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FZUS54 KCRP 040243
CWFCRP
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR TEXAS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX
843 PM CST WED DEC 3 2025
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.
GMZ200-041515-
843 PM CST WED DEC 3 2025
SYNOPSIS FOR THE MIDDLE TEXAS COASTAL WATERS
A DENSE FOG ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE BAYS AND NEARSHORE
WATERS THROUGH MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. A GENTLE TO MODERATE ONSHORE
BREEZE (BF 3-4) CAN BE EXPECTED TONIGHT ACROSS THE COASTAL WATERS.
ANOTHER COLD FRONT IS FORECAST TO PUSH THROUGH THURSDAY
AFTERNOON, BRINGING ANOTHER WAVE OF FRESH TO STRONG NORTHEASTERLY
FLOW IN ITS WAKE THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. THIS WILL LIKELY WARRANT
A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY. WINDS WEAKEN TO GENTLE TO MODERATE HEADING
INTO THE WEEKEND, WITH THE WIND DIRECTION VARYING. MODERATE RAIN
CHANCES TODAY WILL INCREASE TO MEDIUM TO HIGH, 60-90%, THURSDAY
THROUGH FRIDAY. LOW TO MEDIUM CHANCES LINGER THROUGH SATURDAY
EVENING.
GMZ236-237-041515-
COPANO, ARANSAS, AND REDFISH BAYS-
SAN ANTONIO, MESQUITE, AND ESPIRITU SANTO BAYS-
843 PM CST WED DEC 3 2025
..DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT
TONIGHT
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTHEAST LATE THIS
EVENING, THEN BECOMING WEST AFTER MIDNIGHT, BECOMING NORTHWEST
LATE. BAY AND INLAND WATERS SMOOTH TO SLIGHTLY CHOPPY. AREAS OF
DENSE FOG. A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS THIS EVENING. A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS.
THURSDAY
NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, INCREASING TO 15 TO
20 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. BAY AND INLAND WATERS CHOPPY TO
OCCASIONALLY ROUGH. SHOWERS LIKELY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING, THEN A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN
THE AFTERNOON.
THURSDAY NIGHT
NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO
10 TO 15 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. BAY AND INLAND WATERS CHOPPY TO
OCCASIONALLY ROUGH. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
EVENING. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
FRIDAY
NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO
10 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. BAY AND INLAND WATERS SLIGHTLY CHOPPY
TO OCCASIONALLY CHOPPY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS, MAINLY IN THE
MORNING.
FRIDAY NIGHT
NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY AND INLAND WATERS
SMOOTH TO SLIGHTLY CHOPPY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE
EVENING, THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SATURDAY
NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTHEAST IN THE
AFTERNOON. BAY AND INLAND WATERS SMOOTH TO SLIGHTLY CHOPPY.
SATURDAY NIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS, BECOMING WEST
AFTER MIDNIGHT. BAY AND INLAND WATERS SMOOTH.
SUNDAY
NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. BAY AND INLAND WATERS
SLIGHTLY CHOPPY TO OCCASIONALLY CHOPPY.
SUNDAY NIGHT
NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. BAY AND INLAND WATERS
SLIGHTLY CHOPPY TO OCCASIONALLY CHOPPY.
MONDAY
NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO
10 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. BAY AND INLAND WATERS SLIGHTLY CHOPPY
TO OCCASIONALLY CHOPPY.
MONDAY NIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY AND INLAND
WATERS SMOOTH TO SLIGHTLY CHOPPY.
WINDS AND WAVES HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
GMZ231-232-041515-
BAFFIN BAY AND UPPER LAGUNA MADRE-CORPUS CHRISTI AND NUECES BAYS-
843 PM CST WED DEC 3 2025
..DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT
TONIGHT
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTH AFTER
MIDNIGHT. BAY AND INLAND WATERS SMOOTH. AREAS OF DENSE FOG. A
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY THIS EVENING. A
CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATE THIS EVENING, THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
THURSDAY
NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, INCREASING TO 15 TO
20 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. BAY AND INLAND WATERS CHOPPY TO
OCCASIONALLY ROUGH. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS.
