast in the afternoon. Waves 2 to 3 feet.

 

.FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds around 10 knots. Waves 2 to 3 feet.

 

.SATURDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 2 to 3 feet.

 

.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 3 to 4 feet, occasionally seas around 5 feet.

 

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

 

$$

 

GMZ270-275-200415-

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-1023 AM CDT Tue Mar 19 2024

 

.REST OF TODAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 4 to 5 feet, occasionally seas up to 6 feet. Isolated showers and thunderstorms.

 

.TONIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Waves 3 to 4 feet, occasionally seas around 5 feet.

 

.WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 3 to 4 feet, occasionally seas around 5 feet. A slight chance of showers in the afternoon.

 

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Waves 3 to 4 feet, occasionally seas around 5 feet.  A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms after midnight.

 

.THURSDAY...South winds around 10 knots. Waves 3 to 4 feet, occasionally seas around 5 feet. A chance of thunderstorms.  Showers, mainly in the morning.

 

.THURSDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 3 to 4 feet, occasionally seas around 5 feet.

 

.FRIDAY...Northwest winds around 10 knots, becoming north in the afternoon. Waves around 3 feet.

 

.FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds around 10 knots. Waves around 3 feet.

 

.SATURDAY...East winds around 10 knots. Waves around 3 feet.

 

.SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming southeast after midnight. Waves 3 to 5 feet, occasionally seas up to 6 feet.

 

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

Disclaimer: For quality assurance purposes please note well that while the information contained in this website is regularly vetted for accuracy it is not intended to replace the local knowledge or expertise pertaining to port conditions of our marine operations personnel.

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