Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Corpus Christi, TX

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FZUS54 KCRP 240234
CWFCRP

Coastal Waters Forecast for Texas
National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX
934 PM CDT Thu May 23 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.


GMZ200-241530-
934 PM CDT Thu May 23 2024

.SYNOPSIS FOR THE MIDDLE TEXAS COASTAL WATERS...

A Small Craft Advisory remains in effect for the coastal waters,
until 11 PM this evening. However, this may need to be extended if
seas remain around 7 feet. Moderate to strong onshore flow is
expected through Friday night with southeast winds 20 to 25 knots
with a low to medium chance for gusts up to 30 knots. Seas are
expected to remain around 6 to 7 feet. Strong onshore flow may
occur over the southern bays and southern nearshore waters south
of Port Aransas, during the late afternoon and early evening hours
Saturday and Sunday. Otherwise, generally moderate onshore flow
is expected. For Monday and Tuesday, weak to moderate onshore flow
expected as a frontal boundary approaches and stalls over southern
Texas.

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GMZ236-237-241530-
Copano, Aransas, and Redfish Bays-
San Antonio, Mesquite, and Espiritu Santo Bays-
934 PM CDT Thu May 23 2024

...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION...

.REST OF TONIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots decreasing to
10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Bay and inland waters
slightly choppy to choppy. Hazy late.
.FRIDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots.
Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to
20 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally
choppy.
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to
20 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally
choppy.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...South winds around 15 knots with gusts up to
20 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to choppy.
.SUNDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots.
Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters
slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.
.MONDAY...South winds around 10 knots. Bay and inland waters
slightly choppy.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland
waters smooth.
.TUESDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming around 10 knots in
the afternoon. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland
waters smooth.

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GMZ231-232-241530-
Baffin Bay and Upper Laguna Madre-Corpus Christi and Nueces Bays-
934 PM CDT Thu May 23 2024

...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION...

.REST OF TONIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up
to 25 knots. Bay and inland waters choppy. Hazy late.
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots, increasing to 15 to
20 knots in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters choppy.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots, becoming south
10 to 15 knots after midnight. Bay and inland waters choppy.
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots, increasing to 15 to
20 knots in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters choppy.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to
25 knots. Bay and inland waters choppy.
.SUNDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots.
Bay and inland waters choppy.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots, becoming south
10 to 15 knots after midnight. Bay and inland waters choppy.
.MONDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters
slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland
waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.
.TUESDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters
slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming southeast
5 to 10 knots after midnight. Bay and inland waters slightly
choppy to occasionally choppy.

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GMZ255-241530-
Coastal waters from Port Aransas to Matagorda Ship Channel out
20 NM-
934 PM CDT Thu May 23 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

.REST OF TONIGHT...Southeast winds around 20 knots decreasing to
15 to 20 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. Wave
Detail: Southeast 5 feet at 7 seconds. Hazy late.
.FRIDAY...South winds around 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.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds around 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.
.SATURDAY...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.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to
5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 5 feet at
7 seconds.
.SUNDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet,
occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 5 feet at
7 seconds.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to
20 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet.
.MONDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet,
occasionally to 5 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. 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 around 10 knots. Seas 3 to
4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet.

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GMZ250-241530-
Coastal waters from Baffin Bay to Port Aransas out 20 NM-
934 PM CDT Thu May 23 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

.REST OF TONIGHT...Southeast winds around 20 knots decreasing to 15
to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet,
occasionally to 8 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 5 feet at 7
seconds. Hazy late.
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to
25 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. Wave Detail:
Southeast 5 feet at 7 seconds.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to
25 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail:
Southeast 5 feet at 7 seconds.
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to
25 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail:
Southeast 5 feet at 7 seconds.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to
25 knots. Seas 5 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. Wave Detail:
Southeast 6 feet at 7 seconds.
.SUNDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots.
Seas 5 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast
6 feet at 7 seconds.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to
25 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet.
.MONDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet,
occasionally to 5 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. 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 3 to
4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet.

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GMZ270-275-241530-
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-
934 PM CDT Thu May 23 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

.REST OF TONIGHT...Southeast winds around 20 knots decreasing to 15
to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Seas 6 to 7 feet,
occasionally to 9 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 5 feet at 7
seconds. Hazy late.
.FRIDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 5 to 6 feet,
occasionally to 8 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 5 feet at
7 seconds.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas around
5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 5 feet at
7 seconds.
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds around 15 knots with gusts up to
20 knots. Seas around 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave
Detail: Southeast 5 feet at 7 seconds.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to
25 knots. Seas 5 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. Wave Detail:
Southeast 6 feet at 7 seconds.
.SUNDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots.
Seas 5 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast
6 feet at 7 seconds.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...South winds around 15 knots with gusts up to
20 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet.
.MONDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet,
occasionally to 6 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. 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...East winds around 10 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet,
occasionally to 5 feet.

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