928 
FZUS54 KCRP 071506
CWFCRP

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX
906 AM CST MON MAR 7 2016

MIDDLE TEXAS COASTAL WATERS FROM BAFFIN BAY TO MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL
OUT TO 60 NAUTICAL MILES.
 
SEAS ARE PROVIDED AS A RANGE OF THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3
OF THE WAVES...ALONG WITH OCCASIONAL HEIGHT OF THE AVERAGE HIGHEST
10 PERCENT OF THE WAVES. 
 
GMZ200-080415-
906 AM CST MON MAR 7 2016

.SYNOPSIS FOR THE MIDDLE TEXAS COASTAL WATERS...
STRONG SOUTHEAST FLOW WILL PREVAIL TODAY AHEAD OF A DEVELOPING
STORM SYSTEM. THE SOUTHEAST FLOW MAY TEMPORARILY WEAKEN TUESDAY
BEFORE INTENSIFYING TUESDAY NIGHT. GALE CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP
TUESDAY NIGHT...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE OFFSHORE WATERS. IN
ADDITION...STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS MAY IMPACT AREA WATERS
TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. SOUTHERLY FLOW DECREASES TO
WEAK TO MODERATE BY WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE
WEEK.

$$

GMZ235-080415-
BAYS AND WATERWAYS FROM PORT ARANSAS TO PORT O'CONNOR-
906 AM CST MON MAR 7 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING...

.REST OF TODAY...SOUTHEAST WIND 20 TO 25 KNOTS. BAYS CHOPPY TO
OCCASIONALLY ROUGH. ISOLATED SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...SOUTHEAST WIND AROUND 20 KNOTS. BAYS CHOPPY. A CHANCE
OF SHOWERS.
.TUESDAY...SOUTHEAST WIND AROUND 20 KNOTS. BAYS CHOPPY. A SLIGHT
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING...THEN A CHANCE
OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...SOUTH WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS. BAYS CHOPPY. SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY IN THE EVENING...THEN SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SOME THUNDERSTORMS MAY BE SEVERE
AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.WEDNESDAY...SOUTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS DECREASING TO 5 TO
10 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. BAYS SLIGHTLY CHOPPY TO OCCASIONALLY
CHOPPY. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...SOUTH WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAYS SMOOTH. SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. 
.THURSDAY...SOUTH WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAYS SMOOTH. A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...SOUTHWEST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAYS SMOOTH. A
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. 
.FRIDAY...SOUTHWEST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS SHIFTING WEST IN THE
AFTERNOON. BAYS SMOOTH. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...WEST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS SHIFTING SOUTHWEST AFTER
MIDNIGHT. BAYS SMOOTH. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. 

$$

GMZ230-080415-
BAYS AND WATERWAYS FROM BAFFIN BAY TO PORT ARANSAS-
906 AM CST MON MAR 7 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING...

.REST OF TODAY...SOUTH WIND 20 TO 25 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHEAST
25 TO 30 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. BAYS ROUGH. ISOLATED SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...SOUTHEAST WIND 20 TO 25 KNOTS. BAYS CHOPPY TO
OCCASIONALLY ROUGH. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. 
.TUESDAY...SOUTHEAST WIND AROUND 20 KNOTS. BAYS CHOPPY. A SLIGHT
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING...THEN A CHANCE
OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...SOUTHEAST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS SHIFTING SOUTH
AFTER MIDNIGHT. BAYS CHOPPY. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. SOME
THUNDERSTORMS MAY BE SEVERE. 
.WEDNESDAY...SOUTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHWEST
5 TO 10 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. BAYS SLIGHTLY CHOPPY TO
OCCASIONALLY CHOPPY. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...NORTHEAST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS SHIFTING
SOUTHWEST AFTER MIDNIGHT. BAYS SMOOTH. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
LIKELY. 
.THURSDAY...SOUTHWEST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS SHIFTING SOUTH IN THE
AFTERNOON. BAYS SMOOTH. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...SOUTH WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS SHIFTING SOUTHWEST
AFTER MIDNIGHT. BAYS SMOOTH. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. 
.FRIDAY...WEST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING AROUND 10 KNOTS IN THE
AFTERNOON. BAYS SMOOTH. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...WEST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS SHIFTING SOUTHWEST AFTER
MIDNIGHT. BAYS SMOOTH. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. 

$$

GMZ255-080415-
COASTAL WATERS FROM PORT ARANSAS TO MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL OUT
20 NM-
906 AM CST MON MAR 7 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING...
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE TUESDAY
NIGHT...

