Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Corpus Christi, TX
Issued by NWS Corpus Christi, TX
571 FZUS54 KCRP 231457 CWFCRP Coastal Waters Forecast for Texas National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX 957 AM 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. GMZ200-240315- 957 AM CDT Thu May 23 2024 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE MIDDLE TEXAS COASTAL WATERS... Moderate to strong onshore flow is expected through Friday night with a low chance for sustained winds over 25 knots this afternoon. Seas are expected to remain around 5-6 feet today and tonight before subsiding to 4-5 feet Friday. Moderate to strong onshore flow each afternoon for Saturday through Monday across our waters, especially the southern bays and nearshore waters south of Port Aransas. Weak to moderate onshore flow sets in on Tuesday as the wind direction shifts to become more easterly. $$ GMZ236-237-240315- Copano, Aransas, and Redfish Bays- San Antonio, Mesquite, and Espiritu Santo Bays- 957 AM CDT Thu May 23 2024 .REST OF TODAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy. Hazy. .TONIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy. .FRIDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy. .SATURDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to choppy. .SUNDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy. .SUNDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy. .MONDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth. .MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth. $$ GMZ231-232-240315- Baffin Bay and Upper Laguna Madre-Corpus Christi and Nueces Bays- 957 AM CDT Thu May 23 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION... .REST OF TODAY...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Bay and inland waters choppy. Hazy. .TONIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Bay and inland waters choppy. .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. 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, becoming east 5 to 10 knots after midnight. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy. $$ GMZ255-240315- Coastal waters from Port Aransas to Matagorda Ship Channel out 20 NM- 957 AM CDT Thu May 23 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION... .REST OF TODAY...Southeast winds around 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 5 feet at 6 seconds. Hazy. .TONIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 5 feet at 7 seconds. .FRIDAY...South winds around 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 5 feet at 7 seconds. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Seas around 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 4 feet at 7 seconds. .SATURDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Seas around 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 4 feet at 7 seconds. .SATURDAY NIGHT...South winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 5 feet at 7 seconds. .SUNDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. .SUNDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. .MONDAY...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. .MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. $$ GMZ250-240315- Coastal waters from Baffin Bay to Port Aransas out 20 NM- 957 AM CDT Thu May 23 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION... .REST OF TODAY...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Seas 5 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 5 feet at 6 seconds. Hazy. .TONIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Seas around 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 5 feet at 7 seconds. Hazy after midnight. .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. .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 4 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 5 feet at 7 seconds. .SUNDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 5 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots, becoming south 10 to 15 knots after midnight. 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. $$ GMZ270-275-240315- Waters from Baffin Bay to Port Aransas from 20 to 60 NM- Waters from Port Aransas to Matagorda Ship Channel from 20 to 60 NM- 957 AM CDT Thu May 23 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION... .REST OF TODAY...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Seas 5 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 5 feet at 6 seconds. Hazy late this morning and early afternoon. .TONIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Seas around 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 5 feet at 7 seconds. .FRIDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 5 feet at 7 seconds. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 5 feet at 7 seconds. .SATURDAY...Southeast winds around 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 5 feet at 7 seconds. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Seas 5 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 6 feet at 7 seconds. .SUNDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 5 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. .SUNDAY NIGHT...South winds around 15 knots. Seas around 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. .MONDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. .MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. $$