251  
FZUS54 KCRP 210824  
CWFCRP  
 
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR TEXAS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX  
224 AM CST SAT DEC 21 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.  
 
 
GMZ200-212115-  
224 AM CST SAT DEC 21 2024  
   
SYNOPSIS FOR THE MIDDLE TEXAS COASTAL WATERS
 
 
WEAK TO MODERATE NORTHEAST FLOW IS EXPECTED THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON,  
BECOMING EAST TONIGHT AND SOUTHEAST ON SUNDAY. ONSHORE FLOW WILL  
THEN PERSIST THROUGH MID WEEK AT WEAK TO MODERATE LEVELS, BEFORE  
BRIEFLY TURNING OFFSHORE BEHIND A WEAK FRONT ON WEDNESDAY  
(CHRISTMAS DAY). ONSHORE FLOW IS FORECAST TO RESUME BY THURSDAY.  
THERE IS A LOW TO MEDIUM CHANCE FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS  
MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK.  
 

 
 
GMZ236-237-212115-  
COPANO, ARANSAS, AND REDFISH BAYS-  
SAN ANTONIO, MESQUITE, AND ESPIRITU SANTO BAYS-  
224 AM CST SAT DEC 21 2024  
   
TODAY
 
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS, BECOMING EAST LATE. BAY  
AND INLAND WATERS SLIGHTLY CHOPPY.    
TONIGHT
 
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
 
SOUTH 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  
SHOWERS.    
WEDNESDAY
 
NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING EAST IN THE  
AFTERNOON. BAY AND INLAND WATERS SMOOTH.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY AND INLAND  
WATERS SMOOTH.  
 

 
 
GMZ231-232-212115-  
BAFFIN BAY AND UPPER LAGUNA MADRE-CORPUS CHRISTI AND NUECES BAYS-  
224 AM CST SAT DEC 21 2024  
   
TODAY
 
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, BECOMING EAST THIS  
AFTERNOON. BAY AND INLAND WATERS SLIGHTLY CHOPPY TO OCCASIONALLY  
CHOPPY.    
TONIGHT
 
EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO  
10 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. BAY AND INLAND WATERS SLIGHTLY CHOPPY TO  
OCCASIONALLY CHOPPY.    
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
 
SOUTH 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.  
 

 
 
GMZ255-212115-  
COASTAL WATERS FROM PORT ARANSAS TO MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL OUT  
20 NM-  
224 AM CST SAT DEC 21 2024  
   
TODAY
 
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. WAVE  
DETAIL: EAST 3 FEET AT 5 SECONDS.    
TONIGHT
 
EAST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. WAVE  
DETAIL: EAST 3 FEET AT 5 SECONDS.    
SUNDAY
 
EAST 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
 
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 3 FEET. WAVE  
DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 3 FEET AT 5 SECONDS.    
MONDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET,  
OCCASIONALLY TO 5 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 3 FEET AT  
5 SECONDS.    
TUESDAY
 
SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 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 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.  
 

 
 
GMZ250-212115-  
COASTAL WATERS FROM BAFFIN BAY TO PORT ARANSAS OUT 20 NM-  
224 AM CST SAT DEC 21 2024  
   
TODAY
 
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. WAVE  
DETAIL: NORTHEAST 3 FEET AT 5 SECONDS.    
TONIGHT
 
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 6 SECONDS.    
SUNDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.  
WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 3 FEET AT 5 SECONDS.    
MONDAY
 
SOUTH 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. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 3 FEET AT  
6 SECONDS.    
TUESDAY
 
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 3 FEET.    
TUESDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTHWEST  
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.    
WEDNESDAY
 
NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS, BECOMING EAST IN  
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO  
3 FEET.  
 

 
 
GMZ270-275-212115-  
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-  
224 AM CST SAT DEC 21 2024  
   
TODAY
 
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 3 FEET. WAVE  
DETAIL: NORTHEAST 3 FEET AT 6 SECONDS.    
TONIGHT
 
EAST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 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 6 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 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET,  
OCCASIONALLY TO 5 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 3 FEET AT  
5 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.    
MONDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO  
20 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 5 FEET. WAVE DETAIL:  
SOUTHEAST 3 FEET AT 6 SECONDS.    
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 AROUND 3 FEET. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.    
WEDNESDAY
 
NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTHEAST  
IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE  
MORNING.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO  
3 FEET.  
 

 
 
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