430 FZUS54 KCRP 181532 CWFCRP COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX 1032 AM CDT TUE MAR 18 2014 MIDDLE TEXAS COASTAL WATERS FROM BAFFIN BAY TO MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL OUT TO 60 NAUTICAL MILES. GMZ200-190430- 1032 AM CDT TUE MAR 18 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE MIDDLE TEXAS COASTAL WATERS... SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE TODAY IN ADVANCE OF AN UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM. A STRONG ONSHORE FLOW IS EXPECTED TODAY...BEFORE WEAKENING TONIGHT AS A WEAK FRONTAL BOUNDARY MOVES INTO SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL SLOWLY PUSH INTO THE COASTAL WATERS ON WEDNESDAY ALLOWING WINDS TO DECREASE IN INTENSITY AND BECOME MORE NORTHEASTERLY. ALIGHT TO MODERATE EAST TO SOUTHEAST FLOW IS FORECAST THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK. ANOTHER COLD FRONT MAY MOVE THROUGH OVER THE WEEKEND. $$ GMZ235-190430- BAYS AND WATERWAYS FROM PORT ARANSAS TO PORT O'CONNOR- 1032 AM CDT TUE MAR 18 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... .REST OF TODAY...SOUTH WIND AROUND 20 KNOTS DECREASING TO 15 TO 20 KNOTS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. BAYS CHOPPY TO OCCASIONALLY ROUGH. .TONIGHT...SOUTH WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS DECREASING TO 10 TO 15 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. BAYS CHOPPY. AREAS OF FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT. .WEDNESDAY...NORTHEAST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAYS SMOOTH TO SLIGHTLY CHOPPY. AREAS OF FOG IN THE MORNING. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...NORTHEAST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAYS SMOOTH TO SLIGHTLY CHOPPY. .THURSDAY...NORTHEAST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS SHIFTING EAST IN THE AFTERNOON. BAYS SMOOTH. .THURSDAY NIGHT...SOUTHEAST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAYS SMOOTH. .FRIDAY...SOUTHEAST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAYS SMOOTH. .FRIDAY NIGHT...SOUTHEAST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. BAYS SLIGHTLY CHOPPY TO OCCASIONALLY CHOPPY. .SATURDAY...SOUTHEAST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAYS SMOOTH. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. .SATURDAY NIGHT...EAST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAYS SMOOTH. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. $$ GMZ230-190430- BAYS AND WATERWAYS FROM BAFFIN BAY TO PORT ARANSAS- 1032 AM CDT TUE MAR 18 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... .REST OF TODAY...SOUTH WIND AROUND 20 KNOTS DECREASING TO 15 TO 20 KNOTS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. BAYS CHOPPY TO OCCASIONALLY ROUGH. .TONIGHT...SOUTH WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS DECREASING TO 10 TO 15 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. BAYS CHOPPY. AREAS OF FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT. .WEDNESDAY...NORTHEAST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAYS SMOOTH TO SLIGHTLY CHOPPY. AREAS OF FOG IN THE MORNING. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...NORTHEAST WIND AROUND 10 KNOTS. BAYS SLIGHTLY CHOPPY. .THURSDAY...NORTHEAST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS SHIFTING EAST IN THE AFTERNOON. BAYS SMOOTH. .THURSDAY NIGHT...SOUTHEAST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAYS SMOOTH. .FRIDAY...SOUTHEAST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. BAYS SLIGHTLY CHOPPY TO OCCASIONALLY CHOPPY. .FRIDAY NIGHT...SOUTHEAST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. BAYS SLIGHTLY CHOPPY TO OCCASIONALLY CHOPPY. .SATURDAY...SOUTHEAST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAYS SMOOTH. .SATURDAY NIGHT...EAST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAYS SMOOTH. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. $$ GMZ250-255-190430- COASTAL WATERS FROM BAFFIN BAY TO PORT ARANSAS OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM PORT ARANSAS TO MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL OUT 20 NM- 1032 AM CDT TUE MAR 18 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... .REST OF TODAY...SOUTH WIND AROUND 20 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET. .TONIGHT...SOUTH WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS DECREASING TO 10 TO 15 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT. .WEDNESDAY...EAST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS SHIFTING NORTHEAST IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET. AREAS OF FOG IN THE MORNING. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...NORTHEAST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. .THURSDAY...NORTHEAST WIND AROUND 10 KNOTS SHIFTING EAST IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FEET. .THURSDAY NIGHT...SOUTHEAST WIND AROUND 10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. .FRIDAY...SOUTHEAST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. .FRIDAY NIGHT...SOUTHEAST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. .SATURDAY...SOUTHEAST WIND AROUND 10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. .SATURDAY NIGHT...EAST WIND AROUND 10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. $$ GMZ270-275-190430- 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- 1032 AM CDT TUE MAR 18 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... .REST OF TODAY...SOUTH WIND AROUND 20 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 5 FEET. .TONIGHT...SOUTH WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS DECREASING TO 10 TO 15 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FEET. .WEDNESDAY...SOUTHEAST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS SHIFTING EAST IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...NORTHEAST WIND AROUND 10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. .THURSDAY...NORTHEAST WIND AROUND 10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. .THURSDAY NIGHT...SOUTHEAST WIND AROUND 10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. .FRIDAY...SOUTHEAST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. .FRIDAY NIGHT...SOUTHEAST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 FEET. .SATURDAY...SOUTHEAST WIND AROUND 10 KNOTS. SEAS 3 FEET. .SATURDAY NIGHT...EAST WIND AROUND 10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. $$