FZUS54 KCRP 221525 CWFCRP COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX 925 AM CST SUN NOV 22 2009 MIDDLE TEXAS COASTAL WATERS FROM BAFFIN BAY TO MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL OUT TO 60 NAUTICAL MILES. GMZ200-230430- 925 AM CST SUN NOV 22 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE MIDDLE TEXAS COASTAL WATERS... SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE REGION WILL MOVE NORTHEAST TONIGHT AS LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPS IN THE SOUTHERN PLAINS RESULTING IN A WEAK ONSHORE FLOW LATE TODAY INTO TONIGHT. A WEAK TO MODERATE ONSHORE FLOW WILL PERSIST THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE COASTAL WATERS BY EARLY TUESDAY AFTERNOON. STRONG OFFSHORE FLOW AND LARGE SEAS WILL DEVELOP BEHIND THE FRONT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL OCCUR ALONG AND AHEAD OF THE FRONT. MUCH DRIER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED BEHIND THE FRONT. THE OFFSHORE FLOW AND SEAS WILL GRADUALLY WEAKEN THROUGH THURSDAY AS HIGH PRESSURE SLOWLY SETTLES ACROSS SOUTH TEXAS. $$ GMZ235-230430- BAYS AND WATERWAYS FROM PORT ARANSAS TO PORT O'CONNOR- 925 AM CST SUN NOV 22 2009 .REST OF TODAY...NORTHEAST WIND AROUND 5 KNOTS SHIFTING EAST IN THE AFTERNOON. BAYS SMOOTH. .TONIGHT...SOUTHEAST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAYS SMOOTH. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT. .MONDAY...SOUTHEAST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. BAYS SLIGHTLY CHOPPY TO OCCASIONALLY CHOPPY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. .MONDAY NIGHT...SOUTHEAST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING EAST 5 TO 10 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. BAYS SLIGHTLY CHOPPY TO OCCASIONALLY CHOPPY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE EVENING...THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. .TUESDAY...EAST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS SHIFTING TO THE NORTH AROUND 20 KNOTS BY NOON. BAYS SMOOTH BECOMING CHOPPY TO OCCASIONALLY ROUGH BY NOON. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. .WEDNESDAY...NORTH WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS DECREASING TO 10 TO 15 KNOTS. BAYS CHOPPY TO OCCASIONALLY ROUGH. .THURSDAY...NORTH WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS DECREASING TO 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAYS SLIGHTLY CHOPPY TO OCCASIONALLY CHOPPY. $$ GMZ230-230430- BAYS AND WATERWAYS FROM BAFFIN BAY TO PORT ARANSAS- 925 AM CST SUN NOV 22 2009 .REST OF TODAY...NORTHEAST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS SHIFTING EAST IN THE LATE AFTERNOON. BAYS SMOOTH. .TONIGHT...SOUTHEAST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAYS SMOOTH. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT. .MONDAY...SOUTHEAST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAYS SMOOTH. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. .MONDAY NIGHT...SOUTHEAST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. BAYS SLIGHTLY CHOPPY TO OCCASIONALLY CHOPPY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE EVENING...THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. .TUESDAY...EAST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS SHIFTING TO THE NORTH AROUND 20 KNOTS BY NOON. BAYS SMOOTH BECOMING CHOPPY TO OCCASIONALLY ROUGH BY NOON. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. .WEDNESDAY...NORTH WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS DECREASING TO 5 TO 10 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. BAYS CHOPPY TO OCCASIONALLY ROUGH. .THURSDAY...NORTH WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAYS SMOOTH TO SLIGHTLY CHOPPY. $$ GMZ250-255-230430- COASTAL WATERS FROM BAFFIN BAY TO PORT ARANSAS OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM PORT ARANSAS TO MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL OUT 20 NM- 925 AM CST SUN NOV 22 2009 .REST OF TODAY...NORTHEAST WIND AROUND 10 KNOTS SHIFTING EAST IN THE LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. .TONIGHT...SOUTHEAST WIND AROUND 10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. .MONDAY...SOUTHEAST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. .MONDAY NIGHT...SOUTHEAST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE EVENING...THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. .TUESDAY...EAST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS SHIFTING TO THE NORTH 20 TO 25 KNOTS BY EARLY AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FEET. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. .WEDNESDAY...NORTH WIND 20 TO 25 KNOTS DECREASING TO 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET. .THURSDAY...NORTH WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS DECREASING TO 5 TO 10 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET. $$ GMZ270-275-230430- 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- 925 AM CST SUN NOV 22 2009 .REST OF TODAY...NORTH WIND AROUND 10 KNOTS SHIFTING NORTHEAST IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET. .TONIGHT...SOUTHEAST WIND AROUND 10 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET. .MONDAY...SOUTHEAST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. .MONDAY NIGHT...SOUTHEAST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE EVENING...THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. .TUESDAY...SOUTHEAST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS SHIFTING TO THE NORTH AROUND 25 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FEET. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. .WEDNESDAY...NORTH WIND 20 TO 25 KNOTS DECREASING TO AROUND 15 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FEET. .THURSDAY...NORTH WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS DECREASING TO 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET. $$ AOT