Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Corpus Christi, TX
Issued by NWS Corpus Christi, TX
344 FZUS54 KCRP 250309 CWFCRP Coastal Waters Forecast for Texas National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX 1009 PM CDT Wed Apr 24 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. GMZ200-251615- 1009 PM CDT Wed Apr 24 2024 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE MIDDLE TEXAS COASTAL WATERS... Weak to moderate onshore flow continues through tonight, increasing to moderate to occasionally through the day Thursday as an upper level disturbance approaches the southwestern United States. Onshore flow is forecast to strengthen to moderate to strong levels Thursday night, with periods of Small Craft Advisory or Small Craft Exercise Caution conditions persisting through Monday. Winds become weak to moderate during the day Monday and will persist through the remainder of the period. Isolated showers and thunderstorms will be possible daily Friday, and Sunday through Tuesday as a couple weak disturbances moves over the area. $$ GMZ236-237-251615- Copano, Aransas, and Redfish Bays- San Antonio, Mesquite, and Espiritu Santo Bays- 1009 PM CDT Wed Apr 24 2024 .REST OF TONIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy. .THURSDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy. .FRIDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Bay and inland waters choppy. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Bay and inland waters choppy. .SATURDAY...Southeast winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to 35 knots. Bay and inland waters choppy to occasionally rough. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Bay and inland waters choppy to occasionally rough. .SUNDAY...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Bay and inland waters choppy. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy. .MONDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. .MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ231-232-251615- Baffin Bay and Upper Laguna Madre-Corpus Christi and Nueces Bays- 1009 PM CDT Wed Apr 24 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION... .REST OF TONIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Bay and inland waters choppy. .THURSDAY...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots, increasing to 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to 35 knots in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters choppy to occasionally rough. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 20 to 25 knots, diminishing to 15 to 20 knots after midnight. Gusts up to 35 knots. Bay and inland waters choppy to occasionally rough. .FRIDAY...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots, increasing to 20 to 25 knots in the afternoon. Gusts up to 35 knots. Bay and inland waters choppy to occasionally rough. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 20 to 25 knots, diminishing to 15 to 20 knots after midnight. Bay and inland waters choppy to occasionally rough. .SATURDAY...Southeast winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to 35 knots. Bay and inland waters choppy to occasionally rough. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Bay and inland waters choppy to occasionally rough. .SUNDAY...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Bay and inland waters 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. $$ GMZ255-251615- Coastal waters from Port Aransas to Matagorda Ship Channel out 20 NM- 1009 PM CDT Wed Apr 24 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION... .REST OF TONIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 3 feet. .THURSDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Waves 2 to 4 feet, occasionally seas around 5 feet. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Waves 4 to 6 feet, occasionally seas up to 8 feet, building to 6 to 8 feet, occasionally seas up to 10 feet after midnight. .FRIDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Waves 6 to 8 feet, occasionally seas up to 10 feet. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Waves 6 to 7 feet, occasionally seas up to 9 feet, building to 6 to 9 feet, occasionally seas up to 11 feet after midnight. .SATURDAY...Southeast winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to 35 knots. Waves 6 to 9 feet, occasionally seas up to 11 feet. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Waves 6 to 8 feet, occasionally seas up to 10 feet. .SUNDAY...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Waves 6 to 8 feet, occasionally seas up to 10 feet. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 15 knots. Waves 5 to 7 feet, occasionally seas up to 9 feet. .MONDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 4 to 6 feet, occasionally seas up to 8 feet. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. .MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 4 to 5 feet, occasionally seas up to 6 feet. Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ250-251615- Coastal waters from Baffin Bay to Port Aransas out 20 NM- 1009 PM CDT Wed Apr 24 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION... .REST OF TONIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 3 feet. .THURSDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots, increasing to 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots in the afternoon. Waves 3 to 4 feet, occasionally seas around 5 feet, building to 4 to 6 feet, occasionally seas up to 8 feet in the afternoon. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Waves 5 to 7 feet, occasionally seas up to 9 feet. .FRIDAY...Southeast winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Waves 6 to 8 feet, occasionally seas up to 10 feet. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Waves 6 to 9 feet, occasionally seas up to 11 feet. .SATURDAY...Southeast winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Waves 6 to 9 feet, occasionally seas up to 11 feet. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Waves 6 to 8 feet, occasionally seas up to 10 feet. .SUNDAY...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Waves 6 to 8 feet, occasionally seas up to 10 feet. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Waves 5 to 7 feet, occasionally seas up to 9 feet. .MONDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 4 to 6 feet, occasionally seas up to 8 feet. .MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 4 to 5 feet, occasionally seas up to 6 feet. $$ GMZ270-275-251615- Waters from Baffin Bay to Port Aransas from 20 to 60 NM- Waters from Port Aransas to Matagorda Ship Channel from 20 to 60 NM- 1009 PM CDT Wed Apr 24 2024 .REST OF TONIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Waves 3 to 4 feet, occasionally seas around 5 feet. .THURSDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots, increasing to 15 to 20 knots in the afternoon. Waves 3 to 5 feet, occasionally seas up to 6 feet. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Waves 5 to 7 feet, occasionally seas up to 9 feet, building to 6 to 9 feet, occasionally seas up to 11 feet after midnight. .FRIDAY...Southeast winds 20 to 25 knots, diminishing to 15 to 20 knots in the afternoon. Waves 7 to 9 feet, occasionally seas up to 11 feet. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots, increasing to 20 to 25 knots after midnight. Waves 7 to 8 feet, occasionally seas up to 10 feet, building to 7 to 10 feet, occasionally seas up to 13 feet after midnight. .SATURDAY...Southeast winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to 35 knots. Waves 8 to 10 feet, occasionally seas up to 13 feet. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Waves 8 to 9 feet, occasionally seas up to 11 feet. .SUNDAY...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Waves 7 to 9 feet, occasionally seas up to 11 feet. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Waves 6 to 8 feet, occasionally seas up to 10 feet. .MONDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 5 to 7 feet, occasionally seas up to 9 feet. .MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 5 to 6 feet, occasionally seas up to 8 feet. $$ EMF