Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Corpus Christi, TX
Issued by NWS Corpus Christi, TX
969 FZUS54 KCRP 250843 CWFCRP Coastal Waters Forecast for Texas National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX 343 AM CDT Wed Sep 25 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. GMZ200-252200- 343 AM CDT Wed Sep 25 2024 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE MIDDLE TEXAS COASTAL WATERS... Winds will remain mostly weak today before becoming moderate and shifting north by Thursday as a cold front moves offshore. This could lead to brief periods of Small Craft Advisory conditions. A moderate northerly wind will continue on Thursday in the wake of the cold front. Isolated showers and thunderstorms will linger over the coastal waters through Thursday morning before drier air moves into the region. As Tropical Storm Helene moves north across the Gulf, we could see hazardous marine conditions over the weekend as increased swells arrive. For updates on tropical cyclone development, visit hurricanes.gov. $$ GMZ236-237-252200- Copano, Aransas, and Redfish Bays- San Antonio, Mesquite, and Espiritu Santo Bays- 343 AM CDT Wed Sep 25 2024 .TODAY...North winds around 5 knots, becoming southeast late. Bay and inland waters smooth. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms early this morning. A chance of showers and thunderstorms late. .TONIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming north 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots after midnight. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening. .THURSDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming north after midnight. Bay and inland waters smooth to slightly choppy. .FRIDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming around 5 knots in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters smooth to slightly choppy. .FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming west after midnight. Bay and inland waters smooth. .SATURDAY...Northwest winds around 5 knots, becoming west in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters smooth. .SATURDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southwest after midnight. Bay and inland waters smooth. .SUNDAY...Northwest winds around 5 knots, becoming northeast in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters smooth to slightly choppy. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southwest after midnight. Bay and inland waters smooth. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ231-232-252200- Baffin Bay and Upper Laguna Madre-Corpus Christi and Nueces Bays- 343 AM CDT Wed Sep 25 2024 .TODAY...Northeast winds around 5 knots, becoming north late this morning, then becoming northeast early this afternoon, becoming east late. Bay and inland waters smooth. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms late. .TONIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming north 10 to 15 knots after midnight. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening. .THURSDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northwest after midnight. Bay and inland waters smooth to slightly choppy. .FRIDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northeast in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters smooth to slightly choppy. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southwest after midnight. Bay and inland waters smooth. .SATURDAY...West winds around 5 knots, becoming northeast in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters smooth to slightly choppy. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southwest after midnight. Bay and inland waters smooth. .SUNDAY...Northwest winds around 5 knots, becoming northeast in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters smooth to slightly choppy. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southwest after midnight. Bay and inland waters smooth. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ255-252200- Coastal waters from Port Aransas to Matagorda Ship Channel out 20 NM- 343 AM CDT Wed Sep 25 2024 .TODAY...East winds around 5 knots, becoming northeast late this morning and early afternoon, then becoming east late. Seas around 2 feet or less. Wave Detail: Southeast 1 foot at 5 seconds. A chance of showers and thunderstorms late. .TONIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming north 15 to 20 knots after midnight. Seas around 2 feet or less, then 2 to 3 feet after midnight. Wave Detail: Southeast 1 foot at 5 seconds, becoming east 2 feet at 5 seconds. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening. .THURSDAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 4 feet at 6 seconds and southeast 2 feet at 12 seconds. A slight chance of showers in the morning. .THURSDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 4 feet at 11 seconds and northeast 3 feet at 6 seconds. .FRIDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming west in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 11 seconds. .FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southwest after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southwest 2 feet at 3 seconds and east 2 feet at 10 seconds. .SATURDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming west in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet. .SATURDAY NIGHT...South winds around 10 knots, becoming southwest after midnight. Seas around 2 feet. .SUNDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northeast in the afternoon. Seas around 2 feet. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southwest after midnight. Seas around 2 feet in the evening, then around 2 feet or less. Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ250-252200- Coastal waters from Baffin Bay to Port Aransas out 20 NM- 343 AM CDT Wed Sep 25 2024 .TODAY...East winds around 5 knots, becoming northeast late this morning and early afternoon, then becoming east late. Seas around 2 feet this morning, then around 2 feet or less. Wave Detail: East 2 feet at 5 seconds, becoming east 1 foot at 5 seconds. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms this morning. .TONIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming north 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots after midnight. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: East 2 feet at 5 seconds. A chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly in the evening. .THURSDAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 4 feet at 6 seconds and southeast 2 feet at 12 seconds. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds around 10 knots, becoming north after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: East 5 feet at 11 seconds and northeast 3 feet at 6 seconds. .FRIDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northeast in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: East 5 feet at 11 seconds. .FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southwest after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: East 3 feet at 10 seconds and south 2 feet at 3 seconds. .SATURDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northeast in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southwest after midnight. Seas around 2 feet. .SUNDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northeast in the afternoon. Seas around 2 feet. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south after midnight. Seas around 2 feet. Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ270-275-252200- Waters from Baffin Bay to Port Aransas from 20 to 60 NM- Waters from Port Aransas to Matagorda Ship Channel from 20 to 60 NM- 343 AM CDT Wed Sep 25 2024 .TODAY...East winds around 5 knots, becoming northeast late this morning and afternoon. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: East 1 foot at 5 seconds. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms until late afternoon. .TONIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming north 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: East 3 feet at 5 seconds and southeast 1 foot at 11 seconds. A chance of showers. A slight chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then a chance of thunderstorms after midnight. .THURSDAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 5 feet at 6 seconds and southeast 3 feet at 12 seconds. A chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then a slight chance of showers in the afternoon. .THURSDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. Wave Detail: East 6 feet at 11 seconds and northeast 4 feet at 6 seconds. .FRIDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: East 5 feet at 11 seconds. .FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southwest after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East 3 feet at 10 seconds and southwest 2 feet at 3 seconds. .SATURDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. .SATURDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. .SUNDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming north in the afternoon. Seas around 2 feet. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 5 knots, becoming south after midnight. Seas around 2 feet or less, then around 2 feet after midnight. Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ NMP/LS