000 FZUS54 KCRP 100327 CWFCRP COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX 927 PM CST THU FEB 9 2012 MIDDLE TEXAS COASTAL WATERS FROM BAFFIN BAY TO MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL OUT TO 60 NAUTICAL MILES. GMZ200-101615- 927 PM CST THU FEB 9 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE MIDDLE TEXAS COASTAL WATERS... A WEAK NORTHEAST WIND WILL PERSIST THIS EVENING AND BECOME ONSHORE OVERNIGHT AS HIGH PRESSURE SHIFTS EAST OF THE REGION. AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL COMBINE WITH INCREASING MOISTURE TO PROVIDE A CHANCE FOR SHOWERS AND POSSIBLE THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH FRIDAY. OFFSHORE FLOW WILL RETURN ON FRIDAY EVENING AS HIGH PRESSURE PUSHES SOUTH THROUGH TEXAS...ENDING RAIN CHANCES. DRIER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED SATURDAY WITH RAIN CHANCES THEN INCREASING AGAIN SUNDAY THROUGH EARLY MONDAY. A MODERATE ONSHORE FLOW WILL OCCUR THIS WEEKEND AND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK WITH WINDS AND SEAS LIKELY SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY CONDITIONS AT TIMES. $$ GMZ235-101615- BAYS AND WATERWAYS FROM PORT ARANSAS TO PORT O'CONNOR- 927 PM CST THU FEB 9 2012 .REST OF TONIGHT...EAST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAYS SMOOTH TO SLIGHTLY CHOPPY. A CHANCE OF LIGHT RAIN. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT. .FRIDAY...NORTH WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAYS SMOOTH TO SLIGHTLY CHOPPY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. .FRIDAY NIGHT...NORTH WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. BAYS SLIGHTLY CHOPPY TO OCCASIONALLY CHOPPY. .SATURDAY...NORTHEAST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. BAYS SLIGHTLY CHOPPY TO OCCASIONALLY CHOPPY. .SATURDAY NIGHT...NORTHEAST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. BAYS SLIGHTLY CHOPPY TO OCCASIONALLY CHOPPY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SUNDAY...EAST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS. BAYS CHOPPY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. .SUNDAY NIGHT...SOUTHEAST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS DECREASING TO 10 TO 15 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. BAYS CHOPPY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. .MONDAY...SOUTH WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. BAYS SLIGHTLY CHOPPY TO OCCASIONALLY CHOPPY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING... THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. .MONDAY NIGHT...WEST WIND UP TO 5 KNOTS SHIFTING NORTH AFTER MIDNIGHT. BAYS SMOOTH. .TUESDAY...NORTHEAST WIND UP TO 5 KNOTS BECOMING EAST IN THE AFTERNOON. BAYS SMOOTH. .TUESDAY NIGHT...SOUTHEAST WIND AROUND 10 KNOTS. BAYS SLIGHTLY CHOPPY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. $$ GMZ230-101615- BAYS AND WATERWAYS FROM BAFFIN BAY TO PORT ARANSAS- 927 PM CST THU FEB 9 2012 .REST OF TONIGHT...EAST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS DECREASING TO 5 KNOTS EARLY IN THE MORNING. BAYS SMOOTH. A CHANCE OF LIGHT RAIN LATE IN THE EVENING...THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF LIGHT RAIN AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. .FRIDAY...NORTH WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAYS SMOOTH TO SLIGHTLY CHOPPY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. .FRIDAY NIGHT...NORTH WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. BAYS SLIGHTLY CHOPPY TO OCCASIONALLY CHOPPY. .SATURDAY...NORTHEAST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS SHIFTING EAST IN THE AFTERNOON. BAYS SLIGHTLY CHOPPY TO OCCASIONALLY CHOPPY. .SATURDAY NIGHT...EAST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. BAYS SLIGHTLY CHOPPY TO OCCASIONALLY CHOPPY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SUNDAY...EAST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS. BAYS CHOPPY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. .SUNDAY NIGHT...SOUTHEAST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS DECREASING TO 10 TO 15 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. BAYS CHOPPY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. .MONDAY...SOUTH WIND AROUND 10 KNOTS SHIFTING WEST IN THE AFTERNOON. BAYS SMOOTH. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING. .MONDAY NIGHT...WEST WIND UP TO 5 KNOTS SHIFTING EAST AFTER MIDNIGHT. BAYS SMOOTH. .TUESDAY...EAST WIND UP TO 5 KNOTS INCREASING TO 5 TO 10 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. BAYS SMOOTH. .TUESDAY NIGHT...SOUTHEAST WIND AROUND 10 KNOTS. BAYS SLIGHTLY CHOPPY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. $$ GMZ250-255-101615- COASTAL WATERS FROM BAFFIN BAY TO PORT ARANSAS OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM PORT ARANSAS TO MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL OUT 20 NM- 927 PM CST THU FEB 9 2012 .REST OF TONIGHT...EAST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET. A CHANCE OF LIGHT RAIN. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. .FRIDAY...NORTH WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. .FRIDAY NIGHT...NORTH WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET. .SATURDAY...NORTHEAST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS DECREASING TO 10 TO 15 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET. .SATURDAY NIGHT...EAST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SUNDAY...EAST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 5 TO 7 FEET. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. .SUNDAY NIGHT...SOUTHEAST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 6 TO 8 FEET. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. .MONDAY...SOUTH WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS SHIFTING SOUTHWEST IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING...THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. .MONDAY NIGHT...WEST WIND UP TO 5 KNOTS SHIFTING NORTH AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET. .TUESDAY...EAST WIND UP TO 5 KNOTS INCREASING TO 5 TO 10 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET. .TUESDAY NIGHT...SOUTHEAST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. $$ GMZ270-275-101615- 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- 927 PM CST THU FEB 9 2012 .REST OF TONIGHT...EAST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 10 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET. A CHANCE OF LIGHT RAIN LATE IN THE EVENING...THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF LIGHT RAIN AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. .FRIDAY...NORTHEAST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS SHIFTING NORTH IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. .FRIDAY NIGHT...NORTH WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET BUILDING TO 5 TO 6 FEET AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SATURDAY...NORTHEAST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET. .SATURDAY NIGHT...EAST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 5 TO 7 FEET. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SUNDAY...EAST WIND AROUND 20 KNOTS. SEAS 6 TO 8 FEET. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. .SUNDAY NIGHT...SOUTHEAST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 6 TO 8 FEET. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. .MONDAY...SOUTH WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FEET. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING...THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. .MONDAY NIGHT...SOUTHWEST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHWEST AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FEET. .TUESDAY...EAST WIND UP TO 5 KNOTS INCREASING TO 5 TO 10 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 5 FEET. .TUESDAY NIGHT...SOUTHEAST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 5 FEET. $$ GW/RG/RH