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FZUS54 KCRP 160733
CWFCRP
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR TEXAS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX
233 AM CDT FRI OCT 16 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.
GMZ200-162015-
233 AM CDT FRI OCT 16 2026
SYNOPSIS FOR THE MIDDLE TEXAS COASTAL WATERS
A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE COASTAL WATERS LATER THIS
MORNING, SHIFTING WINDS TO THE NORTH-NORTHEAST AND INCREASING TO
NEAR GALE FORCE (BF 7) WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE (BF 8). A GALE
WARNING IS IN EFFECT THIS MORNING THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY AFTERNOON.
WINDS WILL RELAX FROM NEARSHORE TO OFFSHORE THROUGH SATURDAY
AFTERNOON. WINDS AND SEAS WILL REMAIN AT ADVISORY LEVELS THROUGH
SATURDAY EVENING. A MODERATE NORTHEAST BREEZE WILL DEVELOP BY
SUNDAY. THERE IS A 30% CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS
THE NEARSHORE WATERS AND UP TO A 70% CHANCE ACROSS THE OFFSHORE
WATERS THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS. RAIN CHANCES WILL END FROM WEST TO
EAST THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
GMZ236-237-162015-
COPANO, ARANSAS, AND REDFISH BAYS-
SAN ANTONIO, MESQUITE, AND ESPIRITU SANTO BAYS-
233 AM CDT FRI OCT 16 2026
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM CDT THIS MORNING THROUGH
SATURDAY MORNING...
REST OF TONIGHT
EAST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTHEAST
AROUND 5 KNOTS LATE. BAY AND INLAND WATERS SMOOTH.
FRIDAY
NORTH WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KNOTS.
BAY AND INLAND WATERS CHOPPY TO ROUGH. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
IN THE MORNING.
FRIDAY NIGHT
NORTH WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO
35 KNOTS. BAY AND INLAND WATERS CHOPPY TO ROUGH.
SATURDAY
NORTH WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KNOTS,
DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KNOTS IN THE
AFTERNOON. BAY AND INLAND WATERS CHOPPY TO ROUGH.
SATURDAY NIGHT
NORTH WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. BAY AND INLAND
WATERS SLIGHTLY CHOPPY.
SUNDAY
NORTH WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KNOTS,
BECOMING NORTHEAST IN THE AFTERNOON. BAY AND INLAND WATERS SMOOTH
TO SLIGHTLY CHOPPY.
SUNDAY NIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY AND INLAND
WATERS SMOOTH TO SLIGHTLY CHOPPY.
MONDAY
NORTHEAST 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
EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO
10 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. BAY AND INLAND WATERS SLIGHTLY CHOPPY TO
OCCASIONALLY CHOPPY.
TUESDAY
EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. BAY AND INLAND WATERS
SLIGHTLY CHOPPY TO OCCASIONALLY CHOPPY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN
THE AFTERNOON.
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.
GMZ231-232-162015-
BAFFIN BAY AND UPPER LAGUNA MADRE-CORPUS CHRISTI AND NUECES BAYS-
233 AM CDT FRI OCT 16 2026
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM CDT THIS MORNING THROUGH
SATURDAY MORNING...
REST OF TONIGHT
EAST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTHEAST
LATE. BAY AND INLAND WATERS SMOOTH TO SLIGHTLY CHOPPY. A SLIGHT
CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
FRIDAY
NORTH WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS, INCREASING TO 25 TO
30 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. BAY AND INLAND WATERS ROUGH TO
OCCASIONALLY VERY ROUGH. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING.
FRIDAY NIGHT
NORTH WINDS 25 TO 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO
40 KNOTS. BAY AND INLAND WATERS ROUGH TO OCCASIONALLY VERY ROUGH.
SATURDAY
NORTH WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KNOTS,
DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KNOTS IN THE
AFTERNOON. BAY AND INLAND WATERS CHOPPY TO ROUGH.
SATURDAY NIGHT
NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. BAY AND INLAND
WATERS SLIGHTLY CHOPPY TO OCCASIONALLY CHOPPY.
SUNDAY
NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTHEAST 5 TO
10 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. BAY AND INLAND WATERS SLIGHTLY CHOPPY
TO OCCASIONALLY CHOPPY.
SUNDAY NIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY AND INLAND
WATERS SMOOTH TO SLIGHTLY CHOPPY.
MONDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. BAY AND INLAND WATERS
SLIGHTLY CHOPPY TO OCCASIONALLY CHOPPY.
MONDAY NIGHT
EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO
10 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. BAY AND INLAND WATERS SLIGHTLY CHOPPY TO
OCCASIONALLY CHOPPY.
TUESDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. BAY AND INLAND WATERS
SLIGHTLY CHOPPY TO OCCASIONALLY CHOPPY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
TUESDAY NIGHT
EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. BAY AND INLAND WATERS
SLIGHTLY CHOPPY TO OCCASIONALLY CHOPPY.
GMZ255-162015-
COASTAL WATERS FROM PORT ARANSAS TO MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL OUT
20 NM-
233 AM CDT FRI OCT 16 2026
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM CDT THIS MORNING THROUGH
SATURDAY AFTERNOON...
