Port Aransas to Matagorda Ship Channel 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. Showers Likely. Patchy Fog. |
| Tonight...North Wind 20 To 25 Knots Decreasing To 15 To 20 Knots After Midnight. Seas 5 To 7 Feet With Occasional Seas Up To 9 Feet. A Slight Chance Of Showers In The Evening. |
| Friday...North Wind 15 To 20 Knots Decreasing To 10 To 15 Knots In The Afternoon. Seas 4 To 6 Feet With Occasional Seas Up To 8 Feet. |
| Friday Night...Northeast Wind Around 10 Knots. Seas 2 To 4 Feet With Occasional Seas Up To 5 Feet. |
| Saturday...Northeast Wind 5 To 10 Knots. Seas 2 To 3 Feet. |
| Saturday Night...East Wind 5 To 10 Knots Shifting Southeast After Midnight. Seas 2 Feet. |
| Sunday...Southeast Wind 5 To 10 Knots. Seas 2 Feet. A Slight Chance Of Showers. |
| Sunday Night...East Wind 5 To 10 Knots Becoming North 10 To 15 Knots After Midnight. Seas 2 To 3 Feet. A Chance Of Showers. |
| Monday...North Wind 10 To 15 Knots. Seas 2 To 3 Feet. A Slight Chance Of Showers. |
| Monday Night...Northwest Wind 5 To 10 Knots Shifting West After Midnight. Seas 0 To 2 Feet. |
|
Synopsis for Middle Texas coastal waters from Baffin Bay to Matagorda ship channel - GMZ200 318 PM CST Thu Nov 14 2019 Scattered showers and areas of light drizzle will linger over the coastal waters then diminish overnight. The gradient will increase tonight between an area of low pressure over the northwest Gulf of Mexico and high pressure building into south Texas. Moderate to strong north winds will occur tonight through Friday morning. A weak to moderate offshore flow is expected for Friday night. A weak onshore flow will develop Saturday night and Sunday as surface high pressure slides east and low pressure develops in the Texas Panhandle. A weak cold front will move off the Coast Sunday Night resulting in a weak to moderate offshore flow. Isolated showers will be possible along the front. Offshore winds will become weak and variable Monday night and Tuesday, then become more onshore Tuesday night. |
|
Area Forecast Discussion ...UPDATED National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX 1148am 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. |
Corpus Christi TX Radar
Gulf Radar