Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Corpus Christi, TX
Issued by NWS Corpus Christi, TX
655 FZUS54 KCRP 230730 CWFCRP Coastal Waters Forecast for Texas National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX 230 AM CDT Mon Sep 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. GMZ200-232030- 230 AM CDT Mon Sep 23 2024 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE MIDDLE TEXAS COASTAL WATERS... Weak to moderate onshore flow over the next few days will become weak at times during the night-time hours accompanied by a low to moderate chance for showers. Winds will shift to north later this week and increase in response to a cold front and a developing tropical cyclone. This could lead to brief Small Craft Advisory and increased swell late this week. There is low to moderate chance of showers and thunderstorms Wednesday through Thursday. Please visit hurricanes.gov for more information on tropical cyclone development. $$ GMZ236-237-232030- Copano, Aransas, and Redfish Bays- San Antonio, Mesquite, and Espiritu Santo Bays- 230 AM CDT Mon Sep 23 2024 .TODAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth. A chance of thunderstorms with a slight chance of showers late this morning. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms early this afternoon. .TONIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth. .TUESDAY...Northeast winds around 5 knots, becoming east in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters smooth. A chance of showers. A slight chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth. A chance of showers. A chance of thunderstorms, mainly in the evening. .WEDNESDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northeast in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters smooth to slightly choppy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth to slightly choppy. .THURSDAY...North winds around 10 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy. .THURSDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth to slightly choppy. .FRIDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth to slightly choppy. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming west after midnight. Bay and inland waters smooth. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ231-232-232030- Baffin Bay and Upper Laguna Madre-Corpus Christi and Nueces Bays- 230 AM CDT Mon Sep 23 2024 .TODAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth. A slight chance of showers early this morning, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms late this morning and early afternoon. .TONIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth. .TUESDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth. A chance of showers. A slight chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth. A chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms. .WEDNESDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northeast in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters smooth to slightly choppy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming north after midnight. Bay and inland waters smooth to slightly 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...North winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northwest after midnight. Bay and inland waters smooth to slightly choppy. .FRIDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots. 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. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ255-232030- Coastal waters from Port Aransas to Matagorda Ship Channel out 20 NM- 230 AM CDT Mon Sep 23 2024 .TODAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east late. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 5 seconds. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms early this morning, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms late this morning. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms early this afternoon. .TONIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 5 seconds. .TUESDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 5 seconds. A chance of showers. A slight chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: East 2 feet at 5 seconds. A chance of showers. A chance of thunderstorms, mainly in the evening. .WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 2 feet at 5 seconds. A chance of thunderstorms. Showers likely, mainly in the morning. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 3 feet at 4 seconds. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening. .THURSDAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. .THURSDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. .FRIDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming northwest 5 to 10 knots in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. .FRIDAY NIGHT...West winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ250-232030- Coastal waters from Baffin Bay to Port Aransas out 20 NM- 230 AM CDT Mon Sep 23 2024 .TODAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east this afternoon. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: East 2 feet at 5 seconds. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: East 2 feet at 5 seconds. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. .TUESDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 5 seconds. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: East 2 feet at 5 seconds. A chance of showers. A chance of thunderstorms, mainly in the evening. .WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: East 2 feet at 5 seconds. A chance of thunderstorms. Showers likely, mainly in the morning. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds around 10 knots, becoming north with gusts up to 20 knots after midnight. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 2 feet at 4 seconds. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening. .THURSDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. .THURSDAY NIGHT...North winds around 10 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. .FRIDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. .FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds around 10 knots, becoming southwest after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ270-275-232030- 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- 230 AM CDT Mon Sep 23 2024 .TODAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east late. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: East 2 feet at 5 seconds. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms early this morning, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms late this morning and afternoon. .TONIGHT...East winds around 10 knots, becoming southeast after midnight. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: East 2 feet at 5 seconds. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. .TUESDAY...East winds around 5 knots, becoming 5 to 10 knots in the afternoon. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 5 seconds. Showers likely with a slight chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. .TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: East 2 feet at 5 seconds. A slight chance of thunderstorms. A slight chance of showers in the evening, then a chance of showers after midnight. .WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 2 feet at 5 seconds. Showers likely with a slight chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 3 feet at 4 seconds and east 1 foot at 12 seconds. A chance of thunderstorms in the evening. A chance of showers. .THURSDAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet, building to 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet in the afternoon. .THURSDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet. .FRIDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to 5 to 10 knots in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ NMP/LS