Coastal Waters Forecast for Texas National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX

 

850 AM CST Fri Mar 7 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.

 

 

GMZ200-080330-

 

850 AM CST Fri Mar 7 2025

 

.SYNOPSIS FOR THE MIDDLE TEXAS COASTAL WATERS...

 

Southerly winds have decreased to weak to moderate levels, however seas remain around 7 feet.

 

Therefore, the Small Craft Advisory remains in effect until Noon when seas are expected to drop below 7 feet.

 

A threat of Fog over the nearshore and bay waters will increase Friday afternoon.

 

A cold front will move through on Saturday bringing strong northerly winds by Saturday night into Sunday.

 

Small Craft Advisories will likely be needed. Light onshore winds return Monday Night and persist through mid-week.

 

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GMZ236-237-080330- Copano, Aransas, and Redfish Bays- San Antonio, Mesquite, and Espiritu Santo Bays-

 

850 AM CST Fri Mar 7 2025

 

.REST OF TODAY...South winds around 10 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy.

.TONIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth. Patchy fog in the evening, then areas of fog after midnight.

.SATURDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northwest in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters smooth to slightly choppy. Patchy fog in the morning.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming north 15 to 20 knots after midnight. 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 with gusts up to 20 knots, diminishing to 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.

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

 

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GMZ231-232-080330- Baffin Bay and Upper Laguna Madre-Corpus Christi and Nueces Bays-

 

850 AM CST Fri Mar 7 2025

 

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

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

.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. Patchy fog in the morning.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots, increasing to 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 30 knots after midnight. 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. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.

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

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

.TUESDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.

.TUESDAY NIGHT...South winds 15 to 20 knots. Bay and inland waters choppy.

 

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GMZ255-080330- Coastal waters from Port Aransas to Matagorda Ship Channel out 20 NM-

 

850 AM CST Fri Mar 7 2025

 

.REST OF TODAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 5 feet at 7 seconds.

.TONIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 4 feet at 7 seconds. Patchy fog.

.SATURDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming west in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 6 seconds. Areas of fog in the morning.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots, becoming north 20 to 25 knots after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet, building to 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet after midnight. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 7 seconds and northwest 2 feet at 3 seconds, becoming north 4 feet at 4 seconds and southeast 3 feet at 7 seconds.

.SUNDAY...North winds 20 to 25 knots, diminishing to around 15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 4 feet at 5 seconds and southeast 2 feet at 7 seconds.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 3 feet at 5 seconds and southeast 2 feet at 7 seconds.

.MONDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east 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.

.TUESDAY...South winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.

.TUESDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet.

 

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GMZ250-080330- Coastal waters from Baffin Bay to Port Aransas out 20 NM-

 

850 AM CST Fri Mar 7 2025

 

.REST OF TODAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 5 feet at 7 seconds.

.TONIGHT...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. Patchy fog.

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

.SATURDAY NIGHT...North winds 15 to 20 knots, increasing to 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots after midnight.  Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet, building to 4 to 6 feet,

occasionally to 8 feet after midnight. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 7 seconds and north 2 feet at 3 seconds, becoming north 5 feet at 5 seconds and southeast 3 feet at 7 seconds.

.SUNDAY...North winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots, diminishing to 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet.

Wave Detail: Northeast 5 feet at 6  seconds and southeast 2 feet at 7 seconds.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 3 feet at 5 seconds and southeast 2 feet at 7 seconds.

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

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

.TUESDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.

.TUESDAY NIGHT...South winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet.

 

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GMZ270-275-080330- 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-

 

850 AM CST Fri Mar 7 2025

 

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY...

 

.REST OF TODAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Gusts up to 25 knots early this morning. Seas 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 6 feet at 7 seconds.

.TONIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 4 feet at 7 seconds. Patchy fog.

.SATURDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots, becoming west 5 to 10 knots in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet.

Wave Detail: Southeast 4 feet at 6 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...North winds 15 to 20 knots, increasing to 20 to 25 knots after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet, building to 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet after midnight.

Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 7 seconds and northwest 1 foot at 2 seconds, becoming north 6 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.

Wave Detail: North 7 feet at 6 seconds and southeast 2 feet at 7 seconds, becoming north 4 feet at 6 seconds and southeast 2 feet at 7 seconds.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...North winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: North 4 feet at 6 seconds and southeast 2 feet at 7 seconds.

.MONDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to around 5 knots 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 2 to 3 feet.

.TUESDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet.

.TUESDAY NIGHT...South winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet.