Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Corpus Christi, TX
Issued by NWS Corpus Christi, TX
831 FZUS54 KCRP 191659 CWFCRP Coastal Waters Forecast for Texas National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX 1059 AM CST Sun Jan 19 2025 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. GMZ200-200515- 1059 AM CST Sun Jan 19 2025 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE MIDDLE TEXAS COASTAL WATERS... Expect strong to very strong northerly flow to persist through early this afternoon. Brief gusts to Gale Force cannot be ruled out the remainder of this morning. After a brief reprieve tonight, winds will becomes strong again Monday and persist through mid- week as a reinforcing surge of high pressure moves through. Gale force gusts are likely Monday night and Tuesday. Conditions improve for the latter half of the week. High chances of light rain are in place Monday through Tuesday. $$ GMZ236-237-200515- Copano, Aransas, and Redfish Bays- San Antonio, Mesquite, and Espiritu Santo Bays- 1059 AM CST Sun Jan 19 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... .REST OF TODAY...North winds 20 to 25 knots, diminishing to 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters choppy to rough. .TONIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots, increasing to 15 to 20 knots after midnight. Bay and inland waters choppy to occasionally rough. .MONDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Bay and inland waters choppy to occasionally rough. A chance of showers. .MONDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 20 to 25 knots, increasing to 25 to 30 knots after midnight. Bay and inland waters rough to occasionally very rough. Showers likely in the evening, then showers with freezing rain likely after midnight. .TUESDAY...North winds 25 to 30 knots, diminishing to 20 to 25 knots in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters rough to occasionally very rough. Showers, snow showers, sleet and freezing rain in the morning, then a slight chance of showers, drizzle, freezing drizzle, snow showers and sleet in the afternoon. .TUESDAY NIGHT...North winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to 10 to 15 knots after midnight. Bay and inland waters choppy to occasionally rough. .WEDNESDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northeast in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters smooth to slightly choppy. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming north after midnight. Bay and inland waters smooth to slightly choppy. .THURSDAY...North winds around 10 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy. .THURSDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth to slightly choppy. $$ GMZ231-232-200515- Baffin Bay and Upper Laguna Madre-Corpus Christi and Nueces Bays- 1059 AM CST Sun Jan 19 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... .REST OF TODAY...North winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots, diminishing to 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots this afternoon. Bay and inland waters choppy to rough. .TONIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming northeast 15 to 20 knots after midnight. Bay and inland waters choppy to occasionally rough. .MONDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Bay and inland waters choppy to occasionally rough. Showers likely. .MONDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 20 to 25 knots, increasing to 25 to 30 knots after midnight. Bay and inland waters rough to occasionally very rough. Showers. .TUESDAY...North winds 25 to 30 knots. Bay and inland waters rough to occasionally very rough. Showers, snow showers and sleet with freezing rain likely in the morning, then a slight chance of showers, drizzle, freezing drizzle, snow showers and sleet in the afternoon. .TUESDAY NIGHT...North winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to 10 to 15 knots after midnight. Bay and inland waters choppy to occasionally rough. .WEDNESDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northeast in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters smooth to slightly choppy. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming north 10 to 15 knots after midnight. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy. .THURSDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy. .THURSDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth to slightly choppy. $$ GMZ255-200515- Coastal waters from Port Aransas to Matagorda Ship Channel out 20 NM- 1059 AM CST Sun Jan 19 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... .REST OF TODAY...North winds 25 to 30 knots, diminishing to 15 to 20 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 7 feet at 7 seconds. .TONIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 4 feet at 6 seconds. .MONDAY...Northeast winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Seas 5 to 8 feet, occasionally to 10 feet. Wave Detail: East 8 feet at 7 seconds. A chance of showers with a slight chance of very light drizzle in the morning, then showers likely in the afternoon. .MONDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 20 to 25 knots, increasing to 25 to 35 knots after midnight. Seas 6 to 9 feet, occasionally to 11 feet, building to 8 to 11 feet, occasionally to 14 feet after midnight. Wave