FZUS54 KCRP 080307 CWFCRP COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX 907 PM CST SAT NOV 7 2009 MIDDLE TEXAS COASTAL WATERS FROM BAFFIN BAY TO MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL OUT TO 60 NAUTICAL MILES. GMZ200-081600- 907 PM CST SAT NOV 7 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE MIDDLE TEXAS COASTAL WATERS... A VIGOROUS UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL PROVIDE SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE REGION ON SUNDAY. AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE ORIGINATING IN THE BAY OF CAMPECHE WILL MERGE WITH TROPICAL STORM IDA OVER THE CENTRAL GULF OF MEXICO ON MONDAY. THIS WILL PROVIDE AND INCREASING NORTHEAST FLOW ON SUNDAY...TURNING MORE NORTHERLY SUNDAY NIGHT. IDA IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN OVER THE NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO REGION THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK. DUE TO THE GRADIENT BETWEEN LOW PRESSURE OVER THE FAR GULF WATERS AND HIGH PRESSURE MOVING DOWN FROM THE PLAINS...THE OFFSHORE FLOW WILL REMAIN MODERATE TO STRONG THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK. LARGE SWELLS WILL ALSO PERSIST THROUGH MIDWEEK DUE TO THE COMPLEX LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER THE CENTRAL AND NORTHERN GULF. A GRADUAL DECLINE OF THE SWELLS AND WINDS IS EXPECTED BY WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY AS THE CORE OF THE HIGH PRESSURE AREA FINALLY SHIFTS INTO THE MIDDLE TEXAS COASTAL WATERS. $$ GMZ230-081600- BAYS AND WATERWAYS FROM BAFFIN BAY TO PORT ARANSAS- 907 PM CST SAT NOV 7 2009 .REST OF TONIGHT...EAST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. BAYS SLIGHTLY CHOPPY TO OCCASIONALLY CHOPPY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SUNDAY...NORTHEAST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS TURNING EAST. BAYS SLIGHTLY CHOPPY TO OCCASIONALLY CHOPPY. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. .SUNDAY NIGHT...NORTHEAST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS TURNING MORE NORTH OVERNIGHT. BAYS SLIGHTLY CHOPPY TO OCCASIONALLY CHOPPY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. .MONDAY...NORTH WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. BAYS SLIGHTLY CHOPPY TO OCCASIONALLY CHOPPY. .MONDAY NIGHT...NORTH WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. BAYS SLIGHTLY CHOPPY TO OCCASIONALLY CHOPPY. .TUESDAY...NORTH WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KNOTS. BAYS CHOPPY TO OCCASIONALLY ROUGH. .WEDNESDAY...NORTH WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHEAST 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAYS SLIGHTLY CHOPPY TO OCCASIONALLY CHOPPY. .THURSDAY...NORTHEAST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS SHIFTING SOUTHEAST AFTER MIDNIGHT. BAYS SMOOTH. $$ GMZ235-081600- BAYS AND WATERWAYS FROM PORT ARANSAS TO PORT O'CONNOR- 907 PM CST SAT NOV 7 2009 .REST OF TONIGHT...EAST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. BAYS SLIGHTLY CHOPPY TO OCCASIONALLY CHOPPY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SUNDAY...EAST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. BAYS SLIGHTLY CHOPPY TO OCCASIONALLY CHOPPY. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. .SUNDAY NIGHT...NORTHEAST WIND 15 KNOTS TURNING NORTH. BAYS SLIGHTLY CHOPPY TO OCCASIONALLY CHOPPY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. .MONDAY...NORTH WIND AROUND 15 KNOTS. BAYS CHOPPY. .MONDAY NIGHT...NORTH WIND AROUND 15 KNOTS. BAYS SLIGHTLY CHOPPY TO CHOPPY. .TUESDAY...NORTH WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS. BAYS CHOPPY TO OCCASIONALLY ROUGH. .WEDNESDAY...NORTHEAST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. BAYS SLIGHTLY CHOPPY TO OCCASIONALLY CHOPPY. .THURSDAY...NORTHEAST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS SHIFTING SOUTHEAST. BAYS SMOOTH. $$ GMZ250-255-081600- COASTAL WATERS FROM BAFFIN BAY TO PORT ARANSAS OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM PORT ARANSAS TO MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL OUT 20 NM- 907 PM CST SAT NOV 7 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION... .REST OF TONIGHT...EAST WIND AROUND 15 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. .SUNDAY...NORTHEAST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 5 TO 7 FEET. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. .SUNDAY NIGHT...NORTH WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 6 TO 8 FEET. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. .MONDAY...NORTH WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 5 TO 7 FEET. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .MONDAY NIGHT...NORTH WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET. .TUESDAY...NORTH WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET. .WEDNESDAY...NORTH WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHEAST 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET. .THURSDAY...NORTHEAST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS SHIFTING SOUTHEAST. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET. $$ GMZ270-275-081600- 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- 907 PM CST SAT NOV 7 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION... .REST OF TONIGHT...EAST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 5 TO 6 FEET. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. .SUNDAY...EAST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 6 TO 7 FEET BUILDING TO 7 TO 9 FEET IN THE AFTERNOON. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. .SUNDAY NIGHT...NORTHEAST WIND 20 TO 25 KNOTS. SEAS 9 TO 11 FEET. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. .MONDAY...NORTH WIND 20 TO 25 KNOTS. SEAS 9 TO 11 FEET. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .MONDAY NIGHT...NORTH WIND 20 TO 25 KNOTS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FEET. .TUESDAY...NORTH WIND 20 TO 25 KNOTS. SEAS 7 TO 9 FEET. .WEDNESDAY...NORTH WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHEAST 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 5 TO 7 FEET. .THURSDAY...NORTHEAST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING EAST 10 TO 15 KNOTS IN THE EVENING...THEN SHIFTING SOUTHEAST AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET. $$ TE