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FZUS54 KCRP 181856
CWFCRP
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR TEXAS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX
156 PM CDT FRI SEP 18 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.
GMZ200-190715-
156 PM CDT FRI SEP 18 2026
SYNOPSIS FOR THE MIDDLE TEXAS COASTAL WATERS
A GENTLE TO MODERATE (BF3-4) BREEZE IS EXPECTED WITH 3-4 SEAS
(DECREASING TO NEAR 2 FT AFTER SUNDAY). OCCASIONAL PERIODS OF FRESH
(BF 5) BREEZES THROUGH THE UPCOMING MID-WEEK. RAIN CHANCES WILL
REMAIN LOW (10-30%) DAILY.
GMZ236-237-190715-
COPANO, ARANSAS, AND REDFISH BAYS-
SAN ANTONIO, MESQUITE, AND ESPIRITU SANTO BAYS-
156 PM CDT FRI SEP 18 2026
THIS AFTERNOON
EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. BAY AND INLAND
WATERS SLIGHTLY CHOPPY TO OCCASIONALLY CHOPPY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
TONIGHT
EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO
10 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. BAY AND INLAND WATERS SLIGHTLY CHOPPY TO
OCCASIONALLY CHOPPY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SATURDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS, BECOMING EAST IN THE
AFTERNOON. BAY AND INLAND WATERS SMOOTH. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS IN THE MORNING.
SATURDAY NIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY AND INLAND
WATERS SMOOTH.
SUNDAY
SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS, INCREASING TO 5 TO
10 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. BAY AND INLAND WATERS SMOOTH.
SUNDAY NIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY AND INLAND
WATERS SMOOTH.
MONDAY
SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS, INCREASING TO 5 TO
10 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. BAY AND INLAND WATERS SMOOTH.
MONDAY NIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO
AROUND 5 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. BAY AND INLAND WATERS SMOOTH.
TUESDAY
EAST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS, INCREASING TO 5 TO 10 KNOTS
IN THE AFTERNOON. BAY AND INLAND WATERS SMOOTH.
TUESDAY NIGHT
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO AROUND
5 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. BAY AND INLAND WATERS SMOOTH.
GMZ231-232-190715-
BAFFIN BAY AND UPPER LAGUNA MADRE-CORPUS CHRISTI AND NUECES BAYS-
156 PM CDT FRI SEP 18 2026
THIS AFTERNOON
EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. BAY AND INLAND
WATERS SLIGHTLY CHOPPY TO OCCASIONALLY CHOPPY. A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY, THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS LATE.
TONIGHT
EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO
10 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. BAY AND INLAND WATERS SLIGHTLY CHOPPY TO
OCCASIONALLY CHOPPY.
SATURDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS, BECOMING EAST 10 TO
15 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. BAY AND INLAND WATERS SLIGHTLY CHOPPY
TO OCCASIONALLY CHOPPY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE
MORNING.
SATURDAY NIGHT
EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTHEAST
5 TO 10 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. BAY AND INLAND WATERS SLIGHTLY
CHOPPY TO OCCASIONALLY CHOPPY.
SUNDAY
SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS, INCREASING TO 10 TO
15 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. BAY AND INLAND WATERS SLIGHTLY CHOPPY
TO OCCASIONALLY CHOPPY.
SUNDAY NIGHT
SOUTHEAST 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.
MONDAY
SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS, BECOMING EAST 10 TO
15 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. BAY AND INLAND WATERS SLIGHTLY CHOPPY
TO OCCASIONALLY CHOPPY.
MONDAY NIGHT
SOUTHEAST 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 AROUND 5 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, BECOMING SOUTHEAST
5 TO 10 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. BAY AND INLAND WATERS SLIGHTLY
CHOPPY TO OCCASIONALLY CHOPPY.
GMZ255-190715-
COASTAL WATERS FROM PORT ARANSAS TO MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL OUT
20 NM-
156 PM CDT FRI SEP 18 2026
THIS AFTERNOON
EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 5 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: EAST 3 FEET AT 7 SECONDS. A
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY.
TONIGHT
EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO
10 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO
5 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: EAST 3 FEET AT 7 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SATURDAY
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. WAVE
DETAIL: EAST 3 FEET AT 7 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN
THE MORNING.
SATURDAY NIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS, BECOMING 5 TO
10 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: EAST
2 FEET AT 7 SECONDS.
SUNDAY
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET. WAVE
DETAIL: EAST 2 FEET AT 6 SECONDS AND SOUTHEAST 1 FOOT AT
3 SECONDS.
SUNDAY NIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND
2 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 2 FEET AT 5 SECONDS.
MONDAY
SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS, BECOMING EAST IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET.
MONDAY NIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND
2 FEET.
TUESDAY
EAST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS, INCREASING TO 5 TO 10 KNOTS
IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET IN THE MORNING, THEN AROUND
2 FEET OR LESS.
TUESDAY NIGHT
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET.
GMZ250-190715-
COASTAL WATERS FROM BAFFIN BAY TO PORT ARANSAS OUT 20 NM-
156 PM CDT FRI SEP 18 2026
THIS AFTERNOON
EAST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 3 FEET.
WAVE DETAIL: EAST 3 FEET AT 7 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS WITH A
SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS EARLY.
TONIGHT
EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO
10 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS AROUND 3 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: EAST
3 FEET AT 7 SECONDS.
SATURDAY
EAST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS, INCREASING TO 5 TO
10 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: EAST
3 FEET AT 7 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
IN THE MORNING.
SATURDAY NIGHT
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTHEAST
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: EAST 3 FEET AT
7 SECONDS.
SUNDAY
SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS, INCREASING TO 5 TO
10 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: EAST
2 FEET AT 7 SECONDS.
SUNDAY NIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND
2 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: EAST 2 FEET AT 6 SECONDS.
MONDAY
SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS, BECOMING EAST IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET.
MONDAY NIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND
2 FEET.
TUESDAY
EAST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS, INCREASING TO 5 TO 10 KNOTS
IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET.
TUESDAY NIGHT
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET.
GMZ270-275-190715-
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-
156 PM CDT FRI SEP 18 2026
THIS AFTERNOON
EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 4 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 5 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: EAST 4 FEET AT 7 SECONDS. A
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY.
TONIGHT
EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO
10 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO
5 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: EAST 4 FEET AT 7 SECONDS.
SATURDAY
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 3 FEET. WAVE
DETAIL: EAST 3 FEET AT 7 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING.
SATURDAY NIGHT
EAST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTHEAST
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: EAST 3 FEET AT
7 SECONDS.
SUNDAY
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. WAVE
DETAIL: EAST 2 FEET AT 7 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS.
SUNDAY NIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND
2 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: EAST 2 FEET AT 6 SECONDS.
MONDAY
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING EAST IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET.
MONDAY NIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND
2 FEET.
TUESDAY
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET.
TUESDAY NIGHT
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET.
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