Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Corpus Christi, TX
Issued by NWS Corpus Christi, TX
186 FZUS54 KCRP 250229 CWFCRP Coastal Waters Forecast for Texas National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX 929 PM CDT Tue Sep 24 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. GMZ200-251515- 929 PM CDT Tue Sep 24 2024 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE MIDDLE TEXAS COASTAL WATERS... Weak onshore flow will continue through midweek, bringing a low to medium chance of showers and thunderstorms. By Wednesday, winds will strengthen slightly, 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. $$ GMZ236-237-251515- Copano, Aransas, and Redfish Bays- San Antonio, Mesquite, and Espiritu Santo Bays- 929 PM CDT Tue Sep 24 2024 .REST OF TONIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, diminishing to around 5 knots late. Bay and inland waters smooth. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. .WEDNESDAY...North winds around 5 knots, becoming east in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters smooth. A slight chance of showers. A slight chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming north after midnight. Bay and inland waters smooth to slightly choppy. A chance of thunderstorms with a slight chance of showers in the evening. .THURSDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy. .THURSDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming around 5 knots after midnight. Bay and inland waters smooth to slightly choppy. .FRIDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth to slightly choppy. .FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southwest after midnight. Bay and inland waters smooth. .SATURDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth. .SATURDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southwest after midnight. Bay and inland waters smooth. .SUNDAY...Northwest winds around 5 knots, becoming west in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters smooth. .SUNDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southwest after midnight. Bay and inland waters smooth. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ231-232-251515- Baffin Bay and Upper Laguna Madre-Corpus Christi and Nueces Bays- 929 PM CDT Tue Sep 24 2024 .REST OF TONIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. .WEDNESDAY...North winds around 5 knots, becoming east in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters smooth. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...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. .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 5 to 10 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...West winds around 5 knots, becoming east in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters smooth. .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. $$ GMZ255-251515- Coastal waters from Port Aransas to Matagorda Ship Channel out 20 NM- 929 PM CDT Tue Sep 24 2024 .REST OF TONIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots, diminishing to around 5 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: East 2 feet at 5 seconds. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms late this evening and early morning. .WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds around 5 knots, becoming east in the afternoon. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 1 foot at 5 seconds. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming north 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: East 3 feet at 5 seconds. A chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly in the evening. .THURSDAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 4 feet at 5 seconds and southeast 1 foot at 10 seconds. .THURSDAY NIGHT...North winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 4 feet at 10 seconds and northeast 3 feet at 6 seconds. .FRIDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming west in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 10 seconds. .FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southwest after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 feet. .SATURDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. .SATURDAY NIGHT...South winds around 10 knots, becoming southwest after midnight. Seas around 2 feet. .SUNDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet in the morning, then around 2 feet or less. .SUNDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southwest after midnight. Seas around 2 feet. Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ250-251515- Coastal waters from Baffin Bay to Port Aransas out 20 NM- 929 PM CDT Tue Sep 24 2024 .REST OF TONIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: East 2 feet at 5 seconds. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. .WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: East 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. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming north 10 to 15 knots after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: East 2 feet at 5 seconds. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. .THURSDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 4 feet at 5 seconds and southeast 2 feet at 10 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 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 northeast in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: East 5 feet at 10 seconds. .FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southwest after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 feet. .SATURDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet. .SATURDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southwest after midnight. Seas around 2 feet. .SUNDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northeast in the afternoon. Seas around 2 feet in the morning, then around 2 feet or less. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south after midnight. Seas around 2 feet. Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ270-275-251515- Waters from Baffin Bay to Port Aransas from 20 to 60 NM- Waters from Port Aransas to Matagorda Ship Channel from 20 to 60 NM- 929 PM CDT Tue Sep 24 2024 .REST OF TONIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 5 seconds. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. .WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: East 2 feet at 5 seconds. A chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming north 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: East 3 feet at 4 seconds and east 1 foot at 11 seconds. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. .THURSDAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 5 feet at 5 seconds and southeast 3 feet at 10 seconds. A chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms in the morning. .THURSDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: East 5 feet at 10 seconds and northeast 4 feet at 6 seconds. .FRIDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: East 5 feet at 10 seconds. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. .SATURDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. .SATURDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southwest after midnight. Seas around 2 feet. .SUNDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northwest in the afternoon. Seas around 2 feet. .SUNDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming around 5 knots after midnight. Seas around 2 feet or less, then around 2 feet after midnight. Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ EMF