Dangerous Heat in the Southwest; Severe Thunderstorms and Heavy Rain in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic
Dangerous heat will persist across the Southwest U.S. through Friday with daytime highs of 110-115°F. Heat across the southern Plains will briefly ease to near-normal by late week. Strong to severe thunderstorms may produce damaging wind, hail, a tornado or two, heavy rain and flash flooding across parts of the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast. Heavy rainfall threat continues across the Gulf Coast. Read More >
| NWS Forecast for: Coastal waters from Baffin Bay to Port Aransas out 20 NM (GMZ250) Issued by: National Weather Service Corpus Christi, TX Last Update: 128 AM CDT Thu Aug 27 2026 |  |
| Today: Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south early this afternoon, then becoming southeast 10 to 15 knots late. Seas around 2 feet. Wave detail: south 2 feet at 4 seconds. Tonight: Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming south after midnight. Seas around 2 feet. Wave detail: southeast 2 feet at 4 seconds. Friday: South winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast in the afternoon. Seas around 2 feet or less. Wave detail: southeast 1 foot at 4 seconds. Friday Night: Southeast winds around 10 knots, becoming south after midnight. Seas around 2 feet. Wave detail: southeast 2 feet at 4 seconds. Saturday: South winds around 5 knots, becoming east in the afternoon. Seas around 2 feet or less, then around 2 feet in the afternoon. Wave detail: southeast 1 foot at 4 seconds, becoming southeast 1 foot at 5 seconds. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning. Saturday Night: Southeast winds around 10 knots, becoming south after midnight. Seas around 2 feet. Wave detail: southeast 2 feet at 6 seconds. Sunday: South winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. Seas around 2 feet. Sunday Night: Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Monday: South winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. Seas around 2 feet. Monday Night: Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms. | |
| Zone Forecast: Coastal waters from Baffin Bay to Port Aransas out 20 NM (GMZ250) | |
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