Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Corpus Christi, TX

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FZUS54 KCRP 040940
CWFCRP

Coastal Waters Forecast for Texas
National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX
440 AM CDT Thu Jul 4 2024

Middle Texas coastal waters from Baffin Bay to Matagorda ship
channel out to 60 nautical miles.

Seas are provided as a range of the average height of the highest
1/3 of the waves...along with occasional height of the average
highest 10 percent of the waves.


GMZ200-042215-
440 AM CDT Thu Jul 4 2024

.SYNOPSIS FOR THE MIDDLE TEXAS COASTAL WATERS...

Weak to moderate onshore flow is expected to continue through the
end of the work week, with more moderate flow developing Sunday.
Chances for showers and thunderstorms will increase Sunday through
the middle of next week. There is high uncertainty on the wind
and wave forecast as Hurricane Beryl moves into the Bay of
Campeche, but increased wave heights and long period swells are
expected this weekend and early next week.

$$

GMZ236-237-042215-
Copano, Aransas, and Redfish Bays-
San Antonio, Mesquite, and Espiritu Santo Bays-
440 AM CDT Thu Jul 4 2024

.TODAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters
slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.
.TONIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters
slightly choppy to occasionally choppy. Hazy.
.FRIDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters
smooth.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters
smooth.
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters
smooth. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland
waters smooth.
.SUNDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots, increasing to 10 to 15 knots
in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to
occasionally choppy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland
waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy. A chance of
showers and thunderstorms after midnight.
.MONDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters
slightly choppy to occasionally choppy. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland
waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy. A chance of
showers and thunderstorms after midnight.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ231-232-042215-
Baffin Bay and Upper Laguna Madre-Corpus Christi and Nueces Bays-
440 AM CDT Thu Jul 4 2024

.TODAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots,
becoming southeast with gusts up to 20 knots late. Bay and inland
waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.
.TONIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots.
Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.
Hazy.
.FRIDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast 10 to
15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots in the afternoon. Bay and
inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to
20 knots, becoming south 5 to 10 knots after midnight. Bay and
inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds around 5 knots, becoming east 10 to
15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots in the afternoon. Bay and
inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to
20 knots, diminishing to 5 to 10 knots after midnight. Bay and
inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.
.SUNDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots, increasing to 10 to 15 knots
in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to
occasionally choppy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Bay and inland waters
choppy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight.
.MONDAY...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Bay and inland waters
choppy. A chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to
10 to 15 knots after midnight. Bay and inland waters choppy. A
chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ255-042215-
Coastal waters from Port Aransas to Matagorda Ship Channel out
20 NM-
440 AM CDT Thu Jul 4 2024

.TODAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave
Detail: South 3 feet at 5 seconds.
.TONIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots.
Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: South 3 feet at 5 seconds. Hazy in
the evening.
.FRIDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave
Detail: South 3 feet at 5 seconds.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave
Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 6 seconds.
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds around 5 knots, becoming east in the
afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at
5 seconds and southeast 2 feet at 11 seconds. A slight chance of
showers and thunderstorms.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to
3 feet, building to 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet after
midnight. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 10 seconds, becoming
southeast 3 feet at 9 seconds.
.SUNDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots, increasing to 15 to 20 knots
in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet,
building to 5 to 8 feet, occasionally to 10 feet in the
afternoon. A chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 6 to 8 feet,
occasionally to 10 feet. A chance of showers and thunderstorms
after midnight.
.MONDAY...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 5 to 8 feet,
occasionally to 10 feet. A chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to
10 to 15 knots after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to
9 feet. A chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ250-042215-
Coastal waters from Baffin Bay to Port Aransas out 20 NM-
440 AM CDT Thu Jul 4 2024

.TODAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave
Detail: South 3 feet at 5 seconds.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots, becoming south 10 to
15 knots after midnight. Seas around 3 feet. Wave Detail:
Southeast 3 feet at 5 seconds. Hazy in the evening.
.FRIDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave
Detail: South 3 feet at 5 seconds.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming south
5 to 10 knots after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail:
Southeast 2 feet at 5 seconds and southeast 1 foot at 14 seconds.
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east in the
afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at
5 seconds and southeast 2 feet at 12 seconds.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to
3 feet, building to 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet after
midnight. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 6 seconds, becoming
southeast 4 feet at 9 seconds.
.SUNDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 5 to 8 feet,
occasionally to 10 feet. A chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 7 to 9 feet,
occasionally to 11 feet. A chance of thunderstorms. A chance of
showers.
.MONDAY...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 5 to 8 feet,
occasionally to 10 feet. A chance of thunderstorms. A chance of
showers.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet,
occasionally to 8 feet. A chance of showers and thunderstorms
after midnight.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ275-042215-
Waters from Port Aransas to Matagorda Ship Channel from 20 to
60 NM-
440 AM CDT Thu Jul 4 2024

.TODAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave
Detail: South 2 feet at 5 seconds.
.TONIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots.
Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: South 3 feet at 5 seconds.
.FRIDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave
Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 6 seconds.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 5 seconds and southeast 1 foot
at 12 seconds.
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds around 5 knots, becoming east in the
afternoon. Seas around 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at
11 seconds and southeast 2 feet at 4 seconds. A slight chance of
thunderstorms. A chance of showers, mainly in the morning.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas 3 to
4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet, building to 4 to 6 feet,
occasionally to 8 feet after midnight. Wave Detail: Southeast
4 feet at 10 seconds. A chance of showers after midnight.
.SUNDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots, increasing to 15 to 20 knots
in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 9 feet, occasionally to 11 feet. A
chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 20 knots. Seas 8 to
9 feet, occasionally to 11 feet. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms.
.MONDAY...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 6 to 8 feet,
occasionally to 10 feet. A chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet,
occasionally to 9 feet. A chance of showers and thunderstorms
after midnight.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ270-042215-
Waters from Baffin Bay to Port Aransas from 20 to 60 NM-
440 AM CDT Thu Jul 4 2024

.TODAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave
Detail: South 3 feet at 5 seconds.
.TONIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots.
Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: South 3 feet at 5 seconds.
.FRIDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave
Detail: South 3 feet at 5 seconds.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 5 seconds and southeast 1 foot
at 13 seconds.
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east in the
afternoon. Seas around 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at
11 seconds and southeast 2 feet at 4 seconds. A slight chance of
showers. A slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds around 10 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet,
occasionally to 5 feet, building to 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to
8 feet after midnight. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at
10 seconds, becoming southeast 4 feet at 9 seconds. A chance of
showers after midnight.
.SUNDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots, increasing to 15 to 20 knots
in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 9 feet, occasionally to 11 feet,
building to 8 to 10 feet, occasionally to 13 feet in the
afternoon. A chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 20 knots. Seas 8 to
10 feet, occasionally to 13 feet. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms.
.MONDAY...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 6 to 8 feet,
occasionally to 10 feet. A chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet,
occasionally to 9 feet. A chance of showers and thunderstorms
after midnight.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

LS/ANM