Tracking Two Storms Impacting the Central and Eastern U.S. Through This Weekend
Two storm systems will track through the central and eastern U.S. through this weekend with areas of gusty winds, rain, and heavy snow. Severe thunderstorms are forecast Friday from the central Gulf Coast into parts of the lower Mississippi, Tennessee and Ohio Valleys. Heavy to excessive rainfall is forecast from the lower Mississippi River Valley to the Tennessee Valley which may bring flooding. 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: 1219 PM CST Thu Jan 8 2026 |  |
| Tonight: South winds around 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Seas 5 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. Wave detail: south 6 feet at 7 seconds. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms late. Patchy fog late. Friday: South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave detail: southeast 5 feet at 7 seconds. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Friday Night: South winds around 10 knots, becoming northwest 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots after midnight. Seas 4 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet, building to 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet after midnight. Wave detail: southeast 4 feet at 7 seconds, becoming southeast 4 feet at 8 seconds and north 2 feet at 3 seconds. A chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms after midnight. Saturday: North winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Seas 6 to 9 feet, occasionally to 11 feet. Wave detail: east 7 feet at 8 seconds and north 6 feet at 6 seconds. A chance of showers. Saturday Night: North winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Seas 6 to 8 feet, occasionally to 10 feet. Wave detail: north 7 feet at 7 seconds. A chance of showers. Sunday: North winds 25 to 30 knots, becoming northeast 20 to 25 knots in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet. Wave detail: northeast 7 feet at 7 seconds. Sunday Night: Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. Monday: Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. A chance of showers in the afternoon. Monday Night: Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming east 5 to 10 knots after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. A chance of showers. Tuesday: Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. A chance of showers. Tuesday Night: East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming west after midnight. Seas 2 to 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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