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National Weather Service Marine Forecast FZUS54 KCRP

FZUS54 KCRP 160719
CWFCRP

Coastal Waters Forecast for Texas
National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX
219 AM CDT Fri May 16 2025

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.

GMZ200-162030
219 AM CDT Fri May 16 2025

SYNOPSIS FOR THE MIDDLE TEXAS COASTAL WATERS

A moderate to fresh onshore breeze (BF 4-5) with 4-5 ft seas will persist through Monday morning, with bays and nearshore waters having strong (BF 6) wind gusts Monday afternoon along with seas increasing to 5-6 ft. Tuesday, winds will become more gentle and shift from the northeast Wednesday morning through Thursday with seas subsiding down to 3-4 ft.


GMZ236-237-162030
Copano, Aransas, and Redfish Bays
San Antonio, Mesquite, and Espiritu Santo Bays
219 AM CDT Fri May 16 2025

TODAY
South winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.

TONIGHT
South winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.

SATURDAY
Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy. Patchy fog in the morning.

SATURDAY NIGHT
Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.

SUNDAY
Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.

SUNDAY NIGHT
Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.

MONDAY
South winds 15 to 20 knots. Bay and inland waters choppy.

MONDAY NIGHT
South winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.

TUESDAY
South winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.

TUESDAY NIGHT
Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northeast after midnight. Bay and inland waters smooth to slightly choppy.


GMZ231-232-162030
Baffin Bay and Upper Laguna Madre-Corpus Christi and Nueces Bays
219 AM CDT Fri May 16 2025

TODAY
Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.

TONIGHT
Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.

SATURDAY
Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy. Patchy fog in the morning.

SATURDAY NIGHT
Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.

SUNDAY
Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Bay and inland waters choppy.

SUNDAY NIGHT
Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Bay and inland waters choppy.

MONDAY
Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Bay and inland waters choppy.

MONDAY NIGHT
Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Bay and inland waters choppy.

TUESDAY
Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.

TUESDAY NIGHT
Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming east 5 to 10 knots after midnight. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.


GMZ255-162030
Coastal waters from Port Aransas to Matagorda Ship Channel out 20 NM
219 AM CDT Fri May 16 2025

TODAY
South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 5 feet at 7 seconds.

TONIGHT
South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 4 feet at 7 seconds.

SATURDAY
Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 4 feet at 7 seconds.

SATURDAY NIGHT
Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 4 feet at 7 seconds.

SUNDAY
Southeast winds around 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 5 feet at 7 seconds.

SUNDAY NIGHT
Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 5 feet at 7 seconds.

MONDAY
Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 5 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet.

MONDAY NIGHT
Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet.

TUESDAY
South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet.

TUESDAY NIGHT
Southeast winds around 10 knots, becoming northeast after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet.


GMZ250-162030
Coastal waters from Baffin Bay to Port Aransas out 20 NM
219 AM CDT Fri May 16 2025

SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION

TODAY
Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 5 feet at 7 seconds.

TONIGHT
Southeast winds around 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Seas around 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 4 feet at 7 seconds.

SATURDAY
Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Seas around 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 4 feet at 7 seconds.

SATURDAY NIGHT
Southeast winds around 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Seas around 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 4 feet at 7 seconds.

SUNDAY
Southeast 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 7 seconds.

SUNDAY NIGHT
Southeast 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 7 seconds.

MONDAY
Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 5 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet.

MONDAY NIGHT
Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 5 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet.

TUESDAY
Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet.

TUESDAY NIGHT
Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming east after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet.


GMZ270-275-162030
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
219 AM CDT Fri May 16 2025

SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION

TODAY
South winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots, becoming southeast 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots late this morning and afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 6 feet at 7 seconds.

TONIGHT
South winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 5 feet at 7 seconds.

SATURDAY
Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 5 feet at 7 seconds.

SATURDAY NIGHT
Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 5 feet at 6 seconds.

SUNDAY
Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 5 feet at 7 seconds.

SUNDAY NIGHT
Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 6 feet at 7 seconds.

MONDAY
Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 5 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet.

MONDAY NIGHT
Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 5 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet.

TUESDAY
South winds 15 to 20 knots, becoming southeast 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet.

TUESDAY NIGHT
Southeast winds around 10 knots, becoming east after midnight. Seas around 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet.


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