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FZUS54 KCRP 040344 AAA
CWFCRP

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX
1044 PM CDT WED APR 3 2013

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

GMZ200-041615-
1044 PM CDT WED APR 3 2013

.SYNOPSIS FOR THE MIDDLE TEXAS COASTAL WATERS...
THE CHANCE FOR PRECIPITATION WILL DECREASE FROM WEST TO EAST OVER
THE OFFSHORE WATERS TONIGHT. MODERATE TO STRONG OFFSHORE FLOW
EXPECTED TONIGHT OVER THE WATERS...IN RESPONSE TO A SURGE OF
SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE. WIND SPEEDS WILL DECREASE SOMEWHAT FROM
WEST TO EAST OVER THE COASTAL WATERS THURSDAY. NORTH WIND WILL
THEN PERSIST THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY AS SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE
REMAINS OVER THE REGION. THE SURFACE HIGH WILL THEN SHIFT
EASTWARD WITH EAST TO SOUTHEAST FLOW TO RESUME LATE FRIDAY INTO
EARLY SATURDAY. MODERATE ONSHORE FLOW WILL DEVELOP OVER THE
WEEKEND AND EARLY NEXT WEEK.  

$$

GMZ235-041615-
BAYS AND WATERWAYS FROM PORT ARANSAS TO PORT O'CONNOR-
1044 PM CDT WED APR 3 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT TONIGHT...

.REST OF TONIGHT...NORTH WIND AROUND 20 KNOTS DECREASING TO 15 TO
20 KNOTS. BAYS CHOPPY TO ROUGH.
.THURSDAY...NORTHWEST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS DECREASING TO 10 TO
15 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. BAYS CHOPPY TO OCCASIONALLY ROUGH. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...NORTH WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. BAYS SLIGHTLY CHOPPY
TO OCCASIONALLY CHOPPY. 
.FRIDAY...NORTHEAST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAYS SMOOTH TO SLIGHTLY
CHOPPY. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...SOUTHEAST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. BAYS SLIGHTLY
CHOPPY TO OCCASIONALLY CHOPPY. 
.SATURDAY...SOUTHEAST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. BAYS SLIGHTLY CHOPPY
TO OCCASIONALLY CHOPPY. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...SOUTHEAST WIND AROUND 15 KNOTS. BAYS SLIGHTLY
CHOPPY TO CHOPPY. 
.SUNDAY...SOUTH WIND AROUND 15 KNOTS. BAYS SLIGHTLY CHOPPY TO
CHOPPY. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...SOUTHEAST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. BAYS SLIGHTLY
CHOPPY TO OCCASIONALLY CHOPPY. 
.MONDAY...SOUTHEAST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. BAYS SLIGHTLY CHOPPY TO
OCCASIONALLY CHOPPY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...SOUTHEAST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS. BAYS CHOPPY. A
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. 

$$

GMZ230-041615-
BAYS AND WATERWAYS FROM BAFFIN BAY TO PORT ARANSAS-
1044 PM CDT WED APR 3 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT TONIGHT...

.REST OF TONIGHT...NORTH WIND AROUND 20 KNOTS DECREASING TO 15 TO
20 KNOTS. BAYS CHOPPY TO ROUGH.
.THURSDAY...NORTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. BAYS SLIGHTLY CHOPPY
TO OCCASIONALLY CHOPPY. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...NORTHEAST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAYS SMOOTH TO
SLIGHTLY CHOPPY. 
.FRIDAY...NORTHEAST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS SHIFTING EAST IN THE
AFTERNOON. BAYS SMOOTH. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...SOUTHEAST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. BAYS SLIGHTLY
CHOPPY TO OCCASIONALLY CHOPPY. 
.SATURDAY...SOUTHEAST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. BAYS SLIGHTLY CHOPPY
TO OCCASIONALLY CHOPPY. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...SOUTHEAST WIND AROUND 15 KNOTS. BAYS SLIGHTLY
CHOPPY TO CHOPPY. 
.SUNDAY...SOUTHEAST WIND AROUND 15 KNOTS. BAYS SLIGHTLY CHOPPY TO
CHOPPY. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...SOUTHEAST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. BAYS SLIGHTLY
CHOPPY TO OCCASIONALLY CHOPPY. 
.MONDAY...SOUTHEAST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. BAYS SLIGHTLY CHOPPY TO
OCCASIONALLY CHOPPY. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...SOUTHEAST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS. BAYS CHOPPY. 

$$

GMZ250-255-041615-
COASTAL WATERS FROM BAFFIN BAY TO PORT ARANSAS OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM PORT ARANSAS TO MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL OUT
20 NM-
1044 PM CDT WED APR 3 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT THURSDAY...

.REST OF TONIGHT...NORTH WIND AROUND 20 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET.
.THURSDAY...NORTH WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET SUBSIDING
TO 3 TO 5 FEET IN THE AFTERNOON.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...NORTH WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET. 
.FRIDAY...NORTHEAST 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 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...SOUTHEAST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO
4 FEET. 
.SUNDAY...SOUTHEAST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...SOUTHEAST WIND AROUND 15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET.
.MONDAY...SOUTHEAST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET. A
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...SOUTHEAST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 5 TO 7 FEET. 

$$

GMZ270-275-041615-
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-
1044 PM CDT WED APR 3 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT THURSDAY...

.REST OF TONIGHT...NORTH WIND 20 TO 25 KNOTS. SEAS 6 TO 8 FEET. A
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
.THURSDAY...NORTH WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 5 TO 7 FEET. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...NORTH WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET. 
.FRIDAY...NORTHEAST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...EAST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS SHIFTING SOUTHEAST AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. 
.SATURDAY...SOUTHEAST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...SOUTHEAST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 4 FEET. 
.SUNDAY...SOUTHEAST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 5 FEET. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...SOUTHEAST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 5 FEET. 
.MONDAY...SOUTHEAST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 5 TO 6 FEET. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...SOUTHEAST WIND AROUND 20 KNOTS. SEAS 5 TO 7 FEET
BUILDING TO 7 TO 8 FEET AFTER MIDNIGHT. 

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