508  
FZUS54 KCRP 271809  
CWFCRP  
 
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR TEXAS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX  
1209 PM CST TUE JAN 27 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.  
 
 
GMZ200-280715-  
1209 PM CST TUE JAN 27 2026  
   
SYNOPSIS FOR THE MIDDLE TEXAS COASTAL WATERS  
 
GENTLE TO LIGHT EAST TO NORTHEASTERLY FLOW WILL CONTINUE AS A  
WEAK COLD FRONT PUSHES THROUGH LATE TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY  
BRINGING A MODERATE NORTHERLY WIND FOR WEDNESDAY. WINDS SHIFT  
BACK ONSHORE THURSDAY, BEFORE A MUCH STRONGER COLD FRONT PUSHES  
THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY. STRONG TO NEAR GALE FORCE  
CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY THROUGH SATURDAY. GENTLE TO MODERATE  
EASTERLY FLOW RETURNS EARLY NEXT WEEK. OTHER THAN LOW TO MEDIUM  
RAIN CHANCES THURSDAY INTO THURSDAY NIGHT, NO RAIN CHANCES ARE  
EXPECTED THROUGH THE UPCOMING WEEKEND.  
 
 
 
GMZ236-237-280715-  
COPANO, ARANSAS, AND REDFISH BAYS-  
SAN ANTONIO, MESQUITE, AND ESPIRITU SANTO BAYS-  
1209 PM CST TUE JAN 27 2026  
   
TONIGHT  
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTH AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. BAY AND INLAND WATERS SMOOTH TO SLIGHTLY CHOPPY.    
WEDNESDAY  
NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY AND INLAND WATERS  
SMOOTH TO SLIGHTLY CHOPPY.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT  
EAST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS. BAY AND INLAND  
WATERS SMOOTH.    
THURSDAY  
EAST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTHEAST IN THE  
AFTERNOON. BAY AND INLAND WATERS SMOOTH.    
THURSDAY NIGHT  
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTH  
15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. BAY AND  
INLAND WATERS CHOPPY TO OCCASIONALLY ROUGH. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS IN THE EVENING.    
FRIDAY  
NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KNOTS.  
BAY AND INLAND WATERS CHOPPY TO OCCASIONALLY ROUGH.    
FRIDAY NIGHT  
NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO  
25 KNOTS. BAY AND INLAND WATERS CHOPPY TO OCCASIONALLY ROUGH.    
SATURDAY  
NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO  
15 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. BAY AND INLAND WATERS CHOPPY TO  
OCCASIONALLY ROUGH.    
SATURDAY NIGHT  
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY AND INLAND  
WATERS SMOOTH TO SLIGHTLY CHOPPY.    
SUNDAY  
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING EAST IN THE  
AFTERNOON. BAY AND INLAND WATERS SMOOTH.    
SUNDAY NIGHT  
EAST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS. BAY AND INLAND WATERS  
SMOOTH.  
 
 
 
GMZ231-232-280715-  
BAFFIN BAY AND UPPER LAGUNA MADRE-CORPUS CHRISTI AND NUECES BAYS-  
1209 PM CST TUE JAN 27 2026  
   
TONIGHT  
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTH AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. BAY AND INLAND WATERS SMOOTH TO SLIGHTLY CHOPPY.    
WEDNESDAY  
NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY AND INLAND WATERS  
SMOOTH TO SLIGHTLY CHOPPY.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT  
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY AND INLAND  
WATERS SMOOTH.    
THURSDAY  
SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS. BAY AND INLAND WATERS  
SMOOTH.    
THURSDAY NIGHT  
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTH  
20 TO 25 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. BAY AND INLAND WATERS CHOPPY TO  
ROUGH. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE EVENING.    
FRIDAY  
NORTH WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO 15 TO  
20 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. BAY AND INLAND WATERS CHOPPY TO ROUGH.   
FRIDAY NIGHT  
NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS, INCREASING TO 20 TO  
25 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. BAY AND INLAND WATERS CHOPPY TO ROUGH.    
SATURDAY  
NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTHEAST 10 TO  
15 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. BAY AND INLAND WATERS CHOPPY TO  
OCCASIONALLY ROUGH.    
SATURDAY NIGHT  
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY AND INLAND  
WATERS SMOOTH TO SLIGHTLY CHOPPY.    
SUNDAY  
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING EAST IN THE  
AFTERNOON. BAY AND INLAND WATERS SMOOTH.    
SUNDAY NIGHT  
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY AND INLAND WATERS  
SMOOTH TO SLIGHTLY CHOPPY.  
 
