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Texas Coastal Marine Forecast Expires:202404270815;;421866 FZUS54 KLCH 262000 CWFLCH Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Lake Charles LA 300 PM CDT Fri Apr 26 2024 Coastal waters from the Lower Atchafalaya River LA to High Island TX out 60 nautical miles including Sabine and Calcasieu Lakes and Vermilion and Cote Blanche Bays Seas are provided as a range of the average height of the highest one third of the waves, along with the occasional height of the average highest ten percent of the waves. GMZ400-270815- 300 PM CDT Fri Apr 26 2024 .SYNOPSIS... A tight pressure gradient between a series of lows over the Southern Plains and a surface high off the east coast will allow for a prolonged period of strong and gusty southerly winds. Sustained winds are likely to be near or above 20 knots through the weekend with gusts over 30 knots. This, along with building seas to as high as 10 feet offshore, will bring about a long duration Small Craft Advisory conditions through the weekend. The onshore winds will decrease early next week as the high weakens off the east coast and no deep surface lows are expected to form over the Southern Plains. $$ Expires:202404270915;;424393 FZUS54 KHGX 262035 CWFHGX Coastal Waters Forecast for Texas National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX 335 PM CDT Fri Apr 26 2024 Upper Texas coastal waters from High Island to the Matagorda Ship Channel out 60 nautical miles including Galveston and Matagorda Bays. Seas are provided as a range of the average height of the highest 1/3 of the waves...along with the occasional height of the average highest 10 percent of the waves. GMZ370-375-270915- Waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX from 20 to 60 NM-Waters from High Island to Freeport TX from 20 to 60 NM- 335 PM CDT Fri Apr 26 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...Southeast winds around 20 knots, increasing to 20 to 25 knots late. Seas 6 to 8 feet with occasional seas up to 10 feet. .SATURDAY...Southeast winds 20 to 25 knots. Gusts to 35 knots late in the morning. Seas 7 to 10 feet with occasional seas up to 13 feet. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 25 knots. Gusts to 35 knots until early morning. Seas 9 to 11 feet with occasional seas up to 14 feet. .SUNDAY...Southeast winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to 35 knots. Seas 10 to 11 feet with occasional seas up to 14 feet, subsiding to 8 to 11 feet with occasional seas up to 14 feet in the afternoon. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 6 to 9 feet with occasional seas up to 11 feet. .MONDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet with occasional seas up to 9 feet. A chance of showers. A chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. .MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 15 knots. Seas 5 to 6 feet with occasional seas up to 8 feet. A chance of showers in the evening. .TUESDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet with occasional seas up to 8 feet. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 15 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet. .WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds around 15 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 15 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet. Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ Expires:202404270915;;424392 FZUS54 KHGX 262035 CWFHGX Coastal Waters Forecast for Texas National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX 335 PM CDT Fri Apr 26 2024 Upper Texas coastal waters from High Island to the Matagorda Ship Channel out 60 nautical miles including Galveston and Matagorda Bays. Seas are provided as a range of the average height of the highest 1/3 of the waves...along with the occasional height of the average highest 10 percent of the waves. GMZ350-355-270915- Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX out 20 NM-Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM- 335 PM CDT Fri Apr 26 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...Southeast winds around 20 knots, increasing to 20 to 25 knots late. Seas 4 to 6 feet with occasional seas up to 8 feet. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms early this evening. .SATURDAY...Southeast winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 6 to 8 feet with occasional seas up to 10 feet. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 20 to 25 knots. Gusts to 35 knots in the evening. Seas 7 to 9 feet with occasional seas up to 11 feet. .SUNDAY...Southeast winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to 35 knots, diminishing to around 20 knots in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 9 feet with occasional seas up to 11 feet. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet with occasional seas up to 9 feet. A chance of thunderstorms in the evening. A chance of showers. .MONDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet with occasional seas up to 8 feet. A chance of showers. A chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. .MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet. A chance of showers in the evening. .TUESDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet. A chance of showers. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. .WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 15 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet. Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ Expires:202404270915;;424391 FZUS54 KHGX 262035 CWFHGX Coastal Waters Forecast for Texas National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX 335 PM CDT Fri Apr 26 2024 Upper Texas coastal waters from High Island to the Matagorda Ship Channel out 60 nautical miles including Galveston and Matagorda Bays. Seas are provided as a range of the average height of the highest 1/3 of the waves...along with the occasional height of the average highest 10 percent of the waves. GMZ330-270915- Matagorda Bay- 335 PM CDT Fri Apr 26 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Bay waters choppy. .SATURDAY...Southeast winds around 20 knots, increasing to 20 to 25 knots late. Bay waters choppy, becoming rough late. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 20 to 25 knots. Bay waters rough. .SUNDAY...