REST OF TONIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS, BECOMING EAST
AROUND 5 KNOTS LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST
3 FEET AT 6 SECONDS.
FRIDAY
NORTH WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS, INCREASING TO 25 TO
30 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO
6 FEET, BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 10 FEET IN THE
AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHEAST 4 FEET AT 5 SECONDS AND SOUTH
1 FOOT AT 5 SECONDS, BECOMING NORTHEAST 7 FEET AT 6 SECONDS. A
CHANCE OF SHOWERS WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
MORNING.
FRIDAY NIGHT
NORTH WINDS 25 TO 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO
40 KNOTS. SEAS 7 TO 10 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 13 FEET. WAVE
DETAIL: NORTH 8 FEET AT 6 SECONDS.
SATURDAY
NORTH WINDS 25 TO 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KNOTS,
DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KNOTS IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 9 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 11 FEET, SUBSIDING
TO 5 TO 7 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 9 FEET IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVE
DETAIL: NORTHEAST 8 FEET AT 8 SECONDS AND NORTH 4 FEET AT
5 SECONDS, BECOMING EAST 6 FEET AT 8 SECONDS AND NORTH 3 FEET AT
4 SECONDS.
SATURDAY NIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO
20 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FEET. WAVE DETAIL:
EAST 4 FEET AT 8 SECONDS AND NORTH 2 FEET AT 4 SECONDS.
SUNDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO
15 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO
6 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: EAST 4 FEET AT 7 SECONDS.
SUNDAY NIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.
MONDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 5 FEET.
MONDAY NIGHT
EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FEET.
TUESDAY
EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FEET. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
TUESDAY NIGHT
EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FEET.
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
GMZ250-162015-
COASTAL WATERS FROM BAFFIN BAY TO PORT ARANSAS OUT 20 NM-
233 AM CDT FRI OCT 16 2026
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM CDT THIS MORNING THROUGH
SATURDAY AFTERNOON...
REST OF TONIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS, BECOMING EAST
AROUND 5 KNOTS LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST
3 FEET AT 6 SECONDS.
FRIDAY
NORTH WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KNOTS,
INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 KNOTS IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 5 FEET, BUILDING TO
6 TO 9 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 11 FEET IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVE
DETAIL: EAST 3 FEET AT 5 SECONDS, BECOMING NORTHEAST 8 FEET AT
6 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS, MAINLY IN THE MORNING.
FRIDAY NIGHT
NORTH WINDS AROUND 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO
40 KNOTS. SEAS 9 TO 13 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 17 FEET. WAVE
DETAIL: NORTHEAST 11 FEET AT 8 SECONDS AND NORTH 6 FEET AT
5 SECONDS.
SATURDAY
NORTH WINDS 25 TO 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KNOTS,
DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 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 11 FEET AT 8 SECONDS AND NORTH 4 FEET AT
5 SECONDS, BECOMING NORTHEAST 9 FEET AT 9 SECONDS AND NORTH
3 FEET AT 4 SECONDS.
SATURDAY NIGHT
NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO
20 KNOTS. SEAS 5 TO 7 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 9 FEET, SUBSIDING TO
4 TO 5 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FEET AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVE DETAIL:
NORTHEAST 6 FEET AT 8 SECONDS, BECOMING EAST 4 FEET AT 8 SECONDS
AND NORTHWEST 1 FOOT AT 3 SECONDS.
SUNDAY
NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTHEAST 10 TO
15 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO
6 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: EAST 4 FEET AT 7 SECONDS AND NORTH 3 FEET AT
4 SECONDS.
SUNDAY NIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 5 FEET.
MONDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 5 FEET.
MONDAY NIGHT
EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 4 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 5 FEET.
TUESDAY
EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 5 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FEET. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
TUESDAY NIGHT
EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 5 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FEET.
GMZ270-275-162015-
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-
233 AM CDT FRI OCT 16 2026
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM CDT THIS MORNING THROUGH
SATURDAY AFTERNOON...
REST OF TONIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS, BECOMING EAST
AROUND 5 KNOTS LATE. SEAS AROUND 3 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: EAST 3 FEET
AT 6 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LATE.
FRIDAY
NORTH WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS, INCREASING TO 25 TO
30 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO
5 FEET, BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 11 FEET IN THE
AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHEAST 3 FEET AT 5 SECONDS, BECOMING
NORTHEAST 9 FEET AT 6 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS WITH A SLIGHT
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.
FRIDAY NIGHT
NORTH WINDS AROUND 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO
45 KNOTS. SEAS 10 TO 13 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 17 FEET. WAVE
DETAIL: NORTHEAST 12 FEET AT 8 SECONDS AND NORTH 7 FEET AT
7 SECONDS.
SATURDAY
NORTH WINDS 25 TO 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 KNOTS,
DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KNOTS IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 TO 13 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 17 FEET, SUBSIDING
TO 7 TO 10 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 13 FEET IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVE
DETAIL: NORTH 13 FEET AT 7 SECONDS, BECOMING NORTH 10 FEET AT
7 SECONDS.
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 NORTH
3 FEET AT 5 SECONDS, BECOMING NORTHEAST 5 FEET AT 7 SECONDS.
SUNDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 5 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHEAST 5 FEET AT
7 SECONDS.
SUNDAY NIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO
5 TO 10 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO
6 FEET.
MONDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FEET.
MONDAY NIGHT
EAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO
15 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO
8 FEET. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
TUESDAY
EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
TUESDAY NIGHT
EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET.
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
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