000 FZUS54 KCRP 120246 CWFCRP COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX 946 PM CDT SUN MAY 11 2008 MIDDLE TEXAS COASTAL WATERS FROM BAFFIN BAY TO MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL OUT TO 60 NAUTICAL MILES. GMZ200-121130- 946 PM CDT SUN MAY 11 2008 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE MIDDLE TEXAS COASTAL WATERS... OFFSHORE WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO WEAKEN TONIGHT...AS THE CENTER OF A SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM SETTLES ACROSS SOUTH TEXAS. A WEAK ONSHORE FLOW WILL RESUME EARLY ON MONDAY AND STRENGTHEN THROUGH THE DAY AS HIGH PRESSURE MOVES EAST. A MODERATE TO STRONG ONSHORE FLOW WILL THEN PERSIST THROUGH WEDNESDAY...BEFORE A SURFACE TROUGH APPROACHES THE WATERS. THE SURFACE LOW WILL GRADUALLY MOVE INTO THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY BY THURSDAY...BRINGING A WEAK TO MODERATE OFFSHORE FLOW. ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE WATERS THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY...BRINGING STRONGER OFFSHORE FLOW. $$ GMZ235-121130- /O.ROU.KCRP.MA.F.0000.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ BAYS AND WATERWAYS FROM PORT ARANSAS TO PORT O'CONNOR- 946 PM CDT SUN MAY 11 2008 .TONIGHT...NORTHEAST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING EAST. BAYS SMOOTH TO SLIGHTLY CHOPPY. .MONDAY...EAST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. BAYS SLIGHTLY CHOPPY TO OCCASIONALLY CHOPPY. .MONDAY NIGHT...SOUTHEAST WIND AROUND 15 KNOTS. BAYS SLIGHTLY CHOPPY TO CHOPPY. .TUESDAY...SOUTHEAST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS. BAYS CHOPPY. .TUESDAY NIGHT...SOUTHEAST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS. BAYS CHOPPY. .WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...SOUTHEAST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS DECREASING TO 10 TO 15 KNOTS IN THE EVENING...THEN SHIFTING NORTH AFTER MIDNIGHT. BAYS CHOPPY DECREASING TO SLIGHTLY CHOPPY TO OCCASIONALLY CHOPPY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. .THURSDAY...NORTHEAST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. BAYS SLIGHTLY CHOPPY TO OCCASIONALLY CHOPPY INCREASING TO CHOPPY TO OCCASIONALLY ROUGH AFTER MIDNIGHT. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. .FRIDAY...NORTH WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS DECREASING TO 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAYS CHOPPY TO OCCASIONALLY ROUGH DECREASING TO SMOOTH TO SLIGHTLY CHOPPY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. $$ GMZ230-121130- /O.ROU.KCRP.MA.F.0000.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ BAYS AND WATERWAYS FROM BAFFIN BAY TO PORT ARANSAS- 946 PM CDT SUN MAY 11 2008 .TONIGHT...NORTHEAST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING EAST. BAYS SMOOTH TO SLIGHTLY CHOPPY. .MONDAY...EAST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. BAYS SLIGHTLY CHOPPY TO OCCASIONALLY CHOPPY. .MONDAY NIGHT...SOUTHEAST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. BAYS SLIGHTLY CHOPPY TO OCCASIONALLY CHOPPY. .TUESDAY...SOUTHEAST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS. BAYS CHOPPY. .TUESDAY NIGHT...SOUTHEAST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS. BAYS CHOPPY. .WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...SOUTHEAST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING EAST 10 TO 15 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING...THEN BECOMING NORTH 5 TO 10 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. BAYS CHOPPY DECREASING TO SLIGHTLY CHOPPY TO OCCASIONALLY CHOPPY IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING...THEN DECREASING TO SMOOTH TO SLIGHTLY CHOPPY AFTER MIDNIGHT. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. .THURSDAY...NORTHEAST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING NORTH 15 TO 20 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. BAYS SLIGHTLY CHOPPY TO OCCASIONALLY CHOPPY INCREASING TO CHOPPY TO OCCASIONALLY ROUGH AFTER MIDNIGHT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. .FRIDAY...NORTH WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS DECREASING TO 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAYS CHOPPY TO OCCASIONALLY ROUGH DECREASING TO SMOOTH TO SLIGHTLY CHOPPY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. $$ GMZ250-255-121130- /O.ROU.KCRP.MA.F.0000.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ COASTAL WATERS BAFFIN BAY TO PORT ARANSAS OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS PORT ARANSAS TO MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL OUT 20 NM- 946 PM CDT SUN MAY 11 2008 .TONIGHT...NORTHEAST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET. .MONDAY...EAST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET. .MONDAY NIGHT...SOUTHEAST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET. .TUESDAY...SOUTHEAST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET. .TUESDAY NIGHT...SOUTHEAST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET. .WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...SOUTHEAST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS DECREASING TO 10 TO 15 KNOTS IN THE EVENING...THEN SHIFTING NORTH AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. .THURSDAY...NORTHEAST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. .FRIDAY...NORTH WIND 20 TO 25 KNOTS DECREASING TO 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 5 TO 7 FEET. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. $$ GMZ270-275-121130- /O.ROU.KCRP.MA.F.0000.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ WATERS BAFFIN BAY TO PORT ARANSAS 20 TO 60 NM- WATERS PORT ARANSAS TO MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL 20 TO 60 NM- 946 PM CDT SUN MAY 11 2008 .TONIGHT...NORTHEAST WIND AROUND 15 KNOTS DECREASING TO 5 TO 10 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET. .MONDAY...EAST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET. .MONDAY NIGHT...SOUTHEAST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET. .TUESDAY...SOUTHEAST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 5 TO 6 FEET. .TUESDAY NIGHT...SOUTHEAST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 5 TO 7 FEET. .WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...SOUTH WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS DECREASING TO 10 TO 15 KNOTS IN THE EVENING...THEN SHIFTING WEST AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FEET. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. .THURSDAY...NORTHEAST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KNOTS. SEAS 5 TO 7 FEET. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. .FRIDAY...NORTH WIND 25 TO 30 KNOTS DECREASING TO 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 6 TO 8 FEET. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. $$ 87