.REST OF TODAY...SOUTHEAST WIND AROUND 20 KNOTS. SEAS 6 TO 8 FEET
WITH OCCASIONAL SEAS UP TO 10 FEET. ISOLATED SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...SOUTHEAST WIND 20 TO 25 KNOTS DECREASING TO 15 TO
20 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FEET WITH OCCASIONAL SEAS UP
TO 10 FEET. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. 
.TUESDAY...SOUTHEAST WIND AROUND 20 KNOTS. SEAS 5 TO 7 FEET WITH
OCCASIONAL SEAS UP TO 9 FEET. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...SOUTH WIND 25 TO 30 KNOTS. GUSTS TO GALE FORCE. SEAS
8 TO 10 FEET WITH OCCASIONAL SEAS UP TO 13 FEET. SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY IN THE EVENING...THEN SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SOME THUNDERSTORMS MAY BE SEVERE
AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.WEDNESDAY...SOUTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS DECREASING TO 5 TO
10 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 TO 9 FEET WITH OCCASIONAL SEAS
UP TO 11 FEET. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...SOUTH WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 6 TO 8 FEET
WITH OCCASIONAL SEAS UP TO 10 FEET. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
LIKELY. 
.THURSDAY...SOUTH WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 5 TO 7 FEET WITH
OCCASIONAL SEAS UP TO 9 FEET. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...SOUTHWEST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET
WITH OCCASIONAL SEAS UP TO 8 FEET. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. 
.FRIDAY...SOUTHWEST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS SHIFTING WEST IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET WITH OCCASIONAL SEAS UP TO 8 FEET. A
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...WEST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS SHIFTING SOUTHWEST AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET WITH OCCASIONAL SEAS UP TO 8 FEET
SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET WITH OCCASIONAL SEAS UP TO 5 FEET AFTER
MIDNIGHT. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. 

$$

GMZ250-080415-
COASTAL WATERS FROM BAFFIN BAY TO PORT ARANSAS OUT 20 NM-
906 AM CST MON MAR 7 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING...
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE TUESDAY
NIGHT...

.REST OF TODAY...SOUTHEAST WIND 20 TO 25 KNOTS. SEAS 6 TO 8 FEET
WITH OCCASIONAL SEAS UP TO 10 FEET. 
.TONIGHT...SOUTHEAST WIND 20 TO 25 KNOTS. SEAS 7 TO 9 FEET WITH
OCCASIONAL SEAS UP TO 11 FEET. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. 
.TUESDAY...SOUTHEAST WIND AROUND 20 KNOTS. SEAS 6 TO 8 FEET WITH
OCCASIONAL SEAS UP TO 10 FEET. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING...THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...SOUTH WIND 25 TO 30 KNOTS. GUSTS TO GALE FORCE. SEAS
7 TO 9 FEET WITH OCCASIONAL SEAS UP TO 11 FEET. SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY IN THE EVENING...THEN SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SOME THUNDERSTORMS MAY BE SEVERE
AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.WEDNESDAY...SOUTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHWEST
5 TO 10 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 TO 9 FEET WITH OCCASIONAL
SEAS UP TO 11 FEET. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...EAST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS SHIFTING SOUTH AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FEET WITH OCCASIONAL SEAS UP TO 11 FEET.
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. 
.THURSDAY...SOUTHWEST WIND AROUND 10 KNOTS SHIFTING SOUTH IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FEET WITH OCCASIONAL SEAS UP TO 9 FEET. A
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...SOUTH WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS SHIFTING SOUTHWEST
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET WITH OCCASIONAL SEAS UP TO
8 FEET. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. 
.FRIDAY...WEST WIND AROUND 10 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET WITH
OCCASIONAL SEAS UP TO 8 FEET. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...WEST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS SHIFTING SOUTHWEST AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET WITH OCCASIONAL SEAS UP TO 6 FEET. A
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. 

$$

GMZ275-080415-
WATERS FROM PORT ARANSAS TO MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL FROM 20 TO
60 NM-
906 AM CST MON MAR 7 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING...
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE TUESDAY
NIGHT...

