Coastal Waters Forecast for Texas National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX

 

1028 AM CDT Wed Sep 11 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.

 

 

GMZ200-120415-

 

1028 AM CDT Wed Sep 11 2024

 

.SYNOPSIS FOR THE MIDDLE TEXAS COASTAL WATERS...

 

Small craft advisory conditions will continue today as Hurricane Francine continues northeastward toward Louisiana.

 

Winds and wave heights will subside this afternoon into the evening.

 

The end of the week and into the middle of next week the winds will remain south to southeast with a weak to moderate flow.

 

There is a low to moderate chance (30 to 50%) for showers and thunderstorms Sunday and Monday.

 

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GMZ236-237-120415- Copano, Aransas, and Redfish Bays- San Antonio, Mesquite, and Espiritu Santo Bays-

 

1028 AM CDT Wed Sep 11 2024

 

.REST OF TODAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.

.TONIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming north after midnight. Bay and inland waters smooth to slightly choppy.

.THURSDAY...North winds around 5 knots, becoming east in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters smooth.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth.

.FRIDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth.

.SATURDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters smooth.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth.

.SUNDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth. A chance of showers.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth. A chance of showers after midnight.

 

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GMZ231-232-120415- Baffin Bay and Upper Laguna Madre-Corpus Christi and Nueces Bays-

 

1028 AM CDT Wed Sep 11 2024

 

.REST OF TODAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming northeast late. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.

.TONIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southwest after midnight. Bay and inland waters smooth.

.THURSDAY...North winds around 5 knots, becoming east in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters smooth.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth.

.FRIDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters smooth.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth.

.SATURDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters smooth.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast 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. A chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth. A chance of showers and thunderstorms.

 

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

 

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GMZ255-120415- Coastal waters from Port Aransas to Matagorda Ship Channel out 20 NM-

 

1028 AM CDT Wed Sep 11 2024

 

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

 

.REST OF TODAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots, diminishing to 10 to 15 knots late. Seas 5 to 8 feet, occasionally to 10 feet. Wave Detail: East 8 feet at 10 seconds.

.TONIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming north after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: East 5 feet at 9 seconds.

.THURSDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: East 3 feet at 7 seconds.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: East 2 feet at 6 seconds and southeast 1 foot at 3 seconds.

.FRIDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: South 1 foot at 3 seconds and southeast 1 foot at 6 seconds.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 3 seconds and southeast 1 foot at 6 seconds.

.SATURDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast in the afternoon. Seas around 2 feet in the morning, then around 2 feet or less.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. A chance of showers after midnight.

.SUNDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet or less. A chance of showers.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. A chance of showers.

 

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GMZ250-120415- Coastal waters from Baffin Bay to Port Aransas out 20 NM-

 

1028 AM CDT Wed Sep 11 2024

 

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

 

.REST OF TODAY...North winds around 20 knots, diminishing to 10  to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots early this afternoon, then  becoming northeast late. Seas 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet. Wave Detail: East 7 feet at 9 seconds.

.TONIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southwest after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: East 5 feet at 9 seconds.

.THURSDAY...North winds around 5 knots, becoming east in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: East 3 feet at 8 seconds.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: South 2 feet at 3 seconds and east 2 feet at 6 seconds.

.FRIDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast in the afternoon. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: South 1 foot at 3 seconds and east 1 foot at 6 seconds.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 3 seconds and east 1 foot at 6 seconds.

.SATURDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast in the afternoon. Seas around 2 feet.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. A chance of showers after midnight.

.SUNDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. A chance of showers.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. A chance of showers. A chance of thunderstorms after midnight.

 

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

 

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GMZ270-275-120415- 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-

 

1028 AM CDT Wed Sep 11 2024

 

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

 

.REST OF TODAY...North winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots, diminishing to 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Seas 8 to 10 feet, occasionally to 13 feet, subsiding to 6 to 9 feet, occasionally to 11 feet this afternoon. Wave Detail: Northeast 9 feet at 9 seconds.

.TONIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northwest after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet, subsiding to 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet after midnight. Wave Detail: East 7 feet at 9 seconds, becoming east 5 feet at 8 seconds.

.THURSDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming north in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 3 feet at 7 seconds.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 2 feet at 6 seconds and southeast 1 foot at 2 seconds.

.FRIDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast in the afternoon. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: South 1 foot at 3 seconds and east 1 foot at 6 seconds.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 4 seconds.

.SATURDAY...South winds around 10 knots, becoming southeast in the afternoon. Seas around 2 feet.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. A chance of showers after midnight.

.SUNDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet in the morning, then around 2 feet or less. A chance of showers.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. A chance of showers.