Daily Update

Corpus Christi, TX

April 18, 2024

Notices

🌞SUNRISE: 0700 hrs
🌅SUNSET:  2000 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 MSIB 13-24 UPDATE 6 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 15th APRIL 2024 thru 31ST MAY 2024 between the hours of 2000 and 0600.
Please see attached for more information.
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Please find attached MSIB 14-24 UPDATE 1 extension of closure request for a nighttime worksite between mile markers 55 and 56 from 15th APRIL thru 31st MAY 2024 between hours of 2000 and 0600.
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
1022 AM CDT Thu Apr 18 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.
 
GMZ200-190415-
1022 AM CDT Thu Apr 18 2024
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE MIDDLE TEXAS COASTAL WATERS...
Weak to moderate onshore flow will continue as we wrap up the work week. 
Patchy fog is possible along the bays and the immediate coast Friday morning. 
With that said, we will have a small window this afternoon of moderate to occasionally strong flow, generally south of Port Aransas. 
A weak to moderate onshore flow will persist on Saturday. 
An upper-level disturbance, cold front, and copious moisture will contribute to scattered to numerous showers/thunderstorms Saturday night. 
The front will move across the waters Sunday. 
In response, precipitation will dissipate and moderate offshore flow will develop creating Small
Craft Exercise Caution conditions. 
Winds will transition to weak to moderate onshore areawide by late Monday and persist through the remainder of the period.
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GMZ236-237-190415- Copano, Aransas, and Redfish Bays- San Antonio, Mesquite, and Espiritu Santo Bays-
1022 AM CDT Thu Apr 18 2024
.REST OF TODAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth. Patchy fog after midnight.
.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. Patchy fog in the morning.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.SATURDAY...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.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots, becoming northeast 5 to 10 knots after midnight. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy. A chance of showers. A chance of thunderstorms after midnight.
.SUNDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.
.MONDAY...Northeast winds around 10 knots, becoming east in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth.
Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.
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GMZ231-232-190415- Baffin Bay and Upper Laguna Madre-Corpus Christi and Nueces Bays-
1022 AM CDT Thu Apr 18 2024
...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION...
.REST OF TODAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots, increasing to 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots this afternoon. Bay and inland waters choppy.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Gusts up to 25 knots in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy. Patchy fog in the morning.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland ,waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 25 knots, becoming northeast after midnight. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy. A chance of showers. A chance of thunderstorms after midnight.
.SUNDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.
.MONDAY...Northeast winds around 10 knots, becoming east in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy.
.MONDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming southeast 5 to 10 knots after midnight. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.
Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.
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GMZ255-190415- Coastal waters from Port Aransas to Matagorda Ship Channel out 20 NM-
1022 AM CDT Thu Apr 18 2024
.REST OF TODAY...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Waves 3 to 4 feet, occasionally seas around 5 feet.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 3 to 4 feet, occasionally seas around 5 feet.
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 3 to 4 feet, occasionally seas around 5 feet.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Waves around 3 feet.
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Waves 3 to 4 feet, occasionally seas around 5 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming around 10 knots after midnight. Waves 3 to 4 feet, occasionally seas around 5 feet. A chance of showers. A chance of thunderstorms after midnight.
.SUNDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 3 to 4 feet, occasionally seas around 5 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds around 15 knots. Waves 3 to 4 feet, occasionally seas around 5 feet.
.MONDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 3 to 4 feet, occasionally seas around 5 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT...East winds around 10 knots. Waves 2 to 4 feet, occasionally seas around 5 feet.
Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.
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GMZ250-190415- Coastal waters from Baffin Bay to Port Aransas out 20 NM-
1022 AM CDT Thu Apr 18 2024
...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION...
.REST OF TODAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots, increasing to 15 to 20 knots this afternoon. Waves 3 to 4 feet, occasionally seas around 5 feet.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots, diminishing to 5 to 10 knots after midnight. Waves 3 to 4 feet, occasionally seas around 5 feet.
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 3 to 4 feet, occasionally seas around 5 feet.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 3 to 4 feet, occasionally seas around 5 feet.
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 3 to 4 feet, occasionally seas around 5 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots, becoming around 10 knots after midnight. Waves 3 to 4 feet, occasionally seas around 5 feet. A chance of showers after midnight.
.SUNDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 3 to 5 feet, occasionally seas up to 6 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 3 to 4 feet, occasionally seas around 5 feet.
.MONDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 3 to 4 feet, occasionally seas around 5 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 3 to 4 feet, occasionally seas around 5 feet.
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GMZ270-275-190415- 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-
1022 AM CDT Thu Apr 18 2024
.REST OF TODAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 4 to 5 feet, occasionally seas up to 6 feet.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Waves around 4 feet, occasionally seas around 5 feet.
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Waves 3 to 4 feet, occasionally seas around 5 feet.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 3 to 4 feet, occasionally seas around 5 feet.
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 3 to 4 feet, occasionally seas around 5 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Waves 3 to 4 feet, occasionally seas around 5 feet. A chance of showers after midnight.
.SUNDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 3 to 5 feet, occasionally seas up to 6 feet. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds around 15 knots. Waves 4 to 5 feet, occasionally seas up to 6 feet.
.MONDAY...Northeast winds around 15 knots. Waves 4 to 5 feet, occasionally seas up to 6 feet. A chance of showers in the morning.

.MONDAY NIGHT...East winds around 10 knots. Waves 3 to 4 feet, occasionally seas around 5 feet.
Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

Attachments

  • MSIB 13-24, Update 6 Worksite Chemical Turning Basin, Inner Harbor, night time (1).docx(280 KB )
  • MSIB 14-24, update 1, Worksite Trident pipeline removal 31MAY (1).docx(539 KB )

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