THURSDAY NIGHT
NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO
25 KNOTS. BAY AND INLAND WATERS CHOPPY TO OCCASIONALLY ROUGH. A
SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS.
FRIDAY
NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. BAY AND INLAND WATERS
SLIGHTLY CHOPPY TO OCCASIONALLY CHOPPY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS,
MAINLY IN THE MORNING.
FRIDAY NIGHT
NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY AND INLAND WATERS
SMOOTH TO SLIGHTLY CHOPPY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
SATURDAY
NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTHEAST IN THE
AFTERNOON. BAY AND INLAND WATERS SMOOTH TO SLIGHTLY CHOPPY.
SATURDAY NIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING WEST
AFTER MIDNIGHT. BAY AND INLAND WATERS SMOOTH.
SUNDAY
NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTH IN THE
AFTERNOON. BAY AND INLAND WATERS SLIGHTLY CHOPPY TO OCCASIONALLY
CHOPPY.
SUNDAY NIGHT
NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, INCREASING TO 15 TO
20 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. BAY AND INLAND WATERS CHOPPY TO
OCCASIONALLY ROUGH.
MONDAY
NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. BAY AND INLAND WATERS
SLIGHTLY CHOPPY TO OCCASIONALLY CHOPPY.
MONDAY NIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY AND INLAND
WATERS SMOOTH TO SLIGHTLY CHOPPY.
WINDS AND WAVES HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
GMZ255-041515-
COASTAL WATERS FROM PORT ARANSAS TO MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL OUT
20 NM-
843 PM CST WED DEC 3 2025
..DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT
TONIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTH LATE
THIS EVENING, THEN BECOMING SOUTHWEST AFTER MIDNIGHT, BECOMING
NORTHWEST LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 5 FEET. WAVE
DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 3 FEET AT 6 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS
EARLY THIS EVENING, THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS LATE
THIS EVENING. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. AREAS OF DENSE FOG.
THURSDAY
NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, INCREASING TO 15 TO
20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO
5 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTH 3 FEET AT
4 SECONDS AND SOUTHEAST 3 FEET AT 6 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS
WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING, THEN
SHOWERS LIKELY WITH A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
THURSDAY NIGHT
NORTH WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHEAST 5 FEET AT
5 SECONDS. SHOWERS LIKELY. A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS, MAINLY IN
THE EVENING.
FRIDAY
NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO
15 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO
6 FEET, SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FEET IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL:
NORTH 4 FEET AT 5 SECONDS, BECOMING NORTHEAST 3 FEET AT
4 SECONDS. SHOWERS LIKELY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS
IN THE MORNING, THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
FRIDAY NIGHT
NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. WAVE
DETAIL: EAST 2 FEET AT 6 SECONDS AND NORTHWEST 1 FOOT AT
3 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
SATURDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET.
WAVE DETAIL: EAST 2 FEET AT 5 SECONDS.
SATURDAY NIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING WEST
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET.
SUNDAY
NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET.
SUNDAY NIGHT
NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 5 FEET.
MONDAY
NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO
15 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO
5 FEET.
MONDAY NIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND
2 FEET.
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
GMZ250-041515-
COASTAL WATERS FROM BAFFIN BAY TO PORT ARANSAS OUT 20 NM-
843 PM CST WED DEC 3 2025
..DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT
TONIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTHWEST
LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 3 FEET AT
6 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS EARLY THIS EVENING. A
CHANCE OF SHOWERS. AREAS OF DENSE FOG.
THURSDAY
NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, INCREASING TO 20 TO
25 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO
5 FEET, BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET IN THE
AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 3 FEET AT 6 SECONDS, BECOMING
SOUTHEAST 5 FEET AT 6 SECONDS AND NORTH 4 FEET AT 4 SECONDS. A
CHANCE OF SHOWERS WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
MORNING, THEN SHOWERS LIKELY WITH A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN
THE AFTERNOON.
THURSDAY NIGHT
NORTH WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS. SEAS 5 TO 8 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 10 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTH 6 FEET AT 6 SECONDS.
SHOWERS LIKELY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.
