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Expires:202403190830;;966263 FZUS54 KLCH 181939 CWFLCH Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Lake Charles LA 239 PM CDT Mon Mar 18 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. GMZ400-190830- 239 PM CDT Mon Mar 18 2024 .SYNOPSIS... Strong northerly winds will persist through the evening and overnight in the wake of a passing cold front. Winds of 20 to 30 knots and gusting to 35 knots will increase seas to as much as 9 feet over the waters beyond 20 nautical miles from late tonight through Tuesday morning. Conditions will begin improving on Tuesday as high pressure builds over the region. The next chance of rain starts late Wednesday before increasing to widespread showers and thunderstorms Thursday with the next frontal system. $$ Expires:202403190930;;969684 FZUS54 KHGX 182033 CWFHGX Coastal Waters Forecast for Texas National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX 333 PM CDT Mon Mar 18 2024 Upper Texas coastal waters from High Island to the Matagorda Ship Channel out 60 nautical miles including Galveston and Matagorda Bays. Seas are provided as a range of the average height of the highest 1/3 of the waves...along with the occasional height of the average highest 10 percent of the waves. GMZ370-375-190930- Waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX from 20 to 60 NM-Waters from High Island to Freeport TX from 20 to 60 NM- 333 PM CDT Mon Mar 18 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING... .THIS AFTERNOON...Northeast winds around 30 knots. Seas 7 to 9 feet with occasional seas up to 11 feet. .TONIGHT...Northeast winds 20 to 25 knots, diminishing to around 20 knots late. Seas 6 to 9 feet with occasional seas up to 11 feet, subsiding to 5 to 7 feet with occasional seas up to 9 feet after midnight. .TUESDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming east around 10 knots late. Seas 4 to 6 feet with occasional seas up to 8 feet, subsiding to 3 to 4 feet in the afternoon. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet. .WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds around 10 knots, increasing to 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. A chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. .THURSDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. A chance of thunderstorms. Showers likely. .THURSDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 4 feet. .FRIDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. .FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds around 10 knots. Seas around 3 feet. Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ Expires:202403190930;;969683 FZUS54 KHGX 182033 CWFHGX Coastal Waters Forecast for Texas National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX 333 PM CDT Mon Mar 18 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. GMZ350-355-190930- Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX out 20 NM-Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM- 333 PM CDT Mon Mar 18 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING... .THIS AFTERNOON...Northeast winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet with occasional seas up to 9 feet. .TONIGHT...Northeast winds 20 to 25 knots, diminishing to around 20 knots in the late evening and overnight. Seas 4 to 6 feet with occasional seas up to 8 feet. .TUESDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming east around 10 knots in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 feet. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. .WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds around 10 knots, increasing to 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. Seas around 2 feet. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. A chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. .THURSDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet. A chance of thunderstorms. Showers likely. .THURSDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. .FRIDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. .FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ Expires:202403190930;;969682 FZUS54 KHGX 182033 CWFHGX Coastal Waters Forecast for Texas National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX 333 PM CDT Mon Mar 18 2024 Upper Texas coastal waters from High Island to the Matagorda Ship Channel out 60 nautical miles including Galveston and Matagorda Bays. Seas are provided as a range of the average height of the highest 1/3 of the waves...along with the occasional height of the average highest 10 percent of the waves. GMZ330-190930- Matagorda Bay- 333 PM CDT Mon Mar 18 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CDT THIS EVENING... .THIS AFTERNOON...Northeast winds 20 to 25 knots. Bay waters rough. .TONIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to around 15 knots in the late evening and overnight. Bay waters choppy, becoming slightly choppy in the late evening and overnight. .TUESDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming east around 10 knots in the afternoon. Bay waters slightly choppy, becoming smooth in the afternoon. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. .WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds around 10 knots, increasing to 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. Bay waters smooth, becoming slightly choppy in the afternoon. