FZUS54 KCRP 160733 CWFCRP Coastal Waters Forecast for Texas National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX 233 AM CDT Fri Oct 16 2026 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. GMZ200-162015- 233 AM CDT Fri Oct 16 2026 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE MIDDLE TEXAS COASTAL WATERS... A strong cold front will move across the coastal waters later this morning, shifting winds to the north-northeast and increasing to near gale force (BF 7) with frequent gusts to gale (BF 8). A Gale Warning is in effect this morning through early Saturday afternoon. Winds will relax from nearshore to offshore through Saturday afternoon. Winds and seas will remain at advisory levels through Saturday evening. A moderate northeast breeze will develop by Sunday. There is a 30% chance of showers and thunderstorms across the nearshore waters and up to a 70% chance across the offshore waters through the morning hours. Rain chances will end from west to east through this afternoon and evening. $$ GMZ236-237-162015- Copano, Aransas, and Redfish Bays- San Antonio, Mesquite, and Espiritu Santo Bays- 233 AM CDT Fri Oct 16 2026 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM CDT THIS MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... .REST OF TONIGHT...East winds around 5 knots, becoming northeast around 5 knots late. Bay and inland waters smooth. .FRIDAY...North winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to 40 knots. Bay and inland waters choppy to rough. A slight chance of showers in the morning. .FRIDAY NIGHT...North winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to 35 knots. Bay and inland waters choppy to rough. .SATURDAY...North winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to 35 knots, diminishing to 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters choppy to rough. .SATURDAY NIGHT...North winds around 10 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy. .SUNDAY...North winds around 10 knots with gusts up to 20 knots, becoming northeast in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters smooth to slightly choppy. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth to slightly choppy. .MONDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, increasing to 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy. .MONDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to 5 to 10 knots after midnight. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy. .TUESDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy. A chance of showers in the afternoon. .TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to 5 to 10 knots after midnight. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy. $$ GMZ231-232-162015- Baffin Bay and Upper Laguna Madre-Corpus Christi and Nueces Bays- 233 AM CDT Fri Oct 16 2026 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM CDT THIS MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... .REST OF TONIGHT...East winds around 5 knots, becoming northeast late. Bay and inland waters smooth to slightly choppy. A slight chance of showers. .FRIDAY...North winds 20 to 25 knots, increasing to 25 to 30 knots in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters rough to occasionally very rough. A chance of showers in the morning. .FRIDAY NIGHT...North winds 25 to 30 knots with gusts up to 40 knots. Bay and inland waters rough to occasionally very rough. .SATURDAY...North winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to 35 knots, diminishing to 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters choppy to rough. .SATURDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy. .SUNDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming northeast 5 to 10 knots in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth to slightly choppy. .MONDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy. .MONDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to 5 to 10 knots after midnight. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy. .TUESDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy. A chance of showers. .TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy. $$ GMZ255-162015- Coastal waters from Port Aransas to Matagorda Ship Channel out 20 NM- 233 AM CDT Fri Oct 16 2026 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM CDT THIS MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... .REST OF TONIGHT...Southeast winds around 5 knots, becoming east around 5 knots late. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 6 seconds. .FRIDAY...North winds 20 to 25 knots, increasing to 25 to 30 knots in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet, building to 5 to 8 feet, occasionally to 10 feet in the afternoon. Wave Detail: Northeast 4 feet at 5 seconds and south 1 foot at 5 seconds, becoming northeast 7 feet at 6 seconds. A chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms in the morning. .FRIDAY NIGHT...North winds 25 to 30 knots with gusts up to 40 knots. Seas 7 to 10 feet, occasionally to 13 feet. Wave Detail: North 8 feet at 6 seconds. .SATURDAY...North winds 25 to 30 knots with gusts up to 40 knots, diminishing to 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 9 feet, occasionally to 11 feet, subsiding to 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet in the afternoon. Wave Detail: Northeast 8 feet at 8 seconds and north 4 feet at 5 seconds, becoming east 6 feet at 8 seconds and north 3 feet at 4 seconds. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 8 seconds and north 2 feet at 4 seconds. .SUNDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 7 seconds. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. .MONDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. .MONDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. .TUESDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. A chance of showers. .TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ250-162015- Coastal waters from Baffin Bay to Port Aransas out 20 NM- 233 AM CDT Fri Oct 16 2026 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM CDT THIS MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... .REST OF TONIGHT...Southeast winds around 5 knots, becoming east around 5 knots late. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 6 seconds. .FRIDAY...North winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to 35 knots, increasing to 25 to 30 knots with gusts up to 45 knots in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet, building to 6 to 9 feet, occasionally to 11 feet in the afternoon. Wave Detail: East 3 feet at 5 seconds, becoming northeast 8 feet at 6 seconds. A chance of showers, mainly in the morning. .FRIDAY NIGHT...North winds around 30 knots with gusts up to 40 knots. Seas 9 to 13 feet, occasionally to 17 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 11 feet at 8 seconds and north 6 feet at 5 seconds. .SATURDAY...North winds 25 to 30 knots with gusts upto 40 knots, diminishing to 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots in the afternoon. Seas 8 to 11 feet, occasionally to 14 feet, subsiding to 6 to 9 feet, occasionally to 11 feet in the afternoon. Wave Detail: Northeast 11 feet at 8 seconds and north 4 feet at 5 seconds, becoming northeast 9 feet at 9 seconds and north 3 feet at 4 seconds. .SATURDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet, subsiding to 4 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet after midnight. Wave Detail: Northeast 6 feet at 8 seconds, becoming east 4 feet at 8 seconds and northwest 1 foot at 3 seconds. .SUNDAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots, becoming northeast 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 7 seconds and north 3 feet at 4 seconds. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. .MONDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. .MONDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. .TUESDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. A chance of showers. .TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. $$ GMZ270-275-162015- 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- 233 AM CDT Fri Oct 16 2026 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM CDT THIS MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... .REST OF TONIGHT...Southeast winds around 5 knots, becoming east around 5 knots late. Seas around 3 feet. Wave Detail: East 3 feet at 6 seconds. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms late. .FRIDAY...North winds 20 to 25 knots, increasing to 25 to 30 knots in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet, building to 6 to 9 feet, occasionally to 11 feet in the afternoon. Wave Detail: Northeast 3 feet at 5 seconds, becoming northeast 9 feet at 6 seconds. A chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms. .FRIDAY NIGHT...North winds around 30 knots with gusts up to 45 knots. Seas 10 to 13 feet, occasionally to 17 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 12 feet at 8 seconds and north 7 feet at 7 seconds. .SATURDAY...North winds 25 to 30 knots with gusts up to 45 knots, diminishing to 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots in the afternoon. Seas 10 to 13 feet, occasionally to 17 feet, subsiding to 7 to 10 feet, occasionally to 13 feet in the afternoon. Wave Detail: North 13 feet at 7 seconds, becoming north 10 feet at 7 seconds. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to 10 to 15 knots after midnight. Seas 5 to 8 feet, occasionally to 10 feet, subsiding to 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet after midnight. Wave Detail: Northeast 7 feet at 8 seconds and north 3 feet at 5 seconds, becoming northeast 5 feet at 7 seconds. .SUNDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 5 feet at 7 seconds. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to 5 to 10 knots after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. .MONDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. .MONDAY NIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to 10 to 15 knots after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. A chance of showers after midnight. .TUESDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. A chance of showers. .TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms. $$