Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Corpus Christi, TX

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FZUS54 KCRP 101529
CWFCRP

Coastal Waters Forecast for Texas
National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX
1029 AM CDT Fri May 10 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.


GMZ200-110415-
1029 AM CDT Fri May 10 2024

.SYNOPSIS FOR THE MIDDLE TEXAS COASTAL WATERS...

Overall a weak to moderate northeasterly flow is expected today in
response to a frontal boundary. Flow is expected to persist
through Saturday before veering more easterly. Patchy fog and haze
will continue to impact the waters ahead of the boundary. There is
a 15-25% chance for showers and thunderstorms Saturday and
Saturday night A weak to moderate southeasterly flow will resume
Saturday night and continue through the work week. There is a
20-50% chance of showers and thunderstorms both Sunday and Monday.
Drier conditions are in store by Tuesday. Low end rain chances
return by mid week.

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GMZ236-237-110415-
Copano, Aransas, and Redfish Bays-
San Antonio, Mesquite, and Espiritu Santo Bays-
1029 AM CDT Fri May 10 2024

.REST OF TODAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming east
with gusts up to 20 knots late. Bay and inland waters slightly
choppy to occasionally choppy. Hazy.
.TONIGHT...East 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. Hazy in the
evening.
.SATURDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots.
Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to
20 knots, becoming southeast 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.
.SUNDAY...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. 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 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters
smooth. A chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland
waters smooth.
.TUESDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters
smooth.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Bay and inland
waters slightly choppy.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

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GMZ231-232-110415-
Baffin Bay and Upper Laguna Madre-Corpus Christi and Nueces Bays-
1029 AM CDT Fri May 10 2024

.REST OF TODAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming east
15 to 20 knots late. Bay and inland waters choppy. Hazy with
patchy fog late this morning. Isolated showers and thunderstorms.
.TONIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 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. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots, becoming southeast
around 10 knots after midnight. Bay and inland waters choppy. A
slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening.
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots, increasing to 15 to
20 knots in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters choppy. A chance
of showers. A slight chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then
a chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to
20 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally
choppy.
.MONDAY...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Bay and inland waters
slightly choppy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.MONDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters
smooth.
.TUESDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots, increasing to 10 to 15 knots
in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to
occasionally choppy.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland
waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ255-110415-
Coastal waters from Port Aransas to Matagorda Ship Channel out
20 NM-
1029 AM CDT Fri May 10 2024

.REST OF TODAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to
4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 4 feet at
7 seconds and northeast 3 feet at 4 seconds. Isolated showers
late this morning. Hazy with patchy fog.
.TONIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet,
occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 7 seconds.
Hazy with patchy fog in the evening.
.SATURDAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet,
occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: East 5 feet at 6 seconds.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots, becoming southeast
10 to 15 knots after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to
6 feet. Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 6 seconds. A slight chance of
showers and thunderstorms in the evening.
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet,
occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 6 seconds. A
chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to
20 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail:
Southeast 4 feet at 6 seconds.
.MONDAY...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas around 3 feet. A
chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas around
3 feet.
.TUESDAY...East winds around 10 knots. Seas around 3 feet.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas around
3 feet.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ250-110415-
Coastal waters from Baffin Bay to Port Aransas out 20 NM-
1029 AM CDT Fri May 10 2024

.REST OF TODAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to
20 knots, increasing to 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots
late. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail:
Southeast 4 feet at 7 seconds and northeast 3 feet at 4 seconds.
Isolated showers late this morning, then isolated showers and
thunderstorms early this afternoon. Hazy with patchy fog.
.TONIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots, becoming northeast 10 to
15 knots after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to
5 feet. Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 7 seconds. Hazy with patchy
fog in the evening.
.SATURDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots.
Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East
4 feet at 7 seconds. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms.
.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. Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 7 seconds. A slight chance of
showers and thunderstorms in the evening.
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet,
occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 4 feet at
6 seconds. A slight chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers,
mainly in the morning.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to
10 to 15 knots after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to
5 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 4 feet at 6 seconds.
.MONDAY...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet,
occasionally to 5 feet. A chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas 3 to
4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet.
.TUESDAY...East winds around 10 knots. Seas around 3 feet.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around
3 feet.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ270-275-110415-
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-
1029 AM CDT Fri May 10 2024

.REST OF TODAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around
4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 4 feet at
7 seconds. Hazy with patchy fog.
.TONIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to
20 knots. Seas around 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave
Detail: East 4 feet at 6 seconds. Hazy with patchy fog in the
evening.
.SATURDAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet,
occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 7 seconds. A
slight chance of showers. A slight chance of thunderstorms in the
afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet,
occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 7 seconds. A
slight chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 4 feet,
occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 4 feet at
6 seconds. A slight chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers,
mainly in the morning.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to
20 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail:
Southeast 4 feet at 6 seconds.
.MONDAY...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet,
occasionally to 5 feet. A chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots, becoming east
after midnight. 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 around
3 feet.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$