


Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Corpus Christi, TX
Issued by NWS Corpus Christi, TX
029 FZUS54 KCRP 091913 CWFCRP Coastal Waters Forecast for Texas National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX 213 PM CDT Sun Mar 9 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. GMZ200-100815- 213 PM CDT Sun Mar 9 2025 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE MIDDLE TEXAS COASTAL WATERS... Moderate northwest to north winds this evening will decrease overnight, becoming light and variable Monday. Light southerly wind is expected Monday night. South-southeasterly winds will increase to a moderate to fresh breeze by Tuesday afternoon and persist through Wednesday night. Winds will gradually turn to the southwest on Thursday and become more of a gentle breeze before becoming more southerly and strong ahead of an approaching cold front on Friday. In the wake of the frontal boundary, winds veer to the northwest on Saturday while maintaining a fresh breeze. $$ GMZ236-237-100815- Copano, Aransas, and Redfish Bays- San Antonio, Mesquite, and Espiritu Santo Bays- 213 PM CDT Sun Mar 9 2025 .TONIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 25 knots, diminishing to 5 to 10 knots after midnight. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy. .MONDAY...North winds around 5 knots, becoming south in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters smooth. .MONDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth. .TUESDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth. .TUESDAY NIGHT...South winds around 10 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy. .WEDNESDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming southwest 5 to 10 knots after midnight. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy. .THURSDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters smooth. .THURSDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy. .FRIDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy. .FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming southwest after midnight. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy. $$ GMZ231-232-100815- Baffin Bay and Upper Laguna Madre-Corpus Christi and Nueces Bays- 213 PM CDT Sun Mar 9 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION... .TONIGHT...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots, becoming north 10 to 15 knots late this evening, then diminishing to 5 to 10 knots after midnight. Bay and inland waters choppy to occasionally rough. .MONDAY...North winds around 5 knots, becoming east in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters smooth. .MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth. .TUESDAY...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. .TUESDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy. .WEDNESDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...South 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. .THURSDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy. .THURSDAY NIGHT...South winds 15 to 20 knots. Bay and inland waters choppy. .FRIDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters choppy. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots, becoming southwest 10 to 15 knots after midnight. Bay and inland waters choppy. $$ GMZ255-100815- Coastal waters from Port Aransas to Matagorda Ship Channel out 20 NM- 213 PM CDT Sun Mar 9 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION... .TONIGHT...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots, becoming north 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots late this evening and overnight. Seas 2 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: North 3 feet at 5 seconds. .MONDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southwest in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 2 feet at 5 seconds. .MONDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet or less, then around 2 feet after midnight. Wave Detail: South 1 foot at 2 seconds and east 1 foot at 6 seconds, becoming south 1 foot at 3 seconds and east 1 foot at 7 seconds. .TUESDAY...South winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: South 2 feet at 4 seconds and east 1 foot at 7 seconds. .TUESDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: South 3 feet at 5 seconds. .WEDNESDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: South 4 feet at 6 seconds. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. .THURSDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. .THURSDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. .FRIDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. .FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds around 15 knots, becoming southwest after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. $$ GMZ250-100815- Coastal waters from Baffin Bay to Port Aransas out 20 NM- 213 PM CDT Sun Mar 9 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION... .TONIGHT...North winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots, becoming 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 3 feet at 6 seconds and northwest 2 feet at 3 seconds. .MONDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northeast in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 2 feet at 5 seconds. .MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 3 seconds and northeast 1 foot at 6 seconds. .TUESDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 5 seconds. .TUESDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 5 seconds. .WEDNESDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: South 4 feet at 5 seconds. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...South winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to 10 to 15 knots after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. .THURSDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming south 15 to 20 knots after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. .FRIDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. .FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds 15 to 20 knots, becoming southwest after midnight. Seas 4 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. $$ GMZ270-275-100815- Waters from Baffin Bay to Port Aransas from 20 to 60 NM- Waters from Port Aransas to Matagorda Ship Channel from 20 to 60 NM- 213 PM CDT Sun Mar 9 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING... .TONIGHT...North winds around 20 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet. Wave Detail: North 5 feet at 6 seconds. .MONDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots, diminishing to 5 to 10 knots in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 4 feet at 5 seconds. .MONDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: South 2 feet at 3 seconds and northeast 2 feet at 6 seconds. .TUESDAY...South winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 5 seconds. .TUESDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 4 feet at 6 seconds. .WEDNESDAY...South winds around 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Seas around 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: South 4 feet at 5 seconds. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. .THURSDAY...Southwest winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. .THURSDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots, increasing to 15 to 20 knots after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. .FRIDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. .FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet. $$ TE/KRS