Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Corpus Christi, TX

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FZUS54 KCRP 290939
CWFCRP

Coastal Waters Forecast for Texas
National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX
439 AM CDT Wed May 29 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.


GMZ200-292245-
439 AM CDT Wed May 29 2024

.SYNOPSIS FOR THE MIDDLE TEXAS COASTAL WATERS...

A brief period of strong winds are possible this morning in the wake
of the exiting storm system. Otherwise a weak to moderate onshore
flow can be expected today. The onshore flow becomes moderate to
strong on Thursday and continues through the upcoming weekend. There
is a 30-40% chance for showers and thunderstorms today through
Thursday, and again Friday Night and Saturday.

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GMZ236-237-292245-
Copano, Aransas, and Redfish Bays-
San Antonio, Mesquite, and Espiritu Santo Bays-
439 AM CDT Wed May 29 2024

.TODAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, increasing to 10 to
15 knots this afternoon. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to
occasionally choppy. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to
20 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally
choppy. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.THURSDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters
slightly choppy to occasionally choppy. A slight chance of
showers and thunderstorms.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to
20 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally
choppy.
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to
20 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally
choppy. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland
waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy. A chance of
showers and thunderstorms.
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters
slightly choppy to occasionally choppy. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the morning.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast 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.
.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.

$$

GMZ231-232-292245-
Baffin Bay and Upper Laguna Madre-Corpus Christi and Nueces Bays-
439 AM CDT Wed May 29 2024

...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION...

.TODAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, increasing to 10 to
15 knots late this morning and early afternoon, then increasing
to 15 to 20 knots late. Bay and inland waters choppy. A slight
chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to 10 to
15 knots after midnight. Bay and inland waters choppy. A slight
chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.THURSDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots, increasing to 15 to
20 knots in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters choppy. A slight
chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to
10 to 15 knots after midnight. Bay and inland waters choppy.
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to
25 knots. Bay and inland waters choppy.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to
10 to 15 knots after midnight. Bay and inland waters choppy. A
chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters
slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland
waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots, increasing to 15 to
20 knots in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters choppy.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Bay and inland
waters choppy.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ255-292245-
Coastal waters from Port Aransas to Matagorda Ship Channel out
20 NM-
439 AM CDT Wed May 29 2024

.TODAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming southeast with
gusts up to 20 knots late this morning and afternoon. Seas 3 to
5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 4 feet at
6 seconds. A chance of showers and thunderstorms until late
afternoon, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms
late.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds around 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. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms.
.THURSDAY...Southeast winds around 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet,
occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 4 feet at
6 seconds. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas around
4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 4 feet at
7 seconds.
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet,
occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 5 feet at
7 seconds. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet,
occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 5 feet at
7 seconds. A chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet,
occasionally to 6 feet. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in
the morning.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 15 knots. Seas 4 to
5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet.
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet,
occasionally to 6 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet,
occasionally to 6 feet.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ250-292245-
Coastal waters from Baffin Bay to Port Aransas out 20 NM-
439 AM CDT Wed May 29 2024

.TODAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming southeast late this
morning and afternoon. Gusts up to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet,
occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 6 seconds. A
slight chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas around 4 feet,
occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 4 feet at
6 seconds. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.THURSDAY...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to
25 knots. Seas around 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave
Detail: Southeast 4 feet at 6 seconds. A slight chance of showers
and thunderstorms in the morning.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...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.
.FRIDAY...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.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...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. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms.
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds around 15 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet,
occasionally to 6 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 15 knots. Seas 4 to
5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet.
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet,
occasionally to 6 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas around
5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ270-275-292245-
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-
439 AM CDT Wed May 29 2024

.TODAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming southeast late this
morning and afternoon. Gusts up to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet,
occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: East 5 feet at 6 seconds. A
chance of thunderstorms this morning. A chance of showers. A
slight chance of thunderstorms this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas around 4 feet,
occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 4 feet at
6 seconds. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.THURSDAY...Southeast winds around 15 knots with gusts up to
20 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.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to
5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 5 feet at
7 seconds.
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas around 5 feet,
occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 5 feet at
7 seconds. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the
morning.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas around
5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 5 feet at
7 seconds. A chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight.
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 5 feet,
occasionally to 6 feet. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in
the morning.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 15 knots. Seas around
5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet.
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds around 15 knots. Seas around 5 feet,
occasionally to 6 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 5 to 6 feet,
occasionally to 8 feet.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

ANM/JM