 
 
GMZ255-280715-  
COASTAL WATERS FROM PORT ARANSAS TO MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL OUT  
20 NM-  
1209 PM CST TUE JAN 27 2026  
   
TONIGHT  
EAST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTH AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: EAST 2 FEET AT  
6 SECONDS.    
WEDNESDAY  
NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET. WAVE  
DETAIL: EAST 2 FEET AT 6 SECONDS.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT  
EAST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTHEAST  
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET IN THE EVENING, THEN AROUND  
2 FEET OR LESS. WAVE DETAIL: EAST 1 FOOT AT 6 SECONDS.    
THURSDAY  
SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET.  
WAVE DETAIL: EAST 1 FOOT AT 6 SECONDS.    
THURSDAY NIGHT  
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTH  
20 TO 25 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET, BUILDING TO  
3 TO 5 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FEET AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVE DETAIL:  
SOUTHEAST 2 FEET AT 5 SECONDS, BECOMING NORTH 4 FEET AT 4 SECONDS  
AND SOUTHEAST 2 FEET AT 6 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS, MAINLY IN  
THE EVENING.    
FRIDAY  
NORTH WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KNOTS.  
SEAS 5 TO 7 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 9 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHEAST  
5 FEET AT 5 SECONDS.    
FRIDAY NIGHT  
NORTH WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS, INCREASING TO 25 TO  
30 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO  
11 FEET.    
SATURDAY  
NORTH WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO 15 TO  
20 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 8 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO  
10 FEET, SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET IN THE  
AFTERNOON.    
SATURDAY NIGHT  
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO  
4 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 5 FEET.    
SUNDAY  
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET.    
SUNDAY NIGHT  
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.  
 
 
 
GMZ250-280715-  
COASTAL WATERS FROM BAFFIN BAY TO PORT ARANSAS OUT 20 NM-  
1209 PM CST TUE JAN 27 2026  
   
TONIGHT  
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTH LATE.  
SEAS AROUND 2 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHEAST 2 FEET AT 6 SECONDS.    
WEDNESDAY  
NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTHEAST 5 TO  
10 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. WAVE DETAIL:  
NORTHEAST 2 FEET AT 4 SECONDS AND EAST 2 FEET AT 7 SECONDS.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT  
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTHEAST  
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: EAST 2 FEET AT  
6 SECONDS.    
THURSDAY  
SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET.  
WAVE DETAIL: EAST 2 FEET AT 7 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS  
IN THE AFTERNOON.    
THURSDAY NIGHT  
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTH  
20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS  
AROUND 2 FEET, BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FEET  
AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 2 FEET AT 6 SECONDS,  
BECOMING NORTHEAST 5 FEET AT 5 SECONDS AND SOUTHEAST 2 FEET AT  
6 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS, MAINLY IN THE EVENING.    
FRIDAY  
NORTH WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KNOTS.  
SEAS 7 TO 10 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 13 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTH  
7 FEET AT 6 SECONDS.    
FRIDAY NIGHT  
NORTH WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS, INCREASING TO 25 TO  
30 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO  
14 FEET.    
SATURDAY  
NORTH WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO 15 TO  
20 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 TO 10 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO  
13 FEET, SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 10 FEET IN THE  
AFTERNOON.    
SATURDAY NIGHT  
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO  
5 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FEET.    
SUNDAY  
EAST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.    
SUNDAY NIGHT  
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.  
 
 
 
GMZ270-275-280715-  
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-  
1209 PM CST TUE JAN 27 2026  
   
TONIGHT  
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTH LATE.  
SEAS AROUND 2 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: EAST 2 FEET AT 7 SECONDS.    
WEDNESDAY  
NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. WAVE  
DETAIL: NORTHEAST 2 FEET AT 5 SECONDS.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT  
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING  
SOUTHEAST AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: EAST  
2 FEET AT 6 SECONDS AND NORTHWEST 1 FOOT AT 3 SECONDS.    
THURSDAY  
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. WAVE  
DETAIL: EAST 2 FEET AT 7 SECONDS AND SOUTHEAST 1 FOOT AT  
3 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.    
THURSDAY NIGHT  
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTH  
20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS  
2 TO 3 FEET, BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FEET  
AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 2 FEET AT 6 SECONDS,  
BECOMING NORTH 5 FEET AT 4 SECONDS AND SOUTHEAST 2 FEET AT  
6 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.    
FRIDAY  
NORTH WINDS AROUND 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KNOTS.  
SEAS 6 TO 9 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 11 FEET, BUILDING TO 8 TO  
10 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 13 FEET IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL:  
NORTH 8 FEET AT 7 SECONDS.    
FRIDAY NIGHT  
NORTH WINDS 25 TO 30 KNOTS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FEET,  
OCCASIONALLY TO 14 FEET.    
SATURDAY  
NORTH WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO 15 TO  
20 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.    
SATURDAY NIGHT  
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO  
6 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET.    
SUNDAY  
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET,  
OCCASIONALLY TO 5 FEET.    
SUNDAY NIGHT  
EAST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.  
 
 
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