997  
FZUS54 KCRP 200754  
CWFCRP  
 
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR TEXAS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX  
154 AM CST WED NOV 20 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.  
 
 
GMZ200-202045-  
154 AM CST WED NOV 20 2024  
   
SYNOPSIS FOR THE MIDDLE TEXAS COASTAL WATERS
 
 
STRONG NORTHERLY FLOW WILL DEVELOP EARLY THIS MORNING AS  
REINFORCING HIGH PRESSURE SURGES INTO THE AREA. STRONG WINDS WILL  
PERSIST INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT  
THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. WINDS WILL SUBSIDE THURSDAY AND WILL  
BECOME LIGHT AND VARIABLE FRIDAY THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY BEFORE  
ONSHORE FLOW GRADUALLY INCREASES LATE SATURDAY INTO SUNDAY.  
MODERATE SOUTH TO SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED AS WE HEAD INTO  
NEXT WEEK.  
 

 
 
GMZ236-237-202045-  
COPANO, ARANSAS, AND REDFISH BAYS-  
SAN ANTONIO, MESQUITE, AND ESPIRITU SANTO BAYS-  
154 AM CST WED NOV 20 2024  
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM CST THIS MORNING  
THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...  
   
TODAY
 
NORTH WINDS 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KNOTS. BAY AND  
INLAND WATERS CHOPPY TO OCCASIONALLY ROUGH.    
TONIGHT
 
NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. BAY AND INLAND WATERS  
SLIGHTLY CHOPPY TO OCCASIONALLY CHOPPY.    
THURSDAY
 
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING EAST IN THE  
AFTERNOON. BAY AND INLAND WATERS SMOOTH.    
THURSDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS, BECOMING WEST AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. BAY AND INLAND WATERS SMOOTH.    
FRIDAY
 
NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTHEAST IN THE  
AFTERNOON. BAY AND INLAND WATERS SMOOTH.    
FRIDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS. BAY AND INLAND  
WATERS SMOOTH.    
SATURDAY
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY AND INLAND WATERS  
SMOOTH.    
SATURDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. BAY AND INLAND  
WATERS SLIGHTLY CHOPPY TO OCCASIONALLY CHOPPY.    
SUNDAY
 
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. BAY AND INLAND WATERS  
SLIGHTLY CHOPPY TO OCCASIONALLY CHOPPY.    
SUNDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. BAY AND INLAND WATERS  
SLIGHTLY CHOPPY TO OCCASIONALLY CHOPPY.  
 

 
 
GMZ231-232-202045-  
BAFFIN BAY AND UPPER LAGUNA MADRE-CORPUS CHRISTI AND NUECES BAYS-  
154 AM CST WED NOV 20 2024  
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM CST THIS MORNING  
THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...  
   
TODAY
 
NORTH WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO 15 TO  
20 KNOTS THIS AFTERNOON. BAY AND INLAND WATERS CHOPPY TO ROUGH.    
TONIGHT
 
NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. BAY AND INLAND WATERS  
SLIGHTLY CHOPPY TO OCCASIONALLY CHOPPY.    
THURSDAY
 
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING EAST IN THE  
AFTERNOON. BAY AND INLAND WATERS SMOOTH.    
THURSDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS, BECOMING WEST  
AFTER MIDNIGHT. BAY AND INLAND WATERS SMOOTH.    
FRIDAY
 
NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS, BECOMING EAST IN THE  
AFTERNOON. BAY AND INLAND WATERS SMOOTH.    
FRIDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY AND INLAND  
WATERS SMOOTH.    
SATURDAY
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, INCREASING TO 10 TO  
15 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. BAY AND INLAND WATERS SLIGHTLY CHOPPY  
TO OCCASIONALLY CHOPPY.    
SATURDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. BAY AND INLAND  
WATERS SLIGHTLY CHOPPY TO OCCASIONALLY CHOPPY.    
SUNDAY
 
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, INCREASING TO 15 TO  
20 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. BAY AND INLAND WATERS CHOPPY.    
SUNDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. BAY AND INLAND WATERS  
CHOPPY.  
 

