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FZUS54 KCRP 180655
CWFCRP

Coastal Waters Forecast for Texas
National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX
155 AM CDT Fri Oct 18 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.


GMZ200-181915-
155 AM CDT Fri Oct 18 2024

.SYNOPSIS FOR THE MIDDLE TEXAS COASTAL WATERS...

A moderate to strong generally east flow can be today through
Sunday. A Small Craft Advisory is in effect for the northern
waters tonight through Saturday afternoon. With strong winds
continuing through Sunday, Small Craft Advisories may be extended.
Winds will become a moderate east to southeast flow beginning
Monday. Isolated to scattered showers and thunderstorms can be
Saturday through Sunday, followed by drier conditions by Monday.

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GMZ236-237-181915-
Copano, Aransas, and Redfish Bays-
San Antonio, Mesquite, and Espiritu Santo Bays-
155 AM CDT Fri Oct 18 2024

.TODAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters
slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.
.TONIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots.
Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.
.SATURDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 25 knots.
Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy. A
slight chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to
25 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally
choppy.
.SUNDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots.
Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters
slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.
.MONDAY...East winds around 10 knots. Bay and inland waters
slightly choppy.
.MONDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters
smooth.
.TUESDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters
smooth.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland
waters smooth.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

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GMZ231-232-181915-
Baffin Bay and Upper Laguna Madre-Corpus Christi and Nueces Bays-
155 AM CDT Fri Oct 18 2024

.TODAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters
slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.
.TONIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots, becoming southeast 10 to
15 knots after midnight. Bay and inland waters choppy.
.SATURDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots, increasing to 15 to
20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots in the afternoon. Bay and
inland waters choppy. A slight chance of showers. A slight chance
of thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Bay and inland
waters choppy. A slight chance of showers after midnight.
.SUNDAY...East 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 and thunderstorms in the morning.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters
slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.
.MONDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters
slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.
.MONDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters
smooth.
.TUESDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters
smooth.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland
waters smooth.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

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GMZ255-181915-
Coastal waters from Port Aransas to Matagorda Ship Channel out
20 NM-
155 AM CDT Fri Oct 18 2024

...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION TODAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH
SATURDAY AFTERNOON...

.TODAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet,
occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: East 5 feet at 6 seconds.
.TONIGHT...East winds around 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots.
Seas 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet. Wave Detail: East 7 feet
at 7 seconds.
.SATURDAY...East winds around 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots.
Seas 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet. Wave Detail: East 7
feet at 7 seconds. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 6 to 8 feet,
occasionally to 10 feet. Wave Detail: East 8 feet at 7 seconds. A
slight chance of thunderstorms in the evening. A slight chance of
showers.
.SUNDAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots.
Seas 6 to 8 feet, occasionally to 10 feet. Wave Detail: East
7 feet at 9 seconds.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet,
occasionally to 9 feet. Wave Detail: East 7 feet at 9 seconds.
.MONDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet,
occasionally to 8 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet,
occasionally to 6 feet.
.TUESDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet,
occasionally to 5 feet.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around
3 feet.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ250-181915-
Coastal waters from Baffin Bay to Port Aransas out 20 NM-
155 AM CDT Fri Oct 18 2024

...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION...

.TODAY...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet,
occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: East 5 feet at 7 seconds.
.TONIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots.
Seas 5 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. Wave Detail: East
6 feet at 7 seconds.
.SATURDAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet,
occasionally to 8 feet. Wave Detail: East 6 feet at 8 seconds. A
chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to
25 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet. Wave Detail:
East 7 feet at 8 seconds. A slight chance of thunderstorms in the
evening. A slight chance of showers.
.SUNDAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 6 to 7 feet,
occasionally to 9 feet. Wave Detail: East 7 feet at 9 seconds. A
slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet,
occasionally to 9 feet. Wave Detail: East 7 feet at 10 seconds.
.MONDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 5 to 6 feet,
occasionally to 8 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT...East winds around 10 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet,
occasionally to 6 feet.
.TUESDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet,
occasionally to 5 feet.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet,
occasionally to 5 feet.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ275-181915-
Waters from Port Aransas to Matagorda Ship Channel from 20 to
60 NM-
155 AM CDT Fri Oct 18 2024

...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION TODAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH
SATURDAY AFTERNOON...

.TODAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas around 5 feet,
occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: East 5 feet at 7 seconds.
.TONIGHT...East winds around 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots.
Seas 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet. Wave Detail: East 7 feet
at 7 seconds. A slight chance of showers after midnight.
.SATURDAY...East winds around 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots.
Seas 6 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet. Wave Detail: East 7
feet at 8 seconds. A chance of showers with a slight chance of
thunderstorms.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 7 to 9 feet,
occasionally to 11 feet. Wave Detail: East 8 feet at 8 seconds. A
slight chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers, mainly in
the evening.
.SUNDAY...East winds around 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots.
Seas 7 to 8 feet, occasionally to 10 feet. Wave Detail: East
8 feet at 9 seconds. A slight chance of showers. A slight chance
of thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to
25 knots. Seas 6 to 8 feet, occasionally to 10 feet. Wave Detail:
East 8 feet at 10 seconds.
.MONDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet,
occasionally to 9 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet,
occasionally to 8 feet.
.TUESDAY...East winds around 10 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet,
occasionally to 6 feet.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet,
occasionally to 5 feet.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ270-181915-
Waters from Baffin Bay to Port Aransas from 20 to 60 NM-
155 AM CDT Fri Oct 18 2024

...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION...

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

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

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