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FZUS54 KCRP 090533  
CWFCRP  
 
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR TEXAS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX  
1233 AM CDT THU OCT 9 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.  
 
 
GMZ200-091830-  
1233 AM CDT THU OCT 9 2025  
   
SYNOPSIS FOR THE MIDDLE TEXAS COASTAL WATERS  
 
A NORTHEAST WIND WILL STRENGTHEN TO A FRESH TO STRONG (BF 5-6) FLOW  
BY EARLY THURSDAY MORNING AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY, THEN  
WEAKEN TO A MODERATE (BF4) FLOW OVER THE WEEKEND. LOW TO MEDIUM  
(20-50%) CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS THURSDAY. LOW  
RAIN CHANCES OF 5-20% FRIDAY, THEN DRY THE REST OF THE WEEKEND AND  
INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK AS DRIER AIR FILTERS ACROSS THE REGION.  
 
 
 
GMZ236-237-091830-  
COPANO, ARANSAS, AND REDFISH BAYS-  
SAN ANTONIO, MESQUITE, AND ESPIRITU SANTO BAYS-  
1233 AM CDT THU OCT 9 2025  
   
TODAY  
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 15 KNOTS, BECOMING EAST LATE. BAY  
AND INLAND WATERS SLIGHTLY CHOPPY TO OCCASIONALLY CHOPPY. A  
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON.    
TONIGHT  
EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KNOTS.  
BAY AND INLAND WATERS SLIGHTLY CHOPPY TO OCCASIONALLY CHOPPY.    
FRIDAY  
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. BAY AND INLAND WATERS  
SLIGHTLY CHOPPY TO OCCASIONALLY CHOPPY.    
FRIDAY NIGHT  
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY AND INLAND WATERS  
SMOOTH.    
SATURDAY  
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING EAST IN THE  
AFTERNOON. BAY AND INLAND WATERS SMOOTH.    
SATURDAY NIGHT  
SOUTHEAST 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 AROUND 10 KNOTS. BAY AND INLAND  
WATERS SLIGHTLY CHOPPY.    
MONDAY  
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, INCREASING TO 10 TO  
15 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. BAY AND INLAND WATERS SLIGHTLY CHOPPY  
TO OCCASIONALLY CHOPPY.    
MONDAY NIGHT  
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO  
5 TO 10 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. BAY AND INLAND WATERS SLIGHTLY  
CHOPPY TO OCCASIONALLY CHOPPY.  
 
 
 
GMZ231-232-091830-  
BAFFIN BAY AND UPPER LAGUNA MADRE-CORPUS CHRISTI AND NUECES BAYS-  
1233 AM CDT THU OCT 9 2025  
   
..SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION  
 
   
TODAY  
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, INCREASING TO 15 TO  
20 KNOTS THIS AFTERNOON. BAY AND INLAND WATERS CHOPPY TO  
OCCASIONALLY ROUGH. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.    
TONIGHT  
EAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTHEAST 10 TO  
15 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. BAY AND INLAND WATERS CHOPPY TO  
OCCASIONALLY ROUGH.    
FRIDAY  
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO  
20 KNOTS. BAY AND INLAND WATERS CHOPPY.    
FRIDAY NIGHT  
EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO  
10 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. BAY AND INLAND WATERS SLIGHTLY CHOPPY TO  
OCCASIONALLY CHOPPY.    
SATURDAY  
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING EAST IN THE  
AFTERNOON. BAY AND INLAND WATERS SMOOTH.    
SATURDAY NIGHT  
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTHEAST  
AFTER MIDNIGHT. BAY AND INLAND WATERS SMOOTH.    
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.    
SUNDAY NIGHT  
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. BAY AND INLAND  
WATERS SLIGHTLY CHOPPY TO OCCASIONALLY CHOPPY.    
MONDAY  
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, INCREASING TO 10 TO  
15 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. BAY AND INLAND WATERS SLIGHTLY CHOPPY  
TO OCCASIONALLY CHOPPY.    
MONDAY NIGHT  
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO  
5 TO 10 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. BAY AND INLAND WATERS SLIGHTLY  
CHOPPY TO OCCASIONALLY CHOPPY.  
 
 
 
GMZ255-091830-  
COASTAL WATERS FROM PORT ARANSAS TO MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL OUT  
20 NM-  
1233 AM CDT THU OCT 9 2025  
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM CDT EARLY THIS  
MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING...  
   
