Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Corpus Christi, TX
Issued by NWS Corpus Christi, TX
944 FZUS54 KCRP 240234 CWFCRP Coastal Waters Forecast for Texas National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX 934 PM CDT Thu May 23 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. GMZ200-241530- 934 PM CDT Thu May 23 2024 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE MIDDLE TEXAS COASTAL WATERS... A Small Craft Advisory remains in effect for the coastal waters, until 11 PM this evening. However, this may need to be extended if seas remain around 7 feet. Moderate to strong onshore flow is expected through Friday night with southeast winds 20 to 25 knots with a low to medium chance for gusts up to 30 knots. Seas are expected to remain around 6 to 7 feet. Strong onshore flow may occur over the southern bays and southern nearshore waters south of Port Aransas, during the late afternoon and early evening hours Saturday and Sunday. Otherwise, generally moderate onshore flow is expected. For Monday and Tuesday, weak to moderate onshore flow expected as a frontal boundary approaches and stalls over southern Texas. $$ GMZ236-237-241530- Copano, Aransas, and Redfish Bays- San Antonio, Mesquite, and Espiritu Santo Bays- 934 PM CDT Thu May 23 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION... .REST OF TONIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots decreasing to 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to choppy. Hazy late. .FRIDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy. .FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy. .SATURDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy. .SATURDAY NIGHT...South winds around 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to choppy. .SUNDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy. .SUNDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy. .MONDAY...South winds around 10 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy. .MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth. .TUESDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming around 10 knots in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters smooth. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth. $$ GMZ231-232-241530- Baffin Bay and Upper Laguna Madre-Corpus Christi and Nueces Bays- 934 PM CDT Thu May 23 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION... .REST OF TONIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Bay and inland waters choppy. Hazy late. .FRIDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots, increasing to 15 to 20 knots in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters choppy. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots, becoming south 10 to 15 knots after midnight. Bay and inland waters choppy. .SATURDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots, increasing to 15 to 20 knots in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters choppy. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Bay and inland waters choppy. .SUNDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Bay and inland waters choppy. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots, becoming south 10 to 15 knots after midnight. Bay and inland waters 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. .TUESDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy. .TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming southeast 5 to 10 knots after midnight. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy. $$ GMZ255-241530- Coastal waters from Port Aransas to Matagorda Ship Channel out 20 NM- 934 PM CDT Thu May 23 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM CDT THIS EVENING... .REST OF TONIGHT...Southeast winds around 20 knots decreasing to 15 to 20 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 5 feet at 7 seconds. Hazy late. .FRIDAY...South winds around 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 5 feet at 7 seconds. .FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds around 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 4 feet at 7 seconds. .SATURDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 5 feet at 7 seconds. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 5 feet at 7 seconds. .SUNDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 5 feet at 7 seconds. .SUNDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. .MONDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. .MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. .TUESDAY...East winds around 10 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. $$ GMZ250-241530- Coastal waters from Baffin Bay to Port Aransas out 20 NM- 934 PM CDT Thu May 23 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM CDT THIS EVENING... .REST OF TONIGHT...Southeast winds around 20 knots decreasing to 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 5 feet at 7 seconds. Hazy late. .FRIDAY...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 5 feet at 7 seconds. .FRIDAY NIGHT...South 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 7 seconds. .SATURDAY...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 7 seconds. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Seas 5 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 6 feet at 7 seconds. .SUNDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Seas 5 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 6 feet at 7 seconds. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. .MONDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. .MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. .TUESDAY...East winds around 10 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. $$ GMZ270-275-241530- Waters from Baffin Bay to Port Aransas from 20 to 60 NM- Waters from Port Aransas to Matagorda Ship Channel from 20 to 60 NM- 934 PM CDT Thu May 23 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM CDT THIS EVENING... .REST OF TONIGHT...Southeast winds around 20 knots decreasing to 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Seas 6 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 5 feet at 7 seconds. Hazy late. .FRIDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 5 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 5 feet at 7 seconds. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas around 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 5 feet at 7 seconds. .SATURDAY...Southeast winds around 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Seas around 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 5 feet at 7 seconds. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Seas 5 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 6 feet at 7 seconds. .SUNDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Seas 5 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 6 feet at 7 seconds. .SUNDAY NIGHT...South winds around 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. .MONDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. .MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. .TUESDAY...East winds around 10 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. .TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds around 10 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. $$ TE