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FZUS54 KCRP 210324
CWFCRP

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX
924 PM CST TUE DEC 20 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. 
 
GMZ200-211600-
924 PM CST TUE DEC 20 2016

.SYNOPSIS FOR THE MIDDLE TEXAS COASTAL WATERS...
WEAK NORTH FLOW WILL PREVAIL TONIGHT WITH SEAS CONTINUING TO
SUBSIDE. THE WEAK FLOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY WITH WIND
DIRECTIONS BECOMING MORE EASTERLY DURING THE DAY. A COLD FRONT
WILL PUSH SOUTH ACROSS THE REGION LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT WITH
MODERATE TO PERHAPS STRONG NORTH FLOW DEVELOPING IN ITS WAKE ON
THURSDAY. SOUTHEAST FLOW RETURNS BY LATE IN THE WEEK AND BECOMES
MODERATE TO STRONG OVER THE WEEKEND AS A STORM SYSTEM DEVELOPS
ACROSS THE GREAT PLAINS. SMALL CRAFT ADVISORIES MAY BE REQUIRED
FOR A PORTION OF THE AREA BY THURSDAY.  

$$

GMZ235-211600-
BAYS AND WATERWAYS FROM PORT ARANSAS TO PORT O'CONNOR-
924 PM CST TUE DEC 20 2016

.REST OF TONIGHT...NORTHEAST WIND AROUND 5 KNOTS. BAYS SMOOTH. 
.WEDNESDAY...EAST WIND AROUND 5 KNOTS SHIFTING SOUTHEAST IN THE
AFTERNOON. BAYS SMOOTH. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...EAST WIND UP TO 5 KNOTS BECOMING NORTH AFTER
MIDNIGHT. BAYS SMOOTH TO SLIGHTLY CHOPPY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.THURSDAY...NORTH WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. BAYS SLIGHTLY CHOPPY TO
OCCASIONALLY CHOPPY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF LIGHT RAIN AND PATCHY
DRIZZLE. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...NORTH WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. BAYS SLIGHTLY CHOPPY
TO OCCASIONALLY CHOPPY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF LIGHT RAIN. 
.FRIDAY...NORTHEAST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING EAST AROUND
5 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. BAYS SLIGHTLY CHOPPY TO OCCASIONALLY
CHOPPY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF LIGHT RAIN IN THE MORNING. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...SOUTHEAST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAYS SMOOTH. 
.SATURDAY...SOUTHEAST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. BAYS SLIGHTLY CHOPPY
TO OCCASIONALLY CHOPPY. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...SOUTHEAST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. BAYS SLIGHTLY
CHOPPY TO OCCASIONALLY CHOPPY. 
.SUNDAY...SOUTHEAST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS. BAYS CHOPPY. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...SOUTHEAST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. BAYS SLIGHTLY
CHOPPY TO OCCASIONALLY CHOPPY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. 

$$

GMZ230-211600-
BAYS AND WATERWAYS FROM BAFFIN BAY TO PORT ARANSAS-
924 PM CST TUE DEC 20 2016

.REST OF TONIGHT...NORTH WIND UP TO 5 KNOTS. BAYS SMOOTH. 
.WEDNESDAY...NORTHEAST WIND AROUND 5 KNOTS SHIFTING SOUTHEAST IN
THE AFTERNOON. BAYS SMOOTH. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...SOUTHEAST WIND UP TO 5 KNOTS BECOMING EAST
AFTER MIDNIGHT. BAYS SMOOTH. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.THURSDAY...NORTH WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. BAYS SLIGHTLY CHOPPY TO
OCCASIONALLY CHOPPY. A CHANCE OF LIGHT RAIN AND AREAS OF DRIZZLE.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...NORTH WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. BAYS SLIGHTLY CHOPPY
TO OCCASIONALLY CHOPPY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF LIGHT RAIN. 
.FRIDAY...NORTH WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS SHIFTING NORTHEAST IN THE
AFTERNOON. BAYS SMOOTH TO SLIGHTLY CHOPPY. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...SOUTHEAST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAYS SMOOTH. 
.SATURDAY...SOUTHEAST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS INCREASING TO 15 TO
20 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. BAYS CHOPPY. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...SOUTHEAST WIND AROUND 15 KNOTS. BAYS SLIGHTLY
CHOPPY TO CHOPPY. 
.SUNDAY...SOUTHEAST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS INCREASING TO 20 TO
25 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. BAYS CHOPPY TO OCCASIONALLY ROUGH. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...SOUTHEAST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS DECREASING TO
AROUND 10 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. BAYS CHOPPY. 