 
 
GMZ255-202045-  
COASTAL WATERS FROM PORT ARANSAS TO MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL OUT  
20 NM-  
154 AM CST WED NOV 20 2024  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING
 
 
   
TODAY
 
NORTH WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO 15 TO  
20 KNOTS LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 9 FEET. WAVE  
DETAIL: NORTHEAST 7 FEET AT 8 SECONDS AND NORTHEAST 4 FEET AT  
4 SECONDS.    
TONIGHT
 
NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET,  
OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET, SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO  
5 FEET AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHEAST 5 FEET AT  
7 SECONDS, BECOMING NORTHEAST 4 FEET AT 7 SECONDS.    
THURSDAY
 
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO  
10 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. WAVE DETAIL:  
NORTHEAST 3 FEET AT 7 SECONDS.    
THURSDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS, BECOMING WEST  
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: EAST 2 FEET AT  
6 SECONDS.    
FRIDAY
 
NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTHEAST IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: EAST 2 FEET AT  
7 SECONDS.    
FRIDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET  
OR LESS. WAVE DETAIL: EAST 1 FOOT AT 6 SECONDS.    
SATURDAY
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET OR  
LESS, THEN AROUND 2 FEET IN THE AFTERNOON.    
SATURDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, INCREASING TO 15 TO  
20 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET, BUILDING TO 3 TO  
5 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FEET AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
SUNDAY
 
SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 5 FEET,  
OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FEET.    
SUNDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET,  
OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET.  
 

 
 
GMZ250-202045-  
COASTAL WATERS FROM BAFFIN BAY TO PORT ARANSAS OUT 20 NM-  
154 AM CST WED NOV 20 2024  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING
 
 
   
TODAY
 
NORTH WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KNOTS.  
SEAS 5 TO 8 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 10 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHEAST  
8 FEET AT 8 SECONDS AND NORTHEAST 5 FEET AT 5 SECONDS.    
TONIGHT
 
NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTHEAST 10 TO  
15 KNOTS 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: NORTHEAST 6 FEET AT 8 SECONDS, BECOMING  
NORTHEAST 5 FEET AT 7 SECONDS.    
THURSDAY
 
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO  
10 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO  
5 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHEAST 3 FEET AT 7 SECONDS.    
THURSDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS, BECOMING  
SOUTHWEST AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: EAST  
2 FEET AT 7 SECONDS.    
FRIDAY
 
NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTHEAST IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: EAST 2 FEET AT  
7 SECONDS.    
FRIDAY NIGHT
 
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTHEAST  
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: EAST 2 FEET AT  
6 SECONDS AND SOUTHEAST 1 FOOT AT 3 SECONDS.    
SATURDAY
 
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTHEAST 10 TO  
15 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET.    
SATURDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET,  
OCCASIONALLY TO 5 FEET, BUILDING TO 4 TO 5 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO  
6 FEET AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
SUNDAY
 
SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 5 FEET,  
OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FEET.    
SUNDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTH WINDS AROUND 20 KNOTS. SEAS 5 TO 6 FEET,  
OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET.  
 

 
 
GMZ270-275-202045-  
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-  
154 AM CST WED NOV 20 2024  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING
 
 
   
TODAY
 
NORTH WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KNOTS.  
SEAS 6 TO 9 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 11 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHEAST  
9 FEET AT 7 SECONDS AND NORTH 5 FEET AT 4 SECONDS.    
TONIGHT
 
NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO  
25 KNOTS. SEAS 5 TO 8 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 10 FEET, SUBSIDING TO  
4 TO 5 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FEET AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVE DETAIL:  
NORTHEAST 7 FEET AT 7 SECONDS, BECOMING NORTHEAST 5 FEET AT  
7 SECONDS.    
THURSDAY
 
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO  
20 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS  
2 TO 4 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 5 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHEAST  
4 FEET AT 7 SECONDS.    
THURSDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS, BECOMING WEST  
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: EAST 3 FEET AT  
7 SECONDS.    
FRIDAY
 
NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET. WAVE  
DETAIL: EAST 2 FEET AT 7 SECONDS.    
FRIDAY NIGHT
 
EAST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTHEAST  
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: EAST 2 FEET AT  
6 SECONDS AND EAST 1 FOOT AT 3 SECONDS.    
SATURDAY
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET.    
SATURDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET,  
BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FEET AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
SUNDAY
 
SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 5 FEET,  
OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FEET.    
SUNDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 5 TO 6 FEET,  
OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET.  
 

 
 
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