261 FZUS54 KCRP 240251 CWFCRP COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX 851 PM CST MON JAN 23 2012 MIDDLE TEXAS COASTAL WATERS FROM BAFFIN BAY TO MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL OUT TO 60 NAUTICAL MILES. GMZ200-241600- 851 PM CST MON JAN 23 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE MIDDLE TEXAS COASTAL WATERS... ONSHORE FLOW WILL RESUME TONIGHT AND INCREASE ON TUESDAY...AS A WARM FRONT MOVES NORTH THROUGH THE AREA. A MODERATE TO STRONG ONSHORE FLOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP TUESDAY NIGHT IN RESPONSE TO DEEPENING LOW PRESSURE DUE TO A STRONG UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM. RAIN CHANCES WILL GRADUALLY INCREASE TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT AS THE DYNAMICS OF THIS UPPER LEVEL SYSTEM APPROACH THE WATERS. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE INTO THE COASTAL WATERS WEDNESDAY IN ADVANCE OF A COLD FRONT. THE COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE COASTAL WATERS LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND RESULT IN MODERATE TO STRONG OFFSHORE FLOW WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY. THE FLOW WILL DECREASE SIGNIFICANTLY BY LATE THURSDAY AS THE SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM ENTERS SOUTH TEXAS FROM THE NORTHWEST. WEAK ONSHORE FLOW WILL DEVELOP BY FRIDAY NIGHT BEFORE THE NEXT COLD FRONT ARRIVES FOR SATURDAY WITH A MODERATE OFFSHORE FLOW EXPECTED IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT. $$ GMZ235-241600- BAYS AND WATERWAYS FROM PORT ARANSAS TO PORT O'CONNOR- 851 PM CST MON JAN 23 2012 .REST OF TONIGHT...EAST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAYS SMOOTH. AREAS OF FOG. ISOLATED LIGHT RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT. .TUESDAY...SOUTHEAST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. BAYS SLIGHTLY CHOPPY TO OCCASIONALLY CHOPPY. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. .TUESDAY NIGHT...SOUTHEAST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS. BAYS CHOPPY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING...THEN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .WEDNESDAY...SOUTHEAST WIND AROUND 15 KNOTS SHIFTING SOUTHWEST IN THE AFTERNOON. BAYS SLIGHTLY CHOPPY TO OCCASIONALLY CHOPPY. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY IN THE MORNING...THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...NORTHWEST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS DECREASING TO 10 TO 15 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. BAYS CHOPPY TO OCCASIONALLY ROUGH. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. .THURSDAY...NORTHWEST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS. BAYS CHOPPY TO OCCASIONALLY ROUGH. .THURSDAY NIGHT...NORTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. BAYS SLIGHTLY CHOPPY TO OCCASIONALLY CHOPPY. .FRIDAY...NORTH WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS SHIFTING NORTHEAST IN THE AFTERNOON. BAYS SMOOTH TO SLIGHTLY CHOPPY. .FRIDAY NIGHT...SOUTHEAST WIND UP TO 5 KNOTS BECOMING EAST AFTER MIDNIGHT. BAYS SMOOTH. .SATURDAY...NORTH WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. BAYS CHOPPY TO OCCASIONALLY ROUGH. .SATURDAY NIGHT...NORTH WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. BAYS SLIGHTLY CHOPPY TO OCCASIONALLY CHOPPY. $$ GMZ230-241600- BAYS AND WATERWAYS FROM BAFFIN BAY TO PORT ARANSAS- 851 PM CST MON JAN 23 2012 .REST OF TONIGHT...EAST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAYS SMOOTH. AREAS OF FOG. ISOLATED LIGHT RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT. .TUESDAY...SOUTHEAST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. BAYS SLIGHTLY CHOPPY TO OCCASIONALLY CHOPPY. AREAS OF FOG IN THE MORNING. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. .TUESDAY NIGHT...SOUTHEAST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS. BAYS CHOPPY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. .WEDNESDAY...SOUTHEAST WIND AROUND 15 KNOTS SHIFTING SOUTHWEST IN THE AFTERNOON. BAYS SLIGHTLY CHOPPY TO OCCASIONALLY CHOPPY. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY IN THE MORNING...THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...NORTHWEST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING 10 TO 15 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. BAYS CHOPPY TO OCCASIONALLY ROUGH. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. .THURSDAY...NORTHWEST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS. BAYS CHOPPY TO OCCASIONALLY ROUGH. .THURSDAY NIGHT...NORTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. BAYS SLIGHTLY CHOPPY TO OCCASIONALLY CHOPPY. .FRIDAY...NORTH WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS SHIFTING NORTHEAST IN THE AFTERNOON. BAYS SMOOTH TO SLIGHTLY CHOPPY. .FRIDAY NIGHT...EAST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAYS SMOOTH. .SATURDAY...NORTHEAST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING NORTH 15 TO 20 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. BAYS CHOPPY TO OCCASIONALLY ROUGH. .SATURDAY NIGHT...NORTH WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. BAYS SLIGHTLY CHOPPY TO OCCASIONALLY CHOPPY. $$ GMZ255-241600- COASTAL WATERS FROM PORT ARANSAS TO MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL OUT 20 NM- 851 PM CST MON JAN 23 2012 .REST OF TONIGHT...EAST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS DECREASING TO 5 TO 10 KNOTS EARLY IN THE MORNING. