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FZUS54 KCRP 180500
CWFCRP
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR TEXAS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX
1200 AM CDT THU SEP 18 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.
GMZ200-181715-
1200 AM CDT THU SEP 18 2025
SYNOPSIS FOR THE MIDDLE TEXAS COASTAL WATERS
A GENTLE TO MODERATE (BF 3-4) EAST TO SOUTHEASTERLY BREEZE WILL
PERSIST THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK. THERE WILL BE A LOW TO MEDIUM
CHANCE (30-60%) OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THE WEEK INTO
THE WEEKEND, WITH SLIGHTLY HIGHER CHANCES NEXT WEEK (60-70%).
GMZ236-237-181715-
COPANO, ARANSAS, AND REDFISH BAYS-
SAN ANTONIO, MESQUITE, AND ESPIRITU SANTO BAYS-
1200 AM CDT THU SEP 18 2025
TODAY
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTHEAST LATE. BAY
AND INLAND WATERS SMOOTH.
TONIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY AND INLAND WATERS
SMOOTH.
THURSDAY
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, INCREASING TO 10 TO
15 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. BAY AND INLAND WATERS SLIGHTLY CHOPPY
TO OCCASIONALLY CHOPPY.
THURSDAY NIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO
5 TO 10 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. BAY AND INLAND WATERS SLIGHTLY
CHOPPY TO OCCASIONALLY CHOPPY.
FRIDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 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
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY AND INLAND WATERS
SMOOTH. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
SATURDAY NIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY AND INLAND
WATERS SMOOTH. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER
MIDNIGHT.
SUNDAY
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, INCREASING TO 10 TO
15 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. BAY AND INLAND WATERS SLIGHTLY CHOPPY
TO OCCASIONALLY CHOPPY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
SUNDAY NIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. BAY AND INLAND
WATERS SLIGHTLY CHOPPY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
WINDS AND WAVES HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
GMZ231-232-181715-
BAFFIN BAY AND UPPER LAGUNA MADRE-CORPUS CHRISTI AND NUECES BAYS-
1200 AM CDT THU SEP 18 2025
TODAY
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KNOTS
WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KNOTS THIS AFTERNOON. BAY AND INLAND WATERS
SLIGHTLY CHOPPY TO OCCASIONALLY CHOPPY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS THIS
MORNING. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS THIS AFTERNOON.
TONIGHT
EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KNOTS,
BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 10 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. BAY AND INLAND
WATERS SLIGHTLY CHOPPY TO OCCASIONALLY CHOPPY.
THURSDAY
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, INCREASING TO 10 TO
15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. BAY AND
INLAND WATERS SLIGHTLY CHOPPY TO OCCASIONALLY CHOPPY.
THURSDAY NIGHT
EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO
20 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 10 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. BAY
AND INLAND WATERS SLIGHTLY CHOPPY TO OCCASIONALLY CHOPPY.
FRIDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING EAST 10 TO
15 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. BAY AND INLAND WATERS SLIGHTLY CHOPPY
TO OCCASIONALLY CHOPPY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
FRIDAY NIGHT
EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTHEAST
5 TO 10 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. BAY AND INLAND WATERS SLIGHTLY
CHOPPY TO OCCASIONALLY CHOPPY.
SATURDAY
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, INCREASING TO 10 TO
15 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. BAY AND INLAND WATERS SLIGHTLY CHOPPY
TO OCCASIONALLY CHOPPY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
SATURDAY NIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO
5 TO 10 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. BAY AND INLAND WATERS SLIGHTLY
CHOPPY TO OCCASIONALLY CHOPPY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER
MIDNIGHT.
SUNDAY
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, INCREASING TO 10 TO
15 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. BAY AND INLAND WATERS SLIGHTLY CHOPPY
TO OCCASIONALLY CHOPPY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. A CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
SUNDAY NIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. BAY AND INLAND
WATERS SLIGHTLY CHOPPY TO OCCASIONALLY CHOPPY. A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
WINDS AND WAVES HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
GMZ255-181715-
COASTAL WATERS FROM PORT ARANSAS TO MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL OUT
20 NM-
1200 AM CDT THU SEP 18 2025
TODAY
EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 3 FEET. WAVE
DETAIL: EAST 3 FEET AT 6 SECONDS.
TONIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 3 FEET.
WAVE DETAIL: EAST 3 FEET AT 6 SECONDS.
THURSDAY
EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. WAVE
DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 3 FEET AT 6 SECONDS.
THURSDAY NIGHT
EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO
10 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: EAST
3 FEET AT 6 SECONDS.
FRIDAY
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KNOTS
IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: EAST 2 FEET AT
5 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
FRIDAY NIGHT
EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTHEAST
5 TO 10 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: EAST
3 FEET AT 5 SECONDS.
SATURDAY
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, INCREASING TO 10 TO
15 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET. A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS.
SATURDAY NIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND
2 FEET. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER
MIDNIGHT.
SUNDAY
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET. A
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. SHOWERS LIKELY, MAINLY IN THE MORNING.
SUNDAY NIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.
A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
GMZ250-181715-
COASTAL WATERS FROM BAFFIN BAY TO PORT ARANSAS OUT 20 NM-
1200 AM CDT THU SEP 18 2025
TODAY
EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 3 FEET. WAVE
DETAIL: EAST 3 FEET AT 6 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON.
TONIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 3 FEET.
WAVE DETAIL: EAST 3 FEET AT 6 SECONDS.
THURSDAY
EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. WAVE
DETAIL: EAST 3 FEET AT 6 SECONDS.
THURSDAY NIGHT
EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTHEAST
5 TO 10 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: EAST
3 FEET AT 6 SECONDS.
FRIDAY
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET. WAVE
DETAIL: EAST 2 FEET AT 5 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
FRIDAY NIGHT
EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTHEAST
5 TO 10 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET. WAVE DETAIL:
EAST 2 FEET AT 5 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SATURDAY
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET. A
CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
SATURDAY NIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO
3 FEET. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SUNDAY
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, INCREASING TO 10 TO
15 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET. A CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS. SHOWERS LIKELY, MAINLY IN THE MORNING.
SUNDAY NIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.
A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
GMZ270-275-181715-
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-
1200 AM CDT THU SEP 18 2025
TODAY
EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 5 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: EAST 4 FEET AT 6 SECONDS. A
SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS EARLY THIS MORNING. A SLIGHT
CHANCE OF SHOWERS UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS EARLY THIS AFTERNOON.
TONIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 3 FEET.
WAVE DETAIL: EAST 3 FEET AT 6 SECONDS.
THURSDAY
EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 3 FEET. WAVE
DETAIL: EAST 3 FEET AT 6 SECONDS.
THURSDAY NIGHT
EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO
10 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: EAST
3 FEET AT 5 SECONDS.
FRIDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET. WAVE
DETAIL: EAST 2 FEET AT 5 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN
THE MORNING, THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
FRIDAY NIGHT
EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTHEAST
5 TO 10 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET. WAVE DETAIL:
EAST 2 FEET AT 5 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SATURDAY
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET. A
CHANCE OF SHOWERS. A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
SATURDAY NIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND
2 FEET. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE EVENING, THEN SHOWERS LIKELY
WITH A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SUNDAY
SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET. A
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. SHOWERS LIKELY, MAINLY IN THE MORNING.
SUNDAY NIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.
A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE EVENING, THEN SHOWERS LIKELY AFTER
MIDNIGHT.
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
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