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FZUS54 KCRP 081929
CWFCRP
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR TEXAS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX
229 PM CDT SUN MAR 8 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.
GMZ200-090800-
229 PM CDT SUN MAR 8 2026
SYNOPSIS FOR THE MIDDLE TEXAS COASTAL WATERS
GENTLE TO MODERATE (BF 3-4) WINDS WILL PERSIST THROUGH
MONDAY. WINDS WILL INCREASE ONCE AGAIN TO A MODERATE TO FRESH BREEZE
(BF 4-5) MONDAY NIGHT AHEAD OF ANOTHER COLD FRONT SWINGING THROUGH
AROUND MIDWEEK. A MEDIUM (40-60%) CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TODAY BEFORE DECREASING TO A LOW
(<25%) CHANCE TONIGHT. LOW RAIN CHANCES WILL PERSIST INTO EARLY
PORTIONS OF THE WEEK. ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE AREA BY
MIDWEEK BRINGING INCREASED CHANCES FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
GMZ236-237-090800-
COPANO, ARANSAS, AND REDFISH BAYS-
SAN ANTONIO, MESQUITE, AND ESPIRITU SANTO BAYS-
229 PM CDT SUN MAR 8 2026
TONIGHT
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTHEAST LATE. BAY
AND INLAND WATERS SMOOTH. WIDESPREAD DENSE FOG LATE THIS EVENING
AND EARLY MORNING. AREAS OF DENSE FOG LATE.
MONDAY
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KNOTS
WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. BAY AND INLAND WATERS
SLIGHTLY CHOPPY TO OCCASIONALLY CHOPPY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING. AREAS OF DENSE FOG IN THE MORNING.
A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
MONDAY NIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO
20 KNOTS. BAY AND INLAND WATERS SLIGHTLY CHOPPY TO OCCASIONALLY
CHOPPY.
TUESDAY
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, INCREASING TO 15 TO
20 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. BAY AND INLAND WATERS CHOPPY.
TUESDAY NIGHT
SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO
25 KNOTS. BAY AND INLAND WATERS CHOPPY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS WITH
A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
WEDNESDAY
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO
20 KNOTS, BECOMING WEST IN THE AFTERNOON. BAY AND INLAND WATERS
SLIGHTLY CHOPPY TO OCCASIONALLY CHOPPY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN
THE MORNING.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
NORTH WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO
30 KNOTS. BAY AND INLAND WATERS CHOPPY TO ROUGH.
THURSDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO
15 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. BAY AND INLAND WATERS CHOPPY TO ROUGH.
THURSDAY NIGHT
EAST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTHEAST
AFTER MIDNIGHT. BAY AND INLAND WATERS SMOOTH.
FRIDAY
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY AND INLAND WATERS
SMOOTH.
FRIDAY NIGHT
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. BAY AND INLAND WATERS
SLIGHTLY CHOPPY TO OCCASIONALLY CHOPPY.
WINDS AND WAVES HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
GMZ231-232-090800-
BAFFIN BAY AND UPPER LAGUNA MADRE-CORPUS CHRISTI AND NUECES BAYS-
229 PM CDT SUN MAR 8 2026
TONIGHT
EAST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTHEAST AFTER
MIDNIGHT. BAY AND INLAND WATERS SMOOTH. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS. AREAS OF DENSE FOG LATE THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
MONDAY
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTHEAST 15 TO
20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. BAY AND
INLAND WATERS CHOPPY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
MORNING. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. PATCHY DENSE FOG.
MONDAY NIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO
25 KNOTS. BAY AND INLAND WATERS CHOPPY.
TUESDAY
SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO
30 KNOTS. BAY AND INLAND WATERS CHOPPY.
TUESDAY NIGHT
SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO
25 KNOTS. BAY AND INLAND WATERS CHOPPY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER
MIDNIGHT.
WEDNESDAY
SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTHWEST
IN THE AFTERNOON. BAY AND INLAND WATERS SLIGHTLY CHOPPY TO
OCCASIONALLY CHOPPY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
NORTH WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS, INCREASING TO
25 TO 30 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. BAY AND INLAND WATERS ROUGH TO
OCCASIONALLY VERY ROUGH.
THURSDAY
NORTH WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTHEAST 10 TO
15 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. BAY AND INLAND WATERS CHOPPY TO ROUGH.
THURSDAY NIGHT
EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTHEAST
5 TO 10 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. BAY AND INLAND WATERS SLIGHTLY
CHOPPY TO OCCASIONALLY CHOPPY.
FRIDAY
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTHEAST 10 TO
15 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. BAY AND INLAND WATERS SLIGHTLY CHOPPY
TO OCCASIONALLY CHOPPY.