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET. AREAS OF FOG. ISOLATED LIGHT RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT. .TUESDAY...SOUTHEAST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. .TUESDAY NIGHT...SOUTHEAST WIND 20 TO 25 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. .WEDNESDAY...SOUTHEAST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 8 FEET SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FEET IN THE AFTERNOON. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...NORTHWEST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE EVENING...THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. .THURSDAY...NORTHWEST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET. .THURSDAY NIGHT...NORTHWEST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET. .FRIDAY...NORTH WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHEAST AROUND 5 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. .FRIDAY NIGHT...EAST WIND UP TO 5 KNOTS INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. .SATURDAY...NORTH WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET. .SATURDAY NIGHT...NORTHEAST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET. $$ GMZ250-241600- COASTAL WATERS FROM BAFFIN BAY TO PORT ARANSAS OUT 20 NM- 851 PM CST MON JAN 23 2012 .REST OF TONIGHT...EAST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS DECREASING TO 5 TO 10 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET. AREAS OF FOG. ISOLATED LIGHT RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT. .TUESDAY...SOUTHEAST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET. AREAS OF FOG IN THE MORNING. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. .TUESDAY NIGHT...SOUTHEAST WIND 20 TO 25 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. .WEDNESDAY...SOUTHEAST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 8 FEET SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FEET IN THE AFTERNOON. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY IN THE MORNING...THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...NORTHWEST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. .THURSDAY...NORTHWEST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET. .THURSDAY NIGHT...NORTHWEST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING NORTH 10 TO 15 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET. .FRIDAY...NORTH WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHEAST AROUND 5 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. .FRIDAY NIGHT...EAST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. .SATURDAY...NORTH WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET. .SATURDAY NIGHT...NORTH WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHEAST 10 TO 15 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET. $$ GMZ270-275-241600- WATERS FROM BAFFIN BAY TO PORT ARANSAS FROM 20 TO 60 NM- WATERS FROM PORT ARANSAS TO MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL FROM 20 TO 60 NM- 851 PM CST MON JAN 23 2012 .REST OF TONIGHT...EAST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 4 FEET. AREAS OF FOG. ISOLATED LIGHT RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT. .TUESDAY...SOUTHEAST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 5 FEET. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. .TUESDAY NIGHT...SOUTHEAST WIND 20 TO 25 KNOTS. SEAS 5 TO 6 FEET BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FEET AFTER MIDNIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. .WEDNESDAY...SOUTHEAST WIND AROUND 20 KNOTS SHIFTING SOUTHWEST IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 TO 9 FEET. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...NORTHWEST WIND 20 TO 25 KNOTS. SEAS 6 TO 7 FEET. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE EVENING...THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. .THURSDAY...NORTHWEST WIND 20 TO 25 KNOTS. SEAS 6 TO 8 FEET. .THURSDAY NIGHT...NORTHWEST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET. .FRIDAY...NORTH WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS DECREASING TO 5 TO 10 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET. .FRIDAY NIGHT...EAST WIND AROUND 5 KNOTS INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. .SATURDAY...NORTH WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET. .SATURDAY NIGHT...NORTHEAST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET. $$ TE