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FZUS54 KCRP 210255  
CWFCRP  
 
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR TEXAS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX  
855 PM 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.  
 
 
GMZ200-211515-  
855 PM CST FRI DEC 20 2024  
   
SYNOPSIS FOR THE MIDDLE TEXAS COASTAL WATERS  
 
WEAK TO MODERATE NORTHEAST FLOW IS EXPECTED THROUGH SATURDAY,  
BECOMING EAST SATURDAY NIGHT AND SOUTHEAST SUNDAY. THE FLOW IS  
FORECAST TO BRIEFLY BECOME MODERATE MONDAY NIGHT ACROSS THE  
OFFSHORE WATERS. A WEAK FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE COAST EARLY  
WEDNESDAY (CHRISTMAS DAY) AND THEN DISSIPATE. WEAK ONSHORE WINDS  
WILL RETURN WEDNESDAY EVENING AND PERSIST THROUGH THE END OF THE  
WEEK.  
 
 
 
GMZ236-237-211515-  
COPANO, ARANSAS, AND REDFISH BAYS-  
SAN ANTONIO, MESQUITE, AND ESPIRITU SANTO BAYS-  
855 PM CST FRI DEC 20 2024  
   
REST OF TONIGHT  
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY AND INLAND  
WATERS SMOOTH TO 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 5 TO 10 KNOTS. 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. 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.    
WEDNESDAY  
NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTHEAST IN THE  
AFTERNOON. BAY AND INLAND WATERS SMOOTH TO SLIGHTLY CHOPPY.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT  
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY AND INLAND  
WATERS SMOOTH.  
 
WINDS AND WAVES HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.  
 
 
 
GMZ231-232-211515-  
BAFFIN BAY AND UPPER LAGUNA MADRE-CORPUS CHRISTI AND NUECES BAYS-  
855 PM CST FRI DEC 20 2024  
   
REST OF TONIGHT  
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, INCREASING TO  
10 TO 15 KNOTS LATE. BAY AND INLAND WATERS SLIGHTLY CHOPPY TO  
OCCASIONALLY CHOPPY.    
SATURDAY  
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, BECOMING EAST IN THE  
AFTERNOON. BAY AND INLAND WATERS SLIGHTLY CHOPPY TO OCCASIONALLY  
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 AROUND 10 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTHWEST  
AFTER MIDNIGHT. BAY AND INLAND WATERS SMOOTH. A CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS.    
WEDNESDAY  
NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING EAST IN THE  
AFTERNOON. BAY AND INLAND WATERS SMOOTH.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT  
SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. BAY AND  
INLAND WATERS SLIGHTLY CHOPPY.  
 
 
 
GMZ255-211515-  
COASTAL WATERS FROM PORT ARANSAS TO MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL OUT  
20 NM-  
855 PM CST FRI DEC 20 2024  
   
REST OF TONIGHT  
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO  
3 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 5 SECONDS.    
SATURDAY NIGHT  
EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.  
WAVE DETAIL: EAST 3 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 3 TO 4 FEET,  
OCCASIONALLY TO 5 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 3 FEET AT  
5 SECONDS.    
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. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.    
TUESDAY NIGHT  
SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTHWEST  
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS AROUND 3 FEET. A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN  
THE EVENING. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.    
WEDNESDAY  
NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTHEAST IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT  
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO  
3 FEET.  
 
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.  
 
 
 
GMZ250-211515-  
COASTAL WATERS FROM BAFFIN BAY TO PORT ARANSAS OUT 20 NM-  
855 PM CST FRI DEC 20 2024  
   
REST OF TONIGHT  
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND  
3 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHEAST 3 FEET AT 5 SECONDS.    
SATURDAY  
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.  
WAVE DETAIL: NORTHEAST 3 FEET AT 5 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 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.  
WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 3 FEET AT 5 SECONDS.    
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 10 TO 15 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTHWEST  
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS AROUND 3 FEET. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.    
WEDNESDAY  
NORTH WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTHEAST IN  
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT  
EAST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTHEAST  
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.  
 
 
 
GMZ270-275-211515-  
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-  
855 PM CST FRI DEC 20 2024  
   
REST OF TONIGHT  
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO  
4 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 5 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHEAST 3 FEET AT  
5 SECONDS.    
SATURDAY  
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 3 FEET.  
WAVE DETAIL: NORTHEAST 3 FEET AT 5 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 3 FEET AT 5 SECONDS.    
SUNDAY NIGHT  
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO  
20 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 5 FEET. WAVE DETAIL:  
SOUTHEAST 3 FEET AT 5 SECONDS.    
MONDAY  
SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO  
20 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 4 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 5 FEET. WAVE  
DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 3 FEET AT 5 SECONDS.    
MONDAY NIGHT  
SOUTH WINDS AROUND 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO  
20 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 4 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 5 FEET. A CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
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.    
WEDNESDAY  
NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTHEAST  
IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS AROUND 3 FEET.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT  
SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS, BECOMING  
10 TO 15 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS AROUND 3 FEET.  
 
 
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