FZUS54 KCRP 140938 CWFCRP COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX 338 AM CST TUE FEB 14 2012 MIDDLE TEXAS COASTAL WATERS FROM BAFFIN BAY TO MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL OUT TO 60 NAUTICAL MILES. GMZ200-142245- 338 AM CST TUE FEB 14 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE MIDDLE TEXAS COASTAL WATERS... LIGHT SOUTHEAST WINDS ARE EXPECTED THIS MORNING...INCREASING TO MODERATE LEVELS THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. THERE WILL BE A CHANCE FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS...AND PATCHY SEA FOG ON WEDNESDAY AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT ADVANCING TOWARD THE AREA. MODERATE NORTHEAST FLOW WILL DEVELOP THURSDAY AFTER THE FRONT MOVES OFFSHORE. A NORTHEAST TO NORTH FLOW WILL PERSIST FRIDAY AS A COASTAL TROUGH DEVELOPS. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED FRIDAY THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY IN ASSOCIATION WITH THE COASTAL TROUGH AND APPROACHING UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE WATERS EARLY SATURDAY AND RESULT IN STRONG OFFSHORE FLOW. $$ GMZ235-142245- BAYS AND WATERWAYS FROM PORT ARANSAS TO PORT O'CONNOR- 338 AM CST TUE FEB 14 2012 .TODAY...SOUTHEAST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAYS SMOOTH. AREAS OF FOG IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...SOUTHEAST WIND AROUND 10 KNOTS. BAYS SLIGHTLY CHOPPY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE EVENING...THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY SEA FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT. .WEDNESDAY...SOUTH WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. BAYS SLIGHTLY CHOPPY TO OCCASIONALLY CHOPPY. PATCHY SEA FOG. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...NORTH WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. BAYS SLIGHTLY CHOPPY TO OCCASIONALLY CHOPPY. .THURSDAY...NORTH WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. BAYS SLIGHTLY CHOPPY TO OCCASIONALLY CHOPPY. .THURSDAY NIGHT...NORTHEAST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. BAYS SLIGHTLY CHOPPY TO OCCASIONALLY CHOPPY. .FRIDAY...NORTHEAST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. BAYS SLIGHTLY CHOPPY TO OCCASIONALLY CHOPPY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. .FRIDAY NIGHT...NORTHEAST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. BAYS SLIGHTLY CHOPPY TO OCCASIONALLY CHOPPY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. .SATURDAY...NORTH WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS. BAYS CHOPPY TO OCCASIONALLY ROUGH. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING...THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. .SATURDAY NIGHT...NORTH WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS DECREASING TO 10 TO 15 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. BAYS CHOPPY TO OCCASIONALLY ROUGH. $$ GMZ230-142245- BAYS AND WATERWAYS FROM BAFFIN BAY TO PORT ARANSAS- 338 AM CST TUE FEB 14 2012 .TODAY...SOUTHEAST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAYS SMOOTH. AREAS OF FOG IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...SOUTHEAST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. BAYS SLIGHTLY CHOPPY TO OCCASIONALLY CHOPPY. PATCHY SEA FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. .WEDNESDAY...SOUTH WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAYS SMOOTH. PATCHY SEA FOG. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...EAST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING NORTH 10 TO 15 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. BAYS SLIGHTLY CHOPPY TO OCCASIONALLY CHOPPY. .THURSDAY...NORTHEAST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. BAYS SLIGHTLY CHOPPY TO OCCASIONALLY CHOPPY. .THURSDAY NIGHT...NORTHEAST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAYS SMOOTH TO SLIGHTLY CHOPPY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. .FRIDAY...NORTHEAST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. BAYS SLIGHTLY CHOPPY TO OCCASIONALLY CHOPPY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. .FRIDAY NIGHT...NORTHEAST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS SHIFTING NORTH AFTER MIDNIGHT. BAYS SLIGHTLY CHOPPY TO OCCASIONALLY CHOPPY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. .SATURDAY...NORTHWEST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS. BAYS CHOPPY TO OCCASIONALLY ROUGH. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING...THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. .SATURDAY NIGHT...NORTH WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS DECREASING TO 10 TO 15 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. BAYS CHOPPY TO OCCASIONALLY ROUGH. $$ GMZ250-255-142245- COASTAL WATERS FROM BAFFIN BAY TO PORT ARANSAS OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM PORT ARANSAS TO MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL OUT 20 NM- 338 AM CST TUE FEB 14 2012 .TODAY...SOUTHEAST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KNOTS LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET. AREAS OF DENSE FOG IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...SOUTHEAST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE EVENING...THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY SEA FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT. .WEDNESDAY...SOUTH WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET. PATCHY SEA FOG. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...EAST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING NORTH 15 TO 20 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FEET. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. .THURSDAY...NORTHEAST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET. .THURSDAY NIGHT...NORTHEAST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. .FRIDAY...EAST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. .FRIDAY NIGHT...EAST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS SHIFTING NORTHEAST AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET. SHOWERS LIKELY AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. .SATURDAY...NORTHWEST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. .SATURDAY NIGHT...NORTH WIND 20 TO 25 KNOTS DECREASING TO 15 TO 20 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET. $$ GMZ270-275-142245- 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- 338 AM CST TUE FEB 14 2012 .TODAY...SOUTHEAST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KNOTS LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FEET. .TONIGHT...SOUTHEAST WIND AROUND 15 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 5 FEET. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. PATCHY SEA FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT. .WEDNESDAY...SOUTH WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 5 FEET. PATCHY SEA FOG. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...NORTHEAST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING NORTH 15 TO 20 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FEET. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. .THURSDAY...NORTHEAST WIND AROUND 20 KNOTS. SEAS 5 TO 6 FEET. .THURSDAY NIGHT...NORTHEAST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 5 TO 6 FEET. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. .FRIDAY...EAST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 5 FEET. SHOWERS LIKELY. .FRIDAY NIGHT...EAST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 5 FEET. SHOWERS LIKELY AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. .SATURDAY...WEST WIND 20 TO 25 KNOTS SHIFTING NORTHWEST IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FEET BUILDING TO 7 TO 9 FEET IN THE AFTERNOON. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. .SATURDAY NIGHT...NORTH WIND 20 TO 25 KNOTS. SEAS 7 TO 9 FEET. $$ PZ/WC