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FZUS54 KCRP 060857
CWFCRP

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX
430 AM CDT MON SEP 6 2004

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

IMPORTANT NOTICE TO MARINERS...MARINE FORECASTS ARE ISSUED AT LEAST
FOUR TIMES A DAY. BOATERS ON EXTENDED TRIPS SHOULD ROUTINELY MONITOR
SUBSEQUENT FORECAST ISSUANCES AND UPDATES FOR THE LATEST MARINE
WEATHER INFORMATION.

GMZ200-061530-
SYNOPSIS FOR BAFFIN BAY TO MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL OUT 60 NM-
430 AM CDT MON SEP 6 2004

.A LIGHT NORTHEAST WIND WILL DEVELOP TODAY. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE
OFFSHORE ON TUESDAY...RESULTING IN A WEAK TO MODERATE NORTH WIND. THE
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL INCREASE TONIGHT THROUGH
TUESDAY AS THE COLD FRONT APPROACHES THE COASTAL WATERS.  WINDS AND
SEAS WILL BE HIGHER NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.  THE RAIN WILL END FROM
NORTH TO SOUTH BY TUESDAY NIGHT AS MUCH DRIER AIR MOVES INTO THE
WATERS.  THESE DRY CONDITIONS ALONG WITH A WEAK TO MODERATE
OFFSHORE FLOW WILL PREVAIL THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE FORECAST.

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GMZ230-235-061530-
BAYS AND WATERWAYS FROM BAFFIN BAY TO PORT ARANSAS-
BAYS AND WATERWAYS FROM PORT ARANSAS TO PORT OCONNOR-
430 AM CDT MON SEP 6 2004

.TODAY...SOUTH WIND AROUND 5 KNOTS...BECOMING NORTHEAST IN THE
AFTERNOON. BAYS SMOOTH. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
.TONIGHT...NORTHEAST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAYS SMOOTH TO SLIGHTLY
CHOPPY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THEN A CHANCE
OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.TUESDAY...NORTH WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. BAYS SLIGHTLY CHOPPY TO
OCCASIONALLY CHOPPY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...NORTH WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. BAYS SLIGHTLY CHOPPY TO
OCCASIONALLY CHOPPY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN
THE EVENING.
.WEDNESDAY...NORTH WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. BAYS SLIGHTLY CHOPPY TO
OCCASIONALLY CHOPPY.
.THURSDAY...NORTH WIND AROUND 10 KNOTS. BAYS SLIGHTLY CHOPPY.
.FRIDAY...NORTHEAST WIND AROUND 10 KNOTS. BAYS SLIGHTLY CHOPPY.

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GMZ250-255-270-275-061530-
COASTAL WATERS BAFFIN BAY TO PORT ARANSAS OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS PORT ARANSAS TO MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL OUT 20 NM-
WATERS BAFFIN BAY TO PORT ARANSAS 20 TO 60 NM-
WATERS PORT ARANSAS TO MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL 20 TO 60 NM-
430 AM CDT MON SEP 6 2004

.TODAY...SOUTH WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS...BECOMING NORTHEAST IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 TO 2 FEET. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS.
.TONIGHT...NORTH WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 FEET. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.TUESDAY...NORTH WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET. A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...NORTH WIND AROUND 15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET. A
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.WEDNESDAY...NORTH WIND AROUND 15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET.
.THURSDAY...NORTH WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET.
.FRIDAY...NORTH WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET.

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