000 FZUS54 KCRP 080917 CWFCRP COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX 317 AM CST SUN NOV 8 2009 MIDDLE TEXAS COASTAL WATERS FROM BAFFIN BAY TO MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL OUT TO 60 NAUTICAL MILES. GMZ200-082200- 317 AM CST SUN NOV 8 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE MIDDLE TEXAS COASTAL WATERS... AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL PROVIDE SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE REGION SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT...WITH THE RAIN ACTIVITY EXPECTED TO GRADUALLY DIMINISH SUNDAY NIGHT. AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE ORIGINATING IN THE BAY OF CAMPECHE WILL MERGE WITH HURRICANE IDA OVER THE CENTRAL GULF OF MEXICO ON MONDAY. THIS WILL PROVIDE AN INCREASING EAST FLOW ON SUNDAY...TURNING MORE NORTHEAST LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND NORTH BY MONDAY MORNING. WINDS AND SEAS WILL INCREASE AS A RESULT OF THE TIGHTENING GRADIENT. IDA IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN EAST OF THE REGION OVER THE NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF THIS COMING WEEK. MODERATE TO STRONG OFFSHORE FLOW WITH LARGE SWELLS IS EXPECTED THROUGH MIDWEEK AS A RESULT. A GRADUAL DECLINE OF THE SWELLS AND WINDS IS EXPECTED BY WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY AS THE CORE OF THE HIGH PRESSURE AREA FINALLY SHIFTS INTO THE MIDDLE TEXAS COASTAL WATERS. $$ GMZ230-082200- BAYS AND WATERWAYS FROM BAFFIN BAY TO PORT ARANSAS- 317 AM CST SUN NOV 8 2009 .TODAY...NORTHEAST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. BAYS SLIGHTLY CHOPPY TO OCCASIONALLY CHOPPY. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. .TONIGHT...NORTH WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. BAYS SLIGHTLY CHOPPY TO OCCASIONALLY CHOPPY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING...THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. .MONDAY...NORTH WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. BAYS SLIGHTLY CHOPPY TO OCCASIONALLY CHOPPY. .MONDAY NIGHT...NORTH WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. BAYS SLIGHTLY CHOPPY TO OCCASIONALLY CHOPPY. .TUESDAY...NORTH WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. BAYS SLIGHTLY CHOPPY TO OCCASIONALLY CHOPPY. .WEDNESDAY...NORTH WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS DECREASING TO 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAYS SLIGHTLY CHOPPY TO OCCASIONALLY CHOPPY. .THURSDAY...NORTHEAST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS SHIFTING SOUTHEAST AFTER MIDNIGHT. BAYS SMOOTH. $$ GMZ235-082200- BAYS AND WATERWAYS FROM PORT ARANSAS TO PORT O'CONNOR- 317 AM CST SUN NOV 8 2009 .TODAY...EAST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. BAYS SLIGHTLY CHOPPY TO OCCASIONALLY CHOPPY. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. .TONIGHT...NORTHEAST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS. BAYS CHOPPY TO OCCASIONALLY ROUGH. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. .MONDAY...NORTH WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. BAYS CHOPPY TO OCCASIONALLY ROUGH. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .MONDAY NIGHT...NORTH WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. BAYS SLIGHTLY CHOPPY TO OCCASIONALLY CHOPPY. .TUESDAY...NORTH WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. BAYS SLIGHTLY CHOPPY TO OCCASIONALLY CHOPPY. .WEDNESDAY...NORTH WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHEAST 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAYS SLIGHTLY CHOPPY TO OCCASIONALLY CHOPPY. .THURSDAY...NORTHEAST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS SHIFTING SOUTHEAST. BAYS SMOOTH. $$ GMZ250-255-082200- COASTAL WATERS FROM BAFFIN BAY TO PORT ARANSAS OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM PORT ARANSAS TO MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL OUT 20 NM- 317 AM CST SUN NOV 8 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION... .TODAY...EAST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHEAST 15 TO 20 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. .TONIGHT...NORTHEAST WIND 20 TO 25 KNOTS. SEAS 6 TO 8 FEET. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING...THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. .MONDAY...NORTH WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 6 TO 8 FEET. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .MONDAY NIGHT...NORTH WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET. .TUESDAY...NORTH WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET. .WEDNESDAY...NORTH WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHEAST 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET. .THURSDAY...NORTHEAST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS SHIFTING EAST IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN BECOMING SOUTHEAST 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET. $$ GMZ270-275-082200- 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 AM CST SUN NOV 8 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... .TODAY...EAST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHEAST 20 TO 25 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 TO 9 FEET. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. .TONIGHT...NORTHEAST WIND AROUND 25 KNOTS BECOMING NORTH 20 TO 25 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FEET. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. .MONDAY...NORTH WIND 20 TO 25 KNOTS. SEAS 9 TO 11 FEET. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .MONDAY NIGHT...NORTH WIND 20 TO 25 KNOTS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FEET. .TUESDAY...NORTH WIND 20 TO 25 KNOTS. SEAS 7 TO 9 FEET. .WEDNESDAY...NORTH WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHEAST 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 5 TO 7 FEET. .THURSDAY...EAST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET. $$ GW/RG