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FZUS54 KCRP 161931
CWFCRP
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR TEXAS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX
231 PM 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.
GMZ200-170815-
231 PM CDT FRI OCT 16 2026
SYNOPSIS FOR THE MIDDLE TEXAS COASTAL WATERS
STRONG NEAR GALE FORCE (BF 7) WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE (BF 8) ARE
EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL RELAX
FROM NEARSHORE TO OFFSHORE THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. WINDS AND SEAS
WILL REMAIN AT ADVISORY LEVELS THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. 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.
GMZ236-237-170815-
COPANO, ARANSAS, AND REDFISH BAYS-
SAN ANTONIO, MESQUITE, AND ESPIRITU SANTO BAYS-
231 PM CDT FRI OCT 16 2026
..GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING
REST OF TODAY
NORTH WINDS AROUND 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO
35 KNOTS. BAY AND INLAND WATERS CHOPPY TO ROUGH.
TONIGHT
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 30 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 10 TO 15 KNOTS. BAY AND INLAND
WATERS SLIGHTLY CHOPPY TO OCCASIONALLY CHOPPY.
SUNDAY
NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 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 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY AND INLAND WATERS
SMOOTH TO SLIGHTLY CHOPPY.
MONDAY NIGHT
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY AND INLAND WATERS
SMOOTH.
TUESDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING EAST 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.
GMZ231-232-170815-
BAFFIN BAY AND UPPER LAGUNA MADRE-CORPUS CHRISTI AND NUECES BAYS-
231 PM CDT FRI OCT 16 2026
..GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING
REST OF TODAY
NORTH WINDS 25 TO 30 KNOTS. BAY AND INLAND
WATERS ROUGH TO OCCASIONALLY VERY ROUGH.
TONIGHT
NORTH WINDS 25 TO 30 KNOTS. BAY AND INLAND WATERS
ROUGH TO OCCASIONALLY VERY ROUGH.
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
NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. BAY AND INLAND
WATERS SLIGHTLY CHOPPY TO OCCASIONALLY CHOPPY.
SUNDAY
NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KNOTS,
BECOMING NORTHEAST 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 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING EAST 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.
GMZ255-170815-
COASTAL WATERS FROM PORT ARANSAS TO MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL OUT
20 NM-
231 PM CDT FRI OCT 16 2026
..GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON
REST OF TODAY
NORTH WINDS 25 TO 30 KNOTS. SEAS 6 TO 9 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 11 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTH 7 FEET AT 6 SECONDS.
TONIGHT
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, 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 4 TO 6 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 8 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.
WAVE DETAIL: EAST 3 FEET AT 6 SECONDS.
MONDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 5 FEET.
MONDAY NIGHT
EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO
10 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO
5 FEET.
TUESDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 5 FEET.
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.
GMZ250-170815-
COASTAL WATERS FROM BAFFIN BAY TO PORT ARANSAS OUT 20 NM-
231 PM CDT FRI OCT 16 2026
..GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON
REST OF TODAY
NORTH WINDS AROUND 30 KNOTS. SEAS 7 TO 10 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 13 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTH 8 FEET AT 6 SECONDS.
TONIGHT
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, 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 11 FEET AT 8 SECONDS AND NORTH
5 FEET AT 5 SECONDS, BECOMING NORTHEAST 8 FEET AT 9 SECONDS AND
NORTH 3 FEET AT 4 SECONDS.
SATURDAY NIGHT
NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTHEAST
15 TO 20 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO
8 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHEAST 5 FEET AT 8 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 2 FEET AT
4 SECONDS.
SUNDAY NIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO
5 TO 10 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO
5 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: EAST 4 FEET AT 7 SECONDS.
MONDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, INCREASING TO 10 TO
15 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO
5 FEET.
MONDAY NIGHT
EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 5 FEET.
TUESDAY
EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 5 FEET.
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.
GMZ270-275-170815-
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-
231 PM CDT FRI OCT 16 2026
..GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON
REST OF TODAY
NORTH WINDS 25 TO 30 KNOTS. SEAS 7 TO 10 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 13 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTH 10 FEET AT 7 SECONDS.
A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS EARLY THIS
AFTERNOON, THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS LATE.
TONIGHT
NORTH WINDS AROUND 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KNOTS.
SEAS 10 TO 13 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 17 FEET. WAVE DETAIL:
NORTHEAST 13 FEET AT 8 SECONDS AND NORTH 7 FEET AT 7 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 9 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 NORTHEAST 10 FEET AT
8 SECONDS AND NORTH 4 FEET AT 5 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. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: EAST 4 FEET AT 8 SECONDS.
MONDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FEET. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MONDAY NIGHT
EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 5 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FEET.
TUESDAY
EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 5 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FEET.
TUESDAY NIGHT
EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 5 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FEET.
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
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