FRIDAY
NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO
15 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO
8 FEET, SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 5 FEET IN THE
AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: NORTH 5 FEET AT 5 SECONDS, BECOMING
NORTHEAST 4 FEET AT 5 SECONDS. SHOWERS LIKELY, MAINLY IN THE
MORNING.
FRIDAY NIGHT
NORTH WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.
WAVE DETAIL: NORTH 3 FEET AT 4 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
SATURDAY
NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET. WAVE
DETAIL: EAST 2 FEET AT 6 SECONDS.
SATURDAY NIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING WEST
10 TO 15 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET.
SUNDAY
NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTH IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.
SUNDAY NIGHT
NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FEET.
MONDAY
NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO
15 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO
6 FEET.
MONDAY NIGHT
EAST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
GMZ275-041515-
WATERS FROM PORT ARANSAS TO MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL FROM 20 TO
60 NM-
843 PM CST WED DEC 3 2025
..SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION
TONIGHT
SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTHWEST 10 TO
15 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO
5 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 4 FEET AT 6 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG. A
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS THIS EVENING. SHOWERS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
THURSDAY
NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTH 15 TO
20 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO
8 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 4 FEET AT 6 SECONDS AND NORTH
3 FEET AT 5 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. SHOWERS.
THURSDAY NIGHT
NORTH WINDS AROUND 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO
25 KNOTS. SEAS 5 TO 6 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET. WAVE DETAIL:
NORTH 6 FEET AT 6 SECONDS. SHOWERS. A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS,
MAINLY IN THE EVENING.
FRIDAY
NORTH 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: NORTH 5 FEET AT 6 SECONDS. SHOWERS WITH A
SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING, THEN SHOWERS
LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON.
FRIDAY NIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.
WAVE DETAIL: NORTHEAST 3 FEET AT 6 SECONDS. SHOWERS LIKELY.
SATURDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.
WAVE DETAIL: EAST 2 FEET AT 5 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
SATURDAY NIGHT
NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING WEST 10 TO
15 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET.
SUNDAY
NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTH IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.
SUNDAY NIGHT
NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FEET.
MONDAY
NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTHEAST 10 TO
15 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO
6 FEET.
MONDAY NIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
GMZ270-041515-
WATERS FROM BAFFIN BAY TO PORT ARANSAS FROM 20 TO 60 NM-
843 PM CST WED DEC 3 2025
TONIGHT
SOUTH WINDS AROUND 15 KNOTS, BECOMING 10 TO 15 KNOTS
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 5 FEET. WAVE
DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 4 FEET AT 6 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG EARLY THIS
EVENING. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT. SHOWERS LIKELY WITH A CHANCE
OF THUNDERSTORMS EARLY THIS EVENING, THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS
WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS LATE THIS EVENING AND
OVERNIGHT.
THURSDAY
WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTH 15 TO
20 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO
5 FEET, BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET IN THE
AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 4 FEET AT 6 SECONDS, BECOMING
NORTH 4 FEET AT 5 SECONDS AND SOUTHEAST 4 FEET AT 6 SECONDS. A
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING, THEN
SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON.
THURSDAY NIGHT
NORTH WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS. SEAS 5 TO 8 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 10 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTH 6 FEET AT 6 SECONDS.
SHOWERS. A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS, MAINLY IN THE EVENING.
FRIDAY
NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO
15 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO
9 FEET, SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FEET IN THE
AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: NORTH 6 FEET AT 6 SECONDS, BECOMING NORTH
4 FEET AT 6 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
MORNING. SHOWERS LIKELY.
FRIDAY NIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.
WAVE DETAIL: NORTHEAST 3 FEET AT 5 SECONDS. SHOWERS LIKELY.
SATURDAY
NORTH WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. WAVE
DETAIL: EAST 2 FEET AT 6 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE
MORNING.
SATURDAY NIGHT
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING WEST AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET.
SUNDAY
NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTH IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.
SUNDAY NIGHT
NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FEET.
MONDAY
NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTHEAST 10 TO
15 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO
6 FEET.
MONDAY NIGHT
EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 5 FEET.
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
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