Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Corpus Christi, TX

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FZUS54 KCRP 220320
CWFCRP

Coastal Waters Forecast for Texas
National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX
920 PM CST Thu Nov 21 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.


GMZ200-221630-
920 PM CST Thu Nov 21 2024

.SYNOPSIS FOR THE MIDDLE TEXAS COASTAL WATERS...

Light and variable winds persist through early Saturday. Onshore
flow gradually increases late Saturday into Sunday, becoming
moderate and occasionally strong Sunday night. Winds Monday
through the middle of next week are expected to remain moderate
out of the south to southeast.

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GMZ236-237-221630-
Copano, Aransas, and Redfish Bays-
San Antonio, Mesquite, and Espiritu Santo Bays-
920 PM CST Thu Nov 21 2024

.REST OF TONIGHT...South winds around 5 knots late this evening,
becoming light and variable, then becoming northwest around
5 knots late. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.FRIDAY...North winds around 5 knots, becoming east in the
afternoon. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 5 knots. Bay and inland
waters smooth.
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters
smooth.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland
waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.
.SUNDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots.
Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to
20 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally
choppy.
.MONDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters
slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.
.MONDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters
smooth.
.TUESDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast in
the afternoon. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...South winds around 10 knots. Bay and inland
waters slightly choppy.

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GMZ231-232-221630-
Baffin Bay and Upper Laguna Madre-Corpus Christi and Nueces Bays-
920 PM CST Thu Nov 21 2024

.REST OF TONIGHT...Southeast winds around 5 knots late this
evening, becoming light and variable, then becoming northwest
around 5 knots late. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.FRIDAY...North winds around 5 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, increasing to 10 to
15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots in the afternoon. Bay and
inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to
20 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally
choppy.
.SUNDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots, increasing to 15 to
20 knots in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters choppy.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...South winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to
25 knots. Bay and inland waters choppy.
.MONDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters
slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming south
5 to 10 knots after midnight. Bay and inland waters slightly
choppy to occasionally choppy.
.TUESDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, increasing to 10 to
15 knots in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy
to occasionally choppy.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland
waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.

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GMZ255-221630-
Coastal waters from Port Aransas to Matagorda Ship Channel out
20 NM-
920 PM CST Thu Nov 21 2024

.REST OF TONIGHT...Southeast winds around 5 knots late this
evening, becoming light and variable, then becoming northwest
around 5 knots late. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: East 2 feet
at 6 seconds.
.FRIDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northeast in the
afternoon. Seas around 2 feet in the morning, then around 2 feet
or less. Wave Detail: East 1 foot at 6 seconds.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 5 knots. Seas around
2 feet or less. Wave Detail: Southeast 1 foot at 2 seconds and
east 1 foot at 6 seconds.
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet or
less, then around 2 feet in the afternoon. Wave Detail: East
1 foot at 4 seconds, becoming southeast 1 foot at 3 seconds.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots, increasing to 15 to
20 knots after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 feet, occasionally to
5 feet. Wave Detail: South 4 feet at 5 seconds.
.SUNDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet,
occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: South 5 feet at 5 seconds.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...South winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet,
occasionally to 8 feet.
.MONDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to around
10 knots in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to
6 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT...South winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
.TUESDAY...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet,
occasionally to 5 feet.

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GMZ250-221630-
Coastal waters from Baffin Bay to Port Aransas out 20 NM-
920 PM CST Thu Nov 21 2024

.REST OF TONIGHT...Southeast winds around 5 knots late this
evening, becoming light and variable, then becoming north around
5 knots late. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: East 2 feet at
6 seconds.
.FRIDAY...North winds around 5 knots, becoming northeast in the
afternoon. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: East 2 feet at
6 seconds.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around
2 feet. Wave Detail: East 2 feet at 6 seconds and southeast
1 foot at 3 seconds.
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, increasing to 10 to
15 knots in the afternoon. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: East
2 feet at 4 seconds.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...South winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet,
building to 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet after midnight.
Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 4 seconds, becoming south 4 feet
at 5 seconds.
.SUNDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots.
Seas 4 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: South
5 feet at 6 seconds.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...South winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to
25 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet.
.MONDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to 10 to
15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to
6 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 3 feet.
.TUESDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet,
occasionally to 5 feet.

$$

GMZ270-275-221630-
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-
920 PM CST Thu Nov 21 2024

.REST OF TONIGHT...Northeast winds around 5 knots, becoming
north. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 2 feet at
6 seconds.
.FRIDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave
Detail: Northeast 2 feet at 6 seconds.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds around 5 knots, becoming southeast
after midnight. Seas around 2 feet in the evening, then around
2 feet or less. Wave Detail: East 2 feet at 6 seconds, becoming
southeast 1 foot at 2 seconds and east 1 foot at 5 seconds.
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet or
less, then around 2 feet in the afternoon. Wave Detail: East
1 foot at 4 seconds, becoming southeast 1 foot at 4 seconds.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming south
15 to 20 knots after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 feet, building to 3 to
5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet after midnight. Wave Detail:
Southeast 3 feet at 4 seconds, becoming south 4 feet at
5 seconds.
.SUNDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet,
occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: South 5 feet at 5 seconds.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...South winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to
25 knots. Seas 5 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet.
.MONDAY...South 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 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet in the
afternoon.
.MONDAY NIGHT...South winds around 10 knots. Seas around 3 feet.
.TUESDAY...South winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet,
occasionally to 5 feet.

$$