$$

GMZ255-211600-
COASTAL WATERS FROM PORT ARANSAS TO MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL OUT
20 NM-
924 PM CST TUE DEC 20 2016

.REST OF TONIGHT...NORTHEAST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 FEET. 
.WEDNESDAY...EAST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS SHIFTING SOUTHEAST IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FEET. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...SOUTHEAST WIND AROUND 5 KNOTS SHIFTING
NORTHEAST AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.THURSDAY...NORTH WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET WITH
OCCASIONAL SEAS UP TO 6 FEET. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND PATCHY
DRIZZLE. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...NORTHEAST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET
WITH OCCASIONAL SEAS UP TO 6 FEET. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. 
.FRIDAY...EAST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO
10 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET WITH OCCASIONAL SEAS
UP TO 5 FEET. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...SOUTHEAST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET
WITH OCCASIONAL SEAS UP TO 5 FEET. 
.SATURDAY...SOUTHEAST WIND AROUND 15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET WITH
OCCASIONAL SEAS UP TO 5 FEET. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...SOUTHEAST WIND AROUND 15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO
5 FEET WITH OCCASIONAL SEAS UP TO 6 FEET. 
.SUNDAY...SOUTHEAST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 5 FEET WITH
OCCASIONAL SEAS UP TO 6 FEET. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...SOUTHEAST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS DECREASING TO 10 TO
15 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET WITH OCCASIONAL SEAS UP
TO 6 FEET. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. 

$$

GMZ250-211600-
COASTAL WATERS FROM BAFFIN BAY TO PORT ARANSAS OUT 20 NM-
924 PM CST TUE DEC 20 2016

.REST OF TONIGHT...NORTH WIND AROUND 5 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. 
.WEDNESDAY...NORTHEAST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS SHIFTING EAST IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FEET. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...SOUTHEAST WIND AROUND 5 KNOTS SHIFTING EAST
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER
MIDNIGHT. 
.THURSDAY...NORTH WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET WITH
OCCASIONAL SEAS UP TO 8 FEET. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...NORTHEAST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET
WITH OCCASIONAL SEAS UP TO 8 FEET SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FEET WITH
OCCASIONAL SEAS UP TO 5 FEET AFTER MIDNIGHT. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS. 
.FRIDAY...NORTHEAST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHEAST AROUND
5 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET WITH OCCASIONAL SEAS
UP TO 5 FEET. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...SOUTHEAST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS INCREASING TO 10 TO
15 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET WITH OCCASIONAL SEAS UP
TO 5 FEET. 
.SATURDAY...SOUTHEAST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET WITH
OCCASIONAL SEAS UP TO 5 FEET. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...SOUTHEAST WIND AROUND 15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO
5 FEET WITH OCCASIONAL SEAS UP TO 6 FEET. 
.SUNDAY...SOUTHEAST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 5 FEET WITH
OCCASIONAL SEAS UP TO 6 FEET. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...SOUTHEAST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS DECREASING TO 10 TO
15 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET WITH OCCASIONAL SEAS UP
TO 6 FEET. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. 

$$

GMZ270-275-211600-
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-
924 PM CST TUE DEC 20 2016

.REST OF TONIGHT...NORTHEAST WIND AROUND 5 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO
3 FEET. 
.WEDNESDAY...EAST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS SHIFTING SOUTHEAST IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FEET. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...SOUTHEAST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS SHIFTING EAST
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER
MIDNIGHT. 
.THURSDAY...NORTHEAST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 5 TO 7 FEET WITH
OCCASIONAL SEAS UP TO 9 FEET. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...NORTHEAST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS DECREASING TO
10 TO 15 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET WITH OCCASIONAL
SEAS UP TO 8 FEET. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. 
.FRIDAY...SOUTHEAST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS SHIFTING SOUTH IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET WITH OCCASIONAL SEAS UP TO 5 FEET. A
CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...SOUTHEAST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET
WITH OCCASIONAL SEAS UP TO 5 FEET. 
.SATURDAY...SOUTHEAST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 5 FEET WITH
OCCASIONAL SEAS UP TO 6 FEET. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...SOUTHEAST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 5 FEET
WITH OCCASIONAL SEAS UP TO 6 FEET. 
.SUNDAY...SOUTHEAST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 5 TO 6 FEET WITH
OCCASIONAL SEAS UP TO 8 FEET. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...SOUTHEAST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET
WITH OCCASIONAL SEAS UP TO 8 FEET. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. 

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