Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Corpus Christi, TX

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FZUS54 KCRP 200342
CWFCRP

Coastal Waters Forecast for Texas
National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX
1042 PM CDT Sat Apr 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.


GMZ200-201615-
1042 PM CDT Sat Apr 19 2025

.SYNOPSIS FOR THE MIDDLE TEXAS COASTAL WATERS...

Moderate to fresh onshore flow (BF 4-5) will keep wave heights
between 5 to 7 feet and choppy over the bays through this evening
into the overnight hours. By Sunday, onshore flow weakens to a
moderate breeze (BF 4), decreasing to light to gentle (BF 2-3) by
Sunday night. On Monday, onshore winds are a light to gentle
breeze (BF 2-3), but increase to a Moderate to Fresh Breeze (BF
4-5) by Tuesday afternoon and evening and maintaining that
through the weekend. Low to medium rain chances (20-50%) are
expected daily through Thursday before diminishing into the
weekend.

$$

GMZ236-237-201615-
Copano, Aransas, and Redfish Bays-
San Antonio, Mesquite, and Espiritu Santo Bays-
1042 PM CDT Sat Apr 19 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...Southeast winds around 20 knots with gusts up to 25
knots. Bay and inland waters choppy.
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters
slightly choppy to occasionally choppy. A slight chance of
thunderstorms. A slight chance of showers in the morning, then a
chance of showers in the afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland
waters smooth. A chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.MONDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters
smooth. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning.
.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.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland
waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy. A chance of
showers and thunderstorms after midnight.
.WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland
waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy. A chance of
thunderstorms. A chance of showers.
.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.

$$

GMZ231-232-201615-
Baffin Bay and Upper Laguna Madre-Corpus Christi and Nueces Bays-
1042 PM CDT Sat Apr 19 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...Southeast winds around 20 knots with gusts up to 30
knots. Bay and inland waters choppy.
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to around
10 knots in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters choppy. A slight
chance of thunderstorms. A slight chance of showers in the
morning, then a chance of showers in the afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...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.
.MONDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters
smooth. A chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly in the
morning.
.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.
.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.

$$

GMZ255-201615-
Coastal waters from Port Aransas to Matagorda Ship Channel out
20 NM-
1042 PM CDT Sat Apr 19 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...Southeast winds around 20 knots with gusts up to 25
knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet. Wave Detail:
Southeast 7 feet at 8 seconds.
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to around
10 knots in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to
9 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 7 feet at 8 seconds. A slight
chance of thunderstorms. A slight chance of showers in the
morning, then a chance of showers in the afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet,
occasionally to 8 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 5 feet at
8 seconds. A chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers in the
evening, then showers likely 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. A chance of showers and thunderstorms 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.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas 3 to
4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms after midnight.
.WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet,
occasionally to 6 feet. A chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to
5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet.
.THURSDAY...Southeast winds around 10 knots, increasing to around
15 knots in the afternoon. 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.

$$

GMZ250-201615-
Coastal waters from Baffin Bay to Port Aransas out 20 NM-
1042 PM CDT Sat Apr 19 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...Southeast winds around 20 knots with gusts up to
25 knots. Seas 6 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet. Wave Detail:
Southeast 7 feet at 8 seconds.
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to 5 to
10 knots in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to
9 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 7 feet at 8 seconds. A slight
chance of thunderstorms. A slight chance of showers in the
morning, then a chance of showers in the afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet,
occasionally to 8 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.
.MONDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet,
occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 5 feet at
9 seconds. A chance of showers and 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.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around
4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms.
.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.

$$

GMZ270-275-201615-
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-
1042 PM CDT Sat Apr 19 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT...

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

$$

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