Coastal Waters Forecast


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FZUS54 KCRP 162030
CWFCRP
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX
330 PM CDT WED OCT 16 2013
MIDDLE TEXAS COASTAL WATERS FROM BAFFIN BAY TO MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL
OUT TO 60 NAUTICAL MILES.
GMZ200-170915-
330 PM CDT WED OCT 16 2013
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE MIDDLE TEXAS COASTAL WATERS...
A MODERATE NORTHERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE MARINE AREAS
TONIGHT BEHIND THE COLD FRONT THAT PUSHED THROUGH. EXPECT MOISTURE
TO INCREASE TONIGHT AND TOMORROW WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS EXPECTED.
A SECOND COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE ACROSS THE WATERS SATURDAY
WITH MODERATE TO STRONG OFFSHORE FLOW IN RESPONSE. HOWEVER...THE
FLOW WILL WEAKEN AND TRANSITION TO ONSHORE SUNDAY THROUGH SUNDAY
NIGHT...AS SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE MOVES EAST AND AS SURFACE LOW
PRESSURE DEVELOPS OVER WESTERN TEXAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED FRIDAY AND SATURDAY. CHANCES FOR
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL RESUME SUNDAY NIGHT AND CONTINUE
THROUGH AT LEAST MIDWEEK.
$$
GMZ235-170915-
BAYS AND WATERWAYS FROM PORT ARANSAS TO PORT O'CONNOR-
330 PM CDT WED OCT 16 2013
...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION...
.TONIGHT...NORTH WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS. BAYS CHOPPY TO OCCASIONALLY
ROUGH. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. 
.THURSDAY...NORTH WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. BAYS SLIGHTLY CHOPPY TO
OCCASIONALLY CHOPPY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...NORTHEAST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. BAYS SLIGHTLY
CHOPPY TO OCCASIONALLY CHOPPY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. 
.FRIDAY...NORTHEAST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. BAYS SLIGHTLY CHOPPY TO
OCCASIONALLY CHOPPY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...NORTHEAST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. BAYS SLIGHTLY
CHOPPY TO OCCASIONALLY CHOPPY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. 
.SATURDAY...NORTHEAST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS. BAYS CHOPPY TO
OCCASIONALLY ROUGH. A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING. A
CHANCE OF SHOWERS. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...NORTHEAST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. BAYS SLIGHTLY
CHOPPY TO OCCASIONALLY CHOPPY. 
.SUNDAY...NORTHEAST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. BAYS SLIGHTLY CHOPPY TO
OCCASIONALLY CHOPPY. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...EAST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO
10 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. BAYS SLIGHTLY CHOPPY TO OCCASIONALLY
CHOPPY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. 
.MONDAY...SOUTH WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAYS SMOOTH. A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...SOUTH WIND AROUND 10 KNOTS. BAYS SLIGHTLY CHOPPY.
A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. 
$$
GMZ230-170915-
BAYS AND WATERWAYS FROM BAFFIN BAY TO PORT ARANSAS-
330 PM CDT WED OCT 16 2013
.TONIGHT...NORTH WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS. BAYS CHOPPY TO OCCASIONALLY
ROUGH. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. 
.THURSDAY...NORTH WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. BAYS SLIGHTLY CHOPPY TO
OCCASIONALLY CHOPPY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...NORTHEAST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. BAYS SLIGHTLY
CHOPPY TO OCCASIONALLY CHOPPY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. 
.FRIDAY...EAST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAYS SMOOTH. A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...EAST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAYS SMOOTH. A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. 
.SATURDAY...NORTH WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHEAST 10 TO
15 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. BAYS CHOPPY TO OCCASIONALLY ROUGH. A
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...NORTHEAST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAYS SMOOTH TO
SLIGHTLY CHOPPY. 
.SUNDAY...NORTHEAST WIND AROUND 10 KNOTS. BAYS SLIGHTLY CHOPPY. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...EAST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO
10 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. BAYS SLIGHTLY CHOPPY TO OCCASIONALLY
CHOPPY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. 
.MONDAY...SOUTHEAST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAYS SMOOTH. A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...SOUTH WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAYS SMOOTH. A CHANCE
OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. 
$$
GMZ255-170915-
COASTAL WATERS FROM PORT ARANSAS TO MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL OUT
20 NM-
330 PM CDT WED OCT 16 2013
...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION...
.TONIGHT...NORTH WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET. A CHANCE
OF SHOWERS. 
.THURSDAY...NORTH WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. A CHANCE
OF SHOWERS. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...NORTHEAST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO
3 FEET. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. 
.FRIDAY...EAST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...EAST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. A
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. 
.SATURDAY...NORTHEAST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET. A
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...NORTHEAST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO
4 FEET. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. 
.SUNDAY...NORTHEAST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET. A
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...EAST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS SHIFTING SOUTHEAST AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. 
.MONDAY...SOUTH WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 3 FEET. A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...SOUTH WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 FEET. A CHANCE
OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. 
$$
GMZ250-170915-
COASTAL WATERS FROM BAFFIN BAY TO PORT ARANSAS OUT 20 NM-
330 PM CDT WED OCT 16 2013
...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION...
.TONIGHT...NORTH WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET. A CHANCE
OF SHOWERS. 
.THURSDAY...NORTH WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. A CHANCE
OF SHOWERS. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...NORTHEAST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO
3 FEET. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. 
.FRIDAY...EAST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO
10 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...SOUTHEAST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.
A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. 
.SATURDAY...NORTHEAST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET. A
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...NORTHEAST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS DECREASING TO
10 TO 15 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET. A SLIGHT CHANCE
OF SHOWERS. 
.SUNDAY...NORTHEAST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET. A
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...EAST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS SHIFTING SOUTHEAST AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. 
.MONDAY...SOUTH WIND AROUND 10 KNOTS. SEAS 3 FEET. A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...SOUTH WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 FEET. A CHANCE
OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. 
$$
GMZ270-275-170915-
WATERS FROM BAFFIN BAY TO PORT ARANSAS FROM 20 TO 60 NM-
WATERS FROM PORT ARANSAS TO MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL FROM 20 TO
60 NM-
330 PM CDT WED OCT 16 2013
...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION...
.TONIGHT...NORTH WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET. A CHANCE
OF SHOWERS. 
.THURSDAY...NORTH WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET. A CHANCE
OF SHOWERS. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...EAST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. A
CHANCE OF SHOWERS. 
.FRIDAY...EAST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS SHIFTING SOUTHEAST IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FEET. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...SOUTHEAST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.
A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. 
.SATURDAY...NORTHEAST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET
BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET IN THE AFTERNOON. A CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...NORTHEAST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO
5 FEET. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. 
.SUNDAY...NORTHEAST WIND AROUND 15 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 5 FEET. A
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...EAST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS SHIFTING SOUTHEAST AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. 
.MONDAY...SOUTH WIND AROUND 10 KNOTS. SEAS 3 FEET. A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...SOUTH WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 FEET. A CHANCE
OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. 
$$
PZ/JV