FRIDAY NIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. BAY AND INLAND
WATERS SLIGHTLY CHOPPY TO OCCASIONALLY CHOPPY.
WINDS AND WAVES HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
GMZ255-090800-
COASTAL WATERS FROM PORT ARANSAS TO MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL OUT
20 NM-
229 PM CDT SUN MAR 8 2026
TONIGHT
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTHEAST LATE.
SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 3 FEET AT 7 SECONDS.
WIDESPREAD DENSE FOG LATE THIS EVENING. AREAS OF DENSE FOG AFTER
MIDNIGHT.
MONDAY
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KNOTS
IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 3 FEET
AT 7 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. AREAS OF
FOG IN THE MORNING. PATCHY FOG IN THE AFTERNOON.
MONDAY NIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO
20 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 5 FEET. WAVE DETAIL:
SOUTHEAST 4 FEET AT 7 SECONDS.
TUESDAY
SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KNOTS.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST
5 FEET AT 6 SECONDS.
TUESDAY NIGHT
SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO
25 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET. WAVE DETAIL:
SOUTHEAST 5 FEET AT 6 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER
MIDNIGHT.
WEDNESDAY
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO
20 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTHWEST IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 5 FEET AT
7 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
NORTH WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS, INCREASING TO
25 TO 30 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO
6 FEET, BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 9 FEET AFTER
MIDNIGHT.
THURSDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 25 TO 30 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO 15 TO
20 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO
9 FEET.
THURSDAY NIGHT
EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTHEAST
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 5 FEET.
FRIDAY
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.
FRIDAY NIGHT
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.
GMZ250-090800-
COASTAL WATERS FROM BAFFIN BAY TO PORT ARANSAS OUT 20 NM-
229 PM CDT SUN MAR 8 2026
TONIGHT
EAST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTHEAST AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS AROUND 3 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: EAST 3 FEET AT
7 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATE THIS EVENING AND
OVERNIGHT. PATCHY DENSE FOG LATE THIS EVENING. AREAS OF DENSE FOG
AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MONDAY
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTHEAST 10 TO
15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO
4 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 5 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 3 FEET AT
7 SECONDS. AREAS OF DENSE FOG IN THE MORNING. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS.
MONDAY NIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO
20 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 5 FEET. WAVE DETAIL:
SOUTHEAST 4 FEET AT 7 SECONDS.
TUESDAY
SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KNOTS.
SEAS 4 TO 5 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST
5 FEET AT 6 SECONDS.
TUESDAY NIGHT
SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO
25 KNOTS. SEAS 5 TO 6 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET. WAVE DETAIL:
SOUTHEAST 5 FEET AT 6 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER
MIDNIGHT.
WEDNESDAY
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO
20 KNOTS, BECOMING WEST 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: SOUTHEAST 5 FEET AT
7 SECONDS, BECOMING SOUTHEAST 4 FEET AT 7 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS IN THE MORNING.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
NORTH WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS, INCREASING TO
25 TO 30 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO
6 FEET, BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 9 FEET AFTER
MIDNIGHT.
THURSDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 25 TO 30 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO 15 TO
20 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 8 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO
10 FEET.
THURSDAY NIGHT
EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTHEAST
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FEET.
FRIDAY
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KNOTS
IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 5 FEET.
FRIDAY NIGHT
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 5 FEET.
GMZ270-275-090800-
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-
229 PM CDT SUN MAR 8 2026
TONIGHT
EAST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTHEAST AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS AROUND 3 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 3 FEET AT
7 SECONDS. PATCHY DENSE FOG LATE THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
MONDAY
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 5 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 4 FEET AT
7 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING.
MONDAY NIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO
20 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 5 FEET. WAVE DETAIL:
SOUTH 4 FEET AT 6 SECONDS.
TUESDAY
SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 5 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 5 FEET AT
6 SECONDS.
TUESDAY NIGHT
SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO
25 KNOTS. SEAS 5 TO 7 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 9 FEET. WAVE DETAIL:
SOUTHEAST 6 FEET AT 6 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER
MIDNIGHT.
WEDNESDAY
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO
20 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTHWEST IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 6 FEET AT
7 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTH
25 TO 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET, BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 10 FEET AFTER MIDNIGHT.
THURSDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 25 TO 30 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO
25 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 TO 9 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO
11 FEET, SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 10 FEET IN THE
AFTERNOON.
THURSDAY NIGHT
EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTHEAST
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET.
FRIDAY
SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 5 FEET.
FRIDAY NIGHT
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 3 FEET.
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