Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Corpus Christi, TX

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FZUS54 KCRP 081526
CWFCRP

Coastal Waters Forecast for Texas
National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX
1026 AM 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.


GMZ200-090415-
1026 AM 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. A cold front will move offshore Friday. Winds will shift
to the northeast and strengthen to moderate levels Friday through
Saturday morning. Winds begin to shift back to the east-southeast
through Saturday afternoon. There is a 20 percent chance of
showers and thunderstorms Saturday, increasing to a medium 30 to
40 percent chance Sunday through Monday as a series of upper level
disturbances pass through.

$$

GMZ236-237-090415-
Copano, Aransas, and Redfish Bays-
San Antonio, Mesquite, and Espiritu Santo Bays-
1026 AM CDT Wed May 8 2024

.REST OF TODAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland
waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy. Patchy fog late
this morning.
.TONIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters
smooth. Patchy fog after midnight.
.THURSDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters
smooth. Patchy fog in the morning.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east
after midnight. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.FRIDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming east in the
afternoon. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally
choppy.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters
slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.
.SATURDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters
slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 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.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ231-232-090415-
Baffin Bay and Upper Laguna Madre-Corpus Christi and Nueces Bays-
1026 AM CDT Wed May 8 2024

...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION THIS AFTERNOON...

.REST OF TODAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to
20 knots, increasing to 15 to 20 knots late. Bay and inland
waters choppy. Patchy fog late this morning.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters
slightly choppy to occasionally choppy. Patchy fog after
midnight.
.THURSDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters
slightly choppy to occasionally choppy. Patchy 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.
.FRIDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming east 15 to
20 knots in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters choppy.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters
slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.
.SATURDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters
slightly choppy to occasionally choppy. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland
waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds around 10 knots, increasing to around
15 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.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ255-090415-
Coastal waters from Port Aransas to Matagorda Ship Channel out
20 NM-
1026 AM CDT Wed May 8 2024

...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION...

.REST OF TODAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet,
occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 4 feet at
7 seconds. Patchy fog late this morning.
.TONIGHT...South winds around 10 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet,
occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 4 feet at
7 seconds. 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. Patchy fog in the morning.
.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.
.FRIDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet,
occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 4 feet at
7 seconds.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...East 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 7 seconds.
.SATURDAY...East winds around 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet,
occasionally to 5 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. 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 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet,
occasionally to 5 feet.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ250-090415-
Coastal waters from Baffin Bay to Port Aransas out 20 NM-
1026 AM CDT Wed May 8 2024

...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION...

.REST OF TODAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to
4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 4 feet at
7 seconds. Patchy fog late this morning and early afternoon.
.TONIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet,
occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 4 feet at
7 seconds. Patchy fog.
.THURSDAY...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet,
occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 4 feet at
7 seconds. Areas of fog in the morning.
.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.
.FRIDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots, increasing to 15 to
20 knots in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to
6 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 4 feet at 7 seconds.
.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 around 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet,
occasionally to 5 feet. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in
the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet,
occasionally to 5 feet.
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds around 10 knots, increasing to around
15 knots in the afternoon. 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.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ270-275-090415-
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-
1026 AM CDT Wed May 8 2024

...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION...

.REST OF TODAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet,
occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 5 feet at
7 seconds. Patchy fog late this morning.
.TONIGHT...South winds 10 to 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. Patchy fog.
.THURSDAY...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. Patchy fog in the morning.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots, becoming east
after midnight. Seas 4 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave
Detail: Southeast 5 feet at 7 seconds.
.FRIDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet,
occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 5 feet at
7 seconds.
.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.
.SATURDAY...East winds around 15 knots. Seas around 4 feet,
occasionally to 5 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 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. A chance of
thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.SUNDAY 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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