NWS Corpus Christi TXGL.W 0006October 15, 2026
Gale Warning: 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 an
The National Weather Service office in Corpus Christi issued a gale warning for 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 and 1 more, in force until 1:00 p.m. local time on October 17. It was the 6th gale warning the NWS office in Corpus Christi issued in 2026.
Warning
In force for 30 hours
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Corpus Christi TX
- Area
- 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 and 1 more
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 11:54 a.m. CDT, October 15, 2026
- In force from
- 7:00 a.m. CDT, October 16, 2026
- Expires
- 1:00 p.m. CDT, October 17, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Moderate, Likely, Expected
- VTEC event
- KCRP GL.W 0006
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
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The notice as issued
* WHAT...North winds 20 to 30 knots with gusts up to 40 knots and seas 7 to 12 feet expected. * WHERE...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 and Waters from Port Aransas to Matagorda Ship Channel from 20 to 60 NM. * WHEN...From 7 AM Friday to 1 PM CDT Saturday. * IMPACTS...Gale force winds and high seas will result in dangerous marine conditions which could result in capsized or damaged vessels.
What the agency told people to do
Mariners should consider altering plans to avoid possible hazardous conditions. Remain in port, seek safe harbor, alter course, and/or secure the vessel for severe wind and seas.
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