.REST OF TODAY...SOUTHEAST WIND 20 TO 25 KNOTS. SEAS 7 TO 8 FEET
WITH OCCASIONAL SEAS UP TO 10 FEET. 
.TONIGHT...SOUTHEAST WIND 20 TO 25 KNOTS. SEAS 7 TO 9 FEET WITH
OCCASIONAL SEAS UP TO 11 FEET. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. 
.TUESDAY...SOUTHEAST WIND AROUND 20 KNOTS. SEAS 7 TO 9 FEET WITH
OCCASIONAL SEAS UP TO 11 FEET. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...SOUTHEAST WIND 25 TO 30 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTH
30 TO 35 KNOTS. GUSTS TO AROUND 45 KNOTS. SEAS 9 TO 11 FEET WITH
OCCASIONAL SEAS UP TO 14 FEET BUILDING TO 11 TO 12 FEET WITH
OCCASIONAL SEAS UP TO 15 FEET AFTER MIDNIGHT. SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY.
.WEDNESDAY...SOUTH WIND 20 TO 25 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 10 TO
15 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 TO 12 FEET WITH OCCASIONAL
SEAS UP TO 15 FEET. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...SOUTH WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 9 TO 11 FEET
WITH OCCASIONAL SEAS UP TO 14 FEET SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 9 FEET WITH
OCCASIONAL SEAS UP TO 11 FEET AFTER MIDNIGHT. SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. 
.THURSDAY...SOUTH WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 6 TO 8 FEET WITH
OCCASIONAL SEAS UP TO 10 FEET. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...SOUTH WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 6 TO 7 FEET WITH
OCCASIONAL SEAS UP TO 9 FEET. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. 
.FRIDAY...WEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 6 TO 8 FEET WITH
OCCASIONAL SEAS UP TO 10 FEET. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...WEST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 5 TO 7 FEET WITH
OCCASIONAL SEAS UP TO 9 FEET. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. 

$$

GMZ270-080415-
WATERS FROM BAFFIN BAY TO PORT ARANSAS FROM 20 TO 60 NM-
906 AM CST MON MAR 7 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING...
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE TUESDAY
NIGHT...

.REST OF TODAY...SOUTHEAST WIND 20 TO 25 KNOTS. SEAS 7 TO 9 FEET
WITH OCCASIONAL SEAS UP TO 11 FEET. 
.TONIGHT...SOUTHEAST WIND 20 TO 25 KNOTS. SEAS 7 TO 9 FEET WITH
OCCASIONAL SEAS UP TO 11 FEET. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. 
.TUESDAY...SOUTHEAST WIND AROUND 20 KNOTS. SEAS 6 TO 8 FEET WITH
OCCASIONAL SEAS UP TO 10 FEET. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING...THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...SOUTHEAST WIND 25 TO 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO
AROUND 40 KNOTS. SEAS 9 TO 11 FEET WITH OCCASIONAL SEAS UP TO 14
FEET BUILDING TO 11 TO 13 FEET WITH OCCASIONAL SEAS UP TO 17 FEET
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY.
.WEDNESDAY...SOUTHWEST WIND 20 TO 25 KNOTS BECOMING WEST 10 TO
15 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 TO 11 FEET WITH OCCASIONAL SEAS
UP TO 14 FEET. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...WEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS SHIFTING SOUTHWEST
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FEET WITH OCCASIONAL SEAS UP TO
14 FEET SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 9 FEET WITH OCCASIONAL SEAS UP TO
11 FEET AFTER MIDNIGHT. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. 
.THURSDAY...SOUTHWEST WIND AROUND 10 KNOTS. SEAS 6 TO 8 FEET WITH
OCCASIONAL SEAS UP TO 10 FEET. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...SOUTH WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS SHIFTING SOUTHWEST
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FEET WITH OCCASIONAL SEAS UP TO
9 FEET. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. 
.FRIDAY...WEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 6 TO 8 FEET WITH
OCCASIONAL SEAS UP TO 10 FEET. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...WEST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 5 TO 7 FEET WITH
OCCASIONAL SEAS UP TO 9 FEET SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 5 FEET WITH
OCCASIONAL SEAS UP TO 6 FEET AFTER MIDNIGHT. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS. 

$$