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NWS Forecast

FZUS54 KCRP 100331
CWFCRP

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX
931 PM CST TUE FEB 9 2010

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

GMZ200-101630-
931 PM CST TUE FEB 9 2010

SYNOPSIS FOR THE MIDDLE TEXAS COASTAL WATERS
HIGH PRESSURE
WILL SETTLE ACROSS THE COASTAL WATERS TONIGHT WITH OFFSHORE FLOW
AND SEAS DIMINISHING. AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL DEVELOP ACROSS
THE NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO BY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. THIS LOW
PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL STRENGTHEN AS IT MOVES SLOWLY NORTHEASTWARD
ON THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. A STRENGTHENING NORTHEAST FLOW...BUILDING
SEAS AND INCREASING RAIN CHANCES WILL BE THE RESULT. WIDESPREAD
RAIN WILL END FROM WEST TO EAST BY EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. A WEAK TO
MODERATE ONSHORE FLOW WILL THEN DEVELOP ON SATURDAY. A COLD FRONT
WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA ON SATURDAY NIGHT WITH A MODERATE TO
STRONG OFFSHORE FLOW DEVELOPING IN ITS WAKE.



GMZ235-101630-
BAYS AND WATERWAYS FROM PORT ARANSAS TO PORT O'CONNOR-
931 PM CST TUE FEB 9 2010

REST OF TONIGHT
NORTH WIND AROUND 15 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHEAST
10 TO 15 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. BAYS CHOPPY.

WEDNESDAY
NORTHEAST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS DECREASING TO 10 TO
15 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. BAYS CHOPPY TO OCCASIONALLY ROUGH. A
CHANCE OF LIGHT RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON.

WEDNESDAY NIGHT
NORTHEAST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS INCREASING TO
20 TO 25 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. BAYS CHOPPY TO ROUGH. LIGHT RAIN
LIKELY IN THE EVENING...THEN OCCASIONAL LIGHT RAIN AFTER
MIDNIGHT.

THURSDAY
NORTHEAST WIND 20 TO 25 KNOTS. BAYS CHOPPY TO ROUGH.
RAIN.

THURSDAY NIGHT
NORTHEAST WIND 20 TO 25 KNOTS BECOMING NORTH
15 TO 20 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. BAYS CHOPPY TO ROUGH. RAIN LIKELY
IN THE EVENING...THEN A CHANCE OF LIGHT RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT.

FRIDAY
NORTH WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS DECREASING TO 5 TO 10 KNOTS
IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING...THEN SHIFTING NORTHEAST AFTER
MIDNIGHT. BAYS SLIGHTLY CHOPPY TO OCCASIONALLY CHOPPY.

SATURDAY
EAST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS SHIFTING SOUTH. BAYS SMOOTH.

SUNDAY
NORTH WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KNOTS.
BAYS CHOPPY TO OCCASIONALLY ROUGH. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.



GMZ230-101630-
BAYS AND WATERWAYS FROM BAFFIN BAY TO PORT ARANSAS-
931 PM CST TUE FEB 9 2010

REST OF TONIGHT
NORTH WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. BAYS SLIGHTLY
CHOPPY TO OCCASIONALLY CHOPPY.

WEDNESDAY
NORTHEAST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. BAYS SLIGHTLY CHOPPY
TO OCCASIONALLY CHOPPY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF LIGHT RAIN IN THE
MORNING...THEN A CHANCE OF LIGHT RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON.

WEDNESDAY NIGHT
NORTHEAST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS INCREASING TO
20 TO 25 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. BAYS CHOPPY TO ROUGH. LIGHT RAIN
LIKELY.

THURSDAY
NORTHEAST WIND 20 TO 25 KNOTS. BAYS CHOPPY TO ROUGH.
RAIN.

THURSDAY NIGHT
NORTHEAST WIND 20 TO 25 KNOTS BECOMING NORTH
15 TO 20 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. BAYS CHOPPY TO ROUGH. RAIN LIKELY
IN THE EVENING...THEN A CHANCE OF LIGHT RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT.

FRIDAY
NORTH WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHEAST 5 TO
10 KNOTS. BAYS SLIGHTLY CHOPPY TO OCCASIONALLY CHOPPY.

SATURDAY
EAST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS SHIFTING SOUTH. BAYS SMOOTH.

SUNDAY
NORTH WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KNOTS.
BAYS CHOPPY TO OCCASIONALLY ROUGH. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.



GMZ250-255-101630-
COASTAL WATERS FROM BAFFIN BAY TO PORT ARANSAS OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM PORT ARANSAS TO MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL OUT
20 NM-
931 PM CST TUE FEB 9 2010

SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION


REST OF TONIGHT
NORTH WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHEAST
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET.

WEDNESDAY
NORTHEAST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET. A
CHANCE OF LIGHT RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON.

WEDNESDAY NIGHT
NORTHEAST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS INCREASING TO
20 TO 25 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FEET. LIGHT RAIN
LIKELY.

THURSDAY
NORTHEAST WIND 20 TO 25 KNOTS. SEAS 7 TO 9 FEET.
RAIN.

THURSDAY NIGHT
NORTHEAST WIND 20 TO 25 KNOTS SHIFTING NORTH
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FEET. RAIN IN THE EVENING...THEN A
CHANCE OF RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT.

FRIDAY
NORTH WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS DECREASING TO 10 TO 15 KNOTS
IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN BECOMING NORTHEAST 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS
4 TO 6 FEET.

SATURDAY
EAST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS SHIFTING SOUTH. SEAS 2 TO
4 FEET.

SUNDAY
NORTH WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KNOTS
IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING...THEN DECREASING TO 15 TO 20 KNOTS
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.



GMZ270-275-101630-
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-
931 PM CST TUE FEB 9 2010

SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM CST WEDNESDAY


REST OF TONIGHT
NORTH WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHEAST
LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FEET.

WEDNESDAY
NORTHEAST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 5 TO 7 FEET. A
SLIGHT CHANCE OF LIGHT RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON.

WEDNESDAY NIGHT
NORTHEAST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS INCREASING TO
20 TO 25 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FEET. A CHANCE OF
LIGHT RAIN IN THE EVENING...THEN LIGHT RAIN LIKELY AFTER
MIDNIGHT.

THURSDAY
NORTHEAST WIND 20 TO 25 KNOTS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FEET.
RAIN.

THURSDAY NIGHT
EAST WIND 20 TO 25 KNOTS SHIFTING NORTHEAST
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FEET. RAIN IN THE EVENING...THEN A
CHANCE OF RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT.

FRIDAY
NORTH WIND 20 TO 25 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHEAST 10 TO
15 KNOTS. SEAS 5 TO 7 FEET.

SATURDAY
EAST WIND AROUND 10 KNOTS SHIFTING SOUTHEAST. SEAS
2 TO 4 FEET.

SUNDAY
NORTHEAST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING NORTH 20 TO
25 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.



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