235  
FZUS54 KCRP 200843  
CWFCRP  
 
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR TEXAS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX  
243 AM CST FRI DEC 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.  
 
 
GMZ200-202130-  
243 AM CST FRI DEC 20 2024  
   
SYNOPSIS FOR THE MIDDLE TEXAS COASTAL WATERS
 
 
A WEAK TO MODERATE NORTHEAST FLOW CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH  
SATURDAY, BECOMING EAST SATURDAY NIGHT AND SOUTHEAST SUNDAY. THE  
FLOW IS FORECAST TO BRIEFLY BECOME MODERATE MONDAY NIGHT ACROSS  
THE OFFSHORE WATERS. HOWEVER, WINDS WILL GENERALLY BE WEAK TO  
MODERATE THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK. ISOLATED TO SCATTERED  
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS CAN BE EXPECTED MONDAY THROUGH  
WEDNESDAY.  
 

 
 
GMZ236-237-202130-  
COPANO, ARANSAS, AND REDFISH BAYS-  
SAN ANTONIO, MESQUITE, AND ESPIRITU SANTO BAYS-  
243 AM CST FRI DEC 20 2024  
   
TODAY
 
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, INCREASING TO 10 TO  
15 KNOTS THIS AFTERNOON. BAY AND INLAND WATERS SLIGHTLY CHOPPY TO  
OCCASIONALLY CHOPPY.    
TONIGHT
 
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. BAY AND INLAND WATERS  
SLIGHTLY CHOPPY.    
SATURDAY
 
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS, BECOMING EAST IN THE  
AFTERNOON. BAY AND INLAND WATERS SLIGHTLY CHOPPY.    
SATURDAY NIGHT
 
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY AND INLAND WATERS  
SMOOTH.    
SUNDAY
 
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY AND INLAND WATERS SMOOTH.   
SUNDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. BAY AND INLAND  
WATERS SLIGHTLY CHOPPY.    
MONDAY
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. BAY AND INLAND WATERS  
SLIGHTLY CHOPPY.    
MONDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. BAY AND INLAND  
WATERS SLIGHTLY CHOPPY.    
TUESDAY
 
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY AND INLAND WATERS  
SMOOTH.    
TUESDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTHWEST  
AFTER MIDNIGHT. BAY AND INLAND WATERS SMOOTH. A CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.  
 
WINDS AND WAVES HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.  
 

 
 
GMZ231-232-202130-  
BAFFIN BAY AND UPPER LAGUNA MADRE-CORPUS CHRISTI AND NUECES BAYS-  
243 AM CST FRI DEC 20 2024  
   
TODAY
 
NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTHEAST 10 TO  
15 KNOTS LATE THIS MORNING AND AFTERNOON. BAY AND INLAND WATERS  
SLIGHTLY CHOPPY TO OCCASIONALLY CHOPPY.    
TONIGHT
 
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. BAY AND INLAND WATERS  
SLIGHTLY CHOPPY TO OCCASIONALLY CHOPPY.    
SATURDAY
 
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS, BECOMING EAST IN THE  
AFTERNOON. BAY AND INLAND WATERS SLIGHTLY CHOPPY.    
SATURDAY NIGHT
 
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY AND INLAND WATERS  
SMOOTH.    
SUNDAY
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY AND INLAND WATERS  
SMOOTH.    
SUNDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. BAY AND INLAND  
WATERS SLIGHTLY CHOPPY TO OCCASIONALLY CHOPPY.    
MONDAY
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. BAY AND INLAND WATERS  
SLIGHTLY CHOPPY TO OCCASIONALLY CHOPPY.    
MONDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. BAY AND INLAND  
WATERS SLIGHTLY CHOPPY TO OCCASIONALLY CHOPPY.    
TUESDAY
 
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. BAY AND INLAND WATERS  
SLIGHTLY CHOPPY TO OCCASIONALLY CHOPPY.    
TUESDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTHWEST  
5 TO 10 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. BAY AND INLAND WATERS SLIGHTLY  
CHOPPY TO OCCASIONALLY CHOPPY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE  
EVENING.  
 

 
 
GMZ255-202130-  
COASTAL WATERS FROM PORT ARANSAS TO MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL OUT  
20 NM-  
243 AM CST FRI DEC 20 2024  
   
TODAY
 
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. WAVE  
DETAIL: NORTHEAST 3 FEET AT 5 SECONDS.    
TONIGHT
 
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET,  
OCCASIONALLY TO 5 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHEAST 3 FEET AT  
5 SECONDS.    
SATURDAY
 
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.  
WAVE DETAIL: EAST 3 FEET AT 6 SECONDS.    
SATURDAY NIGHT
 
EAST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.  
WAVE DETAIL: EAST 2 FEET AT 5 SECONDS.    
SUNDAY
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET.  
WAVE DETAIL: EAST 2 FEET AT 5 SECONDS.    
SUNDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.  
WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 3 FEET AT 5 SECONDS.    
MONDAY
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 3 FEET.    
MONDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET,  
OCCASIONALLY TO 5 FEET.    
TUESDAY
 
SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET,  
OCCASIONALLY TO 5 FEET.    
TUESDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTHWEST  
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN  
THE EVENING. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.  
 
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.  
 

 
 
GMZ250-202130-  
COASTAL WATERS FROM BAFFIN BAY TO PORT ARANSAS OUT 20 NM-  
243 AM CST FRI DEC 20 2024  
   
TODAY
 
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. WAVE  
DETAIL: NORTHEAST 3 FEET AT 5 SECONDS.    
TONIGHT
 
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET,  
OCCASIONALLY TO 5 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHEAST 4 FEET AT  
6 SECONDS.    
SATURDAY
 
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.  
WAVE DETAIL: NORTHEAST 3 FEET AT 6 SECONDS.    
SATURDAY NIGHT
 
EAST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.  
WAVE DETAIL: EAST 3 FEET AT 6 SECONDS.    
SUNDAY
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. WAVE  
DETAIL: EAST 2 FEET AT 5 SECONDS.    
SUNDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.  
WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 3 FEET AT 5 SECONDS.    
MONDAY
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 3 FEET.    
MONDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET,  
OCCASIONALLY TO 5 FEET.    
TUESDAY
 
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 3 FEET.    
TUESDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTHWEST  
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS AROUND 3 FEET. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.  
 

 
 
GMZ270-275-202130-  
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-  
243 AM CST FRI DEC 20 2024  
   
TODAY
 
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET,  
OCCASIONALLY TO 5 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHEAST 3 FEET AT  
5 SECONDS.    
TONIGHT
 
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO  
20 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 5 FEET. WAVE DETAIL:  
NORTHEAST 4 FEET AT 5 SECONDS.    
SATURDAY
 
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET,  
OCCASIONALLY TO 5 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHEAST 4 FEET AT  
6 SECONDS.    
SATURDAY NIGHT
 
EAST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.  
WAVE DETAIL: EAST 3 FEET AT 5 SECONDS.    
SUNDAY
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. WAVE  
DETAIL: EAST 2 FEET AT 5 SECONDS.    
SUNDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO  
20 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 5 FEET. WAVE DETAIL:  
SOUTHEAST 3 FEET AT 5 SECONDS.    
MONDAY
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET,  
OCCASIONALLY TO 5 FEET.    
MONDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET,  
OCCASIONALLY TO 5 FEET.    
TUESDAY
 
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET,  
OCCASIONALLY TO 5 FEET. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.    
TUESDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTHWEST  
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 5 FEET. A  
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.  
 
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.  
 

 
 
PH/ANM  
 
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