GMZ200-102130-
 258 AM CST WED FEB 10 2010
 
 
 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE MIDDLE TEXAS COASTAL WATERS...
 A HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE WILL REMAIN OVER EAST TEXAS
 TODAY...RESULTING IN A WEAK TO MODERATE NORTHEAST FLOW. AN AREA
 OF LOW PRESSURE WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE WESTERN GULF OF MEXICO
 THIS AFTERNOON...AND DEEPEN TONIGHT AND THURSDAY AS AN UPPER LEVEL
 TROUGH APPROACHES TEXAS. THIS WILL RESULT IN AN INCREASE IN A
 TIGHTER PRESSURE GRADIENT AND MODERATE TO STRONG EAST WINDS BY
 THURSDAY. ALSO...WIDESPREAD RAIN WILL DEVELOP TONIGHT AND CONTINUE
 THROUGH THURSDAY. THE STRONG WINDS WILL TURN NORTH THURSDAY NIGHT
 AS THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVES EAST OF THE REGION. WIDESPREAD
 RAIN WILL END FROM WEST TO EAST BY EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. THE
 OFFSHORE FLOW WILL GRADUALLY WEAKEN THROUGH THE DAY FRIDAY AND
 TURN ONSHORE SATURDAY. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA ON
 SUNDAY...RESULTING IN A MODERATE TO OFFSHORE FLOW.
 
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 GMZ275-102130-
 WATERS FROM PORT ARANSAS TO MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL FROM 20 TO
 60 NM-
 258 AM CST WED FEB 10 2010
 
 SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION
 

 TODAY
 NORTHEAST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET. A
 SLIGHT CHANCE OF LIGHT RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON.

 TONIGHT
 NORTHEAST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING EAST 20 TO
 25 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FEET. RAIN LIKELY IN THE
 EVENING...THEN WIDESPREAD RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT.

 THURSDAY
 EAST WIND 25 TO 30 KNOTS. SEAS 7 TO 8 FEET BUILDING
 TO 8 TO 10 FEET IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN.

 THURSDAY NIGHT
 EAST WIND 25 TO 30 KNOTS SHIFTING NORTH AFTER
 MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FEET. RAIN IN THE EVENING...THEN RAIN
 LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT.

 FRIDAY
 NORTH WIND 20 TO 25 KNOTS DECREASING TO 10 TO 15 KNOTS
 IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN SHIFTING NORTHEAST IN THE EVENING
 DECREASING TO 5 TO 10 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FEET. A
 SLIGHT CHANCE OF LIGHT RAIN.

 SATURDAY
 EAST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET.

 SUNDAY
 NORTHEAST WIND AROUND 10 KNOTS BECOMING NORTH 15 TO 20
 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN BECOMING NORTHEAST 20 TO 25 KNOTS.
 SEAS 5 TO 7 FEET. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
 
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