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FZUS54 KCRP 030915
CWFCRP

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX
415 AM CDT THU OCT 3 2013

MIDDLE TEXAS COASTAL WATERS FROM BAFFIN BAY TO MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL
OUT TO 60 NAUTICAL MILES.

GMZ200-032200-
415 AM CDT THU OCT 3 2013

.SYNOPSIS FOR THE MIDDLE TEXAS COASTAL WATERS...
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE THROUGH
THE EARLY AFTERNOON. UPPER LEVEL HIGH PRESSURE WILL MOVE FARTHER
EAST INTO THE REGION TODAY...BRINGING ADDITIONAL DRIER AIR AND
TAPERING OFF RAIN CHANCES FROM WEST TO EAST. A WEAK TO
OCCASIONALLY MODERATE ONSHORE FLOW WILL PERSIST THROUGH SATURDAY.
SWELLS FROM A POTENTIAL TROPICAL SYSTEM OVER THE CENTRAL GULF OF
MEXICO COULD ARRIVE INTO THE MIDDLE TEXAS COASTAL WATERS FRIDAY
AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING...LEADING TO ELEVATED WAVE
HEIGHTS OFFSHORE. A COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE THROUGH THE
MIDDLE TEXAS COASTAL WATERS SATURDAY NIGHT. ISOLATED SHOWERS WILL
BE POSSIBLE ALONG THE COLD FRONT WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS BEHIND IT SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY
MORNING. STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL OCCUR BEHIND THE FRONT ALONG WITH
ROUGH SEAS. THE OFFSHORE WIND WILL DIMINISH MONDAY AND TURN
ONSHORE MONDAY NIGHT.

$$

GMZ235-032200-
BAYS AND WATERWAYS FROM PORT ARANSAS TO PORT O`CONNOR-
415 AM CDT THU OCT 3 2013

.TODAY...SOUTH WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 10 TO
15 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. BAYS SLIGHTLY CHOPPY TO OCCASIONALLY
CHOPPY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
.TONIGHT...SOUTHEAST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. BAYS SLIGHTLY CHOPPY TO
OCCASIONALLY CHOPPY.
.FRIDAY...SOUTHEAST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAYS SMOOTH.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...SOUTHEAST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. BAYS SLIGHTLY
CHOPPY TO OCCASIONALLY CHOPPY.
.SATURDAY...SOUTH WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS SHIFTING SOUTHEAST IN THE
AFTERNOON. BAYS SMOOTH.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...SOUTHEAST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING NORTH
15 TO 20 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. BAYS CHOPPY TO OCCASIONALLY ROUGH.
A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.SUNDAY...NORTH WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS. BAYS CHOPPY TO OCCASIONALLY
ROUGH.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...NORTH WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. BAYS SLIGHTLY CHOPPY
TO OCCASIONALLY CHOPPY.
.MONDAY...NORTH WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS SHIFTING NORTHEAST IN THE
AFTERNOON. BAYS SMOOTH TO SLIGHTLY CHOPPY.
.MONDAY NIGHT...EAST WIND AROUND 5 KNOTS. BAYS SMOOTH.

$$

GMZ230-032200-
BAYS AND WATERWAYS FROM BAFFIN BAY TO PORT ARANSAS-
415 AM CDT THU OCT 3 2013

.TODAY...SOUTH WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 10 TO
15 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. BAYS SLIGHTLY CHOPPY TO OCCASIONALLY
CHOPPY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
MORNING.
.TONIGHT...SOUTHEAST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. BAYS SLIGHTLY CHOPPY TO
OCCASIONALLY CHOPPY.
.FRIDAY...SOUTH WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 10 TO
15 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. BAYS SLIGHTLY CHOPPY TO OCCASIONALLY
CHOPPY.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...SOUTHEAST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. BAYS SLIGHTLY
CHOPPY TO OCCASIONALLY CHOPPY.
.SATURDAY...SOUTH WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 10 TO
15 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. BAYS SLIGHTLY CHOPPY TO OCCASIONALLY
CHOPPY.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...EAST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING NORTH 15 TO
20 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. BAYS CHOPPY TO OCCASIONALLY ROUGH. A
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.
.SUNDAY...NORTH WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS. BAYS CHOPPY TO OCCASIONALLY
ROUGH. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...NORTH WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. BAYS SLIGHTLY CHOPPY
TO OCCASIONALLY CHOPPY.
.MONDAY...NORTH WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS SHIFTING NORTHEAST IN THE
AFTERNOON. BAYS SMOOTH TO SLIGHTLY CHOPPY.
.MONDAY NIGHT...EAST WIND UP TO 5 KNOTS. BAYS SMOOTH.

$$

GMZ250-255-032200-
COASTAL WATERS FROM BAFFIN BAY TO PORT ARANSAS OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM PORT ARANSAS TO MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL OUT
20 NM-
415 AM CDT THU OCT 3 2013

.TODAY...SOUTHEAST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. A
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
.TONIGHT...SOUTHEAST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.
.FRIDAY...SOUTH WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 10 TO
15 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...SOUTHEAST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET.
.SATURDAY...SOUTH WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 10 TO
15 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...SOUTHEAST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING
NORTH AROUND 20 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET. A SLIGHT
CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.
A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.SUNDAY...NORTH WIND 20 TO 25 KNOTS DECREASING TO 15 TO 20 KNOTS
IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN
THE MORNING.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...NORTH WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET.
.MONDAY...NORTH WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHEAST 5 TO
10 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET.
.MONDAY NIGHT...EAST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.

$$

GMZ270-275-032200-
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-
415 AM CDT THU OCT 3 2013

.TODAY...SOUTHEAST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS INCREASING TO 10 TO
15 KNOTS LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS.
.TONIGHT...SOUTHEAST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.
.FRIDAY...SOUTH WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS SHIFTING SOUTHEAST IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...SOUTHEAST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS SHIFTING SOUTH
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET.
.SATURDAY...SOUTH WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 10 TO
15 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...SOUTHEAST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING
NORTH 20 TO 25 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET. A SLIGHT
CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.SUNDAY...NORTH WIND 20 TO 25 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET. A SLIGHT
CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...NORTH WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 5 FEET.
.MONDAY...NORTHEAST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET.
.MONDAY NIGHT...EAST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.

$$

CB/JR