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FZUS54 KCRP 161500
CWFCRP

Coastal Waters Forecast for Texas
National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX
1000 AM CDT Thu May 16 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.


GMZ200-170315-
1000 AM CDT Thu May 16 2024

.SYNOPSIS FOR THE MIDDLE TEXAS COASTAL WATERS...

Moderate onshore flow will be present today. Winds will decrease
to under 15 knots tonight. There is a low to medium chance for
showers and thunderstorms across the local waters today with the
best chances north of Port Aransas. If a storm does develop,
there is a low chance they could become strong to severe. Isolated
showers and thunderstorms are expected to continue Friday.
Dissipating convection expected Friday night, followed by
drier conditions Saturday and Sunday, as an upper level
disturbance moves east. A warming trend is expected Monday through
Wednesday, with weak to moderate onshore flow.

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GMZ236-237-170315-
Copano, Aransas, and Redfish Bays-
San Antonio, Mesquite, and Espiritu Santo Bays-
1000 AM CDT Thu May 16 2024

.REST OF TODAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to
20 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally
choppy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.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. A slight
chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening.
.FRIDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth.
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning, then
a chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters
smooth.
.SATURDAY...East 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 around 10 knots. Bay and inland
waters slightly choppy.
.MONDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters
slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland
waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

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GMZ231-232-170315-
Baffin Bay and Upper Laguna Madre-Corpus Christi and Nueces Bays-
1000 AM CDT Thu May 16 2024

...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION...

.REST OF TODAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots, increasing to
15 to 20 knots late. Bay and inland waters choppy. A slight
chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to
25 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally
choppy.
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters
smooth. Patchy fog in the morning. A chance of showers. A slight
chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of
thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.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 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland
waters smooth.
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds around 5 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.
.MONDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters
slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland
waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

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GMZ255-170315-
Coastal waters from Port Aransas to Matagorda Ship Channel out
20 NM-
1000 AM CDT Thu May 16 2024

.REST OF TODAY...Southeast winds around 15 knots with gusts up to
20 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail:
Southeast 4 feet at 6 seconds. A slight chance of thunderstorms
late this morning. A chance of showers. A chance of thunderstorms
this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots.
Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast
5 feet at 6 seconds.
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east in the
afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail:
Southeast 3 feet at 6 seconds. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast
after midnight. Seas around 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet
at 7 seconds.
.SATURDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet,
occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 4 feet at
7 seconds.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 3 to
4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at
8 seconds and south 1 foot at 7 seconds.
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 3 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas around
3 feet.
.MONDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 3 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet,
occasionally to 5 feet.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

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GMZ250-170315-
Coastal waters from Baffin Bay to Port Aransas out 20 NM-
1000 AM CDT Thu May 16 2024

...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION...

.REST OF TODAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots, increasing to
15 to 20 knots late. Seas 4 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet.
Wave Detail: Southeast 5 feet at 6 seconds. A slight chance of
showers and thunderstorms late this morning and early afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots, becoming south 10 to
15 knots after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to
6 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 5 feet at 6 seconds.
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east in the
afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail:
Southeast 3 feet at 6 seconds. A chance of showers. A slight
chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of
thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds around 10 knots, becoming southeast
after midnight. Seas around 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet
at 7 seconds.
.SATURDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet,
occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 4 feet at
7 seconds.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 3 to
4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 4 feet at
8 seconds and south 1 foot at 7 seconds.
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 3 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around
3 feet.
.MONDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 3 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 15 knots. Seas 3 to
4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

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GMZ270-275-170315-
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-
1000 AM CDT Thu May 16 2024

...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION...

.REST OF TODAY...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to
25 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail:
Southeast 5 feet at 6 seconds. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms late this morning and early afternoon.
.TONIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots.
Seas 4 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast
5 feet at 6 seconds.
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds around 10 knots, becoming 5 to 10 knots
in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave
Detail: Southeast 4 feet at 6 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds around 10 knots, becoming southeast
after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave
Detail: Southeast 4 feet at 7 seconds. A slight chance of showers
and thunderstorms.
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east in the
afternoon. Seas around 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave
Detail: Southeast 4 feet at 8 seconds and south 2 feet at
7 seconds.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 3 to
4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 4 feet at
8 seconds and south 1 foot at 7 seconds.
.SUNDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet,
occasionally to 5 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas around
3 feet.
.MONDAY...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas around 3 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet,
occasionally to 5 feet.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

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