Wet and Cool in the East this Memorial Day Weekend; Well Above Normal Temperatures in the Northern Plains

A wet Memorial Day weekend is in store for the East, with widespread rainfall of 1 to more than 2 inches expected from the Gulf Coast to southern New England. Well above normal temperatures are forecast to build across the northern Plains. Another round of heavy to excessive rainfall is expected to impact the western Gulf Coast this weekend with Flood Watches in effect. Read More >

Coastal Waters Forecast for Waters from Baffin Bay to Port Aransas from 20 to 60 NM (GMZ270) (Text-Only)
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: 157 PM CDT Fri May 22 2026
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Tonight: Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave detail: southeast 3 feet at 5 seconds.

Saturday: Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave detail: southeast 3 feet at 5 seconds. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon.

Saturday Night: Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas around 3 feet. Wave detail: southeast 3 feet at 6 seconds. A chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers in the evening, then showers likely after midnight.

Sunday: Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 3 feet. Wave detail: southeast 3 feet at 6 seconds. A chance of thunderstorms. Showers likely, mainly in the morning.

Sunday Night: Southeast winds around 5 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave detail: southeast 3 feet at 6 seconds. A slight chance of showers in the evening, then a chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight.

Monday: 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 in the morning.

Monday Night: East winds around 5 knots, becoming southeast after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet.

Tuesday: Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 3 feet.

Tuesday Night: Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. A chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight.

Wednesday: South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of showers in the afternoon.

Wednesday Night: Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas around 3 feet. A chance of showers.

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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