NWS Marine Forecast



 Hazardous marine condition(s):
 Marine Weather Statement
   GMZ200-111915-  126 AM CDT Wed Mar 11 2026      .SYNOPSIS FOR THE MIDDLE TEXAS COASTAL WATERS...    Winds calm below Small Craft Advisory criteria today, but with winds  persisting from the south with 4-5 ft seas. Overnight, a cold front  moves across the Middle Texas Coast and western Gulf with strong to  near-gale (BF 6-7) northerly winds 7-10 ft seas by Thursday morning  and rough bays. A Small Craft Advisory will likely be issued later  today. By Thursday night, winds will be more northeasterly with  winds reducing to light/gentle (BF 2-3) by Friday morning with 2-3  ft seas. Best chance for showers and thunderstorms will be today (30-  50% chance) though any shower or thunderstorm will be isolated to  scattered in spatial coverage.    $$
   GMZ231-232-111915-  Baffin Bay and Upper Laguna Madre-Corpus Christi and Nueces Bays-  126 AM CDT Wed Mar 11 2026    TODAY  South winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming southwest this  afternoon. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally  choppy. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms this  morning.  TONIGHT  Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to  20 knots, becoming north 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots  after midnight. Bay and inland waters choppy to rough.  THURSDAY  North winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots,  diminishing to 15 to 20 knots in the afternoon. Bay and inland  waters choppy to rough.  THURSDAY NIGHT  Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east  after midnight. Bay and inland waters smooth.  FRIDAY  South winds around 5 knots, becoming southeast in the  afternoon. Bay and inland waters smooth.  FRIDAY NIGHT  Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland  waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.  SATURDAY  South winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast 15 to  20 knots in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters choppy.  SATURDAY NIGHT  Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots, becoming south  10 to 15 knots after midnight. Bay and inland waters choppy.  SUNDAY  South winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters  slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.  SUNDAY NIGHT  Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming  northeast 15 to 20 knots after midnight. Bay and inland waters  choppy to occasionally rough.    Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.    $$