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FZUS54 KCRP 081948
CWFCRP

Coastal Waters Forecast for Texas
National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX
248 PM CDT Wed May 8 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.


GMZ200-090845-
248 PM CDT Wed May 8 2024

.SYNOPSIS FOR THE MIDDLE TEXAS COASTAL WATERS...

Weak to moderate onshore winds can be expected through Thursday
night along with patchy fog in the late night and early morning
hours. In addition to patchy fog, haze from near-surface smoke
southward will likely continue before our next front passes. A
cold front will move offshore Friday morning. Weak to moderate
northeast winds Friday will strengthen to moderate to strong
Saturday as it shifts to the east. By early next week, winds will
shift to the southeast and remain moderate. Rain chances return
Saturday with a low chance and increases to a medium chance Sunday
and Monday.

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GMZ236-237-090845-
Copano, Aransas, and Redfish Bays-
San Antonio, Mesquite, and Espiritu Santo Bays-
248 PM CDT Wed May 8 2024

.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters
smooth. Hazy. Patchy fog after midnight.
.THURSDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters
smooth. Patchy dense fog in the morning. Hazy.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east
after midnight. Bay and inland waters smooth. Hazy.
.FRIDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters
slightly choppy to occasionally choppy. Hazy in the morning.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming northeast
5 to 10 knots after midnight. Bay and inland waters slightly
choppy to occasionally choppy.
.SATURDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming east 15 to
20 knots in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters choppy.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to
20 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally
choppy.
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters
slightly choppy to occasionally choppy. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland
waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.
.MONDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters
slightly choppy to occasionally choppy. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms.
.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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GMZ231-232-090845-
Baffin Bay and Upper Laguna Madre-Corpus Christi and Nueces Bays-
248 PM CDT Wed May 8 2024

.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters
slightly choppy to occasionally choppy. Hazy. Patchy fog after
midnight.
.THURSDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters
slightly choppy to occasionally choppy. Hazy with patchy dense
fog in the morning.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to
20 knots, becoming east 5 to 10 knots after midnight. Bay and
inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy. Hazy.
.FRIDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming east 15 to
20 knots in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters choppy. Hazy in
the morning.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots, becoming northeast
10 to 15 knots after midnight. Bay and inland waters choppy to
occasionally rough.
.SATURDAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots.
Bay and inland waters choppy.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots, becoming southeast
10 to 15 knots after midnight. Bay and inland waters choppy.
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters
slightly choppy to occasionally choppy. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland
waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.
.MONDAY...South winds around 10 knots, becoming southeast in the
afternoon. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally
choppy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.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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GMZ255-090845-
Coastal waters from Port Aransas to Matagorda Ship Channel out
20 NM-
248 PM CDT Wed May 8 2024

...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION...

.TONIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet,
occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 4 feet at
7 seconds. Hazy. Patchy fog after midnight.
.THURSDAY...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet,
occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 4 feet at
7 seconds. Hazy with patchy dense fog.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east
after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave
Detail: Southeast 4 feet at 7 seconds. Hazy.
.FRIDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet,
occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 4 feet at
7 seconds. Hazy in the morning.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet,
occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 4 feet at
7 seconds.
.SATURDAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots.
Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East
4 feet at 7 seconds.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet,
occasionally to 5 feet.
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet,
occasionally to 5 feet. A chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet,
occasionally to 5 feet.
.MONDAY...South winds around 10 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet,
occasionally to 5 feet. A chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.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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GMZ250-090845-
Coastal waters from Baffin Bay to Port Aransas out 20 NM-
248 PM CDT Wed May 8 2024

...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION...

.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet,
occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 4 feet at
7 seconds. Hazy. Patchy dense fog late this evening and
overnight.
.THURSDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet,
occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 4 feet at
7 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the morning. Hazy.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming east
5 to 10 knots after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to
5 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 4 feet at 7 seconds. Hazy.
.FRIDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots, increasing to 15 to
20 knots in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to
5 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 4 feet at 7 seconds and northeast
3 feet at 3 seconds. Hazy in the morning.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet,
occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 7 seconds.
.SATURDAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots.
Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East
4 feet at 7 seconds.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots, becoming southeast
10 to 15 knots after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to
5 feet.
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds around 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet,
occasionally to 5 feet. A chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 15 knots. Seas 3 to
4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet.
.MONDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet,
occasionally to 5 feet. A chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.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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GMZ270-275-090845-
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-
248 PM CDT Wed May 8 2024

...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION...

.TONIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 4 feet,
occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 4 feet at
7 seconds. Hazy with patchy dense fog after midnight.
.THURSDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet,
occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 5 feet at
7 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. Hazy.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...South winds around 10 knots, becoming southeast
after midnight. Seas 4 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave
Detail: Southeast 5 feet at 7 seconds. Hazy.
.FRIDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet,
occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 5 feet at
7 seconds. Hazy in the morning.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to
20 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail:
East 5 feet at 7 seconds and northeast 2 feet at 4 seconds.
.SATURDAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots.
Seas around 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East
4 feet at 6 seconds.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas around 4 feet,
occasionally to 5 feet.
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds around 15 knots. Seas around 4 feet,
occasionally to 5 feet. A chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 15 knots. Seas 3 to
4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet.
.MONDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet,
occasionally to 5 feet. A chance of showers. A chance of
thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around
4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

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