000 FZUS54 KCRP 242102 CWFCRP COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX 302 PM CST TUE NOV 24 2009 MIDDLE TEXAS COASTAL WATERS FROM BAFFIN BAY TO MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL OUT TO 60 NAUTICAL MILES. GMZ200-251000- 302 PM CST TUE NOV 24 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE MIDDLE TEXAS COASTAL WATERS... A STRONG OFFSHORE FLOW WILL PERSIST THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING AS COOL HIGH PRESSURE SETTLES INTO SOUTH TEXAS BEHIND A COLD FRONT. THE OFFSHORE FLOW AND SEAS WILL GRADUALLY WEAKEN BY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. A LIGHT OFFSHORE FLOW WILL CONTINUE ON THANKSGIVING AS THE HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE REMAINS OVER THE AREA. THE HIGH WILL SHIFT TO THE EAST ON FRIDAY RESULTING IN A WEAK ONSHORE FLOW DEVELOPING. AS LOW PRESSURE DEEPENS OVER THE SOUTHERN PLAINS DURING THE WEEKEND...AN INCREASING ONSHORE FLOW WILL DEVELOP WITH ISOLATED SHOWERS. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE GULF WATERS SUNDAY NIGHT LEADING TO A STRONG OFFSHORE FLOW. $$ GMZ235-251000- BAYS AND WATERWAYS FROM PORT ARANSAS TO PORT O`CONNOR- 302 PM CST TUE NOV 24 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CST WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...NORTH WIND 20 KNOTS...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KNOTS. BAYS CHOPPY TO OCCASIONALLY ROUGH. .WEDNESDAY...NORTH WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS DECREASING TO 10 TO 15 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. BAYS CHOPPY TO OCCASIONALLY ROUGH. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...NORTH WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAYS SMOOTH TO SLIGHTLY CHOPPY. .THURSDAY...NORTH WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS SHIFTING NORTHEAST IN THE AFTERNOON. BAYS SMOOTH TO SLIGHTLY CHOPPY. .THURSDAY NIGHT...NORTHEAST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAYS SMOOTH TO SLIGHTLY CHOPPY. .FRIDAY...SOUTHEAST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS SHIFTING SOUTH AFTER MIDNIGHT. BAYS SMOOTH. .SATURDAY...SOUTH WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KNOTS. BAYS SLIGHTLY CHOPPY TO OCCASIONALLY CHOPPY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. .SUNDAY...SOUTH WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHWEST 20 TO 25 KNOTS IN THE EVENING...THEN SHIFTING NORTH AFTER MIDNIGHT. BAYS CHOPPY TO ROUGH. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. $$ GMZ230-251000- BAYS AND WATERWAYS FROM BAFFIN BAY TO PORT ARANSAS- 302 PM CST TUE NOV 24 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CST WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...NORTH WIND 20 KNOTS...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KNOTS. BAYS CHOPPY TO OCCASIONALLY ROUGH. .WEDNESDAY...NORTH WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS DECREASING TO 10 TO 15 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. BAYS CHOPPY TO OCCASIONALLY ROUGH. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...NORTH WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAYS SMOOTH TO SLIGHTLY CHOPPY. .THURSDAY...NORTH WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS SHIFTING NORTHEAST IN THE AFTERNOON. BAYS SMOOTH TO SLIGHTLY CHOPPY. .THURSDAY NIGHT...NORTHEAST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAYS SMOOTH TO SLIGHTLY CHOPPY. .FRIDAY...EAST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS SHIFTING SOUTH AFTER MIDNIGHT. BAYS SMOOTH. .SATURDAY...SOUTH WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KNOTS. BAYS SLIGHTLY CHOPPY TO OCCASIONALLY CHOPPY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. .SUNDAY...SOUTH WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHWEST 15 TO 20 KNOTS IN THE EVENING...THEN BECOMING NORTH 20 TO 25 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. BAYS CHOPPY TO ROUGH. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. $$ GMZ250-255-251000- COASTAL WATERS FROM BAFFIN BAY TO PORT ARANSAS OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM PORT ARANSAS TO MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL OUT 20 NM- 302 PM CST TUE NOV 24 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...NORTH WIND 20 TO 25 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET. .WEDNESDAY...NORTH WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS DECREASING TO 10 TO 15 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...NORTH WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET. .THURSDAY...NORTHEAST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET. .THURSDAY NIGHT...NORTHEAST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET. .FRIDAY...EAST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS SHIFTING SOUTHEAST IN THE EVENING...THEN BECOMING SOUTH 10 TO 15 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. .SATURDAY...SOUTH WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. .SUNDAY...SOUTH WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING WEST IN THE EVENING THEN SHIFTING NORTH 20 TO 25 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FEET. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. $$ GMZ270-275-251000- 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- 302 PM CST TUE NOV 24 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...NORTH WIND 20 TO 25 KNOTS. SEAS 6 TO 8 FEET. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. .WEDNESDAY...NORTH WIND 20 TO 25 KNOTS DECREASING TO 15 TO 20 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 8 FEET. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...NORTH WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 5 TO 7 FEET. .THURSDAY...NORTHEAST WIND AROUND 15 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET. .THURSDAY NIGHT...NORTHEAST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET. .FRIDAY...EAST WIND AROUND 10 KNOTS SHIFTING SOUTHEAST. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET. .SATURDAY...SOUTHEAST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTH 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. .SUNDAY...SOUTH WIND AROUND 20 KNOTS SHIFTING NORTHWEST 20 TO 25 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FEET BUILDING TO 7 TO 9 FEET AFTER MIDNIGHT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. $$ JM/TMT