Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Corpus Christi, TX
Issued by NWS Corpus Christi, TX
997 FZUS54 KCRP 081948 CWFCRP Coastal Waters Forecast for Texas National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX 248 PM CDT Wed May 8 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. GMZ200-090845- 248 PM CDT Wed May 8 2024 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE MIDDLE TEXAS COASTAL WATERS... Weak to moderate onshore winds can be expected through Thursday night along with patchy fog in the late night and early morning hours. In addition to patchy fog, haze from near-surface smoke southward will likely continue before our next front passes. A cold front will move offshore Friday morning. Weak to moderate northeast winds Friday will strengthen to moderate to strong Saturday as it shifts to the east. By early next week, winds will shift to the southeast and remain moderate. Rain chances return Saturday with a low chance and increases to a medium chance Sunday and Monday. $$ GMZ236-237-090845- Copano, Aransas, and Redfish Bays- San Antonio, Mesquite, and Espiritu Santo Bays- 248 PM CDT Wed May 8 2024 .TONIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth. Hazy. Patchy fog after midnight. .THURSDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth. Patchy dense fog in the morning. Hazy. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east after midnight. Bay and inland waters smooth. Hazy. .FRIDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy. Hazy in the morning. .FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming northeast 5 to 10 knots after midnight. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy. .SATURDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming east 15 to 20 knots in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters choppy. .SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy. .SUNDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy. .MONDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. .MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ231-232-090845- Baffin Bay and Upper Laguna Madre-Corpus Christi and Nueces Bays- 248 PM CDT Wed May 8 2024 .TONIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy. Hazy. Patchy fog after midnight. .THURSDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy. Hazy with patchy dense fog in the morning. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots, becoming east 5 to 10 knots after midnight. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy. Hazy. .FRIDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming east 15 to 20 knots in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters choppy. Hazy in the morning. .FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots, becoming northeast 10 to 15 knots after midnight. Bay and inland waters choppy to occasionally rough. .SATURDAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Bay and inland waters choppy. .SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots, becoming southeast 10 to 15 knots after midnight. Bay and inland waters choppy. .SUNDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy. .MONDAY...South winds around 10 knots, becoming southeast in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. .MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ255-090845- Coastal waters from Port Aransas to Matagorda Ship Channel out 20 NM- 248 PM CDT Wed May 8 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION... .TONIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 4 feet at 7 seconds. Hazy. Patchy fog after midnight. .THURSDAY...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 4 feet at 7 seconds. Hazy with patchy dense fog. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 4 feet at 7 seconds. Hazy. .FRIDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 4 feet at 7 seconds. Hazy in the morning. .FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 4 feet at 7 seconds. .SATURDAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 7 seconds. .SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. .SUNDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. .MONDAY...South winds around 10 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. .MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ250-090845- Coastal waters from Baffin Bay to Port Aransas out 20 NM- 248 PM CDT Wed May 8 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION... .TONIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 4 feet at 7 seconds. Hazy. Patchy dense fog late this evening and overnight. .THURSDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 4 feet at 7 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the morning. Hazy. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming east 5 to 10 knots after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 4 feet at 7 seconds. Hazy. .FRIDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots, increasing to 15 to 20 knots in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 4 feet at 7 seconds and northeast 3 feet at 3 seconds. Hazy in the morning. .FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 7 seconds. .SATURDAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 7 seconds. .SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots, becoming southeast 10 to 15 knots after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. .SUNDAY...Southeast winds around 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. .MONDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. .MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ270-275-090845- Waters from Baffin Bay to Port Aransas from 20 to 60 NM- Waters from Port Aransas to Matagorda Ship Channel from 20 to 60 NM- 248 PM CDT Wed May 8 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION... .TONIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 4 feet at 7 seconds. Hazy with patchy dense fog after midnight. .THURSDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 5 feet at 7 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. Hazy. .THURSDAY NIGHT...South winds around 10 knots, becoming southeast after midnight. Seas 4 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 5 feet at 7 seconds. Hazy. .FRIDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 5 feet at 7 seconds. Hazy in the morning. .FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: East 5 feet at 7 seconds and northeast 2 feet at 4 seconds. .SATURDAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Seas around 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 6 seconds. .SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas around 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. .SUNDAY...Southeast winds around 15 knots. Seas around 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. .MONDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. A chance of showers. A chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. .MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ EMF