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy. A chance of showers in the evening, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. .THURSDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy. A chance of thunderstorms. Showers likely, mainly in the morning. .THURSDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. .FRIDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. .FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds around 10 knots. Bay waters smooth to slightly choppy. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ Expires:202403190930;;969680 FZUS54 KHGX 182033 CWFHGX Coastal Waters Forecast for Texas National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX 333 PM CDT Mon Mar 18 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. GMZ300-190930- Synopsis for High Island to the Matagorda Ship Channel out 60 nautical miles including Galveston and Matagorda Bays 333 PM CDT Mon Mar 18 2024 .Synopsis For High Island to the Matagorda Ship Channel Out 60 NM including Galveston and Matagorda Bays. Strong north winds of 20 to 30 knots and seas up to 10 feet will be possible through late this afternoon or evening. As a result, a Small Craft Advisory remains in effect. Conditions will improve heading into Tuesday with winds weakening and shifting to the east. Onshore flow continues into Wednesday with rainfall chances increasing late Wednesday into Thursday as a storm system develops offshore. $$ Expires:202403190930;;969452 FZUS54 KCRP 182030 CWFCRP Coastal Waters Forecast for Texas National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX 330 PM CDT Mon Mar 18 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. GMZ270-275-190930- 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- 330 PM CDT Mon Mar 18 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...Northeast winds 20 to 25 knots with occasional gusts to Gale this evening. Waves 8 to 11 feet, occasionally seas up to 14 feet, subsiding to 6 to 8 feet, occasionally seas up to 10 feet after midnight. .TUESDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 5 to 7 feet, occasionally seas up to 9 feet, subsiding to 3 to 5 feet, occasionally seas up to 6 feet in the afternoon. .TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds around 10 knots, becoming southeast after midnight. Waves 3 to 5 feet, occasionally seas up to 6 feet. .WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 3 to 4 feet, occasionally seas around 5 feet. A slight chance of showers in the afternoon. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Waves 3 to 4 feet, occasionally seas around 5 feet. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Patchy fog after midnight. .THURSDAY...South winds around 10 knots, becoming east in the afternoon. Waves 3 to 4 feet, occasionally seas around 5 feet. Showers with a chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then showers and thunderstorms likely in the afternoon. .THURSDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 3 to 4 feet, occasionally seas around 5 feet. .FRIDAY...Northwest winds around 10 knots, becoming north in the afternoon. Waves 3 to 4 feet, occasionally seas around 5 feet. .FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds around 10 knots. Waves 3 to 4 feet, occasionally seas around 5 feet. .SATURDAY...East winds around 10 knots. Waves around 3 feet. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 3 to 4 feet, occasionally seas around 5 feet. Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ BF/JSL Expires:202403190930;;969451 FZUS54 KCRP 182030 CWFCRP Coastal Waters Forecast for Texas National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX 330 PM CDT Mon Mar 18 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. GMZ250-190930- Coastal waters from Baffin Bay to Port Aransas out 20 NM- 330 PM CDT Mon Mar 18 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...Northeast winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots, diminishing to around 15 knots after midnight. Waves 6 to 9 feet, occasionally seas up to 11 feet, subsiding to 5 to 7 feet, occasionally seas up to 9 feet after midnight. .TUESDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 4 to 6 feet, occasionally seas up to 8 feet. .TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming southeast after midnight. Waves 3 to 4 feet, occasionally seas around 5 feet. .WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves around 3 feet. A slight chance of showers in the afternoon. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves around 3 feet. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Patchy fog. .THURSDAY...South winds around 10 knots, becoming north in the afternoon. Waves around 3 feet. Patchy fog in the morning. A chance of thunderstorms. Showers likely, mainly in the morning. .THURSDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves around 3 feet. .FRIDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northeast in the afternoon. Waves 3 to 4 feet, occasionally seas around 5 feet. .FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds around 10 knots. Waves 3 to 4 feet, occasionally seas around 5 feet. .SATURDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 2 to 3 feet. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 3 to 4 feet, occasionally seas around 5 feet. Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ Expires:202204060415;;696753 FZUS54 KCRP 051559 AAA CWFCRP Coastal Waters Forecast...UPDATED National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX 1059 AM CDT Tue Apr 5 2022 Middle Texas coastal waters from Baffin Bay to Matagorda ship channel out to 60 nautical miles. Seas are provided as a range of the average height of the highest 1/3 of the waves...along with occasional height of the average highest 10 percent of the waves. GMZ230-060415- Bays and Waterways from Baffin Bay to Port Aransas- 1059 AM CDT Tue Apr 5 2022 .REST OF TODAY...Southeast wind 5 to 10 knots. Bays smooth. .TONIGHT...Southeast wind around 10 knots shifting south after midnight. Bays slightly choppy to occasionally choppy. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening. Patchy fog in the evening. Areas of fog after midnight. .WEDNESDAY...Southwest wind 10 to 15 knots becoming north 15 to 20 knots in the afternoon. Bays choppy to occasionally rough. Patchy fog in the morning. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...North wind 20 to 25 knots. Bays choppy to rough. .THURSDAY...Northeast wind 15 to 20 knots. Bays choppy to occasionally rough. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Northeast wind 10 to 15 knots. Bays slightly choppy to occasionally choppy. .FRIDAY...North wind 10 to 15 knots shifting southeast in the afternoon. Bays slightly choppy to occasionally choppy. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast wind 15 to 20 knots becoming south 10 to 15 knots after midnight. Bays choppy. .SATURDAY...South wind 10 to 15 knots becoming southeast 15 to 20 knots in the afternoon. Bays choppy. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast wind around 20 knots. Bays choppy to occasionally rough. $$ Expires:202403190930;;969447 FZUS54 KCRP 182030 CWFCRP Coastal Waters Forecast for Texas National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX 330 PM CDT Mon Mar 18 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. GMZ200-190930- 330 PM CDT Mon Mar 18 2024 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE MIDDLE TEXAS COASTAL WATERS... A Small Craft Advisory is currently in effect through early morning with some occasional gusts to Gale. Isolated shower activity is expected to taper off this evening. Very Strong northeast flow is expected to continue through late tonight then becomes moderate tomorrow morning followed by flow veering onshore and weakening to weak levels tomorrow night. Isolated to scattered showers are expected Wednesday. There is a chance (30-50%) for sea fog to develop Wednesday evening. An upper level disturbance will contribute to scattered showers and thunderstorms Wednesday night and Thursday. Drier conditions expected Thursday night. Weak to moderate onshore flow expected Wednesday. Generally weak winds Thursday and Friday. Moderate to strong flow is expected early next week. This will likely warrant Small Craft Advisory conditions. $$ Expires:202403190915;;969123 FZUS54 KBRO 182024 CWFBRO Coastal Waters Forecast for the Lower Texas Coast National Weather Service Brownsville TX 324 PM CDT Mon Mar 18 2024 Lower Texas coastal waters from Baffin Bay to the mouth of the Rio Grande out 60 NM. Seas are provided as a range of the average height of the highest 1/3 of the waves, along with the occasional height of the average highest 10 percent of the waves. GMZ100-190915- 324 PM CDT Mon Mar 18 2024 .SYNOPSIS...High pressure builds along the coast today with stronger northeast winds and building seas. Small Craft Advisories are in effect for the Laguna Madre and lower Texas coastal Gulf waters. The ridge passes to the east Tuesday with southeast winds and more favorable marine conditions returning midweek. There is a chance of showers and a few thunderstorms today, with additional rain chances Wednesday and Thursday. $$ Expires:202403190915;;969125 FZUS54 KBRO 182024 CWFBRO Coastal Waters Forecast for the Lower Texas Coast National Weather Service Brownsville TX 324 PM CDT Mon Mar 18 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. GMZ150-155-190915- Gulf waters from Port Mansfield to the Rio Grande out 20 nm- Gulf waters from Baffin Bay to Port Mansfield out 20 nm- 324 PM CDT Mon Mar 18 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... .REST OF TODAY...Northeast winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Seas 9 to 11 feet, with occasional seas up to 14 feet. A chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...Northeast winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots decreasing to 15 to 20 knots after midnight. Seas 7 to 10 feet, with occasional seas up to 13 feet subsiding to 6 to 8 feet, with occasional seas up to 9 feet after midnight. .TUESDAY...Northeast 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. .TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southeast 5 to 10 knots after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 feet. .WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. A slight chance of showers in the afternoon. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. .THURSDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots becoming north in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Showers likely in the morning. A chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers in the afternoon. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds around 10 knots becoming southeast after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 feet. .FRIDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northeast in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 feet. .FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ |