FZUS54 KCRP 100858 CWFCRP COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX 258 AM CST WED FEB 10 2010 MIDDLE TEXAS COASTAL WATERS FROM BAFFIN BAY TO MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL OUT TO 60 NAUTICAL MILES. GMZ200-102130- 258 AM CST WED FEB 10 2010 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE MIDDLE TEXAS COASTAL WATERS... A HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE WILL REMAIN OVER EAST TEXAS TODAY...RESULTING IN A WEAK TO MODERATE NORTHEAST FLOW. AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE WESTERN GULF OF MEXICO THIS AFTERNOON...AND DEEPEN TONIGHT AND THURSDAY AS AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH APPROACHES TEXAS. THIS WILL RESULT IN AN INCREASE IN A TIGHTER PRESSURE GRADIENT AND MODERATE TO STRONG EAST WINDS BY THURSDAY. ALSO...WIDESPREAD RAIN WILL DEVELOP TONIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY. THE STRONG WINDS WILL TURN NORTH THURSDAY NIGHT AS THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVES EAST OF THE REGION. WIDESPREAD RAIN WILL END FROM WEST TO EAST BY EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. THE OFFSHORE FLOW WILL GRADUALLY WEAKEN THROUGH THE DAY FRIDAY AND TURN ONSHORE SATURDAY. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA ON SUNDAY...RESULTING IN A MODERATE TO OFFSHORE FLOW. $$ GMZ235-102130- BAYS AND WATERWAYS FROM PORT ARANSAS TO PORT O'CONNOR- 258 AM CST WED FEB 10 2010 .TODAY...NORTHEAST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. BAYS SLIGHTLY CHOPPY TO OCCASIONALLY CHOPPY. A CHANCE OF LIGHT RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...NORTHEAST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. BAYS CHOPPY TO ROUGH. RAIN. .THURSDAY...NORTHEAST WIND 20 TO 25 KNOTS DECREASING TO 15 TO 20 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. BAYS CHOPPY TO ROUGH. RAIN AND AREAS OF FOG. .THURSDAY NIGHT...NORTHEAST WIND 20 TO 25 KNOTS SHIFTING NORTH AFTER MIDNIGHT. BAYS CHOPPY TO ROUGH. RAIN IN THE EVENING...THEN A CHANCE OF LIGHT RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT. .FRIDAY...NORTH WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHEAST 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAYS SLIGHTLY CHOPPY TO OCCASIONALLY CHOPPY. .SATURDAY...SOUTHEAST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING EAST AFTER MIDNIGHT. BAYS SMOOTH. .SUNDAY...NORTEHAST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS SHIFTING NORTH 15 TO 20 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. BAYS CHOPPY TO OCCASIONALLY ROUGH. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. $$ GMZ230-102130- BAYS AND WATERWAYS FROM BAFFIN BAY TO PORT ARANSAS- 258 AM CST WED FEB 10 2010 .TODAY...NORTHEAST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. BAYS SLIGHTLY CHOPPY TO OCCASIONALLY CHOPPY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF LIGHT RAIN IN THE MORNING...THEN A CHANCE OF LIGHT RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...NORTHEAST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING EAST 20 TO 25 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. BAYS CHOPPY TO OCCASIONALLY ROUGH. RAIN. .THURSDAY...NORTHEAST WIND 20 TO 25 KNOTS DECREASING TO 15 TO 20 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. BAYS CHOPPY TO ROUGH. RAIN AND AREAS OF FOG. .THURSDAY NIGHT...NORTH WIND 20 TO 25 KNOTS. BAYS CHOPPY TO ROUGH. RAIN IN THE EVENING...THEN A CHANCE OF LIGHT RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT. .FRIDAY...NORTH WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHEAST UP TO 5 KNOTS IN THE EVENING...THEN SHIFTING EAST AFTER MIDNIGHT. BAYS SLIGHTLY CHOPPY TO OCCASIONALLY CHOPPY. .SATURDAY...SOUTHEAST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS SHIFTING EAST AFTER MIDNIGHT. BAYS SMOOTH. .SUNDAY...NORTHEAST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS SHIFTING NORTH 15 TO 20 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. BAYS CHOPPY TO OCCASIONALLY ROUGH. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. $$ GMZ255-102130- COASTAL WATERS FROM PORT ARANSAS TO MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL OUT 20 NM- 258 AM CST WED FEB 10 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION... .TODAY...NORTHEAST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS DECREASING TO 10 TO 15 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET. A CHANCE OF LIGHT RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...NORTHEAST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FEET. RAIN. .THURSDAY...NORTHEAST WIND 20 TO 25 KNOTS. SEAS 5 TO 7 FEET BUILDING TO 7 TO 9 FEET IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .THURSDAY NIGHT...NORTHEAST WIND 25 TO 30 KNOTS SHIFTING NORTH AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FEET. RAIN IN THE EVENING...THEN A CHANCE OF RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT. .FRIDAY...NORTH WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS DECREASING TO 10 TO 15 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN BECOMING NORTHEAST 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET. .SATURDAY...EAST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. .SUNDAY...NORTHEAST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS SHIFTING NORTH 20 TO 25 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. $$ GMZ250-102130- COASTAL WATERS FROM BAFFIN BAY TO PORT ARANSAS OUT 20 NM- 258 AM CST WED FEB 10 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION... .TODAY...NORTHEAST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS DECREASING TO 10 TO 15 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 5 FEET. A CHANCE OF LIGHT RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...NORTHEAST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FEET. RAIN LIKELY IN THE EVENING...THEN WIDESPREAD RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT. .THURSDAY...NORTHEAST WIND 25 TO 30 KNOTS DECREASING TO 20 TO 25 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 TO 9 FEET. RAIN. .THURSDAY NIGHT...NORTHEAST WIND 20 TO 25 KNOTS BECOMING NORTH 25 TO 30 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FEET. RAIN IN THE EVENING...THEN A CHANCE OF RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT. .FRIDAY...NORTH WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS DECREASING TO 10 TO 15 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN BECOMING NORTHEAST 5 TO 10 KNOTS IN THE EVENING SHIFTING EAST AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET. .SATURDAY...EAST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET. .SUNDAY...NORTHEAST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS SHIFTING NORTH 20 TO 25 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. $$ GMZ275-102130- WATERS FROM PORT ARANSAS TO MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL FROM 20 TO 60 NM- 258 AM CST WED FEB 10 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION... .TODAY...NORTHEAST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF LIGHT RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...NORTHEAST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING EAST 20 TO 25 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FEET. RAIN LIKELY IN THE EVENING...THEN WIDESPREAD RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT. .THURSDAY...EAST WIND 25 TO 30 KNOTS. SEAS 7 TO 8 FEET BUILDING TO 8 TO 10 FEET IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .THURSDAY NIGHT...EAST WIND 25 TO 30 KNOTS SHIFTING NORTH AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FEET. RAIN IN THE EVENING...THEN RAIN LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .FRIDAY...NORTH WIND 20 TO 25 KNOTS DECREASING TO 10 TO 15 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN SHIFTING NORTHEAST IN THE EVENING DECREASING TO 5 TO 10 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FEET. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF LIGHT RAIN. .SATURDAY...EAST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET. .SUNDAY...NORTHEAST WIND AROUND 10 KNOTS BECOMING NORTH 15 TO 20 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN BECOMING NORTHEAST 20 TO 25 KNOTS. SEAS 5 TO 7 FEET. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. $$ GMZ270-102130- WATERS FROM BAFFIN BAY TO PORT ARANSAS FROM 20 TO 60 NM- 258 AM CST WED FEB 10 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION... .TODAY...NORTHEAST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 5 TO 6 FEET. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF LIGHT RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...NORTHEAST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING EAST 20 TO 25 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FEET. RAIN LIKELY IN THE EVENING...THEN WIDESPREAD RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT. .THURSDAY...EAST WIND 25 TO 30 KNOTS. SEAS 7 TO 9 FEET. RAIN. .THURSDAY NIGHT...EAST WIND 20 TO 25 KNOTS BECOMING NORTH 25 TO 30 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FEET. RAIN IN THE EVENING... THEN RAIN LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .FRIDAY...NORTH WIND 20 TO 25 KNOTS DECREASING TO 10 TO 15 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN SHIFTING NORTHEAST IN THE EVENING BECOMING EAST 5 TO 10 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FEET. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF LIGHT RAIN. .SATURDAY...EAST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET. .SUNDAY...NORTHEAST WIND AROUND 10 KNOTS BECOMING NORTH 15 TO 20 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN BECOMING NORTHEAST 20 TO 25 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. $$ GW/JR