Coastal Waters Forecast for Texas National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX

 

918 AM CST Thu Mar 6 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.

 

 

GMZ200-070415-

 

918 AM CST Thu Mar 6 2025

 

.SYNOPSIS FOR THE MIDDLE TEXAS COASTAL WATERS...

 

Light to moderate southeast winds this morning will increase to moderate to strong by early Thursday afternoon as onshore flow returns.

 

This will lead to Small Craft Advisory conditions in portions of the nearshore and all of the offshore waters.

 

Winds will diminish on Friday to weak south flow.

 

A cold front moves through on Saturday bringing a shift back to northerly winds, increasing to strong levels Saturday night into Sunday.

 

Light onshore winds return Monday Night and persist through mid-week.

 

 

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GMZ236-237-070415- Copano, Aransas, and Redfish Bays- San Antonio, Mesquite, and Espiritu Santo Bays-

 

918 AM CST Thu Mar 6 2025

 

...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION...

 

.REST OF TODAY...Southeast winds around 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to choppy.

.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots, becoming south 10 to 15 knots after midnight. Bay and inland waters choppy.

.FRIDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.

.SATURDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northwest 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...North winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Bay and inland waters choppy to occasionally rough.

.SUNDAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters choppy to occasionally rough.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth to slightly choppy.

.MONDAY...Northeast winds around 5 knots, becoming southeast in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters smooth.

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

 

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GMZ231-232-070415- Baffin Bay and Upper Laguna Madre-Corpus Christi and Nueces Bays-

 

918 AM CST Thu Mar 6 2025

 

...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION...

 

.REST OF TODAY...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Bay and inland waters choppy.

.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Bay and inland waters choppy.

.FRIDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.

.SATURDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northwest 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...North winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Bay and inland waters choppy to occasionally rough.

.SUNDAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters choppy to occasionally rough.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming northeast 5 to 10 knots after midnight. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.

.MONDAY...Northeast winds around 5 knots, becoming southeast in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters smooth.

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

 

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GMZ255-070415- Coastal waters from Port Aransas to Matagorda Ship Channel out 20 NM-

 

918 AM CST Thu Mar 6 2025

 

...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION...

 

.REST OF TODAY...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: East 5 feet at 6 seconds.

.TONIGHT...South winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 6 feet at 6 seconds.

.FRIDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 6 feet at 7 seconds.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 4 feet at 7 seconds.

.SATURDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northwest in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 4 feet at 6 seconds and northwest 1 foot at 2 seconds.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...North winds 15 to 20 knots, increasing to 20 to 25 knots after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. Wave Detail: North 5 feet at 4 seconds and southeast 3 feet at 7 seconds.

.SUNDAY...North winds 20 to 25 knots, diminishing to 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming northeast 5 to 10 knots after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 feet.

.MONDAY...East winds around 5 knots, becoming southeast in the afternoon. Seas around 2 feet in the morning, then around 2 feet or less.

.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.

 

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GMZ250-070415- Coastal waters from Baffin Bay to Port Aransas out 20 NM-

 

918 AM CST Thu Mar 6 2025

 

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS EVENING...

 

.REST OF TODAY...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: East 5 feet at 6 seconds.

.TONIGHT...South winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Seas 5 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 6 feet at 6 seconds.

.FRIDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 6 feet at 7 seconds.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 4 feet at 7 seconds.

.SATURDAY...Southwest winds around 10 knots, becoming northwest in the afternoon. Seas around 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 6 seconds and north 1 foot at 2 seconds.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...North winds 15 to 20 knots, increasing to 20 to 25 knots after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 6 feet at 6 seconds and southeast 3 feet at 7 seconds.

.SUNDAY...North winds 20 to 25 knots, diminishing to 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming northeast 5 to 10 knots after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 feet.

.MONDAY...Northeast winds around 5 knots, becoming southeast in the afternoon. Seas around 2 feet.

.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.

 

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GMZ270-275-070415- 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-

 

918 AM CST Thu Mar 6 2025

 

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS EVENING...

 

.REST OF TODAY...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 5 feet at 8 seconds and east 4 feet at 5 seconds.

.TONIGHT...South winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 7 feet at 7 seconds.

.FRIDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet. Wave Detail: South 7 feet at 7 seconds.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Seas around 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 4 feet at 7 seconds.

.SATURDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming northwest in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 4 feet at 6 seconds.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...North winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet, building to 6 to 8 feet, occasionally to 10 feet after midnight. Wave Detail: Northwest 4 feet at 4 seconds and southeast 4 feet at 7 seconds, becoming north 7 feet at 6 seconds and southeast 3 feet at 7 seconds.

.SUNDAY...North winds 20 to 25 knots, diminishing to 15 to 20 knots in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 8 feet, occasionally to 10 feet, subsiding to 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet in the afternoon.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet.

.MONDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet.

.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, increasing to 10 to 15 knots after midnight. Seas around 2 feet.