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FZUS54 KCRP 010657
CWFCRP
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR TEXAS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX
157 AM CDT FRI MAY 1 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.
GMZ200-011915-
157 AM CDT FRI MAY 1 2026
SYNOPSIS FOR THE MIDDLE TEXAS COASTAL WATERS
A GENTLE TO MODERATE ONSHORE FLOW (BF 3-4) AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT
WILL INCREASE SLIGHTLY TO A MORE MODERATE FLOW THROUGH TODAY BEFORE
SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST AND THEN INCREASING TO STRONG TO NEAR GALE
(BF 6-7) TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY. A GALE WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT
THIS 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. MEDIUM TO HIGH (30-70%) CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS TODAY AND TONIGHT WILL DIMINISH FROM NORTHWEST TO
SOUTHEAST SATURDAY.
GMZ236-237-011915-
COPANO, ARANSAS, AND REDFISH BAYS-
SAN ANTONIO, MESQUITE, AND ESPIRITU SANTO BAYS-
157 AM CDT FRI MAY 1 2026
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THIS EVENING
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY
MORNING...
TODAY
EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTHEAST WITH GUSTS
UP TO 20 KNOTS THIS AFTERNOON. BAY AND INLAND WATERS SLIGHTLY
CHOPPY TO OCCASIONALLY CHOPPY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. A SLIGHT
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS EARLY THIS MORNING, THEN A CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS LATE THIS MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
TONIGHT
NORTH WINDS 20 TO 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KNOTS.
BAY AND INLAND WATERS CHOPPY TO ROUGH. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
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
NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO
20 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTHEAST 5 TO 10 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. BAY
AND INLAND WATERS SLIGHTLY CHOPPY TO OCCASIONALLY CHOPPY.
SUNDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 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
SOUTH 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.
GMZ231-232-011915-
BAFFIN BAY AND UPPER LAGUNA MADRE-CORPUS CHRISTI AND NUECES BAYS-
157 AM CDT FRI MAY 1 2026
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THIS EVENING
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY
MORNING...
TODAY
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO
20 KNOTS, INCREASING TO AROUND 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KNOTS
LATE. BAY AND INLAND WATERS CHOPPY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. A SLIGHT
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS EARLY THIS MORNING, THEN A CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS LATE THIS MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
TONIGHT
NORTH WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KNOTS.
BAY AND INLAND WATERS CHOPPY TO ROUGH. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
SATURDAY
NORTH WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO 15 TO
20 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. 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
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTHEAST 15 TO
20 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. BAY AND INLAND WATERS CHOPPY.
MONDAY NIGHT
SOUTH 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.
GMZ255-011915-
COASTAL WATERS FROM PORT ARANSAS TO MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL OUT
20 NM-
157 AM CDT FRI MAY 1 2026
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THIS EVENING
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY
MORNING...
TODAY
EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTHEAST WITH GUSTS
UP TO 20 KNOTS EARLY THIS AFTERNOON, THEN INCREASING TO AROUND 20
KNOTS LATE. SEAS AROUND 3 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 3 FEET AT
6 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS
EARLY THIS MORNING, THEN A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS LATE THIS
MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
TONIGHT
NORTH WINDS 25 TO 35 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FEET, BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 9
FEET AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHEAST 5 FEET AT 5 SECONDS,
BECOMING NORTHEAST 7 FEET AT 7 SECONDS. SHOWERS LIKELY WITH A
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
SATURDAY
NORTH WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KNOTS.
SEAS 5 TO 8 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 10 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHEAST
8 FEET AT 7 SECONDS AND NORTH 3 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 NORTH 2 FEET AT 3 SECONDS.
SUNDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING EAST IN THE
AFTERNOON. 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.
WAVE DETAIL: EAST 3 FEET AT 7 SECONDS.
MONDAY
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 3 FEET.
MONDAY NIGHT
SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. 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
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 5 FEET.
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
GMZ250-011915-
COASTAL WATERS FROM BAFFIN BAY TO PORT ARANSAS OUT 20 NM-
157 AM CDT FRI MAY 1 2026
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THIS EVENING
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY
MORNING...
TODAY
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KNOTS
EARLY THIS AFTERNOON, THEN INCREASING TO AROUND 20 KNOTS LATE.
SEAS AROUND 3 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 3 FEET AT 6 SECONDS. A
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
TONIGHT
NORTH WINDS 25 TO 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KNOTS.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 5 FEET, BUILDING TO 6 TO
9 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 11 FEET AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVE DETAIL: EAST
4 FEET AT 5 SECONDS, BECOMING NORTHEAST 9 FEET AT 7 SECONDS AND
NORTH 4 FEET AT 4 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
IN THE EVENING.
SATURDAY
NORTH WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KNOTS.
SEAS 7 TO 10 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 13 FEET. WAVE DETAIL:
NORTHEAST 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 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.
SUNDAY
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 3 FEET. WAVE
DETAIL: EAST 3 FEET AT 7 SECONDS.
SUNDAY NIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO
4 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 5 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: EAST 3 FEET AT
7 SECONDS.
MONDAY
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 5 FEET.
MONDAY NIGHT
SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FEET.
TUESDAY
SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 5 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 6 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.
GMZ270-275-011915-
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-
157 AM CDT FRI MAY 1 2026
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THIS EVENING
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY
MORNING...
TODAY
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 3 FEET. WAVE
DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 3 FEET AT 6 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY THIS MORNING,
THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATE THIS MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
TONIGHT
NORTH WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS, INCREASING TO 25 TO
35 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 5
FEET, BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 11 FEET AFTER
MIDNIGHT. WAVE DETAIL: EAST 4 FEET AT 5 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 9 TO 11 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO
14 FEET, SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 10 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 13 FEET IN
THE AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: NORTH 10 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 5 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
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTHEAST
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 5 FEET. WAVE
DETAIL: EAST 4 FEET AT 7 SECONDS.
MONDAY
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 5 FEET.
MONDAY NIGHT
SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FEET.
TUESDAY
SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FEET.
TUESDAY NIGHT
SOUTH WINDS AROUND 15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 5 FEET.
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
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