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Coastal Waters Forecast for Coastal waters from Port Aransas to Matagorda Ship Channel out 20 NM (GMZ255) (Text-Only)
NWS Forecast for: Coastal waters from Port Aransas to Matagorda Ship Channel out 20 NM (GMZ255)
Issued by: National Weather Service Corpus Christi, TX
Last Update: 231 PM CDT Mon Apr 20 2026
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Tonight: East winds around 15 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave detail: east 5 feet at 7 seconds. A chance of showers and thunderstorms early this evening, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms late this evening and overnight.

Tuesday: Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Seas around 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave detail: southeast 4 feet at 7 seconds. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon.

Tuesday Night: Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave detail: southeast 4 feet at 7 seconds. A chance of showers. A slight chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then a chance of thunderstorms after midnight.

Wednesday: Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave detail: southeast 4 feet at 7 seconds. A chance of thunderstorms. Showers likely, mainly in the morning.

Wednesday Night: Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave detail: southeast 4 feet at 7 seconds.

Thursday: Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave detail: southeast 4 feet at 8 seconds.

Thursday Night: Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet.

Friday: Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet.

Friday Night: Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet.

Saturday: Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas around 3 feet.

Saturday Night: Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas around 3 feet.

winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.







Zone Forecast: Coastal waters from Port Aransas to Matagorda Ship Channel out 20 NM (GMZ255)

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