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FZUS54 KCRP 301934
CWFCRP
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR TEXAS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX
234 PM CDT THU APR 30 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.
GMZ200-010830-
234 PM CDT THU APR 30 2026
SYNOPSIS FOR THE MIDDLE TEXAS COASTAL WATERS
A GENTLE TO MODERATE ONSHORE FLOW (BF 3-4) WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT
THROUGH FRIDAY AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT. WINDS WILL INCREASE SLIGHTLY
TO A MORE MODERATE FLOW FRIDAY BEFORE SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST
AND THEN INCREASING TO STRONG TO NEAR GALE (BF 6-7) FRIDAY NIGHT
THROUGH SATURDAY. A GALE WATCH IS IN EFFECT FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH
SATURDAY MORNING. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH TO A MODERATE TO
FRESH (BF 4- 5) SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY BEFORE FURTHER
WEAKENING TO GENTLE TO MODERATE FLOW AND TURNING EAST TO SOUTHEAST.
A MEDIUM TO HIGH (30-70%) CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS CAN
BE EXPECTED FRIDAY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT, THEN DIMINISHING FROM
NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST SATURDAY.
GMZ236-237-010830-
COPANO, ARANSAS, AND REDFISH BAYS-
SAN ANTONIO, MESQUITE, AND ESPIRITU SANTO BAYS-
234 PM CDT THU APR 30 2026
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY
MORNING...
TONIGHT
EAST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. BAY AND INLAND WATERS
SLIGHTLY CHOPPY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS THIS EVENING. A
SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER
MIDNIGHT.
FRIDAY
EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTHEAST 15 TO
20 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. BAY AND INLAND WATERS CHOPPY. A CHANCE
OF THUNDERSTORMS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING, THEN
SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON.
FRIDAY NIGHT
NORTH WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO
35 KNOTS. BAY AND INLAND WATERS CHOPPY TO ROUGH. SHOWERS LIKELY
WITH A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
SATURDAY
NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KNOTS.
BAY AND INLAND WATERS CHOPPY TO OCCASIONALLY ROUGH.
SATURDAY NIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO
20 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. BAY AND
INLAND WATERS SLIGHTLY CHOPPY TO OCCASIONALLY CHOPPY.
SUNDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING EAST IN THE
AFTERNOON. BAY AND INLAND WATERS SMOOTH.
SUNDAY NIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY AND INLAND
WATERS SMOOTH.
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
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 10 TO 15 KNOTS. BAY AND INLAND
WATERS SLIGHTLY CHOPPY TO OCCASIONALLY CHOPPY.
WINDS AND WAVES HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
GMZ231-232-010830-
BAFFIN BAY AND UPPER LAGUNA MADRE-CORPUS CHRISTI AND NUECES BAYS-
234 PM CDT THU APR 30 2026
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY
MORNING...
TONIGHT
EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. BAY AND INLAND WATERS
SLIGHTLY CHOPPY TO OCCASIONALLY CHOPPY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
FRIDAY
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO
25 KNOTS. BAY AND INLAND WATERS SLIGHTLY CHOPPY TO OCCASIONALLY
CHOPPY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
FRIDAY NIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTH
AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS UP TO 35 KNOTS. BAY AND INLAND WATERS
CHOPPY TO ROUGH. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
EVENING, THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SATURDAY
NORTH WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO 15 TO
20 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 35 KNOTS. BAY AND INLAND
WATERS CHOPPY TO ROUGH.
SATURDAY NIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO
20 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. BAY AND
INLAND WATERS SLIGHTLY CHOPPY TO OCCASIONALLY CHOPPY.
SUNDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING EAST IN THE
AFTERNOON. BAY AND INLAND WATERS SMOOTH.
SUNDAY NIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY AND INLAND
WATERS SMOOTH.
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 15 TO 20 KNOTS. BAY AND INLAND
WATERS CHOPPY.
TUESDAY
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTHEAST 15 TO
20 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. BAY AND INLAND WATERS CHOPPY.
TUESDAY NIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. BAY AND INLAND
WATERS CHOPPY.
WINDS AND WAVES HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
GMZ255-010830-
COASTAL WATERS FROM PORT ARANSAS TO MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL OUT
20 NM-
234 PM CDT THU APR 30 2026
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY
MORNING...
TONIGHT
EAST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 3 FEET. WAVE
DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 3 FEET AT 7 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS LATE THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
FRIDAY
EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTHEAST 15 TO
20 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS AROUND 3 FEET. WAVE DETAIL:
SOUTHEAST 3 FEET AT 6 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS.
