Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Corpus Christi, TX
Issued by NWS Corpus Christi, TX
799 FZUS54 KCRP 222037 CWFCRP Coastal Waters Forecast for Texas National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX 237 PM CST Wed Jan 22 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. GMZ200-230930- 237 PM CST Wed Jan 22 2025 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE MIDDLE TEXAS COASTAL WATERS... Weak onshore flow will shift northerly tonight and strengthen to 15-20 knots in wake of a weak cold front. Moderate to strong winds will veer northeasterly through the day Thursday, with Small Craft Advisory conditions more likely over the offshore waters late Thursday night. Winds will weaken to under 20 knots Friday morning and continue decreasing to under 15 knots by Friday afternoon while shifting to the southeast. Stronger winds could return this weekend but appear to be limited to the offshore waters, from 20-60NM off the coast. Winds will shift back to the northeast to east early next week in the wake of our next front. Low to medium rain chances return Friday morning, and again Sunday through early next week. $$ GMZ236-237-230930- Copano, Aransas, and Redfish Bays- San Antonio, Mesquite, and Espiritu Santo Bays- 237 PM CST Wed Jan 22 2025 .TONIGHT...Southeast winds around 5 knots, becoming north late this evening and overnight. Bay and inland waters smooth to slightly choppy. .THURSDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy. .THURSDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy. .FRIDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters smooth. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth. .SATURDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth. .SATURDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth. A chance of showers after midnight. .SUNDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth. A chance of showers. .SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds around 10 knots, becoming northeast after midnight. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy. A chance of showers in the evening. .MONDAY...Northeast winds around 10 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy. .MONDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth to slightly choppy. $$ GMZ231-232-230930- Baffin Bay and Upper Laguna Madre-Corpus Christi and Nueces Bays- 237 PM CST Wed Jan 22 2025 .TONIGHT...Southeast winds around 5 knots, becoming north late this evening and overnight. Bay and inland waters smooth to slightly choppy. .THURSDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy. A slight chance of showers in the afternoon. .THURSDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy. A slight chance of showers. .FRIDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming northeast 5 to 10 knots in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth. .SATURDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, increasing to 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy. .SATURDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy. .SUNDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy. A chance of showers. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming east after midnight. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy. A chance of showers in the evening. .MONDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy. .MONDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds around 10 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy. $$ GMZ255-230930- Coastal waters from Port Aransas to Matagorda Ship Channel out 20 NM- 237 PM CST Wed Jan 22 2025 .TONIGHT...South winds around 5 knots, becoming northwest late this evening, then becoming north after midnight, increasing to 10 to 15 knots late. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: East 3 feet at 8 seconds and north 2 feet at 3 seconds. .THURSDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 4 feet at 5 seconds and east 2 feet at 8 seconds. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming north 15 to 20 knots after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 4 feet at 6 seconds. A slight chance of showers. .FRIDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots, becoming northeast 5 to 10 knots in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 3 feet at 5 seconds. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, increasing to 10 to 15 knots after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: East 3 feet at 5 seconds. .SATURDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 4 feet at 6 seconds. .SATURDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. A chance of showers. .SUNDAY...South winds around 10 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. A chance of showers. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming northeast after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. A chance of showers. .MONDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. A chance of showers in the morning. .MONDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. $$ GMZ250-230930- Coastal waters from Baffin Bay to Port Aransas out 20 NM- 237 PM CST Wed Jan 22 2025 .TONIGHT...Southeast winds around 5 knots, becoming south late this evening, then becoming north after midnight, increasing to 10 to 15 knots late. Seas 2 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 9 seconds and north 2 feet at 3 seconds. .THURSDAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: East 5 feet at 7 seconds. A chance of showers in the afternoon. .THURSDAY NIGHT...North winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 5 feet at 6 seconds. A chance of showers, mainly in the evening. .FRIDAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots, becoming northeast around 10 knots in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet, subsiding to 2 to 3 feet in the afternoon. Wave Detail: Northeast 4 feet at 6 seconds, becoming northeast 3 feet at 6 seconds. .FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds around 10 knots, becoming southeast after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: East 3 feet at 6 seconds. .SATURDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 4 feet at 6 seconds. .SATURDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. A chance of showers after midnight. .SUNDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. A chance of showers. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming east after midnight. Seas 4 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. A chance of showers. .MONDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. A chance of showers in the morning. .MONDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. $$ GMZ270-275-230930- 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- 237 PM CST Wed Jan 22 2025 .TONIGHT...South winds around 5 knots, becoming north after midnight, then increasing to 10 to 15 knots late. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 9 seconds. .THURSDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet, building to 5 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet in the afternoon. Wave Detail: North 5 feet at 5 seconds and east 3 feet at 8 seconds, becoming northeast 5 feet at 7 seconds. A chance of showers, mainly in the morning. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 5 feet at 6 seconds. A chance of showers. .FRIDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet, subsiding to 2 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet in the afternoon. Wave Detail: Northeast 5 feet at 6 seconds, becoming northeast 4 feet at 6 seconds. .FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming southeast with gusts up to 20 knots after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: East 3 feet at 6 seconds. .SATURDAY...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 6 feet at 6 seconds. .SATURDAY NIGHT...South winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Seas 5 to 8 feet, occasionally to 10 feet. A chance of showers. .SUNDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet. A chance of showers. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 15 knots. Seas 5 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. A chance of showers. .MONDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. A chance of showers. .MONDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. A chance of showers. $$ EMF/ANM