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FZUS54 KCRP 171444
CWFCRP

Coastal Waters Forecast for Texas
National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX
944 AM CDT Fri May 17 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.


GMZ200-180315-
944 AM CDT Fri May 17 2024

.SYNOPSIS FOR THE MIDDLE TEXAS COASTAL WATERS...

Weak east-northeast flow is expected today along with a medium to
high chance for showers and thunderstorms over the bays and
nearshore waters. A few storms could be strong to severe. Rain
chances decrease Friday night. Drier conditions are expected
Saturday and Sunday, as an upper level disturbance moves east.
Persistent weak to moderate onshore flow and increasing moisture,
beginning Monday. Warm conditions are expected Monday through
Thursday.

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GMZ236-237-180315-
Copano, Aransas, and Redfish Bays-
San Antonio, Mesquite, and Espiritu Santo Bays-
944 AM CDT Fri May 17 2024

.REST OF TODAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland
waters smooth to slightly choppy. A chance of thunderstorms. A
chance of showers.
.TONIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters
smooth. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening.
.SATURDAY...Northeast winds around 5 knots, becoming east in the
afternoon. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland
waters smooth.
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters
smooth.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Bay and inland
waters slightly 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. Bay and inland
waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.
.TUESDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters
slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland
waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

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GMZ231-232-180315-
Baffin Bay and Upper Laguna Madre-Corpus Christi and Nueces Bays-
944 AM CDT Fri May 17 2024

.REST OF TODAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland
waters smooth to slightly choppy. A chance of thunderstorms. A
chance of showers.
.TONIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters
smooth. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening.
.SATURDAY...Northeast winds around 5 knots, becoming east in the
afternoon. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland
waters smooth.
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds around 5 knots, becoming east 10 to
15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots in the afternoon. Bay and
inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland
waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.
.MONDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters
slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 15 knots. Bay and inland
waters slightly choppy to choppy.
.TUESDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming southeast 15 to
20 knots in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters choppy.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Bay and inland
waters choppy.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

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GMZ255-180315-
Coastal waters from Port Aransas to Matagorda Ship Channel out
20 NM-
944 AM CDT Fri May 17 2024

.REST OF TODAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 6 seconds. A chance of
thunderstorms. A chance of showers.
.TONIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave
Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 6 seconds. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening.
.SATURDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet,
occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at
7 seconds.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to
3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 7 seconds.
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave
Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 7 seconds.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas around
3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 7 seconds.
.MONDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 3 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet,
occasionally to 5 feet.
.TUESDAY...South winds around 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet,
occasionally to 5 feet.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 15 knots. Seas 3 to
4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

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GMZ250-180315-
Coastal waters from Baffin Bay to Port Aransas out 20 NM-
944 AM CDT Fri May 17 2024

.REST OF TODAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 6 seconds. A chance of
thunderstorms. A chance of showers.
.TONIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 3 feet. Wave
Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 7 seconds. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening.
.SATURDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet,
occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at
7 seconds.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 3 to
4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East 3 feet at
8 seconds and south 1 foot at 7 seconds.
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 3 feet. Wave
Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 7 seconds.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet,
occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East 3 feet at 8 seconds.
.MONDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 3 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 15 knots. Seas 3 to
4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet.
.TUESDAY...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet,
occasionally to 5 feet.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to
4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

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GMZ270-275-180315-
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-
944 AM CDT Fri May 17 2024

.REST OF TODAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northeast
this afternoon. Seas around 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet
at 6 seconds. A chance of showers. A slight chance of
thunderstorms late this morning, then a chance of thunderstorms
this afternoon. Hazy.
.TONIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet,
occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at
7 seconds. A chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly in the
evening.
.SATURDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet,
occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at
7 seconds.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet,
occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East 3 feet at 8 seconds and
south 2 feet at 7 seconds.
.SUNDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet,
occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East 3 feet at 8 seconds and
south 1 foot at 7 seconds.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas 3 to
4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East 3 feet at
8 seconds and south 1 foot at 7 seconds.
.MONDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 3 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet,
occasionally to 5 feet.
.TUESDAY...South winds around 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet,
occasionally to 5 feet.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 15 knots. Seas 3 to
4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

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