Coastal Waters Forecast
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FZUS54 KCRP 200757
CWFCRP

Coastal Waters Forecast for Texas
National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX
257 AM CDT Sun Apr 20 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.


GMZ200-202015-
257 AM CDT Sun Apr 20 2025

.SYNOPSIS FOR THE MIDDLE TEXAS COASTAL WATERS...

Onshore flow weakens to a moderate breeze (BF 4) today and to a
light to gentle breeze (BF 2-3) by tonight. On Monday, onshore
winds will remain at a light to gentle breeze (BF 2-3), but will
increase to a Moderate breeze (BF 4) by Tuesday afternoon. A
generally Moderate breeze will then persist through the rest of
the week and into the weekend. Low to medium rain chances (20-50%)
are expected daily through Wednesday before diminishing late week
into the weekend.

$$

GMZ236-237-202015-
Copano, Aransas, and Redfish Bays-
San Antonio, Mesquite, and Espiritu Santo Bays-
257 AM CDT Sun Apr 20 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT THIS MORNING...

.TODAY...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to around
10 knots late this morning and afternoon. Bay and inland waters
slightly choppy to occasionally choppy. Patchy fog this morning.
A chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms late
this morning and afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters
smooth. A chance of showers. A slight chance of thunderstorms in
the evening, then a chance of thunderstorms after midnight.
Patchy fog after midnight.
.MONDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth.
A chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland
waters smooth.
.TUESDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, increasing to 10 to
15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots in the afternoon. Bay and
inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy. A chance of
showers. A slight chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then a
chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland
waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy. A chance of
thunderstorms. A chance of showers.
.WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland
waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy. A chance of
showers and thunderstorms.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland
waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.
.THURSDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters
slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland
waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ231-232-202015-
Baffin Bay and Upper Laguna Madre-Corpus Christi and Nueces Bays-
257 AM CDT Sun Apr 20 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT THIS MORNING...

.TODAY...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to around
10 knots late this morning and afternoon. Bay and inland waters
choppy. A slight chance of showers late this morning. A chance of
showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters
smooth. A slight chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers,
mainly in the evening. Patchy fog after midnight.
.MONDAY...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.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to
5 to 10 knots after midnight. Bay and inland waters slightly
choppy to occasionally choppy.
.TUESDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Gusts up to 25 knots
in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to
occasionally choppy. A chance of showers. A slight chance of
thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of thunderstorms in
the afternoon.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland
waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy. A chance of
thunderstorms. A chance of showers.
.WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland
waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy. A chance of
showers and thunderstorms in the morning.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland
waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.
.THURSDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots, increasing to 15 to
20 knots in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters choppy.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland
waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ255-202015-
Coastal waters from Port Aransas to Matagorda Ship Channel out
20 NM-
257 AM CDT Sun Apr 20 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT THIS MORNING...

.TODAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots, becoming southeast 5 to
10 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet. Wave Detail:
Southeast 7 feet at 8 seconds. A slight chance of showers late
this morning. A chance of showers with a slight chance of
thunderstorms this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet,
occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 5 feet at
8 seconds. A chance of showers. A slight chance of thunderstorms
in the evening, then a chance of thunderstorms after midnight.
Patchy fog after midnight.
.MONDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet,
occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 5 feet at
9 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. A chance of showers. A
chance of thunderstorms, mainly in the morning.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet,
occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 4 feet at
8 seconds.
.TUESDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet,
occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 4 feet at
8 seconds. A chance of showers. A slight chance of thunderstorms
in the morning, then a chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas 3 to
4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 4 feet at
8 seconds. A chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas around 4 feet,
occasionally to 5 feet. A chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas 4 to
5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet.
.THURSDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet,
occasionally to 6 feet.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to
5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ250-202015-
Coastal waters from Baffin Bay to Port Aransas out 20 NM-
257 AM CDT Sun Apr 20 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT THIS MORNING...

.TODAY...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to 5 to
10 knots late this morning and afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 feet,
occasionally to 9 feet, subsiding to 4 to 5 feet, occasionally to
6 feet this afternoon. Wave Detail: Southeast 7 feet at
8 seconds, becoming southeast 5 feet at 8 seconds. A slight
chance of showers late this morning. A chance of showers with a
slight chance of thunderstorms this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet,
occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 5 feet at
8 seconds. A chance of showers. A slight chance of thunderstorms
in the evening, then a chance of thunderstorms after midnight.
Patchy dense fog after midnight.
.MONDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet,
occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 5 feet at
9 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. A chance of showers. A
chance of thunderstorms, mainly in the morning.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet,
occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 8 seconds.
.TUESDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, increasing to 10 to
15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots in the afternoon. Seas 3 to
4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East 4 feet at
8 seconds. A chance of showers with a slight chance of
thunderstorms.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around
4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 4 feet at
8 seconds. A chance of showers. A chance of thunderstorms after
midnight.
.WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet,
occasionally to 6 feet. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in
the morning.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to
5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet.
.THURSDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet,
occasionally to 6 feet.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to
5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ270-275-202015-
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-
257 AM CDT Sun Apr 20 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

.TODAY...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to
25 knots, diminishing to 5 to 10 knots. Seas 6 to 8 feet,
occasionally to 10 feet, subsiding to 5 to 6 feet, occasionally
to 8 feet this afternoon. Wave Detail: Southeast 8 feet at
8 seconds, becoming southeast 6 feet at 8 seconds. A slight
chance of showers late this morning. A chance of showers with a
slight chance of thunderstorms this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet,
occasionally to 9 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 6 feet at
9 seconds. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the
evening, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after
midnight. Patchy dense fog after midnight.
.MONDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet,
occasionally to 8 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 6 feet at
9 seconds. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning,
then a chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms in
the afternoon.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet,
occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: East 5 feet at 8 seconds.
.TUESDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet,
occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 5 feet at
8 seconds. A slight chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers,
mainly in the morning.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to
20 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail:
Southeast 5 feet at 8 seconds. A chance of showers after
midnight.
.WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 5 feet,
occasionally to 6 feet. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in
the morning.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around
5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet.
.THURSDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 5 feet,
occasionally to 6 feet.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 15 knots. Seas 5 to
6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$