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Bay waters choppy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to around 15 knots after midnight. Bay waters choppy, becoming slightly choppy after midnight. A chance of showers and thunderstorms until early morning. .MONDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. .MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy. A chance of thunderstorms in the evening. A chance of showers. .TUESDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy. A chance of showers. A chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy. .WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy to choppy. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ Expires:202404270915;;424389 FZUS54 KHGX 262035 CWFHGX Coastal Waters Forecast for Texas National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX 335 PM CDT Fri Apr 26 2024 Upper Texas coastal waters from High Island to the Matagorda Ship Channel out 60 nautical miles including Galveston and Matagorda Bays. Seas are provided as a range of the average height of the highest 1/3 of the waves...along with the occasional height of the average highest 10 percent of the waves. GMZ300-270915- Synopsis for High Island to the Matagorda Ship Channel out 60 nautical miles including Galveston and Matagorda Bays 335 PM CDT Fri Apr 26 2024 .Synopsis For High Island to the Matagorda Ship Channel Out 60 NM including Galveston and Matagorda Bays. Moderate to strong onshore winds and elevated seas will continue through the weekend. Small Craft Advisories are in effect through Sunday. Minor coastal flooding cannot be ruled out in the upper portions of Galveston Bay and Matagorda Bay on Saturday morning. Rainfall chances increase on Sunday with scattered showers and storms persisting into Monday. Winds will gradually decrease late Sunday in Monday. Onshore flow will persist through the forecast period. $$ Expires:202404271000;;424715 FZUS54 KCRP 262044 CWFCRP Coastal Waters Forecast for Texas National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX 344 PM CDT Fri Apr 26 2024 Middle Texas coastal waters from Baffin Bay to Matagorda ship channel out to 60 nautical miles. Seas are provided as a range of the average height of the highest 1/3 of the waves...along with occasional height of the average highest 10 percent of the waves. GMZ270-275-271000- 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- 344 PM CDT Fri Apr 26 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots, increasing to 20 to 25 knots after midnight. Waves 6 to 8 feet, occasionally seas up to 10 feet. .SATURDAY...Southeast winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Waves 8 to 11 feet, occasionally seas up to 14 feet. Patchy fog in the morning. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to 35 knots. Waves 9 to 12 feet, occasionally seas up to 15 feet. .SUNDAY...Southeast winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to 35 knots, diminishing to 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 25 knots in the afternoon. Waves 9 to 12 feet, occasionally seas up to 15 feet, subsiding to 8 to 10 feet, occasionally seas up to 13 feet in the afternoon. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Waves 7 to 9 feet, occasionally seas up to 11 feet. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening. .MONDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Waves 6 to 8 feet, occasionally seas up to 10 feet. .MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Waves around 6 feet, occasionally seas up to 8 feet. A chance of showers. .TUESDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 5 to 6 feet, occasionally seas up to 8 feet. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 15 knots. Waves around 5 feet, occasionally seas up to 6 feet. .WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds around 15 knots. Waves around 5 feet, occasionally seas up to 6 feet. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 15 knots. Waves 5 to 6 feet, occasionally seas up to 8 feet. Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ NMP/TE Expires:202404271000;;424714 FZUS54 KCRP 262044 CWFCRP Coastal Waters Forecast for Texas National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX 344 PM CDT Fri Apr 26 2024 Middle Texas coastal waters from Baffin Bay to Matagorda ship channel out to 60 nautical miles. Seas are provided as a range of the average height of the highest 1/3 of the waves...along with occasional height of the average highest 10 percent of the waves. GMZ250-271000- Coastal waters from Baffin Bay to Port Aransas out 20 NM- 344 PM CDT Fri Apr 26 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...Southeast winds 20 to 25 knots, diminishing to 15 to 20 knots after midnight. Waves 5 to 7 feet, occasionally seas up to 9 feet. .SATURDAY...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots, increasing to 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to 35 knots in the afternoon. Waves 6 to 8 feet, occasionally seas up to 10 feet. Patchy fog in the morning. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to 35 knots. Waves 7 to 10 feet, occasionally seas up to 13 feet. .SUNDAY...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 30 knots, diminishing to 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots in the afternoon. Waves 7 to 10 feet, occasionally seas up to 13 feet, subsiding to 6 to 8 feet, occasionally seas up to 10 feet in the afternoon. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to 10 to 15 knots after midnight. Waves 6 to 8 feet, occasionally seas up to 10 feet. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening. .MONDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 5 to 7 feet, occasionally seas up to 9 feet. .MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Waves 4 to 6 feet, occasionally seas up to 8 feet. A chance of showers. .TUESDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 4 to 6 feet, occasionally seas up to 8 feet. A chance of showers in the morning. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 15 knots. Waves 4 to 5 feet, occasionally seas up to 6 feet. .WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds around 15 knots. Waves 4 to 5 feet, occasionally seas up to 6 feet. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 15 knots. Waves 4 to 5 feet, occasionally seas up to 6 feet. Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ Expires:202204060415;;857702 FZUS54 KCRP 051559 AAA CWFCRP Coastal Waters Forecast...UPDATED National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX 1059 AM CDT Tue Apr 5 2022 Middle Texas coastal waters from Baffin Bay to Matagorda ship channel out to 60 nautical miles. Seas are provided as a range of the average height of the highest 1/3 of the waves...along with occasional height of the average highest 10 percent of the waves. GMZ230-060415- Bays and Waterways from Baffin Bay to Port Aransas- 1059 AM CDT Tue Apr 5 2022 .REST OF TODAY...Southeast wind 5 to 10 knots. Bays smooth. .TONIGHT...Southeast wind around 10 knots shifting south after midnight. Bays slightly choppy to occasionally choppy. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening. Patchy fog in the evening. Areas of fog after midnight. .WEDNESDAY...Southwest wind 10 to 15 knots becoming north 15 to 20 knots in the afternoon. Bays choppy to occasionally rough. Patchy fog in the morning. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...North wind 20 to 25 knots. Bays choppy to rough. .THURSDAY...Northeast wind 15 to 20 knots. Bays choppy to occasionally rough. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Northeast wind 10 to 15 knots. Bays slightly choppy to occasionally choppy. .FRIDAY...North wind 10 to 15 knots shifting southeast in the afternoon. Bays slightly choppy to occasionally choppy. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast wind 15 to 20 knots becoming south 10 to 15 knots after midnight. Bays choppy. .SATURDAY...South wind 10 to 15 knots becoming southeast 15 to 20 knots in the afternoon. Bays choppy. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast wind around 20 knots. Bays choppy to occasionally rough. $$ Expires:202404271000;;424710 FZUS54 KCRP 262044 CWFCRP Coastal Waters Forecast for Texas National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX 344 PM CDT Fri Apr 26 2024 Middle Texas coastal waters from Baffin Bay to Matagorda ship channel out to 60 nautical miles. Seas are provided as a range of the average height of the highest 1/3 of the waves...along with occasional height of the average highest 10 percent of the waves. GMZ200-271000- 344 PM CDT Fri Apr 26 2024 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE MIDDLE TEXAS COASTAL WATERS... The Small Craft Advisory remains in effect through Sunday morning in response to a persistent strong onshore flow across the marine zones with occasional gusts up to 35 knots possible. Winds may weaken slightly tonight, but will quickly ramp up by early Saturday with seas remaining elevated. Some isolated showers and thunderstorms are possible during the latter portions of Saturday night/Sunday morning. Strong onshore flow Sunday morning is expected to weaken through Sunday afternoon into Sunday night. Weak to moderate onshore flow is expected by Monday and will persist through the upcoming week. Isolated to scattered showers and thunderstorms are possible daily Sunday through the upcoming week. $$ Expires:202404270915;;423791 FZUS54 KBRO 262022 CWFBRO Coastal Waters Forecast for the Lower Texas Coast National Weather Service Brownsville TX 322 PM CDT Fri Apr 26 2024 Lower Texas coastal waters from Baffin Bay to the mouth of the Rio Grande out 60 NM. Seas are provided as a range of the average height of the highest 1/3 of the waves, along with the occasional height of the average highest 10 percent of the waves. GMZ100-270915- 322 PM CDT Fri Apr 26 2024 .SYNOPSIS...The pressure gradient between a high pressure extending over the Gulf of Mexico and a series of low pressure areas across Northwest Texas and the Central Plains will cause fresh to strong southeast winds and moderate to high seas through much of the weekend. Winds will begin to diminish Sunday night, with elevated wave heights persisting on the Gulf waters into next week. $$ Expires:202404270915;;423793 FZUS54 KBRO 262022 CWFBRO Coastal Waters Forecast for the Lower Texas Coast National Weather Service Brownsville TX 322 PM CDT Fri Apr 26 2024 Lower Texas coastal waters from Baffin Bay to the mouth of the Rio Grande out 60 NM. Seas are provided as a range of the average height of the highest 1/3 of the waves, along with the occasional height of the average highest 10 percent of the waves. GMZ150-155-270915- Gulf waters from Port Mansfield to the Rio Grande out 20 nm- Gulf waters from Baffin Bay to Port Mansfield out 20 nm- 322 PM CDT Fri Apr 26 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Gusts to 30 knots this evening. Seas 5 to 7 feet, with occasional seas up to 8 feet. .SATURDAY...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots increasing to 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to 35 knots in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 feet, with occasional seas up to 9 feet. Patchy fog in the afternoon. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 20 to 25 knots. Gusts to 35 knots in the evening. Seas 7 to 9 feet, with occasional seas up to 11 feet. .SUNDAY...Southeast winds 20 to 25 knots decreasing to 15 to 20 knots in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 9 feet, with occasional seas up to 11 feet. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots decreasing to 10 to 15 knots after midnight. Seas 6 to 8 feet, with occasional seas up to 9 feet. .MONDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet, with occasional seas up to 8 feet. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. .MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet, with occasional seas up to 8 feet. A slight chance of showers in the evening. A slight chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers after midnight. .TUESDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet, with occasional seas up to 8 feet subsiding to 4 to 5 feet in the afternoon. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 15 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet, with occasional seas up to 7 feet. .WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds around 15 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 15 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet, with occasional seas up to 7 feet. Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms. $$