Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Corpus Christi, TX
Issued by NWS Corpus Christi, TX
231 FZUS54 KCRP 282002 CWFCRP Coastal Waters Forecast for Texas National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX 302 PM CDT Sun Apr 28 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. GMZ200-290830- 302 PM CDT Sun Apr 28 2024 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE MIDDLE TEXAS COASTAL WATERS... Winds are expected to weaken to 15-20 knots tonight and 10-15 knots tomorrow morning through tomorrow night. Despite winds weakening to under 20 knots, Small Craft Advisory conditions will remain in effect across the Gulf waters for seas of 7 feet or greater through tomorrow morning. Low to medium rain chances are expected to linger across the offshore waters through tomorrow night. There is a 15-40% chance of showers and thunderstorms daily across the waters through mid week. Winds Wednesday and Thursday will ramp up enough for small craft to exercise caution. $$ GMZ236-237-290830- Copano, Aransas, and Redfish Bays- San Antonio, Mesquite, and Espiritu Santo Bays- 302 PM CDT Sun Apr 28 2024 .TONIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy. Patchy fog. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. .MONDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters smooth. Patchy fog in the morning. A slight chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers, mainly in the morning. .MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Patchy dense fog. .TUESDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, increasing to 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth. .WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 15 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to choppy. .THURSDAY...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Bay and inland waters choppy. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 15 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to choppy. A chance of showers in the evening. .FRIDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy. A chance of showers. A chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ231-232-290830- Baffin Bay and Upper Laguna Madre-Corpus Christi and Nueces Bays- 302 PM CDT Sun Apr 28 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT EXERCISE CAUTION... .TONIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to 5 to 10 knots after midnight. Bay and inland waters choppy. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Patchy fog after midnight. .MONDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, increasing to 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy. Patchy fog in the morning. A slight chance of thunderstorms. A slight chance of showers in the morning, then a chance of showers in the afternoon. .MONDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 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, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Patchy dense fog after midnight. .TUESDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to 10 to 15 knots after midnight. Bay and inland waters choppy. .WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots, increasing to 15 to 20 knots in the afternoon. Gusts up to 30 knots. Bay and inland waters choppy. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Bay and inland waters choppy. .THURSDAY...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Bay and inland waters choppy. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 15 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to choppy. .FRIDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy. A chance of showers in the afternoon. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 15 knots, diminishing to around 10 knots after midnight. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ250-255-290830- Coastal waters from Baffin Bay to Port Aransas out 20 NM- Coastal waters from Port Aransas to Matagorda Ship Channel out 20 NM- 302 PM CDT Sun Apr 28 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 5 to 7 feet, occasionally seas up to 9 feet. A chance of showers and thunderstorms this evening. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. .MONDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east in the afternoon. Waves 4 to 6 feet, occasionally seas up to 8 feet. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. .MONDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 4 to 5 feet, occasionally seas up to 6 feet. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. .TUESDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 4 to 5 feet, occasionally seas up to 6 feet. A chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 4 to 5 feet, occasionally seas up to 6 feet. .WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots, increasing to 15 to 20 knots in the afternoon. Waves 4 to 5 feet, occasionally seas up to 6 feet. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Waves 4 to 6 feet, occasionally seas up to 8 feet. .THURSDAY...Southeast winds around 15 knots. Waves 4 to 6 feet, occasionally seas up to 8 feet. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 15 knots. Waves 4 to 6 feet, occasionally seas up to 8 feet. .FRIDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 4 to 5 feet, occasionally seas up to 6 feet. A chance of showers. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 3 to 5 feet, occasionally seas up to 6 feet. Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ270-275-290830- 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- 302 PM CDT Sun Apr 28 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to 10 to 15 knots after midnight. Waves 6 to 8 feet, occasionally seas up to 10 feet. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. .MONDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east in the afternoon. Waves 5 to 7 feet, occasionally seas up to 9 feet. A chance of showers. A slight chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. .MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 5 to 6 feet, occasionally seas up to 8 feet. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. .TUESDAY...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Waves 4 to 5 feet, occasionally seas up to 6 feet. A chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly in the morning. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Waves 4 to 5 feet, occasionally seas up to 6 feet. .WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Waves around 5 feet, occasionally seas up to 6 feet. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Waves 5 to 6 feet, occasionally seas up to 8 feet. .THURSDAY...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Waves around 6 feet, occasionally seas up to 8 feet. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 15 knots. Waves 5 to 6 feet, occasionally seas up to 8 feet. .FRIDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 5 to 6 feet, occasionally seas up to 8 feet. .FRIDAY 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. $$ JCP/JSL