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FZUS54 KCRP 240318
CWFCRP

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX
1018 PM CDT SUN MAR 23 2014

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

GMZ200-241630-
1018 PM CDT SUN MAR 23 2014

.SYNOPSIS FOR THE MIDDLE TEXAS COASTAL WATERS...
OFFSHORE FLOW WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE FROM WEST TO EAST TONIGHT.
A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR LIGHT RAIN OR SHOWERS CONTINUES TONIGHT AND
MONDAY. THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE MONDAY AFTERNOON. MODERATE TO
STRONG ONSHORE FLOW WILL DEVELOP TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. AN
UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL RESULT IN LIKELY SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS ON WEDNESDAY. THE ONSHORE FLOW WILL WEAKEN WEDNESDAY
NIGHT INTO THURSDAY.

$$

GMZ235-241630-
BAYS AND WATERWAYS FROM PORT ARANSAS TO PORT O'CONNOR-
1018 PM CDT SUN MAR 23 2014

.REST OF TONIGHT...NORTHEAST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. BAYS SLIGHTLY
CHOPPY TO OCCASIONALLY CHOPPY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. 
.MONDAY...NORTHEAST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. BAYS SLIGHTLY CHOPPY TO
OCCASIONALLY CHOPPY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. A SLIGHT
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...NORTHEAST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. BAYS SLIGHTLY
CHOPPY TO OCCASIONALLY CHOPPY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND A SLIGHT
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. 
.TUESDAY...NORTHEAST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS INCREASING TO 15 TO
20 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. BAYS CHOPPY TO OCCASIONALLY ROUGH. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...EAST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS. BAYS CHOPPY. A SLIGHT
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING...THEN A
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.WEDNESDAY...EAST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS. BAYS CHOPPY. SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...SOUTHEAST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS. BAYS CHOPPY. A
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. 
.THURSDAY...SOUTHEAST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. BAYS SLIGHTLY CHOPPY
TO OCCASIONALLY CHOPPY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...SOUTH WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAYS SMOOTH. 
.FRIDAY...SOUTH WIND AROUND 5 KNOTS. BAYS SMOOTH. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...SOUTH WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS SHIFTING SOUTHWEST AFTER
MIDNIGHT. BAYS SMOOTH. 

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GMZ230-241630-
BAYS AND WATERWAYS FROM BAFFIN BAY TO PORT ARANSAS-
1018 PM CDT SUN MAR 23 2014

.REST OF TONIGHT...NORTH WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. BAYS SLIGHTLY
CHOPPY TO OCCASIONALLY CHOPPY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. 
.MONDAY...NORTH WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. BAYS SLIGHTLY CHOPPY TO
OCCASIONALLY CHOPPY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. A SLIGHT
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...NORTH WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. BAYS SLIGHTLY CHOPPY
TO OCCASIONALLY CHOPPY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND A SLIGHT CHANCE
OF THUNDERSTORMS. 
.TUESDAY...NORTHEAST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. BAYS SLIGHTLY CHOPPY TO
OCCASIONALLY CHOPPY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...EAST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS. BAYS CHOPPY. A CHANCE
OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. 
.WEDNESDAY...SOUTHEAST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS. BAYS CHOPPY. SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...SOUTHEAST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS DECREASING TO
10 TO 15 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. BAYS CHOPPY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. 
.THURSDAY...SOUTHEAST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. BAYS SLIGHTLY CHOPPY
TO OCCASIONALLY CHOPPY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...SOUTH WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAYS SMOOTH. 
.FRIDAY...SOUTH WIND AROUND 5 KNOTS SHIFTING SOUTHEAST IN THE
AFTERNOON. BAYS SMOOTH. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...SOUTHEAST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTH AFTER
MIDNIGHT. BAYS SMOOTH. 

$$

GMZ250-255-241630-
COASTAL WATERS FROM BAFFIN BAY TO PORT ARANSAS OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM PORT ARANSAS TO MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL OUT
20 NM-
1018 PM CDT SUN MAR 23 2014

...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION...

.REST OF TONIGHT...NORTHEAST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO
5 FEET. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. 
.MONDAY...NORTHEAST WIND AROUND 15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET. A
CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS. SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...NORTHEAST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET.
A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. 
.TUESDAY...NORTHEAST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 5 TO 7 FEET. A
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...EAST WIND AROUND 20 KNOTS. SEAS 5 TO 7 FEET. A
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. 
.WEDNESDAY...EAST WIND 20 TO 25 KNOTS. SEAS 6 TO 8 FEET. SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...SOUTHEAST WIND 20 TO 25 KNOTS DECREASING TO
15 TO 20 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FEET. A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. 
.THURSDAY...SOUTHEAST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTH 10 TO
15 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FEET. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...SOUTH WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS DECREASING TO 5 TO
10 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET. 
.FRIDAY...SOUTH WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...SOUTHEAST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS SHIFTING SOUTH AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET. 

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GMZ270-275-241630-
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-
1018 PM CDT SUN MAR 23 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CDT MONDAY...

.REST OF TONIGHT...NORTHEAST WIND 20 TO 25 KNOTS DECREASING TO 15
TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 6 TO 8 FEET SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FEET. A CHANCE
OF SHOWERS.
.MONDAY...NORTHEAST WIND AROUND 15 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 5 FEET. A
CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS. SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...NORTHEAST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET.
A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. 
.TUESDAY...NORTHEAST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 5 TO 7 FEET
BUILDING TO 7 TO 8 FEET IN THE AFTERNOON. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...EAST WIND AROUND 20 KNOTS. SEAS 7 TO 8 FEET. A
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. 
.WEDNESDAY...EAST WIND 20 TO 25 KNOTS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FEET. SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...SOUTHEAST WIND 20 TO 25 KNOTS. SEAS 9 TO
10 FEET SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 9 FEET AFTER MIDNIGHT. A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. 
.THURSDAY...SOUTHEAST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTH 10 TO
15 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 8 FEET. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...SOUTH WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 5 TO 6 FEET. 
.FRIDAY...SOUTH WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 5 FEET. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...SOUTHEAST WIND AROUND 5 KNOTS SHIFTING SOUTH
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET. 

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