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FZUS54 KCRP 262003
CWFCRP

Coastal Waters Forecast for Texas
National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX
303 PM CDT Wed Mar 26 2025

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.


GMZ200-270830-
303 PM CDT Wed Mar 26 2025

.SYNOPSIS FOR THE MIDDLE TEXAS COASTAL WATERS...

A moderate onshore breeze (BF 4) is expected tonight before
increasing to a fresh breeze (BF 5) Thursday into Thursday night.
There is a medium to high (60-90%) chance of showers and
thunderstorms tonight through Thursday night. Some storms may be
strong with wind gusts to 35 knots and chaotic seas. Heavy
rainfall will limit visibilities. Moderate onshore breeze (BF 4)
with waves 5-7 feet will lead to Small Craft Advisory conditions
Friday night. A gentle to moderate breeze (BF 3-4) will then
persist through Sunday before decreasing to a gentle breeze (BF 3)
Monday and Tuesday. There is a medium to high (70-90%) chance of
showers and thunderstorms on Friday.

$$

GMZ236-237-270830-
Copano, Aransas, and Redfish Bays-
San Antonio, Mesquite, and Espiritu Santo Bays-
303 PM CDT Wed Mar 26 2025

.TONIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters
slightly choppy to occasionally choppy. Showers. Thunderstorms
likely, mainly this evening. Patchy fog.
.THURSDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to
20 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally
choppy. Patchy fog in the morning. A chance of thunderstorms.
Showers, mainly in the morning.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 15 knots with gusts up
to 20 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to choppy.
Showers. Thunderstorms likely, mainly in the evening.
.FRIDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters
slightly choppy to occasionally choppy. Showers with
thunderstorms likely in the morning, then showers with a chance
of thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds around 10 knots. Bay and inland
waters slightly choppy. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening.
.SATURDAY...South winds around 10 knots. Bay and inland waters
slightly choppy.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland
waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.
.SUNDAY...South winds around 10 knots. Bay and inland waters
slightly choppy.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters
smooth.
.MONDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east in the
afternoon. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.MONDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters
smooth to slightly choppy.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ231-232-270830-
Baffin Bay and Upper Laguna Madre-Corpus Christi and Nueces Bays-
303 PM CDT Wed Mar 26 2025

.TONIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots.
Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.
Showers with a chance of thunderstorms. Patchy fog late this
evening and overnight.
.THURSDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to
25 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally
choppy. A chance of thunderstorms. Showers.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to
20 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally
choppy. Showers. Thunderstorms likely, mainly in the evening.
.FRIDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters
slightly choppy to occasionally choppy. A chance of
thunderstorms. Showers.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland
waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.
.SATURDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters
slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 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.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland
waters smooth.
.MONDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east 10 to
15 knots in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy
to occasionally choppy.
.MONDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters
slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ255-270830-
Coastal waters from Port Aransas to Matagorda Ship Channel out
20 NM-
303 PM CDT Wed Mar 26 2025

.TONIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet,
occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 4 feet at
6 seconds. Showers with thunderstorms likely this evening, then
showers with a chance of thunderstorms after midnight. Patchy
fog.
.THURSDAY...Southeast winds around 15 knots with gusts up to
20 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail:
Southeast 5 feet at 7 seconds. A chance of thunderstorms.
Showers, mainly in the morning.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to
25 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. Wave Detail:
Southeast 6 feet at 7 seconds. Showers with a chance of
thunderstorms.
.FRIDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet,
occasionally to 8 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 6 feet at
8 seconds. Showers with a chance of thunderstorms in the morning,
then showers with thunderstorms likely in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet,
occasionally to 8 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 6 feet at
9 seconds. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the
evening.
.SATURDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet,
occasionally to 8 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 6 feet at
9 seconds.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to
5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet.
.SUNDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to 5 to
10 knots in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to
6 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet,
occasionally to 5 feet.
.MONDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east in the
afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 3 feet.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ250-270830-
Coastal waters from Baffin Bay to Port Aransas out 20 NM-
303 PM CDT Wed Mar 26 2025

.TONIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet,
occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 4 feet at
6 seconds. Patchy fog early this evening. Patchy fog after
midnight. Showers with thunderstorms likely this evening, then
showers with a chance of thunderstorms after midnight.
.THURSDAY...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. A chance of thunderstorms.
Showers.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to
6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 6 feet at
7 seconds. Showers with a chance of thunderstorms.
.FRIDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet,
occasionally to 8 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 6 feet at
8 seconds. A chance of thunderstorms. Showers.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet,
occasionally to 8 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 6 feet at
9 seconds.
.SATURDAY...South winds around 10 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet,
occasionally to 8 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 6 feet at
9 seconds.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to
5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet.
.SUNDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet,
occasionally to 6 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...South winds around 10 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet,
occasionally to 5 feet.
.MONDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east in the
afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT...East winds around 10 knots. Seas around 3 feet.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ270-275-270830-
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-
303 PM CDT Wed Mar 26 2025

.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to
20 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail:
Southeast 5 feet at 6 seconds. Showers likely with a chance of
thunderstorms until early morning, then showers likely with a
slight chance of thunderstorms late.
.THURSDAY...Southeast winds around 15 knots with gusts up to
20 knots. Seas 5 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. Wave Detail:
Southeast 6 feet at 7 seconds. Showers likely with a slight
chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of showers
and thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to
25 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet. Wave Detail:
Southeast 7 feet at 7 seconds. Showers with a chance of
thunderstorms.
.FRIDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to 10 to
15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to
9 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 7 feet at 8 seconds. A chance of
thunderstorms. Showers.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to
20 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet. Wave Detail:
Southeast 7 feet at 9 seconds. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening.
.SATURDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet,
occasionally to 9 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 7 feet at
9 seconds.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to
20 knots. Seas 5 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet.
.SUNDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 5 to 6 feet,
occasionally to 8 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...South winds around 10 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet,
occasionally to 6 feet.
.MONDAY...Southeast winds around 10 knots, becoming east in the
afternoon. Seas around 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT...East winds around 10 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet,
occasionally to 5 feet.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

ANM/JM