FRIDAY NIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTH
25 TO 30 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO
8 FEET, BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 11 FEET AFTER
MIDNIGHT. WAVE DETAIL: EAST 5 FEET AT 5 SECONDS, BECOMING NORTH
8 FEET AT 6 SECONDS. SHOWERS LIKELY WITH A CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING, THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SATURDAY
NORTH WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KNOTS.
SEAS 6 TO 9 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 11 FEET, SUBSIDING TO 5 TO
7 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 9 FEET IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL:
NORTH 8 FEET AT 6 SECONDS, BECOMING NORTHEAST 7 FEET AT 7 SECONDS
AND NORTHWEST 2 FEET AT 4 SECONDS.
SATURDAY NIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO
5 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHEAST 5 FEET AT
7 SECONDS AND NORTHWEST 1 FOOT AT 3 SECONDS.
SUNDAY
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. WAVE
DETAIL: EAST 3 FEET AT 7 SECONDS.
SUNDAY NIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.
MONDAY
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 3 FEET.
MONDAY NIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTH
15 TO 20 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO
5 FEET.
TUESDAY
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 5 FEET.
TUESDAY NIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO
4 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 5 FEET.
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
GMZ250-010830-
COASTAL WATERS FROM BAFFIN BAY TO PORT ARANSAS OUT 20 NM-
234 PM CDT THU APR 30 2026
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY
MORNING...
TONIGHT
EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 3 FEET. WAVE
DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 3 FEET AT 7 SECONDS.
FRIDAY
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO
20 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 3 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 3 FEET AT
6 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
MORNING, THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
AFTERNOON.
FRIDAY NIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS 25 TO 30 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTH
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FEET,
BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 13 FEET AFTER MIDNIGHT.
WAVE DETAIL: EAST 5 FEET AT 6 SECONDS, BECOMING NORTH 9 FEET AT
6 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING,
THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SATURDAY
NORTH WINDS 25 TO 30 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO
25 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 TO 11 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO
14 FEET, SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 11 FEET IN THE
AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHEAST 10 FEET AT 8 SECONDS AND NORTH
5 FEET AT 5 SECONDS, BECOMING NORTHEAST 9 FEET AT 8 SECONDS AND
NORTH 4 FEET AT 5 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE
MORNING.
SATURDAY NIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO
25 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO
7 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 9 FEET, SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FEET AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHEAST
6 FEET AT 8 SECONDS AND NORTHWEST 2 FEET AT 4 SECONDS, BECOMING
NORTHEAST 4 FEET AT 7 SECONDS AND NORTHWEST 1 FOOT AT 3 SECONDS.
SUNDAY
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 5 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: EAST 4 FEET AT 7 SECONDS.
SUNDAY NIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 5 FEET.
MONDAY
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 5 FEET.
MONDAY NIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 5 FEET.
TUESDAY
SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 5 FEET.
TUESDAY NIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO
5 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FEET.
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
GMZ270-275-010830-
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-
234 PM CDT THU APR 30 2026
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY
MORNING...
TONIGHT
EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 3 FEET. WAVE
DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 3 FEET AT 7 SECONDS.
FRIDAY
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO
20 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 3 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 3 FEET AT
6 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS IN THE MORNING, THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE
AFTERNOON.
FRIDAY NIGHT
EAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTH 25 TO
30 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO
6 FEET, BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 13 FEET AFTER
MIDNIGHT. WAVE DETAIL: EAST 5 FEET AT 5 SECONDS, BECOMING NORTH
10 FEET AT 7 SECONDS. SHOWERS LIKELY WITH A CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING, THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS WITH A
SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SATURDAY
NORTH WINDS 25 TO 30 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO
25 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 TO 12 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO
15 FEET, SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 10 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 13 FEET IN
THE AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHEAST 11 FEET AT 8 SECONDS AND
NORTH 7 FEET AT 7 SECONDS, BECOMING NORTH 9 FEET AT 7 SECONDS. A
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING.
SATURDAY NIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO
10 TO 15 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO
10 FEET, SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET AFTER
MIDNIGHT. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHEAST 7 FEET AT 8 SECONDS AND
NORTHWEST 3 FEET AT 5 SECONDS, BECOMING NORTHEAST 6 FEET AT
7 SECONDS.
SUNDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, BECOMING EAST 5 TO
10 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO
5 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: EAST 4 FEET AT 7 SECONDS.
SUNDAY NIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 5 FEET.
MONDAY
SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 5 FEET.
MONDAY NIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTH
15 TO 20 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO
5 FEET.
TUESDAY
SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO
15 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO
5 FEET.
TUESDAY NIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO
4 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 5 FEET.
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
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