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NWS Forecast

FZUS54 KCRP 221525
CWFCRP

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX
925 AM CST SUN NOV 22 2009

MIDDLE TEXAS COASTAL WATERS FROM BAFFIN BAY TO MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL
OUT TO 60 NAUTICAL MILES.

GMZ200-230430-
925 AM CST SUN NOV 22 2009

SYNOPSIS FOR THE MIDDLE TEXAS COASTAL WATERS

SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE REGION WILL MOVE NORTHEAST TONIGHT AS
LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPS IN THE SOUTHERN PLAINS RESULTING IN A WEAK
ONSHORE FLOW LATE TODAY INTO TONIGHT. A WEAK TO MODERATE ONSHORE
FLOW WILL PERSIST THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE
INTO THE COASTAL WATERS BY EARLY TUESDAY AFTERNOON. STRONG
OFFSHORE FLOW AND LARGE SEAS WILL DEVELOP BEHIND THE FRONT.
SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL OCCUR ALONG
AND AHEAD OF THE FRONT. MUCH DRIER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED BEHIND
THE FRONT. THE OFFSHORE FLOW AND SEAS WILL GRADUALLY WEAKEN
THROUGH THURSDAY AS HIGH PRESSURE SLOWLY SETTLES ACROSS SOUTH
TEXAS.



GMZ235-230430-
BAYS AND WATERWAYS FROM PORT ARANSAS TO PORT O'CONNOR-
925 AM CST SUN NOV 22 2009

REST OF TODAY
NORTHEAST WIND AROUND 5 KNOTS SHIFTING EAST IN
THE AFTERNOON. BAYS SMOOTH.

TONIGHT
SOUTHEAST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAYS SMOOTH. PATCHY FOG
AFTER MIDNIGHT.

MONDAY
SOUTHEAST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS INCREASING TO 10 TO
15 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. BAYS SLIGHTLY CHOPPY TO OCCASIONALLY
CHOPPY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.

MONDAY NIGHT
SOUTHEAST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING EAST 5 TO
10 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. BAYS SLIGHTLY CHOPPY TO OCCASIONALLY
CHOPPY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE EVENING...THEN A CHANCE
OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.

TUESDAY
EAST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS SHIFTING TO THE NORTH AROUND
20 KNOTS BY NOON. BAYS SMOOTH BECOMING CHOPPY TO OCCASIONALLY
ROUGH BY NOON. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY.

WEDNESDAY
NORTH WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS DECREASING TO 10 TO
15 KNOTS. BAYS CHOPPY TO OCCASIONALLY ROUGH.

THURSDAY
NORTH WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS DECREASING TO 5 TO
10 KNOTS. BAYS SLIGHTLY CHOPPY TO OCCASIONALLY CHOPPY.



GMZ230-230430-
BAYS AND WATERWAYS FROM BAFFIN BAY TO PORT ARANSAS-
925 AM CST SUN NOV 22 2009

REST OF TODAY
NORTHEAST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS SHIFTING EAST IN
THE LATE AFTERNOON. BAYS SMOOTH.

TONIGHT
SOUTHEAST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAYS SMOOTH. PATCHY FOG
AFTER MIDNIGHT.

MONDAY
SOUTHEAST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAYS SMOOTH. A SLIGHT
CHANCE OF SHOWERS.

MONDAY NIGHT
SOUTHEAST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. BAYS SLIGHTLY
CHOPPY TO OCCASIONALLY CHOPPY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE
EVENING...THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER
MIDNIGHT.

TUESDAY
EAST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS SHIFTING TO THE NORTH AROUND
20 KNOTS BY NOON. BAYS SMOOTH BECOMING CHOPPY TO OCCASIONALLY
ROUGH BY NOON. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY.

WEDNESDAY
NORTH WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS DECREASING TO 5 TO
10 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. BAYS CHOPPY TO OCCASIONALLY ROUGH.

THURSDAY
NORTH WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAYS SMOOTH TO SLIGHTLY
CHOPPY.



GMZ250-255-230430-
COASTAL WATERS FROM BAFFIN BAY TO PORT ARANSAS OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM PORT ARANSAS TO MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL OUT
20 NM-
925 AM CST SUN NOV 22 2009

REST OF TODAY
NORTHEAST WIND AROUND 10 KNOTS SHIFTING EAST IN
THE LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.

TONIGHT
SOUTHEAST WIND AROUND 10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.

MONDAY
SOUTHEAST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. A
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.

MONDAY NIGHT
SOUTHEAST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.
A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE EVENING...THEN A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.

TUESDAY
EAST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS SHIFTING TO THE NORTH 20 TO 25
KNOTS BY EARLY AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FEET. SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY.

WEDNESDAY
NORTH WIND 20 TO 25 KNOTS DECREASING TO 10 TO
15 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET.

THURSDAY
NORTH WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS DECREASING TO 5 TO 10 KNOTS
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET.



GMZ270-275-230430-
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-
925 AM CST SUN NOV 22 2009

REST OF TODAY
NORTH WIND AROUND 10 KNOTS SHIFTING NORTHEAST IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET.

TONIGHT
SOUTHEAST WIND AROUND 10 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET.

MONDAY
SOUTHEAST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET. A
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.

MONDAY NIGHT
SOUTHEAST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.
A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE EVENING...THEN A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.

TUESDAY
SOUTHEAST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS SHIFTING TO THE NORTH
AROUND 25 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FEET.
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY.

WEDNESDAY
NORTH WIND 20 TO 25 KNOTS DECREASING TO AROUND
15 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FEET.

THURSDAY
NORTH WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS DECREASING TO 10 TO
15 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET.


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