000 FZUS54 KCRP 232117 CWFCRP COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX 317 PM CST MON NOV 23 2009 MIDDLE TEXAS COASTAL WATERS FROM BAFFIN BAY TO MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL OUT TO 60 NAUTICAL MILES. GMZ200-241045- 317 PM CST MON NOV 23 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE MIDDLE TEXAS COASTAL WATERS... A WEAK TO MODERATE ONSHORE FLOW THIS EVENING WILL DECREASE LATE AS A COLD FRONT APPROACHES SOUTH TEXAS. THE FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE COASTAL WATERS TUESDAY AFTERNOON WITH A STRONG OFFSHORE FLOW AND INCREASING SEAS DEVELOPING IN ITS WAKE. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL OCCUR ALONG AND AHEAD OF THE FRONT...GRADUALLY DECREASING IN AREAL COVERAGE AFTER THE BOUNDARY PASSES. OFFSHORE FLOW WILL WEAKEN NEAR THE COAST LATE TUESDAY NIGHT. MUCH DRIER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED BEHIND THE FRONT BY WEDNESDAY. THE OFFSHORE FLOW AND SEAS WILL GRADUALLY WEAKEN THROUGH THURSDAY AS HIGH PRESSURE SLOWLY SETTLES ACROSS SOUTH TEXAS. THE HIGH WILL SHIFT EAST ON FRIDAY WITH ONSHORE FLOW RESUMING. AS AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE DEEPENS OVER THE SOUTHERN PLAINS SATURDAY...A MODERATE TO STRONG ONSHORE FLOW WILL DEVELOP WITH ISOLATED SHOWERS. $$ GMZ235-241045- BAYS AND WATERWAYS FROM PORT ARANSAS TO PORT O'CONNOR- 317 PM CST MON NOV 23 2009 .TONIGHT...SOUTHEAST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS DECREASING TO 5 TO 10 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. BAYS SLIGHTLY CHOPPY TO OCCASIONALLY CHOPPY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE EVENING...THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. .TUESDAY...EAST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS...SHIFTING NORTH 20 TO 25 KNOTS AROUND NOON. BAYS CHOPPY TO ROUGH. WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS...MAINLY DURING THE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON. .TUESDAY NIGHT...NORTH WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS. BAYS CHOPPY TO OCCASIONALLY ROUGH. .WEDNESDAY...NORTH WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. BAYS SLIGHTLY CHOPPY TO OCCASIONALLY CHOPPY. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...NORTH WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAYS SMOOTH TO SLIGHTLY CHOPPY. .THURSDAY...NORTH WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KNOTS IN THE EVENING...THEN DECREASING TO 5 TO 10 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. BAYS SLIGHTLY CHOPPY TO OCCASIONALLY CHOPPY. .FRIDAY...NORTHEAST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS SHIFTING SOUTHEAST. BAYS SMOOTH. .SATURDAY...SOUTHEAST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KNOTS. BAYS CHOPPY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. $$ GMZ230-241045- BAYS AND WATERWAYS FROM BAFFIN BAY TO PORT ARANSAS- 317 PM CST MON NOV 23 2009 .TONIGHT...SOUTHEAST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAYS SMOOTH. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE EVENING...THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. .TUESDAY...EAST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS...SHIFTING NORTH 20 TO 25 KNOTS AROUND NOON. BAYS CHOPPY TO ROUGH. WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS...MAINLY IN THE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON. .TUESDAY NIGHT...NORTH WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS. BAYS CHOPPY TO OCCASIONALLY ROUGH. .WEDNESDAY...NORTHEAST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. BAYS SLIGHTLY CHOPPY TO OCCASIONALLY CHOPPY. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...NORTH WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAYS SMOOTH TO SLIGHTLY CHOPPY. .THURSDAY...NORTH WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHEAST 10 TO 15 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN BECOMING NORTH 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAYS SLIGHTLY CHOPPY TO OCCASIONALLY CHOPPY. .FRIDAY...NORTHEAST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS SHIFTING SOUTHEAST. BAYS SMOOTH. .SATURDAY...SOUTHEAST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KNOTS. BAYS CHOPPY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. $$ GMZ250-255-241045- COASTAL WATERS FROM BAFFIN BAY TO PORT ARANSAS OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM PORT ARANSAS TO MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL OUT 20 NM- 317 PM CST MON NOV 23 2009 .TONIGHT...SOUTHEAST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE EVENING...THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. .TUESDAY...EAST WIND AROUND 10 KNOTS...SHIFTING NORTH 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO GALE FORCE BY EARLY AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET. WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS. .TUESDAY NIGHT...NORTH WIND 20 TO 25 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. .WEDNESDAY...NORTH WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHEAST 10 TO 15 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...NORTH WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET. .THURSDAY...NORTH WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET. .FRIDAY...NORTHEAST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING EAST 5 TO 10 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN SHIFTING SOUTHEAST. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. .SATURDAY...SOUTHEAST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTH 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. $$ GMZ270-275-241045- 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- 317 PM CST MON NOV 23 2009 .TONIGHT...SOUTHEAST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE EVENING...THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. .TUESDAY...SOUTHEAST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING NORTH 25 TO 30 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS TO 40 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET. WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS. .TUESDAY NIGHT...NORTH WIND AROUND 25 KNOTS. SEAS 7 TO 9 FEET. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. .WEDNESDAY...NORTHEAST WIND AROUND 20 KNOTS DECREASING TO 15 TO 20 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 TO 9 FEET SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FEET IN THE AFTERNOON. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...NORTH WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 5 TO 7 FEET. .THURSDAY...NORTHEAST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET. .FRIDAY...NORTHEAST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS SHIFTING SOUTHEAST. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET. .SATURDAY...SOUTHEAST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. $$ GW/TMT