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FZUS54 KCRP 041912
CWFCRP
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR TEXAS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX
212 PM CDT SAT APR 4 2026
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.
GMZ200-050730-
212 PM CDT SAT APR 4 2026
SYNOPSIS FOR THE MIDDLE TEXAS COASTAL WATERS
WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTHEAST TONIGHT AND STRENGTHEN TO FRESH
TO STRONG LEVELS (BF 5-6) INTO SUNDAY MORNING IN THE WAKE OF A
PASSING COLD FRONT. WINDS ARE FORECAST TO RELAX TO MODERATE LEVELS
SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY, WITH THE FLOW SHIFTING ONSHORE TUESDAY
NIGHT AND BECOMING GENTLE. RAIN CHANCES WILL INCREASE TONIGHT
(60-90% CHANCE) THROUGH SUNDAY, BEFORE GRADUALLY DIMINISHING
TO A LOW TO MEDIUM CHANCE (20-50%) MONDAY INTO MONDAY NIGHT.
GMZ236-237-050730-
COPANO, ARANSAS, AND REDFISH BAYS-
SAN ANTONIO, MESQUITE, AND ESPIRITU SANTO BAYS-
212 PM CDT SAT APR 4 2026
...SMALL CRAFT EXERCISE CAUTION CONDITIONS THIS EVENING THROUGH
EARLY SUNDAY MORNING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH
MONDAY MORNING...
TONIGHT
EAST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTHEAST WITH
GUSTS UP TO 20 KNOTS LATE THIS EVENING AND EARLY MORNING, THEN
BECOMING NORTH 15 TO 20 KNOTS LATE. BAY AND INLAND WATERS CHOPPY
TO OCCASIONALLY ROUGH. A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.
SUNDAY
NORTH WINDS AROUND 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KNOTS.
BAY AND INLAND WATERS CHOPPY TO OCCASIONALLY ROUGH. A CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING, THEN SHOWERS
LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON.
SUNDAY NIGHT
NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO
20 KNOTS. BAY AND INLAND WATERS SLIGHTLY CHOPPY TO OCCASIONALLY
CHOPPY. SHOWERS LIKELY, MAINLY IN THE EVENING.
MONDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO
20 KNOTS. BAY AND INLAND WATERS SLIGHTLY CHOPPY TO OCCASIONALLY
CHOPPY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS, MAINLY IN THE MORNING.
MONDAY NIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY AND INLAND
WATERS SMOOTH TO SLIGHTLY CHOPPY.
TUESDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS, BECOMING EAST IN THE
AFTERNOON. BAY AND INLAND WATERS SLIGHTLY CHOPPY.
TUESDAY NIGHT
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY AND INLAND WATERS
SMOOTH.
WEDNESDAY
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY AND INLAND WATERS
SMOOTH.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY AND INLAND
WATERS SMOOTH.
THURSDAY
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 IN THE AFTERNOON.
THURSDAY NIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. BAY AND INLAND
WATERS SLIGHTLY CHOPPY TO OCCASIONALLY CHOPPY. A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS.
WINDS AND WAVES HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
GMZ231-232-050730-
BAFFIN BAY AND UPPER LAGUNA MADRE-CORPUS CHRISTI AND NUECES BAYS-
212 PM CDT SAT APR 4 2026
...SMALL CRAFT EXERCISE CAUTION CONDITIONS THIS EVENING THROUGH
EARLY SUNDAY MORNING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH
MONDAY MORNING...
TONIGHT
EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KNOTS,
BECOMING NORTHEAST WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KNOTS LATE THIS EVENING
AND EARLY MORNING, THEN BECOMING NORTH 15 TO 20 KNOTS LATE. BAY
AND INLAND WATERS CHOPPY TO OCCASIONALLY ROUGH. A CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY THIS EVENING, THEN
SHOWERS LIKELY LATE THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
SUNDAY
NORTH WINDS AROUND 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KNOTS.
BAY AND INLAND WATERS CHOPPY TO OCCASIONALLY ROUGH. A CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING, THEN SHOWERS IN
THE AFTERNOON.
SUNDAY NIGHT
NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO
15 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. BAY AND INLAND WATERS CHOPPY TO
OCCASIONALLY ROUGH. SHOWERS WITH A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
EVENING, THEN SHOWERS LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MONDAY
NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO
15 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. BAY AND INLAND WATERS CHOPPY TO
OCCASIONALLY ROUGH. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS, MAINLY IN THE MORNING.
MONDAY NIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY AND INLAND
WATERS SMOOTH TO SLIGHTLY CHOPPY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
TUESDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, INCREASING TO 10 TO
15 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. BAY AND INLAND WATERS SLIGHTLY CHOPPY
TO OCCASIONALLY CHOPPY.
TUESDAY NIGHT
EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO
10 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. BAY AND INLAND WATERS SLIGHTLY CHOPPY TO
OCCASIONALLY CHOPPY.
