Tracking a Winter Storm; Unusual Early-Season Heat Wave in the Southwest
A major winter storm will organize across the Northern Plains today and then rapidly strengthen as it moves into the Great Lakes on Sunday. Heavy snow and blowing snow are likely to persist over the Great Lakes into Monday night. Dry and gusty winds will produce a critical fire risk across the central/southern Plains. An early heatwave will begin to intensify over the western U.S. into next week. Read More >
| NWS Forecast for: Waters from Baffin Bay to Port Aransas from 20 to 60 NM (GMZ270) Issued by: National Weather Service Corpus Christi, TX Last Update: 200 AM CDT Sat Mar 14 2026 | |
| Today: Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 3 feet. Wave detail: southeast 3 feet at 4 seconds and east 1 foot at 7 seconds. Tonight: South winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave detail: southeast 5 feet at 6 seconds. Sunday: South winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Seas 5 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. Wave detail: south 6 feet at 6 seconds. Sunday Night: South winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots, becoming north 25 to 35 knots with gusts up to 45 knots after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet. Wave detail: southeast 7 feet at 7 seconds and northeast 3 feet at 3 seconds. A slight chance of thunderstorms in the evening. A chance of showers. Monday: North winds 25 to 30 knots with gusts up to 40 knots. Seas 10 to 14 feet, occasionally to 18 feet. Wave detail: northeast 14 feet at 9 seconds and north 10 feet at 8 seconds. Monday Night: Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet, subsiding to 4 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet after midnight. Wave detail: north 6 feet at 7 seconds, becoming northeast 5 feet at 7 seconds. Tuesday: East winds around 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Tuesday Night: Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wednesday: Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wednesday Night: Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 3 feet. winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms. | |
| Zone Forecast: Waters from Baffin Bay to Port Aransas from 20 to 60 NM (GMZ270) | |
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