Coastal Waters Forecast for Texas National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX

 

1024 AM CDT Thu Apr 3 2025

 

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.

 

 

GMZ200-040415-

 

1024 AM CDT Thu Apr 3 2025

 

.SYNOPSIS FOR THE MIDDLE TEXAS COASTAL WATERS...

 

Fresh to strong (BF-5/6) southerly flow is expected ahead of our next cold front on Saturday.

 

Winds will weaken to more moderate levels (BF-4) Saturday as the front approaches and sweeps across the area before quickly increasing to strong to near gale levels (BF-6/7) Saturday night through Sunday morning.

 

Winds will relax to fresh levels (BF-5) Sunday afternoon through Monday afternoon before eventually decreasing to gentle to moderate levels (BF-3/4)

 

Monday night through mid-week. Low to medium (20-50%) rain chances will be possible Saturday and Saturday night across the Gulf waters as the front swings by.

 

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GMZ236-237-040415- Copano, Aransas, and Redfish Bays- San Antonio, Mesquite, and Espiritu Santo Bays-

 

1024 AM CDT Thu Apr 3 2025

 

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING...

 

.REST OF TODAY...South winds around 20 knots with gusts up to 25  knots. Bay and inland waters choppy.

.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Bay and inland waters choppy.

.FRIDAY...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Bay and inland waters choppy.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Bay and inland waters choppy.

.SATURDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots, becoming west in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...North winds 15 to 20 knots, increasing to 20 to 25 knots after midnight. Bay and inland waters choppy to rough.

.SUNDAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots. Bay and inland waters choppy to occasionally rough.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.

.MONDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.

.MONDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth to slightly choppy.

 

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

 

$$

 

GMZ231-232-040415- Baffin Bay and Upper Laguna Madre-Corpus Christi and Nueces Bays-

 

1024 AM CDT Thu Apr 3 2025

 

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING...

 

.REST OF TODAY...South winds around 20 knots with gusts up to 25  knots. Bay and inland waters choppy.

.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Bay and inland waters choppy.

.FRIDAY...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots, increasing to 20 to 25 knots in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters choppy to occasionally rough.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Bay and inland waters choppy.

.SATURDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots, becoming northwest in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...North winds 15 to 20 knots, increasing to 20 to 25 knots after midnight. Bay and inland waters choppy to rough.

.SUNDAY...North winds 20 to 25 knots, diminishing to 15 to 20 knots in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters choppy to rough.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.

.MONDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.

.MONDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth.

 

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GMZ255-040415- Coastal waters from Port Aransas to Matagorda Ship Channel out 20 NM-

 

1024 AM CDT Thu Apr 3 2025

 

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING...

 

.REST OF TODAY...South winds around 20 knots with gusts up to 25  knots. Seas 6 to 8 feet, occasionally to 10 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 8 feet at 9 seconds.

.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Seas 6 to 9 feet, occasionally to 11 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 8 feet at 9 seconds. Patchy fog in the evening.

.FRIDAY...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Seas 7 to 9 feet, occasionally to 11 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 8 feet at 9 seconds.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Seas 7 to 10 feet, occasionally to 13 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 8 feet at 9 seconds.

.SATURDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots, becoming southwest in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 9 feet, occasionally to 11 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 8 feet at 9 seconds.

A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots, becoming north 25 to 30 knots after midnight. Seas 5 to 8 feet, occasionally to 10 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 8 feet at 10 seconds. A chance of showers after midnight.

.SUNDAY...North winds 20 to 25 knots, diminishing to 15 to 20 knots in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 8 feet, occasionally to 10 feet.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...North winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet.

.MONDAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet.

.MONDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.

 

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

 

$$

 

GMZ250-040415- Coastal waters from Baffin Bay to Port Aransas out 20 NM-

 

1024 AM CDT Thu Apr 3 2025

 

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING...

 

.REST OF TODAY...South winds around 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Seas 7 to 8 feet, occasionally to 10 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 8 feet at 9 seconds.

.TONIGHT...Southeast winds around 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Seas 7 to 9 feet, occasionally to 11 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 9 feet at 9 seconds. Patchy fog in the evening.

.FRIDAY...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Seas 7 to 9 feet, occasionally to 11 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 9 feet at 9 seconds.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Seas 7 to 10 feet, occasionally to 13 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 9 feet at 10 seconds.

.SATURDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots, becoming west in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 9 feet, occasionally to 11 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 8 feet at 9 seconds.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...North winds 15 to 20 knots, increasing to 25 to 30 knots after midnight. Seas 6 to 8 feet, occasionally to 10 feet. Wave Detail: East 8 feet at 10 seconds.

.SUNDAY...North winds 25 to 30 knots, diminishing to 15 to 20 knots in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 9 feet, occasionally to 11 feet, subsiding to 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet in the afternoon.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...North winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet.

.MONDAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet.

.MONDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds around 10 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet.

 

$$

 

GMZ270-275-040415- 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-

 

1024 AM CDT Thu Apr 3 2025

 

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING...

 

.REST OF TODAY...South winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Seas 8 to 10 feet, occasionally to 13 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 10 feet at 9 seconds.

.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Seas 8 to 11 feet, occasionally to 14 feet. Wave

Detail: Southeast 11 feet at 9 seconds.

.FRIDAY...Southeast winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Seas 9 to 11 feet, occasionally to 14 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 10 feet at 9 seconds.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Seas 9 to 12 feet, occasionally to 15 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 11 feet at 10 seconds.

.SATURDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots, becoming southwest 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 9 to 11 feet, occasionally to 14 feet, subsiding to 8 to 9 feet, occasionally to 11 feet in the afternoon. Wave Detail: Southeast 10 feet at 9 seconds, becoming southeast 9 feet at 10 seconds. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots, becoming north25 to 30 knots after midnight. Seas 7 to 9 feet, occasionally to 11 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 8 feet at 10 seconds and north 7 feet at 6 seconds.

A chance of showers.

.SUNDAY...North winds 25 to 30 knots, diminishing to 20 to 25 knots in the afternoon. Seas 8 to 10 feet, occasionally to 13 feet, subsiding to 6 to 9 feet, occasionally to 11 feet in the afternoon.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...North winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 6 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet.

.MONDAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet.

.MONDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet.

 

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.