WEDNESDAY
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, INCREASING TO 10 TO
15 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. BAY AND INLAND WATERS SLIGHTLY CHOPPY
TO OCCASIONALLY CHOPPY.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTHEAST
5 TO 10 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. BAY AND INLAND WATERS SLIGHTLY
CHOPPY TO OCCASIONALLY CHOPPY.
THURSDAY
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 IN THE AFTERNOON.
THURSDAY 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.
GMZ255-050730-
COASTAL WATERS FROM PORT ARANSAS TO MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL OUT
20 NM-
212 PM CDT SAT APR 4 2026
...SMALL CRAFT EXERCISE CAUTION CONDITIONS THIS EVENING THROUGH
EARLY SUNDAY MORNING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH
MONDAY MORNING...
TONIGHT
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTHEAST LATE THIS
EVENING, THEN INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT,
BECOMING NORTH 15 TO 20 KNOTS LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 5 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: EAST 4 FEET AT 7 SECONDS. A
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY THIS EVENING,
THEN SHOWERS LIKELY WITH A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS LATE THIS
EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
SUNDAY
NORTH WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHEAST 6 FEET AT
7 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE
MORNING, THEN SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON.
SUNDAY NIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHEAST 5 FEET AT
7 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
SHOWERS LIKELY.
MONDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: EAST 5 FEET AT 7 SECONDS. A
CHANCE OF SHOWERS, MAINLY IN THE MORNING.
MONDAY NIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO
4 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 5 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: EAST 4 FEET AT
7 SECONDS.
TUESDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 5 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: EAST 4 FEET AT 7 SECONDS.
TUESDAY NIGHT
EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO
10 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.
WEDNESDAY
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. A CHANCE
OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND
3 FEET.
THURSDAY
SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. A
CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
THURSDAY NIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO
4 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 5 FEET. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
GMZ250-050730-
COASTAL WATERS FROM BAFFIN BAY TO PORT ARANSAS OUT 20 NM-
212 PM CDT SAT APR 4 2026
...SMALL CRAFT EXERCISE CAUTION CONDITIONS THIS EVENING THROUGH
EARLY SUNDAY MORNING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH
MONDAY MORNING...
TONIGHT
EAST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTHEAST LATE
THIS EVENING, THEN BECOMING 10 TO 15 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT,
BECOMING NORTH 15 TO 20 KNOTS LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 5 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 4 FEET AT
7 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS THIS EVENING. A CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS. SHOWERS LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SUNDAY
NORTH WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS. SEAS 5 TO 7 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 9 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTH 6 FEET AT 6 SECONDS. A
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. SHOWERS.
SUNDAY NIGHT
NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO
25 KNOTS. SEAS 5 TO 7 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 9 FEET. WAVE DETAIL:
NORTH 6 FEET AT 6 SECONDS. SHOWERS WITH A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS
IN THE EVENING, THEN SHOWERS LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MONDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 5 TO 7 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 9 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHEAST 6 FEET AT
7 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
MONDAY NIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: EAST 5 FEET AT 7 SECONDS. A
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
TUESDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 5 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: EAST 4 FEET AT 7 SECONDS.
TUESDAY NIGHT
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 3 FEET.
WEDNESDAY
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND
3 FEET.
THURSDAY
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 3 FEET. A
CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
THURSDAY NIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO
4 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 5 FEET. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
GMZ270-275-050730-
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-
212 PM CDT SAT APR 4 2026
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH
MONDAY MORNING...
TONIGHT
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTHEAST AFTER
MIDNIGHT, THEN INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO
20 KNOTS LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 5 FEET. WAVE
DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 4 FEET AT 7 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS THIS
EVENING. A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. SHOWERS LIKELY AFTER
MIDNIGHT.
SUNDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 20 KNOTS, INCREASING TO 20 TO 25
KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET,
BUILDING TO 6 TO 7 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 9 FEET IN THE AFTERNOON.
WAVE DETAIL: NORTHEAST 6 FEET AT 7 SECONDS AND SOUTH 1 FOOT AT 5
SECONDS, BECOMING NORTHEAST 7 FEET AT 7 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS. SHOWERS.
SUNDAY NIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS. SEAS 6 TO 7 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 9 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHEAST 7 FEET AT
7 SECONDS. SHOWERS WITH A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING,
THEN SHOWERS LIKELY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER
MIDNIGHT.
MONDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO
25 KNOTS. SEAS 5 TO 7 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 9 FEET. WAVE DETAIL:
NORTHEAST 7 FEET AT 7 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
MONDAY NIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO
10 TO 15 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO
8 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: EAST 5 FEET AT 7 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS.
TUESDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 5 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: EAST 4 FEET AT 7 SECONDS.
TUESDAY NIGHT
EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO
10 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO
5 FEET. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
WEDNESDAY
EAST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 3 FEET. A
CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
EAST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 5 FEET.
THURSDAY
SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 5 FEET. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
THURSDAY NIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO
4 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 5 FEET. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
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