Detail: East 9 feet at 8 seconds, becoming east 10 feet at 8 seconds. Showers. .TUESDAY...North winds 30 to 35 knots, diminishing to 25 to 30 knots in the afternoon. Seas 9 to 12 feet, occasionally to 15 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 12 feet at 9 seconds. Showers, sleet and snow showers in the morning, then a chance of showers and sleet in the afternoon. .TUESDAY NIGHT...North winds 20 to 25 knots, diminishing to 15 to 20 knots after midnight. Seas 6 to 9 feet, occasionally to 11 feet, subsiding to 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet after midnight. Wave Detail: East 8 feet at 9 seconds, becoming east 7 feet at 9 seconds. .WEDNESDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming northeast 5 to 10 knots in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming north 10 to 15 knots after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. .THURSDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. .THURSDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. $$ GMZ250-200515- Coastal waters from Baffin Bay to Port Aransas out 20 NM- 1059 AM CST Sun Jan 19 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... .REST OF TODAY...North winds 25 to 30 knots, diminishing to 20 to 25 knots this afternoon. Seas 6 to 9 feet, occasionally to 11 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 8 feet at 7 seconds. .TONIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet, subsiding to 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet after midnight. Wave Detail: Northeast 5 feet at 7 seconds, becoming northeast 4 feet at 6 seconds. .MONDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots, becoming east 20 to 25 knots in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 8 feet, occasionally to 10 feet. Wave Detail: East 8 feet at 7 seconds. Showers. .MONDAY NIGHT...East winds 20 to 25 knots, becoming northeast 25 to 35 knots after midnight. Seas 6 to 8 feet, occasionally to 10 feet, building to 7 to 10 feet, occasionally to 13 feet after midnight. Wave Detail: East 8 feet at 8 seconds, becoming east 10 feet at 8 seconds. Showers. .TUESDAY...North winds 30 to 40 knots, diminishing to 25 to 35 knots in the afternoon. Seas 10 to 14 feet, occasionally to 18 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 13 feet at 9 seconds. Showers with a slight chance of sleet in the morning, then a chance of showers and sleet in the afternoon. .TUESDAY NIGHT...North winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots, diminishing to 15 to 20 knots after midnight. Seas 7 to 10 feet, occasionally to 13 feet, subsiding to 5 to 8 feet, occasionally to 10 feet after midnight. Wave Detail: Northeast 10 feet at 10 seconds, becoming east 8 feet at 10 seconds. .WEDNESDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds around 10 knots, becoming north after midnight. Seas 4 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. .THURSDAY...North winds around 15 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. A chance of showers in the morning. .THURSDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. $$ GMZ270-275-200515- Waters from Baffin Bay to Port Aransas from 20 to 60 NM- Waters from Port Aransas to Matagorda Ship Channel from 20 to 60 NM- 1059 AM CST Sun Jan 19 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... .REST OF TODAY...North winds 25 to 30 knots, diminishing to 20 to 25 knots late. Seas 9 to 11 feet, occasionally to 14 feet, subsiding to 7 to 10 feet, occasionally to 13 feet this afternoon. Wave Detail: North 10 feet at 7 seconds, becoming northeast 9 feet at 7 seconds. .TONIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet, subsiding to 4 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet after midnight. Wave Detail: Northeast 6 feet at 7 seconds, becoming northeast 5 feet at 7 seconds. .MONDAY...East winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet, building to 7 to 9 feet, occasionally to 11 feet in the afternoon. Wave Detail: Northeast 7 feet at 7 seconds, becoming east 9 feet at 7 seconds. Showers. .MONDAY NIGHT...East winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots, becoming northeast 25 to 30 knots with gusts up to 40 knots after midnight. Seas 8 to 9 feet, occasionally to 11 feet, building to 8 to 11 feet, occasionally to 14 feet after midnight. Wave Detail: East 9 feet at 8 seconds, becoming east 11 feet at 8 seconds. Showers. .TUESDAY...North winds 30 to 35 knots. Seas 12 to 16 feet, occasionally to 20 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 16 feet at 9 seconds. Showers. .TUESDAY NIGHT...North winds 25 to 30 knots, diminishing to 20 to 25 knots after midnight. Seas 9 to 13 feet, occasionally to 17 feet, subsiding to 8 to 11 feet, occasionally to 14 feet after midnight. Wave Detail: Northeast 13 feet at 10 seconds, becoming northeast 10 feet at 10 seconds. A chance of showers in the evening. .WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 5 to 8 feet, occasionally to 10 feet. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...East winds around 10 knots, becoming northeast after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. .THURSDAY...North winds around 15 knots. Seas around 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. A chance of showers. .THURSDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. $$ KRS