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FZUS54 KCRP 040346
CWFCRP

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX
946 PM CST SUN MAR 3 2013

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

GMZ200-041630-
946 PM CST SUN MAR 3 2013

.SYNOPSIS FOR THE MIDDLE TEXAS COASTAL WATERS...
AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL APPROACH THE CENTRAL UNITED STATES
EARLY MONDAY AND RESULT IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE
SOUTHERN PLAINS. IN RESPONSE...STRONG SOUTH WIND AND HIGH SEAS
WILL DEVELOP OVER THE COASTAL WATERS. THIS CONDITION WILL THEN
CONTINUE AT LEAST THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. A COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED
TO QUICKLY MOVE SOUTH ACROSS AREA WATERS TUESDAY MORNING WITH A
STRONG OFFSHORE FLOW DEVELOPING IN ITS WAKE. SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORIES WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED AGAIN FOR TUESDAY. A MODERATE TO
AT TIMES STRONG NORTHEAST FLOW IS EXPECTED WEDNESDAY...WITH WINDS
GRADUALLY BECOMING ONSHORE BY LATE IN THE WORK WEEK.

$$

GMZ235-041630-
BAYS AND WATERWAYS FROM PORT ARANSAS TO PORT O`CONNOR-
946 PM CST SUN MAR 3 2013

...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION TONIGHT...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM CST MONDAY THROUGH
MONDAY AFTERNOON...

.REST OF TONIGHT...SOUTH WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS. BAYS CHOPPY.
.MONDAY...SOUTH WIND 20 KNOTS AND GUSTY. BAYS CHOPPY.
.MONDAY NIGHT...SOUTH WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS. BAYS CHOPPY.
.TUESDAY...WEST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS SHIFTING NORTH IN THE
AFTERNOON. BAYS CHOPPY TO OCCASIONALLY ROUGH.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...NORTH WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS. BAYS CHOPPY TO
OCCASIONALLY ROUGH.
.WEDNESDAY...NORTHEAST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS DECREASING TO 5 TO
10 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. BAYS SLIGHTLY CHOPPY TO OCCASIONALLY
CHOPPY.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...EAST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAYS SMOOTH.
.THURSDAY...EAST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAYS SMOOTH.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...SOUTHEAST WIND AROUND 10 KNOTS. BAYS SLIGHTLY
CHOPPY.
.FRIDAY...SOUTHEAST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. BAYS SLIGHTLY CHOPPY TO
OCCASIONALLY CHOPPY.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...SOUTHEAST WIND AROUND 15 KNOTS. BAYS SLIGHTLY
CHOPPY TO CHOPPY.

$$

GMZ230-041630-
BAYS AND WATERWAYS FROM BAFFIN BAY TO PORT ARANSAS-
946 PM CST SUN MAR 3 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON...

.REST OF TONIGHT...SOUTH WIND 20 TO 25 KNOTS. BAYS CHOPPY TO
OCCASIONALLY ROUGH.
.MONDAY...SOUTH WIND 20 TO 25 KNOTS. BAYS CHOPPY TO OCCASIONALLY ROUGH.
.MONDAY NIGHT...SOUTH WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS. BAYS CHOPPY.
.TUESDAY...WEST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS SHIFTING NORTH IN THE
AFTERNOON. BAYS CHOPPY TO OCCASIONALLY ROUGH.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...NORTH WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. BAYS SLIGHTLY CHOPPY
TO OCCASIONALLY CHOPPY.
.WEDNESDAY...NORTHEAST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. BAYS SLIGHTLY CHOPPY
TO OCCASIONALLY CHOPPY.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...EAST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAYS SMOOTH.
.THURSDAY...SOUTHEAST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAYS SMOOTH.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...SOUTHEAST WIND AROUND 10 KNOTS. BAYS SLIGHTLY
CHOPPY.
.FRIDAY...SOUTHEAST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. BAYS SLIGHTLY CHOPPY TO
OCCASIONALLY CHOPPY.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...SOUTHEAST WIND AROUND 15 KNOTS. BAYS SLIGHTLY
CHOPPY TO CHOPPY.

$$

GMZ250-255-041630-
COASTAL WATERS FROM BAFFIN BAY TO PORT ARANSAS OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM PORT ARANSAS TO MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL OUT
20 NM-
946 PM CST SUN MAR 3 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON...

.REST OF TONIGHT...SOUTH WIND 20 TO 25 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET
BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FEET AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.MONDAY...SOUTH WIND 20 TO 25 KNOTS. SEAS 5 TO 7 FEET.
.MONDAY NIGHT...SOUTH WIND 20 TO 25 KNOTS. SEAS 5 TO 7 FEET.
.TUESDAY...WEST WIND 20 TO 25 KNOTS SHIFTING NORTH IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...NORTH WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET.
.WEDNESDAY...NORTHEAST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS DECREASING TO 10 TO
15 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...EAST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.
.THURSDAY...EAST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...SOUTHEAST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO
3 FEET.
.FRIDAY...SOUTHEAST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...SOUTHEAST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET.

$$

GMZ270-275-041630-
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-
946 PM CST SUN MAR 3 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON...

.REST OF TONIGHT...SOUTH WIND 20 TO 25 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET
BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FEET AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.MONDAY...SOUTH WIND 20 TO 25 KNOTS. SEAS 7 TO 8 FEET.
.MONDAY NIGHT...SOUTH WIND 20 TO 25 KNOTS. SEAS 7 TO 9 FEET.
.TUESDAY...WEST WIND 20 TO 25 KNOTS SHIFTING NORTH IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FEET.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...NORTH WIND AROUND 20 KNOTS. SEAS 6 TO 7 FEET.
.WEDNESDAY...NORTHEAST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS DECREASING TO 10 TO
15 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...EAST WIND AROUND 10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET.
.THURSDAY...EAST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...SOUTHEAST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO
3 FEET.
.FRIDAY...SOUTHEAST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS INCREASING TO 15 TO
20 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...SOUTHEAST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 5 FEET.

$$

METZ






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