Baffin Bay to Port Aransas 20 - 60 NM Marine Forecast
| Rest Of Today...North Wind 15 To 20 Knots Increasing To 20 To 25 Knots Late In The Afternoon. Seas 4 To 6 Feet With Occasional Seas Up To 8 Feet Building To 6 To 8 Feet With Occasional Seas Up To 10 Feet In The Afternoon. Showers Likely. |
| Tonight...North Wind 20 To 25 Knots. Seas 8 To 9 Feet With Occasional Seas Up To 11 Feet. A Chance Of Showers. |
| Friday...North Wind 15 To 20 Knots. Seas 7 To 9 Feet With Occasional Seas Up To 11 Feet Subsiding To 5 To 7 Feet With Occasional Seas Up To 9 Feet In The Afternoon. |
| Friday Night...Northeast Wind 10 To 15 Knots. Seas 3 To 5 Feet With Occasional Seas Up To 6 Feet. |
| Saturday...Northeast Wind 5 To 10 Knots. Seas 3 To 4 Feet With Occasional Seas Up To 5 Feet. |
| Saturday Night...East Wind Around 10 Knots Shifting Southeast After Midnight. Seas 2 To 3 Feet. |
| Sunday...Southeast Wind 5 To 10 Knots. Seas 2 Feet. A Slight Chance Of Showers. |
| Sunday Night...South Wind Around 10 Knots Shifting West After Midnight. Seas 2 To 4 Feet With Occasional Seas Up To 5 Feet. A Chance Of Showers. |
| Monday...North Wind 10 To 15 Knots. Seas 2 To 4 Feet With Occasional Seas Up To 5 Feet. A Slight Chance Of Showers. |
| Monday Night...Northwest Wind 5 To 10 Knots. Seas 2 To 3 Feet. |
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Synopsis for Middle Texas coastal waters from Baffin Bay to Matagorda ship channel - GMZ200 939 AM CST Thu Nov 14 2019 Scattered to numerous showers will continue as an upper level low moves across coastal waters this afternoon. The gradient will increase this afternoon and tonight between the coastal trough moving east of the offshore waters and high pressure building into south Texas. Moderate to strong north winds are expected this afternoon through Friday morning with Small Craft Advisory conditions for the Gulf waters. Rain chances will diminish tonight as the upper level disturbance moves to the east. A weak onshore flow will develop Saturday and persist through Sunday as low pressure develops in the Texas Panhandle. A weak cold front will move off the Coast Sunday Night resulting in a moderate offshore flow. Isolated showers will be possible along the front. SCA's are not anticipated. Offshore winds will become weak Monday Night and Tuesday. |
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Area Forecast Discussion ...UPDATED National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX 1119am CST Thu Nov 14 2019 Satellite imagery shows the upper low over the Middle Texas coast near Rockport moving to the east-northeast. The coastal trough/low pressure area appears to have moved east of the offshore waters. Band of heaviest showers is in the process of moving out of the offshore waters. As the upper low exits the region, there will be wraparound moisture that will affect the coastal plains. Scattered showers along with areas of light drizzle will continue through most of the afternoon while drier conditions are expected for the Brush Country. North winds will continue to gradually increase as the gradient increases between the low pressure area over the northwest Gulf of Mexico and high pressure building into south Texas. Lowered high temperatures down a little bit, closer to the Consshort output. Marine North winds will continue to increase through the afternoon as the gradient strengthens between to the low east of the offshore waters and high pressure building into south Texas. The SCA (Small Craft Advisory) will continue as is for the Gulf waters while SCEC conditions (Small Craft Should Exercise Caution) will exist over the bays. Inserted a mention of fog near the bays through the afternoon. AVIATION... Not going to see much improvement today with IFR to MVFR (Marginal Visual Flight Rules) ceilings at all terminals. Scattered showers will continue this morning at CRP and ALI then linger at VCT through the afternoon. By tonight expect all sites to return to MVFR. NOAA Corpus Christi TX Office: Watches - Warnings - Advisories TX...Coastal Flood Advisory from 4pm this afternoon to 10pm CST this evening For the following zones: Kleberg Islands... Nueces Islands. GM...Small Craft Advisory until noon CST Friday For the following zones: Coastal waters from Baffin Bay to Port Aransas out 20 NM...Coastal waters from Port Aransas to Matagorda Ship Channel out 20 NM...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. |
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