TODAY  
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO 25  
KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET. WAVE DETAIL:  
EAST 6 FEET AT 6 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS EARLY THIS MORNING, THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS WITH A  
SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS LATE THIS MORNING AND EARLY  
AFTERNOON.    
TONIGHT  
EAST WINDS AROUND 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KNOTS.  
SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: EAST 5 FEET  
AT 6 SECONDS.    
FRIDAY  
NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO  
25 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET. WAVE DETAIL:  
EAST 6 FEET AT 6 SECONDS.    
FRIDAY NIGHT  
EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET,  
OCCASIONALLY TO 5 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: EAST 4 FEET AT 6 SECONDS.    
SATURDAY  
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. WAVE  
DETAIL: EAST 3 FEET AT 6 SECONDS.    
SATURDAY NIGHT  
SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO  
3 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: EAST 3 FEET AT 7 SECONDS.    
SUNDAY  
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.    
SUNDAY NIGHT  
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.   
MONDAY  
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.    
MONDAY NIGHT  
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.  
 
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.  
 
 
 
GMZ250-091830-  
COASTAL WATERS FROM BAFFIN BAY TO PORT ARANSAS OUT 20 NM-  
1233 AM CDT THU OCT 9 2025  
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM CDT EARLY THIS  
MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING...  
   
TODAY  
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 20 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET,  
OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: EAST 5 FEET AT 6 SECONDS. A  
CHANCE OF SHOWERS UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON, THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS LATE.    
TONIGHT  
EAST WINDS AROUND 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KNOTS.  
SEAS 5 TO 6 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: EAST 5 FEET  
AT 7 SECONDS.    
FRIDAY  
NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET,  
OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: EAST 5 FEET AT 7 SECONDS.    
FRIDAY NIGHT  
EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET,  
OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: EAST 4 FEET AT 7 SECONDS.    
SATURDAY  
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 3 FEET.  
WAVE DETAIL: EAST 3 FEET AT 7 SECONDS.    
SATURDAY NIGHT  
EAST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTHEAST  
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS AROUND 3 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: EAST 3 FEET AT  
7 SECONDS.    
SUNDAY  
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, INCREASING TO 10 TO  
15 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS AROUND 3 FEET.    
SUNDAY NIGHT  
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND  
3 FEET.    
MONDAY  
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.    
MONDAY NIGHT  
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.  
 
 
 
GMZ275-091830-  
WATERS FROM PORT ARANSAS TO MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL FROM 20 TO  
60 NM-  
1233 AM CDT THU OCT 9 2025  
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM CDT EARLY THIS  
MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING...  
   
TODAY  
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO 25  
KNOTS. SEAS 5 TO 6 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET. WAVE DETAIL:  
NORTHEAST 6 FEET AT 6 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS  
THIS MORNING. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.    
TONIGHT  
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO 25  
KNOTS. SEAS 5 TO 6 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET. WAVE DETAIL:  
NORTHEAST 6 FEET AT 6 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE  
EVENING.    
FRIDAY  
NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO  
25 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET. WAVE DETAIL:  
NORTHEAST 6 FEET AT 6 SECONDS.    
FRIDAY NIGHT  
EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET,  
OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHEAST 4 FEET AT  
6 SECONDS.    
SATURDAY  
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET,  
OCCASIONALLY TO 5 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: EAST 3 FEET AT 7 SECONDS.    
SATURDAY NIGHT  
EAST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTHEAST  
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 5 FEET. WAVE  
DETAIL: EAST 3 FEET AT 8 SECONDS.    
SUNDAY  
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 3 FEET.    
SUNDAY NIGHT  
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND  
3 FEET.    
MONDAY  
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 3 FEET.    
MONDAY NIGHT  
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND  
3 FEET.  
 
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.  
 
 
 
GMZ270-091830-  
WATERS FROM BAFFIN BAY TO PORT ARANSAS FROM 20 TO 60 NM-  
1233 AM CDT THU OCT 9 2025  
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM CDT EARLY THIS  
MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING...  
   
TODAY  
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 20 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET,  
OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHEAST 6 FEET AT 7  
SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.    
TONIGHT  
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO 25  
KNOTS. SEAS 5 TO 6 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET. WAVE DETAIL:  
NORTHEAST 6 FEET AT 7 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE  
EVENING.    
FRIDAY  
NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO  
25 KNOTS. SEAS 5 TO 6 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET. WAVE DETAIL:  
EAST 6 FEET AT 7 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE  
MORNING.    
FRIDAY NIGHT  
EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET,  
OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHEAST 5 FEET AT  
7 SECONDS.    
SATURDAY  
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET,  
OCCASIONALLY TO 5 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: EAST 4 FEET AT 7 SECONDS.    
SATURDAY NIGHT  
EAST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTHEAST  
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 5 FEET. WAVE  
DETAIL: EAST 4 FEET AT 8 SECONDS.    
SUNDAY  
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET,  
OCCASIONALLY TO 5 FEET.    
SUNDAY NIGHT  
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET,  
OCCASIONALLY TO 5 FEET.    
MONDAY  
SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 3 FEET.    
MONDAY NIGHT  
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND  
3 FEET.  
 
 
 
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